Lee An's love for pandas was abnormal. This was not the life that pandas wanted. Pandas liked to live freely in the wild and did not like to live in captivity. No animal liked to live in captivity. It was too uncomfortable and unbearable.
However, Ang Lee wanted him and his family to live more comfortably and contentedly. He did not care about what the giant panda thought. If he was considerate, he would not even be able to eat meat. After all, which animal was willing to give their meat to others? They were all forced to do so.
This was a world where the strong preyed on the weak. The strong had absolute control over this world, while the weak could only become fish on the chopping board, bullied and humiliated by the strong. They were even eaten alive until not even their bones were left.
The strong generally would not consider the thoughts of the weak, especially between species. Because of the language barrier, there was no way to communicate. Even if they did, it would be useless. The strong could only survive by hunting the weak. Naturally, they would not let themselves starve to death just because they sympathized with the weak. It was natural for wolves to eat sheep, and the same was true for sheep to eat grass. Everything had its weakness. Only then could the world be balanced and run normally. If the strong always considered the feelings of the weak, then there would be no way for them to live.
Ang Lee was a human. In front of the giant panda, he was naturally the strong one. As such, there was no need to consider the giant panda's feelings too much. As long as Ang Lee and his family were happy, there was no need to care about whether the giant panda was happy or not. This fellow was just an animal. It was benevolent enough to give it enough bamboo to let it eat and drink to its heart's content.
The soldiers who went to chop trees quickly chopped enough fir wood. The soldiers in charge of chopping bamboo also quickly brought back a large amount of bamboo. At this time, lunch had arrived. Other than Ang Lee's team at the camp, the other teams did not return. This seemed to indicate that they did not have a smooth journey. They either did not meet the giant panda or did not catch it. Fortunately, there was still a chance in the afternoon. Ang Lee believed that the rest of the teams would also have some gains.
"Everyone stop! Those who chop bamboo, continue chopping in the afternoon. Put away the fir wood and make cages in the afternoon. Let's eat first! "
Ang Lee looked at the soldiers who were working and said.
"Assistant Minister Li, what should we do with the giant panda? It can't eat bamboo if it is tied up like this!"
Chen Long asked.
Ang Lee also felt that this was a problem. It was not easy to catch the giant panda alive. If it starved to death, it would be a big loss. However, the giant panda was tied up so tightly that it could barely move. Of course, it could not eat normally.
"That's true! This giant panda has a huge appetite and needs to eat bamboo non-stop to maintain its body's needs. If it doesn't eat bamboo for a long time, it will starve to death. However, it definitely won't starve to death in a short period of time, so don't worry too much. Hurry up and eat. After eating, make a cage. After the cage is made, just put the giant panda in the cage. That way, there will be a way to feed it. "
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Ang Lee naturally understood this. In nature, different animals had different personalities. Some were gentle, some were violent, some were willing to be domesticated by humans, and some would rather die than be kept in captivity. Because of the different personalities of animals, some animals became livestock and poultry for humans, while some animals would always be wild animals.
When humans domesticated animals, they also had to consider the cost of domestication. For animals that cost too much, humans would give up domesticating them after a period of time. Only animals that were easy to domesticate and cheap to domesticate were humans willing to domesticate them. Thus, these animals became livestock and poultry for humans.
For example, chickens, ducks, and geese were animals that laid more eggs. When humans domesticated them, they found that the difficulty was very low and the rewards were very high. Therefore, they domesticated these animals. It was the same for horses, cows, goats, donkeys, and dogs. They were all easy to domesticate and the rewards were relatively high. Humans would not engage in a business that was unprofitable, right?
According to the summary of later generations, the reason why some animals could be domesticated by humans was mainly because they met several characteristics.
First, the consumption of food and the conversion rate of food. For example, one needed to provide 100,000 jin of corn in order to produce 10,000 jin of beef. If one raised pigs, about two to three jin of feed would be able to produce one jin of pork. The conversion rate of pigs was much higher than that of cows. Therefore, since ancient times, more people raised pigs than cows. On the grassland, because cows and sheep looked for food on their own in the grassland, they did not need human labor to provide them. Naturally, the situation was different. If humans only planted and did not raise them, the food they grew would definitely be enough to satisfy everyone's food needs.
Cows were still good. If one domesticated tigers, the conversion rate of food would be even lower. The meat eaten by a tiger was tens of thousands of times more than the meat produced by the tiger. The appetite of elephants was too big, so they had to be free-range and let the elephants find their own food. If humans cut grass to feed them, they could hunt several elephants in that time. The cost was not worth it.
Second, the breeding cycle had to be short enough. For example, chickens and ducks laid eggs very frequently, basically one egg a day. Pigs could raise more than ten in one litter and could give birth every year. Rabbits could have a litter of cubs every month. If one raised gorillas and monkeys, it was almost the same as raising a child. How much meat could a monkey eat and how much food would it consume? Wasn't this a proper waste of resources? It was a loss-making business. Except for a few people who wanted to make a living by playing monkeys and were particularly rich, the rest would not do such a loss-making business.
Third, there was pride and shame. Animals with too much pride could not be domesticated on a large scale. For example, animals like dogs, no matter how their owners abused them, they would never rebel against their owners and would always be good helpers by their owners. This was also the main reason why many people loved dogs. Many animals had too strong a sense of pride and would never bow their heads to humans. They would rather die than become humans' playthings. They had seen parrots locked in cages, but who had seen eagles locked in small cages? Another thing was that there was no shame in mating. They had to be able to mate anytime and anywhere. Some animals were unwilling to mate in cages. They had to have a very good living environment, and when they were in a good mood, they would mate. They even needed a very complicated courtship pattern, and they needed independent foraging areas and sleeping areas.
