Chapter 171 Arctic Fox (XI)
When Arctic fox cubs are about three months old, they begin to learn various hunting and survival skills, gradually develop a sense of independence, and prepare to leave their parents.
Some precocious foxes have left their parents and are roaming the ice field alone.
The nine cubs raised by Yu Yiyun were different. The older they grew, the more they became clingy and had no intention of becoming independent.
To be precise, it's Yu Yiyun and Yaomei.
Because they grew up in a group and never fought over food, the foxes didn't seem to have the idea of "having to stay away from their original families."
The fox cubs in the house gradually grew to three months old and entered the stage of destroying the house, becoming disliked and abandoned by the dogs.
The cubs are too full every day and have nothing to do. They can no longer stay in the nest.
The first thing they do when they wake up every day is to crawl out of their nests like cricket pupae, rush to Yu Yiyun, and surround him, crying out for him to play with them.
If Yu Yiyun gets annoyed and avoids him, the cubs will all turn their attention to the youngest sister, leaving her with two choices:
1. Catch Yu Yiyun back.
2. Play with them instead of Yu Yiyun.
As time went by, the youngest sister, an unmarried female fox, began to understand the troubles of middle-aged men who were unwilling to go home.
The kids all like to play with Yu Yiyun, so their parents can rest easy!
At the beginning, the big fox was worried that his cubs were not getting enough to eat, so he was busy catching baby birds and lemmings.
Before long, the parents discovered that under the guidance of Teacher Yunyun, the cubs were all very good at catching mice, climbing mountains and taking bird eggs.
In the group, there is a weak poor student fox who cannot catch a mouse, while a strong top student fox complains "How stupid! How did Teacher Yunyun teach you?" while catching lemmings and sharing them with them.
Now these cubs have reached the stage where they can live independently.
After working hard for half a year since early spring, the fox parents can finally relax and enjoy some time for themselves.
Most Arctic fox couples, after finishing the task of raising cubs, will choose to go their separate ways to spend the harsh winter and wait until next spring to meet again.
The Fox Legion is in a special situation.
The first severe winter in their lives was when the brothers and sisters gathered together to fight against all the hardships of nature.
After agreeing with their partners to see each other again next year, the fox army went around and unexpectedly gathered around Yu Yiyun and Yaomei, forming a rare large group of Arctic foxes.
This caused the humans who were observing them through the stone cameras to fall into deep self-doubt.
When food is plentiful, Arctic foxes often form groups.
But foxes are not like wolves. They do not have such strong order and cohesion, and their groups are often relatively loose.
Such a large super population with members approaching hundreds of foxes and able to attack wherever they are directed is truly unprecedented.
Although Arctic foxes are not good at living in groups, they are canines after all, and they are responsible for the basic characteristics of canines: loyalty.
Once foxes have decided on a partner, they will rarely change it for the rest of their lives. This huge alliance of loyal dogs naturally makes the relationship strong.
Yu Yiyun and the large and united Fox Family stayed on Fox Island for half a month.
Living in groups has both advantages and disadvantages for Arctic foxes.
Living in groups can improve the fighting power of Arctic foxes and increase the survival rate of newborn cubs.
Some time ago, the red fox that was chased away refused to give up. The dog sneaked over several times, but was scared away when it saw the huge army of foxes.
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But there must be a reason why foxes living in the Arctic choose not to gather in groups.
The reason why wild animals like wolves and lions live in groups is not only to improve their fighting power, but also because the local prey density is sufficient to feed them.
In the summer, Arctic foxes are willing to live in groups and raise their families because the wildly growing vegetation provides plenty of prey, so they don't have to worry about food.
When the polar night comes and the snow covers the vegetation, the local prey density is not enough to support an entire population.
Yu Yiyun had experienced a period of starvation last year, so she naturally understood this principle.
There was once a family of Arctic foxes that did not want to separate and chose to live together.
When the foxes find that they cannot get enough food in the group, they will definitely choose to go their separate ways and feed themselves.
However, the Fox Legion has Yu Yijun!
How can we pigs tolerate not having enough to eat?!
There was still some time before autumn, and Yu Yiyun noticed that the sun was setting in the west and migratory birds were beginning to prepare for migration, so he led the fox army to move to land in advance.
Halfway through the journey, Yu Yiyun met his good friend Xiong.
