Chapter 28 South China Tiger (Twenty-eight)
The first heavy rain after the beginning of autumn moistens the earth.
The six little cubs, who were experiencing the rainy season for the first time, gathered at the entrance of the cave and looked around curiously.
Yu Yiyun held her younger brother and sister in her arms and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The dried-up riverbeds were refilled with water, and the weeds grew extremely fast.
In just two or three days, the entire forest will be green again.
Animals that left during the dry season will return to their familiar habitats.
The six cubs of Mulan's family have grown up safely to two months old, and each of them is strong and healthy.
It won't be long before the baby tiger can start learning to eat meat.
With the cooking skills of the jungle queen, she can definitely protect her babies and survive the cold winter together.
Yu Yiyun was fed up with taking care of the baby... No, she was done with her work and was ready to retire, waving goodbye to her aunt.
Return to Kang Kang territory and re-mark various places.
He stood in his own territory, roaring like a tiger to declare his sovereignty, looking extremely majestic.
"roar--!"
I am super fierce!
However, there is a law in the human world: those who pretend to be cool will be struck by lightning.
Although the little fat tiger was not struck by lightning, he was attacked by the big black bear, the second most powerful man in Qinling Mountains, which is said to be second only to the tiger.
Yu Yiyun: ???
I'm honest now, please let me go...
The weather is clear and crisp in autumn, and it is time for the bears to gain weight and prepare for a long hibernation.
They hunt intensively throughout the fall to store fat to keep warm.
The big male black bear has been wandering around Kang Kang's territory for several days.
Unsure of the Lord Tiger's strength, the stray bear circled around the territory, not daring to easily seize this area rich in prey.
Three years ago, the tiger killed the bear king alone and smeared his blood on the edge of the territory. This feat has become a terrifying legend in the bear world.
Even though the stray bear is an adult, it is still dark and fat.
But it has just been away from its mother for a short time and is now a mama's boy.
Because the mother bear had to give birth to a litter of cubs in the winter, she drove away the adult bears who refused to leave home.
The bear that left its home had no place to stay and wandered pitifully around in the mountains and forests.
When we arrived at Kang Kang's territory, we found that this area was close to the river bank, rich in prey, and had many natural caves, which were particularly suitable for bears to live and hibernate.
If he could occupy this territory, he would surely be favored by female bears of the right age and have his own bloodline.
The stray bear secretly observed for several days until he heard the roar of the little fat tiger and was sure that he was the tiger that marked the area.
The big black bear stopped pretending immediately!
It howled provocatively, trying to snatch the territory from the pig.
“Ah…”
Yu Yiyun immediately backed down and spoke weakly, trying to have a good talk with Stray Bear.
Kang Kang stayed in the Hedong Nature Reserve, enjoying the world of two tigers with the tigers, and had no plans to come back for the time being.
The game in autumn is particularly rich and there are more wild fruits than in other seasons.
This area of land is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and can support another tiger and a bear.
The leopards and jackals in the territory, as well as the mother bear with cubs who moved from Mulan's territory, are all doing well.
If the stray bear wanted to stay, Yu Yiyun would certainly not drive it away.
Since they are both protected animals, why should National No. 1 make things difficult for National No. 2?
However, the stray bears were not satisfied with this.
It wants to take over this area completely and drive the little fat tiger out!
Seeing the little fat tiger making a cry of weakness, the stray bear became even more arrogant.
Even though there is the precedent of 'tiger killing a giant bear alone', the tiger is an adult male tiger and his physical fitness is at its peak.
From the smell of the tiger in front of me, I can tell that it is still far from adulthood and is definitely no match for an adult male bear.
Oh.
Just a useless cat.
"Wow!!!" The stray bear waved its paws and roared as it pounced towards Yu Yiyun.
Yu Yijun reacted quickly, dodged nimbly, turned around and scratched him on the back with her claws.
He originally planned to have a good discussion and let the stray bears stay in the territory to gain weight in the autumn and spend the winter comfortably.
Since it was unwilling to accept this honor, Yu Yijun was not going to give in.
Indeed, ordinary underage tigers will be beaten up if they encounter an adult male bear.
Whether comparing weight or height, adult male bears have a great chance of winning.
If we were to start a betting game, the odds for the male bear would definitely be infinitely close to 1, while the odds for Yu Yiyun could reach several hundred.
but!
