Chapter 170 Arctic Fox (X)

The red fox, also known as the red fox or fire fox, is the most common fox in life. It is widely distributed in Eurasia, the Americas, and northern Africa.

The last time Yu Yiyun was a dog, there were red foxes in Yellowstone Park in North America, where they lived. They were fighting with coyotes for prey with their cubs, and the two sides were evenly matched.

Whether in mountains, hills, forests, deserts, or even in cities where humans live, red foxes can gain a foothold.

Red foxes living in hot areas have relatively short fur, which can help the body dissipate heat better.

Red foxes living in cold zones, on the other hand, grow long, dense fur like their close relatives, the Arctic foxes.

Not only can the red fox change its skin according to the environment, but it also has a wide range of diets, truly adapting to local conditions.

They eat small mammals such as mice, rats, rabbits, etc., catch poultry and bird eggs, and can also fill their stomachs with plants and fruits.

Desert red foxes will even change their diet to include insects and small invertebrates as their primary food source.

The red fox is distributed in the subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It has thick fur that can withstand temperatures as low as minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius.

However, once the minimum temperature exceeds minus 40 degrees Celsius, the red fox population will find it difficult to survive.

Therefore, over the past tens of thousands of years, due to the unique cold environment of the Arctic Circle, red foxes and Arctic foxes have been geographically isolated.

The extremely low temperature in the Arctic Circle, which can drop to minus 70 degrees Celsius, has prevented the red fox from expanding its territory.

However, with the development of human technology and the intensification of human activities, large amounts of greenhouse gases are emitted, causing the temperature in the Arctic Circle to rise higher and higher, and the melting permafrost releases a large amount of carbon sources.

In the Arctic Circle in summer, the temperature often reaches above zero, and some areas even experience temperatures of over 30 degrees!

The increasingly warming environment allowed the red fox to discover this area with abundant sunshine, lush vegetation and abundant prey.

In recent years, humans have repeatedly observed red foxes entering the living range of Arctic foxes, killing Arctic foxes that have lived there for generations, and taking over their territory and prey.

Arctic foxes are small in size, with the average weight of male foxes being only 3.8 kilograms, and even the best-developed individuals weigh only a little over ten kilograms.

In comparison, red foxes near the Arctic Circle weigh an average of 6.4 kg, nearly twice as much.

Not to mention that the red fox has superior adaptability, rich hunting experience, and attack power far exceeding that of the Arctic fox.

In areas with abundant food, red foxes will form loose communities, work together and exclude dissidents.

When Yu Yiyun discovered this group of invaders, they were surrounding a group of Arctic foxes.

They were also a pair of responsible fox couple. Facing powerful enemy beasts, they tried their best to protect the cave with their tiny bodies to prevent the red fox from entering the cave and hurting the baby.

The Arctic fox couple lay on the ground with their front legs, baring their teeth ferociously, with ferocious anger rolling in their throats, trying to force back the enemy beast that was approaching step by step.

The red fox was not afraid of their weak threats and stared straight at their rich territory and comfortable fox den.

“Woo——”

“Ouch!”

The leading red fox let out a long howl, signaling his compatriots to attack together.

Compared to the Arctic fox, which defies the laws of nature by giving birth to large numbers of cubs, the red fox's reproduction method is much more sophisticated.

In times of harsh environment or food scarcity, red foxes will reduce the number of births or abstain from reproduction to ensure better survival of the population.

Red foxes will only reproduce on a large scale when the time is right.

This group of red foxes has a clear goal: they want to seize the territory of the Arctic foxes and drive the native foxes out of this rich island.

By next spring, the red fox population will be able to reproduce on a large scale here and completely occupy this area.

The fox couple retreated step by step, and were forced into a corner.

After several conflicts in a row, the fox couple were at a disadvantage, injured, and their physical strength was almost exhausted.

But there was a one-month-old cub in the nest, which had no ability to survive independently. The couple could not bear to abandon the child and fled the nest.

“Ouch!”

The male fox gathered his strength, rushed forward, and bit the red fox in front of him.

As soon as he bit the red fox's back, the red fox next to him immediately came over and ruthlessly tore off a piece of flesh from his leg.

The male fox howled in pain and was forced to open his mouth, curling up in agony to protect his abdomen.

Upon seeing this, the female fox rushed over to rescue her partner, but was pounced on by another fox, who pinned her to the ground and bit her throat.

