Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl Chapter 3 – Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Poor little cub must be starving

Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Poor little cub must be starving Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Poor little cub must be starving At 5:30 in the morning, Yin Li got up to clean the yard and heat up breakfast for the two of them in passing.

When there was free time, the two would make something delicious to reward themselves. When busy, they mostly relied on frozen food and soy milk powder.

Today, with two injured little ones in addition to their own breakfast, Yin Li also took some meat out of the fridge, asking Chen Ying to prepare a nutritious meal for the two little ones.

With the Beast Food Mixing Skill at Level 100, today's nutritious meal was even more delicious.

The Lynx and Meng Yan were different species and had different dietary habits.

Meng Yan preferred fresh bamboo leaves and fruits and occasionally ate a bit of meat. So its nutritious meal was mostly plant-based, seasoned with homemade jam, and just the smell made Meng Yan anxious and calling out.

“Don't worry, it's almost ready.”

Chen Ying took the opportunity of Meng Yan eating heartily to check on its injured leg. The recovery was better than expected, and at most, the cast could be removed in a month.

*It would definitely need to be observed for some time before being released back into the wild, with the optimistic estimate being about half a year at the rescue station for the little one.*
The mating season for the Red Panda was in early winter, so its return to the wild would just coincide with its first mating season.

*The big problem now was whether the newly recovered Meng Yan could defeat other male Red Pandas and successfully win over a beautiful mate.*
*He couldn't help with that, the only thing he could do was to take care diligently, hoping Meng Yan could recover sooner.*
After taking care of Meng Yan, Chen Ying went to the Lynx's infirmary.

The Big Cat had slept well, and upon seeing Chen Ying enter, it lay on its side and stretched lazily, then washed its face.

“Aww, aww,” the Lynx stood up, her steps still a bit weak.

“Here, here, look, this is the nutritious meal made for you. See if you like it.”

With the bonus of a universal language, Chen Ying understood what the Lynx said as soon as he walked in.

It was asking when it could leave this place; it was too small, and she didn't like it.

“You will have to stay here for a couple of days until the inflammation is completely gone. Then, I will move you to the animal shed out back.”

Chen Ying scratched the Lynx's chin and gently rubbed her ears a few times.

“The cage area is much larger, but it's still nothing like the wild. Eat well and heal properly, so you can return home sooner.”

The Lynx hummed twice, lowered her head, finished the medication-laced breakfast, turned around, and lay down, giving Chen Ying a cold shoulder.

“Yingzi, what are you doing? Hurry up and eat breakfast, we have to go to the Northeast Slope today.”

Yin Li knocked on the window glass, urging Chen Ying to hurry up.

If he didn't push him, his childhood friend could stay still all day.

“I'm coming, I'm coming. Is everything packed? When will Brother Liu and the others arrive?”

Since they would be out all day, he prepared Meng Yan's and the Lynx's lunch in advance and put it in the fridge. Brother Liu and his team would take it out at noon to defrost and mix in the medicine powder for feeding.

They were all skilled workers and knew what to do without extra instructions.

Just as he finished, Brother Liu and his partner's motorcycles stopped in the yard.

“Little Yin, Little Chen, you might have to change your plans. We just got notified on the way up; an injured animal was found at Shandongzi Village, and it's a mother with cubs.”

As soon as Brother Liu finished speaking, Chen Ying ran to the treatment room and grabbed a medical box.

To rescue the injured animal, the two of them wouldn't be enough; Brother Liu stayed to take care of the two injured ones, while also checking the forest station and rescue station's water and electrical facilities.

Rainy season was approaching, and in mountain houses, the biggest fear was old wiring causing fires.

Chen Ying and the trio didn't delay, and they took the rescue station's pickup truck towards Shandongzi Village.

In recent years, the nation's efforts in plant and animal protection had greatly increased, along with significant environmental improvements.

The road from the rescue station to Shandongzi Village used to be a manually dug mud road, impassable when it rained.

In recent years, it had gradually been paved into a concrete road. Though narrow, the transportation issues had been thoroughly resolved.

Half an hour later, the three of them arrived at Shandongzi Village.

Chen Ying had already spotted quite a number of people gathering on the opposite slope. He jumped out of the car and rushed over.

“Village chief, Dr. Chen is here, everyone, make way.”

Sharp-eyed villagers saw the trio from the rescue station coming over, hurried to help, and brought down the iron cage from the truck bed, which was specifically for transporting injured animals.

While putting on protective gear, Chen Ying inquired about the situation.

“It was Sanwa who discovered it, right in the ravine. None of us dared go down. The village chief threw in a chicken, but the mother animal didn't move, so we suspect it might already be dead. But there were cubs under the mother animal's belly that just stuck their heads out, two of them, about this big.”

The speaking villager gestured, showing that the cubs were only about the size of an adult's palm.

Chen Ying observed from above the ravine and decided to go down for a closer look.

Yin Li planned to go down with him but was stopped.

“Let me check the situation first. You all stay up here and prepare for rescue.”

He initially held a tranquilizer gun but decided not to shoot casually after observing the mother's lack of movement.

Cautiously sliding down from a spot three meters away from the mother animal, everyone held their breath, afraid the sound of breathing would startle the mother, not realizing their earlier loud conversation would have already prompted an animal reaction long ago.

Chen Ying smoothly reached the bottom of the ravine, staying motionless in a low squat to observe for a minute, confirming the mother animal was already unconscious.

It was a Flower Leopard, and its species could be clearly identified by its head shape and facial features.

Two years ago, their rescue station had filmed a Flower Leopard with cubs, and now this year's first encounter was in such a situation.

Typically, a Flower Leopard's breeding season was around March or April, with a gestation period of 90 to 106 days, usually resulting in two cubs per litter. More cubs usually occurred in captivity.

*Under normal circumstances, a Flower Leopard should not give birth at this time. Either the female leopard was in heat early, or the cubs were born prematurely.*
*Chen Ying analyzed the situation in his mind, while trying to approach the Flower Leopard cautiously.*
He carefully touched the mother Leopard's head, and it remained completely still.

Chen Ying quickly checked its body, finding it to be a mother Leopard, just under two months post-birth, with a deep abdominal wound exposing its intestines. Obvious tearing wounds indicated a fight with another predator.

*He gently pulled two little cubs from under the bloodied belly of the mother Leopard.*
They were indeed only palm-sized, so hungry they were opening their mouths to cry without making a sound.

Chen Ying quickly wrapped the two little ones in a towel, and Yin Li, tied to a safety rope, descended to a meter above the mother Leopard's back to take the cubs.

While they were handing over the little leopards, a sudden exclamation came from above the ravine, and Chen Ying felt his thigh being tightly embraced.

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