Chapter 7 South China Tiger (VII)
It is a rare sunny day after the beginning of winter. The small animals, who are not well protected against the cold, seize the last few days of "freedom" and doze off lazily in the sun.
The little fat tiger cat sneaked into the depths of the jungle, raised his head and looked at the big trees with a confident smile.
I will work hard secretly and then surprise all the beasts!
Yu Yiyun curled up his furry paws to cheer himself up.
Come on today too~
The confident tiger cub looked around, picked and chose, and picked a tree that was of suitable height and slightly tilted, which should be easy to hang on.
He imitated Zhen'an's previous behavior, took a few steps back, then accelerated his sprint, and jumped with all his strength!
And then...
Slowly, slowly, slide and fall.
History always has similarities that startle tigers.
"Meow~"
The ocelots of the Garbage Picking Alliance jumped from tree to tree, making mocking calls.
It's just climbing a tree, all you need are claws.
Is there any cat that can’t climb up?
No way, no way, no way~~~
"Ahhh!" The tiger cub became angry and swore at it.
Who said I can't climb?
It’s all because of that bad tree!
The stubborn tiger cub chose a shorter tree and started the challenge again.
Soon, he scored twice, three times, four times...
There was not a single tree in the jungle that he could climb.
The tiger cub fell on his butt again. He lowered his head and pretended to lick his fur to hide his embarrassment.
Come on, Rome wasn't built in a day.
Try harder tomorrow!
"Meow meow meow~"
The leopard cat made a cheerful cry, spreading the news that "the stupid prince can't climb the tree" to every corner of the jungle.
The tiger cub hung his head, returned to Mulan angrily, and dived into his aunt's belly.
[Starting to shut myself up.jpg]
Mulan, squinting her eyes in the sun, rolled over and licked her tiger cub skillfully.
"Huh?" What's the matter?
"Ahhh!" I can't climb trees and the other cats are laughing at me!
In fact, the tiger's roar cannot express a very specific meaning.
Mulan heard him chattering and thought Fat Tiger was hungry again.
As for tree climbing...
Why would you want to climb a tree for no reason?
Queen Mulan was born into a fierce tiger family, so she didn't have the option of 'hiding in a tree'.
Therefore, she doesn't think the tiger cubs need to learn to climb trees.
——It’s not because Mulan can’t crawl!
Mulan propped herself up, lowered her head and yelled at the baby.
'I'm going to cook now, you stay home.'
After yelling, Mulan took a few steps forward and yelled twice more worriedly.
'If that male tiger dares to come over again, you will scratch his face!'
“Ahhh~”
I know, I know!
Xiaohu responded heartlessly.
As a result, just as Mulan left, Yu Yiyun heard a secret sound of "zizi" coming from the bushes.
Zhen'an's combat capability is average, but he is proficient in strategy.
Not only did he use roundabout methods to fight a guerrilla war with Mulan, he also learned to imitate the calls of other animals and secretly contacted Xiaohu.
If Zhen'an were sent to school, he might become the second tiger in the world to master Morse code (the first one is Yu Yiyun).
After making sure that Mulan had gone far away, the cat-and-mouse bug, who was very sensitive to stealth, jumped out from the bushes.
Yu Yiyun saw him and had no intention of resisting at all.
Anyway, you can’t run away, and you can’t win by fighting.
He wanted to climb a tree to escape, but he couldn't get up.
The tiger cub, who was good for nothing except being cute, folded his paws and lay down, leaving his neck to Zhen'an to avoid suffering too much.
Anyway, Zhen'an just wants to raise the cub, so let him raise it well.
It’s just two portions of meat. It’s not like the kitten can’t eat them.
Zhen'an was very skilled at stealing the cub. He picked up the little tiger in one gulp and then sprinted a thousand meters.
When the audience in the live broadcast room saw that the tiger cub was kidnapped again, they all started to make jokes.
