Chapter 993 Caracal
Xiao Peng felt helpless as he looked at the woman lying there.
She had just woken up, which meant she was getting better, but she fainted again the next moment. How frustrating! Xiao Peng had a lot of questions to ask her!
Okay, change her medicine and give her another bottle of saline solution.
But this girl is in good physical condition, and her temperature has begun to drop. It looks like she can be saved! Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Forgive her for peeking at me just now!
Xiao Peng’s question now is: what to eat!
Yesterday’s bread had been soaked in water, and he had eaten enough compressed biscuits, but he still had a powerful weapon in his car: instant noodles!
This time we won’t be romantic and use any bonfire. We will just light up the gas stove outdoors, boil water and cook noodles, cut a few slices of ham, and start eating!
He was enjoying his meal there when suddenly the tent door was opened. Xiao Peng thought the woman had woken up and was startled, but when he looked up, there was no one there. Is this place haunted again?
Then I looked down and saw that the steppe eagle had squeezed in. It looked a little panicked!
"What the hell are you doing?" Xiao Peng looked at the steppe eagle. "Are you hungry? This is instant noodles! It's not for you! How about a slice of ham?"
Xiao Peng had just finished speaking when he saw 'Annie' running up behind him and leaning her head against him. This made Xiao Peng even more confused: "What are you doing? You're a steppe eagle! Why are you so cowardly?"
As he finished speaking, the tent door was opened again and a burgundy feline rushed in.
When Xiao Peng saw it for the first time, his reaction was: Lynx?
This is because the animal that entered has long black hair above its ears, just like a lynx. However, this creature is not a lynx. It is more slender than a lynx, with longer ears, and black hair above its eyes that looks like eyebrows, making it look very energetic.
After seeing Xiao Peng, it was not afraid and did not leave the tent, but it stopped and stared at the steppe eagle: Xiao Peng was familiar with this look, it was the look of a predator seeing its prey.
Xiao Peng was amused when he saw what came in: "Oh? A caracal? This is an interesting thing!"
Africa, including the Sahara Desert, is a natural wonderland, especially for cats. Besides lions and cheetahs, other species like caracals, spotted cats, desert cats, and servals live here.
These cats are beloved by pet lovers! For example, the desert cat, roughly the same size as a Chinese civet cat, is beloved by pet lovers for its adorable expression. In the French pet market, a desert cat fetches over €100,000! While almost every country in the Sub-Saharan region captures these cats for profit, illegal poaching is incredibly common in Africa.
Caracals and servals aren't as expensive as desert cats because... both cats are larger. They're not as cuddly as desert cats. Servals, for example, are a symbol of the famous Italian mafia, the Caravan Family.
And the caracal is even bigger!
This guy is practically a small leopard, standing just over 50 centimeters tall at the shoulder and weighing around 40 kilograms. Not counting the tail, it's a meter long. Nearly a meter and a half! Caracals are known for their aloofness, usually keeping to themselves. They won't seek out companions except during breeding season.
Because of this, the Caracal is not a good choice in the eyes of cat lovers, and its price is much cheaper than the Desert Cat. In the French pet market, it costs about 50,000 euros.
Of course, local poachers may only earn a few hundred euros, but for them this is an astronomical figure: in Africa, it is not only elephants and rhinos that are targeted by poachers, basically any animal here will be targeted.
Among them, caracals are the main victims.
It's no surprise the steppe eagle was afraid of it. Caracals have the strongest leaping ability of all cats! They're also incredibly adept at catching birds, even those in mid-flight. Sometimes they can snatch two birds with a single leap! They're also incredibly fast, making them the best rabbit-catching predators in Africa.
Their food is not limited to rabbits and birds. Antelopes, gazelles, and small ostriches are all on their hunting list. They are definitely "killers".
Despite their aloof nature and enormous size, the Caracal isn't difficult to capture; rather, encountering them is more challenging. Despite their exceptional hunting skills, the Caracal is essentially a large house cat. Genetically similar to domestic cats, the Caracal is well-adapted to domestic life and close proximity, making it a very easy cat to domesticate.
Of course, this caracal is also a bit of a tiger. Seeing Xiao Peng, not only is it not afraid, but it is also thinking about how to hunt? You don't take me seriously, do you?
Xiao Peng pointed outside and said, "Brother, give me some face. I'm protecting this stupid bird. Go play wherever you want!"
The caracal certainly didn't understand what Xiao Peng was saying. It looked at Xiao Peng's finger and took a step back, but didn't leave the tent. It still stared at the steppe eagle.
Xiao Peng looked at the caracal. Is it hungry? The food he had around him couldn't really feed the cat. He looked at the ham on the side, cut a few slices, and gestured to the cat: "Brother, do you want to eat?"
As it turned out, the caracal was not shy at all. It walked slowly up to Xiao Peng, sniffed the ham slice, took it away, and began to chew it slowly.
"Hey! Buddy, you are really greedy!" Xiao Peng stretched out his hand to touch the caracal's head, but the caracal opened its mouth and wanted to bite Xiao Peng. However, Xiao Peng was faster, and the caracal failed to bite Xiao Peng. However, the caracal did not continue to attack Xiao Peng, and continued to chew on the ham.
After finishing the ham, the caracal continued to look up at Xiao Peng, and then made a "meow" sound - this guy is big enough, but his meow is still the same as a cat.
Xiao Peng cut off another piece of ham. The caracal's eyes lit up and it came to Xiao Peng, trying to take it away. However, Xiao Peng threw his hands back and said, "Let me pat your head before you eat it!"
The caracal didn't understand what was meant, but because it didn't get the ham, its eyes became furious, and it lashed out at Xiao Peng with its claws. The caracal's claws were incredibly sharp, and they were also incredibly fast! Countless prey had perished under its claws.
But its proud claws missed, and then Xiao Peng flicked its head hard, causing it to fall to the ground in pain.
Xiao Peng reached out again, trying to pet the caracal's head, but the cat swung its claws again, missing again! Then, Xiao Peng flicked it on the head again. This went on several times, and the cat resigned itself to its fate, lying flat on its back, letting Xiao Peng pet its head. As any cat would, it delighted Xiao Peng when he petted its chin. Finally, Xiao Peng paused, and the cat leaned forward to signal him to continue.
When Xiao Peng gave it ham again, Xiao Peng could see that it was in a dilemma: should it let Xiao Peng give it a massage or eat the ham?
After hesitating for a long time, I finally decided: I'd rather eat ham!
Xiao Peng was so happy: "Hey, what a little foodie!"
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