After washing, the two pure white ferrets changed their appearance, revealing a very different coat color from before.

Qin Shiou used a hair dryer to dry the hair of the two little guys, and suddenly, two cute little ferrets appeared in front of him.

After washing off the dye from the coat, the two ferrets had a light yellow coat on their heads and backs, a similar but lighter belly, and dark brown eye circles, like giant pandas.

In addition, their beaks are snow-white, while their limbs and mid-tails are black, as if they were wearing black boots.

Qin Shiou blew dry their hair, and the two little ones lay meekly in his palms, their big eyes gurgling and turning, revealing a sense of wit, and there was a faint 'yaa' sound in his throat, rubbing his thumb with his head like a child being coquettish.

Seeing the true faces of these two little guys, the black knife exclaimed: "God, it's really a black-footed ferret!" Where did these guys get these little darlings? This is a truly endangered animal, and this pair is worth at least a million dollars! ”

Qin Shiou searched for information about this animal on the Internet, and it turned out that not to look at the family-raised ferrets that are so popular in North America now, in fact, the black-footed ferret is the only ferret that is truly native to this continent.

Compared to their close relatives, black-footed ferrets have smoother coats, sharper senses, a more adorable appearance and a more aggressive predatory ability.

But what led to their near-genocide was not their fur or appearance, but their food.

In its heyday, the black-footed ferret was abundant and widely distributed in southern Canada. They can be found as far east as the Rocky Mountains as far as Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska in the United States.

That area is also the famous prairie region of the North American continent. There are a lot of rats and prairie dogs, and these two small animals happen to be the favorites of the black-footed ferret.

But. These two animals also happen to be the mortal enemies of ranchers, especially the grassland dogs and rats, they like to gnaw on the grass roots, and like to live in groups, often a population of thousands of grassland dogs and rats, can destroy dozens of hectares of pasture.

In the last century, in order to eradicate this damaging rodent, ranchers have dropped large quantities of poisonous bait to exterminate prairie dogs and rats.

This trick is very useful. Prairie dogs and rats were wiped out, and the black-footed ferret, which relied on them as their main food source, declined dramatically, and by the seventies, the genocide of this cute little creature was declared in the wild in Canada.

Fortunately, in the mid-80s of the 20th century, a small population of about 120 black-footed ferrets was discovered in Wyoming by coincidental biologists.

Originally, for a biological population, 120 individuals was not a small number. If you protect it well, you can breed to thousands in a few years, and then there will be tens of thousands, and then you can take off the endangered brand.

Unfortunately, in 1985. The black-footed ferret population survived two consecutive outbreaks of disease, and eventually 18 survived, if it had not been for the early intervention of biologists. These 18 will not survive, so the people's protection measures will be gone.

These 18 ferrets are used as the female parent. Coupled with advanced technologies such as IVF and frozen fertilized eggs, American scientists have finally preserved this biological species. However, because they are not wild populations, the vitality and reproduction ability of these ferrets are very poor, and the number is only about 500 so far.

I don't know where Benson got the two little black-footed ferrets, the price of the black knife just now is actually a bit conservative, this kind of small animal, one is more than a million dollars.

You know, the black-footed ferret is a rarer animal than the giant panda, and China can now send the giant panda to other countries for diplomacy, but the Americans are reluctant to use the black-footed ferret as a diplomatic mascot.

So, how much is a giant panda on the black market right now? Black-footed ferrets will only be more expensive!

This kind of little thing is not much worse than the giant panda in terms of appearance, especially now that it is small and tender, and the fluffy flesh is rolling, Qin Shiou was conquered by their appearance after only getting along for a while.

It's really cute!

It's a pity that these two little guys are two nuclear bombs that can run, and the Americans will make a complete file of each newborn black-footed ferret, including their coat color, genes, body characteristics, etc., and will never lose one.

It is estimated that now the Americans have found out that they have lost two black-footed ferrets, no wonder Benson and others were afraid of being like that when they called themselves rangers just now, the Americans may really send elite ranger troops in order to find a pair of black-footed ferrets!

If Qin Shiou kept the pair of little ferrets privately, then when the Americans caught Benson and others to figure out the situation, it was estimated that they would directly send him to court, and his militia status would not be able to keep him at that time.

In the United States, the black-footed ferret is a protected animal that is prohibited from being transported, traded, or privately farmed, and is even more protected than the bald eagle because there are so few of them.

Qin Shiou caressed the two little ferrets, and when he used the Poseidon consciousness to control them just now, he easily entered some Poseidon energy, and the two little guys were now full of attachment to him, and they were honestly lying in his arms.

Taking the ferret to the deck, Qin Shiou looked at Benson and his party and smiled: "What did I just say?" You continue to be arrogant, huh? Why aren't you arrogant? ”

The fishermen, who apparently knew the black-footed ferrets as well, gathered around and watched in amazement for a moment, and then it was their turn to be arrogant:

"Damn, I don't know the law with little reading, can anyone tell me what the crime of trafficking black-footed ferrets is?"

"Haha, if you are caught by the Americans, you can shoot it directly in private."

"That's awesome, how did you get that black-footed ferret? I think it's harder to steal this thing from an American than it is to steal gold from Citibank, right? ”

Looking at the little ferret, Benson and the others turned pale, and the brown-haired young man trembled his lips and said, "Boat, captain, they found it!" What to do? They found the black-footed ferret! We're finished, are we going to be killed? ”

Benson ignored the frightened companions around him, he looked anxious, and yelled at Qin Shiou, "Who asked you to bathe them?" Did you wash them off with water? ”

Qin Shiou was stunned and said, "What's wrong with bathing them with water?" ”

Benson stood up and cried out angrily, "Do you know what they're smeared on?" Oh, God! Oh, God! These two little ones are finished...... Hurry up, get it! Hurry up and get it, or it's too late! ”

Qin Shiou didn't understand what Benson meant, but subconsciously he felt that he had made a mistake, so he handed the little ferret to him.

And the moment Benson got the ferret, he turned and ran, ran to the side of the boat in three steps and two steps, and threw the ferret into the sea...... (To be continued......)