She survived the tough summer and left the river with her thriving cub, heading in the opposite direction of Yu Yiyun towards her own glacier.
The two beasts, moving in opposite directions, looked at each other and groaned softly.
Even though they didn't speak the same language, they seemed to understand each other's blessings.
"Bing~" Bear, see you in spring~
"Roar." Fox, see you in the spring.
For Arctic animals about to face the cold winter, "see you in spring" is the best wish they can think of.
After swimming through the shallow water area that had not yet solidified into a glacier, Yu Yiyun climbed onto the shore and shook off his fur. He saw that many of his own dogs were still staying on the other side, hesitating and not daring to go into the water.
"Hmm!" Jump!
"Oh oh!" Dog paddling!
"Oh, oh, oh?" You are not cats, why are you afraid of water?
Feline: Thank you, I am offended.
Seeing the foxes swimming bravely with Yu Yiyun's lead, they walked farther and farther away, wagging their tails.
The dogs left on the shore were so anxious that they mustered up the courage to jump into the water and flapped their short legs with all their might.
After flapping their wings a few times, they were surprised to find that they could actually float on the water!
After all, the Arctic fox has dense hair, which can create tension on the water surface and prevent the fox from sinking.
The fox cub was inexplicably encouraged and fluttered its wings twice with full confidence.
As I was swimming, I heard an angry voice nearby.
A fox, which was splashed with water by the propeller of a Fox-Fox, came over with a howl and bit.
The two foxes splashed in the water and wrestled with each other.
When the dog on the shore saw that the two of them were playing and fighting without sinking to the bottom of the water, he suddenly gained courage and jumped into the water like dumplings.
"Ahhh!" Who hit me with water!
"Woo woo!" It's not me, why are you biting my tail?
"Squeak!" Enemy beasts, come and fight!
The foxes played and fought with each other, and finally waded across the river and crawled to the coast of the land one after another.
When they reached the shore, they found that Yu Yiyun had not left at all. He found a flat and dry place and was sunbathing comfortably.
"Ahh~"Brother hug me!
"Woo woo!" Uncle hugged me first!
"Squeak!" I must be the fastest!
The fox cubs rushed to lie down beside Yu Yiyun, exposing their bellies like him and curling up like dog pancakes.
Yu Yiyun looked at himself, then at the white bellies of his peers, and an idea came to his mind.
According to his observations, the more the foxes are exposed to the sun, the faster they darken.
The reason why the villi on the abdomen remain white is probably because it is hidden under the body and cannot be exposed to the sun.
If I insist on sunbathing with my belly turned up, will I become the first pure black dog in the Arctic?
Before Yu Yiyun could get the test result, the belly covered with white fluff began to growl.
I'm hungry and want to eat meat.
Yu Yiyun stood up with a somersault, and the dogs around him followed suit.
Some of them were sleeping soundly and were stepped on by the dogs beside them, leaving gray plum-shaped footprints on their white bellies.
Yu Yiyun shook his fur and found it was all dried.
He happily suggested:
"Oh?" Shall we go catch rabbits?
"Hmm." For the first meal ashore, keep it simple.
"Ah!" Catch the rabbit!
The Fox Legion responded one after another.
Late summer and early autumn are often the most comfortable times for Arctic hares on land.
Not only is there plenty of prey during this season, but the biggest predators have higher priority prey and are busy catching seabirds.
In addition, the natural enemy cubs at this stage have weak combat capabilities and are not enough to threaten the huge Arctic hare.
The Arctic hare happily nibbles the grass and stores food in preparation for the winter.
As the rabbits were nibbling, they saw a black-haired fox squatting not far away.
The big rabbit disagreed.
In open plain areas, rabbits run faster than Arctic foxes.
It is difficult for a single Arctic fox to catch a rabbit.
The rabbit chewed the grass for two bites and when he looked up again, another black-haired fox appeared next to the black-haired fox.
The big rabbit opened its three-lobed mouth, paused for a few seconds, and then continued chewing.
Haha, what’s wrong with two foxes?
They have dozens of rabbits!
When the rabbit raised his head for the third time, he found that the number of foxes had increased from two to four, and he became completely panicked.
Although it does not understand exponential growth or meiosis, the four foxes are already able to pose a threat to the rabbit herd.
