After a meal, the animals are most relaxed and comfortable, and it is not surprising that the staff will choose this time to start.
Odis was taken anesthetic when he closed his eyes and rested, but the effect of the drug did not work for a while. He fell on the ground and looked at Qiao Qixi with red eyes.
Maybe he wanted to do something, but his body gradually lost strength and he could only try to half-open his eyes.
Qiao Qixi arched Odis's face with his kiss, and made a low voice, a bit like the cry of a cub, with no other meaning, just to express his parting feelings.
Otis, who has always been indifferent to Qiao Qixi, may have realized something at this time. Perhaps, in any case, he uncharacteristically wanted to lift his neck to touch Qiao Qixi.
But it was unsuccessful.
When the staff came in to take Otis away, they found Alexander curled up next to Otis. This scene made them feel very unbearable.
Perhaps the company during this period of time has allowed these two polar bears to establish a deep friendship.
It would be cruel to think about placing them separately.
However, the rescue station also has the consideration of the rescue station. They will not throw two polar bears too far. If they are determined to find each other, it will not be so difficult.
Qiao Qixi walked to the door in the cage where Odis was installed, and said goodbye to each other in his heart.
However, he also knew that the entire Arctic was so large that the chance of encountering the opponent again was very small.
The release of polar bears is a huge project.
The rescue station wanted to track the life of the rescued polar bear after it was released, so the staff will implant GPS locators on the polar bear in advance, and then airlift the polar bear to a place far enough. This process alone may take two to three. Hours.
Odis was awake during transportation, after all, the effect of anesthesia was very short, otherwise he was afraid that it would be life-threatening.
The unfamiliar environment will definitely make it very uneasy, and even a violent state, this is all possible.
Therefore, the cage must be strong enough to withstand the toss of an 800 kg polar bear.
Fortunately, Odis was very quiet on the road and did not increase the workload of the staff.
The release area selected by the rescue station for Otis is a small ice-covered island around the Arctic Ocean. Although this small island has a name, the surrounding islands are too many to remember one by one.
In short, there are not too many polar bears in this area. If they don't travel too far, they will basically not meet.
For release at close range, a strong net will be used to net the anesthetized polar bear, and then the helicopter will be used to hoist it directly.
The release distance this time was relatively long, so Odis stayed in the cabin until he arrived at the release site more than 800 kilometers away.
People parked the helicopter on the flat shore, and the staff began to work and gave Odis a shot.
"This big guy is really heavy, if we don't have a helicopter, we can't move him at all."
The cage with wheels was pushed to the ground. The cage was opened from above. People tied the strong net to the helicopter, and then the polar bear was lifted by the helicopter, removed from the cage, and placed underground.
"Quickly turn on the net, it may be about to wake up!"
The staff were busy running on the shore.
They will leave here before Odis regains his aggressiveness.
The helicopter was still hovering in the sky, observing the situation of the polar bear on the ground.
"Is it awake?" The staff contacted by radio.
"It looks good," the man on the ground said.
"Ha, really a strong guy!" Seeing Odis waking up and staggering forward, everyone was very happy: "Haha, good luck to him!"
"Goodbye Odis, I hope you never meet poachers again!"
It was confirmed that the polar bear was in good condition, and the helicopter that had observed it for a period of time left the sky above the island.
After more than a month, Odis returned to the wild he was familiar with, but it was also a strange place to it.
The new environment does not smell of other polar bears, Odis carefully confirmed.
At least within a radius of 60 kilometers, it did not smell the strange smell of polar bears, indicating that this is an unowned place.
If there is enough food in this range, it will generally not leave this range and look for new areas.
Of course, this is only in general terms.
34 is the breeding period of polar bears. Polar bears over 5 years old without cubs will enter the estrus period. They will go outside to find suitable mates. Therefore, they will travel long distances and move every day, ranging from a few kilometers to as long as 20. A few kilometers.
It's still in the second half of the breeding season, but Odis is less than five years old this year, and one more year will pass, and he won't be in heat until next spring.
A strong enough polar bear will find a suitable mating partner when it first comes into heat.
If it doesn't go well, it may be delayed for one or two years, or it may not be found.
The phenomenon of bachelorism is not so new in the animal kingdom. It can be said to be a very common phenomenon.
Polar bears are five to six years old, equivalent to seventeen or eighteen years old for humans, so strictly speaking, Odis is also a juvenile bear.
Returning to the wild in the second half of the spring, all he has to do is to ensure that he has enough food, nothing more.
At this time, Qiao Qixi, who was staying at the rescue station, was enjoying the life of living alone, and then he knew that the time before he was released would not be too long.
"Summer is coming soon, can Alexander really survive in the wild?"
Obviously, the one-year-old polar bear has no experience of spending the summer alone, and this summer will be particularly difficult for him.
If you let it go.
"I think we should be more rational, think about it, we should learn survival skills at an age, and keep it in captivity in rescue stations. It will not do much good for it."
Because long-term captivity may cause Alexander to forget all the memories of survival in the wild, it will be even worse.
If you can't raise it for a lifetime, it's best to release it early.
"I really can't bear this cute little guy, it's so simple and friendly..."
"Yes."
Alexander's docile temper is deeply rooted in people's hearts, and no one will be willing to send it away.
It's just that due to practical factors, I have to do this.
The free world is the home of polar bears, even if they will eventually encounter danger and difficulties, even so, people cannot raise them in captivity under the banner of love and protection.
This is not the real core of protecting animals.