[Sister Lan! Stop chasing the deer, your home has been robbed again! ]
[Hahahaha! Aquaman is becoming more and more skilled at stealing cubs.]
[Is Fat Tiger so easy to steal? Let me try~]
[Calm down, even though Zhen'an is carrying it easily, Fat Tiger weighs at least 80 kilograms including skin and fur. Can you carry him? ]
[u1s1, our piglet is really well developed. You can't tell it's a South China tiger cub at all. Even the Northeastern golden tabby cats of the same age can't compare to him~]
Yu Yiyun was used to being held by the scruff of the neck.
Fortunately, the tiger's body structure is special and the skin and flesh on its neck are not connected, so the pain is not too strong.
Otherwise, being carried around every day would sooner or later traumatize Yu Yiyun's childhood.
He originally thought that Zhen'an would take him to the edge of the territory and dig up the prey that had been buried in advance, just like he did in the previous times.
Perhaps they came in a hurry this time and didn't have time to bury the prey. Or maybe after the previous successes, Mulan had "sealed off" the crime scene, scaring Zhen'an into changing his method.
There is a greater possibility: the smart male tiger who is proficient in strategy happily reeled in the net after casting bait a few times.
Anyway, he carried the tiger cub in his mouth, crossed Mulan's territory, and ran all the way to the territory shared by him and his partner, the tigress.
Yu Yiyun: ???
What?
Simply feeding can no longer satisfy your desire to raise your pet?
On the way, they also encountered a group of jackals that did not dare to enter the tiger's territory and were trying to survive in the cracks.
The hunting team consisting of seven or eight jackals were helpless against the male tiger and chose to stay away from it.
In the team, the jackal that had met Yu Yijun before kept looking back at the tiger cub in its mouth.
The fat little tiger was covered in the scent of its mother tiger last time, and it already smelled scary to dogs.
Only a month had passed, and he already had the scent of not only the tigress, but also the tigress.
And the tigress is not the same one, and the smell is even more frightening to the dog!
The jackal was so scared that it tucked its tail between its legs, secretly thanking its lucky stars that it had not provoked that little ancestor.
If you offend a tiger cub, what's the difference between that and poking a tiger's den?
[I can't afford to offend you, goodbye.gif]
Zhen An was happily holding the tiger cub in his mouth, paying no attention to the jackal that was fleeing.
Soon, two tigers entered Zhen'an's territory.
Zhen'an's territory is relatively large, reaching hundreds of square kilometers.
In addition to him, an adult male tiger, there are three female tiger companions in the territory, living in different areas.
The area adjacent to Mulan's territory belongs to the four-year-old female tiger 'Shatangju'.
She smelled the unfamiliar scent of tiger and slowly headed over here.
Zhen'an put the tiger cub down and licked the wrinkled hair on the back of its neck.
Then he took out a large plucked bird from the tree hole nearby as if presenting a treasure.
The bird was flying so high, I don't know how he caught it.
Zhen'an put the bird in front of Yu Yiyun, nudged it with his nose, and looked at Xiaohu with anticipation.
“Ah~”
Baby, eat quickly!
Yu Yiyun noticed Zhen'an's inexplicably high emotions and then reacted:
Zhen'an must have seen that he caught chickens every day and thought that he liked to eat poultry.
That's why they go to so much trouble to hunt big birds that they are not good at catching.
There is a reason why Aquaman became Aquaman.
In addition to being handsome and emotionally stable, Zhen'an knows how to please others.
Every time he goes on a date with his tigress partner, he brings her favorite prey.
After the date, they will patiently lick each other's fur and be extremely affectionate.
Fortunately, Zhen'an is a South China tiger and is only responsible for "sowing seeds". He can complete the mission with hard work.
If they were born in human society, I wonder how many girls would give their love to the wrong person.
"Hmm?"
A strange smell gradually approached, and a small tigress with very bright fur, like a ripe orange, came into Yu Yiyun's sight.
