Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 362 The Crow's Revenge

Xia Sen was sure that he had never seen such a handsome civet cat.

He must have recently moved into the area, and maybe he was the victim attracted by these crows.

Normally, large and small civets and other weasels would not commit such purely destructive acts even if they were to steal bird eggs.

This kind of destruction is more of a vent of anger than hunting.

Then I opened the folder sent by the bird watching station, which contained a video of a large civet robbing a bird's nest.

In addition to the civet, there are two monkeys, which judging from their size, are Tibetan macaques.

Tibetan macaques and civets work together, one to drive away the crows, while the other destroys any bird nests it can reach by scratching and biting.

In just a few minutes, most of the bird's nest on a tree was destroyed.

The crows were furious and flew towards the Tibetan macaques in a suicidal manner.

The two monkeys quickly retreated after they succeeded, and the civet cat also swiftly ran to the ground and hid in a tree hole to avoid the attack of the crows.

"Oh my god, did the crow rob the monkey's nest? How did it become like this?"

Xia Sen didn't understand what was going on, he just thought that the monkey and the civet cat's behavior was a bit too much.

If this is done, will the crows be able to successfully hatch baby birds this year?
"It's okay. Even if the bird's nest on this tree is gone, there are other trees that can be used to build bird nests. At worst, the Bird Research Institute has built a lot of artificial bird nests this year, which should be able to meet the most basic needs."

At the end of the scene, the group of crows whose homes had been robbed flew madly for more than ten minutes, and then all flew towards the Huashu Valley.

Xia Sen touched his chin and hissed, "That's the Tibetan macaque's nest. Could it be that these crows are going to seek revenge on the monkeys?"

Tibetan macaques will catch insects and bird eggs for food, but there is no evidence that they eat adult birds.

In order to find out the cause of the conflict between crows and Tibetan macaques, Lao Gao plans to go to Huashu Valley to check it out in person.

He brought a tent and tools needed for the wild, and prepared to wait there to see if he could figure out the root cause of the love-hate relationship between the Tibetan macaques and the crows. Of course, it would be even better if he could help resolve the conflict between the two sides.

Even though crows are not popular, their existence is an indispensable part of the forest.

Especially in Jiamugou, where there are a large number of carnivores, omnivorous birds such as crows are needed to help clean up the remains of prey and maintain the natural ecosystem.

Xia Sen helped Lao Gao deliver the things to Huashu Valley and then returned to the first aid station.

I still feel uneasy leaving Ruan Mengmeng alone.

Lao Gao has a lot of experience in the wild, and there are forest rangers passing by there every day. It cannot be said that there is no danger at all, but basically no particularly dangerous situations will occur.

In addition, Sister Leopard and Brother Leopard also followed to protect Lao Gao. As long as Lao Gao didn't encounter a mad bear or tiger, he would be very safe.

The camp was set up on a slope, with its back against two big trees. The ground was leveled with branches, and a layer of waterproof cloth was laid on it. The tent was then set up on the waterproof cloth, and an inflatable bed was placed inside. It was warm enough at night by wrapping ourselves in a thin duck down sleeping bag.

Lao Gao only occupied half of the tent, and the other half was left for the two little tiger cubs.

Although they probably won't stay here overnight, they will occasionally come to play with the little otter during the day and take a nap here.

The view here is good, and the two big trees are also very much loved by Leopard Sister and Leopard Brother. They each occupy a tree to rest and protect Lao Gao from being harassed by other wild animals.

After guarding here for a night, the next morning, when the monkeys came out to look for food, the crows arrived as expected.

Lao Gao's camera faithfully captured the battle between the two sides.

Just as the day dawned, a flock of crows circled in the sky.

A few young monkeys came over to drive away the crows, but the crows pecked and scratched the monkeys in response, causing the inexperienced monkeys to squeak in pain.

At this time, the monkey king squatting on the tree shouted "Squeak" and commanded the monkeys to attack hard.

All of a sudden, the monkeys lurking around rushed out and pounced on the crow.

Hundreds of monkeys and dozens of crows were fighting each other.

The monkeys pounced and tore, and the crows grabbed and pecked, causing feathers to fly and squeaking incessantly.

Lao Gao, who was filming on the opposite side, was stunned and felt a chill down his spine.

The battle between the monkeys and the crows was a typical "blitzkrieg" that lasted less than 2 minutes.

The crow couldn't withstand the monkey's attack, and fled in a panic.

More than a dozen of them were caught by the monkeys. Some of them had their feathers plucked, some had their wings broken, and some were bitten and torn. In the end, those dozen crows died in the Rowan Valley.

The Monkey King was at the end, with red eyes and bared teeth, staring at Lao Gao for a long time, until Sister Leopard and Brother Leopard showed up and stood in front of Lao Gao, and then the Monkey King gave up the idea of ​​attacking.

It let out a long, shrill cry, and the monkeys responded with a continuous roar. After a while, the group of monkeys wandered away.

Lao Gao let out a long sigh and considered whether to stay here or go back first.

He always felt that the battle between the monkeys and the crows was not over yet.

It can also be seen that the crows have not come out in full force, and the group of monkeys are currently just taking advantage of their large numbers.

If all the crows came to seek revenge, there would definitely be thousands, if not tens of thousands.

