"There's a bird inside? The golden eagle is still inside? "After hearing the words of a poacher, Li Du was stunned, and then rushed into the cave.
Birds were not resistant to smoke, and a little smoke could kill them. Now that the cave was full of smoke, it was estimated that they had died.
Li Du's original intention in dealing with these poachers was to rescue the captured golden eagle. If the golden eagle died because of him, he would lose more than he gained.
The fire at the entrance of the cave was extinguished, and the smoke had no source, so it could not continue. At this time, there was not much smoke in the cave.
Li Du covered his nose and looked around, and soon found the birdcage in the cave under the light.
The cave was quite large, with an area of three or four hundred square meters, and a height of more than one and a half meters at the entrance to the deepest part of the cave to three or four meters. The space was so large that it could accommodate a hundred people, let alone a dozen.
Some birdcages were placed in the middle of the cave, covered with wet cloth, which was supposed to maintain high humidity and keep the birds quiet, but now served to isolate the smoke.
Li Du pulled open the birdcage, and the golden eagle that had been captured in the afternoon was fluttering in the largest cage, pecking at it when it saw it.
There was a slightly smaller birdcage next to it. Li Du pulled open the wet cloth and revealed a big bird he had never seen before.
The bird was not good-looking. Its feathers were gray and looked dull. There was a large lump of meat on its forehead, a bare, hairless neck, and a circle of white feathers at the base of the neck. From the neck, it looked like a plucked rooster.
Seeing the bird's appearance, Li Du subconsciously said to himself, "Damn, is this Yang Guo's Brother Eagle? How did you come to the United States? "
He remembered watching "The Return of the Condor Heroes" before. The big eagle that accompanied Yang Guo around the world also had a lump of meat on its head, and the two were more or less similar.
However, compared with the brave and invincible eagle brother who could charge into battle and catch snakes in the wild, this bird's temperament was far worse. Perhaps it was because of the smoke, it looked listless and dispirited.
Seeing this, Li Du quickly dragged the two cages out.
It was windy and rainy outside, and when the cool mountain breeze blew, the golden eagle was more energetic and hit directly in the cage.
Li Du dragged the cage to a high place and opened the cage gate. The golden eagle immediately rushed out, its two claws running fast, and when it regained its freedom, it flapped its wings and soared into the sky.
"As expected of the King of the Sky in North America!" The group of people couldn't help but exclaim after seeing it.
When the poachers found that the golden eagle had been released, a big man cried out with a sad face, "Do you know how much money you have let go?"
Godzilla stuffed the poacher into the cage and said, "Come on, you stay inside. We will sell you for money later."
In order to keep the raptors alive, the cage was made very large. It was more than two meters long and wide, and a meter and a half tall. It would not be a problem for two people to fit inside.
Li Du opened the other cage, but the big bird did not run out. Instead, it shrank back into the corner, looking like an abused wife.
Ah Meow was interested. It stared at Li Du with its big, shiny eyes and wanted to get closer to the cage. Li Du grabbed the back of Ah Meow's neck and threw it out. "Play on the side, don't cause trouble. Brother Wolf, what bird is this? Kind of like vultures? "
Brother Wolf said, "It's a vulture. It should be a Condor vulture."
"Condor vulture? What does it have to do with the California vulture? "Li Du continued to ask.
Brother Wolf said, "It's a very close relationship. You may not know its name, so I'll tell you another name. It is also called the Andean condor, and some people call it the Andean condor!"
The name shocked Li Du. "This is the Andean condor?"
Of course, he had heard of this name. It was the most famous bird of prey in South America. It could grow up to 130 centimeters long, weigh up to 10 kilograms, and had a wingspan of more than three meters. It was the largest bird in the world!
But as far as he knew, the Andean condor had a majestic black plumage, and its exposed face and neck were bright red. The local Andean people respected it as the "Soul of the Andean Civilization" and a symbol of divine power. This bird did not look like one.
Hearing Li Du's question, Brother Wolf said, "Because it is still a young bird."
Looking at the bird, which was no smaller than the golden eagle, Li Du was shocked and said, "This is still a young bird?!"
Brother Wolf said, "The young Andean condor grows very fast. It can grow to the size of an adult in a few months. However, its ability to hunt and fly is still very poor. Looking at this bird, I'm afraid it has only been hatched for three or four months. It should not be able to fly yet."
As if to cooperate with him, the big bird flapped its wings weakly and then carefully shrank its head, looking more like a bullied little wife.
Li Du pulled up a poacher and asked, "Where did you steal this bird? There are no Andean condors in the United States, right? "
The Andean condor, also known as the South American condor, lived in South America, especially in countries such as Peru and Argentina.
In any country, it was illegal to capture the Andean condor. Many South American countries, such as Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador, regarded it as their national bird and gave it their flag or national emblem.
The poacher said with a sad face, "No, no, it was caught in the Appalachian Mountains. This bird is also found in the United States. In 1988, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launched a reintroduction experiment. They raised the Andean condor and released it into the wild in Argentina, Venezuela, and Colombia. Later, some were also released into the wild in North America."
Li Du said coldly, "You know very well. Count it as your cooperation. Go and wait at the side."
There were traces of the Andean condor in the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains, but it was particularly rare.
Although this bird of prey liked to live on rock walls at an altitude of 3,000 to 5,000 meters, it was mainly active in the vast grasslands and mountains up to 5,000 meters above sea level. It preferred open and forest-free areas, such as rocky areas, mountains, and deserts, so that it was easy to find edible animal carcasses in the air.
This was a bird of prey that could fly very well. They were extremely good at long-distance flying. Sometimes they set off early in the morning and flew two or three hundred kilometers a day.
Especially in the mountainous areas, their flying ability was even more outstanding. The Andean condor could rise with the help of the updrafts in the mountains and silently fly over ravines and rivers. When they appeared in groups on the top of the mountains, it was extremely spectacular!
However, this bird could not fly. Li Du opened the cage to let it out, but the bird shrank its head and body in the corner of the cage and refused to come out.
Brother Wolf said, "It's still too young. These b * stards must have looted an Andean condor's nest and stolen the bird. They must have scared or hurt it in the process. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so timid."
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