Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 175 - Do you know why my sisters fur is so
Chapter 175: Chapter 175: Do you know why my sister’s fur is so red? It’s dyed with blood!
Chapter 175: Chapter 175: Do you know why my sister’s fur is so red? It’s dyed with blood!
The test results indicated that the three red pandas were from a different population than those in the center, so in addition to Manman, the center also sent up a female red panda.
Instead of immediately introducing them to a group, a temporary transition enclosure was arranged beside the yard where the three red pandas lived.
Manman and the Little Sister Red Panda had to first get to know the three on the opposite side through the wire fence before they could be housed together.
The Little Sister Red Panda was in good health but excessively timid and not suitable for release into the wild.
She was chosen to accompany Manman to the mountains with the goal of optimizing the gene pool of the population.
Once the files for all five red pandas were set up, Chen Ying instructed the two keepers sent from the center to pay special attention to Manman’s condition.
After all, Red Panda Valley was much lower in altitude, and the climate was somewhat warmer than in the mountains.
Manman had a heart condition, and overly cold weather was very dangerous for her.
If Manman hadn’t insisted, Chen Ying would not have recommended a red panda with this physique to live in the wild.
But Manman felt that even if she died soon, at least she would have chased after her own love.
And this love stemmed from a longing for the beauty of freedom.
Breeder Sun was one of the two keepers who came to support the mountain, and he volunteered to take care of Manman.
It just so happened that Mr. Sun had been taking care of Manman ever since her birth, so after consideration, the center agreed to his request.
The first day on the mountain went quite well, and the three red pandas were taken care of by humans meticulously for the first time; they felt a sense of novelty and adapted very well.
But on the third day, something was a little off with Manman.
She was restlessly looking at Mr. Sun, her gaze begging for something.
Mr. Sun thought she wanted to eat something special, so he prepared a separate dish for her away from the other red pandas, but Manman became more anxious with each passing day.
Chen Ying soothed the animals at the emergency station and decided to move to the Protection Station to stay for a few days to observe the situation before returning after the integration of the enclosures.
Unexpectedly, just as he had arrived at the station and before he could claim a bed in the dormitory, Mr. Sun urgently pulled him to see Manman.
“Isn’t she eating anything? How many days has it been?”
“It’s not that she’s not eating at all, just that her appetite is worse, she’s eating slower, and she even gets anxious and paces in circles.”
Upon reaching the enclosure, Manman was indeed pacing restlessly in circles, her mouth opening and closing, but there was no sound to be heard.
In the neighboring enclosure, the two male red pandas were showing off their bamboo leaves, while the feisty Little Sister Red Panda was pulling a stalk of bamboo to the perfect spot beside the wire fence to eat fresh bamboo leaves while moving her eyes to follow Manman’s movements.
The other Little Sister Red Panda was eating a milk-scented cake in small bites by herself, occasionally looking at Manman and then at the Little Sister Red Panda who was sitting higher up.
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After Chen entered, he stroked Manman’s head. “What’s up? Are you craving something, or is it the environment here making you uncomfortable?”
“Voice, there’s no voice, there’s no voice.”
Manman lifted her small face and uttered those words, then began to pace restlessly in circles again.
Voice? What voice?
Chen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.
He turned back with a slightly strange expression and looked at Mr. Sun, who was standing by the enclosure, then got up and went over.
“Brother Sun, how did you come up with the idea of playing audiobook recordings for them in Red Panda Valley?”
Brother Sun’s face turned red with suspicion. “It was my wife; she said philosophy is trendy now, so she had me download an app to listen to it every day and even to check in. I thought, when do I have the time to listen while working? So I just played it for them. After all, they don’t understand it.”
All right, it was purely about using audiobooks as background noise.
“Come, find that app of yours and continue playing it. I remember Little Deng bought a small Bluetooth speaker; I’ll go find it.”
Ten minutes later, the familiar voice resonated throughout the enclosure, and Manman gradually calmed down upon hearing it, eventually seating herself under the wall with the Bluetooth speaker hanging overhead, earnestly listening while eating.
“Dang, this little guy is quite the philosopher!”
Everyone from the Protection Station came to see the commotion.
They had seen cows, sheep, chickens, and ducks listening to music, but it was their first time seeing a Red Panda listening to philosophical readings. They were gaining new insights.
Little Sister Red Panda, who sat in a high position, was also stunned. She gazed upward, looking at the Bluetooth speaker hanging under the eaves, her curiosity beginning to swell.
She dropped the half-eaten bamboo leaves and climbed up the tree trunk.
Sadly, the wire mesh thwarted her feeble little short arms, which scratched futilely for a long time without even touching a corner.
Little Sister Red Panda’s fur practically exploded with irritation, making her appear significantly rounder.
Chen Ying quickly went to appease her, using a corn cake to smooth down Mao Mao’s ruffled fur.
Manman watched curiously, seemingly baffled by what she was doing.
Seeing Little Sister Red Panda standing on the platform by the wire with a twitching mouth, after thinking for a while, she dragged her own food bowl over. Then she backed up against the tree stump and sat down to flaunt her meal to the other.
With that posture, that smug expression of watching the hubbub—could she really avoid a beating?
Time passed amidst the noise and bustle.
In a blink, it was the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, also known as the Chinese Small Year in the south.
Except for those on duty, almost everyone at the Protection Station was on holiday.
Mr. Sun and another daddy chose to stay behind and work overtime.
Little Sen had already gone home for the New Year and was likely to return on the third day.
Chen Ying’s holiday was scheduled from the fourth to the ninth day.
Old Gao had informed his family early on that he would not be returning home for the holiday and planned to stand his ground.
Choosing to merge the enclosures on the twenty-fourth was also a hope that all five little ones could be together for a lively New Year.
Before leaving for home, Uncle Yi specially steamed a whole fridge full of rice cakes for the little ones, saying that whether human or beast, everyone should eat good food for the New Year and have a sweet year.
When the merging happened, Chen Ying came to check as anticipated, and as expected, they didn’t fight, but they also didn’t quickly blend together.
Actually, the main concern was the two elder siblings—one bear occupied a good spot, while the other three little ones sat on two sides of the platform, eating while watching their standoff.
Little Sister Red Panda still preferred the high position, while Manman liked to sit or lie against the tree stump with her exclusive food bowl to eat.
Now, in addition to eating, drinking, and listening to readings, there was a new activity—keeping track of the mysterious movements of their “little sister”!
Good thing Little Sister Red Panda wasn’t human, otherwise Chen Ying would have taken her for an ADHD assessment.
He had never seen such a lively Red Panda with such quick reactions.
Labeling her as the “Wind Lady” of the Red Pandas was definitely not an exaggeration.
It used to be bearable being stared at through the wire mesh, after all, since she couldn’t scratch through it, all she could do was get angry by herself.
But now, things were different—it was a merged enclosure!
Do you understand what a merged enclosure means?
It means she could throw a punch if she wanted!
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Last night, it had snowed, and it hadn’t melted till now. As Chen Ying and the others were adjusting the outdoor surveillance cameras inside the Animal Shed, they saw Little Sister Red Panda quickly descend from her high perch, cornering Manman into a nook of the Animal Shed.
Manman, clearly bigger than Little Sister Red Panda, could only obediently stand up and raise her hands, listening to her frenzied rant.