She was so scared that she rolled over immediately to avoid having her neck bitten off.

Canines have weaker bite force than cats, and often have to kill their prey by tearing it apart.

The fox couple was brutally suppressed. Even though they tried their best to protect their vital parts, they were still bitten several times. Their bodies were instantly covered with wounds and blood.

The cubs in the den trembled with fear when they heard their parents wailing.

There was a bravest cub who mustered up the courage to come out of the nest, wanting to help his parents share even a little bit of the burden.

The red fox, who had been guarding the cave and waiting to catch the entire Arctic fox family, immediately grabbed the cub's head and dragged it out of the cave, shaking it like a torn sock.

“Crack—”

The sound of bones breaking filled the air.

The weak cub only had time to howl before it lost its life.

He opened his eyes and looked at his parents helplessly and desperately.

The fox couple watched their cub being bitten to death, wailing in sorrow and despair, the sound of which could be heard from far away.

Not far away, Yu Yiyun, who was searching along the bloodstains of his youngest sister, suddenly raised his head and ran over as fast as he could.

Yu Yiyun chased the sound all the way to the source. Before he saw the fox that made the sound, he first saw four strong and ferocious red foxes.

There is Arctic fox hair hanging around the mouth of each red fox.

Some of the hair is black, and some is white. It looks like they were pulled out from the belly.

The furthest away red fox still had the head of an Arctic fox cub in its mouth. It tore at the cub's body repeatedly, biting it off with sharp chirping sounds.

The seriously injured fox couple was overwhelmed by the pain of losing their cub. They seemed to completely ignore the pain and attacked the enemy beast like crazy.

The red fox invaders completely ignored their weak resistance. They formed a circle and bit the broken fox couple like they were teasing crickets.

Finally, the cunning red fox invader had enough fun and planned to bite the fox couple to death and enjoy the fruits of victory.

Just at this moment, a black shadow like lightning flashed before his eyes and passed by the leading fox.

The leading fox noticed the movement and raised his head in surprise. His vision instantly turned black, his mouth and nose were filled with dirt and powder, and he could not breathe.

In the bright polar day, the leading fox felt like it was shrouded in darkness and shook its head in an attempt to struggle.

The next moment, its eyes felt severe pain and it could no longer see the sun in the sky.

“Woo!!!”

The leader, the red fox, howled violently, and could not even see what the beast that attacked him looked like.

Yu Yiyun knew that he had not yet reached his peak, and coupled with his physical disadvantage, his chances of winning a head-on fight with the four red foxes were very low.

This is not the first time that we Pig Wang has been a dog, so we know very well how to deal with large enemy beasts.

Back then, he could even deal with American bison weighing thousands of pounds!

While the red foxes were focusing their attention on the fox couple, Yu Yiyun used the jumping ability of the frightened beast to land on the red fox's head and pressed it into the soil that the fox had loosened when building its nest.

As expected, the red fox struggled and tried desperately to raise its head. Yu Yiyun took the opportunity to attack the most vulnerable part of its body - its eyes.

The leader red fox lost his direction due to the pain and the sudden darkness, and started running around like a headless fly.

Yu Yiyun leaped up and jumped into the middle of the other three red foxes, examining them one by one.

"Hmm?"

A certain sister complex asked grimly: Who bit my sister just now?

The red fox didn't understand, but seeing that the other party was only a one-year-old fox, it surrounded it aggressively.

"Ka-ka." Where did the fox come from? What is it barking about?

"Woo-hoo!" Stop talking nonsense, bite him to death!

"Aoao!" Yes, he bit the eldest brother, he must be bitten to death!

The three red foxes came to the conclusion and pounced on Yu Yijun at the same time.

After all, they have the advantage of size and hunting experience, and the red foxes are full of confidence. They naturally think that killing a little Arctic fox is as easy as killing a rabbit.

Yu Yiyun skillfully swayed to the left, then jumped to the right, causing the red fox that pounced on him to fall flat on its face.

Then he shrank his body, using his size advantage to squeeze through the gap between the two red foxes that were surrounding him.

The red fox fought with the air, adjusted its direction urgently, and climbed up awkwardly, only to see Yu Yijun jumping high.

They gathered strength in their hind legs and jumped up as well.

Foxes are good at jumping, but their jumping abilities vary in strength.

In order to adapt to the cold environment, the Arctic fox has short and thick limbs and a limited jumping range.

In contrast, the strong red fox has a larger jump range.

