Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl

Chapter 384 - 382: Domineering Big Bear, 2 Ha Double Leopard

Half an hour after Chen Ying and his companions left, a giant panda came wobbling over, a bone from some unknown animal clamped in its mouth.

From the outside, it didn't look much different from other pandas, but the sharpness of its exposed teeth and its oppressive gaze easily betrayed its ferocity.

It arrived at the campsite, sniffing around before heading to where the pots and pans were stored, ripping apart the covered waterproof cloth with its teeth. Unfortunately, nothing inside was edible.

Feeling deceived, the giant panda angrily pushed everything onto the ground, then leaned against the rock wall, sat down, and began sucking on the bone.

The two leopards, hidden in the trees above, watched the giant panda chew on the bone, their brief surge of courage quickly shrinking back.

After finishing with the bone, the giant panda didn't discard it but held onto it in its paws and dozed off on the spot.

The leopards waited a while longer before clumsily climbing down from the other side, quickly seeking the "Two-legged beast" that had saved them.

The sleeping giant panda slightly opened one eyelid, glanced around, and unbothered, continued to sleep.

The place Chen Ying and his group had gone to wasn't far, located between Bamboo Forest Slope and the Shallow Beach.

That area featured a sparsely wooded land with large patches of shrubs. Water deer favored this spot as there was plenty of food and it also provided easy access to water for play.

During hot days, they simply hid in the bushes for a delightful nap, waking up to a pleasantly cool evening.

Chen Ying brought Shu Nan there to observe the water deer, while also teaching him some common skills for field re

Shu Nan watched for a while, feeling that something was off.

Chen Ying had noticed this issue too. Plus, the leopards depended on cooperation for hunting, and from their behavior, it really seemed like they had been raised by humans.

Shu Nan thought for a moment before speculating, "Brother Ying, could it be that their mother died shortly after giving birth to them, and then they were raised by people in the mountains, just like house cats or dogs? Then upon realizing something was amiss, they were driven away."

This possibility wasn't out of the question.

Every province has its poorer countryside areas, and even in this era, some people's knowledge still lags decades behind.

Thanks to the nation's targeted poverty alleviation and rehousing projects in recent years,, these mountain-dwelling folks were exposed to the new world.

But their elders might not accept this favor, feeling that moving away means abandoning their ancestors, which would dishonor them.

The village they had seen at the edge of the buffer zone was like this.

Completely self-sufficient, buying supplies only once a month, then returning immediately, relying solely on mules and donkeys to carry goods.

Under such conditions, raising Little leopards as cats wouldn't be impossible.

In the Far East, some of the more formidable nationalities openly keep fierce animals.

What exactly happened, Chen Ying couldn't trace back, but were these two leopards really suitable for the wild? Would they possibly disturb humans again for food, just like before?

If it's on the edge of a city, at worst, they could be captured and taken to a shelter to await release.

But if it's in a remote mountain area, even if they were killed, who would stand up for their rights?

Chen Ying exhaled. "So what do you mean?"

Shu Nan remained silent, not responding.

How to answer this—it was hard either way. His previous statement was just a guess; what if it wasn't like that, what if these two leopards could survive in the wild and reproduce?

"Let's just wait and see," Chen Ying shifted from the topic. "Contact Brother Xiong using the satellite phone, and tell him the giant panda should be here. Ask him to figure out a way to come over."

Shu Nan nodded, grabbed the phone to contact Xiong Youming, and also inquired if the nearest Protection Station could send someone over to help transport the samples for testing.