Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 223: The mocked clouded leopard pounces on the bird in anger

The rainforest is a place with a very complex ecology.

As they looked towards the sky, two gray peacock pheasants were foraging closely, and above them, a emerald green snake was slowly approaching.

That's not the most shocking thing.

On a tree branch diagonally above the snake, a double-horned hornbill took aim at it, and a little further away, a clouded leopard was lazily sleeping in the lush leaves.

Pheasants eat insects, snakes are greedy for pheasants, hornbills like snake strips, and clouded leopards don't want to move at this time.

An almost complete ecological chain was presented in the same picture, but Chen Ying had never seen it before.

"What a pity! If only I had brought a better camera, this photo could definitely be submitted for a competition."

As the snake was speaking, the peacock pheasant had already discovered the threat from behind and flew away before the snake could send out an attack signal.

The next moment, the hornbill attacked, grabbed the snake's seven-inch streak, and successfully obtained a piece of the snake.

The clouded leopard yawned, turned over in the humid afternoon heat of the rainforest, and continued to sleep.

Chen Ying washed his clothes and asked his teammates to take them back for him. He wanted to go see the clouded leopard.

Sensing Chen Ying's approach, the clouded leopard on the tree looked down at him.

The beautiful leopard has shiny fur and smooth muscle lines. It can be seen that it eats well and sleeps soundly.

What Chen Ying wanted to see was the gender characteristics of this clouded leopard.

The larger clouded leopard that was rescued has not yet found a suitable groom. If the gender of this clouded leopard is suitable, Chen Ying will suggest Dao Meihua and others to release the female leopard back to the rainforest.

One of the two males must be injured, and one of the two males must have a cub.

The two funny creatures like the silly leopard and the big stupid bear are also explosive existences in the animal kingdom, but they will not participate in this discussion.

The clouded leopard in the tree was a little confused.

No, what do you mean? You're just circling around the tree, just to see my little bell? Are you a little bit perverted?

The clouded leopard, whose back felt cold after being looked at, could not bear it anymore, so he jumped up and ran to another tree, then looked back, as if he wanted to remember the appearance of this two-legged beast so as to promote him.

After more than ten seconds, the clouded leopard could no longer be seen in sight.

The teammates on the other side of the stream were laughing so hard that they took out their cell phone to record the scene and then sent it to their team’s group.

This place is relatively close to the outpost and the village. Although the signal is unstable, you can still access the Internet if you choose the right angle.

It was a rare break, so the team members sat together in groups of three or four to chat, pack their backpacks, and contact their families.

Someone saw a video pop up in the group, clicked on it and was a little confused.

"What is Ying doing? Playing hide and seek?"

Indeed, the clouded leopard on the tree followed him around the trunk several times before finally jumping to the side to escape from this somewhat crazy interaction of "Magic Circles of Love".

"Clouded leopard? There are clouded leopards here?"

Several members of the M Alliance were excited and took out their mobile phones to watch the video repeatedly.

"Quick, ask them where they saw it."

"Don't ask. Didn't you see that the clouded leopard has left? It doesn't matter. It's good to know that it's here. Can we arrange a shift to wait there tonight?"

As they were discussing, they saw Chen Ying and his teammates coming back.

Before they could ask, Chen Ying found several members of the M Alliance.

"The clouded leopard here is a healthy male. Judging from its size, it should be an adult. I have a suggestion. Can we release the injured female clouded leopard that was rescued earlier? Its body has almost recovered, and the tropical climate does not have such strict requirements on the breeding period of clouded leopards."

Dao Meihua discussed it with her teammates and thought this suggestion was good, but they still had to verify whether there were enough female leopards living nearby.

Chen Ying opened his mouth and wanted to say that he could help ask, but then he changed his mind and thought that it was okay in private, but it would be better not to do it in public as it would easily cause misunderstanding.

After dinner, the temperature gradually dropped.

The M Alliance members and two animal rescue volunteers made a schedule and prepared to go to wait for the clouded leopard in batches.

Chen Ying did not participate. He planned to talk to the team leader and wanted to stay here for two more days before returning to the base by himself.

The team leader was not very willing.

Since he brought people out, he had the responsibility to bring them back. And the rainforest was different from other places. It was really hard to ensure safety in it alone.

After listening to the team leader's earnest words, Chen Ying had no choice but to agree to follow the team.

He has confidence in himself, but others don't.

However, the team leader also agreed that after returning to the base, he would find a way to help him apply for a special permit so that he could live in the nearest village for about half a month.

During this period, normal scientific research activities such as investigation and filming can be carried out in the rainforest without being affected by border inspections.

There is an old Chinese saying: If you come here but don’t fulfill your wishes, it’s a wasted trip.

Chen Ying didn't think about anything else. She just wanted to collect data on Indochinese tigers and Indochinese leopards and compare them with those of Leopard Sister and Tiger Master in Jiamugou.

The reason why we didn’t collect samples from the three tigers before was because the journey was too long and it was inconvenient to carry them.

If he can stay there, he can ask the medical staff at the outpost for help and send him to the nearest protection station for testing.

Since I can't act alone now, forget it. I'll see if I can come again after I get back. If not, I'll make plans early and apply for projects and licenses in advance.

Nighttime is when most animals hunt.

Chen Ying went to bed early and planned to get up at 4:30 to try his luck in the valley.

