Chapter 30 South China Tiger (Thirty)
Although the majestic Tiger King is reluctant to admit it, "blood relationship" is a rational, objective and ironclad fact.
The little fat tiger bit the tiger's tail and tried to drag him to the side of the second and third princes.
Although the piglet had a weak bite force, it couldn't even drag Mulan.
But, born as a tiger, you must always have dreams!
Finally, the tiger got annoyed by the tickling force and took a few steps forward, yawning.
Fat Tiger: Just a tiger king, easy to control~
As the strongest existing South China tiger, the tiger is top-notch in all aspects and has a more sensitive sense of smell than other animals.
As soon as he approached, he smelled a familiar scent from the two tigers, which came from the tigress he had dated in the fall three years ago.
Powerful wild animals often act solely on instinct, and the same is true for tigers.
Without thinking, he came to the conclusion that the two "domestic cats in tiger skins" in front of him were his own sons.
Just look at how cowardly they look, and you’ll know they’ve grown so big for nothing.
The tiger took two steps forward listlessly, recording the smells of the second and third princes just as he had done with the little fat tiger before.
Poor brothers No. 2 and No. 3, they have no idea what is going on.
The strong tiger approached and frightened him so much that he trembled in fear, his ears completely drooped behind his head and he made a timid cat cry from his mouth.
Yu Yiyun stayed in her mother's arms, talking a lot and complaining about how useless her two brothers were.
"Ah~" If I wasn't so powerful, they would have starved to death long ago!
"Ahhh!" It was so hard for me to bring them here!
Kang Kang still didn't understand, and responded in a confusing way, "Baby, baby." The scene of loving mother and filial son was very harmonious.
Yu Yiyun clung to her mother's arms and acted coquettishly for a long time before she remembered that there was another important thing and continued to confirm it.
The piglet snuggled into its mother's arms, crawling around like a cat or a bug, sniffing everywhere to see if Kang Kang's smell had changed.
The South China tiger is relatively large in size and will not show any signs of pregnancy in the early to middle stages of pregnancy.
Only in the late stages of pregnancy will the belly bulge slightly.
Therefore, it is difficult to tell with the naked eye whether a tigress is pregnant.
The rewilding team determines whether a female tiger is pregnant or not by generally looking at her behavior, sleeping position, calls and other aspects.
If conditions permit, feces will be collected or B-ultrasound will be performed.
When Yu Yiyun becomes Hu Hu, things become much simpler~
The smell of adult female tigers will change during the breeding and pregnancy period due to the influence of hormones.
If people smell carefully, they can distinguish the two smells of "I am ready to be a mother" and "I am already a mother".
Yu Yiyun snuggled into her mother's arms and sniffed for a long time, but couldn't smell any signal.
"Oh?" The little fat tiger tilted his head in confusion.
I have been away for so long, and the baby of Mulan's family across the street is almost three months old, but there is no movement from Kang Kang.
Could it be that... Shanjun Baba's ability in that aspect is really inferior to Zhen'an?
Yu Yiyun silently glanced at the tiger, his eyes full of judgment.
Tiger: Are you polite?
Kang Kang held the tiger cub he hadn't seen for a long time in his arms. He had no idea what kind of messed up thoughts were in the tiger cub's little head, and he licked its ears tenderly.
The fat little tiger, who was exclusively doted on by his mother, felt that his hair from behind his ears to the tip of his tail had been licked smooth, and he finally figured out the reason!
There are two main reasons why Kang Kang did not bring home the second litter of cubs.
1. The survival ability of the baby's only child is indeed very strong, and it seems that he does not need the protection of his mother.
But in Kang Kang's eyes, Xiaohu, who is only 16 months old, is still a weak baby who needs his mother's care.
Solitary wild animals do not raise children from different litters together like humans do. They have to wait until the grown-up cubs have completely left before giving birth to the next litter.
For example, the mama's boy Xiongxi was forced to leave home and wander because his mother wanted to give birth to a younger brother or sister.
Before Kang Kang decided to have a second litter of cubs, she had to make sure that her only child was strong enough.
The second reason made Yu Yiyun once again admire Kang Kang’s intelligence and wisdom.
South China tigers can reproduce all year round, but conditions in the wild are harsh and it would be dangerous if they do not give birth during the optimal breeding period.
Inexperienced tigresses like Shatangju give birth to their cubs in a season when prey is scarce, which invisibly increases the probability of the babies dying.
Kang Kang had successfully given birth to a baby once and had accumulated considerable experience. She knew that she had missed the breeding season in spring, so instead of giving birth to a baby in the hot and dry season, she decided to wait a few more months and choose November, the best breeding season.
