Chapter 25 South China Tiger (Twenty-Five)
Before returning to the Hexi Nature Reserve, Xiao Yunyun, who was very vengeful, decided to avenge her previous humiliation!
On a sunny afternoon, the little fat tiger lazily got up, chased the tiger's tail as a cat toy, and lay on him and stepped on him, leaving himself with a smell.
Yu Yiyun has loved animals since she was a child and has no resistance to cute little cats.
When I was in Hexi, I liked to rub the tangerines with the tiger baby.
Unfortunately, the little tiger cub was too fragile and started crying after just a little rubbing.
It is still more fun to pet a big cat. Even if the tiger is swinging on the swing with its tail in its mouth, it doesn't seem to feel any pain.
During the whole process, the tiger lay quietly without even opening its eyes, just like some human parents who are forced to take care of their children.
After spending some time together, Yu Yiyun finally discovered that although the tiger looks ferocious, it actually has a typical cat-like personality.
As long as you get familiar with him, he will never show his claws no matter how hard you try.
At most, when he felt annoyed, he would turn over, shake the tiger cub off, move to another nest and continue sleeping.
"Ahhh!" Hu Hu, who was shaken down, cried out loudly.
Daddy, you hold my tail!
The tiger raised his eyelids and glared at Fanhu's cub. He probably said to himself three times, "You can't beat your own child," and then he quietly moved aside.
Yu Yiyun was sensible and didn't dare to bother him anymore.
It pulled out its tail, spread its paws and ran away.
The tiger cub rushed out of the tiger's territory and broke into Changsheng's territory, which was quite far away.
He walked with an arrogant step, chose a lamb that looked fat, chased it everywhere, and made loud noises as if he was afraid that the tiger lord would not notice it.
I didn't find a partner the whole spring, and I always lost in fights, so I was very angry.
Upon discovering the enemy tiger invading, Changsheng rushed over immediately.
Halfway through the rinse, he smelled something and felt that something was not right.
The summer wind blows gently, bringing the smell of "neighbor next door", awakening Changsheng's memories of being beaten up all those years ago.
He howled twice, swearing very dirty words, like "Don't run if you dare" and "Wait and see how I deal with you", but his feet turned back honestly.
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After turning two steps, Changsheng felt something was wrong again and pricked up his ears to listen carefully.
Wait, that sound isn't right.
How could such a big tiger next door make such a babyish cry?
It sounds like he hasn't grown up.
Changsheng used his dull brain to analyze the situation carefully for two minutes and decided to go and take a look himself.
He tucked his tail between his legs, afraid of actually bumping into a tiger, and didn't dare make any sound.
When the distance was shortened to less than two kilometers, Chang Sheng finally determined: which neighbor was visiting? It was the tiger cub that had come to steal food before!
He was not caught last time, and this tiger cub went even further, actually gnawing on the lamb legs in his territory!
Changsheng is a person who gets easily angry. How could he swallow this anger?
He rushed over with a roar, determined to teach the tiger cub a lesson this time and let him know why the flowers were so red.
As a result, the arrogant tiger cub saw the figure of the lord tiger from afar, climbed up the tree nearby in a few seconds, and cried for help in the distance.
“Ahhhh!”
Daddy, Caicai, laolao!
Soon, Changsheng heard the roar of a tiger from his real next-door neighbor.
"roar--!"
Okay, I'll beat him up right away.
"!!!" Chang Sheng raised his cat-like face in horror, revealing an expression that said, 'Why don't you have martial ethics, kid?'
Calling parents when you can’t beat them is so shameless!
Although he was angry, his psychological shadow was too big and he really didn't dare to confront the other parent head-on.
Before the tiger came to pick up the child, he tucked his tail between his legs and ran away in shame.
After running several kilometers, Changsheng still couldn't understand: You came to my territory, stole my sheep, and asked your father to beat me.
Are you bullying me for leaving my father when I was little?!
The crisis was resolved, Yu Yiyun jumped down from the tree and slowly ate the remaining half of the sheep.
They also packed up the leftover lamb legs and mutton, leaving a pile of inedible intestines and bones and gave them to Changsheng to deal with.
snort!
Let’s see if you dare to rush over and bite me next time before I finish my meal.
