Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 80 - Gentle Mama Bear, Focusing on Companionship
Chapter 80: Chapter 80 Gentle Mama Bear, Focusing on Companionship
Yin Li made a makeshift bed in Chen Ying’s room.
When he was startled awake, Chen Ying was already at the door.
“What’s happening?”
“There’s a bear approaching; I’m going to check it out.”
Downstairs in the observation room, Little Sen and Little Chen hadn’t slept. They took turns keeping watch over Baby Bear.
Chen Ying glanced out the window and made a hand gesture to them, without entering the room.
The Giant Albino Panda guarded the stairwell with a fierce look on its face, as if commanding the situation with an air of “none shall pass.”
On the second floor, Jinya and Little Jin were also perched on the big tree next to the small building, making alert and threatening expressions towards a certain direction.
As for the Big Spirit Cat Mother, all she could do was hug her babies tightly, poking her little head out of the window sill to assess the situation.
About ten minutes later, a black-and-white giant panda approached the small building. As it walked, it made ferocious barking sounds and occasionally stopped to sniff the ground.
“It must be the mother panda looking for her baby.”
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After assessing the situation, Chen Ying approached the Giant Albino Panda and patted its back.
“Great Bai, go talk to her. The baby hasn’t recovered yet, but the wound has been treated.”
The Giant Albino Panda, called “Great Bai” by Chen Ying, shook its fur discontentedly, took a few steps forward, then hesitantly stopped and looked back at Chen Ying.
“Go ahead, don’t get too close. Tell her the baby is doing well.”
As the Giant Albino Panda approached, Mama Panda showed her ferocious face.
“Woof woof~~” Great Bai obediently sat down about ten meters away from the mother panda, not getting too close.
“Your baby is okay now; the Two-legged beast helped treat its wound. I just took a glance at it, sleeping soundly.”
Mama Panda stared at Great Bai, seemingly trying to gauge how much she could trust his words.
Seeing that Mama Panda’s demeanor had calmed a bit, Chen Ying came beside Great Bai and tentatively greeted her.
“The baby is much more stable now, has just been fed. Would you like to see it?”
The suggestion was risky, but without letting Mama Panda see her baby, she might not be at ease.
While Chen Ying was talking to Mama Panda, Yin Li deftly went inside to make arrangements.
He asked Little Sen and Little Chen to move Baby Bear’s bed to the doorway and put down an extendable metal fence.
Mama Panda could stand at the door and sniff the baby’s condition but was unable to enter the room.
After a half-hour standoff, Mama Panda finally followed Great Bai up the stairs with some skepticism and reached the doorway to the ward.
The specially made metal fence allowed her to extend her paws in and out, but her head couldn’t fit through.
Maintaining a safe distance, Yin Li held the foot of the bed, ready to quickly move the bed away if the situation turned dire.
Mama Panda carefully sniffed her baby’s scent, and after feeling the warmth and the delicious smell of milk coming from her baby, her emotions became much steadier.
Eventually, she sat down, blocking the door with her butt, her paws grasping the metal bars, her eyes eagerly fixed on her child and seemingly a bit moist.
Chen Ying brought over a big bundle of bamboo and shoots and placed them next to Mama Panda.
“Have something to eat, find a place to get some sleep. When the baby is better, you can leave together.”
Mama Panda turned to give Chen Ying a glance, then turned back to gaze at her baby, making a “whimpering” sound.
Chen Ying squatted down and touched her head, unsurprised to see abrasions near her mouth.
Though for a giant panda these scratches didn’t amount to much, they could still become a big problem if not disinfected and treated.
Chen Ying took out a spray from his waist pouch, put on bite-resistant gloves, and pre-warned Mama Panda, then asked her to close her mouth so he could spray medicine on the wound.
Wild animals can’t disinfect with the precision humans do; it’s commendable that they even agree to get treated.
Little Chen, through the window, took several photos of Chen Ying appeasing the mother panda and even recorded a video of him administering medicine to Mama Panda.
Research material, all this!
After comforting for almost an hour, it was time for Baby Bear to feed.