The red fox jumped up, intending to pounce on the little fox and control it firmly like it would its prey.

Unexpectedly, something incredible happened!

The red fox jumped to the highest point and watched the little fox turn its body in the air with the incredible strength of its waist and abdomen.

Their eyes met, and the red fox saw the cunning in his animal eyes.

Before the red fox could figure out the reason for his cunningness, he saw the fox open its mouth and bite his leg, which was in the air and could not curl up or exert any strength.

Canines have a weak bite force.

But Yu Yiyun is not included.

In a flash, Yu Yiyun bit the red fox's leg joint and bit it hard.

With a painful wail, the red fox fell to the ground and could never stand up again.

Yu Yiyun spit out the fox hair from the corner of his mouth and asked again:

"Hmm?" Who bit my sister?

How could the red fox understand?

Seeing that two foxes were beaten to the point of losing their ability to fight, the remaining two foxes were obviously hesitant.

Quinn had taught him that in a canine fight, to show weakness was to lose.

Yu Yijun approached the two of them, squinted his eyes and looked at them, trying to determine which of the desperate foxes dared to attack the youngest sister!

The two red foxes were a little afraid, but in terms of size and combat experience, they thought they were much stronger than the Arctic foxes, so they gritted their teeth and pounced on them.

Indeed, in terms of physical strength, combat effectiveness, and aggressiveness, the red fox is much stronger than the Arctic fox.

But they have a disadvantage.

The fur is too thin.

Which animal living in the Arctic Circle does not have thick fur and subcutaneous fat?

Yu Yiyun deals with so many animals, let alone plateau rabbits, even the skin of lemmings is harder to tear than theirs.

After several rounds, Yu Yiyun, through her graceful movements and clever agility, managed to bite the red fox to pieces without being hurt at all.

"Oh!" I'm getting angry!

"Bing bing?" Who bit my sister? !

The four red foxes were completely at a disadvantage and did not dare to attack the Arctic fox, which looked weak and petite but could actually easily fight off four with one.

Yu Yiyun couldn't get any results from them, so she turned on detective mode and searched for which fox smelled like Yaomei.

Just as Yu Yiyun was concentrating on finding the culprit fox, the blinded leader fox had already adapted to the pain and environment.

The red fox has keen sensory abilities, with an outstanding sense of smell and hearing.

The fox leader, who was so angry that he went mad, locked onto Yu Yiyun's position through his senses, and prepared to launch a surprise attack when he was off guard.

Detective Yu sensed the danger, heard a slight noise, turned around and was about to fight back.

When he turned around, he saw the fox couple, who were covered in wounds, biting the red fox's legs with all their strength, one on the left and one on the right.

They didn't know why Yu Yijun appeared here, nor did they know why Yu Yijun attacked the red fox.

But their intuition told the fox couple that they should stand on the same front with their own kind, so that they could protect their family and the surrounding Arctic fox population.

The blind red fox's hind legs were pulled by physics, and it roared and pounced on the fox couple.

As soon as it turned its upper body, Yu Yijun rushed over very quickly and bit its neck which was exposed in front of him when it turned its head, finding the most deadly position.

Blood gushed out.

The blind fox hadn't realized what was happening yet, and jumped up to fight back fiercely, with the blood gushing from its neck splattering everywhere.

After it fell to the ground, it could no longer stand up.

When the other two red foxes saw their big brother die so easily, they realized that they had underestimated the strength of the Arctic fox.

They had no cubs to tie them down, so they abandoned their den without hesitation and ran faster than rabbits.

The red fox with an injured leg got up and limped a few steps.

The injured fox father pounced again and dragged the red fox that had bitten his child to death.

The mother fox ran over soon after, and the couple fought with the red fox for several rounds, finally making it completely unable to resist.

Yu Yiyun sniffed the remains of the two red foxes and the smell left on the ground to confirm that there was no scent of the youngest sister.

He looked at the wounded fox couple, his face full of worry.

It’s not that I’m worried about the injuries of the fox couple.

Wild animals have very strong self-healing abilities. As long as there is enough food, the flesh that has been bitten off can grow back.

Besides, the fox couple has a litter of cubs, and they will definitely try their best to survive.

The most terrifying thing at the moment is that the red foxes that attacked the fox couple are not the same red foxes that bit the youngest sister.

This means that at least two groups of red foxes have invaded their homes near Fox Island.

