In the desert that seems to be a forbidden area of ​​life, there are actually many animals living in it, but most of them are wisely hiding out at night, avoiding the high temperature and direct sunlight during the day, and waiting for the temperature at night before coming out to move.

Before the situation was clear, Zhang Zian didn't want to disturb others and everyone was exhausted during the day. After finally resting, don't let everyone get a false alarm because of some trivial matters. There is still a long way to go tomorrow.

But in the desert, it is difficult to completely lighten your steps. Every step you take will cause at least half of your foot to sink into the sand, and the road will rustle when you walk.

In contrast, Fina walked like a flying step on the sand, and made almost no sound.

The meat pads on cat claws can not only silence when walking on flat ground, but are still effective when coming to the desert. In addition, cats have an extremely excellent sense of balance. Even when walking, they will distribute the weight of their bodies evenly on the three soles of their feet. Unlike when humans walk, the weight of their whole body is pressed on one sole, which is of course easy to sink into sand.

Besides, the cat's body is light, even though Fina seems to have gained some weight than when she first came to the pet store...

Fina was walking in front of her and suddenly turned around and stared at Zhang Zi'an hard, "Are you complaining about me?"

"No! I'm wondering what animal Feimas smelled..."

Zhang Zian quickly waved his hand to clarify the misunderstanding.

It was obviously very cool in the middle of the night, but his back was scared and sweated. He thought it was evil, could this guy have a look?

"Hmph! Humph!"

Fina obviously didn't believe his explanation, but it was impossible to treat him without evidence. She could only hum angrily, no matter what he was thinking about in secret, after all, she didn't say it directly. If it pursued, it would seem too petty.

Feimas shook his head left and right, focusing on finding the source of the odor.

"It seems to be behind that dune." It said, staring at a low little dune nearby.

Zhang Zi'an took the opportunity to change the topic, "Okay, let's go and have a look."

Fina stopped and couldn't leave, "You walk ahead to avoid looking around."

Zhang Zian had no choice but to make a gesture to Feimas, squat down and pinched a handful of sand to determine the direction of the wind. In order to avoid disturbing the animals behind the dunes, he lowered his body and approached the dunes in the direction of the wind, so that the wind could eliminate their scent and sound as much as possible.

He looked back at the campground, and the camping light was still lit with a reassuring light, like a candle in the boundless darkness.

The slope of this small sand dune is gentle and not difficult to climb. When he approaches the ridge, he simply uses his limbs and walks the last distance.

He carefully poked half of his head out on the ridge, revealing only his eyes, looking to the other side of the dune.

What is that?

The starlight was dim, and he saw nothing at first, but when his eyes adapted to the light and sight range, he vaguely saw several pairs of ghostly fire-like eyes flashing.

He felt a little regretful. He woke up in the middle of the night and was still not clear. He didn't take a telescope when he left the tent. It was impossible to see clearly what animal it was in such a dim light.

Fina climbed up the sand ridge late, and it stared at the other side with a burning look, sniffing and smelling it, saying disdainfully: "It turned out to be a group of foxes."

"fox?"

Zhang Zian remembered Rommel, the desert fox that everyone talked about last night, but ended up meeting the real desert fox tonight.

At first, he was a little worried about whether it would be beasts such as jackals and hyenas. In fact, even jackals and hyenas would not take the initiative to attack the large group of people. After knowing that they were just a group of foxes, he finally completely eliminated his worries and replaced them with curiosity.

He had only seen foxes on TV before, but he had never seen them in reality.

Feimas whispered, "What should I do now?"

Zhang Zi'an was unsure of his mind, whether to leave or what, and asked Fina again: "What kind of fox is it?"

Fina was even more disdainful, "What else can a fox look like? It's slutty and smelly."

“I mean they look like.”

"Look..." Fina looked over there again, "It's very small and has big ears. Oh, they seem to hear some movement, maybe they want to run...their ears are quite agile."

Very small and has big ears...

Zhang Zian thought about it and immediately thought of a fox that really fits this description. He really lives in the Sahara Desert in North Africa. He is regarded as a rare pet in many countries and is highly sought after fence foxes.

What many people often misunderstand is that foxes are the genus of the canine family, and there is no separate fox family, while fenna foxes are the smallest canine family in the world. Nowadays, the word "wild" is needed as a qualifier. After all, some artificially bred teacup dogs are actually lighter and smaller than fenna foxes.

Fina did not exaggerate, and Zhang Zian also saw those pairs of bright eyes turning to this side at the same time, as if he had heard the movements from them, and was hesitating whether to escape.

Fence foxes are in the middle of the food chain in the desert, living for small reptiles such as rodents, insects, lizards, and are also hunted by larger animals such as falcons and jackals. Therefore, in order to survive and reproduce in the desert, they have evolved large ears with unusual proportions, and they always collect movements around like two high-sensitivity radars. Even if an insect crawls under the sand, they can hear them.

If Zhang Zian and the others had not approached from the direction of the wind and had been blown away by the wind, they might have escaped before they could climb up the sand ridge.

Zhang Zian thought about it. Professor Wei Kang's purpose in coming to the desert was not just to study primitive Egyptian cats, but also to a series of investigations and research on the living environment of animals. It is not clear whether Professor Wei Kang is also interested in fence foxes. Although fence foxes have been domesticated into pets in some countries, wild fence foxes are still quite rare.

He quietly moved his body back, letting the sand ridge block him, and said to Fina and Feimas: "It's rare to encounter a fence fox, let's find a way to catch a few."

Fina stretched her face and said resistingly: "I don't want to do it! I want to catch you and catch it yourself! No matter what fox is, it's stinky, so I don't want to touch those things!"

"Shh! Sigh down!"

Zhang Zian tried his best to make it lower his voice, otherwise he would run away without waiting to catch them.

"I'm not asking you to catch it, but I just asked you and Feimas to help you and help me catch it, but it's definitely not possible to rely on myself alone." He explained.
Chapter completed!