Little Sen had already prepared the milk powder, let Panda Mother sniff the bottle, then stuck it into Baby Bear’s mouth.
With its eyes closed, Baby Bear hummed twice, then started to gulp down the milk.
Panda Mother seemed a bit restless, got up, walked back and forth a couple of steps, then sat down again.
Chen Ying took the opportunity to check her out and confirmed that Panda Mother had no external injuries; she probably just wanted to nurse her baby herself.
He stood up to comfort her, “Don’t worry, it’s still not fully awake from the anesthesia. I’ve added some sedatives to the milk to help it get a good sleep.”
Panda Mother sat down again, leaning against the iron bars, huffing heavily.
Chen Ying sat down cross-legged, constantly stroking her fur to soothe her.
He picked up a bamboo shoot, peeled off the shell, and held it to her mouth.
After looking at Chen Ying for a while, Panda Mother took the shoot and started crunching away.
What puzzled Chen Ying slightly was that this giant panda seemed somewhat familiar with humans, and it did not overreact to the presence of the examination tools or the iron bars.
“Little Chen, ask Teacher Luo if there was a giant panda released into the wild from our sector or the two adjacent ones last year that lost its tracking collar. Take a photo and send it to the group so everyone can have a look. I suspect this giant panda might be one that was raised in captivity and then released successfully.”
The sector where the hiker had an incident was an official preliminary reintroduction site, and their area geographically served as a biological corridor.
Thus, it was not impossible that a wild released mother panda with her cub could have wandered into their area.
After eating a bamboo shoot, Panda Mother finally started to eat with peace of mind.
But they had to ensure that the cub never left her sight.
Fortunately, when they built the small building, they had installed two doors; otherwise, with her sitting there, it would have been impossible for anyone inside the house to even use the bathroom.
Inside was Little Chen and Yin Li keeping watch, while Little Sen ran to the kitchen to make a batch of steamed cornbread.
Being an experienced hand, it didn’t take long to finish, and he spread them on a bamboo tray to cool down.
Then he went to cut some fruit for Panda Mother, busy and happy.
A bowl of fruit with a bit of honey added, as well as a palm-sized piece of steamed cornbread.
When placed before Panda Mother, she examined it seriously for a while before grabbing the bread and stuffing it into her mouth.
After the flashy meal, she too was tired, promptly lying down at the doorway to sleep.
Chen Ying cleaned up the leftover waste, and then checked on Baby Bear’s condition inside the room.
“While you’re taking care of Baby Bear, pay attention to whether there is any seepage from its wound. Be careful when applying the medicine; its palm skin is seriously damaged, and the application of the medicine might sting a bit. Be wary of it struggling and potentially hurting you.”
“Don’t worry, Brother Ying, I’ve taken care of many injured animals before. I’ve also looked after pandas, no problem,” replied Little Chen.
The student recorded the key points Chen Ying had mentioned, watching him carefully reapply medicated powder on the paw.
“This medicine is homemade; it’s mainly for disinfection, stopping bleeding, removing decay, and promoting tissue growth – it works quite well on animal wounds. Even if they can’t resist licking it, it won’t harm them. The only downside is that it has a short duration of effect, so it needs to be applied regularly. Make sure to record every time after you apply the medication.”
It had to be said, having a strong professional on hand was very useful.
After an entire night’s endeavors, as day broke, Yin Li needed to return to the Rescue Station to give a report.
Chen Ying went back upstairs, and without daring to undress, closed his eyes to rest for a bit more than an hour, then forced himself awake.
It was not even nine in the morning yet, and Teacher Luo and the others had already arrived.
Accompanying them were two members of the Panda Center’s medical team.
Receiving a call from the Rescue Center the day before, they had set off overnight and climbed the mountain before dawn.
They were here primarily for evaluation.
Because of the presence of the mother panda and Chen Ying’s application, they had to make a thorough assessment before deciding whether Baby Bear could stay to heal.
When Chen Ying came downstairs, the three experts were quietly discussing the x-rays of Baby Bear’s fracture.
“I’ll reserve my opinion; what do you two think?”
