1245 Scientific Research Work (1/2)

Although what Zhang Zian narrated grossly understated the effort of his work, everyone knew that even with the help of a dog, it was still difficult to capture a few fennec foxes. In addition to the bold and careful plan, Lady Luck must have been on his side as well.

Wei Kang did not care about the process of Zhang Zian's capture. His attention was firmly on the fennec foxes, and he urged the four disciples behind him, ”What are you all doing? It is rare that we get to come out to the field. Hurry and start work now!”

The three boys responded in unison and ran back to the car to get their instruments.

He He had never seen this type of work before. She squatted on the side of the cage and gently tapped the wire to tease the cute little foxes. She was fascinated by the small and cute fennec foxes and momentarily forgot her identity as a biological researcher. She really wanted to take them home as pets.

”Be careful with your fingers!” Zhang Zian reminded her.

He He slightly retracted her hand, and just in time, too. A fennec fox fiercely and quickly opened its mouth and bit down. It was the leader of this group of foxes and the strongest one among them.

Fortunately, she retracted her hand with moments to spare. It only bit the wire. The fox kept giving off low growls, warning her not to make any unwise moves.

”It's so fierce!” She was a little scared, but her love for the foxes was not diminished.. After all, even cats and dogs sometimes bit their master, not to mention little foxes who lived in the wild.

”Teacher, are we going to bring these little foxes back?” she asked Wei Kang joyfully. If she could bring them all back to China, she could definitely attract the envy of her girlfriends.

Wei Kang shook his head. ”What are you thinking? We are scientific researchers who come to the field to inspect animals and not to hunt animals. These animals live in the wild and belong in the wild. We will release them back into the wild after we have finished the research.”

He He pouted in disappointment, but she knew that when it came to work, Wei Kang was very stubborn. He would not change his mind once he decided.

Zhang Zian had similar questions. If Wei Kang found the original Egyptian cats, would he catch them and bring them back to China?

Bringing the animal back to China would definitely stir up a lot of sensation, but would it be a good thing for the animal?

Wild animals lived in the wild. If they were raised by humans, they would have a more comfortable living environment. Their life expectancy would also tend to be longer. However, this was unlikely to be favorable to the wild population, especially rare populations, where the loss of one or two animals could cause the species to go extinct entirely.

Real scientific research workers would not give up the forest for their own benefit. What was more, the desert environment was so special that it was difficult for humans to simulate a similar environment for any animals that they hoped to rear.

Bringing wild animals back to an artificially constructed environment was only considered in extremely special circumstances in order to not violate the scientific code of ethics. For example, if it was determined that only one animal was left in the wild, that the population could not naturally multiply, then the animal could be reared by humans.

Zhang Zian's tent door opened. Fina walked in, giving a huge yawn. She had heard what Wei Kang said and was looking at him with thoughtful eyes.

At this time, the three followers also came back with a bunch of instruments.