Chapter 149 Snow Leopard (VII)
"Woof!"
The Tibetan Mastiff suffered a great injustice and was so angry that it barked loudly.
“Woof woof woof!” I’m the only good dog in the whole audience, and you actually voted for me!
The more it thought about it, the angrier it got. It kept shuttling back and forth between the two groups of "wolfhounds", trying to emphasize that it was the only dog loyal to the sheep.
However, it has a bad past and has nothing to do but attract sheep and tease cows all day long.
The herders had no confidence in the intelligence of the Tibetan Mastiff and mistakenly thought that the stupid Tibetan Mastiff did not understand what they were saying when they were scolding the dog.
"Stupid dogs, I'm scolding you two! And you're still standing there grinning like an idiot!"
The herdsman reached out and poked the mastiff's head, scolding it in an angry and amused tone:
"I can't even keep an eye on the sheep. Look how happy you two are. I've confiscated the chicken legs for dinner tonight!"
Mastiff: ???
"Woof woof woof!" I'm not a human, you are a real dog!
The herdsman saw it baring its teeth again and scolded it, "Well, you dog, you can't watch over the sheep and you only dare to bar your teeth at me, right? I won't take away your chicken legs tomorrow!"
“Woof woof!”
“Woof woof woof!”
The Tibetan Mastiff was so angry that it made the sound of a tractor engine, turned around and attacked the German Shepherd and Border Collie who were helping the evil, and was so anxious that he almost opened his mouth to speak.
"You two, explain it to me clearly!"
"I'm obviously the only loyal dog in the whole place!"
[Angry to the point of blurry.jpg]
The Border Collie raised his head to look at the sky, while the German Shepherd lowered his head and pretended to be in deep thought, neither of them paid any attention to the Tibetan Mastiff.
The herdsman shook his head and sighed, "Silly dog, what's the point of being a bully in your own den?"
The Tibetan Mastiff suffered a lot of injustice, and barked loudly in grief and anger, vowing to never be on good terms with the sheep thief!
Although the sheepdogs did not take good care of the sheep, the shepherds did not blame them.
You should know that there is a standard for selecting sheepdogs: they cannot attack livestock.
Even the most ferocious and unruly Tibetan Mastiffs must undergo an assessment before they can take up a job.
Besides, the tooth marks left on the sheepskin showed that they were caused by a large cat.
Looking within a hundred miles, the only animal that can cause such a bite mark is the snow leopard in the mountains.
Farmers who graze their livestock in the mountains often move around near snow leopard habitats. Who hasn’t had their cattle and sheep stolen by a leopard?
Anyway, the relevant agencies would compensate the herders for their economic losses, so he didn't take it to heart and, as usual, asked his seven dogs to keep an eye on the sheep.
About a week later, the herdsman patrolled the area again and picked up four sheepskins in a familiar place.
He frowned, finally realizing that something was wrong.
According to the snow leopard's appetite, even an adult snow leopard with a big appetite would need a 100-pound white-wool goat to eat for several days.
Now, in just seven days, snow leopards have killed four goats.
Could it be that his pasture was being targeted by a pack of leopards?
That doesn't make sense.
Snow leopards like to live alone, and there is no such thing as a "leopard pack".
The herdsman spread out the sheepskin he had picked up and compared it with the tooth marks.
"Look at the canine teeth, the bite position, and the habit of leaving the sheepskin on the big rock. It is definitely the same leopard."
"Eating four sheep in seven days is not something that even a glutton would dare to do."
So here comes the question.
The same snow leopard killed four fat sheep in just seven days. It was impossible for him to eat them all by himself.
The herders on the grasslands have been herding livestock for generations and supporting their families through natural resources.
The herders are happy to see that they can dedicate a few sheep to the creatures in nature and maintain the healthy development of the ecological chain.
If snow leopards use their pastures as hunting grounds and kill domestic goats, the situation will be serious.
The herders finally took it seriously, designated this pastoral area as the main patrol area, and installed cameras.
I originally thought that snow leopards were secretive and could avoid dogs and steal sheep, so you can imagine how powerful they are.
In the imagination of the herders, it was definitely a tall, mighty, ferocious, brutal, strong, agile and nimble snow leopard in its prime.
Unexpectedly, on the second day of the enhanced patrol, the herdsmen ran into a sheep-stealing leopard.
A...little, little leopard?
After witnessing the entire process of the snow leopard stealing sheep, the herders were so angry that they laughed.