As the saying goes, 'survival of the fittest', it is normal for wild animals to fight over territory.

But the conflict between red foxes and Arctic foxes is not the result of 'natural selection'.

Arctic foxes have spent millions of years adapting to the most extreme and harsh environments on Earth by weakening their fighting power.

Today, due to human intervention, the polar climate is changing rapidly, and animals have no time to adapt again.

The environmental advantages that the Arctic fox family spent millions of years evolving have been easily wiped out by the rapidly warming Arctic Circle.

All creatures in the entire Arctic Circle are suffering from the catastrophic disaster brought about by man-made disasters.

Yu Yiyun knew that humans had realized their mistakes and were taking various measures to address global warming.

However, remediation cannot be achieved overnight.

Until then, polar bears need food and Arctic foxes need territory.

Yu Yiyun raised his dog's head and looked around the beautiful and rich Fox Island.

There are too many unpredictable things in the world, and we cannot place all our hopes on other races.

The Arctic fox's territory must be taken back by our own hands!

Even if it is small in size and has weak attack power, so what?

The Arctic fox is the most cold-resistant canine in the world. Even in ice fields with temperatures of minus 40 or 50 degrees Celsius, when the red fox is frozen into an ice stick, the Arctic fox can still survive tenaciously.

Sooner or later the sun will set in the Arctic.

This area belongs to the Arctic fox!

In midsummer, the range of polar day becomes wider and wider.

More and more red foxes, attracted by the never-setting sun and juicy prey, are entering the Arctic Circle to look for food.

On this day, another group of red foxes expanded their territory, intending to seize the territory of the native foxes in this area.

Before they could take action, a large pile of black coal balls came rushing towards the invaders in front of them.

In seasons when food is plentiful, red foxes tend to act together.

The Arctic fox is also a canine and has canine characteristics.

In special times, they can also form a large fox army to jointly drive away outsiders who covet their territory.

“Ahhh!”

“Squeak!”

“Woo-oo!”

In the past few years, Arctic foxes have been threatened by red foxes more than once or twice.

After dealing with them many times, they knew that red foxes only came in the summer and left in the winter.

So, the Arctic fox chose to give in.

Then take one step back, then step back.

Mates are attacked, cubs are attacked, nests are seized.

The Arctic foxes have repeatedly retreated, watching their habitat become a paradise for red foxes.

Indeed, just wait till winter.

By the time winter came, only one fox was left.

At this moment, a brave fox appeared and proved to his companions that the red fox was not scary.

With the power of the Arctic fox, it is entirely possible to drive away the red fox!

Those foxes that had been attacked before and wanted to protect their cubs and their homes stood up to drive away the invaders.

The foxes in the entire area formed a temporary alliance.

As soon as a red fox is spotted, everyone will rush over and drive away the enemy at all costs!

A photographer who was photographing polar scenery happened to record this scene, which attracted heated discussion among netizens.

[The red fox is really good-looking~ What are those black dogs? 】

[The photo is of the Arctic, so of course it is an Arctic fox]

[Arctic fox? The one with a snow-white body that can make people scream with just a random photo? ? ? ]

[Yes, you can’t recognize the original skin? 】

[I just checked and found that Arctic foxes turn black in the summer. I have changed my mind. I want to support Arctic foxes.]

[+1, although he is now emmm... beautiful in winter! ]

[You guys are obsessed with appearances, this is not a question of which side you support. Red foxes are equivalent to invasive species in the Arctic Circle. They can't get that far north. Invasive species don't have natural enemies in the local area for a while, so it's easy for them to spread. In the past few years, red foxes have often killed Arctic foxes because of food competition. If this continues, it is very likely that invasive species will replace native species.]

[To put it simply, the Arctic fox has an advantage in fighting the environment, while the red fox has an advantage in hunting. If the two of them fight, the Arctic fox will be nothing but trash]

[The Arctic fox is not a scumbag. I think the one in the front is beating the red fox! ]

[The fox's situation is quite special. I heard that a film crew is planning to set up a polar filming team and spend a huge amount of money to shoot a documentary for him.]

[Is it difficult to shoot in the Arctic? The equipment may not even be able to start, and you still have to shoot in this situation. What's so special about that fox? ]

[Not to mention that his circle of friends includes killer whales, polar bears, and Arctic wolves, that fox has raised nearly 100 cubs, and the survival rate is a terrifying 80%! ]

[A fox raising so many cubs? Why is he still an Arctic fox? Why is he here as a kindergarten teacher?]

