"Xiao Qing, that isn't food!"
When he saw Xiao Qing getting closer and closer to the saker falcon, Lin Xuan hurriedly stopped it.
If this really was a saker falcon, then it was a National Second-Class Protected Animal.
If Xiao Qing simply ate it as food, then he would become a criminal.
Hearing Lin Xuan's words, Xiao Qing stopped crawling and tilted its head at him in confusion.
Although it had eaten some food in the cave earlier, how could jerky compare to the deliciousness of fresh prey?
So when it saw this bird, Xiao Qing had wanted to eat it.
But since Lin Xuan had stopped it, and it listened to him well, it could only turn around and crawl off to the side.
(I just looked it up and confirmed that this bird is a saker falcon.)
(It's a National Second-Class Protected Animal. Good thing the streamer stopped Xiao Qing in time.)
(Otherwise, if Xiao Qing had treated this saker falcon as prey and hunted it...)
Lin Xuan examined its condition and found that the saker falcon was extremely weak. When it saw him arrive, it looked frightened and even flapped its wings, but it was too weak to fly at all.
He also discovered three corpses beside it. One was much larger, though its body had already decayed considerably, while the other two were small and likewise decomposed.
If he had guessed correctly, the largest corpse should have been the little saker falcon's mother, while the other two were its siblings.
They had probably encountered some kind of danger. The saker falcon's mother had been injured while protecting her children and had then died.
As for the other two, he had no idea what had happened to them, but they were already dead as well.
This saker falcon had perhaps survived so long only by eating the flesh of its mother and siblings.
Faced with this little chick that could barely move anymore, Lin Xuan hesitated.
It was simply too small and too fragile. Could it really be saved?
(It's a saker falcon. It looks so weak.)
(Maybe it cried so loudly earlier because it was seeking help, but that used up all its strength.)
(Streamer, can you save this little chick? It looks so pitiful.)
(Yeah, it's still a little life. If you can save it, then please save it.)
Seeing how weak the chick was, the viewers in the livestream room were filled with sympathy.
(Streamer, why aren't you saying anything? Can it be saved or not? Give us an answer.)
(Yeah. Aren't you usually very proactive when you run into things like this? Why do you seem like a completely different person today?)
"I'm not sure whether I can save this little saker falcon or whether it can survive smoothly. After all, it's too small, so..."
Lin Xuan told the viewers in the livestream room what he was thinking, and his eyes dimmed slightly.
(Streamer, didn't you tell us that when you come across little animals, you should help if you can?)
(Streamer, you haven't even tried helping this little chick yet. Why are you already losing confidence?)
(That's right, streamer. Be more resolute. Even if you can't save it, you still tried to help. We won't blame you afterward.)
Seeing the viewers in the livestream room cheering him on,
Lin Xuan took a deep breath. That was right. He had not even tried to help the chick yet, so why had he become so uncertain?
Whether the little saker falcon could survive under his care or not, he still had to try to save it!
With that thought, Lin Xuan nodded. "Thank you all for the encouragement. Don't worry, I'll do everything I can to save this little saker falcon."
Even if he gave it his all, even if there was only a one percent chance, if he did not try, then failure was one hundred percent certain!
Lin Xuan walked over to the little saker falcon, crouched down, and carefully cupped it in both hands.
Since he had made his decision, he would not hesitate again.
He placed the little saker falcon in another spot that looked relatively clean, then set his backpack on the ground.
He took out a towel, tore open a natural warming patch and stuck it to the bottom of the towel. After folding the towel into several layers, he placed the little saker falcon on top of it.
The little saker falcon's feathers had not fully grown in yet, and it could only rely on staying close to its parent bird for warmth. This little chick had been alone in the wild for who knew how long.
So if he wanted to save it, the first step was to ensure that its body temperature returned to a normal level.
Seeing Lin Xuan busy helping the little saker falcon, Xiao Qing crawled over beside it and leaned close to the towel Lin Xuan had just folded, stretching out its little head to inspect the chick.
This startled Lin Xuan badly. He thought Xiao Qing had not given up on treating the little saker falcon as food.
He quickly reached out to stop it. "Xiao Qing, this isn't food. You can't eat it."
Xiao Qing flicked its tongue and looked at Lin Xuan innocently.
It had understood from what Lin Xuan said earlier that this was not food. It only wanted to come over and check on the little saker falcon, but Lin Xuan had misunderstood it.
That left it feeling a little wronged.
It crawled off to the side to look for insects or a few mice to eat.
It vented its grievance on insects and mice.
Although the little saker falcon had been warmed up, its biggest problem right now was still its lack of food.
Lin Xuan also noticed that although the little saker falcon was young, its beak had already developed into a sharp, pale yellow shape, with a tiny hook at the tip.
That meant it was an insect-eating or meat-eating bird.
Since it ate insects or meat, all he needed to do next was prepare insects or meat for it.
Lin Xuan looked around. Finding insects to feed the little saker falcon would probably be difficult.
He reached into his pocket and found a small bag of jerky inside.
It would not be easy to find anything else right now, so he could only use jerky as a substitute for the time being.
However, given the little saker falcon's condition, feeding it directly was probably impossible.
He could only grind the jerky into minced meat, then use a syringe to inject it little by little into its beak. That was the only way it could eat it.
After making up his mind, Lin Xuan began grinding the jerky for the little saker falcon. He also prepared an antibacterial tablet, scraping off one-seventh of the dose with his fingernail before mixing it into the minced meat.
Then he took out a syringe, drew up the ground meat paste mixed with water, cut off a section of IV tubing, removed the needle, fitted the tubing over it, and carefully picked up the folded towel.
With warmth around its body, the little saker falcon's condition seemed to improve slightly.
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