Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 140: So, Is It a Wolf Cub or a Puppy? (Extra)

Five little cubs, each one chubby and plump, the sight mothers love the most.

Especially the fourth one, it had a tuft of thick black hair in the middle of its forehead, like a black flame jumping.

By its size, this little cub also perfectly met the selection criteria for police dogs.

Of course, besides it, the physical condition of two other wolf-dog cubs also met the requirements.

It was highly likely that one of these three little ones would be trained and, after passing an evaluation, brought back to the Police Dog Base for further training and testing.

Only the dogs that passed all the tests would officially take up their posts, becoming enlisted canines.

The next morning, after receiving the news, the local police dog center sent someone as well. After copying some documents, the instructor said they had excellent retired police dogs and, if there was another opportunity, to notify them.

Creating a wolf-dog hybrid sounds easy, but in actuality, it's really a matter of luck.

First, it happened that the Wolf Mother had just lost her cubs and was at her most maternal and most distressed.

Second, the Wolf King had already died, and the she-wolf, being all alone and with strong maternal instincts, gave Duoduo an opportunity.

Had the timing or place been different, or had there been another pack of wolves around, these cubs would have had no chance to be born.

Once it was confirmed that the Wolf Mother and the cubs were all fine, Professor Bai left reluctantly with his wife.

Before leaving, he secretly pulled Chen Ying's hand to ask him if these cubs were wolves or dogs.

If they're wolves, then never mind, but if they're dogs, he wants to raise one! (The author wants to know this too)

This matter was not for Chen Ying to decide; how to allocate and settle the cubs would depend on the higher-ups' orders.

Professor Bai left the Protection Station, feeling over the moon with photos of the Wolf Mother and her pups, completely forgetting his younger daughter's instructions, until after he had left the protection area, when he slapped his forehead.

"Oh no, I forgot to tell Little Ying, the folks at River Source want her to consult with them."

Professor Bai's wife gave him a glare and pouted, "By the time you remember, the moment will have long passed. I already told Little Ying, and she'll contact our daughter."

The two of them had actually thought about playing matchmaker for the pair, but since neither side considered the other, the matter was dropped. Now things were going well; if they couldn't be lovers, then let them be like siblings.

After the birth of the pups, the Wolf Mother became even more vigilant, not allowing anyone near the confinement room except for Duoduo and the feeding instructor.

Chen Ying had to take care of the animals at the rescue station, especially dealing with a Red Fox that had set its sights on the nearby pheasants.

Every day, Chen Ying and Little Sen had to outwit the fox, which was causing them to sprout a few white hairs.

The life of the pheasant flock living near the rescue station was indeed fraught with hardship.

In the past, Little Jin, Jinya, and the Large Spirit Cat used to harass them occasionally, sometimes using them to spice up their diet.

After the family of the Large Spirit Cat was sent away, Jinya and Little Jin became more fond of plump, meaty rabbits and various mouse-like creatures, showing less preference for the less meaty, more feathery birds.

Just when the pheasants thought they had survived the hardest times, along came a Red Fox!

Golden Pheasant: Can't you ever stop? Don't we pheasants deserve to live here too?

But for the Red Fox, the chewier pheasants, compared to ordinary domestic poultry, were its best choice at the moment.

Moreover, foxes exhibit "surplus killing behavior", meaning they may kill far more prey than they can eat.

If it were just domestic poultry belonging to farmers it would be one thing, but such indiscriminate hunting of wild pheasants and birds causes too much damage to the ecosystem.

This was also one of the reasons Professor Bai and Chen Ying insisted on relocating the Red Fox.

Who knew, once this fox started going on a killing spree, whether it might target the Tibetan Chicken and Green-tailed Rainbow Pheasant, which were more precious than the Red Fox!

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Chen Ying went back to the rescue station, carrying a basket full of chicken meat.

Although it was frozen meat, having something to eat was already good enough, let alone being picky, probably never having experienced a collective thrashing.

On the way back, he happened to see Little Sen chasing foxes all over the courtyard while the other fellows watched from the sidelines.

"You guys don't help and just watch the fun, huh? Well, from today on, Little Sen doesn't have to make snacks for them anymore, let them fend for themselves!"

Originally delighted, Jinya heard Chen Ying's words and suddenly sprang into action, with a fierce pounce, charging towards the fox.

Little Jin had already sneakily blocked the fox's path behind the warehouse, her big eyes suddenly sweeping over the fox, aiming for its vital spots.

As for Leo and Little Monkey, they were kept away from the fox by Old Monkey, and now the trio sat on a branch, holding snacks and eating with relish.

After putting the chicken in the big freezer, Chen Ying took out a basin and tapped it.

"Come on, I've got some new flavored snacks for you."

These were nabbed from the Protection Station, where the clerk Xiao Ya had made extra and somewhat larger snacks for her master cat at home, neatly packed for Chen Ying to bring back and supplement the animals with some vitamins and nutrients.

Little Jin wasn't too interested in these, but Jinya really liked them, munching on the meat sticks one by one, crunchy and tasting of chicken!

The herbivorous animals had their own separate energy bars, a recipe previously provided by Chen Ying to her co-workers in the work group.

After all, people in this profession usually had a few masters at home to take care of.

Leo bit into half a stick and, after a tough swallow, handed the remaining half directly to Little Monkey.

Little Monkey couldn't even finish one on his own and, looking at the energy bar thrust into his hand, gazed at Chen Ying with a pitiful look.

Before Chen Ying could speak, Old Monkey took the half stick and began to gnaw on it earnestly.

His teeth were greatly worn, and he couldn't chew other hard foods.

But this energy bar, moistened with saliva, tasted quite nice when licked slowly and eaten bit by bit.

The fox, seeing that the other animals all had something to eat, also came over, wanting to eat a piece of dried meat, but was frightened by Little Jin's slap and abruptly retreated.

Chen Ying patted Little Jin's head and threw an unsightly piece of dried meat to the fox.

The fox jumped up to grab it, turned, and ran back to the Animal Shed, where it lay on a rock and nibbled the meat tenderly.

Leopard Sister's family had gone hunting together again.

Small prey was insufficient for their needs, and reliance on feeding wasn't practical, so their hunting range gradually expanded outward, possibly as far as Old Bear Gully to hunt antelope.

A single antelope was only enough to half-satisfy the family of four.

The two Little leopard cubs were growing fast, and their appetites were gradually increasing.

After hunting the antelope, they only ate a quarter, leaving the remaining three-quarters for Leopard Sister and Brother Leopard, while the two youngsters planned to team up again to hunt a deer or a Small roe deer.

From initially succeeding only two or three times out of ten, in less than two months, the brothers' teamwork ensured they never returned empty-handed.

Strictly speaking, they were still young leopards, as Chen Ying had rescued their family when the two cubs were not even a month old.

Now, they were barely half a year old, just two months weaned little babies.

They would have to wait until May or June next year for Big and Small Baby to live independently of their mother.

But it might be due to Leopard Sister and Brother Leopard's excellent genes; the half-year-old Big and Small Baby looked no different from a ten-month-old Leopard, and their hunting skills were maturing.

One can imagine, once the two brothers spread out and established their own territories in the future, how they would attract Female leopard's affection.

(The well-fed brothers sleeping under the stone crevices)