So cool~
After Yu Yiyun avenged the "half sheep", he chose a sunny day and came to the river bank to prepare to set off.
The moment he saw the river, Yu Yiyun retracted his paws.
Otherwise, let’s set off tomorrow?
It's summer now, why does the river seem not to have gotten shallower at all?
Recalling the miserable situation of floating on the river a few months ago, drifting with the current and unable to do anything, a certain "landlubber" began to retreat.
The pig walked around the river bank for a few circles, wondering whether to go back and wait for the water level to drop a few more meters.
Just at this moment, a rustling sound was heard in the jungle.
Soon a big cat head appeared and shook the grass seeds on its head.
The tiger came to the tiger cub and saw him stretch out his claws and then retract them, jump in and climb back to the shore, so he knew that his stupid son could not swim.
I can’t do this, I can’t do that, and I don’t know who I resemble.
The brave tiger king didn't waste any words. He just lay down on the ground and motioned him to get on his back.
Yu Yiyun: ???
Daddy, in order to send me away, are you willing to carry me there yourself?
You know, this river is fast-flowing and deep.
It is difficult for a tiger to swim alone, let alone carry another one.
Even though Yu Yiyun was unwilling to admit it, her weight was indeed the most... plump among the tigers of the same age.
Although there is no accurate data, judging from experience, a pig that has just turned 13 months old has definitely weighed more than 130 kilograms and is heading towards 150 kilograms.
The South China tiger's development period lasts until the age of three. According to the standard of 'growing ten kilograms of flesh per month on average', the little fat tiger is likely to break the weight limit of male tigers and become a super-large tiger weighing more than 200 kilograms.
If it can reach 200 kilograms, it will not be much inferior to the other two large subspecies.
With Piglet's current weight, most human men would not be able to hold him in their arms like a princess and do squats.
The tiger glanced at the tiger cub and signaled him to climb up quickly.
"Ah!" The piglet howled, and climbed onto his father's back with an overwhelming posture, grabbing his neck tightly with his two paws.
If the tiger could no longer carry the load and the cart overturned, at least I wouldn't fall into the water.
After making sure the tiger cub was lying down, the tiger stood up again and retreated several hundred meters.
Then, he stretched out his strong front paws, pushed off the ground with his sturdy hind legs, and accelerated all the way.
Run quickly to the river bank, then jump into the river——
The tiger jumped across the river which was several dozen meters wide with ease, as if it was flying.
When Yu Yiyun reacted, she found that she had reached the middle of the river.
The tiger jumped into the water, waved its claws casually, and swam the rest of the way in two or three steps.
The entire process of crossing the river took less than 30 seconds, let alone 1 minute.
Yu Yiyun finally understood how the tiger managed to sneak to Hexi with his mother without anyone noticing.
He swam so fast, no wonder everyone thought he just dipped in the water.
The little fat tiger returned to the west bank of the river without even getting his paws wet.
The cub, who finally realized his father's love, raised his cat face, wanted to jump into the tiger's arms, and acted coquettishly as a farewell.
However, when he looked up, he found that the tiger did not stop for a second and jumped over the river to the other side to share the world of tigers with Kang Kang.
“…Ah!”
When Yu Yiyun saw his brisk back, she inexplicably understood his mental journey of "getting rid of the burden, that's great".
Too much!
Am I not your sweet little cutie?
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The little fat tiger kept scolding the tiger, but he did not linger and kept going up the mountain road, wanting to find Mulan as soon as possible.
After climbing for a few minutes, Yu Yiyun looked at the unfamiliar scenery around him and realized that he was probably lost.
The last time he crossed the river was several months ago.
The tiger cub has a light scent, and the scent it leaves behind is easily dissipated by the wind.
In addition, the place where Yu Yiyun crossed the river was some distance away from Kang Kang's territory.
The scenery on both sides of the river was similar, and it was difficult for him to find the way home through his vision.
The result is -
Yu Yiyun climbed up the mountain and accidentally poked the jackal army's lair.
The jackal army did not hunt today and were all lying in their dens taking a nap.
I smelled the scent of a tiger for no apparent reason and was frightened.
There were a few newly born cubs in the den, lying in the jackal mother's arms drinking milk.
Sensing the danger, the mother jackal immediately protected her cubs, baring her fangs and looking ferocious.
