Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 229 - Mendun’er: Just Wanted to Have a Baby, Never Expected Triplets

Chapter 229 -229 Mendun’er: Just Wanted to Have a Baby, Never Expected Triplets

“Maybe we should just tell this girl to give up. Honestly, I’ve never seen anyone like this. She’s literally the universal target for animal attacks.”

The Desert Cat is the main character, along with other cats, dogs, and various even-toed ungulates rescued by the center.

Upon meeting this girl, not one failed to charge and roar at her.

The continuous growls were so loud, you could almost see the disdain on the keepers’ faces.

Thinking about it, it’s actually quite pitiful. Even if you’re not a conservationist, being shunned by wild animals like this would be hard to cope with.

If this were due to some other issue, they could think of a solution, play the role of a cobbler.

But with all the animals reacting this way, they had no way to help change her image in the animals’ eyes.

Chen Ying could have helped, but there didn’t seem much point.

Without addressing the root cause, it was pointless. They couldn’t keep asking him for help every time they encountered a new rescue case.

She wasn’t their daughter-in-law, they couldn’t have him at their beck and call.

After a collective sigh, everyone dispersed like birds and beasts.

Chen Ying found Duanmu and asked him to tell the girl that it might be her scent that the animals didn’t like.

“No, Brother Ying, that’s not a nice thing to say. She’s a girl, you want me to tell her she smells and get myself killed?”

Chen Ying expressed that there was nothing to be done then, as this was the most likely possibility he could think of.

To improve the situation, her own efforts wouldn’t suffice; they needed to find and change the root cause.

After Chen Ying said his piece, he disappeared; Little Sen had called him away.

The issue was that Mendun’er’s behavior was a bit off.

“Behaving strangely? What’s going on?”

“Mendun’er always had a great appetite, could eat anything given to it, even with two extra meals a day. I make it cornmeal dumplings with diluted milk to supplement its nutrition.”

Little Sen showed Chen Ying Mendun’er’s Qingtuan, and it appeared to have some digestive problems. It also seemed very sleepy, sometimes dozing off while eating, with bamboo still hanging from its mouth.

Hearing this, Chen Ying didn’t take it lightly and grabbed his medical kit and portable ultrasound to check on Mendun’er, but found nothing amiss.

No, to be correct, other than an unexpected number of little ones in the belly, everything else seemed fine.

“An incorrect number? What do you mean?”

Little Sen didn’t catch on.

“Mendun’er seems to be carrying triplets.”

“Oh, twins, what? Triplets?”

The news shocked Little Sen into a falsetto.

“Brother Ying, you’re not joking, right? Really three?”

“I’m certain there are three. Quite the feat for her very first pregnancy, but I’m not sure if she can carry them to a successful delivery.”

The birth canal of a giant panda is too narrow, making delivery much harder for them than for other animals.

Having one cub is heroic enough, let alone twins.

Triplets were beyond their wildest dreams.

Now, the possibility of letting Mendun’er give birth and raise her cubs in the wild plummeted to nearly zero unless they found nannies for two of the cubs and let Mendun’er raise just one.

Chen Ying wasted no time and immediately called the Protection Station, got a hold of the person in charge, and recounted the situation, even hearing a chair fall over on the other end.

“Wait, just wait. I’ll come over with a team for a more thorough examination.”

It wasn’t that they didn’t trust Chen Ying; if he reported to the station like that, he must be confident.

But the station had their protocols to follow; they needed to conduct their verification before reporting and planning the next steps.

It wasn’t unprecedented for a giant panda to have triplets. Ten years ago, a panda at the Wildlife Park had cubs, and all three survived.

It was said that one of the female cubs had become a mother this year and would soon deliver the first offspring in that bear lineage.

The center had once had triplets as well, but unfortunately, not all survived.

The experts now faced the difficult decision of whether they needed to bring Mendun’er back to the base for delivery.

However, Mendun’er was a wild cat and hadn’t approached the Protection Station since it was confirmed pregnant.

If they were to bring it back for cubbing, they would need to act swiftly.

Another concern was whether the experts could save any neglected cubs in time if the giant panda decided to abandon her offspring after birthing in the wild.

Chen Ying was more inclined towards the second option.

As far as he was concerned, as long as it was within Jiamu Gully’s protection zone, he could reach Mendun’er regardless of where it gave birth.

Perhaps sensing something was amiss, Mendun’er moved back to the emergency station from that day, voluntarily settling into the animal shed.

The Protection Station’s experts ensured safety, so that became the plan.

Reintroduction to the wild would have to wait; the priority was ensuring the survival of the three cubs.

Both Great Bai and Jiaojiao, knowing there were three cubs in Mendun’er’s belly, came to check on her daily, more punctual than clocking in.

Little Leo and the Little Cub were running wild everywhere, seemingly aware that the forest was incredibly safe, almost recklessly staying out all night long.

The Little Cub was still okay since it occasionally fed on milk, and would mostly stay away from Mom Jiaojiao for just one night. Seeing that its brother didn’t return, it would run back whimpering to Dad Great Bai to tattle.

Great Bai would earnestly lick the Little Cub all over, hug and kiss it, and even lift it high into the air before taking it up a tree to enjoy the view.

Soon, the Little Cub had forgotten all about its brother coaxing it away from its mother.

