Seeing the aerial footage people realized that the plastic bucket didn't appear on the ice floe for no reason, it was an item belonging to the little polar bear.
Ah, this...
Everyone was amazed, not thinking that wild polar bears would bring their favourite items with them, and still in the process of migrating south…..
Let's just say, it's so cute.
This little polar bear is very rare to be able to maintain a lively and cheerful nature under such a harsh living environment.
This is also a side note to prove that the adult polar bear that led it, should love it very much and give it good care and attention.
The big polar bear was seen not eating, at least since they first took aerial photos of the two bears.
Little by little, the ice floe melted and became smaller, and the big polar bear stayed still in the middle, only occasionally being harassed by the cubs when he raised his paws to pick at the mischievous cubs.
"He's getting his strength back." The professor said, "After all, the ice floes are about to melt and there's a marathon of hundreds of kilometres of ocean to come, which will use up almost all of its energy."
"Not to mention the fact that it has a bear cub with it." The young man who was discussing with the professor said with some concern, "Can a male polar bear really bring a cub to shore as smoothly as a mother bear?"
The professor shook his head, "This is probably the first case in nature, so it must be followed up properly."
On this side, Qiao Qixi noticed with hindsight that Odis did not get up to eat, even more than ten hours had passed.
Usually at this time, Odis with a big appetite could eat two or even three meals, as long as there was enough food.
Now it is not eating.
Qiao Qixi was worried at first, is Odis sick?
So he forced open Odis's eyelids and found that the eyes were normal, the whites of the eyes were not red and bloodshot, and not cloudy, very deep and spiritual, just a little helpless, wanting to roll their eyes trend.
Sorry...
Qiao Qixi first ruled out the possibility of Odis being sick, tossed tired, he curled up next to Odis leaning, pondering the reason why Odis does not eat.
As an animal, could Odis, like himself, want to leave limited food to the other party?
Ah ...
Knowing that he cannot use the human mind to speculate on the minds of animals, but as soon as he think of this possibility, Qiao Qixi's brain cannot stop, brainstorming a variety of ... let yourself moved to the plot.
In terms of, how can one be so lucky to get Odis' selfless care.
In the harsh conditions of the wild world, everything is purely divided, there is no interest relationship between animals to speak of, so Odis is not to get in return on him to be good to him.
Thinking about this, Qiao Qixi twitched his nose twice, and decided more and more in his heart that he would try to hunt seals in the future, to give Odis a pension, to repay Odis for the kindness of raising him.
There was still half of the food, before the ice floes melted, Qiao Qixi felt sure he could not finish it.
He thought about it and used his mouth to tear off a piece of seal meat and sent it to Odis' mouth.
Odis: "..."
Poor Odis, who had planned to catch a break, but unfortunately raised the bear with high energy and needed his company too much.
Well, Odis, who has quite bottomless patience with the bear, lifted his eyes and picked up the meat handed to him by the bear, then sent it to the bear's mouth to coax the other to eat.
Qiao Qixi: "..."
Seeing Odis take the meat away, he was quite happy, but the result is that Odis did not eat, but sent back.
Really? Is he not hungry?
The little polar bear skimmed his mouth and stepped back, indicating that he did not eat, not only that, he also dragged the whole seal in front of Odis.
Make a high and low sound, pawing the ground, signalling Odis to eat.
Odis is not very understanding Qiao Qixi's behaviour, there is not much food left, is it bad to eat by yourself?
But Odis doted on the bear he raised, and he kept his head down to eat for the bear in order to make him happy, even though he no longer needed to eat frequently.
Where did Qiao Qixi know that he was coaxed by Odis, he felt relieved when he saw that Odis was finally willing to eat.
For the last meal, they finished the rest of the seal meat.
It is worth mentioning that with the rising temperature, the remaining seal meat did not freeze on.
The taste was still quite good.
The image of the young polar bear pushing the seal remains into the sea was captured on aerial photography and, not surprisingly, the photo was again discussed with great interest.
: Smart little guy, this reduces the ice floe's hungry load.
: Good guy, tether me quickly and let it come to school!
: Cute, it's really too cute~
: Look at the little polar bear, he was the busiest on the way.
: Logistics.
Five hours after eating, the ice floe finally couldn't bear the weight of the two polar bears and there were vague signs of sinking.
Odis first jumped into the sea and swam in front of the ice floe for some time, during which time Qiao Qixi still stayed on the ice floe.
But he has worn a small yellow bucket, ready to join the ocean marathon at any time.
When the ice floe could not carry Qiao Qixi's weight, he jumped into the sea with a glare of his legs and followed Odis' buttocks, officially starting his journey to the south.
The polar researchers' forum was updated again with their progress.
The little polar bear also jumped into the sea, the little yellow bucket on his head attracting attention.
In the aerial footage, the viewpoint is from a high altitude overlooking the entire ocean, with nothing but a vast blue sea as far as the entire field of view.
A large and a small two white ... with yellow points, in this sea floating.
Compared to the vast and turbulent, fearful sea, the two polar bears seem so small and fragile.
People can't help but feel worried and distraught for them.
How I hope these two polar bears can have a smooth journey and successfully reach the land at the other end of the ocean.
Before jumping into the sea, Qiao Qixi did not know that he would have to swim several hundred kilometres next.
It is also fortunate that he did not know, so there is not much psychological pressure.
