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Shi Wen, "That's a tiger at the top of the food chain. If it weren't ferocious, you'd doubt whether it could fulfill its ecological niche."

Zhou Hongzhong smiled and said, "That's true too."

After roughly dealing with the wolverine, Zhou Hongzhong remembered to ask, "Where did the tigress catch the wolverine? Are there any other wolverines nearby?"

Shi Wen: "The female wolverine doesn't know; there are definitely no male wolverines around."

Wolverines are highly exclusive creatures and do not allow other wolverines of the same sex within their territory.

Therefore, even if there are other wolverines nearby, it would be at most a female wolverine.

Zhou Hongzhong said, "Never mind, we'll find some time in a couple of days to go and take a look."

Shi Wen instructed, "Then be careful of my tigress. She should be at her peak fighting ability now. Although she may not attack humans, just in case, be cautious when you go."

Zhou Hongzhong: "They knew we would definitely stay far away and try our best to avoid conflict."

"Alright, if you really find any other wolverines, let me know." Shi Wen smiled. "I'm quite curious if there are any other wolverines nearby?"

Zhou Hongzhong: "No problem."

Zhou Hongzhong and his men quickly left with the wolverine.

Their team couldn't keep the wolverines, so they reportedly sent them to a zoo.

Given the extent of this wolverine's injuries, it will likely need to recuperate at the zoo for a long time.

This was just a little incident on their ranch.

The next Shi Wen Yan Kexing again, bringing food to see the male tiger and the male snow leopard.

These two are the kind of people who are pretty easygoing. They were happy to see Shi Wen and Yan Kexing over, and they were even happier when they ate the food they brought.

I often hear that they don't seem to have any negative feelings Shi Wen them I'll come back to see them again.

The male snow leopard wagged its tail as it said goodbye; it's unclear where it learned that trick, perhaps from the dogs.

At Shi Wen thought the wolverine incident had come to an end.

Unexpectedly, Gong Jiang and his two companions came to visit, saying they wanted to film a video featuring wolverines and invited Shi Wen to help them go into the mountains to find wolverines.

Shi Wen them say, "Wolverines are a Class I protected animal in China; it's not guaranteed you'll find one."

Gong Jiang said, "We've already visited Captain Zhou. Captain Zhou said that although we didn't see any traces of wolverines, we found their droppings in the mountains, so there should be wolverines in the mountains."

Shi Wen, "That's not guaranteed. Even if we find it, there might be risks involved in filming it."

Gong Jiang immediately took out his tablet. "We've thought of that too. We've already registered it and obtained the filming permit."

At that Shi Wen was speechless.

Gong Jiang said, "The main problem is that things have been a bit sluggish lately, and we haven't had any exciting topics. Wolverines are so rare, so we wanted to see if we could make a video about them to promote wildlife conservation."

Lin Chengqian interjected, "Brother Shi, why don't you come with us to film? It's such an interesting topic! You don't have to appear on camera; just provide guidance. Our daily wage is very high."

Shi Wen chuckled, "Isn't Yan Kexing the ultimate boss behind you all? I take money from you, pay taxes, circulate it, and then put it back. What do I, my wife and I, get out of this?"

Lin Chengqian blinked. "Brother Shi? It would have been a way to support our teacher's career."

Shi Wen and said, "Okay, you guys can write the copy and script yourselves. Don't make me think about it."

Lin Chengqian immediately came over to massage his shoulders. "Brother Shi, it's already very kind of you to be willing to help. How could we dare to let you work so hard? Don't worry, you just need to help us find the beast path and lead us to look for traces of wolverines. We'll handle the rest ourselves, right, Senior Brother?"

Gong Jiang nodded. "It won't be too troublesome."

Gong Jiang and his team had been working on their topic for quite some time, and seeing that Shi Wen had agreed, they wanted to set off the very next day.

I don't mind Shi Wen.

Zhu Ji volunteered to help them guard the pasture, and they went into the mountains early in the morning.

This time we'll still go to the tigress's area, but not her territory; we'll go to the valley.

Even if a wolverine is present, it probably wouldn't dare to act recklessly in the tigress's territory, so the chances of finding it are higher if you search outside the tigress's territory.

The scenery in the countryside this season is just as beautiful as that in autumn.

The grass and trees have just sprouted, and when people look over, all they see is a tender green.

Because it was a sunny day, the sky was exceptionally blue, creating a striking contrast with the white clouds.

Gong Jiang glanced at the scenery in front of him through the camera and was extremely satisfied with it.

Zhou Hongzhong and his team had already been here once. Although they didn't find the wolverine, they did find wolverine droppings and had a general idea of the wolverine's territory.

They shared this information with Gong Jiang's team.

Therefore, when they were filming, they went straight to the wolverine's territory without taking any detours.

Shi Wen examined the ground and quickly found the wolverine's footprints.

He gently parted the grass, gesturing for Gong Jiang and the others to come over and take pictures.

Shi Wen said, "Wolverines are highly adaptable creatures, employing different hunting techniques in different environments. This female wolverine likely primarily feeds on aquatic life from the river."

Gong Jiang: "How can you tell?"

Shi Wen, "Look at the size. Look at this paw print; its size must be relatively small. With such a small size, it would be relatively difficult for it to catch various animals on land."

Gong Jiang: "Are their recipes very extensive?"

Shi Wen, "Yes, they eat both plant-based foods like tree bark, grass, flowers, and nuts, and animal-based foods like insects, fish, shellfish, and frogs. You can see there's some mud on the footprints; it's probably river mud."

Shi Wen waved as Shi Wen spoke, and the professional photographer next to him quickly came over to take a close-up photo of the footprints.

Shi Wen as he finished taking pictures and then led them along the footprints.

The trail of footprints indeed led to the riverbank.