He picked up a long branch and approached the 'thief gang' with a clear division of labor. He made two feints and created a gust of wind, which scared his friends so much that they all raised their ears.
"You're a Border Collie, you look like a dog, but you don't do dog things at all?!"
The herdsman was so angry that he raised a branch and hit the dog on the butt.
"I asked you to look after the sheep, but you instead gave the snow leopards some exercise, right?"
Before the branch touched the Border Collie, it screamed like a murdered dog.
The herdsman's branch was hanging in the air, and suddenly changed direction, tapping its mouth tube gently.
"What the hell, did I hit you?"
"..." The Border Collies were a little embarrassed. They huddled together and pretended to admit their mistakes, glancing at their owners from time to time.
Weak and helpless, I will dare to do it again next time.
"Woof woof..." Master, he gave me too much...
Border Collies are intelligent and have their own ideas. The herders can't do anything with them, so they turn their attention to German Shepherds.
"Dezi, I trusted you so much, but look what you did? A snow leopard passed by you with a sheep in its mouth, and you didn't even look at it!"
The German Shepherd lowered his head guiltily, raised his paw and pushed away his owner's hand holding the branch.
[No, I'm just a little dog.jpg]
"And you, Mastiff!"
The herders turned to the Tibetan mastiffs.
The two Tibetan mastiffs were busy searching for the enemy in the air, and they were so tired that they were panting. Their eyes were clear and stupid.
The herdsman choked for two seconds and said helplessly, "Forget it, you are stupid, I don't blame you."
The herdsman swallowed his breath and turned his eyes to the culprit.
"Oh my, I wasn't paying attention and you ate it all? You're treating me like I don't exist!"
"Meow, meow." The little snow leopard tilted its cat head and made the most innocent sound, its amber eyes blingbling at the little human.
"Meow..." If you don't eat it now, the sheep will get cold...
The temperature on the top of the mountain was too low, and Yu Yiyun often had to eat mutton that had frozen into ice. The crackling sound made her teeth ache, and it was rare to have a bite of hot food.
"Meow~" Man, can't leopards be eaten?
"You, you...what was I about to say?"
The herdsman met his innocent and watery big eyes and completely forgot the words he had intended to scold him.
"Forget it, you won't understand anyway." The herder threw away the branch, took out his phone, turned on the video mode, and aimed it at the little snow leopard. "Raise your head high, so I can record the suspected criminal leopard, and I will have evidence to ask the government for compensation."
"Meow~"
Yu Yiyun knew that the local government would compensate the herders for the losses caused by the snow leopard, so she meowed in cooperation.
"Everyone, come and have a look. This is the bad leopard. It ate four of my sheep in seven days. With your tiny body, can you finish them all?"
After the herder filmed the video, he posted it on the short video platform, intending to get netizens to pick up their keyboards and help condemn Bad Leopard.
As a result, when the video was released, netizens overwhelmingly spoke for "Bad Leopard".
[It’s hard to say for other leopards, but it’s normal for us little snow leopards to consume a sheep in two days]
[The little snow leopard needs to support his family, so what's wrong with eating more? (dog head)
[I've left the sheepskin for you, Leopard is good. If you disturb me while I'm eating, you're bad! ]
[Great, it's Master Qingtang, we are saved! ]
[He left the sheepskin behind purely because he couldn't carry it, right? The little snow leopard is still a baby~ Off topic, since the sheep farmer has a social account, why don't you just post a link. I buy a sheep, don't ship it to me, just give it all to the little snow leopard]
[This is a good idea! It solves the problem of people wanting to feed the leopards but having no way to do so, and it can also reduce the losses of the ranchers. I will add a sheep]
[I bought two sheep! Give Leopard an extra meal during the Chinese New Year~]
[Author’s reply: Thank you for the enthusiasm of netizens across the country!]
I checked it out and found that the sheep he took away were not wasted. As long as the customers eat cleanly and happily, the hard work of us farmers in breeding and grazing is worth it!
As for the losses caused by the snow leopard, the local government has already compensated me and said that they will also take up all the sheep eaten by the leopard in the future.
Don't worry about my family's loss! If you want to buy my sheep, I'm very happy. I ship directly from the place of origin without middlemen making a profit, so that everyone can eat fresh and safe lamb! 】
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Around the Chinese New Year, beef and mutton are the best selling meat.
The subsidies granted by the government can at best ensure that herders do not work in vain, but they are definitely not as good as the market price.
