Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 33: Shaking the Cat World, Mother and Son? Siblings!

"Roar, this is my den, mine!"

Chen Ying fell silent for a moment, then quickly reassured, "Yes, this is your territory, your den. I'm sorry, we're just borrowing it temporarily. I'll take it and leave here."

After venting, Leopard Sister's rationality returned significantly.

Her beautiful eyes stared at Chen Ying for a long while, then she lay down on her side, somewhat disheartened.

"This is my den. Mother gave birth to us siblings here, and after they all left, it was left to me."

Leopard Sister didn't allow herself to cry. A brief indulgence in the past was okay, but as a 'Royal Sister', she had to look forward.

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"I plan to return here when I'm old; this will be my place of death."

Usually, without human intervention, it's unlikely that the whole body of a wild animal would be preserved after natural death.

The pickier predators might not be interested in the elderly animals, but for those less powerful, scavenging creatures, the carcasses of dead wild animals aided their survival.

Perhaps this was the terrestrial version of "a whale falls, and a myriad of creatures thrive."

Before Chen Ying could speak, Little Nuomici, who was "locked" inside his clothing, finally pushed his head out of the neckline and issued a "Roar of the milk bear" towards Leopard Sister.

"Woof, woof woof~"

The words Chen Ying wanted to say were interrupted by this, and he instantly forgot what he intended to do.

Hearing the woofing, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Leopard Sister, when you were patrolling your territory just now, did you come across the little one's mother?"

"No. There's no scent of Mendun'er's kind in the territory, only the faint scent of this little one."

"There's an adult giant panda in the Wild Boar Forest near Huaqiu Valley, but it's unclear if she's the little one's mother."

"That one? The big guy who likes to fight, especially with wild boars? No, it's not the little one's mother. It's a male."

Chen Ying fell silent for a moment, then looked down at the little one still baring its teeth and threatening Leopard Sister.

It appeared that the little one really had lost its mother.

After posting a message in the group, he called his superiors to ask for instructions. Finally, the leader decided to let the little one stay here for a couple of days. If its mother really didn't turn up, then they'd bring it back.

Chen Ying hung up the phone and looked at Leopard Sister.

"Leopard Sister, can we discuss something? Could I borrow your den for a couple of days?"

Although the little one might not sleep in the den after he left, having a tree hollow could provide shelter from wind and rain.

Chen Ying rubbed Leopard Sister's head, asking her to leave first and meet him on the way back.

He needed to settle the panda cub in the tree hollow before he could leave.

The task of monitoring was temporarily assigned to Little Sen and Group Leader Li until he returned after settling Leopard Sister.

The plan was good, except for the little clingy one that wouldn't follow orders.

Seeing Chen Ying preparing to leave, the cub used all four paws, firmly grasping Chen Ying's leg. Feeling him stop, it resolutely climbed towards his embrace.

After three tries, he still couldn't manage to put the cub down.

At that moment, the team that went to scout the Wild Boar Forest sent back a message, confirming that the giant panda wasn't the cub's mother.

Three teams, three drones crossing and patrolling, and they didn't see any potential mother giant pandas.

Unable to abandon the cub, after consulting the leaders, Chen Ying had no choice but to bring the little cub back to the rescue station.

"Mendun'er is recovering well, and since she's a gentle female bear, could we let Mendun'er be the cub's foster mother and teach it survival skills?"

Holding the cub, sitting under a tree, with a fallen trunk not far away where Leopard Sister lay tearing at the prey she had caught.

Group Leader Li and Little Sen stood a few meters away, discussing how to arrange for the little cub.

"I think Brother Ying's suggestion can be tried, feeding can be solved artificially, and this cub doesn't seem to have a high demand for breast milk," they reasoned, "the base's formula milk can satisfy its growth needs. The most important thing is adaptation to the wild. Without an adult giant panda to lead it, it can only be sent to a rewilding base to find a female bear to be its nanny."

This nature reserve was originally named after the giant panda and later expanded to be named a national park.

But it essentially focused on giant pandas.

The entire reserve was divided into several sections, with a few rewilding bases, the closest one being fifty kilometers away.

Chen Ying naturally hoped to entrust Baby to Mendun'er.

For one, the difference between here and the rewilding area was not that significant, and secondly, if Baby's mother came looking, it could be returned to its rightful owner.

If nothing else, it could also add to the giant panda population of these mountains.

Having decided, they hesitated no longer.

Chen Ying and the others packed up and headed down the mountain with the little cub.

Yin Li and Little Deng continued to explore the surroundings, ensuring they hadn't missed any traces of the cub's mother.

Little Sen really wanted to hold the little cub, but the latter was not showing him a friendly face.

Not just him, even when Group Leader Li tried to touch it, the little cub would emit a "roar of the milk bear."

Back at the rescue station, the medical team members had already prepared everything the cub needed.

Of course, the first task was to conduct a thorough examination of the cub.

Group Leader Li did not participate in the examination. He needed to ensure Mendun'er was physically capable of taking on the responsibility of fostering the cub.

Meanwhile, the authorities at the Panda Base and the Research and Conservation Center below were discussing the plan to see if they agreed to let Mendun'er nanny the cub, depending on the examination results from Group Leader Li and his team.

These were tasks that Chen Ying, being a veterinarian at the rescue station, couldn't involve himself in. He consciously kept away, returned with Leopard Sister, and started drafting a report to the leaders to request the rebuilding of the Forest Cabin.

There were a bit too many people at the rescue station, not an ideal environment for wild animals to recuperate.

He wanted to quickly rebuild the Forest Cabin and then move there with Leopard Sister and the two leopard cubs.

He planned to return to work after Leopard Sister could return to the mountains.

Despite not wanting to interfere with the giant panda's arrangements, the rescued panda cub, however, refused to eat unless he saw him.

Whenever others brought food, the cub wouldn't even sniff it and would curl up tightly in the corner, unmoving.

Only when Chen Ying approached would it rush over, clinging to Chen Ying's legs, crying plaintively like a hundred-pound overweight child.

Having no choice, Chen Ying temporarily calmed Leopard Sister down, accompanied the cub during meals and exercise, and tried to facilitate its interaction with Mendun'er, separated only by a wall.

Mendun'er was naturally amiable. After talking to Chen Ying, it became curious about the little cub.

Chen Ying even held the cub for tentative contacts, like letting them touch noses across the bars and allowing Mendun'er to clean the cub's body.

Fortunately, the little cub currently didn't need to cling to a mother for milk, or else Mendun'er, this beautiful bear, would also be at a loss.

After three days of tentative contacts, Chen Ying tried placing the little cub in the adjoining small room. He squatted in the corner, opened the barrier between the two rooms, and allowed Mendun'er and the little cub to interact freely.

One was at a loss, the other happy to be a mom.

As everyone held their breath in attention, Mendun'er approached the little cub lying on the ground, licked it with its tongue, then gently picked it up by the neck, sat back, and cuddled the little cub in its arms.

"Mendun'er has accepted it!"

Everyone burst into joyful cheers and high-fived in celebration.

Chen Ying was also delighted, though he knew that Mendun'er had never resisted his request to help with the little cub from the beginning, yet before the decision was finalized, everyone was anxious.

Just as Chen Ying was about to leave the animal shed, planning to leave space for Mendun'er and the little cub to bond, he heard Mendun'er make a puzzled sound, calling "little brother."

Little brother? Seriously, such a melodramatic twist?