1247 Let’s Step Aside for a Cha (1/2)
When capturing wild animals for scientific observation, it was difficult to avoid contaminating them with human odors. Under normal circumstances, this was not a big problem as long as the animal cubs were not affected.
Zhang Zian had caught this group of fennec foxes without any cubs. In addition, it was currently not their breeding season. Even if they were teenagers, they were no longer being fed by their mothers.
The hesitation of the small group of foxes seemed to irritate the lead fennec fox. It screamed and rushed over, fiercely screaming at each individual fox. It was as if it were saying: Who is not convinced of who I am? Come and challenge me if so!
The small group of fennec foxes was frightened by its aggression and shivered. No one dared to defy it and obediently followed the leader.
The head fox once again circled the group of fennec foxes. Wei Kang had expected this.
Once the group elected a leader, it would not be easy to change it unless the leader got old or seriously injured in a fight. In this situation, the leader obviously had none of those troubles.
The two groups integrated smoothly and started enjoying the water and food together. They polished off everything and licked the plates until they shone. They ate until their stomachs were very bloated.
As the sun rose, the land gradually heated up.
Fennec foxes, who were nocturnal, had to get back to their nest to avoid the sun and sleep. Otherwise, they would quickly become dehydrated in the sun and die of heat stroke.
The head led them away and into the distance. They ran with it and reluctantly looked back at the empty dishes, as if they expected water and food to reappear. After running over another sand dune, they disappeared from the telescope's field of vision.
Wei Kang and the others finally heaved sighs of relief. Earlier, they hadn't dared to speak and were also very cautious when they breathed.
Gao Ke stopped the recording and checked the playback. He nodded to Wei Kang, indicating that all the footage was captured.
”Teacher, let's just leave the dishes here and put some water and food in them! These little foxes are so cute and pitiful. Just so cute!” He He said excitedly, thinking that Wei Kang would definitely agree to her suggestion.
”No.” Wei Kang shook his head and flatly refused. ”You can't let them have the idea that they will get food and water when they come here. They live very well in the desert and don't need our extra help.”
He seemed nonchalant about their well-being, but this was, in fact, his way of showing care for the foxes. The group should've been able to determine how they chose to live instead of anticipating that food would always be served to them.
”Let's go. A year from now, someone will come to pick up their collars,” Wei Kang said, waving.
Zhang Zian had doubts and asked, ”Can the fennec fox build a nest underground? What happens if the collar falls underground? Will it block the radio signal?”
”If that happens, there is nothing we can do about it,” Wei Kang said. ”In any case, they are social creatures and wander on the surface more often. Not every collar will fall underground. In fact, some more advanced radio collars can send data to satellites every day, and the data can be collected every day.
”The GPS coordinates are uploaded to Google Earth, and you don't have to wait for it to fall off to get the information. However, those collars are for large and medium-sized animals and are equipped with large-capacity batteries and high-power radio transmitters. This makes the collar itself bigger and heavier and therefore not suitable for small mammals.”
Zhang Zian understood. It could only be so.
When they went back to the camp, Wei Kang had already explained the situation to Peter Lee via the walkie-talkie. He said that they would return to the camp immediately and were ready to go.
People who had stayed in the camps earlier began to demolish the tents. With the departure time postponed, everyone was inexplicably happy. They felt like they had earned hundreds of millions of dollars.