Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 230 - : Nice Idea, Don’t Think About It Next Time

Chapter 230 -230: Nice Idea, Don’t Think About It Next Time

Third Cub was urgently transported down the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, a mature caregiving and breeding team had been waiting for quite some time.

Fortunately, there was a mother panda at the center who was currently raising cubs, and once Third Cub was artificially raised to a suitable size, it could be handed over to a foster mother to care for.

Most of the panda mothers at the center had experience being foster mothers.

The center’s leadership had also considered everything carefully, ensuring that Third Cub’s designated foster mother was an experienced and gentle Big Cat.

The mountain environment was definitely not as good as the center’s, but Mendun’er didn’t mind; it even wanted to move its newly born children to a tree hollow it had previously taken a liking to.

Chen Ying persuaded it against it.

“Let’s wait until they grow a bit bigger before moving; although they’re much stronger than Third Cub, they are still quite a bit smaller than other cubs. Moving them around like this could easily make the two children sick.”

Mendun’er gave it some thought and agreed, but refused to let anyone other than Chen Ying and Little Sen come into contact with its children.

After confirming that Little Sen could take good care of Mendun’er and the Little Cubs, the two breeders dispatched from the center also voluntarily requested to leave.

They were all veterans with seven or eight years of experience in the field, and they knew well what to pay attention to when reintroducing pandas into the wild.

In fact, it would be best if even Little Sen didn’t approach Mendun’er.

Little Sen was aware of this and, apart from feeding Mendun’er, he never touched the little cubs.

Everyone worked together, doing their best to recreate an environment similar to the wild.

After about a week, the two cubs already had patchy black vests.

The breeders were completely reassured and, with the measurements of the two cubs, soon left the emergency station.

During this time, Great Bai came back once, a little worried about its sister Mendun’er, fearing it couldn’t take good care of the children.

However, Mendun’er’s temperament had become much steadier after giving birth, caring for its two babies so much that even Great Bai was not allowed near them.

Mendun’er even considered asking Chen Ying to bring Third Cub back, feeling it might be capable.

After much consideration, Chen Ying felt it was better to be safe.

For Mendun’er, raising its first brood was already a challenge with two cubs; introducing another wouldn’t just make it one-third more difficult, but would exponentially increase the challenge.

On the day the two cubs turned one month old, Chen Ying and Little Sen prepared a feast for it; then, they watched it fuss for over an hour before moving the two cubs into the tree hollow that had been chosen beforehand.

Chen Ying couldn’t bear to let the two cubs suffer too much and helped to appropriately furnish the tree hollow.

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The nesting material inside was actually collected by Jiaojiao and Great Bai.

After Mendun’er left, Little Sen felt quite unaccustomed to its absence, running to the now-empty birthing room every day to space out for a while.

Just as he was about to get desensitized, Foodie Fu’s Daddy rushed over in a panic.

“What? Fufu is about to give birth?”

“Yes, and she’s been in labor for a day and a night without giving birth yet, she’s almost out of strength. I wanted to get close to help her, but she’s very aggressive and doesn’t want me near her.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Ying suspected that Foodie Fu’s cub might be quite large because of her hearty appetite, which could make childbirth difficult for her.

Chen Ying had Little Sen prepare some food to restore strength, as he needed to see the situation for himself first.

“Have you made preparations with the center?”

“Yes, the veterinarian and our leader are already on their way up the mountain.”

It was good that someone in charge was coming.

When Chen Ying and Foodie Fu’s Daddy arrived at Hot Spring Gully, they saw Foodie Fu lying in the nest, motionless.

Chen Ying, frightened, rushed over and flipped her over with all his might before stuffing a sugared medicine pill into her mouth.

This was originally prepared for Mendun’er, who didn’t end up needing it; for Foodie Fu, it seemed barely sufficient.

After a few minutes, Foodie Fu regained some strength, laid her big head on Chen Ying’s thighs curled up, and cried out several times.

“Alright, I’m here with you, and your dad is outside too, worried sick about you. Do you want to eat something and have your dad prepare the tastiest bamboo shoots for you?”

Foodie Fu looked up at the outside and agreed.

Childbirth is so difficult!

Once Daddy came back with the best bamboo shoots, and Little Sen arrived with the enriched cornbread, Foodie Fu, with Chen Ying by her side and after eating, regained her energy and continued the hard labor of giving birth.

It didn’t take too long this time, about four or five hours, and Foodie Fu finally gave birth.

The loud cries of her cub at birth astonished the people hiding outside.

Not only was the voice loud, but the size was also huge—big enough to match the size of two Third Cubs—no wonder Foodie Fu had such a difficult time.

Birth for giant pandas is inherently challenging, and Foodie Fu had maxed out the difficulty level.

The little cub was fierce when feeding, sucking so hard that Foodie Fu grimaced in pain and wanted to throw the cub away.

Having given birth, they could be half relieved; now there were three more mother bears that might give birth, and the center, in light of the difficult labor experienced by Mendun’er and Foodie Fu, added some contingency plans.

Chen Ying wasn’t responsible for the other pandas; his main task was to properly care for Mendun’er and Foodie Fu.

Mendun’er was actually doing alright, as its genes inherently held the talent for childcare, and it managed its two cubs with ease.

In contrast, Foodie Fu was a bit uncomfortable.

With such a large cub, the difficulty of feeding was not small.

Mama Panda needed to eat enough each day to produce ample milk for her little cub.

