Chapter 67: The Cat Bear

After playing for a long time, Qin Yan watched the breeder look at the time from time to time, and knew that he still had something to do, so he pulled Irina away, Irina was still not satisfied, she was reluctant to leave, and wanted to stay, but he still left by force.

Irina had no choice but to reluctantly walk out, the two had just walked two steps, Qin Yan suddenly felt his legs tighten, looked down and saw a giant panda hugging his legs tightly, looking up at him, looking so cute, Qin Yan's heart warmed.

Touching its soft head, Qin Yan ruthlessly pulled out his leg and left, but before he took two steps, the other one jumped up and hugged his leg, not only him, but even Irina was hugged by a giant panda.

The keeper said, "Don't be reluctant to do it, the giant pandas are like this to whoever they are, they usually clean inside, and the most annoying thing is to be held by them." ”

This is obviously a kind of enjoyment, others can't envy it, how can you listen to his tone with an impatient look.

Finally walked to the door, the keeper just opened the door and went out, suddenly a scurrying over, stuck the door and wanted to escape. The rest of them also moved their little short legs, twisting and twisting towards the door.

The three of them hugged this, but they couldn't hug that, and don't look at them cute, they are giant pandas, first bears, and then cats.

The original name of the giant panda was "cat bear", saying that it was a bear that looked like a cat, but the Chinese way of writing was straight book, reading from right to left, and after changing to horizontal book, it was from left to right, when it was exhibited in the SC Beibei Museum in 1939, the title was used to horizontal book, the name cat bear, and at that time visitors were used to reading straight book from right to left, and read "cat bear" as "panda", and later got used to it, it was called panda.

It is essentially a bear, sitting in the fourth place in the bear family, weighing about 200 catties, and the highest can even reach 360 catties, although these are not so big, but they are not small, fat and a lump, how can it be so easy to deal with.

"Qin Yan, come and help me put them back. ”

Irina tugged at the door over there, preventing them from escaping. However, the panda didn't give up, and finally dragged it in, but before he could hold the others, he ran to the door again, wanting to run out to play.

And he also has a tenacious temperament, and he vows not to give up until he reaches his goal. They were busy for a long time except for a stinky sweat, but there was no effect, and in the end, the administrator couldn't directly come up with a killer idea, so the two of them were on this side first, and then went back and hugged a bundle of bamboo, and then shook it in front of the giant panda's eyes.

In an instant, the giant panda, who was still resolute just now, changed color, sat on the ground and nibbled on bamboo shoots, and was not interested in escaping.

The two looked at each other, but they didn't expect the panda to be a glutton.

The car hadn't come yet, Gerald suddenly came with a plastic bag to invite him to dinner, Qin Yan looked at his bright smile, he always felt weird in his heart, and he didn't answer the question, "Professor, you haven't gone back yet, what are you looking for me, tell me first." The way you are, my heart is furious. ”

"Haha, it's actually nothing, Anthony Schaller heard about turtles, this is not for me to ask, can you take care of the body of a rhinoceros. ”

"Anthony Schaller, I didn't expect him to hear my name too. Qin Yan was pleasantly surprised.

Don't look at Gerald as the chief scientist, but he can't compare with Anthony Schaller.

Anthony Schaller is a conservation biologist and author in the wild, chief scientist and vice president of the Science and Exploration Department of the International Wildlife Conservation Society.

Since the 50s, Dr. Anthony Schaller has been dedicated to wildlife research and conservation, and is recognized as the world's preeminent field biologist, conducting pioneering research on many large and endangered species, such as gorillas and African lions.

He has traveled extensively in the wilderness of Asia, Africa and South America, and has been the pioneer of many long-term research projects that have shed light on many conservation issues and have had a profound impact on the academic community and the general public.

He has won many awards such as the World Wide Fund for Nature Gold Medal, the International Universe Award, the Taylor Environmental Achievement Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the National Geographic Society, the Indianapolis Award, and the China Environment Award.

He has published numerous scientific papers and 15 books, including The Lion of the Serengeti, which won the 1972 National Book Award, and The Last Panda, which became well-known to many Chinese readers, as their initial enlightenment for the care and protection of wildlife.

From lions and gorillas in Africa to wild sheep and Tibetan antelopes in Asia, he has been the initiator of many long-term research projects and the revelation of conservation issues, which have had a profound impact on the academic community and the public. His dedication and acumen have made him one of the world's most renowned wildlife scientists today, and he has received the International Cosmos Award (RB), the Taylor Award for Environmental Achievement (USA), and the 2007 National Geographic Society Lifetime Achievement Award.

Schaller is almost the most famous figure in the International Wildlife Conservation Society, and Qin Yan is so excited to be able to get him to pay attention to himself. He hesitated and said, "The rhinoceros should be fine, but what's the matter with him asking this?"

"That's great, he mainly wants to invite you to see the northern white rhinoceros. ”

Qin Yan refused without hesitation. "Professor, I'm going to go back and officially set up the field, I'm afraid I don't have time. ”

"As long as you are willing to go, the price is negotiable. ”

"It's not a priceless thing, you always have to let me have a little free time, since I started to help turtles recuperate, it's only been a long time now, I've been to a few places, and I've been at home for less than a month, and the newly opened farm has not been managed, so it can't be like this. ”

Gerald had a bitter face, hearing him say this, Gerald was a little embarrassed, Qin Yan is not the kind of person who loves animals like his life, he does this business more to make money and then enjoy it.

Now I don't even have time to enjoy it, so why don't people have the interest to work. But he also had a last resort, so he said, "Please entrust this matter to you, brother, give me a face, you must go, this time it is for the northern white rhinoceros, you can check it." ”

Seeing his resolute attitude, Qin Yan searched for it on his mobile phone, and with Gerald's introduction, he quickly understood what had happened.

The northern white rhinoceros is also called the white rhinoceros, the square nose rhinoceros, the bottlenose rhinoceros, etc., the body is large and mighty, the shape is peculiar, it is the second largest rhinoceros in existence, and it is also the fifth continent animal after the African elephant, the Asian elephant, the African forest elephant and the Indian rhino.

As of 2013, according to the IUCN African Rhino Expert Group, there were about 20,405 white rhinos alive, making it the largest number of rhinos in existence.

It seems that there are a lot of them, but the northern white rhinoceros they are talking about is not referring to this, but a subspecies of the white rhinoceros, a very rare white rhinoceros.

There are now only three white rhinos in the north, and they are at the point of extinction at any time.

The 43-year-old Sultan, who lives in Kenya's Olpejeta Wildlife Sanctuary, is the world's only remaining male northern white rhino.

At the age of 43, it doesn't seem to be big, but it is still in the prime of life for people and can have children. But this is the white rhinoceros, and the average lifespan of the wild population of the northern white rhinoceros is 40 years, and the old "Sultan" has basically lost the ability to reproduce.

But the burden of the continuation of the race was all entrusted to him, and if it could not produce offspring, the white rhinoceros could only perish.

Now that the Sultan is old, he is almost measured by days, and he will not live for more than a few years if he is allowed to live, so Gerald asked him to go without saving face.

Working together for so long, Joseph Ranch was also introduced by him, Qin Yan was embarrassed to refuse, so he had to say, "Okay, I just bought a car, I'll drive the car home, I'll go with you, how about it?"

"No problem, I'll tell Schaller to arrange things over there first. ”