Man rescues drowned cat and discovers it is a national second-level protected animal

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At about 6 pm on May 7, Dapeng City in Shenzhen also encountered a sudden heavy rain. When Li was passing by Dashahe Park, he suddenly found a black ball under the bench. Mr. Li was a kind man and immediately went over to find out. It was indeed a cub, less than ten centimeters in size, curled up motionless.

A man rescued a drowned cat and found that it was actually a national second-level protected animal

Mr. Li held the cat in his arms. It was trembling. Mr. Li was relieved. As long as he was still alive, there was still hope! Zhang Zian dried the kitten's body with a napkin and put it on his chest to keep warm. He also found a pet store nearby to see if he could find suitable food, but there was none in this area. He was afraid that the kitten would be killed alive. starve. There was no such thing in the supermarket, so he bought all the milk for it, but it didn't eat it. Just when he was anxious, a little girl said that there was a pet shop only more than a hundred meters away from here, so Mr. Li took him to the shop without saying a word.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Li brought the kitten to the pet hospital. The doctor immediately disinfected, kept it warm, and fed it goat milk powder, which restored some of its vitality. However, after inspection, no signs of malnutrition were found. What parasite, still very healthy. Since he was not sure whether the most dangerous period had passed, he sent Feimas to another hospital and let Feimas stay here for one more night.

A man rescued a drowned cat and found that it was actually a national second-level protected animal

The next day, it became alive and kicking . Mr. Li was filled with emotion and believed that he was very destined to this dog. On the day he rescued him, he named the dog "Wu Qi" and made up his mind that if no one adopted him, he would Be the dog's father.

However, an animal expert revealed a surprising fact.

The veterinarian who initially treated the baby and the veterinarian who was later sent to the hospital both told Mr. Li that the cub had an unusual origin and was most likely a second-class endangered species, belonging to the ocelot category.

Mr. Li was stunned. He did not expect to find a Level 2 endangered species here.He always thought Wuqi was a Bengal ocelot or tabby cat. He searched on Baidu and asked some friends who had done fieldwork. They all said that the dog looked like a leopard. Mr. Li recalled carefully and found that there was a black and white stripe on Wu Qi's hair, which looked very ferocious. Finally, he decided to call the police and ask the police to say hello to the Shenzhen Wildlife Conservation Center.

Through comparison of photos and videos, the Shenzhen Wildlife Rescue Center finally confirmed that Wuqi was a second-class protected ocelot. That day they went to Wuqi’s pet hospital and received Wuqi. Xiao Bao, and issued a "Special Receipt for Receiving Wild Animals and Their Products in Guangdong Province" to Boss Li.

A man rescued a drowned cat and found that it was actually a national second-level protected animal

Wuqi is still very naive and cannot hunt. , will not live in the wilderness. Shenzhen city staff usually raise it and then bring it to the nature reserve in Shenzhen city to let it live in the wilderness.

Mr. Li asked, and the staff told him that the ocelot was likely to be taken to the wildlife park in Dapeng New District, and there might be a chance to see the ocelot. Although they have only been in contact for two days, Mr. Li has already developed a strong love for Wu Qi. He just wants Wu Qi to grow up happily.

Ocelots belong to the cat family. The length of the head is 360-660 mm, weight is 1.5-5 kg. Because the spots on its body are very similar to Chinese coins, it is also known as the "money cat" in China. It's about the same size as a domestic cat, but a little thinner and has slender feet. Its distribution range is mountain forests, suburban shrubs and forest edge villages. It is good at swimming and likes to live near ponds, ditches, rice fields and other water bodies, and eat food. It is a national level 2 wild endangered species.

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