Little Sen was startled by this sentence, his hand shook and the cup rolled onto the floor.
"Brother Ying, what kind of joke are you playing? Jinya is just a bit fatter." Little Sen laughed dryly twice, "Little Jin belongs to the Golden Cat, Jinya belongs to the Lynx, how could they possibly produce offspring? Don’t joke like that."
Even if Little Jin is a rare, well-proportioned big individual among the Golden Cats, and Jinya is slightly smaller than the lynx from the wilderness, the two of them are still incompatible!
Chen Ying realized he was going a bit crazy after speaking. There’s a possibility of intra-species mating resulting in hybrid offspring, for example, Canadian lynxes and short-tailed cats have been found to mate within the sa genus, but there is reproductive isolation between different genera.
Even ignoring all the physical, size, and chromosomal factors, only discussing emotion, their offspring could not possibly have reproductive capability, might even die in the womb, or be stillborn.
Thinking about Jinya expecting to give birth, only for the child to not survive... Forget it, it’s better not to have one.
This is already quite good, even if Little Jin eventually can’t bear it and leaves, Jinya still has their companionship.
Unless there is an accident, he’s destined to be the one to send Jinya off from this world in this lifeti.
On the other side, Little Sen was terrified, not caring about anything else, he called ngng for help, and they did an ultrasound check on Jinya, the final result was that Jinya was not pregnant, she rely ate too much!
After a false alarm, an idea lingered in Chen Ying’s mind.
When he ntioned Jinya having a baby, the eyes of Jinya and Little Jin both lit up for a mont, indicating they actually want to have children.
But the golden cat and lynx are impossible, and forcibly combining them would be a cri.
But perhaps there are other ways to fulfill Jinya and Little Jin’s wish.
After these years of mutual companionship, Chen Ying is certain that Little Jin doesn’t care whether the father of Jinya’s child is him, it just wants Jinya to have a complete life as a lynx.
So, could this be done?
Chatting with the furry ones while pulling out his phone and scrolling through quickly, he finally stopped at a na.
He thought about it, but still didn’t dial the number.
He’ll talk to Professor Bai this evening first, this matter shouldn’t be rushed, it’s best to consider all the issues carefully before proceeding.
After chatting for about half an hour, Uncle Tashi had other things to attend to, so he ended the video call, after which Little Sen sent the furries away, then picked up his phone to chat with Chen Ying alone.
Mainly discussing the situation at the ergency station here.
"Brother Ying, my friend told , there’s a zoo that wants to send their golden cat here for breeding."
Most zoos actually don’t have the qualification for breeding, but the situation of this zoo is a bit special.
"They are the first unit in the country to conduct golden cat breeding, but due to technical inadequacies earlier, coupled with the impact of a certain epidemic, the golden cats eligible for breeding in their zoo were severely damaged. Now there are only two golden cats left, one of which is an older male who can no longer breed, and the other is a suitable-aged female who can’t find a suitable partner."
"What do they an? Do they want to send the golden cat over to pair with Little Jin?"
"Big Gold or Little Jin doesn’t mind. It would be better if it’s Little Jin, but Big Gold is fine too."
The difficulty in breeding felines lies in the fact that they produce gonadotropic hormones only after mating actions, stimulating the rupture of egg follicles in the uterus to release the eggs. Therefore, simply injecting sperm through a catheter does not encounter eggs.
This is also one of the difficulties of feline artificial insemination.
The zoo targeted Chen Ying here out of desperation, having learned through various channels that the Jiamu Gully First Aid Station here has a golden cat stationed long-term, they want to send their female cat over to try their luck.
Golden cats can breed almost year-round in warm regions, but in Jiamu Gully, the breeding season starts in January and February, with May being the peak season for kittens’ births — from this month until September, when food is most abundant.
Captive golden cats do not face food shortages, so as long as the relationship is in place, kittens can be bred anyti.
"This matter can be done." Professor Bai said as he nodded while receiving Chen Ying’s video call, "That province’s forest resources are quite rich, but since the late eighties, no golden cat populations have been seen in the wild anymore. After breeding, you can suggest they perform wild reintroduction and release."
Other big cats, especially tigers and snow leopards, receive the highest attention in the dostic animal circles, while golden cats, due to their characteristics, have alleviated the difficulty of captivity after technological progress, but breeding difficulties have shown no progress.
With golden cats bred earlier gradually reaching the end of their life stage over these years, the number of golden cats left in dostic zoos is already low.
Researchers estimate that in another decade or so, golden cats in dostic zoos will beco extinct.
If zoo golden cats disappeared, it could be counted as over, but there are few golden cats in the wild as well.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that many places have claid discoveries of their tracks over the years, upon careful analysis, it reveals their actual living range hasn’t expanded. They’ve only appeared a couple of tis more than before within their original estimated range.
Currently, they are still predominantly concentrated in the primitive forest area of the Southwest Highland section.
Professor Bai’s thought is to let the zoo successfully breed enough golden cats, and only after forming a sustainable population can wild reintroduction and release be considered.
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