Generally, a giant panda’s fertilized egg will implant itself between one and a half and three months, with the latter stage of gestation lasting roughly one and a half to two months.

As a result, there can be huge variations in the birthing times for giant pandas. Even if they mated at the same period, the births could be two to three months apart.

Mendun’er was the type to have a very smooth pregnancy; in less than three months, not only was its pregnancy confirmed, but the fetal image of the cub was even detectable—this was an exceptionally rare experience, and no wonder the center placed such importance on Mendun’er’s birthing arrangements.

In order to take better care of Mendun’er, the center immediately submitted a report and applied for a temporary container house to serve as staff quarters.

This container house was set up behind the Animal Shed, covering an area of fifteen square meters and furnished with two single beds and a wardrobe.

The center sent people to help Little Sen take care of Mendun’er, and even upgraded the Animal Shed’s cameras.

Two breeders from the center alternated in monitoring the surveillance cameras each night.

After Mendun’er moved back, the bear seemed much more relaxed and even had a better appetite than before.

Now, with three people taking care of one bear—providing bamboo, bamboo shoots, cornbread, and various additional meals to increase nutrition during pregnancy—they fed it until it became plump and round, just like an Imperial concubine from the Tang Dynasty.

So, after the center posted pictures of Mendun’er online, netizens affectionately called it “Princess Men”.

Princess Men only wanted to eat the tenderest thin bamboo, and even with bamboo shoots, it preferred the Dubai style of eating, savoring only the tips.

It would only eat cornbread made by Little Sen; even though the recipe was the same, it could tell the difference, which annoyed the other two keepers so much that they clenched their teeth, determined to make the small treats that Princess Men loved the most.

Amidst everyone’s anxious anticipation, time flew by unusually quickly.

Before we knew it, Mendun’er began to show signs of labor.

Chen Ying couldn’t afford to be careless for a moment and specifically informed the other little ones to keep their distance for a couple of days, not to stress Mendun’er out.

After all, a mother animal about to give birth is extremely sensitive, and if they feel danger, they would rather suffocate the children inside them than give birth.

Moreover, fetal death in utero can easily lead to infection and failure of the mother’s internal organs.

Some mothers, upon giving birth, would even kill their offspring if they sensed danger.

Fearing that Mendun’er might have a sudden lapse in judgment, Chen Ying, Little Sen, and the two other breeders split into three shifts. While ensuring they got enough rest, they made certain that someone was always by Mendun’er’s side.

Mendun’er was restless throughout the day until 8 p.m., when it finally gave birth to the first cub in a birthing nest specially prepared by Chen Ying.

The little one was barely larger than a mouse, pink and delicate, with hardly a few strands of hair.

After a while, less than an hour later, Mendun’er adopted the birthing position once more, and quickly, the second cub slid out of the birth canal.

By this time, Mendun’er was visibly tired. It held the Big Zai in its arms, and after giving birth to the second one, it rested for a few seconds before picking up the Second Cub and holding it in its embrace as well.

Mendun’er leaned against the wall, panting heavily from exhaustion.

Chen Ying carried in a bowl of milk with honey, massaged Mendun’er, and fed it the honeyed milk.

Chen Ying picked up the Big Zai to show Mendun’er for a moment.

“Mendun’er, I’m taking the eldest out to sleep first, you rest a bit; there’s still the Third Cub to be born. After everything is done, I’ll make you a big meal,” said Chen Ying.

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Mendun’er uttered a cry, indicating that Chen Ying should hurry back after taking the cub away to keep it company.

“Wuu wuu, had I known giving birth to cubs was this painful, I really wouldn’t have wanted to,” whimpered the young Mendun’er, feeling utterly aggrieved. Its wet, pleading eyes stared at Chen Ying, enough to break one’s heart.

“There, there, be good, I’ll be right back,” Chen Ying cooed.

Wrapping the Big Zai in a soft towel that had been prepared earlier, Chen Ying dashed to the door and handed it over to Little Sen, who had been waiting there.

Cradling the towel-wrapped dumpling, Little Sen rushed into the first-floor observation room, converted into a nursery.

Inside, all the equipment had been temporarily brought in by the center and installed, including a full set of cub examination devices and warm boxes.

Twenty minutes later, Mendun’er gave birth to the Third Cub.

The Second Cub and the Big Zai were close in weight, but the Third Cub was noticeably smaller.

In the wild, there would be no doubt that the Third Cub would be abandoned.

But now with Chen Ying present, Mendun’er didn’t feel the pressure of rearing cubs and carefully cleaned the Third Cub and let it suckle.

The Third Cub was small, weak, and ate less than the others.

The well-fed Big Zai, Second Cub, and Third Cub placed together found the Third Cub sandwiched in the middle, receiving a hook punch from the big brother on one side and a sneaky kick from the second brother on the other, the whole cub crying pitifully.

Yet even its cries were so weak they were almost inaudible.

Not like the Second Cub, who could let out a roar that might shake the heavens with just one outburst.

The center leaders, who had observed Mendun’er’s labor live, decided to hand-rear the Third Cub, leaving Mendun’er to raise the Big Zai and Second Cub on her own.

After listening to the leadership’s explanation, Chen Ying, though a bit reluctant, also knew that this was the best choice.

If Mendun’er were to raise them alone, the Third Cub’s survival rate would be less than fifty percent.