Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 287 The Relaxed Wild Bear
I got up early and saw Yingbo packing his things.

Brother Chi was squatting on the hillside nearby, measuring something with a frown on his face.

"what happened?"

"Something seemed to come here last night."

Chen Ying leaned over to take a look, then gasped.

"Are these wolf footprints?"

It feels a bit like that, but because there are too many leaves covering the ground, there are only two footprints left on a small exposed area of ​​ground, so I'm not sure if it is that.

"Let's set off early and be alert when we rest at night. Even if there is a wolf, it is probably a lone wolf."

If there really were wild giant pandas over there, the lone wolf might not dare to come.

Take another route and go up, you will just pass by the tree holes of Dabai and Jiaojiao.

Chen Ying went over to say hello and asked Dabai and the others if they knew there were pandas up there.

"It seems like there is a breath, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I'm not afraid if it comes."

Dabai patted his chest, showing his full manliness.

Jiaojiao interjected with a puzzled look on her face, "I seem to have smelled the scent of that bear somewhere before. I can't remember, but it must have been a long time ago, when I didn't even have cubs."

Jiaojiao is a panda that was released a few years ago. If it is familiar with it, it is very likely that it was released just like it, or it is possible that Jiaojiao had stayed in the territory of this giant panda before.

But normally, giant pandas rarely leave once they have secured their territory, unless they are too old and cannot fight as well as young bears, in which case they will migrate to places with poorer conditions.

Hearing Jiaojiao say this, Chen Ying asked it if it would like to go with him to take a look.

Jiaojiao shook her head hurriedly.

"Bears like this place very much. There are delicious bamboo shoots and bamboo leaves."

Chen Ying didn't stay for too long. After letting Dabai Jiaojiao look after the two little bears, he quickened his pace to catch up with Brother Chi and the others.

At the edge of a bamboo forest at an altitude of about 2700 meters, Brother Chi found a pile of fresh green rice dumplings.

Judging from the number, this giant panda has a big appetite and eats a lot and poops a lot.

"Brother Chi, Brother Ying, look, is that a giant panda over there?"

Half of the panda's face is revealed among the branches of the bamboo forest.

Humans are observing it, and it is also looking at humans vigilantly.

(Taotao, a wild panda, meets a biped again after living in the wild for twelve years)

Unexpectedly, they were so lucky that they saw the target they were looking for as soon as they reached the mountain.

When Chi called out to report yesterday, their leader instructed them to do their best to collect samples from the panda, primarily to determine the wild cat's genetic lineage.

The giant panda didn't leave and looked a little confused.

It didn't quite understand why these two-legged animals were fiddling with the green balls it had excreted. Could it be that they didn't even know how to eat bamboo?

For fear of scaring the giant panda, Chen Ying took Chi Ge and Ying Bo to retreat temporarily.

The unexpected encounter shortened their expected stay significantly.

If everything goes well, it should be done within three days.

This place was a little far from the place Chen Ying had chosen to spend the night yesterday. Since it was still early, they decided to choose another place nearby to spend the night.

Our luck wasn't bad, as there was a cave three hundred meters away. Apart from being dirty, there was nothing wrong with it.

This cave should have been left by a ferocious beast, and there are animal fur and bones inside.

Chen Ying and his team quickly cleaned up the garbage while it was still light, and found a place to bury the fur and bones so that they could turn into nutrients to nourish the forest.

Outside the cave is a slope with relatively soft soil. The good thing is that there are no particularly tall trees here and the view is relatively wide.

The downside is that if it rains, there is a high chance of flooding.

I hope they have better luck and it doesn’t rain these days, or at least it will be light.

But the law of true fragrance will not let anyone go.

That night, the climate suddenly changed and the temperature dropped by ten degrees almost overnight.

Especially in this high-altitude area, every breath you take feels like ice entering your lungs.

Fortunately, they had made preparations early and collected enough dry firewood and branches, built a fire pit in the cave, and lit a fire, which could barely dispel the cold.

"This damn weather is so foggy. I hope it doesn't really rain."

The fog was so thick that the outline of the woods outside was difficult to see clearly.

"Do you think the giant panda is still here or has it left?"

"I hope it won't leave. Otherwise, it's too dangerous to chase it in this weather."

Chen Ying looked through the records, filled in the missing parts, and prepared to go out for a walk.

"Brother Chi, I'm going to go out and take a look. You and Yingbo stay here. It's too foggy and it's easy to get lost in the woods."

"Then don't go. What can you see in this weather?"

"I'm just going to go around the place where I saw the giant panda yesterday. I'm familiar with the wild, so you don't have to worry about me."

I'll feel uneasy if I don't go and see him.

As soon as I reached the bamboo forest, I saw some movement ahead.

Chen Ying didn't dare to get too close. After all, the fog was thick. Even if he had an affinity with wild beasts, he couldn't guarantee that there was no danger at all.

As you approach slowly, a pattern with a familiar color scheme comes into view.

It was the wild bear. It seemed to be eating bamboo very comfortably, and it was defecating while eating.

Although the giant panda's green rice dumplings don't have much taste, this scene still makes Chen Ying feel psychologically uncomfortable every time.

The wild bear has very good hearing, and even though Chen Ying didn't make any noise, the bear had already set its sights on him.

