i have a zoo

Chapter 126 Taking Back to the Zoo

After preparing the cardboard box, Qi Ming took it and soon met Xiao Zhang downstairs in the dormitory.

Although Xiao Zhang didn’t know why he was asked to bring a towel, he probably guessed that it was used when rescuing eagle owls. He opened it and showed it: “Director, is such a big towel enough? I also brought two protective gloves !"

Qi Ming praised: "This size is okay! Not bad, you should be more careful!"

Two towels, one is used to pad the bottom of the carton to prevent slipping during transportation. By the way, it can protect the feet of the horned owl. The bottom of the cardboard box is still relatively hard, and it is not good for the feet to put it directly.

The other is used when catching eagle owls. It can be blindfolded so that it cannot see human movements, reducing stress and making it easier to catch and secure.

Lei Zhi also drove the van over after a while, and the two got into the car and headed towards Linhai No. [-] Middle School in the rain!

The car swayed, and there was the sound of rain outside.

Qi Ming picked up the scissors and poked holes in the top of the carton.

Xiao Zhang asked nervously, "Director, how do we catch it? Is there anything we should pay attention to?"

Qi Ming comforted: "It's all right, it's very simple."

Waiting for him to put a soothing skill in the past can reduce the eagle owl's fear!Even if you resist, it shouldn't be too intense.

Explained to Xiao Zhang slightly: "When catching, different types of raptors behave differently and have different ways of catching. For birds that are weak and have no resistance, you only need to gently hug them.

The vulture runs very fast, so it needs to be blocked into a corner first, and then covered with a big cloth bag from above its head.

Some raptors will adopt a defensive posture with their backs on the ground when people approach. At this time, they can make a quick shot and directly grab their wings or legs.

Ordinary raptors can use nets or towels to cover its head, control its attached feet (zhí), and then control its wings.During the Baoding process, be sure to cover your head with a towel or eagle hat to reduce stress. "

"oh oh!"

Xiao Zhang nodded seriously and listened, taking out his mobile phone to take notes.

Some puzzled: "What what? Fuzhi?"

Qi Ming explained with a smile: "Affixed foot! It is a combined structure of the bird's ankle and metacarpal bone.

Many people think that the knees of this chicken or bird are facing backwards, but the knees of birds are actually facing forward. The joint in the middle is not the knee of the bird, but its ankle, and the long part below it is actually the foot. .

Above the ankles are the little legs of the bird, and the knees of the bird are hidden under the skin of the abdomen!All birds are like this. "

Xiao Zhang opened his eyes wide, with an expression of disbelief: "Huh???"

Strange knowledge added again.

Qi Ming continued: "When controlling the raptor, the main thing is to pay attention to its claws, the raptor's claws are very sharp!

Some birds of prey may bite, while others like ospreys flap their wings.So take good care of it, keep its claws, mouth, and wings away from the face. It is not a trivial matter to be scratched and bitten on the face. "

Along the way, I told Xiao Zhang some raptor rescue and knowledge about birds, and Xiao Zhang listened very carefully.

After driving for a while, the two drove to the school. The teacher personally came out to greet them at the school gate, exchanged some polite greetings, and led them to the water room.

After opening the door, the teacher glanced at the corner where the eagle owl was huddled, and said in surprise, "Hey, it's gone! Did it fly away?"

Is it a waste of time?
"Shouldn't have run away, maybe hid somewhere else!"

Qi Ming glanced at the window and guessed.

The window was only half open, so the horned owl could fly in, but not necessarily find the exit.

After looking around the water room, he probed to look behind the door, and found the eagle owl as expected: "Here it is!"

The eagle owl seemed to have rested for a while, no one was making noise to disturb it, and its mental state improved a bit, not as frightened as it was in Tang Xiaoxin's photo.

Realizing that someone was coming, he opened his squinted eyes, his ear feathers stood up, like a person raised his long eyebrows, looked at Qi Ming vigilantly, and blinked his big yellow eyes.

Then bent down, the feathers all over the body began to inflate, and the black beak knocked up and down, making a low and loud "click" sound. The sound echoed in the narrow water room, as if two people were buried in a pit. The firecrackers exploded.

Xiao Zhang thought the eagle owl was cute at first, but he was startled when he heard the sound. He shrank subconsciously, and then asked in a low voice, "What is this sound?"