The herders found through investigation that the mutton taken away by the snow leopards was not wasted. In addition, the little guy was very smart and would always leave the sheepskin and feed the bones to the German Shepherd and Border Collie.
"You five bastards, I was wondering why you didn't eat your food properly recently, and I was worried that you would get sick!"
The herdsmen knocked on their heads one by one, and the matter was over.
He did not change his grazing practices and was prepared to bear the additional losses himself.
Who would have thought that after the video was released, the sales of his ranch skyrocketed, and netizens from all over the world wanted to taste the fresh lamb that "little leopard likes to eat the most."
As time went by, the little leopard became a real wild animal spokesperson.
When the herdsman saw the little leopard again, it was as if he saw a small money tree full of gold coins.
Seeing Leopard stealing sheep right under my nose, I couldn't get angry at all. I just considered it as the endorsement fee I gave to Leopard.
Tibetan Mastiff breaks defense: Woof woof woof!
I am the only one who is wronged!
Relying on the city sheep gifted by nature, Yu Yiyun and her mother successfully survived the cold winter and raised their two cubs to be plump and healthy.
When I was at my wealthiest, even my dad could get a bite of meat from me.
In February, spring breezes blow to the Himalayas, and the ice and snow in the lower altitude areas gradually melt.
Under the snow slope, green buds are breaking through the soil, and hibernating marmots and other small animals are coming out of their nests one after another.
All things come back to life, bringing life back to the barren and desolate mountains.
Yu Yiyun, who had learned how to hunt marmots, said goodbye to the dogs and never went to the ranch to steal sheep again.
The sheep in the city are indeed fat and delicious, and can make the piglets and piglets grow fat and white.
But by always catching city sheep, Yu Yiyun would become lazy and habitually choose prey that is easier to obtain.
By then, even if the leopards grew sharp claws and canine teeth, they would not be able to deal with the blue sheep.
“Meow.”
Goodbye, city sheep!
With tears in his eyes, Zhu Mi reluctantly said goodbye to the city sheep, stepped on the tender grass that had just grown this spring, and ran away into the distance, starting the fooling around mode that he was best at.
Today, the snow leopard cub is already 16 months old.
Although there is still a certain distance from the peak snow leopard stage, its claws and fangs are already quite strong and can cross higher and more dangerous peaks.
Ram's injuries were completely healed, and with the arrival of spring, she galloped across the vast ice field again.
Feifei and Yuanyuan are worthy of being the cubs that Yu Yiyun raised with great effort, one chicken and one sheep. Like Little Bear, they inherited most of Piglet's talents.
The two leopard cubs are only over half a year old, but their development is much better than other leopards of the same age. They have learned how to avoid predators and how to catch mice and rabbits.
Even if Yu Yijun ignores them for three to five days, the two cubs can take good care of themselves.
The pig, who is responsible for supporting the family, can finally take a break from the burden and explore the mountains and glaciers that belong to the snow leopards.
The Himalayas are more than 2,500 kilometers long, with one mountain connected to another, forming a snow empire belonging to the snow leopard.
Even on the highest peak, Mount Everest, you can find traces of snow leopards.
Yu Yiyun followed the scent of his own kind and climbed over several mountains, only to find that the most conspicuous position on each mountain was filled with the scent of the same snow leopard.
Following the scent of the male snow leopard, Yu Yiyun jumped onto a raised rock. From a distance, he saw a male snow leopard suddenly stop, sniff the rock wall, and then turn around and urinate.
Late winter and early spring is the season for snow leopards to seek mates.
Usually, the snow leopard breeding season is concentrated from January to March.
Because the mountainous areas are vast and sparsely populated, male snow leopards will leave their breeding grounds to look for the opposite sex of their choice.
During the courtship journey, they will leave their traces wherever they go and wait for the female snow leopard to respond.
“Huff—”
The male snow leopard left his breath and made a deep call, hoping to get a response from the beautiful female leopard.
Judging from his voice and fur color, he is already an old leopard about 10 years old, and this year is probably the last breeding season in his life.
If the old leopard does not get a response from the female leopard, it will never have the chance to leave its own bloodline.
"Meow~"
The old leopard heard the cry of its own kind and looked over in surprise, seeing a sub-adult male leopard.
The smile on his face was about to burst, but it froze in an instant, and he continued walking forward without looking back.
During the breeding season, in order to pass on their bloodline, male leopards will attack the cubs around the female leopard, forcing the mother leopard to re-enter the estrus period.
