I have a wildlife zoo-Chapter 488 Salute to You

Qi Yuan’s phone rang promptly!

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"Mm, mm-hmm! Alright, we’ll bring people over straight away."

After Qi Yuan hung up the phone, he apologized to Fang Ye with some regret, "Director Fang, I’m sorry. We were planning to take you to the canteen for lunch after the visit, but now we have to go and rescue this snow leopard!"

Fang Ye hurriedly said, "Qi Yuan, take me with you! I’ve never seen a snow leopard rescue site before; I want to learn some experience and help out if I can."

Qi Yuan thought for a moment, "Okay, okay!"

Fang Ye wanted to comfort Lan Li, but Lan Li was very understanding and considerate, proactively telling him to go ahead without worries!

Xining Zoo prepared the transfer cage, anesthetic, blowpipe, and other tools.

They got into the car and, with several veterinarians and animal keepers, arrived at the Xitan Township primary school two hours later.

On the way, the school principal sent Qi Yuan a photo. In it, the snow leopard was seen lying on the ground, staring at the camera, with a dark red bloodstain on its head.

"What’s the matter with this snow leopard?"

"That bloodstain on its head, has it been hit?"

"Looking at it like this, did it hit its head while trying to escape after seeing people?"

Everyone discussed fervently, sharing their speculations.

Qi Yuan asked, "They haven’t hit the snow leopard! I heard that when the snow leopard ran out of a farmer’s house, it smashed the glass window. That’s probably how it got the injury on its head."

The primary school had already completed the evacuation process. The principal must have been anxiously waiting for half a day, and was thrilled to finally see the zoo’s team arrive.

Qi Yuan inquired, "Where is the snow leopard?"

"It’s inside the school, still staying under the wall!"

They carefully entered the school and observed in the direction the principal pointed out. Indeed, they saw a snow leopard nestled in the corner of a wall.

Its body was coiled up, and the bloodstain on its forehead had increased in size and darkened.

When it saw people approaching, it didn’t react much. It just gazed ahead with half-open eyes, its expression not at all lively, but rather dull and sluggish as if listening to gibberish in a class.

Such a dazed little appearance!

Fang Ye activated the Eye of Observation and took a look.

[Snow Leopard

Age: 3 years old

Gender: Male

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It really was dazed from the impact!

No idea how it managed to bash itself with such force.

Anyway, better to anesthetize it first and then check it out!

First, put it to sleep and then perform an examination.

Sandezi, holding the blowpipe loaded with an anesthetic dart, cautiously approached the snow leopard.

Getting to about five or six meters away, he raised the long blowpipe.

Qi Yuan cautioned from behind, "Sandezi, be careful! It might still move!"

Sandezi was very steady, and with a "puff,"

he swiftly shot the dart, hitting the snow leopard’s buttocks.

The previously sluggish snow leopard, startled by the sudden prick, quickly shook its tail and hopped a step.

It was responsive now, opening its mouth in a display of defiance, as if it was cursing loudly before lying down on the ground again, showing no reaction again.

The anesthetic wouldn’t take effect so quickly; it would need at least a few minutes. The snow leopard must have been weak already.

The veterinarians and animal keepers surrounded it and conducted a preliminary examination of its body, cleaning and disinfecting the wound.

This was a handsome young male snow leopard about 3 years old, weighing 88 pounds, which was within the normal weight range. It had neither fractures nor other external injuries, and overall, it seemed to be very healthy.

Everyone was a bit puzzled.

It looked quite healthy, so why was it in such poor condition?

Under the ranger’s guidance, an animal keeper went across to the school opposite, to the farmer’s house where the snow leopard had hit the glass, for a look.

It turned out to be an aluminum alloy window.

After discussing the situation, everyone was speechless.

Aluminum alloy windows are pretty sturdy. It was no wonder it got a concussion from headbutting through them.

It might have even hit the window frame.

Usually, snow leopards become independent from their mothers at the age of two. This snow leopard had left its mother only a year ago and probably lacked experience, inadvertently entering the human domain. In the process of evading humans, it fled into a villager’s house, frantically desperate, then dashed straight through the window.

Qi Yuan joked, "This snow leopard is pretty determined to go to school! To prove its sincerity, it kowtowed so hard that it bled, asking to be accepted. Not too bright, it seems, the teacher probably wouldn’t want it, so let’s teach it ourselves."

They put the snow leopard in the vehicle to take it back for further examination!

To see if the concussion was severe and if it could recover.

While moving it into the transport cage, someone even stroked the snow leopard’s fluffy tail.

Fang Ye helped move the snow leopard, seizing the opportunity to experience the touch of the snow leopard as well.

Living on the high plateau, the snow leopard’s fur was much thicker than that of most animals, and it felt soft and warm to the touch.

Getting into the car with a happy face, he said, "Heh, this is my first time touching a snow leopard."

Qi Yuan looked at him with envy and asked, "Feels great, doesn’t it?"

Fang Ye responded with surprise, "Eh, Qi Yuan, you guys raise so many snow leopards, you’ve never touched one?"

Qi Yuan sighed, "Who doesn’t want to touch one? Whenever we rescue snow leopards, and I see the photos of them sedated, netizens ask me what it feels like to touch one. When I say I’ve never touched a snow leopard, they don’t believe me.

Indeed, seeing them like this, I must admit, I really want to reach out and touch them, and that’s a normal feeling.

We say there are only two chances in life to stroke a snow leopard when it’s awake: once with the left hand and once with the right hand. If you touch it with your left hand, you lose that hand, and after using the right hand, you lose both hands and can never touch one again."

Fang Ye couldn’t help but laugh. He found Qi Yuan to be quite humorous.

Qi Yuan continued, "However, we are a rescue center, a zoo, an institution with principles. Our philosophy has always been to avoid unnecessary contact.

An animal keeper might touch them for desensitization, or for other reasons. A vet would touch them when checking their health. As a manager, I have no reason to touch them.

So, I haven’t touched any of the snow leopards we have had, including the ones we’ve bred and raised from cubs, nor have I touched the Pallas’s cat, or any of these wild animals.

It’s a regret of mine, not a remorse. I don’t feel remorseful, but it’s probably my greatest pride, a sign of my integrity, hehe."

Fang Ye was somewhat ashamed!

He touched animals and played with them to build a good relationship, but the main reason was for his own enjoyment.

He liked petting tigers, lions, red pandas, foxes, getting close to these animals, feeling their fur and experiencing their majestic power and adorable charm up close.

Of course, the animals quite liked being close to Fang Ye and being stroked by him.

However, even though he could get close to animals, when it came to wild animals, he still respected protocols and kept his distance. He probably still had some integrity.

He sincerely said to Qi Yuan, "I salute you, salute!"