Qi Ming explained: "This is the horned owl warning the enemy not to approach."

Although this horned owl looks fine, the more wild animals face natural enemies, the more they want to show their health and not easily reveal their weakness.

For birds, because the body is covered with thick feathers, it is difficult to find some injuries that are not very serious or not very large without careful inspection, and may be ignored.

And therein lies the problem.The skin of some wild birds is very thin, and the connective tissue covering muscles, blood vessels and nerves in some parts are very thin and fragile. If they are really injured, the wound will be exposed to the air for a long time if it is not treated in time If it does, it will die.

Once there is necrosis, especially in the part where the upper ulnar bone of the wing goes outwards and then to the distal carpal and metacarpal bone, once the partial skin necrosis exceeds two square centimeters, the distal end will also be completely necrotic, and the best result is amputation.

If the limb is amputated, the bird will not be able to fly at all and will become disabled.

If it is discovered later and the amputation is not carried out in time, the necrotic extremity may be enriched with potassium ions. High blood potassium has a great impact on the heart, and the heart will stop when it reaches a certain level.

Just like when someone was buried in a building during an earthquake, and their limbs were held down for a few hours, amputation may be considered directly, because if the stone slab is lifted, the potassium ions enriched at the far end will hit the heart at once, and then the person Sudden death may occur.

Therefore, when rescuing birds, it is best to call a professional to come, and do not move at will, otherwise the uninjured ones will become injured, and it will be more troublesome to rescue them.

"Blind, don't be so nervous, I'm a good person!"

Qi Ming smiled softly at the eagle owl, probably because of the aura of the breeder, which made it let down some guard. Although the eagle owl still raised its head and stared at him majesticly, its body gradually changed from particularly swollen to General swelling.

The sound of beak tapping is not so loud anymore, ta-ta!

go!Don't bother me, come here again and I'll peck you!
The horned owl's eyes are sunken in the face, and the slanted ear feathers and the edges of the eyes form a triangle. It looks like a fighter jet with full attack power, and it has a feeling of calmness and prestige.

Feeling the friendly emotions conveyed by Qi Ming, the eagle owl suddenly felt relieved and relaxed a lot, as if staying alone in the tree, the body slowly shrank back from the inflated state, the head was tilted 90 degrees, and with one side Looking at Qi Ming with big eyes, there was some curiosity in his eyes, as if he was asking: "Who are you? What are you going to do?"

Qi Ming hooked his finger to Xiao Zhang beside him: "Here, hand me the towel!"

Xiao Zhang was a little nervous: "Yeah!"

"It's not okay to stay in the school like this. The school is full of cubs of the scary upright apes. They will catch fat chickens like you for barbecue. I know you are here to hide from the rain. It has been raining for the past two days , go live with us first, with food and lodging included, absolutely safe~"

Qi Ming didn't care whether the horned owl could understand or not, he chatted with it with a smile, and suddenly covered its head and body with a towel, and then packed it down!
Eagle Owl:? ? ? ?

Why were they chatting just now, and suddenly it was dark in the next second?
Although it was covered by a towel, the expression on his face could not be seen, but he must have looked dazed.

Cover the horned owl's head, then hug it up, holding its two appendages with both hands, holding it like a baby.

"Okay, grab it!"

Qi Ming is very satisfied, this is the first time to practice practical knowledge from books!
Although it was a little rusty when grasping the appendages, but with soothing skills, and the head was covered with a towel to reduce stress, the eagle owl basically did not resist much.

Now it is controlled by the body, and it can't move even more honestly.

If the wings are suddenly flapped in the middle, then move to an open place first, so as not to hurt the wings or damage the feathers when they hit hard objects.

Although the eagle owl is big, with a body length of more than half a meter, it only weighs about three kilograms, so it is quite easy to hold.

Seeing Qi Ming hugging the eagle owl like a baby, Lao Bai showed curiosity, and asked, "Is there any particularity about this? When catching chickens, don't you just grab two chicken wings with one hand, and the wings are on the back. Carry it like that behind your back."

Qi Ming explained: "Well, it's actually wrong to hold a bird in that position, it's easy to tear the muscles or air sacs of the bird, it doesn't matter if it's a chicken, is it a domestic animal, if you grab it like this, it will be slaughtered immediately anyway , it doesn’t matter if it is injured or not. Wild birds are not suitable to be caught like this, because they still have to fly.”