In that case, the second baby will be born around March.
The first gift Kang Kang gave to his baby was a bright spring day with hills full of flowers.
If Shanjun is a staunch supporter of "monogamy", Kang Kang is the best practitioner of "eugenics and good parenting".
Even if they were born in human society, they would definitely be qualified parents!
"Aoao~!" Mommy, Huhu loves you!
Fat Tiger was blowing rainbow farts crazily, sticking to his mother's arms, rubbing against her and acting like a spoiled child.
At the same time, Shanjun had already recorded the scent of the two princes and then turned and left.
From beginning to end, Tiger King is as bland as ever and does nothing.
Yu Yiyun had experienced the same situation and could better understand Shanjun's meaning.
He allowed the two useless princes to stay in his territory.
Tigers have a cat-like personality. They seem cold, fierce and hard to get close to, but they actually have a soft belly and will not easily show their claws to their "family".
The two children had just become wild and clearly had no ability to survive on their own.
Winter is coming, and the tiger's territory is vast, so having two more cats won't hurt.
The problem is——
The second prince and the third prince are worthy of being Zhumi’s brothers, and their behavior patterns are highly consistent.
Even though Tiger Overlord allowed them to stay, the two cowardly cats couldn't understand what he meant.
They were still timid and only dared to wander around the territory, which made the little fat tiger so angry that he chased after them and bit them every day.
Yu Yiyun couldn't understand it.
As the saying goes, things change over time, and there's also the saying, 'I'm standing in front of you, do you think I look a bit like I did before?'
Why does the dark history of No. 2 and No. 3 resemble my own past?
You two executed me publicly, but I ended up being socially destroyed in all aspects. Does that make sense?
With Zhumi's persistence and hard work, the two princes finally summoned up the courage to step into the territory of Shanjunba.
And using this area as a buffer period, he became familiar with the wild environment and began to practice various hunting and survival skills, gradually transforming from a house cat into a tiger.
People who closely follow the South China tiger population exclaimed from the bottom of their hearts that "the tiger god has arrived."
The entire rewilding team, whether responsible for the east or west sides of the river, put up Yunxiao’s photos and remotely offer a variety of meaty delicacies every day.
In addition to Hu Hu's favorite beef, mutton and pork, the tribute also includes sweet shrimp, sea urchin, king crab and other delicacies from land and sea.
If the pigs can really eat it, they will definitely gain several pounds.
[I'm convinced. Little Yunyun is definitely the reincarnation of a true god! I thought he only liked to raise little tiger cubs, but I didn't expect he would be willing to raise a big tiger that came to his doorstep~]
[Okay, okay, we’ll open a tiger nursery in Hexi and a tiger university in Hedong. Our principal Yunyun’s teaching qualifications will rise rapidly! ]
[Our little Yunyun is one year old and has ten years of working experience hahahaha! ]
【u1s1, Yunyun not only raised the child well, but also taught him hunting properly. It is hard to tell that he was stepped over by a muntjac.】
[Yunxiao: If you mention this again, I will bite you! ]
Autumn is the season of harvest.
The vegetation is lush and the prey is growing fat.
Yu Yiyun stayed in the tiger's territory with a clear conscience, eating heartily and making herself plump and beautiful.
At first glance, there is almost no difference in size between them and their two-and-a-half-year-old brothers.
As autumn deepened, Yu Yiyun often didn't see Tiger Jun and Kang Kang for most of the day.
He was deeply pleased about this.
Mom and Dad have grown up and finally realized that there are too many cats in their territory that are causing trouble. They now know to stay away from the children when they are being intimate.
A few days later, Kang Kang, who had always been gentle, suddenly became sensitive and irritable.
The tiger just approached and wanted to get close to his friend, but the tigress not only stayed away from him, but also roared to prevent the male tiger from approaching.
After seeing this scene, Yu Yiyun finally believed: Kang Kang was indeed Mulan's sister.
Look, the way they both scratch their partner, the male tiger, is exactly the same.
Yu Yijun had known tigers for a long time, but this was the first time he saw the powerful Qinling Tiger King with an injured nose.
When tigers fight, they always have the upper hand, so they don't get their noses scratched.
At this moment, there was a bloodstain on the tip of his nose, and he looked even funnier than Zhen'an.
As the king of tigers, the tiger has always acted on instinct.
It can be simply summarized in four words: Beat them if you are unhappy.
No matter what animal provokes it, the tiger will always fight back immediately.
Now, facing the tiger in my heart...
The tiger licked its nose, turned around depressedly and went into the jungle.