The old leopard was too old to attack the mother leopard with cubs.
What's more, the sub-adult male leopard has no mother around, so the old leopard is even less motivated.
At this moment, Old Leopard didn't know how much trouble he had gotten into.
"Meow!" Leopard, why are you running?
"Meow meow meow!" I, the Himalayan Cupid, want to know more~
Yu Yijun climbed over several mountains and finally caught a fellow leopard. He excitedly pounced on it with his claws spread out, chattering around the old leopard and telling him about the red line he had tied over the years.
"Meow!" Brother Leopard and Sister Leopard from Qinling were introduced to each other by me, and they have a great relationship!
Yu Yiyun is like all unreliable matchmakers. She is clearly not involved in the relationship between Leopard Brother and Leopard Sister, but she unilaterally concludes that they have a "good relationship".
"Meow~" Anyway, you have found the right animal by meeting me.
Yu Yiyun proudly puffed out her chest and belly, and made a solemn promise:
A beautiful female leopard, right? If I just use my claws, I'm sure...
It's useless.
Before this, Yu Yiyun only knew that mountain goats were hard to find.
Unexpectedly, as the natural enemy of the blue sheep, the snow leopard is even harder to find than the blue sheep.
They have natural camouflage and are difficult to spot with the naked eye.
Moreover, snow leopards are secretive and their numbers in the region are low.
Even photographers who are responsible for photographing snow leopards all year round cannot guarantee 100% success in finding snow leopards using cutting-edge technology.
Not to mention that Yu Yiyun, relying on his sense of direction that was bitten by Satan, wandered around the mountains and fields.
Zhumi forced himself to take the old leopard with him, and they climbed over the ridge with great effort, and saw an endless snow slope.
Apart from the vast expanse of ice and snow, there was not even a trace of a snow leopard left on the hillside.
"Huh?" Is this the beautiful female leopard you were talking about?
The old leopard thought he was wasting time, so he turned around and planned to return the same way.
"Meow!" Leopard, wait a minute!
Zhumi is as addicted to food as ever. He has no idea of his own strength and stops Lao Bao from continuing to make promises.
"Meow meow meow~" We will definitely find the beautiful female leopard if we climb over this snow slope and cross that mountain!
Lao Bao had lost all his trust in Zhu Mi, so he didn't listen to his nonsense and turned around and returned the same way.
Piglet followed the old leopard and harassed him persistently.
"Meow." Come with me. It's boring for me to hang out alone.
"Meow!" If you don't accompany me, I will make a fuss!
Poor 70-year-old Leopard, how can he withstand Yu Yiyun’s PUA?
I was quickly defeated and resigned myself to following him down the snow slope.
The snow on this slope has not melted yet, and all that can be seen are the footprints left by the two of them. It is obvious that there are no female leopards of the right age.
The old leopard was so disappointed that he didn't even bother to leave a mark.
According to the current situation, as long as Zhumi is by his side, he is destined to not find a partner during the last breeding period of his life.
Old Leopard's footsteps became heavier and heavier, half from tiredness and half from depression.
However, every time he tried to escape, Zhumi would forcibly stop him.
Cats have poor stamina, and the old leopard has not hunted for several days in order to find a mate.
Now he has to climb mountains and cross rivers, and his old arms and legs have little strength, so he is no match for the young snow leopard.
The old leopard dared not say a word and was humiliated by the piglet and jumped over the stone wall to climb to the next hillside.
As soon as he entered the next mountain, the old leopard smelled his own scent and became even more desperate.
——Isn’t this the location he marked two days ago!
I've seen unreliable people, but I've never seen one as unreliable as Zhumi.
"call!"
The old leopard has reached the limit of his patience. If he doesn't explode in silence, he will perish in silence.
His anger was maxed out, and he chased the piglet, howling and biting his tail, blaming this bad cat for delaying his search for a wife.
"Meow!" It's so unfair!
"Meow meow meow!" Can you blame me for getting lost?
The pig relied on his fast running speed and talked to the old leopard while running.
The two leopards were chasing each other in the third circle. Suddenly, the voice of the third leopard was heard from above.
A female leopard in estrus also left her territory to look for a mate.
After smelling the scent left by the old leopard, the female leopard analyzed it carefully.
Although he is old, he is still in good health.
It doesn't matter if the male leopard is older, he will love the leopard more when he is older~
“Hoooooooooooooooo…”
The female leopard passed the initial review and called out to the male to meet.
