【0813】Skin grafting for hippopotamus mothers

The reason why they are struggling is that the prognosis is going to be troublesome again.

Wild animals are usually less likely to interfere when they fight, especially if they are predators, but they must be treated if they are injured by the war and do not become food.

If the crocodiles had retreated, they would have only had to track down the crocodile with the broken tail for treatment. But now there is another crocodile with both upper and lower jaws damaged, and the mother hippo is also injured, and if the battle ends here, they will have to take on the task of saving the mother hippo and the two crocodiles.

The crocodile staggered away from the place, and the mother hippo began to move, because there was no point in staying here, and continuing to protect the baby hippo was what it should do.

But instead of running wildly, it walked close to the shore, striking the river bank with its muscular body as it went.

Cardolite scratched his head, "It's trying to intimidate the other party, it's been fighting for so long, it's taking a lot of energy, it's a bit silly to do this." ”

Another staff member chimed in: "I'm afraid it's because I'm tired of coping with it, I don't have much hope, and I'm starting to lose my mind, right? Could it be that the end is that their mother and son will be wiped out?"

Hao Jun shook his head, "It's not stupid, it just crashes the gently sloping river bank into a steep and difficult to climb state, this is to prevent the crocodiles from outflanking the hippopotamus babies when they confront the crocodiles in a certain place." After being hit by it, the river bank is so steep and so high, it is very difficult for crocodiles with small arms and legs to climb. If the crocodile struggles to jump, the less solid bank will collapse and it will still be difficult to climb. In this way, the one with the broken tail will definitely not be able to take this step, but also because of the tail, his mobility in the water is limited, and he is afraid that he will not dare to confront the hippopotamus mother head-on. The upper and lower jaws were injured, and they had already become cowards, so I was afraid that it would be impossible to confront it head-on and bypass it for a sneak attack. So these actions of the hippopotamus mother are equivalent to letting herself only need to face the crocodile leader, too calm and too smart. ”

When Hao Jun said this, the mother crocodile had already trimmed the riverbank to the side of the baby hippo, took a break, gently pushed the baby hippo with her big head, as if comforting, like encouragement, and then continued to hit the past.

Its wounds were still dripping blood, falling to the surface of the water and rippling open, forming a dazzling red flower, which was crushed by itself, looking tenacious and tragic.

Cardolite and their actions after it communicated with the hippopotamus baby, and saw it continue to hit forward, so they really recognized Hao Jun's words, and sure enough, it did not lose its mind, this move was really very smart.

For an animal like a hippopotamus, Cardolite and they all feel that they know more than David, that is, Hao Jun, but they didn't expect Hao Jun to see it more thoroughly than them, and they can't help but admire it.

But they didn't expect that Hao Jun's judgment just now was not based on David's memory, but on the experience gained from Maxim, a field expert.

Whether it is a human or an animal, when facing the enemy, they will try their best to put themselves in a safe situation, in an environment where they can easily move forward and retreat, and can attack and defend, which is a natural habit of nature, but based on their own intelligence and experience in the enemy, they behave differently.

The crocodile's IQ is very high, and the current crocodile leader is not a fool, he weighed the possibility of winning, turned away, and didn't even say hello, maybe he didn't like the two remnants of the defeated army.

But the combat effectiveness of the two remnants of the defeated generals has been greatly reduced, and if they are separated from the strong jawfish leader, they will definitely have a hard time, so they drag two blood lines behind and desperately chase after them.

Hao Jun checked the medical kit, which should be able to deal with the injury of the hippopotamus mother.

Cardolite contacted Balatu and informed him of the whereabouts of the injured crocodile, and that he could only be responsible for treating the hippopotamus mother, and that Balatu would have to arrange the crocodile's affairs.

In order to deal with the emergency, the car carried plenty of food and fruit, and Cardolite asked everyone to make do with a lunch first, and then when the hippo mother came ashore, it was busy.

Eating in the car, of course, it is better to sit quietly and eat hot after going back, but there is not so much attention at the moment, after all, there is a hippopotamus waiting for treatment.

While eating, they paid attention to the dynamics of the hippopotamus mother.

Its vigilance was relaxed considerably by the departure of the strong enemy, but fatigue followed without exception, and it was a little overwhelmed when it broke the steep bank into a gentle slope.

After it took the hippopotamus ashore, it reclined to the side and looked directly at Hao Jun and their car.

A considerable number of wild animals do not feel hostile to the vehicles and clothing of the reserve staff, and as long as they are not directly threatened, whether they are feeding, napping, mating, or fighting, they will turn a blind eye.

When they are injured, those with a bit of intelligence will subconsciously ask the staff for help.

In David's memory, there were antelopes that escaped after being scratched by lions blocking staff cars, and boa constrictors with festering bodies crawling into the staff camp.

So at this moment, almost everyone realizes that this is asking for help, and it seems that the next rescue work is much easier, at least there is no need to worry about how to safely and effectively comfort the hippo baby.

But they still decided to talk about it after eating, firstly, because the blood flow from the wound of the mother hippo is not too much, and staying for a while will not cause more serious harm. The head and face surgery is very careful, the time may be relatively long, Hao Jun will be more secure to complete the operation when he is full, so that he will not be weak and weak, and they can better cooperate with the operation and safety and security work, who knows if there will be carnivores attracted by the smell of blood?

Sure enough, the baby hippo and the hippopotamus mother were intimate for a while, and then they began to feed.

When it finished feeding, the mother hippopotamus stood up and walked towards the side of the car, probably worried that the staff would not notice its injuries and turn around?

Cardolite jumped out of the car first, followed by Hao Jun, followed by another staff member with a medical kit. There is also a staff member who remains in the driver's seat to facilitate the response to emergencies.

When the mother hippo saw the staff walking towards it, she stopped, because the riverbank is their paradise, and the farther away from the water, the more unsafe they feel, and it has nothing to do with trusting the staff.

A baby's sense of security depends largely on the parents, and the baby hippo is no exception, not hostile to people who are getting closer, with both eyes spinning and curiosity about the medical kit that has never been seen before.

The hippopotamus mother's mood was relatively stable, and the hippo baby was also very happy to play with Cardolite, so Hao Jun injected the hippo mother with anesthetic.

After the anesthetic took effect, Hao Jun began debridement.

What Hao Jun didn't expect was that due to the infiltration of blood, he couldn't see the injury clearly from a distance. Now after the wound is cleaned, it is found that there are a lot of damaged tissues that cannot be healed and need to be removed, and it is difficult to ensure the treatment effect by suturing the wound, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial and other conventional means, and the wound is likely to expand and become infected. In the worst case, another operation is required, and a large piece of meat is removed to check the aftermath, or in the worst case, death from severe infection may occur.

In order to ensure the healing of the wound and to ensure the survival rate after treatment, the only feasible solution is to graft the skin of the hippopotamus mother.