"Mee-mee, two-legged beast, you're here. I made you a lot of green dumplings. Take them. They're still warm."

Hearing this, Chen Ying was struck by lightning. Don't talk nonsense, he doesn't want any Qingtuan, ah, he wants Qingtuan, but it doesn't matter whether it's hot or not, he is doing research, not eating!
As if knowing that the two-legged animals were afraid that he would hurt them, the wild bear stood up obediently, walked a few meters and then sat down again.

He stared at Chen Ying with his eyes, as if urging him to hurry up and tell him not to dawdle or it would get cold if he waited any longer.

Chen Ying felt miserable but she didn't say it.

He went over, picked up some fresh green rice dumplings, put them in his bag, and approached the wild bear.

First, we observed it with the naked eye. Judging from its appearance, this panda should not be too old, probably about ten years old.

There is a small patch of hairless skin between the bridge of the nose and the eyes, which may be caused by injuries left by a fight.

The two ears are obviously different in size, which should be natural.

"Have you ever seen a two-legged beast like me?"

"I seem to have seen it before, but I also seem not to have seen it before." The wild bear broke off a piece of tender bamboo and chatted with Chen Ying while eating it.

While eating, he raised his right foot and scratched under his neck.

"Is it itchy? Do you want me to help you take a look?"

The wild bear looked at him for a while, then raised his head and motioned for him to look.

The hair below the neck is naturally neat and there are no obvious scars on the body.

While Chen Ying was tickling it, she also gave it a massage and checked its body.

He has mastered the massage technique to a great extent. He can stroke a cat without making a sound, and a cat cake will fall to the ground after each stroke.

I petted the wild cat and checked its teeth.

The degree of wear and tear is relatively light. At its age, this level of wear and tear is equivalent to that of captive giant pandas of the same age.

After the sampling was completed, Chen Ying took the opportunity to talk to the wild cat for a while.

"How did you get here?"

"I'm coming here just by walking." The wild cat half-lay down, feeling very relaxed.

"At that time, they were all looking for the female bear. I didn't want to find one, so I hid from them. Unknowingly, I walked here. There were no other bears like me here, so I was very happy as a bear."

It has such a large forest and all the bamboos belong to it, how can it not be happy?

Chen Ying touched the bridge of his nose and said, "Well, did you know that four bears came down the mountain? They are your kind. Two big bears led two small ones."

The wild bear was stunned as if struck by lightning, and sat up straight in an instant, "You didn't lie to the bear?"

"How could I lie to you? Besides, there's no need to lie to you. You're bound to run into them sooner or later."

The wild bear's eyes suddenly dimmed.

Alas, I finally found a place where there are no other bears to disturb me. Do I have to keep going?
"By the way, you, a bear, ran so far just to avoid looking for a female bear?"

"It's not that I'm not looking for it. I made an appointment with my partner to meet again next year. It has its cubs this year."

Bad dad!

"Is the cub yours?"

"Yeah, we had some cubs last mating season."

The wild bear said this as he lay down and continued eating.

"Why don't you help it take care of the baby?"

"It can take care of itself, and it gets irritable when I'm around it. I've given it all my territory."

Well, after getting so used to seeing Dabai and the others, Chen Ying almost forgot that most wild animals are actually scumbags.

Chen Ying said that they might stay around for a few days to observe its daily life.

"Are you waiting for my Qingtuan? I'll give it to you now..."

"No!" Chen Ying quickly refused. He was afraid that if he spoke too slowly, it would leave a strange impression on the wild bear.

For example, it will gossip with its partner later that there is a two-legged creature that can't find food by itself and is waiting for it to pull green balls.

If this rumor gets out, will he still be able to live?
Wild Bear sighed with some regret, "Okay, then I won't pull it for you."

Chen Ying gritted her teeth: Thank you so much!

The weather was bad, and the wild bear said it would not go too far. There was a tree hole nearby, so it would rest there.

The mountain wind is not strong, but it makes people feel cold all over.

Chen Ying didn't dare to stay any longer and trotted back to the cave.

Brother Chi and the others have already lit the fire and are cooking the batter.

"Brother Ying, come and warm yourself by the fire. It's so cold."

Yingbo also handed him a cup of milk tea.

The milk tea was also brought back by Chen Ying from Heyuan.

Qualified plateau milk tea, salty, add some fried rice to it, it can keep you warm and satisfy your hunger.

After drinking the hot milk tea, I finally felt warm again.

"I'm not going out today. I collected some samples and got the physical test data. The wild cat should have migrated from the reserve. I looked at the surrounding environment. There is a dead tree not far above. The tree hole below is probably where it hides."

This horrible weather is unbearable for people and animals alike.

Unless they are extremely hungry, most animals will hide to avoid the cold.

Just as Chen Ying and the other two were sitting in the cave chatting, Ms. Golden Cat came over after them with her food.

After seeing the golden cat appear with a layer of tiny water droplets condensed on its fur, Chen Ying quickly found a towel to wipe off the water from it.

In this horrible weather, if you don’t wipe it dry, you’ll get sick.

The golden cat had been running with the rabbit in its mouth and it was very tired. Now it was curled up next to Chen Ying, so tired that it didn't even want to talk.

(End of this chapter)