Though there were bamboo forests near Hot Spring Gully, the bamboo there was only fine for casual eating. Panda Mother, who was recovering from childbirth, needed more nutritious kinds of bamboo and bamboo shoots, and perhaps some protein to complement her meals.

What surprised Chen Ying and Foodie Fu was that Big-Eared Bear actually came to visit Foodie Fu, who had just given birth, and even brought a plump bamboo rat as a gift.

After learning that Foodie Fu needed more and better fresh bamboo, Big-Eared Bear led Chen Ying to another bamboo forest within its territory.

This was a wild forest of golden bamboo.

There were few of this variety on the mountain, it was likely that birds had carried the seeds of golden bamboo from elsewhere and transported them here.

This, too, was a form of propagation for plants.

Survival of the fittest, after all.

Daddy carefully selected the most tender bamboo and chopped some to take back, along with a dozen or so fresh shoots that had already sprouted.

Foodie Fu loved the taste of this bamboo. It finished an entire meal in one go, still seemingly longing for more.

Big-Eared Bear was quite generous, allowing Foodie Fu, the mother bear with cubs, to forage in that patch of bamboo forest, while it chose to expand its territory up the mountain.

In the same week, Fufu’s Baby had grown even larger than Mendun’er’s Big Zai.

When Mendun’er heard this news, its face showed shock, and it was eager to take a look.

Chen Ying rubbed its head, forbidding it from doing anything foolish.

They were both mother bears with cubs, and even if Fufu were the most amiable, it wouldn’t allow a strange bear near its baby.

Big-Eared Bear also didn’t get too close, maintaining a safe distance for a brief look before leaving.

This was only possible because Fufu had lived on its turf for several months, making both bears familiar with each other, thus facilitating this exchange.

After June began, the temperature on the mountain became the most comfortable.

The two new giant panda mothers were now confident enough to leave their cubs at home and wander out for a while.

Mendun’er was fine, as her child had reached the age where one didn’t need to worry about premature death, and she allowed Great Bai to look at her nephew from outside the cave.

But Jiaojiao was still not allowed to approach, and neither could Leo and Little Leo get close to the bear cub.

Leo was very upset; beloved by all, whether human or bear, it couldn’t believe its aunt could be so wary. Little Leo, in a huff, even bit its hand for a while before running away from home with Baby.

Jiaojiao was not the least bit worried; in fact, she was pleased.

After all, with a kid around the house, there were few mothers who didn’t have high blood pressure.

Especially since she used to be able to give a beating, now with Leo being quick and prone to howling, she hadn’t even landed a hit and it would howl so loud that the whole forest knew she was a bad mother who hit her children for no reason.

Yesterday, after arguing with Squirrel Mother, she poked right at Jiaojiao’s sore spot, saying she couldn’t even be a proper mother, always beating her child every other day. Jiaojiao was so angry she nearly hit Squirrel Mother as well.

Leopard Sister was quite supportive though; Big and Small Baby had also been disciplined often. When angry, Leopard Sister didn’t hesitate to hit Brother Leopard as well.

At the end of last month, Beibei was sent back after surgery.

Beibei, with a prosthetic eye, seemed to have increased in attractiveness but was still in poor health.

Chen heard from the experts who brought him back that due to the severe injury, his lifespan wouldn’t be very long, and even because of its appearance, it was very possible that he wouldn’t have children of his own.

After all, being small and with just one eye, he didn’t look like the type a male leopard would choose.

Well, if he couldn’t, he couldn’t. Alive was all that mattered.

Because of Beibei’s return, somehow Big and Small Baby got wind of this news and rushed back overnight.

Now, somewhat independent, they would often leave for seven or eight days before returning home for a couple of days.

Brother Leopard and Leopard Sister didn’t worry about them at all.

Alone, one might go hungry, but the two brothers together, the unlucky ones would be other families’ children.

Like the Wild Rabbit Family, as well as the families of Forest musk deer and fawns.

Also, now and then, they would run up the mountain to hunt juvenile Antelope. Though they might return empty-handed five or six times out of ten, the times they did succeed, they would feast enough for a few days, allowing them to lazily skip hunting.

Beibei’s return made Big and Small Baby, who were planning to separate from their mother after the rainy season, hesitant.

They were reluctant to leave their sister and wanted to take her with them.

But after mentioning it once to their mother, Leopard Sister flatly rejected the idea.

Due to her injury, she certainly couldn’t have cubs anymore, and Beibei’s body couldn’t withstand the harshness of the outdoors.

Leopard Sister wanted Beibei to stay, to live within Brother Leopard’s territory, where she could always seek help from Two-legged Beasts if unwell—a much easier life than venturing out with her two foolhardy sons.

Besides, with Beibei’s physical condition, breeding was not an option, and those two brothers would certainly want their own offspring.

Once the breeding season arrived and males gathered to compete for mates, Big and Small Baby might not be able to protect their sister from getting involved.

Seeing their proposal rejected, Big Baby angrily went to take out his frustration on innocent animals, while Little Baby, worried, watched his sleeping sister and began to ponder, trying to devise a plan that satisfied both sides.

Brother Leopard and Leopard Sister didn’t stop them. If the child could really come up with a good idea, they too were reluctant to tie Beibei down here.

Leopards are free creatures, and reveling in the wilderness all year round is what they seek deep in their bones.

Three days later, Little Baby found his mother.

“Mom, what if, I say I take the Two-legged Beast with us too?”

Leopard Sister’s eyes widened, huh, a good idea indeed, and quite audacious!