"...Ah." Yu Yiyun made an innocent cry and explained weakly that she just took the wrong road.
He looked at the mother jackal eagerly, and besides sighing, "Mother animals with cubs are all so fierce," a crazy idea popped up in his mind.
Newly born jackals look like puppies, so cute!
I smell puppy, it must be nice to rub!
“Wow—”
Jackals are social animals. The family is very united, and all members raise the leader's cubs together.
Seeing the tiger staring at the cubs, several male jackals stood in front, taking an attacking posture, ready to fight to the death for their family's offspring.
Among them was the jackal, whom Yu Yiyun had met several times.
It had already smelled the scent of two strange tigers from Yu Yiyun, and the whole jackal was almost buried in question marks.
——Whose son are you?
"Aoaoao!" Yu Yiyun felt very friendly when he saw the familiar jackal. He lay on the ground to show that he had no intention of attacking the cubs.
Seeing the tiger that had broken into the jackals' den lying there with its paws tucked in, showing weakness, the jackals gradually relaxed their vigilance.
Although wild animals do not speak the same language, they share some similar habits.
Carnivores that are good at fighting know that tucking their claws into the ground will not help in a fight.
The 'experienced jackal' came over boldly and circled around Yu Yiyun.
It is the pioneer of the jackal army and is very smart. It is usually responsible for finding prey and then whistling to alert its companions.
I travel all over the country every day, accumulated a lot of experience, and have seen several tigers.
In recent months, the mature jackal has been looking for prey near the South China tiger's territory and has not smelled the scent of this little tiger for a long time.
Jackals are social animals, so they can better understand the behavior of "when the cubs grow up, they want to go out into the world and then return to the tribe after a trip."
After careful consideration, Brother Jackal finally came to the conclusion:
"Woo-wah-wah?" Are you lost?
The tiger cub didn't understand, so he lay there with his paws tucked in, looking pitiful, weak, and fat.
“……”Looking at his appearance, he must have really lost his way.
An experienced jackal is not a kind dog, but you cannot allow a tiger to stay in your own den. That would be too presumptuous.
It happened that it was going out to look for prey, so it barked to signal the tiger cub to follow.
"Aoaoao!" Fat Tiger reacted and immediately followed behind Brother Jackal, praising him as the best dog in the entire Qinling Mountains.
Jackals are indeed canines, distant relatives of police dogs, and are very intelligent.
He took Yu Yijun on a long and winding journey and actually brought him to the vicinity of Kang Kang's territory. He warned him sternly not to come next time.
Yu Yiyun finally returned home. Looking at the receding back of the jackal brother, she almost wanted to give it a banner.
'Be kind to dogs and be brave enough to help cats!'
After many twists and turns, Yu Yiyun finally returned home and, as usual, smelled the scent at the edge of the territory.
After another four months of wind and sun, the smell left by the tiger has dissipated, and there is no new smell marking the area.
After Kang Kang was released, he would definitely rush over to find me first, without even bothering to add more marks.
A territory without tigers for a long time will definitely be occupied by other wild animals.
The tiger looked around for a while and finally made up his mind. He found the nearest tree and stretched out his claws to leave a mark.
Unfortunately, he was not yet an adult, and the smell glands in his claws were not fully developed. The pheromones he left behind were very limited and could not scare off other animals at all.
Yu Yiyun tried hanging himself on several trees but found it was useless, so he had to choose another way to declare his sovereignty.
He looked around and made sure there were no infrared cameras, then he secretly hid behind a tree and left his pee.
Fortunately, Kang Kang's territory is not large. If he were to use this method to mark the tiger's territory, he would probably run out of water before he died of exhaustion.
Marking territory is more than just leaving a scent. When a tiger leaves a mark, it is declaring war on the entire jungle:
This place will be mine from now on. Whoever dares to fight with me first will be the first to do so!
A few months ago, the tiger cub would never have dared to do such a thing.
It’s different now!
He is the son of the tiger king and is capable of defending the territory for his mother.
If I can't defeat him then -
Just shake your father, mother, aunt and uncle over one by one to vent your anger!
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Yu Yiyun was busy for two whole days and finally finished completing all the marks.
He had a good sleep in the territory filled with his own scent.
In his sleep, he heard a 'cooing' sound and waved his paw impatiently.
