Chapter 13 South China Tiger (Thirteen)
Mulan's positioning collar broke, and Yu Yiyun breathed a sigh of relief!
Aaaah, finally I don’t have to grind my teeth all day long~!
Taking advantage of the spring, Fat Tiger had fun everywhere and only went home when he was hungry.
Carved by the magic of nature, the Qinling Nature Reserve has mountains and rivers alternating to form a unique "ridge and valley landform".
No matter whether the small animals like warmth, temperature or coolness, they can find a suitable habitat here.
After the beginning of spring, the temperature in the mountains gradually rises.
Animals that originally lived in low-altitude areas frequently enter higher-altitude forests to find food.
Yu Yiyun went to the river to drink water. It was the fourth time she saw the mother bear and her two cubs coming to the jungle to look for nuts. She was no longer surprised.
Tigers and black bears are not on each other's menu, and the overlap in their prey is not high.
After confirming that the two "giants" had no hostility towards each other, they drank water from the same river separately.
Yu Yiyun dived into the water, and Maomao swam over stealthily, looking at the newborn bear cub from a distance of more than ten meters.
The little bear-headed guy is black all over. Like a little bear dark chocolate, he exudes cuteness all over.
So cute~
It would be nice if I could rua it.
Yu Yiyun came up with a bold idea.
The tiger baby who is tired of being rubbed: ???
Love disappears, right?
Yu Yiyun was just thinking about it. Even if the leopard on the top of the mountain lent him some courage, the weak tiger cub would not dare to snatch the bear cub from the mother bear.
However, sometimes, accidents always happen suddenly.
In the afternoon, Yu Yiyun felt thirsty and went to the river to drink water and wash her face. From afar, she heard the little bear barking, which sounded like the cry of a human baby.
The mother bear was right next to it, her cries filled with anger and impatience, but she seemed so helpless.
What's going on?
Even though he had turned into a South China tiger, Yu Yiyun still loved to join in the fun. He immediately jumped into the river and swam across the water with a grunt.
The river at the edge of Mulan's territory is just a small branch.
It is not yet the flood season and the water level in the river is very low.
If the tiger cub's legs weren't so short, it could even walk over.
Yu Yiyun swam to the other side, shook his fur, and ran towards the crying black bear cub following the sound, only to find that it had fallen into a very deep pit.
There are many natural pits in nature, and it is not surprising to fall into them.
However, Yu Yijun saw it at a glance——
The soil around the pit was fresh, with marks of shovels and spades, and a layer of hay covered the surface for camouflage.
It was dug by humans.
Yu Yiyun's heart suddenly sank.
Two big words suddenly appeared in my mind:
Steal and hunt!
At the beginning of spring, the hibernating black bears have been hungry for several months and their bodies are at their weakest stage, which is a perfect time to hunt black bears.
This is especially true for mother bears with cubs, as breastfeeding consumes a quarter of their fat and they have two hungry mouths to feed, so they definitely need to find food more.
Poachers set up traps, placing oversized traps in the pits and baiting them with honey, the bears' favorite.
Once successful, you will get a complete black bear skin.
The price is more than twice as high as that of a black bear skin with bullet holes.
There are countless similar traps in the jungle.
——Damn poacher!
Yu Yiyun gritted his teeth in hatred.
He also remembered that Kang Kang was injured because of poachers.
The difference is that the poachers at that time seemed to be targeting wild deer antlers.
There are too many wild animals living in the Qinling Mountains. The animals' fur to keep warm, their horns to defend against natural enemies, and even their flesh and bones... can all be priced clearly in the eyes of poachers, and they are willing to take risks for them.
Wild animals live in every link of the food chain. Eating and being eaten are both the results of natural selection, forming a good ecological environment.
However, poachers' ruthless killing will cut off the normal ecological cycle.
Just as the extinction of the South China tiger quickly caused an ecological imbalance in its habitat, leading to irreversible disasters.
The skins should be worn on the animals, and the horns should be worn on their heads.
Their lives should not be reduced to dull works of art in a display cabinet.
"Wow! Wow!"
The little bear who fell into the pit cried even harder.
It was lucky because it was small and fell in by the edge without triggering the trap in the middle.
Yu Yiyun temporarily put away his anger, ran to the trap, and recognized the structure of the trap at a glance.
Its principle is not much different from that of a mousetrap. As long as you touch the spring sheet in the middle, it will clamp tightly immediately.
"Ahhh!" Yu Yiyun shouted at the bear cub, signaling it to stay away from the trap to avoid being caught.
The unfortunate bear cub couldn't understand the tiger's roar, but felt scared instinctively and huddled in the corner of the pit.