Who made that bear so dark-faced that he had to mess with the future tiger and king? !
Yu Yiyun is young, but his work experience is not short at all. At least he is better than the mama’s boy who can only beg for food from his mother.
Even if his experience in catching chickens is not counted, he started hunting at ten months old and has accumulated a full half a year of experience.
The little fat tiger has a big appetite and always greedily targets large prey. He knows how to use a small force to achieve a great result and defeat a larger one.
The black bear only had brute strength but no skills at all, and basically could not launch any effective attacks.
Moreover, he still doesn't know -
The person he provoked was none other than Tiger King Shanjun's own son.
"roar!"
While the black bear turned around and punched the air, Yu Yiyun quickly went behind him and bit his butt.
Black bears are large and strong, but they have a fatal weakness.
Black bears generally have poor eyesight, so they are also called "blind bears."
Yu Yiyun relied on his small size, quick movements, and the natural camouflage provided by his fur to specifically attack the black bear's blind spots.
When the black bear turned around to look for the tiger, Yu Yiyun quickly entered a new blind spot.
The black bear was so angry that it roared wildly and waved its fists at the rocks, the ground, and the air.
It's useless except wasting your energy.
Hearing the black bear's roar becoming weaker and weaker, Yu Yiyun estimated that it had almost exhausted its physical strength.
He gathered all his strength, pounced on the black bear, bit its neck, and tore off a piece of flesh.
His teeth' bite force had not yet reached its peak, so this attack was not enough to kill the black bear, but it was enough to send a signal:
You are doomed to fail.
The stray bear felt extreme pain and took several steps back, howling miserably.
After struggling painfully for a few minutes, the stray bear gave up this territory, turned around and fled, not forgetting to cover its butt.
The black bear's buttocks are a very vulnerable part, and since it doesn't run fast, it is easily bitten by enemy beasts that are pursuing it.
Yu Yiyun: It won’t be good!
I was still afraid to pounce on it, but the big black bear suddenly farted!
The piglet successfully defended its mother's territory and seemed unscathed, but in fact the victory was not easy.
Cats have poor stamina to begin with, and in his effort to consume the black bear, he exhausted himself to death.
The particular little tiger didn't bother to choose his bed and just fell on the ground and fell asleep.
There are many large wild beasts in the territory, and they are very close to Fat Tiger.
But none of them dared to attack the lord tiger while he was sleeping.
After this battle, the wild animals in the mountains became fully aware that there was a powerful tiger on the mountain.
While Yu Yiyun was sleeping soundly, the high-definition video of him bravely fighting a big black bear appeared on the homepages of major video platforms. The number of views quickly exceeded 10 million and it topped the hot searches.
This has brought unprecedented attention to the South China tiger population.
Previously, the rewilding team released news about tigers hunting black bears, which caused quite a bit of controversy.
Many "experts" in the animal field, after carefully analyzing the physical data of existing South China tigers and black bears, believe that the tiger was just lucky and happened to encounter a sick bear.
Otherwise, how could the genetically degenerated South China tiger possibly defeat the black bear, which has had no natural enemies for half a century and whose combat power has become increasingly powerful?
The Wildness Team argued their case, but had no direct evidence and was accused of "faking" and "using any means necessary for marketing."
Since last year, Xiao Yunyun has unexpectedly attracted attention, causing a small group of people to bring up old issues again, questioning whether the South China tiger can defeat the black bear.
The reason is simple: Tiger fans have always had their own chain of contempt.
In this chain of contempt, the South China tiger is firmly at the bottom, with the Siberian tiger and the Bengal tiger dividing the world.
Those so-called "strong-admiring" tiger fans cannot tolerate the South China tiger, which they despise, stealing the limelight.
The team members wanted to clear the name of their tiger, but the tiger's territory was too large and the terrain was too complicated.
The rewilding team analyzed the cameras and searched all the images, but they couldn't find a single photo of a tiger fighting a giant bear.
I thought this matter would never be clear.
Who would have thought that three years later, another male bear would break into the territory and provoke the South China tiger.
Moreover, the target of the provocation happened to be the cub of the tiger king.
As a new top star in the tiger world, Xiao Yunyun has attracted a lot of attention.
Even though there were more than a dozen new tiger cubs in Qinling Mountains, it did not affect Zhu Mi's popularity at all.