Of course, it does not mean to swim hundreds of kilometres in one go, during which they will pass by some islands and go up to rest for a while.
Good luck can also get some supplies.
The polar bears' sense of direction is truly amazing, as they remember the route they swam with their mothers when they were young and follow it every year for the rest of their lives.
Rarely do they get lost.
Qiao Qixi is considered a 'memory loss' polar bear, if there is no Odis's leadership, he will certainly die this year, because he does not even remember the route of the south migration.
Fortunately, there is Odis, swimming in front of the lead.
There have been not many opportunities for Qiao Qixi to go to the sea, in general his swimming skills are very general, and now in order to catch up with Odis, not to drag Odis's legs, he had to play on the spot, thinking of more ways to swim faster.
For example, humans have developed, freestyle know-how, that is the fastest way to swim.
Combined with the polar bear's own physical conditions, imagine yourself as a free fish, well, but probably no fish would be so round and fat.
And Killer Whale?
But the figure of the killer whale is very smooth, so don't swim too fast.
Sunfish?
In fact, Qiao Qixi has been confused, with 'lump' to use as a unit of the Sun-fish, why has not become extinct?
Is it because its meat is not tasty?
That's why it was able to move in the sea to mingle and die.
A bit envious.
In the scorching sun, the polar bears' heads were very hot, while their bodies soaked in sea water were much cooler.
Is this a double whammy?
Odis swimming speed is not fast and not slow, should be afraid that the bear cannot keep up, and occasionally he looked back, just like the memory of his mother, also treated him in this way.
Fortunately, Qiao Qixi did not fall behind, he kept up quite closely.
The first island is 50 kilometres away, this is the first time Qiao Qixi swim so far in one breath, the body feels very tired.
After they got to shore, his legs were shaking and his body was swinging.
Even Odis had a slow and somewhat unusual pace, which showed how arduous the journey was.
This island is bare, no plants at all, visible before covered with ice.
Now that the ice has melted away, only barren sand and gravel land remains, and even the conditions for growing plants are not available.
Because the temperature here is still very low, even in summer, it will remain about -10 degrees.
The polar bears cannot find food here and can only use it as a temporary rest stop to recover their strength.
Is there really no food?
It seems so, otherwise Odis would not just find a place to lie down and rest.
And he not only lay down himself, but also embraced the little polar bear, if he can talk, it is estimated that he will comfort the exhausted bear lying in his arms: go to sleep, fall asleep and not hungry.
Qiao Qixi: ... I believe you a ghost.
Well, Qiao Qixi also did not have the physical strength to toss, almost the moment he lay down, he fell into a sweet dream.
On the island and Odis cuddled together, do not know how long sleep, Qiao Qixi finally woke up leisurely.
The sound of a rising tide came to his ears, and the sea level seemed to have raised a little more compared to when they first came ashore.
Much of the ice in the Arctic has melted and turned into water into the sea.
The bear beside him looked around, and Odis was awake, but he didn't seem to be planning to get up right away to make the journey.
He blinked his eyes and closed them again with a flourish.
This is great, Qiao Qixi thought, so let's stay here a little longer.
Rome wasn't built in a day, and the polar bears' journey to the south can't be completed in a day either.
There is no hurry, no rush.
The two lazy bears are hugging and sleeping together, and the researchers who are taking aerial photos of them are amused.
Aren't polar bears afraid of the heat?
As summer approaches, the temperature on the island is about -15 degrees, a relatively unseasonably warm temperature.
Polar bears in daylight occasionally feel hot, but never cold, much less cuddled with their companions for warmth.
And this male polar bear they tracked was an eye-opener, he seemed to love this little bear very much, pampering overflowed the screen, some moves and heart, let humans look at it all feel warm and loving.
: He is really a good brother.
: May also be a good dad.
: Mind you, the dad's colour is not so new, the fur on this one is very white and should still look very young.
: My goodness, where were these two bears photographed? I seem to know them.
A comment caught everyone's attention. The person who posted it was none other than an employee of that wildlife rescue station in Greenland.
He occasionally slips in and out of the forum.
: May I ask who you are?
: An employee of the Greenland wildlife rescue station who has rescued many polar bears.
: Okay, let's contact each other privately, and if we are sure of your identity, I will send you the coordinates and location.
By exchanging information with each other, they were able to determine the origin of the two polar bears, which were indeed Odis and Alexander, who had returned to the wild for more than two months.
Since then, these two polar bears have had names on the forum.
It turns out that the older bear is called Odis and the younger bear is called Alexander, and they are neither father nor son, nor brothers, so to speak, and are not related to each other.
They were only rescued together a few months ago and were neighbours for a short time.
Sources on the forum happily say that age and time did not prevent the two polar bears from developing a deep friendship, and that they soon found each other after returning to nature and have been living together ever since.
: Ah, this story is so cute and heart-warming too.
: The bears prove in action that it's possible to live happily ever after.
: Thank you Alexander for meeting Odis, thank you Otis for taking care of Alexander, they will have many summers in the future~
: This is the most delightful story I've heard this year.
: So it's a little worrying that Odis is just under five years old, will he leave Alexander next spring? : Maybe not, Odis is a special polar bear.
: Alexander is special too, I like the way he dresses himself up, ha, he's a cool and cute boy.
Qiao Qixi in his sleep has received many compliments from all over the world. This is the peak he has not experienced when he was a human being.