When netizens saw this scene, they flooded the comment section with comments like "Even tigers know that they shouldn't beat their wives."
In fact, we can’t blame Kang Kang for attacking the male tiger.
After a female tiger successfully becomes pregnant, she will stop being in heat and reject the male tiger's advances.
In the early stages of pregnancy, the embryo is very fragile.
The female tiger's instinct to protect her cubs is aroused, and her emotions become very sensitive, and she will refuse male tigers and other creatures to approach her.
In the zoo, pregnant tigresses will even expel the keepers who raised them from childhood.
The situation will not improve until two to three weeks into the pregnancy.
Kang Kang has a very strong maternal instinct. In order to protect her cubs, her attack power is doubled.
For a moment, no one could get close to the tigress with her cubs, except... Zhumi.
As his mother's eldest son, Yu Yiyun has always enjoyed preferential treatment.
Even though Kang Kang was ferocious enough to scare animals, he never showed his claws to his own cubs.
Yu Yiyun tentatively approached slowly and came to her mother's side, first confirming her mother's smell.
The tigress is in her prime and in very good health.
Judging from the smell, this litter of cubs must be cute and powerful, and will become strong contenders for the title of "Qinling Tiger King".
Zhumi, who loves kittens, was very excited. He circled around Kang Kang a few times to celebrate having a biological brother or sister.
After the fun was over, Yu Yiyun snuggled into her mother's arms again and continued the in-depth examination.
Judging from the timing, the younger brother and sister were born on the best day of the best breeding period.
According to the standard pregnancy period of 103 days, the younger brother and sister will be born in early March.
At that time, the ice and snow melted, spring came, and the prey left their nests. It was the best time to raise cubs.
Fat Tiger stretched out his claws, howled non-stop, and praised his mother madly for choosing the right time.
The unborn cub in the belly has a powerful mother.
During the first few months of their lives, when they are most vulnerable, they do not have to go through the cold winter or the bitter summer, and can grow up carefree until they become brave big tigers.
Yu Yiyun rubbed against her mother again, with intimacy but also a bit of reluctance.
Kang Kang is very good at taking care of the cubs, so there should be no need for him to appear on stage himself.
With a perfect mother like Kang Kang, my younger brothers and sisters will definitely grow up safely.
Although Yu Yiyun is a pure wild South China tiger, it retains human wisdom, and excessive interference goes against the laws of nature.
Moreover, there are more and more tigers in the reserve, and it is impossible for Yu Yiyun to take care of them all.
If the tiger tribe wants to truly return to the mountains and forests, they must be like Kang Kang:
Draw lessons from experience, and then pass them on to the next generation, so that they can thrive in the long run.
So, after her younger siblings were born, Yu Yiyun had to leave.
This departure is different from the past.
The tiger is a solitary animal. He must leave his mother for a longer period of time and roam the mountains and rivers of his own.
Thinking of separation, Yu Yiyun rubbed hard again and rolled around in her mother's arms.
At least, before the cubs are born, she can still enjoy her mother's love.
Kang Kang seemed to know that he didn't have much time to accompany his eldest son, so he lowered his head and touched his baby's forehead lovingly.
In the following winter, Yu Yiyun did not leave the tiger territory, but stayed with her mother to enjoy the last parent-child time.
Yu Yiyun originally thought that spending the winter with her aunt would be an easy task. She never went hungry the entire winter, but instead gained dozens of pounds.
He had never expected this before arriving at the tiger's territory.
In addition to the easy mode with very low difficulty, there is also a cheat mode with zero difficulty in winter.
Wild animals have a hard time surviving the cold winter, mainly because food is hard to find.
As long as there is enough food and enough fat in the body, animals can withstand the severe cold.
Most of the grass and trees in the Qinling Mountains will wither with the seasons.
When herbivores cannot find food, they will reduce their activity, resulting in a lack of prey for carnivores.
This problem does not exist in the tiger's territory.
The tiger's territory is very large, covering more than 500 square kilometers.
He has a keen sense of smell and is good at chasing, so he can easily determine where the prey is.
Even if the prey runs fast, what does it matter if it escapes from the tiger's territory?
The tiger acts on instinct only, and will chase its prey to the ends of the earth or invade another tiger's territory in order to turn it into its own dinner.
A tiger can hunt large prey that is more than twice its own weight. If there is only one tiger, a successful hunt will be enough to eat for half a month.
Now, with a pregnant partner and three sons, Tiger is also forced to experience the difficulty of raising a family.
Fortunately, the three sons did not just eat white rice.
On days when the weather is fine, Yu Yiyun would take No. 2 and No. 3 out hunting.
