Chapter 1259 1243. Panda Among Birds (4/5)

Chapter 1259 1243. Panda Among the Birds (45)

Hearing his words, Mortak blinked, then ran forward suddenly, opened his hands and shouted: "Strong man, come back, strong man, don't bite!"

Wang Bo asked: "What's the matter? Wouldn't it be good for him to catch these purple water chickens?"

The purple water chicken is quite beautiful, but Sunset Town is a bit overcrowded. They have no natural enemies here, and the food is plentiful, so the population expands rapidly.

Motak turned back with a wry smile and said, "Boss, this is not a purple water chicken, this is a take!"

Wang Bo was taken aback for a moment: "This is a crake? No way? You didn't admit your mistake?"

Mortak said, "Absolutely not, boss, it's definitely a taka, those big, purple ones are roosters, and the brown ones are hens—Sitt, stand up and come back!"

Wang Bo also hurriedly shouted: "Young man, come back!"

Hearing his words, the strong man who was about to catch up with a purple rooster braked suddenly, then ran back wagging his tail.

The purple rooster narrowly escaped death, flapped its small wings and quickly turned into the green corn field, but instead of escaping, it poked its little red head out and looked at the young man vigilantly.

As we all know, New Zealand's national bird is the kiwi, which is a national treasure. There are only a few thousand in New Zealand, which is similar to the number of giant pandas in China and is quite precious.

But in fact, there is a rarer bird in New Zealand, that is the take.

The southern rail was once identified as "extinct" in 1898, and it was not discovered by humans near Lake TeAnau on the South Island of New Zealand until November 20, 1948.

Wang Bo had seen the introduction of the rail and knew how precious this kind of wild bird was, so he called out the strong man who was about to attack.

If the strong man really kills the crake, he will be in serious trouble. This is a bird that is even more precious than the kiwi. Well, there are only less than 300 left in New Zealand!

These 300 were bred after decades of continuous protection by the New Zealand government. In order to allow their population to grow, the New Zealand government specially designated nearly 50,000 hectares of protected areas.

To be honest, until now, Wang Bo didn't think that what he saw were crakes, but purple water chickens flooding the town.

The purple water chicken and the taka are both covered with blue-purple feathers and black when viewed from a distance. The red top of the head is also a feature of both of them. It is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish them from a distance.

He asked Motak, and Motak gestured and said, "It's easy to distinguish between them. Look at these guys, how fat they are. Purple water chickens don't grow so fat."

Wang Bo said: "Is it possible that it is a purple water chicken that has eaten fat?"

Motak was taken aback, and said: "Boss, your thoughts are so fresh. Why do you think so? But there are other differences. Take a closer look. Are the feathers of these chickens more intense?"

The feathers of the rail chicken are more colorful than the purple water chicken. In addition, the purple water chicken can fly, and it can fly quite well.

As if to prove his identity, the fat rooster that was chased by the strong man before saw the strong man was away from him, and didn't know what it was thinking, so he ran out foolishly.

It didn't matter if it ran out, instead it stretched its neck in the direction of the strong man and screamed, while screaming and vigorously flapping its small wings.

Now Wang Bo is sure that it is indeed a taka and not a purple water chicken, because the wings of the purple water chicken are not so small.

Compared with its half-meter-long body, the wings of more than ten centimeters are too small. No wonder it can't fly. With such small wings and such a large weight, it can't fly unless it has a propeller.

Motak laughed: "This crake is angry. They flap their wings to show love or to intimidate enemies. Obviously, it is scaring the strong man."

The strong man is not a good-tempered boy. After being provoked, he immediately became furious and chased after him.

The crake was startled, flapped its wings and hurriedly burrowed into the green corn field, and a few of those who poked their heads to watch the excitement also ran away.

But these guys are very greedy, one of them jumped up and took a white cherry in its mouth before running away.

Motak said with a smile: "Obviously, the thieves are these takes, which makes sense. They like to eat white cherries very much. Maybe they are attracted by this cherry forest."

Crakes generally live alone or in small groups. They are omnivorous wild birds and eat berries as their staple food. They especially like to eat blueberries and cherries, and they also eat some snails or aquatic insects.

Because of its unique taste, white cherries are not only liked by humans, but also by some animals and birds that like to eat berries.

When he found the crakes, Wang Bo didn't care about going to work, so he first transferred a group of competent officers under his command. He had to catch these crakes and take them to a safe place to raise them.

The rail is relatively large in size, and has tenacious vitality in its natural state. It can live to more than 20 years old, which is a very viable species among poultry.

However, their population has been unable to expand because of low reproductive capacity.

They generally live alone, so although they can grow to a length of 60 cm, a weight of 3 kg, and a strong body, they are still unable to defend against natural enemies.

After all, their natural enemies, whether they are stoats or possums, like to live in groups.

And their eggs are also strangely attractive to these natural enemies, probably because their eggs are relatively large, and these mice can eat a full meal after eating one.

Wang Bo can't let them live in the green corn field. There are many opossums in this corn field. Although the farm was set up to burn the rats at the beginning of its establishment, after a year, the rats have spread all over the place. .

He wants to bring these takes to the lakeside for breeding. There are many rare birds and birds living in Lake Hawea. There are more tourists and fewer rats, which is conducive to their survival.

Moreover, the natural habitat of takes is also swamps or lake beaches. Their legs are thin and long, and the height of their legs accounts for more than half of their height, which is very suitable for survival in this environment.

Another great thing about the crake is that although they don't have flippers, they are good at swimming and diving, so it is very suitable for them to live by the lake.

Of course, this is also good for Wang Bo. The presence of takes in New Zealand is comparable to that of giant pandas in China. With a flock of takas, it is equivalent to an additional tourism project, which must attract many people.

As for the white cherries that attract these takes, that's okay, he will arrange for people to feed them white cherries every day.

Besides, the harvest season of white cherries is here, and all of them will be picked soon. If they stay here, they will soon become short of food.

Wang Bo was also worried that picking white cherries would hurt them. It would be a serious crime if one or two were trampled to death.