There are more animals foraging and drinking in the valley in the morning than during the day, and the light is brighter than at midnight. I slept until about four o'clock, and one side of my body felt particularly hot. When I stretched out my hand, I was so scared that I broke out in a sweat.

I heard a familiar hoarse sound in my ears. I knew without even looking that it was Mr. Tiger coming to my house in the middle of the night again.

This camping site was the former base for forest rangers, consisting of two simple wooden houses arranged in an L shape.

Chen Ying and two male team members slept in the small house, while the other team members were divided into two groups and slept in the big house.

Fortunately, they were in the house and Chen Ying did not set up a tent, otherwise another one would have to be scrapped.

There was no one in the house, so the other two roommates went out at around three o'clock and went to the place where they had photographed Indochinese leopards before.

Chen Ying was still half asleep at that time. She only heard them say hello to each other, and then she fell asleep completely.

When his hand touched the fur, he woke up with a start. After seeing clearly that it was a tiger, he lay down again.

After marching for several days in a row and exhausting their energy in rescuing the baby elephant, they felt sore and weak all over.

Tiger Lord purred twice, and seeing that Chen Ying didn't move, he rolled over on him again.

Chen Ying turned his head away. This big guy's fur was so dirty, and he liked to rub it against his mouth. What's wrong with him!

After lying next to the tiger for more than half an hour, Chen Ying felt that it was almost time, so she got up and prepared to go to the river valley to shoot.
He thought most of the people in the camp had left, so he opened the door and let Tiger out first.

As I was still putting on my shoes, I heard a scream from the side, followed by a tiger's roar.

Without caring about tying his shoelaces, Chen Ying rushed out and saw two people who had always disliked him holding two things that shouldn't be there and facing the tiger.

Seeing Chen Ying coming out, one of them quickly packed up the bag in his hand.

"How did you let the tiger into the house? I thought it had bitten someone and was about to anesthetize it."

Chen Ying closed her eyes slightly and said nothing. The other person had already walked into the house.

"It sneaked in in the middle of the night, and I just discovered it. You guys go ahead and do your work, I'll take it away first."

Without saying anything more, Chen Ying put on the first aid kit and drove Tiger Lord away.

After walking for a while, Chen Ying noticed someone was watching him from behind without looking back. He calmly led Tiger Master towards the river valley.

He was quite puzzled along the way. The behavior of these two people was so strange that it gave people the feeling that they had done something bad.

But it is said that those who can enter this team have all had their background and qualifications checked, so there shouldn't be any trouble, right?
But just now he clearly saw that what they were holding were not ordinary tranquilizer guns, at least not something that ordinary people like them could own.

Shivering, Chen Ying decided to stay close to his teammates in the next few days and never be left alone.

There were three people squatting by the river valley.

Two take pictures of birds, and one takes pictures of everything.

"Brother Ying, you are here..."

When the young man saw Chen Ying and was about to say hello, he saw a tiger following behind Chen Ying.

Coming to the edge of the valley, the tiger found a rock and jumped onto it, then lay down on its side with its hind legs drooping and its tail lazily swinging. The feeling of relaxation it felt was amazing.

The expressions on the three people's faces were a bit complicated, but they didn't say much.

The main thing is that I don’t know what to say. People are different, and they can’t learn this affinity for cats.

However, with the tiger here, the sounds of birds nearby have become much weaker.

The small creatures on the other side of the valley also hid in the bushes.

Just when everyone thought they could call it a day and go home, a flock of birds flew in from the sky.

"Ahhh, look, it's a grey-headed parrot."

This area is not too far from the village and is the favorite habitat of the grey-headed parrot.

There are probably hundreds of grey-headed parrots in this group, and the sight of them flying in a group is also very stunning.

Tiger Lord didn't think these guys were interesting, he just thought they were too noisy.

It’s a pity that grey-headed parrots usually perch on tall treetops, and tigers are not good at climbing trees, so they can only watch the birds and sigh.

But just because it can't do it doesn't mean other animals can't do it.

The clouded leopard we saw yesterday was now quietly lurking in the best hunting position.

The grey-headed parrots didn't know yet that a powerful enemy had arrived, and they were all making a lot of noise, as if they were pleased with themselves, as if saying, "I just like the fact that you can't stand me but can't get rid of me."

At this moment, the clouded leopard pounced and bit the nearest grey-headed parrot.

The other parrots, including a bunch of random birds, were frightened and flew away with their wings flapping.

At that moment, hundreds of birds took off into the sky, and the scene was magnificent with the azure sky and thin clouds glowing with golden light.

(This is a flower-headed parrot. I couldn't find a photo of a gray-headed parrot flying in a group.)
When Lord Tiger saw the noisy birds being driven away, he was so happy that he stood on a rock and roared through the forest.

The clouded leopard in the tree was so frightened that the food in its mouth almost fell out. It was so angry that it put down the poor big parrot and started cursing.

Lord Tiger shook his head and twitched his ears, hey, I can't hear you!
Chen Ying rolled her eyes and reached out to slap Tiger Lord on the butt.

"Look how happy you are. Okay, let's go."

The tiger growled and snorted at Chen Ying, and when he saw the other party dodge in a panic, he was so happy that he raised the corners of his mouth and made a roaring sound. Then he leaped to the other side and disappeared into the woods in a few seconds.

I didn't find any good looking photos of the Grey-headed Parrot. I will post them later if I find any.

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(End of this chapter)