Chapter 24 Can’t sleep at night Judging from the traces, this should be a tiger, but I don't know what species it is. Theoretically, this area was once home to the South China tiger, but no trace of the tiger has been found for many years. Many people feel that if the South China tiger is still spotted, it must be in the reserve where he is. But luck is so bad. Many people swear that they have seen wild South China tigers, but after carefully searching the places reported by the public, there has been no substantial progress. Their center also received calls from the public, but when they arrived, they didn't see even a single tiger hair. The photos of the South China tiger taken by enthusiastic citizens are also blurry, and there is no clear frontal photo so far. He also heard from people in Xiaozhai Village that they had seen big cats in the back mountain, and last time Brother Lynx also said that there were ferocious beasts such as tigers and leopards here. Although this trip was a spur of the moment decision, he also hoped to make some real discoveries. Tightening his backpack, Chen Ying decided to follow the trail. What if he was discovered by him? The direction in which the traces continued had long deviated from the direction of their usual mountain patrols. There were many trees and dense forests here, making it difficult even to control drones. [Tong, look at you, other people's Tong can at least give some high-tech equipment, but you have nothing except the skills to treat animals. But to treat animals, you have to find the place where the animals are injured first, right? Can't you give some related hardware equipment? ] The system ignored him.
Chen Ying only complained a little while in between his journeys. As for the skills given by the system, he just hoped that the better. When I was nagging at the system, the system suddenly gave me a prompt. [The host has completed the task of rescuing the giant panda, and the reward has been issued. ] [Complete the task of rescuing giant pandas with an A rating and receive a prize draw. ] The arrogant system ignored the report after it was finished. Chen Ying stopped to drink some water and checked the prize draw page. The big roulette wheel in classic mode is covered with question marks, and the number of draws next to it is written with a bright "1" in large blue font. Chen Ying poked the start button out of curiosity, and the turntable suddenly began to spin. After ten seconds, the speed slowed down and finally stopped in a blue area. The white question mark in the blue area gradually faded, and was replaced by the words "A set of high-definition unlimited energy drones". The water in Chen Ying's mouth almost spurted out. I didn’t expect that Brother Tong is a man with a cold exterior but a warm heart. He just complained casually, and this was delivered to him? Good job, he will come again next time! Take out the drone and its accompanying controller and turn them on as soon as possible. It turns out that products produced by the system must be high-quality. This drone far surpasses the drones equipped by their unit in terms of control, flight and built-in camera clarity. With Brother Tong backing her up, Chen Ying felt that she would be letting Brother Tong down if she didn't discover something today. Don't say it, really don't say it. With the help of the drone, he scanned the surrounding environment and actually found something. Approaching the newly discovered, still warm shit, Chen Ying took out the specimen bag and took a sample. In addition to the suspected tiger poop, traces of claws being sharpened were also found on the tree trunk nearby.
These claw marks were different from those left by leopards and lynxes, but he had never seen tiger claw marks in person, so he had to take a photo and send it to the teacher for judgment. In addition to these two things, he also found a few hairs with follicles on the bushes nearby. At first glance, it does look like the tiger hair described in the book. If you want to be sure, you have to go back and get it identified. It is also possible to determine whether this big cat is the unrecorded South China tiger based on the biological information carried on the hair follicles. Although he didn't see the tiger himself this time, it was great to have these discoveries. Once he is sure that there are wild South China tigers here, he will not come alone next time. Not giving up, he controlled the drone to search the surroundings again, but still found nothing. It was as if the tiger had suddenly disappeared right here. Chen Ying sighed. Although he felt helpless, he decided to go back. It was not convenient for him to continue exploring the mountains with these specimens, so it would be better for him to go back early to confirm the results. On the way back, I went to see the mother squirrel, but unfortunately I didn't see her. She might be giving safety training to her cubs in the cave. It was already dark when we got back to the rescue station. Xia Sen helped feed Sister Leopard and the two cubs, then turned around and saw Chen Ying walking towards the laboratory with a bag on his back. "Brother Ying, did you find anything good?" "These are suspected to be South China tiger feces and hair. I will go and identify them first and tell you more about them later." They spoke without avoiding people, and soon the rumor that Chen Ying had discovered traces left by the South China tiger spread throughout the rescue center and the Giant Panda Conservation and Breeding Center where the medical team was located. The people on night shift have been replaced tonight and they are now two young men. After hearing the news, they were too embarrassed to go find Chen Ying, so they went to the medical area next door to find Duanmu Lin, hoping to get more detailed information from him. Duanmu Lin looked at them helplessly. "I haven't even met Brother Ying yet, how can I know more? Besides, Brother Ying only said it was suspected, and he is still working overtime to identify it. If you want to know, you can ask him yourself at breakfast tomorrow morning." He had just finished speaking when he saw Chen Ying jogging towards him. "Duanmu, here is a stool sample. Please work overtime and help me test it." Although it is not certain whether it is the feces of the South China tiger, the data can explain many problems, answer many questions, and analyze whether there are health risks for individuals. Even if it is not a South China tiger, they still need to have the relevant information. As for genetic identification, thanks to the national treasure Menduner, their rescue station actually has an instrument. I spent a lot of money to buy a second-hand one. Although it is second-hand, it has many basic functions and can still determine the species of organisms. All the hair samples except for the one he used were stored in a sample box, and he planned to ask the teacher who would deliver the supplies tomorrow to help send them to the center at the foot of the mountain for a second confirmation. However, before the next day, half an hour later, his teacher called him.
Professor Bai certainly does not specialize in studying the South China tiger, but he has classmates and friends who are also studying this. After receiving the news from his brother Director Bai, Professor Bai immediately contacted his young disciple. "Teacher, yes, I found it. There are two samples. I am doing preliminary identification now. I also said that the other one will be sent to the center for another test tomorrow." "Oh, okay, then I'll wait for Teacher Xia to come over?" Putting down the phone, Chen Ying pinched her neck and let out a breath. It seems that the circle of tiger research in China is going to be lively again. I wonder how many graduation theses his junior fellow students will write based on his discovery. Of course, it is possible that you will not be able to graduate in the end (＾－＾)V That night, the news that Chen Ying had collected biological samples of wild South China tigers kept people in many circles awake. (End of this chapter)