We had released too many free-range chickens before, and we couldn’t finish them even after half a year.
He has grown up, who wants to catch him...
Uh, I caught it by accident.
Yu Yiyun had not yet fully awakened, and her body reflexively grabbed the chicken that was flying around her.
We've already caught it, so we can't waste food.
After all, Little Fat Tiger grew up eating chickens, so he was skilled in his job and quickly plucked all the chicken feathers.
He held the smooth chicken in his mouth, spread his paws, and ran towards Mulan's territory.
After four months, the tiger cub has grown a little bit.
If you run at full speed, you can visit your aunt's house in less than an hour.
He held the hot chicken in his mouth and sniffed the edge of the territory, first smelling the scent of Zhen'an.
The tiger cub followed the smell and walked 20 meters in, and the smell of Zhen'an suddenly stopped.
He must have barged in here and was chased out and beaten by Mulan.
Very good, very good.
The tiger cub nodded happily.
I feel relieved knowing that Aquaman has not been killed by my aunt.
Yu Yiyun relied on her cuteness and was not afraid of being beaten by her aunt.
He searched everywhere, looking for the areas that Mulan usually liked to hunt.
There was no sign of Mulan, not even any remains of her prey.
strangeness.
Could it be that my aunt has changed her habit of "sleeping where she eats"?
The little fat tiger thought doubtfully for a few seconds, and suddenly he had an idea. He spread his paws and ran towards the cave where he had lived before.
Before getting close, Yu Yiyun keenly caught some subtle scent of kitten.
It's a cub!
Yay, auntie really has cubs~!
The tiger cub was so excited that he turned around twice and almost dropped the chicken in his mouth.
After running towards the cave for a while, Yu Yiyun suddenly stopped, and then realized that he was a little scared.
Judging from the smell, my aunt had just given birth to her baby and was at her most alert.
A tigress with cubs is extremely ferocious. If I approach the tigress rashly, what if I get chased by a shark?
Forget it, never mind!
Yu Yiyun gritted her teeth, put all her worries behind her, and approached the cave cautiously with light cat steps.
He poked his head out, and the camera in the cave was the first to discover the little fat tiger, and the barrage of comments excitedly swiped the screen wildly.
[Ahhh! I saw a pig! Is this an illusion? ]
[The baby has a name~ Now his name is Yunxiao (manual dog head)]
[When I mention the name, I want to laugh. The real name is Yunxiao, but it is only mentioned in the official press release. Other times, she is called Xiao Yunyun.]
[What official press release? Am I absent from class? ]
[The police officer who pointed the way reported the case: three tigers bit more than 20 poachers, the poachers are fully responsible! ]
[That group of poaching gangs also tried to mislead public opinion, saying that 'the killer tiger has reappeared in Qinling Mountains', xswl, they are fooling netizens as if they are fools]
[+1, I watched little Yunyun grow up, don’t I know how well behaved she is? The rewilding team posted a video the next day. The veterinarian treated little Yunyun’s wound, and Kang Kang was right next to her. The two tigers were not anesthetized and did not attack humans.]
[Little Yunyun is the most obedient and adorable tiger in the world~ If you agree, please breathe! He ran back only five days after Mulan gave birth. I don’t believe it if he didn’t get stuck.]
Mulan lay there with her back to the cave entrance, looking in good condition.
She had a keen sense of smell, and Mulan noticed the tiger cub soon after it returned to its territory.
But he kept silent and let the tiger cub approach the cave.
Yu Yijun stayed half way outside the cave, and cautiously leaned into the furry head, fearing that her aunt would jump up and scratch her.
Finding that his aunt didn't respond, he made a faint nasal sound to remind himself of his presence.
Mulan heard this and moved.
Yu Yiyun shrank back in fear, fearing that Mulan would attack her unexpectedly.
As a result, Mulan simply stood up, shook off the milk balls on her body, and turned to look at the tiger cub.
As the queen of the jungle, Mulan was in good health, and giving birth to a cub did not put too much strain on her body.
The problem is that the issue of taking care of the baby has made the Queen look like she has lost all hope in life.
She probably didn't understand. The little fat tiger was so easy to take care of and was still lively and energetic when he was left alone every day.
Why does my own baby need a big tiger to help him even when he pee?
