"What the hell is going on?" Li Du was shocked.
Lu Guan, who had just come over from the car behind, was also shocked and cried, "Boss, is this a facehugger? Oh, God, is this a facehugger? "
Li Du glared at him and said angrily, "Get lost!"
Face-huggers were monsters in the Hollywood movie Alien. When they saw humans, they would jump on their faces, hug their heads, and then get into their mouths to live as parasites.
The one that jumped into Li Du's arms was obviously a kangaroo. Lu Guan was just messing around.
He pulled the little kangaroo out of his arms. The little thing had short brownish-red fur, long pointed ears, and big bright eyes. At this time, it was blinking at Li Du.
"What's going on?" Godzilla couldn't help asking.
Brother Wolf pondered for a moment and said, "This is a red kangaroo. The one that just ran away was a female red kangaroo. Female red kangaroos have a special characteristic. When attacked by their natural enemies and their lives are in danger, they will throw out the kangaroo in their pouch to divert the attention of their natural enemies so that they can escape."
"Is that even possible?" Li Du was stunned.
Sophie said, "Brother Wolf said this is just a rumor, there is no real evidence. However, it seems that it is more than a rumor. "
Ivana whispered, "Poor thing, does its mother not want it? How could this be? "
The three little ones gathered around to watch. Ah Ow stretched out her paw to fiddle with the kangaroo, which scared the kangaroo so much that it urinated in Li Du's arms.
Li Du took it to wipe his clothes and asked, "What should we do? Will its mother come back if we leave it here?"
Sophie shook her head and said, "No, kangaroos are very xenophobic, and they are very racist. They can't tolerate outsiders entering their family, and they don't even welcome members of their own family to come back after a long period of time."
Li Du said, "This doesn't belong to the above two situations, does it?"
"I'm not finished." Sophie rolled her eyes at him. "A kangaroo abandoned by its mother will lose its status in the family and will no longer be welcome back."
Lu Guan said angrily, "There are so many problems."
Li Du had a headache. What should he do with this kangaroo?
Unless the female kangaroo came back to take it away, it would not survive if it was left in the wild. This little kangaroo could not survive alone in natural conditions.
Brother Wolf said, "Hand it over to the zoo or the kangaroo protection agency, or it will die."
The Australian wilderness was extremely dangerous. There were all kinds of venomous snakes, birds of prey, and other predators. Kangaroos were tender and smooth. If left outside, they would be eaten as food.
After a round of discussion, no conclusion was reached.
Li Du sighed and said, "I asked for it myself, so I have to finish it even if I have to cry."
"What do you mean?" Lu Guan did not understand.
Li Du said, "Get in the car and go to the supermarket to buy kangaroo milk powder. What else can we do? Let's keep it for now."
The female kangaroo would not come back. She was nowhere to be seen now. After she abandoned her child, she hopped into the wilderness and disappeared without a trace. She ran very quickly.
If they hadn't run into the female kangaroo, if they hadn't chased the female kangaroo and been mistaken for hunting it, the other party would not have thrown the baby kangaroo out.
For the time being, they had to take responsibility for the baby kangaroo and raise it themselves.
The baby kangaroo did not resist them. After Li Du put it in the car, it immediately went back into Li Du's pocket.
Later, Sophie opened her handbag to find a wet towel to wipe its body. It jumped back into the handbag again, only half of its small head sticking out, blinking at Sophie.
"We have to give it a name. What should we call it?" Sophie asked.
Li Du thought of the classic image of a kangaroo boxer, and then thought of the names Ah Ow and Ah Meow. He laughed and said, "Ali, boxing champion Ali."
There was no more suitable name. Sophie pointed at the baby kangaroo's head and said, "Well, remember your name. Now you are called Ali."
The baby kangaroo did not understand. Looking at Sophie's finger, it suddenly opened its mouth and bit it.
Li Du hurriedly tried to get it off. Sophie smiled and shook her head. "It's okay. Ali is not biting me. It is sucking my finger and looking for food."
"I want to suck, too," Li Du said, joining in the fun.
Sophie directly gave him a pink punch and then used her eyes to remind him that Brother Wolf was still driving.
Brother Wolf was an excellent bodyguard. His eyes were keenly fixed on the road ahead, and he turned a blind eye to the boss beside him.
Li Du released the little bug to see if it could fly into the baby kangaroo's head.
The little bug came out and showed no interest. In this way, he did not have the sense of belonging to Ali as his pet.
Driving forward, they entered another small town. There was goat milk powder in the supermarket. Kangaroos could eat goat milk powder. Li Du bought the milk powder, and Sophie picked a small bottle. After making the milk powder, she gave it to Ali.
Ali held the bottle with its two little front paws and drank happily. As it drank, it tilted its head and looked at Li Du and Sophie.
Ah Meow and Ah Ow smelled the milk powder. The two little ones licked their lips and came up to grab the bottle with their paws.
When they first met, Ali would be frightened by them. However, when it came to food, Ali did not back down. It stretched out its little paws and scratched Ah Meow and Ah Ow's paws.
Sophie glared at the two little ones, and the two little ones retreated.
Crispy Noodles, who was lying in the seat, looked at the two little friends mockingly. Hehe, did you get scolded? Let your paws be cheap!
New South Wales was all the way north from Victoria. Deep in the hinterland of New South Wales, in a semi-desert area, the small town of Lightning Ridge appeared in their view.
Compared with the towns they had seen on the road, Lightning Ridge was a large and populous place, which was not common in central Australia. As everyone knew, central Australia was sparsely populated.
The reason for this was the expensive and rare black opal, which was becoming more and more popular internationally. The price was getting higher and higher, and more and more people came to try their luck.
Australia was rich in mineral resources. Like other mining towns, there were many man-made mines in Lightning Ridge, which were formed by people hollowing out the ground and piling up the stones and soil.
Looking from a distance along the highway, Lightning Ridge was surrounded by a flat desert, while the town was surrounded by small hills.
At the entrance to the town, there was a large sign inlaid with pieces of beautiful, sparkling gemstones. These were black opals.
Of course, the ones on the sign were worthless synthetic black opals.
As soon as Li Du and the others drove into the town, a Toyota Prado passed by them. The window rolled down, and someone stuck his head out and asked, "Hey, are you here to dig for gems?"
Without waiting for Li Du and the others to answer, the other person said, "Oh, another group of muddle-headed fools. Haha, you won't get anything. You'd better dispel this unrealistic dream as soon as possible!"
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