The mother Tibetan fox still had that melancholy expression; she sat in front of the cave entrance, guarding her cubs.
Upon seeing the male Tibetan fox return, it immediately stood up.
"Awoo~"
"Awoo~"
The mother Tibetan fox squeaked twice, somewhat displeased, when she saw that it wasn't carrying a pika in its mouth.
The male Tibetan fox lowered its head, slowly walked up to us, and then sat down in the snow.
It was breathing slightly, showing no other reaction; the hunt had exhausted too much of its energy.
In particular, that mistake frightened it, and if it weren't for the help of the two-legged creature, it might have remained in that pile of snow forever.
Hearing the noise, the little Tibetan foxes all crawled out of the cave.
"Awoo~"
"Awoo~"
They circled around the male Tibetan fox, looking for something to eat; they hadn't eaten for two days.
The male Tibetan fox whimpered softly, comforting its cubs with its head. Gazing at the snow-covered grassland, it had no idea where the pikas it had buried earlier were now.
It turned its head to look at the mother Tibetan fox, still feeling somewhat guilty.
...
Two people were watching this scene from a sled not far away.
Xiuxiu hugged the little yellow dog even tighter, "Sister, they won't... they won't..."
Xiuxiu didn't say what she meant next, but Lu Fangfang knew what she meant.
This scene made her sigh.
This heavy snow is a disaster for the animals; perhaps only the hibernating groundhogs will fare any better.
"Awoo~"
In the distance, the mother Tibetan fox moved.
It barked at the male Tibetan fox and then ran towards the grassland to the north.
Seeing this, Lu Fangfang quickly spurred the little wild donkey and chased after the mother Tibetan fox.
The female Tibetan fox is larger than the male and more skilled at hunting. She felt that the female Tibetan fox would have a good catch when she went out, which would be a good opportunity for her two little ones at home to learn from her.
"Awoo~"
The male Tibetan fox sat at the entrance of the cave, guarding his five cubs, watching the female Tibetan fox and the two-legged creatures disappear into the distance.
...
The mother Tibetan fox ran for a while, then slowed down.
Just like the male Tibetan fox before it, it kept sticking its nose into the snow, sniffing and searching for the scent of pikas.
It didn't find anything along the way, but it didn't give up and kept heading north.
Lu Fangfang sat on the sled, silently following the mother Tibetan fox.
She had a guess in her mind that the pikas probably still had food stored in their burrows and weren't in a hurry to come out and eat grass.
In a few days, once the pikas have finished eating the food stored in their burrow, they should come out.
It seems likely that the female Tibetan fox will also have a hard time catching prey this time.
The young wild donkey followed its mother, a Tibetan fox, northward until they reached a small earthen mound.
Ahead, the mother Tibetan fox had stopped in her tracks.
It circled the earthen slope, appearing hesitant.
"Sis, isn't this the place you brought me to before?"
Xiuxiu stood up from the sled.
She looked around and realized she was right; this was the place her sister had brought her to a few days ago.
Zhang Honghua was there too, and she was complaining of being cold.
“I did bring you here before. There are hibernating marmots under that earthen slope.”
"Huh? Is it trying to hunt groundhogs?"
Lu Fangfang's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly raised her binoculars to look over.
Tibetan foxes are natural enemies of marmots. They don't burrow on the grasslands; instead, they drive away marmots and occupy the burrows left behind by the marmots.
Pallas's cats are the same; they live under rocks and in burrows left by marmots.
However, groundhogs are not so easy to bully. They are similar in size to Tibetan foxes, and generally neither can defeat the other.
Only large Tibetan foxes hunt marmots, and even then, they usually only hunt young marmots.
In the distance, the mother Tibetan fox had already smelled the marmots' burrows.
It forcefully pushed aside the snow and, without further hesitation, crawled inside.
Lu Fangfang was startled and quickly spurred the little wild donkey to the small earthen slope.
After getting off the sled, she walked to the entrance of the cave and looked inside, but didn't hear anything.
"Sis, is it in any danger?"
Xiuxiu followed closely behind her, gazing curiously into the cave.
"That's hard to say. The burrows dug by the marmots go three or four meters deep underground. They hibernate together, so if they all wake up, the mother Tibetan fox will be in danger."
Lu Fangfang shook her head.
The female Tibetan fox sneaked into someone's burrow to hunt; she was incredibly bold.
The cave is small, which is not good for the agile Tibetan fox. It seems that this snow disaster has really driven the mother Tibetan fox to desperation.
However, considering its previous experience of hunting groundhogs, Lu Fangfang had some expectations.
"Awoo~"
The little Tibetan fox stepped forward, sniffed into the cave, and then poked half its head inside.
Lu Fangfang was startled and quickly grabbed it, saying, "Little yellow dog, don't go down there and cause trouble."
Holding the baby Tibetan fox, she held her breath and waited quietly.
After a while, she heard the calls of groundhogs and Tibetan foxes coming from inside the cave. She perked up and stared intently at the cave entrance.
bass!
A mother Tibetan fox, dragging a baby marmot in her mouth, dashed out of her burrow.
Seeing the two people at the entrance of the burrow, it wasn't afraid. Dragging its chubby groundhog, it quickly ran towards the southern grassland.
Lu Fangfang looked on with great delight.
As expected of a female Tibetan fox that can hunt marmots, she's really amazing.
Beside her, Xiuxiu was also extremely shocked.
Seeing the large rat in the Tibetan fox's mouth, she couldn't help but shudder. She then quickly stepped into the snow and moved further away from the cave entrance.
My sister wasn't lying to her; there really is a hibernating animal world under this little hill.
"Sis, you should get away from the cave entrance quickly, so that this thing doesn't scratch you."
"It's alright, there's no movement inside the burrow, the other groundhogs probably haven't woken up yet."
Lu Fangfang took a closer look, but didn't see any other groundhogs come out; they must still be hibernating.
Sleeping comfortably in a cave on such a cold day is a very happy thing.
It's a pity she ran into a Tibetan fox neighbor. Three marmots she encountered died in the fox's mouth.
"Meow~"
Little Flower looked at the cave entrance, somewhat eager to try, but unfortunately its body was too big to fit inside.
"Silly Little Flower, you don't hunt in caves."
Lu Fangfang patted its head, then called to Xiuxiu, got on the sled, and continued heading north.
Having finally made it all this way, she wanted to go to the foot of the mountain to check on Big Fatty and see how he was doing.
Such a heavy snowfall will likely affect its hunting.
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