Over the past three hundred days, apart from the outbreak of the poaching incident, which caused Fat Tiger's parents Yun to reflect on whether they paid too much attention to the piglets and thus caused the disaster, there has been a two-day silence.
Not long after, the official came out to refute the rumor, with just five simple words: The poachers’ fault!
Normal people pay attention to the South China tigers to see them return to their peak and live a carefree and comfortable life.
The more people understand the South China tiger and respect its living habits, the more beneficial it will be for its rewilding.
If we stop popularizing science just because of a small number of bad people, wouldn't that be like throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
After that little episode, Xiao Yunyun's popularity continued to rise, and she became a well-deserved ambassador for the promotion of the South China tiger.
In order to satisfy the urgency of netizens to "suck the cub", the authorities added more filming equipment to cover Yunxiao's activity area as much as possible without affecting Huhu's life.
Because of this, the scene where the tiger cub and the big black bear were fighting was broadcast live with three infrared cameras and an aerial drone camera.
After the video was transmitted back, Shen Yu sent a 15-second clip in the group, and most of the research team staff came back overnight to work overtime.
In the early morning of the next day, the processed video was released to the entire Internet with a very arrogant title:
"Who says the South China tiger is not good? He is the king of all tigers!"
《Tiger! King! Blood! Vein!!!》
Click to watch: Country One vs Country Two
Countless people who stay up late were successfully attracted by the title and planned to watch the video before going to bed.
As a result, after watching...
[Fuck! It's on fire in the middle of the night! ]
[Ahhh! Little Yunyun is so great. There were a few times when he moved too coquettishly, and it made me tremble with fear, for I was afraid that he would get hit by the bear’s paw and something bad would happen to him.]
[Wait, who said that the South China tiger can't beat the black bear? If the black bear could really win, our ancestors would have worshipped bears instead of tigers, okay? ]
[u1s1, a tiger less than one and a half years old versus an adult bear, I guess only little Yunyun can win! ]
[I've already said that none of our little Yunyun's meat is eaten in vain! Look at his body, people would believe he is an adult tigress.]
[Tiger Baba weighs more than 200 kilograms, right? When Xiao Yunyun grows up, is it possible that he will be bigger than his father? ]
[It is possible. I have read the data of the tiger before it was released to the wild. It weighed 92.5 kg when it was one and a half years old. Our pig is only 16 months old, and it is estimated that it can't stop at 85 kg.]
[Don’t laugh at pigs for being able to eat! We, Fat Tiger, can eat, but we actually grow taller~]
Yu Yiyun was so tired that she slept for a very long time until she was woken up by her stomach growling wildly.
He got up quickly and caught a musk deer to fill his stomach, and finally regained his spirits.
The pig, who had recovered with full blood, patrolled the territory twice, but still felt a little lonely.
Wild tigers like to live alone, but Yu Yiyun doesn't like that.
He is just 16 months old, and even though he has the ability to defend his territory, there is no need to fight for it too early.
A male tiger occupies a territory, which is a symbol of true independence.
However, Pig doesn't want to be independent now.
Although his tiger life is not long, he still has more than ten years.
There are only two short years for Hu Hu to stay with his elders and act like a spoiled child, and he doesn't want to miss it.
Yu Yiyun made up her mind and decided to challenge crossing the river again to go to Hedong to find her father and mother and form a happy family of three.
Before setting off, Fat Tiger secretly planned a huge conspiracy.
It's quite boring to travel alone.
Gotta find a buddy!
On an autumn afternoon, an infrared camera at the edge of Kang Kang's territory captured the scene of the little fat tiger leaving the territory.
The staff didn't understand what Yunxiao wanted to do and didn't pay much attention.
Xiao Yunyun is eccentric and has so many abnormal behaviors that people are no longer surprised by them.
I thought that Zhumi was just bored of staying in Kang Kang's territory and planned to find Mulan and Shatangju, or Zhen'an to play with.
Those big tigers have already become familiar with the little tiger and will not attack him.
Until the staff responsible for real-time monitoring of infrared images made a sharp explosion.
"ah--!"
"Help, someone take care of Xiao Yunyun!"
"What's the matter now?" In order to show off that Fat Tiger drove away the big black bear, Shen Yu edited the video and wrote the copy. He stayed up for several nights and was so sleepy that he could not open his eyes.
