Bird Battle
A Jin was stunned.
It raised its butt stiffly, totally unable to believe that the sound just now came from under it.
It just helps to watch the eggs so that the parent bird can go further to eat... It has good intentions, right? It can't do bad things, right?!
But then, more subtle sounds came from the nest -
“Crack.”
“Crack.”
The little peacock was panicked.
However, after standing up and taking a closer look, it soon realized that it was its brothers and sisters who were working hard to peck the shells. If you listen carefully, you can also hear chirping sounds coming from the eggshells.
“Chichi.”
As the eldest brother, Ajin greeted them happily and encouraged them to continue pecking at the shells.
Go!
Just try harder and it will come out!
Narrator:
"Good things come in pairs. After dealing with the family's hidden enemy, TA welcomed the birth of a new life."
The audience got excited.
[Oh wow, are the babies about to be born?! ]
[Hahaha, how could it be such a coincidence? Could it be that I mistook my brother who was helping to hatch the eggs for my mother? ]
[I am so amused. Jinbao has such a colorful day. 】
But in fact, the shell-breaking process is not as fast as the audience thinks.
It takes an average of 30 hours from the time the chicks hatch from the shell.
Although A Jin didn't understand this, she waited for a long time but her younger brother and sister didn't hatch, so she went back to her nest quietly.
"oh--"
The bird parents in the distance chirped a few times, lowered their wings and slowly walked back. They were walking on the afterglow of the setting sun, covered with golden feathers, looking noble and beautiful.
After accompanying his partner to forage for food, the male bird ran back to the forest to have fun, while the female bird went straight back to the nest under the big tree to hand over the peacock egg to her own cub.
The female bird first pecked the cub's cheek gently as if praising it, and then combed the scaly feathers on a certain part of its neck. Her voice was low and soft, indicating that it could go out and play.
When Ajin ran away happily, it slowly returned to the nest, used its sharp beak to pick up the eggs under it, and saw the small cracks on them, with a bit of joy in its eyes.
Until one day later——
The green peacock family gathered together to welcome the birth of a new life.
“Chichi…chichi!”
The little peacock that broke out of the shell first pushed open the eggshell on its head. Its wet little body shook, and the whole cub slid out.
The mother bird watched coldly with great experience, but it was Ajin, the sub-adult who was the first brother, who couldn't help but support him with his mouth.
Something went wrong with this help.
“Chichi~”
“Chichichi!”
"Jiying."
The first cub subconsciously followed Ajin because of this soothing action, and led the next two cubs that hatched out of their shells to follow Ajin's feet in a daze.
And if you could translate the chirping sounds of young birds, you would probably hear a series of childish and eager "Mom", "Food", and "I'm hungry".
Ah Jin: ...
Bird parent: ...
There is nothing wrong with this!!
A Jin walked around frantically, trying to shake off the little tail at his feet, but it was useless. Several cubs were chasing him very closely, and he could only look at his parent bird helplessly and anxiously.
Kiss the bird!
Think of a solution, dear bird!
Female peacock: “Oh——”
The beautiful female bird was thoughtful.
It turns out that after hatching, the older cub can help take care of the younger ones.
There is such a good thing?
Ah Jin: “Ji!!”
The little peacock let out a mournful cry.
The incubation period of around January is over and peacock families are starting to reappear in camera footage in the wild.
Because of the previous egg-stealing incident, the reserve changed the composition of the patrol team at the foot of the mountain and established a reward-based reporting system to nip in the bud all hidden dangers that had not been considered before.
The suspects Lao Zhuang and their collaborators have all been escorted to relevant authorities. Once the statistical results of the agency's losses come out, they will face severe judgment from state authorities.
As for the green peacock in the greenhouse...
We can only take it to a rescue center temporarily to see if it can be trained and released.
Thinking about how the achievements of the previous few years had been wasted in such a casual manner, there were even a few peacocks in the greenhouse that were obviously hybrids. The staff were really angry and tired, and did not hold out much hope for the routine task of counting the new green peacocks in the mountains during this year's breeding season.
Alas, maybe just like Ah Jin last year, only one survived from the nest...
"Eh? Ajin's family actually has three newborn peacocks!!"
The movement of a monitor attracted everyone's attention, and they gathered around him:
"How many? Three?"
"Oh my god, that's amazing!"
"So this means there shouldn't be a shortage of eggs in this house. Was it made by Ajin?"
Looking at the three little peacocks chirping at Ajin's feet in the infrared camera, everyone felt happy and relieved, but also felt a little weird.
Why do I follow my brother's footsteps to look for food...
Are these little peacocks unable to distinguish their parent birds?
But in short, everyone was relieved to know that this family was not affected by the egg-stealing incident, and the enthusiasm for recording other green peacock groups also increased a little.
Then they discovered that the current situation was better than they had imagined.
Most of the female birds that appeared in the camera were with two or more chicks, and only a few had only one or no chicks.
Thinking about the confessions of the egg thieves, everyone understood.
It turned out that those surprise patrols did play a certain role. At least they allowed each small family to retain a certain number of peacock eggs, so that they would not end up with nothing in this breeding season.
"At that time, it was actually because other little peacocks suddenly ran in front of the camera in a panic that we felt something was wrong."
"Is it the same as A Jin? We know nothing about what happened in the dark, but they saw it clearly, so they came to give us hints."