The rabbit turned around and tried to escape, but found that several foxes had appeared from nowhere and had already blocked its retreat.
The rabbit behind changed direction, trying to avoid the fox.
After turning around several circles, I realized that I was surrounded by foxes in every direction.
“Puff!”
Rabbits live in the Arctic all year round. How could they have ever seen such a large group of foxes?
She was so scared that she forgot to resist and let the fox eat her cuteness easily.
The evil fox army not only ate up all the cuteness, but also occupied the rabbit's nest, transformed it into a temporary base for the fox army, and temporarily set up a nest here.
The newborn fox cubs came to land for the first time and found everything new. They imitated the big foxes in marking their territory and patrolled "our country" in an orderly manner.
The stupid fox cub had just started to develop a sense of territory and did not understand the meaning of drawing circles. Several times, he ran out of his territory in the middle of patrolling and chased the Arctic moths everywhere.
Look at their habit of chasing butterflies, just like a certain unreliable parent.
The fox cubs have never experienced the world's beatings and do not understand the dangers of nature.
Previously on Fox Island, due to geographical limitations, the only threat to them was the Snowy Owl.
Yu Yiyun was proficient in various methods of driving away birds, and the snowy owls would fly around them when they saw them.
Unlike the open land, there are all kinds of large prey here.
The fox cub ran after the butterfly and saw in the distance an animal with four hooves and a strange forked head.
This was the first time the little fox knew that there were other things on its head besides ears. It was so surprised that it gave up chasing butterflies and started chasing reindeer instead.
The reindeer was chewing the grass when it smelled the scent of a carnivore. It was so scared that it turned around and saw a few mixed-haired dogs that were not even as tall as its calves, observing it curiously.
The reindeer was immediately furious.
Due to the obvious size difference, Arctic foxes rarely attack reindeer, and the hunting success rate is approximately zero.
However, the wolves of the same clan named "Arctic" would glow green when they saw reindeer, so much so that they had to keep one eye on them even when they slept.
Although Arctic foxes cannot hunt adult reindeer, they will covet the precious reindeer cubs in the herd.
Reindeer have a very negative attitude towards canines and get angry when they see them.
As we all know, being a herbivore does not mean being temperless.
The name of reindeer contains the word "馴" (tamed), but it does not mean that the deer is truly tame.
The horns on its head are more than one meter long, and they are not just for fun.
The reindeer stretched out its long legs, using its running speed to carry Santa Claus's gifts, and rushed towards the little noose.
The Arctic fox can run at a peak speed of about 60 kilometers per hour, which is not slow among canines.
They happened to encounter the deer, which are famous for their speed. Even though sparks were flying from the claws of several underage little deer, they still couldn't outrun the reindeer, which could reach a speed of 70-80 kilometers per hour. They cried loudly in fear.
Yu Yiyun, who was obsessed with chasing butterflies, suddenly heard a familiar cry for her parents and her heart almost jumped out.
"Oh!" Here I come!
Yu Yiyun immediately changed direction, called her youngest sister, and ran over to save her cub.
When he arrived at the crime scene, Yu Yiyun saw a blood-mad reindeer chasing a fox cub everywhere.
Fortunately, Arctic foxes are small and their antlers are too large for them.
The reindeer were running at high speed, so it was difficult for them to lock onto the fox cub, which was so small and almost the same color as the ground, and they missed several times.
The reindeer was getting angry, but when he saw two larger Arctic foxes coming, he immediately turned around and rushed towards them.
Yu Yiyun did not dodge. When the reindeer came over, he jumped up and let the reindeer's horns stick into the mud.
While the reindeer was temporarily under control, he performed an incredibly heroic act!
He followed the reindeer's horns and climbed onto its neck, trying to reason with the reindeer.
"Hmm?" Lu, if you have something to say, just say it nicely. Why are you so angry?
"Yo!" Get out!
"Yo yo!" Hate foxes!
The deer kicked back, pulled out its horns with force, and swung its neck with all its might, trying to throw Yu Yijun off its body.
Not only is the bite force of canines inferior to that of cats, but because their claws cannot bloom, their climbing ability is also inferior to that of cats, and they cannot hang on to their prey as firmly as lions.