Originally, the skill of "teaching cubs to hunt" should be taught by the mother.
Unfortunately, their mother was taken back to the zoo because she had lost her hunting skills, so of course she couldn't teach the cubs anything.
Yu Yiyun tried to count on the tiger, but the tiger was different from Zhen'an who could take care of his cubs.
He could leave the remaining meat for his cubs, but he had no intention of educating his offspring.
The tiger follows the nature of wild animals. It's not that he favors one over the other, but he really doesn't know how to take care of his cubs.
A few months ago, he found out that little Fat Tiger couldn't swim, and he had no intention of "teaching the tiger to fish", so he just carried Tiger on his back and sent him back.
If it weren't for Hu Hu's hard work and his later discovery of swimming skills, he would probably have stayed in Hexi forever.
If it were the "model tiger dad" Zhen'an, he would definitely demonstrate patiently in person, just like teaching a pig to climb a tree, until the cub learns it.
Since their parents were of no use, the task of teaching the two useless cats to hunt fell on the shoulders of little Fat Tiger.
At the beginning, Yu Yiyun, who had rich experience in raising tigers, was full of confidence.
For hunting, all you need are claws!
As she taught, Teacher Yunyun always felt something was wrong.
Although these two useless cats are not very good, they listen to advice and have a good attitude towards learning.
The problem is that as they learn, they become two excellent... assistants.
Fat Tiger shuttled through the jungle, searching for prey.
Once he locked onto his target, he pounced on it.
No. 2 and No. 3 immediately chased forward and used their well-trained left and right tactics to prevent the prey from escaping.
The three tigers worked together and their hunting success rate increased greatly, but Yu Yiyun's mood became more and more complicated.
Cooperative hunting or something...they are not a pride of lions!
Besides, a lion group is mainly composed of female lions working together to hunt. How could there be two male lions as assistants?
In order to develop the ability to hunt independently, Yu Yiyun consciously slowed down his pace after discovering the prey, wanting his second and third brothers to rush ahead.
But he didn't expect that after he slowed down, the two timid cats also slowed down, staring at Yu Yiyun with their four eyes:
"Boss, why can't you come up?"
Yu Yijun was so angry that she chased after them, trying to push the two useless princes out.
As a result, the two male tigers were so scared that they ran around the mountain, confusing their prey.
Prey: Do you still want to eat me? If not, I will go home.
“…”
Yu Yiyun watched the prey run away, and was so angry that he scratched them both one by one, then went home with his tail hanging down to complain to his parents.
Yu Yiyun believed that the two male tigers had a long and arduous road to independence.
Unexpectedly, in the next few days, Yu Yiyun was so angry that he didn't want to teach them how to hunt.
Number Two and Number Three did not wait for the 'boss', but stood up instead.
Tigers are solitary animals. Although No. 2 and No. 3 are brothers, they actually start living alone after 18 months, and their brotherly love is not deep.
Without the leader, there was no point for No. 2 and No. 3 to act together, and they fought on their own in the mountains and forests.
Soon, No. 2 found a long-tailed goral basking in the sun on a rock.
He imitated Yu Yiyun's usual hunting style. First, he concealed his presence and then approached the prey stealthily.
Then take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and pounce on him!
Number 2’s hunting posture is so cool, but unfortunately he missed the target.
The long-tailed goral sensed the danger, got up early, and spread its hooves to escape.
If No. 2 was a tiger cub that had just learned to hunt, the goral would surely have managed to escape.
But No. 2 inherited the excellent genes of the Tiger King, and is 2.8 meters long from head to tail.
When it pounces, the distance from the front paws to the hind paws can reach about five meters.
The long-tailed goral discovered No. 2 in time, but one of its hind legs was still trapped.
The goral was frightened and immediately prepared to escape.
Number Two squirmed and pounced over, hugging the lower body of the goral tightly.
Soon, he realized that at this angle, he couldn't bite the fatal part, so he used the ultimate move he learned from Yu Yiyun:
Rabbit, kick!
He held the goral down and attacked it alternately with his two hind legs, kicking it with his thick tiger claws until the goral lost its ability to resist.
In the cold winter, the leaves fall, making it convenient for drone photography.
An automatic sensing drone successfully captured the entire process.
After the video was released, netizens realized that human nature is double standards.
At first, the tiger cub used a rabbit kick to catch a chicken, and the comments were full of "cute", "so cute", "what color sack does the baby like"...
Some people even made the rabbit kick into animated graphics, which are used very frequently.
Nowadays, when an adult male tiger performs the rabbit kick, there are only a few scattered messages in the comment section.