"Hoo-woo." Mulan walked towards the cave entrance, took the chicken handed to her by the tiger cub, and left the cave without looking back.
Yu Yiyun: ???
Xiaohu was stunned for a few seconds before he realized that what his aunt meant was: I'm going out to cook, and you help me take care of the baby.
Is this what you mean?
Yu Yijun was shocked by Mulan's behavior.
Before coming, he could only fantasize that when his aunt was in a good mood, she would let him see the baby.
Who would have thought that Mulan was too confident in the tiger cubs she raised with her own claws, and just threw all the babies to him.
"Oh!" Then should I go in?
"Ahhh!" I'm really going in, please don't beat me later!
The tiger cub howled twice, and seeing that Mulan was walking away without looking back, he was determined to leave his child to the tiger cub.
The little tiger cubs in the den, deprived of their mother's warmth, began to cry out one after another.
Yu Yiyun was afraid that something might happen to Xiaohu, so she immediately went in and lay down in the position where Mulan had just been.
The baby, who is only a few days old and has not yet fully opened his eyes, is looking for his mother everywhere based on instinct.
Although Xiaohu didn't smell like his mother, he still came over impatiently.
Mulan had just fed them milk before she left.
The tigress is strong and healthy, so she naturally has plenty of milk, and the babies have round and bulging bellies.
Yu Yiyun counted, one, two, three, four, five... there were actually six milk balls!
A tigress usually gives birth to 2 to 4 cubs.
If it is the first time giving birth, the number will often be smaller.
For example, little Fat Tiger, because he is the first child, he has no brothers or sisters.
Mulan didn’t become a mother for the first two years, so she was very excited and gave birth to six cubs in her first litter!
Even with artificial intervention in the zoo, it is extremely rare for a tiger mother to successfully give birth to six cubs.
No wonder Queen Mulan was so depressed about raising her children.
Before Yu Yiyun became a tiger, he had extensive experience in raising tiger cubs.
He checked the condition of each tiger one by one and confirmed that each of the two brothers and four sisters in this litter was beautiful and healthy, and had fully inherited the advantages of their father and mother.
Although Mulan is very impatient when taking care of the cubs, she is quite fair in her treatment and so far none of the cubs has been mistreated.
The two fastest growing ones have slowly opened their eyes, and there is still blue membrane in their beautiful eyes that has not degenerated.
This blue film will allow cats to gradually adapt to the light, and will slowly disappear as they grow older.
Yu Yiyun was even happier when she was sure that the tiger cubs were healthy, and she buried her head under their bellies one by one.
Through the live camera, the audience saw little Yunyun sucking six newborn furry kittens in turn, and they were so moved by how cute they were that their blood boiled.
[For a moment I don’t know which one to envy, I also want to suck the little tiger’s belly~]
[Well, although it is not clear in the camera, the little Yunyun should not be sucking her belly. Newly born tiger cubs cannot defecate on their own and need the help of the big tiger to stimulate them to urinate. I was quite worried when I saw Mulan was not proficient in doing it a few days ago. I didn’t expect that the tiger cub could actually do this.]
[Not only does it stimulate excretion, the tiger cub also knows to expose its head, otherwise the newborn cat will easily suffocate to death. ]
[Yes, yes, yes! My newborn kitten died of suffocation because of this! The veterinarian said kittens can’t cry, so we need to pay extra attention...]
[New mothers have no experience and it is easy for tiger cubs to die. But it is rare for an underage male tiger to do this. 】
[Has it become a spirit? 】
[Don't talk nonsense, it's clearly the Tiger God from the sky! ]
Yu Yiyun licked the belly of each of the little tigers and then lay with them for a while.
A few little kids fell asleep and woke up again, stretched out their paws, and began to step on Yu Yiyun's body to get milk.
Newborn tiger cubs need to feed at least three times a day.
Yu Yiyun knew they were hungry. Calculating the time, she realized that several hours had passed, but Mulan had not returned yet.
He waited for a few more minutes, and finally couldn't wait any longer when he saw that the baby was desperately trying all kinds of methods to find something "non-existent" in his arms.
Zhumi came out of his den and tried to call Mulan back.
I found Mulan lying not far down the mountain, snoring soundly, sleeping with her legs spread out.
Yu Yiyun: …
Even a tiger can’t bear the hardship of raising a child.
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