It was not a big problem. Yu Yiyun had rich experience in being a cat. He grabbed the position where the reindeer's back and neck were connected, where the vibration would be the smallest whether it kicked or shook its neck, and used his teeth and claws to prevent himself from falling.
After lying there for a while, Yu Yijun found that the reindeer's movements had slowed down, so he raised his head and licked the small wound that had just been bitten.
"Hmm~" Deer, you smell so good~
"Yo!" Get out!
At the beginning, Yu Yiyun did intend to negotiate with the reindeer and ask it to let his fox cub go.
After all, they are only three months old, which is the age when they can get into trouble.
Seeing that Lu was so uncooperative, Yu Yiyun gradually wavered.
Well, Pig Wang hasn’t eaten venison for a long time and he’s craving for it.
However, the difference between the Arctic fox and the reindeer was visible to the naked eye. Yu Yiyun was clinging to it but could not make any effective attack.
The canine teeth of the Arctic fox are only 2 centimeters long, which is barely enough to bite the Arctic hare.
When dealing with strong reindeer, the most they can do is pierce the epidermis and they can't even bite through the subcutaneous fat.
Yu Yijun had just bitten the reindeer for so long that the amount of bleeding was quite limited.
Yu Yiyun licked his mouth stained with deer blood, thinking hard about how he could catch reindeer as prey with just dozens of foxes in his family.
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The reindeer realized that the Arctic fox on its back was enjoying it, and he kicked and shook his neck again in anger.
After shaking for a long time and almost giving himself a concussion, the fox still lay steadily on his back.
Yu Yiyun took the opportunity to bite another wound and licked the nourishing deer blood that gushed out to satisfy his craving.
The small wounds he created could not cause any fatal damage to the reindeer.
Even if you drive the reindeer crazy and consume its excess energy, it is difficult to tire it to death.
The strength of the two sides is too different. Even if the reindeer has only a little blood left, it is enough to kill the Arctic fox.
Yu Yiyun was just worried when her youngest sister ran back to ask for help, and came with her fox army.
Apart from the big fox that came to land last year, this was the first time the newborn cubs saw a huge creature with horns on its head.
Seeing it running wildly with Yu Yijun on its back, the foxes were terrified and instantly realized that this guy must be extremely difficult to deal with.
No fox retreated, no matter how scared they were.
The fox family had limited strength, but they were brave and fearless. They pounced on the behemoth without hesitation and made the most ferocious roar.
"Ahhh!" Give me back my brother!
"Woo woo!" Don't bully your uncle!
"Squeak!" I'm fighting with you!
Before the reindeer could get rid of the fox on its back, dozens of foxes swarmed over from all directions.
As soon as it stopped and was about to kick away the foxes that were in the way with its hind legs, several foxes bravely jumped up and bit its hind legs hard.
The bite force of a newborn Arctic fox is so limited that it cannot even bite through animal skin.
The reindeer's hind legs were weighed down by several foxes and it couldn't lift them. After it had finally kicked a few away, new Arctic foxes would come around.
The kicked Arctic fox rolled around for several times, howling in pain, but still bravely got up and launched an attack.
The slightly bigger forward of the Fox Legion bravely chose to attack head-on, using the left and right jumps he learned from his brother to avoid the attacks from the horns.
The reindeer was besieged by the fox army. Although it did not suffer any serious injuries, it gradually lost its strength.
Its temper was completely worn out, and it turned around with difficulty, intending to leave the fox family's sphere of influence.
Yu Yiyun realized that the reindeer was about to leave and secretly thought that something was wrong.
After fighting for such a long time, not only the reindeer's physical strength was exhausted, but his own physical strength was also almost exhausted.
If the fox cubs grow another two months, they will be able to cause damage to the reindeer and perhaps be able to hunt successfully.
Now the fox cub cannot penetrate the enemy's armor, it turns out that...
Just as Yu Yiyun was secretly thinking whether he should give up the hunting trip.
The youngest sister took the opportunity when the reindeer turned around, jumped up suddenly, aimed at the reindeer's leg joint and bit it hard.
She learned this move from her brother's battle with the red fox.
The Arctic fox has short canine teeth and cannot bite through hard bones.
But the joints are mainly composed of ligaments, and as long as the canine teeth penetrate into the gaps between the bones, they can restrict the movements of the enemy animal.
“Yo!”
