Super Zoo

The tent was said to be pitched by the water's edge, but in reality it was still fifty to sixty meters away from the water. So when they heard Liang Shi's cries, everyone was startled, casting curious looks toward the entrance. Professor Chu even slammed his chopsticks down hard on the table, exclaiming angrily, "What finless porpoise? Can finless porpoises just crawl up to the shore on their own? This kid is getting more and more muddled!"

With a rustle, the tent flap was swept aside, and a soaking wet Suming walked in from outside, followed by a shocked Liang Shi.

All eyes were focused on what Suming was cradling in his arms!

In Suming's arms, he held a finless porpoise on each side. The two youngsters, probably frightened by the sight of so many people, burrowed hard into Suming's chest, revealing only four small black eyes that looked around with curiosity, yet also a hint of wariness, at everyone inside the tent!

Mr. Song was stunned, his chopsticks falling silently to the ground while the bowl of soup in his other hand tipped over, spilling hot soup all over him!

With his face flushed with excitement, Liang Shi pointed to the finless porpoises in Suming's arms, stammering as he yelled, "Tea.. Teacher... finless porpoises, finless porpoises, look, two baby finless porpoises!"

It was only then that everyone seemed to awaken from a dream. Professor Chu glared fiercely at Liang Shi, "I'm not blind, quit your yelling!"

Seeing Suming, Mr. Song let out a long sigh of relief, the weight finally lifting from his heart, before turning his interest to the baby finless porpoises.

"How come there are two youngsters? What about the one in the video?" Mr. Song asked.

"I found them in an abandoned lake nearby, a family of three. The big one is injured; I couldn't move it, so I brought the two youngsters back first. We need to prepare the boat quickly and go save the big one," Suming spoke as he gasped for breath.

He had carried the two hefty 'babies' out of the water, up to the tent, and he too was exhausted.

"A family of three! Goodness, if you don't open shop for three years, when you do, it's a boom! How many years has it been since we've encountered wild finless porpoises? And now, not only have we found them, but an entire family at once! Su, you've made a great contribution! Wahahaha!"

Professor Chu suddenly burst out laughing like a madman, throwing his head back while his wild hair danced around.

The others were also smiling from ear to ear.

From a biological perspective, discovering three wild finless porpoises at once is of significant importance for research and conservation.

From an individual career development perspective, everyone in the survey team had earned substantial merit, and for Mr. Song and Chu in charge of the team, they might just make a prominent mark in the annals of academia.

"What are you waiting for? Stop eating, let's move! Su, lead the way!"

Everyone dropped their utensils and ran as a swarm outside; once on the boat, Suming returned the two baby finless porpoises back to the reservoir. Just as Professor Chu was about to say something, he saw that after the baby finless porpoises went into the water they didn't flee but instead stood upright in the water, pointed with their flippers ahead, then swam slowly forward just atop the surface, as if guiding the way.

Mr. Song knew this must be another of Su's good deeds and asked with some uncertainty, "Have you tamed them?"

Suming chuckled, "Finless porpoises are very intelligent, you know, and since I'm their savior, taming them was easier than taming those wolves."

"You've got a knack for this. When we get back, I'll make sure to commend you!" Mr. Song patted Suming's shoulder with great satisfaction.

When they found the mother finless porpoise, she was still lying immobile among the reeds, her wound looking quite dreadful, as if she wouldn't make it, which distressed Professor Chu.

But Suming was confident. Are you kidding? He had poured all of his spiritual power, from three bee nests into her, and the mother finless porpoise's vital signs had completely stabilized. She was merely very weak and would recover quickly with proper care.

However, scars on her head were probably inevitable, marring her appearance.

Everyone used a tarp to shield from the rain, scrambling to lift the river dolphin into the onboard water tank. Following the reservoir's tributary, they returned to the shore-based main camp.

Normally, they should have immediately sent the large river dolphin to a city with better medical facilities, or even to the capital for treatment.

But now the river dolphin's injuries were "severe", there was no time to delay, and it couldn't withstand the long journey, so Professor Chu and the others discussed for a while and decided to treat the river dolphin on the spot.

"Song, I'm going to call Mr. Wang and the Agricultural Science Academy right now to request personnel and equipment to be sent over. Does Yangchuan have an aquarium or something where we can temporarily house and treat the river dolphin family?" Professor Chu asked Mr. Song.

Mr. Song patted Suming on the shoulder, his eyes full of expectation: "Su, make some sacrifices and let the river dolphin family stay in your Shuijun Lake for now."

The size and water quality of Shuijun Lake were suitable for the life of river dolphins, and since it was within the zoo's control area, putting the river dolphins there was naturally the best choice.

However, Shuijun Lake was used for fish farming, and river dolphins' main diet was fish. Even a small river dolphin had an astonishing appetite; once put in the lake, it would definitely eat a lot of Suming's fish, causing some losses.

Seeing that Suming didn't speak immediately, Professor Chu thought that Suming was reluctant. After all, the river dolphins were not personal property, but "national" assets, and it seemed somewhat unreasonable to ask Suming to sacrifice his personal interests to take care of the river dolphins.

"Su, don't worry too much. Since we found the river dolphins, the authorities will definitely allocate funds. Rest assured, I won't let you suffer any personal loss!" Professor Chu said earnestly.

In fact, what Suming was thinking about wasn't the issue of funds at all. No matter how big the appetites of the two small river dolphins were, how many fish could they eat? Compared to the entire Shuijun Lake, it was a drop in the bucket; at the worst, he'd earn a few thousand less.

Even if Mr. Song and the others hadn't mentioned it, Suming was planning to take the initiative and offer to temporarily house the river dolphins in Shuijun Lake. He was thinking about more distant matters.

Now that Professor Chu had also taken the initiative to promise "subsidies", Suming naturally had no hesitation, immediately nodding his head: "Of course there's no problem, protecting animals is everyone's responsibility!"

"Good, young man, you're conscientious!" Professor Chu patted Suming's shoulder heavily.

These old fellows had been toughened by going to the countryside, their hands were frighteningly strong, and Professor Chu, fuck, was like someone who had practiced the Vajra Palm technique, sending Suming staggering with one slap, his teeth clenched in pain.

"Meep meep..." The small river dolphin started calling out in dissatisfaction at Chu, even opening its mouth as if trying to scare Chu. But the round little fellow was too cute, and when it got angry, it didn't look fierce at all, but rather it made everyone laugh heartily.

After making their decision, the investigation team rushed back to the zoo overnight. Su allocated a roughly four to five mu area of water at the northeastern corner of Shuijun Lake for the family of three river dolphins to live temporarily. The mother dolphin couldn't move around freely for the time being and was placed in shallow water. Find more chapters on m_v l|e'm-p| y r

Professor Chu was initially worried and scooped up some water to sniff under his nose, then his eyes brightened and he exclaimed, "Song, when did the water quality of Shuijun Lake become so good?"

"It's all thanks to these young people!"

Mr. Song stretched his hand to pat Suming's shoulder, but seeing the situation "turning sour", Suming twisted his waist and dodged.

Mr. Song's hand stopped mid-air, and he let out a hearty laugh, pointing at Suming and saying, "Chu, in my opinion, we old bones should almost let go now and let the young ones take on the responsibilities!"

Professor Chu looked at his direct student Liang Shi.

Liang Shi was squatting by the water, staring at the large river dolphin with a silly grin on his face.

Professor Chu then looked at Suming, sighing in frustration and saying helplessly, "Ah, you can't compare people with one another!"