Chapter 14 South China Tiger (XIV)
Mulan used her flexible tail to whip the little fat tiger.
Drive him to the river bank where the herbivores drink water, and hide in the bushes with him.
There is no fixed time for big tigers to teach their cubs to hunt.
Compared with the age of the cubs, Dahu cares more about the timing of teaching and has his own set of judgment criteria.
In Mulan's opinion, the tiger cub is strong enough, can run and jump, and is full of energy. His claws and teeth are getting stronger, and it's time to teach him hunting skills.
The cub is already eight months old and can eat nearly ten kilograms of meat when he opens his stomach. He can’t rely on catching chickens for a living in the future, right?
Mulan herself, at the age of eight or nine months, began to learn hunting techniques.
"Hmm."
Mulan made a sound through her nose, signaling the cub to lie down quietly and not make any sound.
"Ah~" the tiger cub responded in a low voice.
Yu Yiyun was not completely ignorant about hunting.
Tigers have strong explosive power but poor endurance, and each hunt requires them to consume enormous amounts of physical energy.
When hungry, wild tigers must learn to wait and not attack rashly.
Otherwise, every additional hunting failure means one step closer to death.
The stripes on the South China tiger's body blend in with the yellow soil and bushes from a distance, providing natural camouflage.
Before officially hunting, you must first learn to hide yourself.
Secondly, use smell to determine the type, shape and distance of the prey.
Then choose the right time to pounce and increase your hunting success rate.
Before, Yu Yiyun always thought that hunting was easy for her aunt.
As long as I stay in the nest, my aunt will bring home the prey.
After lying down for only a short while, I already felt how difficult it was for Mulan.
Lying in the bushes unable to move was uncomfortable at best.
Since it is uncertain when the prey will appear, the tiger must remain extremely vigilant.
If you relax even a little, you may lose the best hunting opportunity.
Yu Yiyun lay beside Mulan, motionless for two hours, her legs numb from squatting.
I'm really unlucky today.
Perhaps the smell of the two tigers was too strong, and the herbivores that usually came to drink water were nowhere to be seen.
It was not until the sun set that Yu Yiyun smelled the prey.
Accompanied by the sound of brisk deer hooves, a young muntjac ran to the river.
The muntjac is a small deer animal common in the Qinling Mountains. The male has two thin horns and weighs an average of 20-30 kilograms.
They are timid and not good at fighting. They can run very fast, reaching 40-60 kilometers per hour.
Unless food is extremely scarce and other prey cannot be found for a long time, Mulan will not catch the muntjacs in her territory.
The meat of young muntjacs is small, dry and tough, and is not considered a delicacy for tigers.
However, today she has to teach the young tiger how to hunt, so Mulan reluctantly gives up her favorite large prey.
This is an adult female muntjac. It has no horns and will not harm the "weak" cubs, making it perfect for claw training.
While the little muntjac came to the river and lowered its head to drink water without any precautions, Mulan rushed out.
The little muntjac that has lived in Mulan's territory for many years did not seem to expect that the tiger lord, who usually treated it as air, suddenly set his eyes on its meat.
It was so frightened that it let out a shrill cry and ran away.
The tiger lord moved faster and blocked the way of the little muntjac. However, he did not pounce on it to kill it, but drove it into the bushes.
Yu Yiyun knew that her aunt wanted her to attack and hunt the little muntjac.
"Ah!" Xiaohu rushed out confidently, hearing the hero's voiceover:
'It's time to show real skills! '
Yu Yiyun did not hesitate. He jumped up and pounced on the little muntjac that was forced in front of him.
In his mind, he thought of three ways to hunt it, intending to give a perfect score for his first hunt.
result--
Before the tiger cub jumped up, the muntjac nimbly turned around to avoid his sharp claws.
When Yu Yiyun landed on the ground, he felt his legs go weak and fell to the ground.
I've been hiding for too long, my legs are numb, wuwuwu...
The little muntjac, whose way was blocked by Mulan, saw an opportunity and immediately spread out its hooves, jumped over the tiger cub's head and ran away.
Yu Yiyun: ???
It would be fine if the prey ran away, but it actually jumped over my head. How insulting to the tiger!
God bless you, I hope no one saw me being embarrassed.
Yu Yiyun prayed silently, but as soon as she looked up, she met Mulan's disdainful eyes.
Queen Mulan was silent, a long silence.