When the tigress saw the strange tiger cub in her territory, she just tilted her head in confusion but did not drive the cub away.
Seeing a large piece of meat in front of the little tiger, the tigress felt a little hungry, so she walked over and sniffed it.
"roar!"
Zhenan, who never loses his temper with his partner, yelled at her!
This is the bird I caught after two days of hard work, jumping up and down.
After the poultry is plucked, only a little edible meat is left.
Zhen'an wanted his son to have a full meal, so he left it all for him.
If the tigress opens her mouth, her precious son will have nothing to eat.
"Hmm..." The tigress had never eaten a big bird before, so she went over to smell the scent out of curiosity, but was roared at fiercely.
She was not angry. She quietly stepped aside, squatted and looked at Xiaohu.
Zhen'an regretted his roar as soon as he finished it. He went over to rub against his partner, the tigress, and grumbled that he would catch an old yellow cow for her to eat later.
The tigress rubbed Zhen'an's neck and licked his injured nose, seeming a little worried.
——What a good-tempered tigress.
Just like her name 'Sugar Orange', a sweet tiger girl.
Shatangju is the most Buddhist tiger among the first batch of wild South China tigers.
She does not reject her own kind, and even actively contacts humans after being weaned. She was once judged to have "low tiger nature and is not suitable for wilding."
At that time, no one expected that the sugar orange would perform outstandingly in subsequent hunting and environmental adaptation, and successfully make it into the final release list.
After being released, she became the first to become pregnant and successfully gave birth to a tiger cub.
Unfortunately, the wild environment was too harsh for her.
Shatangju was an inexperienced mother for the first time, and both of her tiger cubs died before they reached a full month old.
Life is so short that there is no time even for human intervention.
During the time when the cubs were lost, the rewilding team saw the sugar oranges out of control for the first time.
She collapsed and ran wildly through the jungle, biting whoever she caught.
Even Zhen'an, who heard the noise and rushed over to check the situation, was bitten.
After that, the sugar orange was sad for three whole months and became less sweet.
The rewilding team once decided to take the tangerine back to the rescue station for her health.
Surprisingly, the sugar orange always rekindles hope after everyone has given up.
She licked her wounds, gradually returned to normal life, and welcomed the next spring.
Even though she looks petite, in Yu Yiyun's heart, she is still a powerful and mighty tiger!
Yu Yiyun held the big bird in her mouth and ran over, wanting to share it with Shatangju.
As soon as he approached, he keenly sensed something strange.
Yu Yijun opened her mouth in surprise. She didn't even bother to pick up the meat that fell on the ground. Her eyes were fixed on the slightly bulging belly of the tangerine.
After experiencing the pain of losing her son, Shatangju bravely stood up and decided to become a mother again.
This should have been a happy occasion, but——
Although South China tigers can breed all year round, their main breeding season is between April and November.
In this way, tiger cubs can be born in a season when food is abundant.
Look at the bulging outline of Tangerine's belly, she is at least two months pregnant.
According to the calculation, her baby will be born in the coldest frost and snow of winter.
At that time, mother and child will have to face the double challenge of low temperature and food shortage, and their survival rate will be even more worrying.
No! No! Ah!
Yu Yiyun looked at the tangju with a complicated expression.
He really couldn't bear to watch the sweet tiger sister whom he had raised suffer the pain of losing her son for the second time.
Shatangju noticed that Xiaohu was observing his belly, so he walked over and rubbed against him, then picked up the meat on the ground and fed it to the cub.
The movements were so gentle, as if feeding his unborn baby.
I hope that after the baby is born, he will be as healthy as this little tiger.
After eating the meat, Yu Yiyun bravely rubbed the tangerines that he had seen for the first time.
He also put his paw on her belly and swore secretly:
It doesn’t matter if you were born in the cold winter!
I will definitely protect my younger brothers and sisters and let them grow up safely!
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