Since the day Otis took a nap in Qiao Qixi's enclosure, they had occasionally visited each other, forming a somewhat unfamiliar but not entirely strange friendship.
However, to the staff, the two seemed very close. This kind of mutual acceptance of each other's presence usually only happened under extremely harsh conditions.
The staff believed that Alexander could alleviate Otis's negative resistance to the rescue center and thought they should spend more time together.
Qiao Qixi: "??"
What? Are you serious?
Obviously, they were. Not only did the staff not rebuild the wall, but they also started feeding them from the same trough!
At mealtime, when the staff found Alexander lingering in Otis's enclosure, they didn't want to separate the two bears, so they poured both bears' food into one trough.
What?
Qiao Qixi was the first to notice this odd behavior from the staff. He watched as his own food was poured into Otis's trough.
To confirm, Qiao Qixi specifically ran back to his enclosure to check, and sure enough, the staff had only placed food on Otis's side.
Well, luckily, after spending time together, Qiao Qixi's fear of Otis had lessened a lot, so he could try to get food from Otis's trough.
Qiao Qixi marched back, but seeing Otis, as large as a mountain, eating at the trough, he hesitated.
Everyone knows that predators are more vigilant while eating.
Qiao Qixi didn't need to get food; if he returned to his enclosure, the staff would eventually bring him food.
However, his strong curiosity made him want to know if Otis would reject him if he approached during mealtime.
Given Otis's keen senses, he should have noticed Qiao Qixi returning, but he didn't react, which reassured Qiao Qixi a lot.
It seemed their time together had not been in vain; even solitary polar bears were not so cold-hearted.
Finally, Qiao Qixi slowly moved to the edge of the trough to test the waters!
Otis glanced at Qiao Qixi for a moment and then continued eating.
This was a tacit approval... maybe.
Through the surveillance, the staff saw the young polar bear lean over and take a fish from the trough without any trouble.
An adult polar bear has a huge appetite and in the wild, where hunting is difficult, they usually eat everything they can without wasting any food.
Otis could easily eat everything in the trough in one go. Compared to Qiao Qixi's dainty eating, Otis ate very quickly; if he wanted, all the food could be his.
But Otis stopped eating after consuming most of the food, surprising the staff by stepping aside to clean his paws and mouth.
Qiao Qixi noticed this considerate gesture and from that moment on, he felt that he and Otis had truly become friends.
Establishing a relationship of mutual trust with another polar bear was the first thing that made Qiao Qixi genuinely happy since becoming a bear.
Qiao Qixi happily finished all the fish.
In the following days, they often ate together, and this routine continued for about ten days until it was time for Otis's check-up.
Given that Otis wasn't as friendly towards humans as Qiao Qixi, the rescue center had to use anesthesia for his examination.
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