Rustle, rustle, the thicket suddenly lay flattened by a mass of furry bodies.
As ti passed, Leopard Sister's family returned, and Great Bai's family even more domineeringly chased Big Gold and the Male Lynx from the wooden fra to the underlayer.
The white fur on Leo and Little Cub clearly split into two sections.
Their upper bodies were brilliantly white, while their lower bodies looked as if dug from coal.
Taking advantage of the ti it took to stew the at, Chen Ying wiped down the two cubs thoroughly with a towel and warm water; it wasn't easy but they finally looked sowhat clean with a tinge of yellow.
Old Gao cut thin strips of at on the side along with the insects he cultivated, which were ant for Little Owl Mother and the White-collared Kingfisher's family.
The New Year was here, so everyone deserved a good al.
"Old Chen, don't you think there are too many wild animals here? Can our forest handle it?"
"It should be fine. They don't hunt together, and their main feeding grounds are still in their own territories. I don't know why they co here every few days to spend the night."
It wasn't really about Jinya and Little Jin, they were still as clingy as ever, while Big Gold and the Male Lynx seed more like al companions.
He watched Jinya and Little Jin interact so much, he almost forgot that these two species naturally compete in the wild, seeing as their diets overlap.
Leopard Sister, lying on the steps behind Chen Ying, brushed her tail across the back of his neck and let out a couple of cries.
"Those two males are sowhat crazy. You know, these guys run east one day, west the next, harassing the females, yet without any intent to mate, just going to watch them care for cubs. Crazy!"
Recently, their family had found a very comfortable cave, big enough to fit four, so they were mostly staying there lately, with just the occasional visit to see the Two-legged beast.
Big Gold and the Male Lynx's frequent routes passed below the cave they settled in, which is why Leopard Sister had a very clear grasp of their movents.
Originally, their antics had nothing to do with her, but seeing Big and Small Baby starting to mimic them upset Leopard Sister greatly, and she ended up furiously giving them a good beating.
Since then, in Leopard Sister's mind, the impression that the Golden Cat and Lynx species were unreliable was deeply ingrained.
By eight o'clock, the Spring Festival Gala was playing on the computer; they ate while chatting with people online, and the umbrella was also opened, blocking the fluttering snowflakes.
Old Monkey lay on a low wooden platform at Chen Ying's feet, a blanket beneath him for Little Monkey.
This wooden platform, which Chen Ying and Old Gao had hurriedly made, was over twenty centiters high, comfortable enough for Old Monkey to lie on, with a heating elent underneath equipped with a thermostat to keep the surface sufficiently warm.
Old Monkey squinted his eyes and lay on it while Little Monkey, in an unskilled manner, scooped up fruit mash with a spoon and tried to feed it to Old Monkey.
Feeding two spoonfuls, probably about half a spoonful made it into its mouth, the rest sared all over the face.
Old Gao squatted beside them, helping to wipe Old Monkey's face with a towel.
"Old Chen, it looks like tonight—"
The vicissitudes of life are common to all, and Old Monkey was not young, translating to at least ninety in human years.
In his youth, he had fought many battles, but now in his old age, various ailnts had caught up with him, hardly allowing him restful sleep.
After eating a few bites, Old Monkey refused to eat more, pushing away Little Monkey's hand and wrapped itself tighter.
Chen Ying ca over, patted Little Monkey's head, and told it to go play with Leo.
Little Monkey blinked his large eyes at him for a while before putting down the spoon and running towards Leo and the cubs in the tree.
Then Chen Ying covered Old Monkey with a new blanket to make it more comfortable.
The TV buzzed with festivity, as did the woods.
For so unknown reason, Big Gold and the Male Lynx started fighting, the two big cats wrapping into a ball, tumbling around the thicket.
Bit , scratched you.
Glancing briefly at them, uninterested in intervening, Chen Ying picked up his phone to send New Year's greetings to his close teacher and discuss the plans for the coming year.
There were so many classmates and colleagues; it would be rude not to reply to their New Year's greetings as they ca chatting.
Ti slipped into the night unknowingly.
Except for Great Bai's family, the group of furry bodies had disappeared without a trace.
Old Gao had no interest in watching the New Year's Gala, carrying at strips and insect boxes upstairs to feed his beloved treasure.
Chen Ying stood up and made a round, asking Great Bai where the others had gone.
"They said they were going hunting, and they even made it a competition to see who could catch more and bigger prey."
No way, their unchecked hunting could lead to trouble.
Jiaojiao looked up at Chen Ying, "They split into several groups. Jinya told them not to hunt the nearby prey, or you would get angry, so they planned to go farther away. It might take them longer to co back."
Hearing this from Jiaojiao relieved him.
Spreading out, there were only seven or eight Big Cats, which should not cause destructive harm to the natural ecology.
Staying up until midnight, the New Year's bells rang.
Various groups were sending out red packets, Chen Ying quickly grabbed a few big ones, then sent out a few big ones himself. Adding it up, his expenditures exceeded his inco!
Just in ti, Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen also sent him a large red packet with an auspicious number.
He quickly returned their call.
It was lively on Mr. Chen's side, probably a large family gathering for the New Year. He even heard soone in the background suggesting that Mr. Chen hurry up with arranging a blind date for him.
Just as he was anxious to find an excuse to hang up, he saw Jinya running over hastily, biting his leg and trying to drag him away.
"Dad, I can't talk right now, I've got a situation here."
Amid Mr. Chen's "Hello? Hello?" Chen Ying hung up quickly.
"What's the matter, Jinya?"
"It's happening, it's happening, there's pain."
At that mont, Little Owl Mother also returned, perching on a tree branch and saying "It's happening."
"Old Gao, co down for a mont, I'll go check out the forest, it looks like Black Bear might be giving birth."
Old Gao poked his head out and waved at him, "You go first, I'll be right down."
With his ergency kit in tow, Chen Ying followed Jinya as they darted through the forest.
Due to the presence of Jinya and her gang, there were no unfamiliar beasts near the rescue station.
So small carnivorous animals also did not dare to show themselves with the full force of Jinya and Leopard Sister's presence.
Arriving at Black Bear Sister's den, they stopped more than ten ters away, where a pack of fluffy animals occupied spots at various heights, with two small deer lying beside them.
Seeing Chen Ying bypass them and dash to Black Bear's den, Big Gold yawned.
"What are we doing standing guard here? Are you guys still going to compete?"
Jinya leaped over his head and ca to Little Jim's side, lying down.
"You guys go ahead, I'll stand guard here. If any other beasts co, the Two-legged Beast can't beat them."
Big Gold and the Male Lynx exchanged glances, jumped down from the tree, dragged one of the deer to one side, and shared it, leaving the other deer as spoils for Little Jin and Jinya. However, they were too preoccupied to eat, continuously watching Black Bear.
Black Bear Sister had a bit of a difficult birth, constantly making whimpering sounds.
The first bear cub was born healthy, but the second one was not coming out, and couldn't be felt.
Seeing Black Bear Sister continue to bleed, Chen Ying couldn't help but take out his phone to call for ergency help.
Fortunately, after a tense half-hour wait, the second cub was finally born.
The size difference between the two cubs was slightly noticeable.
Big Zai was standard size, weighing 480 grams, but Second Cub was much bigger. Chen Ying weighed it in a small bag, and the scale pointer jumped sharply to 635 grams.
That's more than the weight of a panda cub!
(The mother's size is nearly the sa, but the cubs... worlds apart.)
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