Chapter 1245: Research Work

Although Zhang Zian described it lightly, everyone knew that even with the help of dogs, it would be very difficult for one person to catch several fennec foxes. In addition to bold and careful planning, there must also be enough luck.

Wei Kang didn't care about the process of Zhang Zian's capture. His attention was firmly attracted by the fennec fox, and he urged the four disciples behind him: "What are you still doing in a daze? It's rare to come to the field for a field trip, so hurry up and do it!" live!"

The three boys responded, dispersed, and ran back to the car to get the equipment.

He He has never done this kind of errand chores, squatting by the cage alone, tapping the wire lightly, teasing these cute little foxes. She was so fascinated by the small and cute fennec foxes that she even forgot her identity as a biological researcher, and really wanted to take them home as pets.

"Be careful with your fingers!" Zhang Zian reminded.

He He was taken aback for a moment, and retracted his hands slightly, and then a fennec fox opened its mouth fiercely and quickly to bite it down. It was the leader of this group of fennec foxes and the strongest one among them.

Fortunately, she withdrew her hand in advance, and it only bit the wire, and growled threateningly at her, warning her not to think anything wrong.

"It's so fierce!" She was a little scared, but her love for fennec foxes did not diminish at all. After all, even cats and dogs sometimes bite their owners, not to mention these little foxes living in the wild.

"Teacher, are we going to take these little foxes back?" She asked Wei Kang happily. If she could bring them all back to China, she might be able to bring one home to raise under her soft and hard conditions. Sure to attract the envy of girlfriends.

Wei Kang shook his head, "What are you thinking? We are scientific researchers. We are here to observe animals in the wild, not to hunt animals. These animals live in the wild and only belong to the wild. We will release them after we finish the research. nature."

He He pouted in disappointment, but she knew that Wei Kang was very stubborn in academics and would not change it once he made a decision.

Zhang Zian had a similar question before. Once Wei Kang really found the original Egyptian cats, would he catch them and bring them back to China?

It will definitely cause a big stir after being brought back to China, but is it really a good thing for the original Egyptian cat?

Wild animals live in the wild. Although artificial breeding will give them a more comfortable living environment and often have a longer lifespan, it is ultimately not good for the population, especially the rare population. cause catastrophe to the population.

real researchers,

I will not ignore the righteousness of the biosphere just because of my own small profits.

What's more, the desert environment is so special that it is difficult for humans to simulate a similar environment.

Bringing wild animals back to the artificial environment must be under extremely special circumstances to not violate the scientific research ethics. OK.

Zhang Zian's tent door moved, Fina came out yawning, heard Wei Kang's words, and stared at his back thoughtfully.

At this time, the three boys also ran back carrying a bunch of instruments.

Wei Kang solemnly said to Li Pitt: "Mr. Li Pitt, we may have to delay our departure, this is our job, and we will catch up with you as soon as possible after we finish."

Li Pitt waved his hand lightly, "As I said, the whole team is a collective, advancing together and retreating together. I support your research very much. This is what we agreed in advance. We will set off together after you are done, even if It doesn't matter if you stay here this morning."

"Okay, thank you."

Wei Kang nodded deeply, beckoning his disciples to start working.

Others were not in a hurry when they learned that their departure was postponed this morning. Some went back to their tents to sleep, some listened to music and had breakfast leisurely, and some stayed curiously to continue watching.

Wei Kang and the others first took pictures of the fennec foxes with cameras and video cameras, recorded the location of the discovery, and then anesthetized them with ketamine. After the anesthesia took effect and they fell into a deep sleep one after another, they were taken out of the cage and placed flat on the ground, and a series of vital signs such as body length, weight, body temperature, and heartbeat were measured and recorded.

Other than administering the anesthetic, other tasks were not complicated. After watching the demonstration, Zhang Zian and other people present also helped.

Wei Kang guides everyone in their work from time to time and reminds them of some matters that should be paid attention to, such as asking everyone to wear disposable gloves, because the fur of this wild animal may hide parasites such as fleas, and may also carry germs, especially Remind Zhang Zian not to let Fina and Femas touch these fennec foxes.

Zhang Zian said at ease that it was a good thing that Fei Na and Femas didn't catch the fennec fox by themselves yesterday, otherwise it would be troublesome if they got some germs, and they might infect the animals in the whole pet shop after returning home.

After these things are done, the next step is to put GPS wireless transmitter collars on these fennec foxes.

The GPS collar is very light and can be adjusted for tightness, only about 100 grams. It will not affect the animal's activities too much, but it is very functional. It has built-in GPS, wireless transmitter, temperature sensor, activity indicator and battery, and records GPS every hour. It can be used continuously for one year when the information is on, and it will automatically fall off after no power. After falling off, it can still transmit wireless signals continuously for one month, so that researchers can find these collars through wireless receivers, and take them back to analyze the various data recorded in them.

These field scientific research work are often calculated in years, the data is not easy to come by, and the working environment is difficult, but there are no flowers and applause. What's the use.

"Are we going to come again in a year?" Zhang Zian asked while putting a collar on the fennec fox.

Wei Kang said with a smile: "It's okay if there is a chance, but I guess the budget may not be approved. It doesn't matter. Even if we don't come, colleagues from Cairo University will pick up these collars for us."

"Oh, I see." Zhang Zian nodded. It seemed that Wei Kang had already made arrangements with Cairo University in advance.

After putting a collar on each fennec fox, Wei Kang adjusted the settings of the collar and checked whether the data and signal reception were normal. Judging from his expression, the collar was working normally and everything was fine.

After breakfast, Wei Kang checked that the time was almost up. The effect of the anesthetic might be almost over, so he greeted Zhang Zian and his disciples, and returned to the sand dune where Zhang Zian captured them with a cage, ready to release them. Leave it to nature.