Even if there are not thousands of them, but five or six hundred, they can beat the monkey so badly that it won't recognize its mother.

Lao Gao decided to send this video to Chen Ying first to see if he could analyze anything.

According to the previous schedule, Chen Ying and the others should be on their way back now, and it is unknown whether they can receive a signal. Anyway, Lao Gao decided to give it a try, and directly sent the unedited video, then packed up and prepared to go to the other side to check the situation.

Sister Leopard was quicker than him and crossed the river first.

Originally, there was no bridge from this side to the other side of the river. Last time, a scientific expedition team came to do a project, and the pandas also needed to go to the other side of the river to work, so a cable bridge was built where the water flow was slower.

The shaking is a bit severe, but it is better than wading across the river.

Lao Gao slowly crossed the bridge holding the iron chain, and felt his vest was wet with sweat.

Climbing up from the animal trail, I almost had to use both my hands and feet to get up.

When he arrived at the place where the monkeys used to stay, he saw a mess of feathers and the messy corpses of crows. Lao Gao didn't dare to get close. He just took a few dozen photos and returned the same way.

While Lao Gao was pursuing the "love, hate and vengeance between crows and monkeys", Chen Ying brought Lao Gao's younger classmates to the designated location.

I was very lucky this time. I encountered basically no obstacles along the way and found what I wanted to investigate easily.

On the way, they met up with a forest resource exploration team. After walking together for two days, they discovered a unique plant that had never been recorded before.

With this one discovery, the exploration team successfully completed its KPI for this year.

The exploration team had to stay to conduct further research, while Chen Ying and his team continued to move forward as planned. After they discovered a natural cave, their mission was basically completed.

The area of ​​this cave is quite large, and Chen Ying and his friends did not dare to go deeper into it.

But the part outside the cave is more than 100 square meters in size, with a spacious entrance and good ventilation.

They took photos here, determined the coordinates, and stayed here for two nights.

In the following time, I conducted a preliminary exploration of the surrounding environment and after making sure that there was no major danger, I decided to submit this place as an alternative for review.

Jin Ya and Xiao Jin also thought this place was great, and they even tentatively explored deeper into the cave.

It didn't go in too deep, Jin Ya didn't like the dampness inside.

To the west of the cave there is a small canyon plain with a long and narrow terrain and many shrubs, where a large group of ungulates live.

For carnivorous beasts, this is a paradise, a buffet cafeteria for them.

Jin Ya and Xiao Jin caught a fawn on the first day and ate until their bellies were full.

In the evening of the next day, Chen Ying and his team also found a red fox nearby.

At that time, the fox was hiding at the entrance of its cave, quietly watching Chen Ying and the others. As soon as there was any movement, it immediately retreated back into the cave.

This fox's fur is not as red as the red fox I saw before, but more of a yellowish khaki color.

Chen Ying didn't get too close. He discovered from the fox's vigilant movements that this might be a female fox carrying her cubs.

Judging from the breeding time of foxes, maybe two months later, when they come here again, they will be able to see furry, cute fox cubs.

In addition to the foxes, they also found two leopard cats and civets with cubs in the woods on the other side of the cave.

Although we have not conducted a detailed investigation into the distribution of animals in the surrounding area, judging from the size and fur of these small animals, there is no shortage of food and the ecological chain is relatively complete.

Indicators such as water sources, food, and living environment are all above the passing line. Judging from these aspects, there should not be any major problems in choosing this place as a wild breeding base for South China tigers.

The mission this time was completed, and Chen Ying and the others packed up and prepared to go back.

Except for a rainstorm on the way back, the journey was relatively safe.

The three people returned to the first aid station two or three days earlier than expected, and they noticed that the atmosphere was not right as soon as they entered.

Seeing that Lao Gao had several bandages on his body and several pieces of gauze covering his wounds, Chen Ying's heart sank. He dropped his things and went over to check his injuries.

"What happened to you? Were you caught by a bird?"

From the exposed marks, Chen Ying judged that his injuries were caused by a bird attack.

Ruan Mengmeng came out from the nursing room on the first floor upon hearing the noise, "Brother Ying, you guys are back? Come and see Brother Bao and Sister Bao, they are also injured."

Chen Ying became anxious when she heard this. She ran into the nursing room and saw that almost two-thirds of Brother Bao's body was wrapped in bandages.

Sister Leopard is a little better, but only a little, and she has a lot of bandages on her body.

"What's wrong with you? What has happened to you?"

"Crows. They were attacked by crows."

After changing the medicine for Brother Bao, Xia Sen put down his tools, took off his mask and gloves, and sighed.

"Those crows were unreasonable. They lost the fight with the monkeys, but they turned around and attacked Brother Gao and Brother and Sister Leopard who were watching the fight. If the forest rangers hadn't happened to pass by and helped disperse the flock of birds, they might have been seriously injured."

Chen Ying frowned, "Are the crows so rampant?"

"That's right, it's like crazy. Not only was Gao and his team attacked, the bird watching station was also attacked. I heard the losses were not small."

Chen Ying frowned and went to check on Brother Bao and Sister Bao's injuries.

Sister Leopard felt embarrassed and gently touched the back of his hand, feeling that she had not protected the other two-legged creature well and was a little embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)