Qin An lay on the table and said in a daze, "He broke into the territory of Zhen An's friends? Don't worry about it, Yun Yun just wants to pet the little tiger."
"No!" The colleague in charge of monitoring said in a trembling voice, "He broke into Qingqing's territory."
"Huh?!" Shen Yu and Qin An woke up instantly, their pupils trembling with fear.
The colleague continued, "Moreover, he took the initiative to attack and bit Qingqing's tail. Now Qingqing is chasing him all over the mountain."
“…”
Shen Yu wiped his face fiercely and shouted, "Why are you sleeping? Follow me up the mountain to save the tiger!"
At the same time, in the Qinling Mountains, Yu Yiyun and Qingqing were chasing each other fiercely.
Although the piglet could not outrun a grown male tiger, he relied on his small size and nimble movements to pick difficult paths, jumping up and down without a moment's rest.
Qingqing chased for more than ten kilometers and found that he could not catch up. His anger subsided a lot and he turned around and prepared to go home.
As a result, as soon as he turned his head, Bai Yueguang and the son of his rival pounced on him again and bit his tail.
"Ouch!" Qingqing yelled angrily.
Are you sick?!
I have never seen such humiliation of a tiger!
No matter how difficult the mountain road was, Qingqing, who was so angry, chased Fat Tiger to the river bank.
The dry season had just passed, and even though it had rained for a few days, the river was not too deep.
Yu Yiyun had experience crossing a river before, so she found the easiest spot to swim across and jumped into the water.
Qingqing on the shore wandered around twice, obviously hesitant.
"Oh?"
The little fat tiger used his paws to dig into the water and turned around in circles, asking: Are you also a drought-prone cat?
No wonder Qingqing has never been to Hedong once in three years of wildness.
Yu Yiyun was a little worried.
You know, the swimming ability of big cats varies from tiger to tiger.
What if Qingqing really can’t swim? With my small body, I definitely won’t be able to carry him across the river.
Qingqing can't cross the river, so the plan is ruined!
Yu Yiyun became more and more distressed the more he thought about it, and he shook his tail in the water.
When Qingqing saw him wagging his tail and then saw his own tail with two teeth marks on it, he mistakenly thought that the piglet was provoking him.
No matter how good-tempered a tiger is, its warlike nature is still ingrained in its bones.
Even a tiger as stable as Zhen'an would show its teeth and claws when facing off against a tiger.
Qingqing was successfully enraged, and his anger made him forget his fear of water, so he jumped into the water as well.
There is a tiger chasing you from behind, ready to pounce and bite you on the butt at any time.
Yu Yiyun waved his paws and hurried, and actually reached the other side within ten minutes.
Although this speed is not fast for Hu Hu, fortunately Qing Qing also swims slowly.
The two tigers climbed onto the shore, both of them were exhausted.
After staring at each other for a few seconds, they tacitly reached a truce agreement and each went looking for prey.
After Qingqing had eaten his fill and regained his strength, he decided to settle all the old and new grudges.
Little Fat Tiger was well prepared and had a clear goal. He took Qingqing and ran in the direction Kang Kang had taken him before, and greeted Kang Kang's enthusiastic childhood sweetheart from afar.
Xiao Qingmei had a good memory. She recognized the tiger cub's cry and ran over to check the situation.
"Ahhh!" Yu Yijun complained loudly and quickly hid behind Xiao Qingmei.
Qingqing, who was running after him, sped up, and then...
He braked suddenly and stopped in front of Xiao Qingmei, his eyes almost glued to the charming tigress.
Qingqing had been looking for a mate for so long, and this was the first time she knew that there was a tiger in this area that she had not pursued and was not Zhen'an's partner.
The tragic experiences of these years have caused Qingqing to gradually become distorted, and he often leaves the territory to spy on Zhen'an.
Although he has never been successful, he has already learned the correct process of courtship.
Qingqing excitedly turned around Xiao Qingmei.
Then he raised his head high, looked around, and decided to let Xiao Qingmei see his heroic hunting skills.
As for Little Fat Tiger...who is Little Fat Tiger?
Qingqing was so bewitched by the beauty that she completely forgot why she crossed the river.
“…Ah.” Yu Yijun shook her head in disdain.
Although things developed according to his plan, Yu Yiyun was complaining in his heart when he saw Qingqing's worthless appearance.
Look at you, so impatient, you don't even ask your childhood sweetheart if she is interested in you.