Lao Bai was taken aback. When he first saw the eagle owl, he thought of such a way to catch it. Fortunately, he listened to the biology teacher Lao Li and did not act rashly. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if he got hurt by the bird.

Qi Ming was reminded by Lao Bai's doubts, thinking, should he take time to give netizens a popular science on how to rescue birds?
This fleeting thought was remembered by him, and he thanked Lao Bai with a smile: "Thank you, Teacher Bai! You must be very busy in class, and you still spare time to help us rescue eagle owls. This will be given to you when we go back." Send a pennant!"

Lao Bai quickly waved his hand: "Hey, no need."

Qi Ming insisted: "This is still necessary. First of all, the horned owl is a second-class protected animal in the country. You deserve the pennant, and this will inspire more people to love and protect wild animals."

Lao Bai just refused subconsciously just now, but Qi Ming understood the reasoning when he said it!
Why do classes and individuals in the school still have to award awards? Isn't it just to set an example and inspire others to learn from the example.It is indeed a good thing from any angle.

"Row!"

This time I readily agreed.

Qi Ming carried the horned owl downstairs and put it in a cardboard box.

The towel was removed from its head and covered its body. After all, its body temperature was a bit low after the rain, so covering it with a towel would keep it warm.

The horned owl was put down, its eyes lit up for a moment, but before it could react, the cardboard box was closed, and its eyes turned black again.

"Goodbye, Teacher Bai!"

Qi Ming said hello, put the cardboard box on the van gently, and got into the car with Xiao Zhang.

"Wu Wu ~ Wu Wu ~"

The van was moving steadily in the rain. After a while, there was a soft cry from the cardboard box, as if it was trying to test something.

The first half is short and the second half is long, similar to the "cuckoo" sound of a rooster crowing, but the sound is deeper.

After a pause, "Woooooooooooooooh, ka, ka, ka, ka, ka..." he continued to scream strangely.

The hoarse voice of "Kaka" seemed to have a piece of phlegm stuck in his throat. If he heard it in the middle of the night, he might feel a little creepy!

It's easy to think of a ferocious wolf dragging a long shadow, and an evil wizard who laughs and kidnaps a crying child...

And owls are generally nocturnal. They cannot be seen during the day, and only fly out at night to hunt and make all kinds of strange and creepy sounds. Therefore, people love and hate this strange and mysterious bird!
Xiao Zhang listened quietly to the call of the eagle owl, looked at the cardboard box curiously and asked, "Director, how do you arrange this eagle owl?"

Qi Ming thought for a while: "Didn't Dahei come out of the garden recently? The cage it stayed in before has also been sterilized, and it just happened to let the horned owl live there first! Seeing that it is relatively healthy, it doesn't seem to be a serious problem. Wait. Let it go when the rain stops."

If the eagle owl is not frightened, it is relatively safe. The curtains in the room are drawn and it is completely dark, so it will not run around and fly around, and it does not matter if it is placed in the nursery.

But it needs to be modified a little bit, and a perch for it to rest is placed inside.

It doesn't need to be too complicated, it's just for temporary use anyway, just two hanging beams will do.

Thinking of this, I called Lao Wang: "Hello, Lao Wang?"

"Well, principal, what's the matter?"

"We rescued a horned owl just now, and we are on our way back. We are going to stay in the hospital before zooming in. You will make a perch here, and I will teach you how to fix it..."

……

Back to the zoo!
First, bring the cardboard box containing the horned owl to the veterinarian's office. Lin Ying, who was already on standby, came over and looked at the cardboard box: "Director, you are back!"

"Yeah!" Qi Ming said, "Before I caught it, I checked that its mental state was okay, it was quite vigilant, and I didn't see any injuries. You can check it again."

In fact, generally speaking, after the rescue takes the raptor back, it should be put in a dark and quiet room to let it stay and calm down. The staff can take the opportunity to observe the situation of the raptor and formulate a treatment plan by the way.

But the horned owl was fine, so we gave it a physical examination.

It was still Qi Ming who held Fuzhi, fixed the eagle owl in his arms, and checked his body with his eyes covered.

Xiao Zhang put on a small light in his hand, smiled maliciously, moistened the thermometer, and rummaged around to find the eagle owl's vent.

The horned owl was pulled under the body, and the ear feathers stood up nervously.

Why did I suddenly feel bad.

(End of this chapter)