The eagle let out a sharp cry and flapped its wings forcefully, expressing its anger.
Tiger Mom ignored her completely, saying, "Come down here if you dare, and I'll give you a good scratch."
It's the dead of winter, and we're short of food, so why would we be afraid of you delivering takeout?
Most of the time, Tiger Mom wasn't very interested in these small birds of prey, although she liked to catch them to play with and eat as snacks when she was a cub.
But once you grow up, you won't waste that energy anymore, although there are exceptions.
For example, in winter.
When food is scarce, even the smallest prey is still meat.
Although most birds don't have much meat, the birds flying in the sky these days are all large birds.
Golden eagles, being large birds of prey, are definitely worth hunting.
An adult golden eagle weighs 6 kilograms, so this one must weigh at least 10 kilograms after growing up.
And then there's this noisy eagle. It recognizes this kind of bird, but it's never seen one this big before. It looks almost as big as the golden eagle next to it.
Upon closer inspection, Tiger Mom was actually somewhat tempted.
"cracking--!"
The tiger mother's gaze filled the eagle with both fear and anger; it cried out, growing increasingly agitated.
The eagle shouldn't have been so arrogant, but its size had increased so much that it had no choice.
Normally, eagles rarely soar in the sky and mostly hide in the forest. The fact that they are now appearing in the air is not because they have abandoned their old habits, but because their size has increased so much that they can no longer live in the forest.
The days when a wild rabbit or a hazel grouse could fill its stomach are gone forever; it hasn't had a full meal in a long time.
Each time we hunted, we could only barely eat half a meal, which was really unbearable.
But after winter came, its days became even more difficult. The small animals all hid away, making it even harder to find food.
Seeing the fish all over the ground, how could it not be excited? If it didn't eat soon, the feeling of hunger would devour it.
While increased body size has its advantages, it also has its disadvantages, namely increased energy expenditure and a greater need for food.
In other seasons it's alright, at least we can fill our stomachs, but in winter, finding prey is really too difficult.
Despite its anger and anxiety, the eagle was not stupid after all; it continued to circle high in the sky, not daring to actually come down and fight.
It knew it couldn't handle the ferocious beast below; its enormous size was simply beyond its capabilities.
Having lived in the forest for a long time, it also understood the power of tigers, and more importantly, the golden eagle couple not far away made it afraid.
Although they are both eagles and birds of prey, the differences between them are significant.
In previous winters, quite a few eagles were hunted and killed by golden eagles.
If it weren't for being starving and not wanting to miss the chance to eat, it would never have dared to fly into the open air right under the golden eagle's nose; that would have been suicide.
Golden eagles are much larger and stronger than goshawks, so they often leave goshawks helpless.
However, at this moment, the eagle was no smaller than the male golden eagle next to it, so it believed it had some ability to protect itself.
As long as it keeps a safe distance, the golden eagle won't bother it. After all, there's plenty of food down below, so why waste its energy on it?
Wild animals make such direct judgments; when faced with a choice between something that requires effort and something that doesn't, they will usually choose the one that doesn't.
Because maintaining physical strength is essential for ensuring one's safety and surviving.
Therefore, when faced with animals much larger than themselves, they mostly avoid provoking them, because the failure rate is far higher than the success rate.
For example, right now, tigers covet their food, but they dare not make a move.
While a group attack would certainly offer an opportunity, how could birds of prey, who are usually solitary, possibly unite and cooperate?
Moreover, the relationship between the golden eagle and the goshawk is not harmonious.
Regardless of the tiger mother's size, just based on her attack speed, any fool who dares to fly down and approach her will definitely have its wings broken by a single tiger paw.
The golden eagles flew high in the sky on the left, their sharp eyes silently watching the river, occasionally glancing at the eagle circling on the right.
They hesitated, wondering whether to...
Lin Qian returned quickly with the tigress, bringing all the intact animal hides he had skinned.
With the mother tiger and tigress there, there's absolutely no need to worry about not being able to bring them back.
After putting down the animal hide, Lin Qian ran straight to the forest on the riverbank. The little tiger searched in the forest for a while, and then painstakingly dug out some tough branches to bring back.
Although it cannot be sewn, it is still possible to tie the opening up by simply inserting branches.
Under Lin Qian's demonstration, the tigress quickly understood her cub's request and stretched out her claws to poke at the folded animal hide, while Lin Qian struggled to insert branches.
There's no way around it, it's just too difficult for tiger claws to do this kind of delicate work!
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