Fourth, there was aggression. Tigers and lions were too aggressive. Once they accidentally scratched people, it was enough to make people suffer. Cats could also scratch people, but the cat's attack power was not strong. At most, it would leave a very shallow wound on a person's body, but it would not die. Being scratched by a tiger was not a joke. Bears were also very aggressive, and they ate meat. Humans were also made of meat, so if they were eaten by a bear, it would be troublesome. The bad-tempered bison and hippopotamus were also not suitable for domestication. Elephants were relatively gentler. Zebras were not much different from ordinary horses. They could also be used to pull carriages. Unfortunately, zebras were too bad-tempered. Once they bit people, they would not let go, which made people afraid. Thus, they had to give up on them. Even many horses in Africa that pulled carriages were imported from other places, not the native zebras. If even Africans could not handle a zebra, then naturally, outsiders would not be able to handle it.
Fifth, it was easy to be frightened. Fawns and antelopes were very easy to be frightened. Once they were greatly frightened, they would randomly hit the wall and kill themselves.
Sixth, it was the social structure. Horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, and other animals all had social classes. This class was suitable for being whipped and herded collectively. Solitary animals were not easy to domesticate.
Pandas were solitary animals, so pandas were naturally not easy to domesticate. However, Ang Lee had mastered the method of domesticating pandas. As long as they strictly followed this method and prepared a comfortable living environment for pandas, they would gradually be able to accept this kind of captive life. As long as the cage that imprisoned pandas was big enough, it would not be considered a cage.
For example, the bamboo forest in front of them was not very big, but the pandas were very happy to live here. A slightly smaller living environment would not have much impact on the pandas as long as the space was big enough. It was definitely not a problem to make 200 square meters. The area that humans lived in in later generations was only a few dozen square meters. Preparing 200 square meters for pandas was already very polite. In addition, the golden monkey could also be prepared for 200 square meters, which was less than one mu of land. The area of Ang Lee's residence was still very large. In addition, there was an even larger field. It would be a piece of cake to make a living park for pandas in the field.
In this era of the Tang dynasty, there were not all kinds of restrictions like in later generations. One's family could do whatever they wanted with their own field. If they wanted to farm, they could do it. If they wanted to build a greenhouse, it was not a problem to build a greenhouse. No one cared about this as long as it was not too luxurious.
They had venison for lunch. In later generations, venison was not something that ordinary people could eat. In this era of the Tang dynasty, it was relatively easy to eat venison because there was relatively more venison in this era. Ordinary hunters had the opportunity to hunt deer in the mountains. In later generations, all kinds of deer were classified as national protected animals and could not be hunted. Otherwise, they would go to jail.
In order to survive, hunters had to hunt. Any animal could be hunted, and no animal was protected. There were only places where hunting was prohibited, and there were no animals that couldn't be hunted. For example, the animals in the royal gardens couldn't be hunted, not even a mouse. Ordinary people would be punished if they trespassed, but in places that had nothing to do with the royal family, any animal could be hunted. Even a small character like the king of a mountain could obtain a tiger pelt. Tigers were classified as Class 1 protected animals in the future, and hunting a tiger was a serious crime that would definitely lead to imprisonment.
There were a lot of deer in Min Mountain. The local hunters could hunt deer almost every month. As for the most common game such as hares and pheasants, there were even more. Although there was nothing else in the mountains, there were plenty of wild animals. When they were hungry, they could go to the mountains to hunt some game back. When they were short of money, they could also hunt some game and sell it in the market. With the money they earned, they could buy what they needed.
In the afternoon, Ang Lee picked up some bamboo and personally sent it to the panda's mouth. He wanted the panda to eat some, but because its limbs were tied up, the panda was very unhappy. Therefore, it refused to eat the bamboo, not even a bite. Even a bite would be good. However, it refused to eat a bite. Ang Lee was so angry that he could only throw the bamboo away and go back to the tent to rest.
The soldiers naturally went to work. Half of them went to the bamboo forest to cut bamboo, and the other half were busy making cages. Chen Long was not convinced. He teased the panda a lot, but still could not make the panda eat a bite. He was even almost bitten by the panda, which made the soldiers who were making cages laugh. Chen Long naturally scolded them angrily, telling them not to laugh. He really could not feed the panda, so Chen Long gradually gave up.
Although pandas were relatively gentle, they were still unwilling to eat when they were tied up. Even if they wanted to imprison pandas, they should at least give them some freedom. No other animal would be able to eat when they were tied up like this. Who had ever seen a tied up animal eat calmly? If they were frightened, they would have run out of food a long time ago!
When people were in a bad mood, they would lose their appetite or feel that they were not full. When animals were frightened, they would lose their appetite. At this time, the animal's mind was full of how to get rid of the feeling of fear, instead of eating. If you knew that you were going to die soon, would you still have the mood to eat? You probably wouldn't be able to eat!
The panda's limbs were tied together. Although Ang Lee did not have much malice, the panda probably thought that it was going to die soon. Naturally, it was not in the mood to eat bamboo. Did it want to eat more to make itself fatter so that humans could eat more meat?
Before dusk in the afternoon, two large cages were completed. These two large cages were completely built according to Ang Lee's requirements. There was still a lot of leftover wood left, but the soldiers were tired, so they sat at the side to rest. In addition, it was unknown whether the other teams had caught pandas. If not, wouldn't it be a waste of time to build so many cages?
Ang Lee walked out of the tent and looked at the cages built by the soldiers. He nodded with satisfaction and let the soldiers put the pandas that they caught in the morning into these cages. It was good for the panda's body to relax. At the same time, he also put more bamboo in the cages. When the panda was hungry, it would eat by itself.
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