[It's a bit vulgar for some reason, is this something I can say? ]
[Yes, I also think it's disgusting. Number Two will be three years old after the Chinese New Year. He could have killed the goral with one paw, but he just lay on the poor sheep and kept moving]
[Sister above, please stop describing it, my head full of yellow garbage is starting to make up some terrible things! ]
[Help! Take out Xiao Yunyun's rabbit feet and wash your eyes. ]
[Criticize Mr. Yun by name, look at what a mess you taught! ]
[No. 2 is still okay, look at No. 3 next door, it's really unbearable! ]
Number Three was definitely the lucky one among tigers. Not long after searching, he encountered a hungry tufted deer.
The tufted deer had been hungry for a long time and had no energy, so it walked slowly.
If Yu Yiyun encountered such prey, he would definitely be grateful for the gift from nature.
However, No. 3 has too little hunting experience, only auxiliary experience.
He emerged from the bushes, roared loudly to make his presence known, and tried to drive the prey towards his non-existent teammates so that the "boss" could kill it with one blow.
When No. 3 found that Fat Tiger did not appear where he was supposed to be, he realized something was wrong and immediately ran after him.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
When a tiger with poor endurance chases a long-distance runner, the outcome is predictable.
No. 3 lost his prey and searched in the jungle for most of the day.
The tufted deer that ran far away had already informed its fellow animals, notifying them to escape quickly.
Number Three found nothing and walked back in frustration.
On the way, I met No. 2 holding a goral in its mouth, with its tail lifted up all the way, just like the tufted deer with its white tail lifted up when it was escaping just now. I felt even more sad.
Number Two lost a little during the hunting process, but compared with Number Three, he was simply the best student in 'Chenghu University'!
He raised his tail higher and couldn't wait to find Teacher Yun so that he could taste the fruits of his teaching.
After walking another half a kilometer, No. 2 arrived at the place where Yu Yiyun often appeared and heard the roar of a tiger in the distance.
He hurriedly chased after her and found Yu Yijun was held in Kang Kang's arms, being fed meat lovingly.
Kang Kang knows that she and her eldest son do not have much parent-child time together, and she wants to give all her motherly love for the next ten years to her baby.
Yu Yiyun was so full that he burped and howled, indicating that he couldn't eat another bite.
Number Two didn't understand Yu Yiyun's protest. His eyes lit up and he even rushed over with the prey in his mouth, ignoring the fact that he was still in the tigress's arms, and insisted on giving it to Teacher Yun to eat.
Number Three was squatting not far away, looking at the two brothers being so friendly and respectful to each other, and was deeply stimulated.
"Roar!" No. 3 turned around and let out an angry roar, vowing to catch a bigger prey to present to Teacher Yun!
Yu Yiyun: …
Let me tell you, you really can’t blame me for being fat!
Number Two and Number Three gradually mastered the ability to hunt independently, and the tiger king blood in their bodies seemed to awaken overnight.
After the coldest snowstorm of winter stopped, they left the tiger territory one after another to find their own habitat.
Before leaving, each of them left a prey for Teacher Yun as tuition for the period.
Yu Yijun felt cold and her paws were frozen as she walked on the snow, but the kitten couldn't bear that kind of hardship.
He stayed in the tiger's territory with a clear conscience, eating his father's "leftovers" throughout the winter.
After Kang Kang gave birth to his cubs, the tiger's behavior changed slightly. He would give the food he hunted to his partner first so that she could replenish her nutrition.
Kang Kang dotes on his son and would tear off some meat to feed the piglets, letting the baby eat first.
In the end, it was the tiger in charge of hunting that picked up the leftovers of the mother and son every day.
Winter goes and spring comes, and it is another New Year's Eve.
The little fat tiger lay clingingly between his parents and sang "Unforgettable Tonight" to them.
Kang Kang still responded to everything, making gentle calls and praising the tiger cub for his good singing.
After listening to this, the tiger yawned lazily and stood up to inspect his territory for the first time in the new year.
When the winter jasmine flowers bloomed all over the hillside, the official South China tiger updated its information:
Yunxiao, 21 months old, sub-adult tiger.
The difference between sub-adult tigers and adult tigers lies in 'sexual maturity'.
Yu Yiyun is now comparable to an adult tiger in physique and hunting ability, except that he has not yet reached sexual maturity.
In addition, he is the only South China tiger that has grown to sub-adulthood this century, so he does not need to consider the biggest problem of "being able to adapt to the wild environment."
Next, the only choice before Yu Yiyun is:
Hedong and Hexi, which one should I choose to be my territory?
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