Chapter 1270 Mammoth Excavation (1/2)

Picking up the apple core, the little white monkey put it near its nose and sniffed, then stared at Li Du.

Li Du's heart skipped a beat as the monkey kept sniffing at the apple and then took a careful bite.

Although it was the core, there was still quite a lot of apple left around it. The little white monkey bit off a small piece of fruit and started chewing.

All apes were omnivores and would often eat insects and grass seeds, but the fruit was surely better.

As the little monkey chewed the apple, its eyes became brighter and brighter, and soon its hands were holding fast to the core. He bit at it incessantly, just like a chicken pecking rice. He quickly finished the core of the apple, including the seeds.

Li Du attempted to hand it another apple, but the little monkey quickly ran back to his parents' bodies. Facing Li Du, it still looked wary.

Li Du had no choice but to put down the apple and walk away.

After waiting for Li Du to walk about ten meters away, the little white monkey gingerly came out. It picked up the apple smelled it eagerly again, picked it up in its hands and ate it with relish.

The whole fruit was even more delicious than the core. The little monkey actually danced in joy while it ate.

It probably has not eaten anything like this since it was born. What fruit was there in the Siberian taiga, except for berries, and those only for a brief season? The monkeys must have eaten insects, grass seeds, or weeds.

The white monkey looked small, but it had a great appetite and clearly liked to eat a lot.

After eating half an apple, it looked at Li Du again.

Li Du took out a banana. This time, the monkey boldly approached him, but slapped away the banana and just stared at his pocket.

It was not stupid and obviously understood where the fruit came from.

Li Du patiently demonstrated what to do with this new delicacy. He took a bite of the banana and put it in front of the monkey again.

After the tip of the banana was bitten off, the fruit overflowed with fragrance. The little white monkey, tempted at last, took the banana and bit into it.

Even more delicious than apples, bananas were fragrant, sweet and soft, which undoubtedly suited the taste of a baby monkey.

The little monkey ate happily, hopping up and down.

After finishing the banana, it ate even the skin. Then, it continued to stare at Li Du's pocket.

Li Du could not let it continue eating at this pace. The little monkey was skin and bones, but now its belly bulged as if it were pregnant, which looked a little scary.

It was too small, and its skin was so thin that the bulging belly looked almost transparent. Li Du thought that its belly might burst if it ate another bite!

Li Du came out of the cave, thinking he could lure the little white monkey out with food.

However, the little monkey did not take his bait. It followed Li Du to the mouth of the cave, and after looking outside, it darted quickly back inside and stayed beside its parents' bodies.

The cars began to arrive, and the natives whom Hankway had hired hopped off, ready to work.

Digging up mammoth tusks was no small task, involving the high-pressure spraying of frozen earth with water cannons, and crushing and breaking the hard earth layer to get at the tusks.