The reindeer howled in pain and tried to raise its legs to attack her, but found that it could no longer lift them.
Fu Fu noticed his sister's actions and imitated her, biting the joints of his hind legs hard.
She exerted all her strength and finally pierced the hide.
Although it was only a thin layer, the reindeer felt pain and was afraid that even its hind legs would be bitten off, so it subconsciously raised its legs.
At that moment, the reindeer forgot that his front legs were injured and he couldn't support himself.
Both legs were injured on the same side, and the moment the reindeer raised its head and moved backward, the whole deer staggered and fell down.
Yu Yiyun jumped away as fast as she could, and before the reindeer could react, she bit it hard at the spot where Fu Fu had just bitten it.
The reindeer couldn't stand up at all.
No matter where, once the prey can't stand up, the result is doomed.
The reindeer used its horns to butt violently to prevent the mixed-breed dog, which it disdained, from approaching.
In the distance, a wolf smelled blood and rushed over to inspect the situation.
The wolf was obviously surprised to find that the strong male reindeer was knocked down by a group of Arctic foxes, and at the same time he had a bold idea:
Since the opponents are Arctic foxes, with the power of the wolf clan, wouldn't it be easy to snatch their prey?
The scout wolf moved forward again, but when he saw the Arctic fox in the lead, he quickly gave up the idea.
Last year, the Arctic fox directed the wolf pack to hunt more accurately than the tasks assigned by the leader.
Just look at that reindeer and you will know that if you become his enemy, the outcome is doomed from the beginning.
The scout wolf wisely ran far away and avoided the scary fox.
Yu Yiyun had a keen sense of smell. He glanced in the direction where the scout wolf left, then relaxed his guard, squatted in front of the reindeer, caught a lemming to fill his stomach, and then looked at it leisurely.
The reindeer was tired and tried to stand up.
As soon as it staggered to its feet, Yu Yijun and Yaomei seized the opportunity and bit off its other two legs.
The reindeer, whose four legs had all lost their ability to move, anticipated its own end and stopped struggling in despair.
Yu Yiyun confirmed that it no longer had the strength to resist, so she carefully moved closer, buried her head in its neck, and neatly and skillfully bit off the common carotid artery.
The reindeer was much larger than the Arctic fox, and Yu Yiyun had to exert some effort, and the gushing reindeer blood splashed all over him.
He licked his paws, washed his face briefly, and greeted his companions.
"Ying~" Let's start the meal!
The fox army, which had been guarding the reindeer from morning till night and was already extremely hungry, came over from all directions, their clear animal eyes flashing with incredible light.
“Ahhh?” Am I so awesome?
"Woo woo!" What a big prey!
The cub, feeling that it had reached the peak of its fox life, excitedly climbed up and down around the reindeer, its self-confidence swelling immensely.
A fox cub suddenly looked up, looked into the distance, and chirped at the boss.
"Squeak!" Uncle, I want to eat that next time!
"Woo woo!" Yes, eat that!
Yu Yiyun followed their gaze and saw the musk ox passing by in the distance. Unable to bear it any longer, he raised his head and punched it twice.
"Hmm!" Good boy foxes are not allowed to be picky about food!
The canine teeth of the Arctic fox are only two centimeters long and it is difficult for them to pierce the fur of the musk ox.
Where do you order food?
It’s obvious that he wants me to be liberated!
Photographer Stone recorded the entire battle record of the Fox Army and transmitted it back to the filming crew.
The documentary crew was in deafening silence after watching the more than twenty hours of footage.
"If I remember correctly, we were filming an Arctic fox, right?"
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Arctic foxes hunting reindeer?!”
"Help me... If this footage is broadcast, I'm afraid the audience will accuse us of cheating and using captive reindeer as props."
"Is that the question? The audience will first suspect that we genetically modified the Arctic foxes, otherwise why would they catch reindeer?"
"Uh, isn't it because the reindeer chased the little Arctic fox first?"
After hearing these words, humans finally remembered the beginning of the whole thing. It was because the reindeer bullied the little fox and made it cry. The little fox was so scared that he cried and complained to his parents.
Everyone's eyes silently shifted to the screen, where the fox was slowly cleaning the blood from his fur, as if several large blood-red words appeared on his head.
Don't mess with it.
Revenge on the spot.
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