It was also the first time that Xiao Qingmei saw a strange male tiger. She was a little surprised and did not respond to his courtship for the time being.
However, Yu Yiyun was not worried.
Although Qingqing was defeated repeatedly in Hexi, he is essentially a good tiger.
Even though he was rejected by the tigress many times, he never forced or attacked her.
Compared with the other two male tigers in Hedong, Qingqing is definitely an excellent suitor.
As long as he is sincere and works hard enough, he will definitely be able to win the heart of the tigress.
Moreover, Yu Yiyun chose the right time.
After a while, it will be the best breeding period for female tigers.
There are a total of nine adult female tigers in Hedong, all of whom are in a state of not having cubs. It depends on whether the male tiger can seize the opportunity.
Yu Yiyun successfully tied the red string, wagged her tail happily, and embarked on a journey to reunite with her parents.
So, here comes the question again...
Which way to go?
The pig, whose navigation was not very useful, sniffed the remaining smell on the ground and tried to figure out where the tiger's territory was.
He walked around and sniffed for a long time, but he didn't smell the scent of a tiger. Instead, he smelled the unfamiliar scent of a tiger.
There are a total of 12 tigers in Hedong. Yu Yiyun has not come into contact with all of them, so it is not surprising that there are unfamiliar tigers.
However, something about this smell was not right.
It was a strange male tiger.
"Oh?" Yu Yijun checked carefully twice and tilted his head in confusion.
There are a total of three male tigers in the Hedong Nature Reserve: Changsheng, Captain and Shanjun.
The smell that appeared here did not belong to any of them.
It can't be that the Northeastern golden shaded cat had nothing to do and traveled across half of China to return to its roots, right?
Yu Yiyun thought for a long time, and a flash of inspiration came to his mind.
It is the fourth year of the 'Return of the Tigers' program and a new batch of tigers have come of age.
Staff will select individuals suitable for wilding from all zoos that raise South China tigers and conduct special training.
The main purpose is to simulate the wild environment and observe whether the tigers can adapt.
Tigers that pass the test will be included in the wild list.
Then when they are 2-4 years old, they will be taken to the reserve to simulate the wild tigers that leave home and roam on their own after reaching adulthood.
Therefore, the smell here must be left by the second batch of tigers!
Yu Yiyun came to the conclusion and immediately trotted after the smell, eager to know how many tigers were in the second batch.
Compared with the first batch, rewilding the second batch will definitely be more difficult.
The first batch of tigers suitable for wilding have already been selected.
After four years of adaptation, they have fully adapted to the wild environment and have become the kings of the mountains.
Under such conditions, it is difficult for the second batch of wild tigers, especially male tigers, to find living space.
This is what Yu Yiyun originally thought.
Until he followed the smell and ran over, he found that the new wild tiger was fighting with Changsheng, and the scene was very tense.
Even if Changsheng cannot be called the 'mountain king', he is at least a local tyrant.
When he found a strange tiger near his territory, he returned to his old ways and traveled thousands of miles to establish his authority.
The new tigers had just entered adulthood and had only been exposed to the wild environment for a few days.
Logically speaking, the chances of winning are slim.
Yu Yiyun watched silently for a while and found that the two tigers were fighting fiercely and Changsheng was actually at a disadvantage.
"Roar!" The new tiger pounced and knocked Changsheng to the ground, letting out a terrifying roar.
"...Woo woo." Changsheng failed to establish his authority, and ran away in shame with his tail between his legs.
Yu Yijun looked at the direction he ran away and shouted with glee.
“Ahhhh!”
You might as well change your name to Changbai!
The new tiger heard the sound and looked towards Yu Yiyun.
The moment their eyes met, Zhumi instantly understood why Changsheng couldn't win.
This tiger's full name is Nian Gao. It is a relatively rare albino species, but the degree of albinism is not high.
Its fur color is relatively light, not the bright orange of the South China tiger, so it is often mistaken for the Siberian tiger.
The reason for the misunderstanding, in addition to its fur color, is that Nian Gao is two times larger than a South China tiger of the same age, and looks like a smaller Siberian tiger.
Before the little fat tiger was born, some people predicted that Nian Gao would inherit the genes of his father, the tiger king, and grow into another top individual of the South China tiger.
So -
"Huh~"
Kitty, are you my long lost brother?
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