Yu Yiyun led the fox family to charge into battle and once again drove away a group of red foxes that coveted their territory.

The piglet proudly raised his head and puffed out his belly, humming a tune that was out of tune with the Antarctic, and happily returned to his nest, not realizing that he was being followed by the cunning little human.

The environment in the Arctic and Antarctic regions is harsh, and humans cannot shoot for long periods of time, so a variety of mobile cameras are used.

For example, the camera used to film emperor penguins is disguised as a penguin or penguin eggs, and is regarded as a companion by the penguins.

Arctic foxes are agile and difficult to camouflage.

Therefore, after discussion, the documentary crew put out a few stone cameras, which kept rolling behind Yu Yiyun.

On the first day of filming, the stone camera followed the little fox as it ran around here and there, and the filming trajectory was messier than the hair just after waking up.

After two hours of filming, someone curiously asked:

"Where on earth is he going?"

“I don’t know.”

Two hours later, everyone saw the little fox passing by the same place for the third time, and doubts arose again.

"Where is he going?"

"No, I don't know."

Another two hours passed, and the human stared into the camera and saw the irritable fox with his own eyes, and he made a bold guess.

"Is he lost?"

"Uh, who told me that dogs have a good sense of direction?"

In order to verify their speculation, the filming crew controlled the stone camera and rolled it towards Fox Island.

Yu Yiyun then discovered that there was a stone rolling abnormally.

The stone camera had no beast smell, so Yu Yiyun naturally ignored it.

Now seeing a stone and turning a corner abruptly, the clever pig realized that something was wrong.

"Ying!" Cunning little man!

"嘤嘤!" They invited me to film but didn't pay me!

Yu Yiyun complained a few words, then followed the stone camera and ran to Fox Island.

Fox Island is close to the coast, closer to the Arctic than other habitats.

The red fox invaded several times but never penetrated deep into the territory of Fox Island.

The fox cub at home had no idea what was happening and enjoyed a happy childhood without any worries.

They have grown a little bigger and catching lemmings has become easy.

Some fast-growing foxes can kill lemmings alone without even the cooperation of a team.

At this stage, the fox cubs gradually begin to develop a desire for meat.

They can't even bite off large pieces of meat, and can only scrape it at best.

Every time Yu Yiyun brought back eggs, the fox cubs were very happy and rushed to lick the eggshells.

Seeing that the cubs were so enthusiastic about the bird eggs, Yu Yiyun decided to teach them the skill of stealing eggs in advance while the snow geese had not yet completely hatched.

Stealing eggs is an extremely risky task.

It wasn't because the snow geese were too powerful, but because Yu Yijun stole too many eggs, causing the nearby snow geese to start pooping as soon as they saw him climbing the mountain, and he might get drenched in shit.

Fearing that all the fox cubs would turn into stinky cubs, Yu Yiyun specially found a rock with a gentle slope and less trouble to demonstrate to them first.

"Yingying!" Listen to the class carefully!

Yu Yiyun leaned sideways and showed his claws, trying to make them understand the trick.

The claws of canidae do not bloom and they have poor ability to climb steep rock walls.

Therefore, try to find a place to hold on to to prevent yourself from falling.

The dogs imitated Teacher Yunyun, stretched out their paws with confidence, and soon fell into a large heap at the foot of the mountain.

Yu Yiyun sighed and thought that it was too early to teach them how to climb a mountain.

He turned around nimbly and was about to go back down the mountain to continue catching lemmings with his cubs.

As a result, when I turned around, I met the eyes of a fox cub who was climbing halfway up the mountain with great grunts.

"Oh, oh!" It was the first time for the fox cub to climb to such a high place. He was a little scared and timidly asked Yu Yiyun for help.

Yu Yiyun was just thinking, "Which child in my family is so promising?", when she listened carefully, she found out that it was Fu Fu, the orphan she picked up from outside.

Pig Wang: ...

Are our family genes so bad?

"Ah!" Fu Fu cried out again. His strength was completely exhausted. He curled up his body and rolled down.

Foxy, who had fallen into a large puddle below, struggled to raise his head, but was hit by Fu Fu who was rolling down from above, and rolled everywhere like a bowling ball.

Yu Yiyun watched the coal balls rolling away, then glanced at the stone camera, feeling sad.

Damn it, the collection of stupid things done by stupid animals is going to be updated again.