Chapter 15: The Devil and the Sentinel
Every life has its own story, and snapping turtles are no exception.
After living in the lake for a few years, the snapping turtle has grown from a little guy to a behemoth, as if it is the overlord of the lake. The fish and shrimp in the lake are its food, and there are no natural enemies, and the living space is not many times larger than the glass box of the original owner's house, and the life is comfortable and comfortable.
The only drawback is that there is no female snapping turtle for it to cool off.
However, between freedom and coolness, snapping turtles clearly prefer the former.
But recently, it has found that its good days seem to be coming to an end.
A young man came to the lake.
It's not that the snapping turtle has never seen people, on the contrary, including its original owner, it has seen a lot of humans, and it is a snapping turtle that has seen the world, and it is no stranger to humans.
In the past few years, there have been occasional cases where tourists have seen it and tried to catch it.
But the snapping turtle can easily escape every time, such a large artificial lake, the lake is deep, it is difficult to be spotted wherever it dodges.
In addition, be careful not to eat the 'bait' that looks dangerous, and there will be no danger.
Therefore, as long as it is not discovered by the staff of the zoo, there is no large-scale encirclement and suppression, and the lake is not cleared, the good life of snapping turtles can continue.
But now it can't be done, he fought head-on with Su Ming that day, and although he finally escaped the control of his mental power, his mental power made the snapping turtle instinctively feel a kind of fear.
Animals have a survival instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, and the same is true for snapping turtles. The snapping turtle does not think like a human, but the instinct to survive tells it that this small lake is no longer suitable for habitation.
So, it was ready to move.
As a bachelor, moving is still a very simple thing, you can walk with a shell on your back, wave your tail, and leave in style, without taking a trace of clouds with you.
So at noon when the weather was fine and the wind was beautiful, the snapping turtle set off.
It crawled out of the water, picked a remote direction, and crawled into the woods not far away.
There is more than one artificial lake in the zoo, and the snapping turtle can feel that there is a larger body of water not far away, and if you can escape there, not only will there be more food, but also safer, and no one will be able to catch it at that time.
As soon as he landed, the snapping turtle found that a small, shaggy guy was blocking its path.
The little guy had a pair of erect pupils, made a strange meow sound, and curiously stretched out his fleshy little paws to scratch its head.
A snapping turtle is not the kind of turtle that hides in its shell when something happens!
In fact, its head can't fit into the shell, and coupled with the powerful bite force given to it by God, it is destined to have a brave heart!
In addition to humans, snapping turtles will not hesitate to choose a fight in the face of any animal!
Not to mention this fluffy, skinny little guy!
So the snapping turtle didn't hesitate to bite over, the little guy's little arms and legs, couldn't help biting at all, even if it was its slender waist, the snapping turtle was completely sure to bite into two!
There was a soft crack, but this bite was empty, and the fluffy little guy was as agile as lightning, and retracted his claws with a swish, and the snapping turtle itself was instead shocked by the strong bite force, and his jaw hurt and he was dizzy.
That's it, the little guy slapped the snapping turtle on the head with his backhand, knocking the snapping turtle down.
This slap doesn't hurt, the little guy has a soft pad of flesh in his palm, and it's actually quite comfortable to slap on the head.
However, this is Chiguoguo's provocation, which has nothing to do with pain, but the dignity of a snapping turtle!
The snapping turtle is furious, and it is about to kill when it rushes up!
In front of him, the little guy had already jumped on its back, and the little paws were scratching at the snapping turtle's big head, which could not be retracted into the shell!
It hurts so much this time!
The snapping turtle writhed desperately, its thick legs bumping and bustling, and finally threw the guy on its back out, but before it could relax for a few seconds, the little guy jumped on its back again.
The snapping turtle helplessly found that this fluffy guy, although he was small and did not have much strength, was so agile that he could not deal with it at all! I wanted to bite it, but every time the other party easily dodged it, and the other party could scratch it hard with sharp little claws.
It's a demon!
So the snapping turtle didn't hesitate to turn around and run!
While running, I looked back with palpitations!
Fortunately, that little devil was actually afraid of water, standing by the lake, not daring to chase after him, and meowing in the water!
The snapping turtle returned to the water, did not dare to stay, and sneaked to the other direction of the lake, wanting to move in a different direction.
But as soon as he stepped out of the water, he was horrified to find that not far away, a little black devil with the same fur was staring at it curiously......
A wave of desperation welled up in my heart.
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Su Ming lay on the window, and saw such a scene, as soon as the snapping turtle came ashore, it was blocked back into the water by the cat, and at first the snapping turtle dared to 'break through', but every time the cat scratched his head a few times.
Soon, the snapping turtle simply did not dare to go to the shore, showing half of its head in the water, staring vigilantly at the shore.
Several cats had never seen such a strange creature as a snapping turtle, and the cats' natural curiosity suddenly exploded, and they scurried around the lake.
"Big Black! You lead the team, surround the small lake for me, and you must not let this guy escape! ”
Su Ming laughed and gave instructions to a few cats with his mental power.
As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves. If the snapping turtle really escaped, the zoo is so big, and there is a reservoir not far outside, and he really can't find it, in case this guy holds a grudge, he can come to revenge at any time.
Moreover, I can't be sure whether the snapping turtle has escaped or is still in the lake. Therefore, as long as you can't catch snapping turtles for a day, the cruise business can't open for a day.
But as long as it is blocked in the lake by a few cats and can't escape, then as its mental power gradually improves, sooner or later it will be able to catch it!
Driven by Su Ming's orders and his own curiosity, Da Hei wandered around the lake with a few meows, like a loyal sentry!
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In the next two days, Su Ming went to work as usual, and then visited the entire zoo animal area, and made a lot of 'new friends'.
In the zoo, the cries of animals in the past few days are different from the past, both in frequency and volume, and many animals with slightly higher intelligence are using their unique ways to communicate with their peers, expressing puzzlement and curiosity about this new strange 'creature'.
On this day, Su Ming and another colleague changed the afternoon shift, and when it was almost dark in the evening, passing by the Monkey Mountain, they saw the old monkey king squatting on the monkey mountain, waving to Su Ming vigorously, and the rescued little monkey squatting on the back of the old monkey king, dangling.
"Squeak...... Quack quack ......"
"You called me over?"
Su Ming and the Monkey King are also familiar, knowing that the monkey's intelligence is quite high, and they are quite easy to get along with, there is no danger after getting acquainted, so he simply drilled into the monkey mountain from the entrance and exit of the breeder.