Chapter 196
Shi Wen looking at it, Shi Wen knew it was threatened and was in a state of fear.
Zhou Hongzhong was stunned. He looked around with his binoculars. "What's here? Why is it so scared?"
Shi Wen looked around and sniffed hard for a while before saying, "It's probably the feces of another feline; it smells a bit bad."
Zhou Hongzhong: "I couldn't smell anything."
Shi Wen, "That's normal, you're not a desert cat."
Zhou Hongzhong: "So there are its natural enemies here? What are the natural enemies of the desert cat again?"
Shi Wen: "Does that include felines and canines larger than it? Anyway, there are animals here that it feels threatened."
Zhou Hongzhong: "Does that mean we can't release the animals here either, and we have to go to the next location?"
Shi Wen patted him on the shoulder. "Let's go."
Shi Wen on the bus, he made a point of turning his head to glance at the desert cat.
The little guy's fear was genuine; it wasn't an act to keep him with Zhou Hongzhong and the others.
Thinking about this, Shi Wen realized he was overthinking things; most wild animals aren't smart enough to make plans.
He's so used to seeing his own little one that he's a bit unsure about how to judge other little ones.
Zhou Hongzhong took out a map. "Shi Wen, come and help me take a look. We've only picked out two release sites so far, we haven't chosen a third one. Could you pick one from these options?"
Upon Shi Wen this, Shi went over to take a look and finally picked one from a cluster of alpine meadows. "This one, I have a feeling it'll be better. Anyway, it's not far from here, we'll just have to go and see."
Zhou Hongzhong: "Then I'll do as you say, let's continue."
After they arrived at the alpine meadow that Shi Wen had selected, they carried the desert cat's cage down there.
The desert cat behaved quite well here, showing no signs of fear.
Zhou Hongzhong and his team opened the cage and let the desert cats roam freely.
The desert cat stood there stunned for a while. Seeing that no one was catching it, it quickly stretched its paws out of the cage and started running on all fours, disappearing into the bushes in the blink of an eye.
Zhou Hongzhong watched its disappearing figure. "Could it survive here?"
"Yes, it can. There are so many mouse holes here; it can easily catch a few mice and survive." Shi Wen turned his head and glanced over. "Look, there's a mouse hole over there, and it's quite big. If it wanted, it might even turn that hole into a cat's den after catching the mice."
Zhou Hongzhong said, "That's a bit cruel."
Shi Wen laughed, "Not bad, the main point is to avoid waste."
Everyone behind him laughed.
Zhou Hongzhong: "Then let's install an infrared camera before going back. We can observe from here and see if we can capture images of the Pallas's cat, so we can have more research data later."
Shi Wen, "It might be difficult to set it up here. Let's set it up by that pond over there, and put a salt block there while we're at it. Then we should be able to photograph all sorts of wild animals very quickly. Maybe we can even photograph other desert cats besides the one we released."
Zhou Hongzhong was taken aback. "Are there other desert cats here?"
"I think so." Shi Wen squinted and looked to his right rear. "I just saw a piece of cat poop that wasn't buried properly. It was probably done by a kitten."
Chapter 196
The presence of kittens indicates the presence of a mother cat.
The desert cat is an animal with a significant size difference between males and females, with female desert cats being much smaller than males.
If the female cat can survive here, Zhou Hongzhong and his team should have no major problems leaving the male desert cat here as well.
After letting the cat out, they went to install infrared cameras.
At this moment, Shi Wen noticed that the desert cat was hiding in the grass, watching them from afar, with its two pointed ears peeking out.
The grass is quite green now, and the desert cat's coat color is still quite noticeable.
Shi Wen looked at it and smiled.
Zhou Hongzhong noticed Shi Wen's smile and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Shi Wen: "It's nothing."
Zhou Hongzhong shook his head and said, "The infrared camera is almost installed. I'll send you a copy once it captures the footage."
Shi Wen, "Then I'll wait."
They finished quickly, and everyone headed down the mountain.
Shi Wen left, he made a point of looking back one last time.
The desert cat watched them from afar, and didn't leave even after they had walked several hundred meters away.
Shi Wen it was only afternoon when I got home.
He quickly inspected the pasture.
The ranch was so big that he would inspect it almost every day, repairing and patching what needed to be repaired, and also taking the time to plug any loopholes in the ranch.
When he's not up in the mountains, Shi Wen often enjoys riding his motorcycle around the ranch.
He would only consider riding the Shi Suo up the mountain if it was going to be a mountain.
Horse riding is too troublesome; you have to tie on a saddle and put on a bridle, and it's not as comfortable as riding a motorcycle.
Shi Wen that people who ride horses frequently experience soreness and chafing in their thighs after riding for a long time.
Motorcycles are relatively smoother, faster, and more comfortable.
This may be one of the reasons for the decline of related industries; technological development has truly dealt a devastating blow to them.
When Shi Wen returned, Yan Kexing had just come home from work.
He sped past on his motorcycle, Yan Kexing reached out and grabbed his handlebars, pulling him back. "So happy today?"
Shi Wen, using the momentum, hugged Yan Kexing: "I'm so happy to see you."
Yan Kexing: "Hearing you say that makes me happy too. What would you like to eat tonight?"
Shi Wen, "Fish? The tomatoes seem to be fermented too. How about using them to make red sour fish soup?"
Yan Kexing: "Then let's go catch two fish first."
Their fish were always kept on the other side of the ditch. Shi Wen went to catch them, Shi Wen said to Yan Kexing, "Then come up here, I'll take you there."