The old leopard, who was chasing Zhumi, was stunned in disbelief when he heard the response.
I actually found the female leopard!
If he stayed in the next mountain, the female leopard's roar would not be heard so far, or the old leopard would not have time to come back.
During the estrus period, female leopards are eager to mate and may change their minds and look for new male leopards.
It seems that Zhu Mi, who brought him back to this mountain by accident, actually made a great contribution.
The shameless pig never mentioned getting lost again and proudly whipped the old leopard with his tail.
"What are you standing there for? Go now!"
The old leopard reacted and ran towards the female leopard as fast as he could.
Two leopards approached each other and first tested each other to see if the other posed a threat.
Because snow leopards like to live alone, sometimes when two leopards in their prime approach each other, they will judge each other as an enemy.
Instinct and the desire to reproduce were pulling at each other, and before they even started to combine, they had already fought several times.
Fortunately, the old leopard was so overwhelmed by love that he only wanted to mate with the female leopard and had no urge to show his claws at all.
The female leopard stood there and saw the tall and big leopard running towards her. She couldn't help but feel a little stressed and stretched out her claws to scratch it twice.
The old leopard had no intention of retaliating. With a simple and happy look on his face, he moved closer to sniff the scent of the female leopard.
The female leopard found that the male leopard had a better temper than she had imagined, so she gradually relaxed her guard and took the initiative to approach the old leopard.
Yu Yijun, who was watching from a distance, was very happy to see that the two of them were finally getting together. He was even happier than Lao Bao.
I, Himalayan Cupid, have a record of success!
A certain pig had selective amnesia and forgot that he accidentally pulled the red string because he was lost in his daily life.
After confirming that the old leopard had successfully found a mate, the piglet returned home happily, holding his big furry tail in his mouth and humming a tuneless meow.
Yu Yiyun returned to his habitat along the same route he had come, and was the first to smell the scent of a strange male leopard.
The smell is very strong, indicating that the male leopard that invaded the territory is in estrus.
He had a clear goal and went straight to the nest where Ram often slept.
Judging from the smell, the invading leopard is young and strong, and is definitely a suitable choice as a companion animal.
The piglet is already 16 months old, but has not yet reached the stage of independence.
If Ram meets a suitable partner and gives birth to new cubs, Yu Yiyun, who has rich experience in raising cubs, doesn't mind being "Dehua".
If Ram doesn't want his eldest son to get close to him, with his current abilities, he can find a new habitat and live on his own.
Although I haven’t learned how to catch blue sheep yet...at worst I can ask my dad to teach me!
Leopard Dad: Don’t come over here!
Yu Yiyun knew that if she appeared next to Ram, the male leopard would definitely attack the cubs that were in the way.
Most of the time, the maternal instinct of a female leopard with cubs will overcome her reproductive instinct, and she will fight with the male leopard with all her might.
Taking all factors into consideration, Yu Yiyun should have known better and walked away, not disturbing Mommy's spring.
He turned around slowly, but still felt a sense of inexplicable hesitation.
As beasts have lived for many generations, Yu Yiyun understands the habits of wild beasts and knows that it is normal for female beasts to drive away their cubs or change partners.
Previously, Qi Qi chose the stronger male bear. Zhima Tangyuan accepted the reality in a second and even comforted Yingyingying’s biological father Furui.
But for some reason, when faced with the same situation now, Yu Yiyun felt a strong rejection deep in his heart.
Although he couldn't figure out the reason, Yu Yiyun hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to follow his instinct and ran towards the nest where Ram lived.
At the same time, Ram, who had fully recovered to his full strength, gripped the rock with his claws tightly, and lay prone on the ground, with the most ferocious anger rolling in his throat.
Her fur stood up, her beautiful animal eyes widened, and she glared at the male leopard angrily, not allowing him to get any closer.
Perhaps most female cats will follow their instincts, quickly enter the breeding period after the death of their cubs, and accept the male animals that bite their children to death.
But Ram couldn't do it.
Not only can't do it.
She still remembered the scent of the male leopard and immediately went into attack stance when he appeared.
Even though there are no cubs in the nest that need protection.
But Ram's motherly instinct still made her angry, and she was irreconcilable with the male leopard who had killed her first child.
"Hoooo!"
The male leopard just felt confused.
The female leopard was of breeding age and had no cubs with her, so why wasn’t she allowed to get closer?
The male creature, who was already dominated by instinct, simply ignored the female leopard's rejection and approached Ram with his big paws, intending to force himself on her.
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