Yu Yiyun found that intimidation was more effective than comfort, so he opened his bloody mouth and roared.
The unfortunate kid was so scared that he shrank his head and stuck his butt up high.
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The mother bear was worried about her cubs and was already angry.
Hearing Yu Yiyun's roar again, he almost lost his mind and raised his thick bear paws to attack.
Fortunately, it was an experienced big bear and soon discovered that the tiger not only had no ill intentions, but was even willing to lend a helping hand to the alien cub.
“……”The mother black bear was confused.
Is the tiger such a kind animal?
The tiger cub rolled a stone over and pushed it into the pit, tightening the trap.
In this way, no matter how hard the bear cub struggles, it will not be hurt by the trap.
Then, the tiger cub jumped into the pit without hesitation.
The black bear was helpless in the four or five meter deep pit, but the tiger cub was not afraid.
He is the best tree climber in the whole jungle!
Only four meters, easy to take~
Yu Yiyun jumped into the pit, approached the shivering little bear, stretched out his eager paws, and stroked it several times.
The fur of a bear cub is short and dense, a little rougher to the touch than that of a tiger cub, but just as rubbing.
Yu Yiyun was addicted to sucking the cub, and he jerked off several times before he remembered to do his real work.
Tigers usually carry their prey or cubs by "carrying them in their mouths".
The teeth of an adult tiger are strong enough to drag prey weighing more than 100 kilograms.
However, the young tiger can't do that.
Yu Yiyun’s bite force was too weak to hold the three-month-old bear cub.
Moreover, the body structures of bears and tigers are different. The skin and flesh on the back of the neck are connected, so biting too hard will definitely hurt the tiger.
Yu Yiyun circled around the black bear, nudged its belly with his head, and roared fiercely.
The little bear was frightened and froze like a wooden bear. He lay on top of Yu Yiyun's head and kicked his legs to pretend to be dead.
Yu Yiyun, wearing a real bear hat, found a relatively flat slope and slowly climbed up.
The three-month-old little bear already weighs dozens of kilograms.
Yu Yiyun overcame the earth's gravity and climbed up several meters, which almost caused his cervical spondylosis to flare up. As soon as he reached the top, he lay down on the ground gasping for breath.
“Hoo…Hoo…”
The teddy bear hat is cute, but it’s very heavy.
"Wa wah wah!" The naughty child returned to the ground, rolled and crawled towards his mother, crying loudly.
The mother bear hugged the cub and immediately ran away, taking it to meet up with the other bear.
Rude!
Yu Yiyun, lying on the ground, gasping for breath, secretly complained.
I put in so much effort, even if you don't say thank you, you should at least bring another child over so I can rub him a few times!
The tired and angry kitten lay there for a long time.
The mother bear came back and stopped two meters in front of him, dropping a pile of things.
Yu Yiyun looked up and found some berries and tender leaves.
Yu Yiyun: ...Forget it, just take the thank-you gift back.
I saved your child, and you told me to eat vegetarian food.
What a sinister bear!
After the little fat tiger had rested enough, he jumped into the trap again and took out the trap.
He wasn't just bored and wanted to use this damn thing as a toy.
Yu Yiyun held a trap in her mouth and walked back and forth in front of the live camera.
Complain!
Crazy complaint!
——Look, the poachers have dug a pit right at Guoyi’s doorstep!
——Catch the bad guys quickly and put them in jail for life!!!
The audience in the live broadcast room didn't recognize what it was at first.
The rewilding team, the Forestry Bureau, and the Animal Protection Association, who were closely following the live broadcast, were all frightened and turned pale.
"Wait, why is Little Fat Tiger playing with a trap? Hasn't the poacher who injured Kang Kang last time been caught yet?"
“They did catch them… but they refused to give out the other participants. I’m afraid there are more poaching gangs in Qinling than we thought.”
"What are you waiting for? Professor Yu said that poaching will never be tolerated! No matter how arrogant the poaching gangs are, we must fight them to the end!"
Professor Yu, who left behind these wise words, just returned home from fooling around.
When he heard Mulan calling him to eat, he turned over and ran towards his aunt, crying.
That was a close call. The child had been hungry for five minutes.
The little fat boy ran towards Mulan, but found that -
Where's the food?
Not only was there no prey around Mulan, but there wasn't even the smell of blood within a five-kilometer radius.
The little fat boy opened his eyes wide, looked at his aunt in disbelief, and made a begging sound, sounding pitiful.
Mulan swung her tail and hit him twice, growling impatiently.
“Roar!”
Howl your ass!
A tiger that big should learn to hunt on its own.
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