"Although it's not recommended for these wild animals to get too close to humans...but if it's this level of trust, I think it's just right."
Deep in the forest, a familiar peacock family is taking their young birds for a walk.
The unlucky female bird that had only one egg stolen was extremely diligent in the subsequent incubation process. She even rarely left the nest to find food. In the end, she lost a lot of weight, but at least she managed to save her last cub.
Although the cub was rather thin and needed its help even to break out of its shell, the more it looked at it, the more it loved it. It only hoped that its only cub could grow up well.
There are female birds like it in the forest, and there are also female birds that are even more miserable than it, who couldn't even keep their last cub. They are all victims of this egg-stealing incident.
But fortunately, this is the last time.
With the help of the special little peacock on the outside, human disturbance and harm will be kept away from them as much as possible, and they will slowly expand their population and reproduce in this half of Eden that is strictly monitored by the protected area.
I heard that a developer originally considered building a project upstream of the river, but after hearing about the current habitat status of green peacocks in the middle and lower reaches during a field investigation, they changed the location.
This is also thanks to the fact that the reserve had previously generated a wave of popularity for the green peacock in the topic of the national bird dispute. Once its reputation is established, many people who are ready to make moves and have evil ideas will be more restrained.
All in all, everything seems to be moving in the right direction.
It's winter again.
As expected, Ajin and his family went down the mountain leisurely again.
The breeder was guarding the farmland. When he saw the familiar figure flying down from the mountain, a smile appeared on his face.
"Sure enough, I knew you would come again."
“Ahhh—”
As he was feeding as usual, he heard the advice from others through his headphones:
"Why don't we give Ajin some more? Thanks to him, we have had so many wonderful experiences in human society. He is really a very special green peacock."
The breeder walked towards A Jin, who was hiding in the corner for some reason.
By the time this winter is over, Ajin will be almost two years old.
The green peacock does not develop very quickly. Even though Ajin has mastered the technique of spreading its feathers, it has not yet grown those beautiful feathers and still looks more like a female bird.
"Whoa whoa--"
Seeing a familiar person approaching, A Jin raised his wings, stared at the other person's black gloves, and tried his best to hint.
"Wait a minute, let me look for it first."
It sounds mysterious, but every time the breeder interacts with Ajin, he feels like he is interacting with a spoiled and arrogant child. Not only does he have to go along with it in everything, but he also has to often say nice things to praise it: "It's been so long since we last met, your feathers have grown beautifully again, so pretty."
Ah Jin responded loudly: "Oh wow!"
The breeder said: "It's just that the hair on your tail is a little messy. Did it fall down because it was not trimmed properly? It doesn't look like you."
Ah Jin said in a sad and angry voice: "Oh oh!!"
Keeper: "Hmm? Don't worry, I'll give you food right away."
He quickly scattered the nutritious feed, but the green peacock in front of him did not lower its head immediately. Instead, it looked back at its tail sadly, straightened it with its sharp beak, and then turned around to prepare to eat.
But faster than it were the three little peacocks that rushed over chirping and grabbing the food.
Ah Jin instantly got furious: "Oh——!"
The three little peacocks finished their meal and raised their heads innocently: "Chiying~?"
I don’t know if they were careless or what, but they didn’t take the keeper next to them seriously. They flocked to Ajin’s feet and started chirping, and from time to time they curiously pecked at their brother’s tail hair.
A Jin ran away and they chased her, but they couldn't escape even if they had wings.
Breeder: ...
Okay, now he knew how Ajin’s tail got messy.
He picked up the camera with a complicated expression and recorded.
I never expected that Ah Jin would have to help take care of the baby...
You are such a hard-working brother.
A Jin dreams of growing feather screens quickly.
At the beginning, it was just for the sake of beauty. It wanted to open a beautiful screen like its father bird and charm thousands of little female birds.
But now, it just wants to take this as a symbol of maturity, and quickly become independent and stop helping its mother take care of the cubs.
If it is constantly nagged by these brothers and sisters, its tail will be bald! !
Was it this naughty when it was young? No!
After waiting and waiting, another season of taking the cub down the mountain and being watched and photographed by two-legged animals has passed, and it finally has a big enough beautiful tail screen.
“Ahhhh!”
The male green peacock in the forest called out loudly, leaving an unforgettable and stunning scene of spreading its feathers in front of the infrared cameras, from small to large.
Oh wow!
It’s on screen!
With no natural enemies and no female birds, Ajin just rustles her beautiful tail screen, spreading it out just to admire her own beauty.
The character of the narcissistic little peacock stands firm from beginning to end.
When it was exhausted, the tail screen that looked like a painting of green mountains slowly fell to its side.
The divine bird stands gracefully on a low, tilted tree trunk. In the distance are various creatures in the forest. Nearby is a sika deer that has strayed here. The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the branches and leaves in the forest and falls on them, creating a harmonious and beautiful scene.
A Jin raised his neck and looked into the distance, his dark eyes full of longing.
Really looking forward to the future.
If I continue writing, Ajin will start looking for a partner and fall in love. This is something that should not appear in a non-CP relationship, so I will stop here ()
So if you think about it carefully, this is just a prequel (or prologue) to the fairy doll. The protagonist grows up at the end (scratching my head)
After thinking about it, I decided to write Officer Xiao De in the next world, mainly because the dog character is more consistent ()
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