Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 242 - : The World is So Cruel, Big Cat is Forced to Become a Breeder
Chapter 242 -242: The World is So Cruel, Big Cat is Forced to Become a Breeder
Snow Leopard Lady’s territory was nestled across the southern and northern slopes of two other mountains, as well as in the high mountain valley between them.
The river valley beaches formed by wind erosion presented a drastically different ecological environment from that of the deep gully river valleys.
The waters from melting ice and glaciers washed over the wind-eroded rocks, creating a riverbed of shattered stone beaches.
The highland plant Green Rhododendron could be seen everywhere here.
There were also scattered Jellyfish Snow Rabbit plants blooming towards the sun in the cold climate.
The first fierce beast they encountered on their way up was Snow Leopard Lady, ferociously disciplining her cub.
It was said that female Big Cats were fiercer than their male counterparts, and looking at the beating she dished out, it was all fists and blood.
The beaten Snow Leopard, tears in its eyes, had no choice but to leave, flicking its big tail and looking back every three steps.
“Judging by its size, that young Snow Leopard must be almost two years old. Normally, a Little Cub this big would leave its mother’s territory to make its own way in the world. But this Snow Leopard Cub seems to be a ‘mama’s boy’; Snow Leopard Mother is unwilling to put up with it and has to resort to violence to push her cub away. Oh no, Snow Leopard Mother has spotted us; the situation is critical. I hope we can see each other again.”
Chen Ying put away his phone, which he’d been using to record video, and prepared to make his escape.
Snow Leopard Lady approached, her piercing eyes sweeping over them.
“Are you the Two-legged beasts that stupid Leopard told me about? Do you enjoy watching us discipline our young?”
Stupid Leopard, who was that?
Chen Ying immediately thought of that scumbag Snow Leopard.
Their territories were not far apart and very likely overlapped at the edges, perfectly fitting the territorial distribution pattern for male and female beasts.
With cautious inquiry, Snow Leopard Lady scoffed.
“Who else but that one? If it wasn’t the strongest around here and the best at hunting, I would have moved away long ago.”
Well, Snow Leopard Lady was pretty straightforward, admitting she was only attracted to the other party’s physical capabilities.
“I can only breed two or three more times, and I can’t be bothered to look for other Leopards. This is a good place, or even a good place to die.”
Snow Leopard Lady turned and walked uphill.
“You are free to wander my territory, but don’t even think about capturing my prey. Understand?”
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“Of course, we understand. We don’t eat those anyway; we’ve brought our own food.”
“Good. I’m going to patrol my territory now, and I hope you’ve left by the time I return.”
Chen Ying quickly stowed away his spy camera and flashed a smile at Snow Leopard Lady, showing his teeth like an apologetic emoji.
After she left, Chen Ying let out a breath.
“My goodness, that Snow Leopard’s presence is so commanding, just like a head teacher. Seeing her, I instinctively want to stand up straight and be on my best behavior.”
Old Gao next to him nodded frantically, even his breathing was cautious, fearing that a loud exhale would annoy Snow Leopard Lady.
After quickly marking the coordinates where they encountered Snow Leopard Lady, Chen Ying and Old Gao continued upwards.
There were no forests here, not even many shrubs, only Mouse rabbits and Rock Sheep were spotted in this area.
Snow Leopard Lady preferred the taste of Rock Sheep, but occasionally she’d snack on Mouse Bars.
No wonder she previously wouldn’t allow Mr. Lepus and Lynx Sister-in-law to linger in her territory; probably because her cub hadn’t left yet, and it was problematic to feed two Snow Leopards with large appetites on the food available in this area.
Now that the cub had been chased away, and Snow Leopard Lady deciding to breed only next year, the rare period of quiet would allow the food sources of this land to increase a bit, good enough to provide for the Snow Leopard family next year.
After walking farther, they would arrive at the birdwatching spot previously marked by Old Gao.
Upon reaching it, they found that many nests on the cliff opposite had been abandoned; only occasionally a few single birds returned to rest.
Old Gao got busy; he needed to record the climate temperature and environmental changes here, which would help analyze the reasons for the birds abandoning their nests.
“The wind has picked up quite a bit. And on our way up, did you notice the glacier is retreating faster?”
The change in climate can lead to geological changes.
The variation in wind forces birds with nesting plans to seek out more suitable locations to build their nests. Only by doing this can they ensure the safety of their chicks when learning to fly.
This birdwatching spot is probably abandoned, but you never can tell, perhaps the birds will come back if there’s a change again.
Old Gao has been busy here for two days, the data recording charts are a pain to look at.
Luckily, these days a tablet and a phone are all that’s needed for the job, if it was still done on paper, he’d have to carry several notebooks for a single trip.
“I want to go check out the mountain across from us.”
Old Gao was somewhat worried inside; if the birds’ migration was a widespread behavior, then they would have to intensify their research efforts.
At the very least, they need to figure out the fundamental reasons why the birds are migrating away.
That evening, Old Gao called his adviser, and after discussing, they decided that Old Gao should stay and wait for his teacher’s team.
“All right, I’ll stay with you for a couple of days until your teacher arrives.”
Old Gao hasn’t been in the best health lately, and since Chen Ying had promised Old Gao’s parents to look after him as much as possible, he couldn’t just leave him alone on the mountain.
Old Gao tried to convince him twice but failed, knowing Chen Ying’s character, he was still quite happy in his heart.
Jinya couldn’t be bothered to spend time with them on the mountain, so he ran down to bond with his new sister-in-law.
He really liked his brother’s cubs.
One of them looked just like Jinya, and he adored it to no end, coming every day to feed the sister-in-law in exchange for five minutes of cub watching.
He couldn’t handle the cubs directly; it was only with some reluctance on the part of the female lynx, in light of the food provided, that he was even allowed to watch them by the cave entrance.
The little cubs were now familiar with Jinya’s scent, mainly because this strange large lynx kept drooling over them, yuck.
Little Jin was very sensible and didn’t get close; he just lay quietly on the tree by the ditch awaiting Jinya’s return.
Sometimes, Mr. Lepus would chat with him for a bit.
Even if Jinya was his sister, Mr. Lepus couldn’t understand what kind of charm she had to attract Little Jin from a different species.
The thought of living with a female golden cat was incredible to him.
Sometimes you have to say, Mr. Lepus and Jinya, as siblings, both had a similarly curious way of thinking.
He suggested stealing a cub for Jinya and Little Jin to raise.
Little Jin’s eyes widened, shamefully a bit tempted.
As the two male cats were contemplating how to successfully steal a cub, Jinya returned.
Hearing her brother suggest stealing a cub for her, her eyes went round.
“Bro, do you have a death wish? Do you really think my sister-in-law won’t kill you?”
If the sister-in-law had abandoned the cub from the start that’d be one thing, but she’s been raising it well. You say steal as if to lighten the sister-in-law’s burden, but you’re actually asking for a killing spree.
Sensing her brother’s anxiety and knowing the area had a lack of food, Jinya decided not to leave.
If Leopard Sister and Brother Leopard could help the female tiger raise cubs, wouldn’t it be even more proper for her to help her brother?
That snow leopard wouldn’t let them hunt for food uphill, so they would just change directions. With a long enough search, they would surely find food.
Worst comes to worst, she could go to the two-legged beasts and transport a few warrens of rabbits from there for farming.
Look at that, the world is cruel enough to turn a big cat into a farmer!