Qiao Qixi counted the time, and after about three meals, just like one day, he finally embarked on the journey back to nature.
The rescue station selected the release location for him, which is more than 100 kilometers away from Odis, which is a safe distance between polar bears.
At such a long distance, they could no longer smell each other.
After Qiao Qixi woke up, the whole bear was quite dazed and dazed, because... As a polar bear who became a monk halfway through, he had no experience of living in the wild for a day.
Well, everything around him is so strange that he has no clue.
so! What should I do on the first day after returning to nature? !
As for the Arctic Circle, the surrounding area is white and the icebergs look the same.
Barely able to distinguish the southeast from the northwest, but it is useless.
Qiao Qixi lay on the ice for a while, and felt that there was one thing urgent, and that was hunting.
He is a novice, this thing must be practiced, otherwise there is a risk of starvation.
It is said that the polar bear hunts an average of 20 times before it will succeed once. This probability sounds weird.
Qiao Qixi glanced down at the fat he had raised at the rescue station, wondering if this fat could support him from eating for a few days
20 times
Qiao Qixi felt that he was choking for 40 times.
It's colder than the rescue station in the wild, and walking on the ice is quite physically demanding.
Since there was a helicopter visit just now, the surrounding animals should have been hiding, so there was a very quiet feeling.
But this is just a psychological feeling. In fact, the wind is very windy on the ice, and the sound of the sea is heard in the distance. Maybe this is the sound that animals are used to.
However, as a human being, Qiao Qixi would involuntarily feel lonely and helpless in this environment, except for ice and snow, which is too lonely.
Can't imagine how other polar bears live
Oh, no, other polar bears won't have so many thoughts, only humans will think so much.
There is no alternative.
Qiao Qixi walked slowly towards the shore with a bear alone, praying by the way that he would meet a little seal basking on the road.
But obviously, this requires very European luck.
Qiao Qixi didn't run into a seal basking in the sun along the way, perhaps because he didn't know how to hide himself. The seal had already smelled the polar bear and hid.
Step back ten thousand steps and say, what if you encounter a seal
The seals are so cute. As a fake polar bear with human thoughts, Qiao Qixi feels that there is no way for him to rush to bite and kill him at the first time.
That's too cruel...
After fully analyzing the pros and cons, Qiao Qixi felt that it was not a wise choice for him to be close to the shore. Even if the seal lying on the shore could not catch up, it could not catch up.
Caigou must have the courage to admit that he is a Caigou and face the bleak Xiongsheng before breaking and standing.
Qiao Qixi used his keen sense of smell to look for the breathing mouths of polar animals on the ice.
On the inland ice surface, there will be a breathing hole not far away. This is the place where marine animals under the ice breathe. They will swim up to breathe from time to time and avoid freezing on the water surface.
If Qiao Qixi had enough patience to stand by here, there would be no shortage of hunting opportunities.
But marine animals are very vigilant, they will choose a relatively safe hole to float up to breathe.
Qiao Qixi lay at the entrance of the cave and waited for ten minutes. Finally, an animal came up. It was a white whale.
Qiao Qixi was stunned. The round-headed white whale stared at him for a while, let alone hunting, he was completely at a loss.
Beluga whales are very cute and cute in appearance. I believe everyone is familiar with them. You can see them in almost every aquarium. Most of the marine animals that perform are also beluga whales.
This thing is just like the seal, Qiao Qixi can't kill at all, oh, he can't kill it either.
I watched the beluga whale swimming up and down a circle, and then it went down again. The tail splashed on the water for a while, and then disappeared without a trace.
What Qiao Qixi didn't know was that beluga whales were also one of the prey of polar bears. Polar bears didn't care if the other party was a whale, and worked hard as long as they were hungry.
I don't know how long he stayed at the entrance of this cave. When Qiao Qixi was drowsy, he finally waited for a group of sea fishes coming up to breathe.
And the variety is similar to what he usually eats.
Qiao Qixi hesitated before going down, what if he couldn't climb up? Will it drown in the sea
Although polar bears are good swimmers and can swim 90 kilometers in one go, they are polar bears.
Opportunity waits for no one. Although Qiao Qixi had a lot of scruples in his heart, he still rushed down. The moment he opened his mouth to bite the prey, his eyes couldn't open, relying entirely on keen intuition and speed.
Feeling that he had bitten the prey, Qiao Qixi breathed a sigh of relief. He floated up arrogantly when he got into the water for the first time. He crawled hard on the ice and enjoyed the sea fish he had hunted.
However, a marine fish can cost three or four catties, which is a drop in the polar bear's appetite.
And this breathing hole has a bloody smell, and no animals will float up in a short time.
Qiao Qixi licked his mouth and paws, a little lost and walked inland to find other breathing holes.
Summer is about to come, and the ice and snow on the shore begin to melt. Gradually, most marine animals no longer need to rely on breathing holes for oxygen, and they will go to the shore.
However, the shore is very dangerous. Many animals still like to stay under the ice. It is not that Qiao Qixi has the opportunity to fill his stomach with breathing holes.
But if he has been unable to overcome his own human mind, hunting seals and beluga whales, etc., living solely on marine fish is actually unrealistic.
After going through a few breathing holes, his stomach was half full, and Qiao Qixi began to feel sleepy, and he began to experience the hardships of life in the wild.
Find a place suitable for sleeping and get down, he thought of Odis, wondering how Odis is now
Is he used to the life of returning to nature
It should be adapted, because the other party was originally a wild polar bear native to the wild.
envy.