The tiger cub that I raised turned out to be a little piece of trash.
Not to mention hunting, he didn't even touch a hair of the prey.
Mulan could even imagine how the little muntjac would show off to its peers after returning home:
Tigers are nothing special. Today, two stupid tigers attacked me, but I jumped over their heads.
“Awooo…” Yu Yijun felt even more sad. He buried his face in his paws, secretly thanking God that he didn’t take the camera over.
At least, Mulan was the only one who knew that her hunting was unsuccessful.
——Poor Yu Yiyun, she doesn’t know yet: her dark history video has been widely circulated and even became a hot topic in the human world.
Fat Tiger's live broadcast room has been open for five months. People's attention to the South China tiger population and cute pigs has been increasing, and they have almost caught up with the top giant panda in the cute pet world.
Thanks to the attention from all sectors of society, the rewilding team is becoming more and more well-funded.
A few days ago, Xiaohu picked up a trap from somewhere, which made the team and animal protection organizations feel like they were facing a serious enemy, and they increased the supervision of the forest.
Who would have thought that the helicopter sent out failed to capture the poacher, but instead captured a tiger cub that failed to be "poached".
The video was sent back and the staff thought it was funny, so they added BGM and text and sent it out.
Xiaohu jumped out from the bushes, and the prelude of "Superstar" sounded, making everyone think that the king had arrived.
The moment he missed his target, the BGM stopped abruptly, and the show was at its best.
The video quickly gained over a million views, attracting many netizens who had previously paid no attention to the South China tiger.
[xswl! It’s my first time watching a wild South China tiger hunting. He’s so green but so confident hahaha]
[What do you know? Our Fat Tiger has a strategy. He plans to release cute light waves to charm his prey, and then... No, I can't make it up anymore, hahahaha]
[Did anyone notice Queen Mulan? This is the first time I saw such vivid speechlessness on a tiger’s face]
[Sister Lan (sighs): Fortunately, this thing is not my biological child]
Mulan was silent for a full ten minutes, barely resisting the urge to beat the cub, and whipped the tiger cub with her tail as she walked deeper into the jungle.
The tiger cub thought that Mulan was going to repeat the same pattern and teach him how to hunt.
However, he smelled the scent of prey from afar, but before he could get close, Mulan yelled at him.
"Roar!" Stay still here!
Yu Yiyun's body trembled, and he froze in place for an instant, watching Mulan walk towards her prey alone.
It was a male wild deer with huge horns and strong hind legs.
It was in its prime and could kick away an adult tigress with its hind kick, or pierce the tigress's internal organs with its horns and then pick her up and throw her off a cliff.
In the spring when flowers bloom, wild deer are at their most aggressive in their quest for mates.
It was very confident in its own strength. When it encountered the tigress, it did not run away but chose to face the enemy head-on.
The wild deer gathered strength with its hind legs, lowered its head, and charged towards the tigress with its powerful horns.
Mulan had extensive experience in the wild and was clearly aware of how terrifying the pair of antlers were, but she did not flinch at all.
She ran towards the wild deer at the fastest speed, and the relative speed of the two even exceeded 100 kilometers per hour.
If the deer's horns pierced Mulan's vulnerable parts, it would be enough to kill her.
It was the first time that Yu Yiyun saw a real hunting scene. She couldn't help but worry about her aunt, and her heart was in her throat.
Only half a meter away from the wild deer, Mulan suddenly slowed down and changed direction unexpectedly.
Cats are known for their agility, and big cats are no exception.
It is not so easy for wild deer. The horns weighing more than ten pounds weigh down its head, making it difficult for it to change direction.
In an instant, Mulan jumped up from the side, opened her mouth wide, and bit its neck with her sharp fangs.
The wild deer stretched back its neck in pain, shook its head like crazy, and rammed the tree trunk next to it desperately, trying to knock the tiger down.
Mulan stretched out her sharp claws and grabbed the wild deer's shoulders to prevent herself from being thrown off.
It was not easy. Several bloody marks were left on the wild deer, which proved that Mulan tried her best not to let go.
Finally, the wild deer, whose throat was bitten off, lost the strength to resist and fell to the ground.
Mulan lay on her prey, covered in blood, panting with exhaustion, but she did not forget to look at the tiger cub with sharp eyes.
"Hmm?"
Have you learned it?
"Ahhh!" I've failed at learning. I've failed at learning!
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