After a while, Aru ran over happily, with a kitten in his mouth.
However, something is wrong. How could there be a cat at this altitude?
It's not that cats can't survive at this altitude, but it's just that cats can't come here to catch mice. Besides, I've never heard of herdsmen keeping cats in their homes.
The nearest town was a hundred kilometers away, and he really didn't believe that the cat came from that town.
Xiao Wang saw what was in Alu's mouth and said subconsciously: "Hey, this is the first time I have seen a cat in the post for more than a year. Alu is really amazing. He can actually bring a cat back with his mouth."
The corporal looked at it for a long time, rubbed his eyes, and quickly looked at Lin Yi, "Platoon leader, this shouldn't be a cat, could it be a snow leopard?"
Lin Yi looked at the corporal in surprise, "Snow leopard? Do we still have snow leopards here? I never heard the eighth squad leader mention it."
It wasn't until Aru took the cat back and put it in front of everyone that the corporal said for sure: "It should be a snow leopard. Cats don't look like this. When I was training with the regiment's teaching team, I saw photos of snow leopards. Someone once looked at our
It was photographed in the defense zone."
Lin Yi is actually no stranger to snow leopards. He likes to see the animal world, so he knows that snow leopards are a creature that lives in plateau areas.
But the existing number of snow leopards is too small. There are only two to three thousand in our country. They are so endangered that they are no longer endangered. This place is not a snow leopard reserve, so how can snow leopards easily appear?
Lin Yi looked at the corporal seriously, "Are you sure it's a snow leopard? Just because this creature is not a cat, it doesn't mean it's a snow leopard. There are many cats that live in the plateau area. I remember the snow cat, the lynx.
They are also active in cold areas."
When the corporal was asked by Lin Yi, he didn't dare to be sure easily. "Platoon leader, I'm really not sure. I've never seen a snow leopard. It turns out that what I saw on TV is different from what I saw in reality. It's up to you to make the decision."
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Lin Yi picked up the little animal, felt its body temperature, and looked at everyone, "This thing is still alive. Since you can't recognize it, it's probably an uncommon animal. Even sparrows are now Category II protected animals (not Level II protected animals).
animal), then maybe this thing is also a protected animal, why don’t we take it back to the outpost to keep it, and when the supply truck comes, let them take it back to the regiment for a look.”
The corporal nodded repeatedly, "I agree, but this one is obviously a cub. Are there any cubs nearby? Generally, animals give birth to cubs in one litter."
Lin Yi touched Alu's head, pointed to the little creature in his hand, and asked: "Alu, do you still have this little animal?"
Aru understands human language very well. When he saw Lin Yi pointing to the cub in his hand, he immediately ran forward. Lin Yi shouted to everyone: "Follow quickly."
Aru's nose was very clever. When he walked to a place, he started to smell it. Lin Yi was afraid that these little animals could not withstand such a cold weather, so he directly used the eagle eye skill.
Sure enough, he saw a green dot in the snowdrift next to Aru. Lin Yi ran up and peeled away the snow, and found an identical kitten in a hayfield.
He quickly picked it up, wiped off the snow on his body, and put it in his arms.
Lin Yi looked at Alu again and pointed at the kitten in his hand again. However, Alu didn't move this time. It seemed that it was gone.
Lin Yi put both kittens into his arms, and then looked at everyone, "Let's quickly return to the post. It's still early. After returning the animals to the post, we will continue to patrol. The patrol route is more dangerous, we must
We can’t act separately, do you understand?”
Everyone immediately agreed and shouted yes.
Deputy squad leader Zhu was leading everyone to shovel the snow. When he saw Lin Yi's patrol team coming back, he quickly put down the snow shovel in his hand and went to greet them, "Platoon leader, what happened? You're back so soon."
Lin Yi pointed to his arms, "Aru found two animal cubs. We guess they may be protected animals. It just so happens that you have been here for a long time. Follow me back to the outpost to see what kind of animals these are.
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Deputy squad leader Zhu quickly followed, "Okay, I have worked at the outpost for so many years, and I can basically recognize the animals in this area."
But when Lin Yi took out two kittens from his arms, Deputy Squad Leader Zhu was stunned. After looking at them carefully, he shook his head, "I guess they might be snow leopards, but I haven't seen them before, so I'm not sure. But I can
For sure, this is definitely not a lynx. I have seen lynxes, and lynxes don’t look like this.”
Although the lynx is a second-level protected animal, it is not an endangered animal, so it is not unusual to see it.
Lin Yi shouted to the kitchen, "Old Wu, get some milk and meat out, feed these two little guys, then put them in a cage, and wait for the road to open the day after tomorrow, and send them directly to the regiment headquarters."
Then he looked at Deputy Squad Leader Zhu, "Since you can't recognize it, it means that this thing is probably a rare protected animal. You must take good care of it and don't raise it to death."
Deputy squad leader Zhu smiled and said, "Don't worry, platoon leader, animals that can survive in this kind of weather will basically not survive. I will get some meat for them later to make sure there will be no problems."
Okay, let's continue patrolling. When we come back from patrolling, we will report this matter to the regiment.
The patrol team set out again. Deputy squad leader Zhu didn't care about the two little animals. He found a folding dog cage from the logistics warehouse and put the two little animals in. Then he looked at Wu who was still busy in the kitchen.
The master shouted: "Old Wu, you must feed them some meat later. I'm going to shovel the snow first."
As soon as Master Wu stopped what he was doing and ran to the door, he lost sight of Deputy Squad Leader Zhu and Lin Yi. He looked at the backup personnel at the gate, "Where are the platoon leader and deputy squad leader?"
The backup staff pointed outside and said, "We've all gone out to work, so we're leaving these two kittens. Master Wu, can you tell me what breeds these two are? The deputy squad leader said they were not lynxes, but he couldn't tell them apart.
clear."
Master Wu looked at it carefully and shook his head, "I can't tell. I can't tell either. But since it's something brought back by the platoon leader, I still have to treat it well. I'll go get some meat from the freezer and melt it for them.
Eat. There isn’t much meat in it, so I have to give it to these two little guys. The platoon leader will really give me tasks."
The backup staff shrugged, "It's hard to take good care of the things that the platoon leader brought back. Anyway, the weather has cleared up, and when the road is opened, the supplies will naturally be delivered. I'm just holding on. But Master Wu, do we still have some in the freezer?"
How much meat is there? I didn’t eat any meat yesterday. Let’s eat some meat today.”
The meat supply itself is not much. It has exceeded the standard for two days now. There is only one piece of meat left in the freezer. This piece of meat is to cope with emergencies and cannot be touched casually.
Master Wu waved his hand, "You can eat whatever meat you want. I just want to eat meat. There is no meat in the refrigerator. I will just add more oil when cooking at noon. Just be patient. When the supplies are delivered tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will make a good meal of meat for you."