Tiger Mom lay in the grass, still pretending to be asleep with her eyes closed.
Tigers love to sleep, especially adult tigers, who typically sleep for more than 18 hours a day. This is because they need to conserve their energy so they can go out hunting in peak condition.
Of course, tigers don't sleep for such a long time at once; each time it's about two or three hours, and they're in a light sleep state.
Even in their light sleep, they remain vigilant, instantly waking up at the slightest disturbance.
Tiger cubs don't sleep as much as adult tigers because they don't need to conserve energy for hunting and they don't have enough alertness. So tiger cubs spend their days playing to their hearts' content.
Well, Lin Qian is obviously not included in this category.
Courage is the normal model.
Upon first seeing the sand, Yongqi clearly had great curiosity and interest in it.
It was excitedly digging at the sand between the large rocks with its paws, but it was getting a little annoyed because it couldn't grasp the fine sand no matter what it did.
The low, threatening growls came out frequently, clearly indicating that they were going to put up a fight.
After a lot of fuss, they dug out some small stones from the sand, examined them one by one, and piled them all together.
After collecting the stones, Yongqi immediately turned his attention to the sparse and tenacious wild grass growing in the cracks between the rocks.
Its fluffy brown fur gradually became filled with sand and grass blades, but it was completely unaware, as if the sand and weeds were its nemesis.
The tiger growled and thrashed about, its little paws pawing at the tough wild grass again and again.
Looking at the energetic and endearingly clumsy Qiyong, Lin Qian couldn't help but laugh.
This tiger is a real tiger.
"Aww~"
Lin Qian called out to his younger brother, who was still fighting against the sand, and he deliberately set the tone of the call to give him courage.
It means "courage," and it's the name of courage.
Although Courage was completely unaware of what a name was, nor did he understand the true meaning of the roar, Lin Qian still did it.
He named courage, so naturally he had to give it the true meaning and purpose of that name.
Tigers don't have a language, but that doesn't mean they can't communicate; they use a variety of roars to communicate with each other.
As long as he persists in using this particular roar to summon courage, it will eventually understand that the roar is calling to him, a call specifically for it.
Moreover, this shout with a clear calling meaning is not only to express the meaning of the "name", but also to better communicate with courage.
As long as courage can clearly know that this roar is calling for it.
Once courage becomes a habit, or once one becomes sufficiently aware of it, the clear meaning of this call will be of great use.
By then, whether training together or when Lin Qian needs it, Courage will be able to understand the message he is conveying immediately and accurately.
While the roars of tigers may have various meanings, they are mostly general.
When a tiger mother calls for her cubs, she is simply calling for them; she doesn't explicitly call for Lin Qian or Yong Qi.
Once Courage develops the awareness that "this roar is my brother calling me," many things become much simpler.
Lin Qian could even use this "self-created tiger language" along with courage to fight enemies and cooperate in hunting.
The tiger cubs will live with their mother for about two years. This period is neither too long nor too short, but Lin Qian does not want to rely on the tiger mother for raising them forever.
They're really too young now, so we have no choice.
In another month or two, when he and Yongqi are a little older, they will be able to try to catch small animals and help their mother with the food burden.
If he and Yongqi worked well together, he felt that with his wisdom and experience, it wouldn't be impossible for the two tiger cubs to support themselves.
Courage had been called by Lin Qian's roars many times these past few days, and it could more or less understand that it was its older brother calling it.
As a cub, it was like a blank sheet of paper just beginning to learn, absorb knowledge, and accumulate experience. Therefore, it quickly accepted Lin Qian's self-created "tiger language".
With a flick of its little paws, the tiger cub picked up some weeds, shook the sand out of its fur, and immediately ran over.
Lin Qian looked on with relief when she saw her younger brother running over.
He is a promising young man; his painstaking efforts and perseverance over the years are truly commendable.
"Roar." Time for training.
The tone of that roar was also set by Lin Qian himself.
Courage, though somewhat confused, roughly understood what its brother wanted it to do. However, it interpreted "playing" as "training."
Lin Qian saw Qi Gong excitedly circling around him and understood.
Alas, language is a complex and long-term issue.
The two brothers trained for a while on the sidelines, completing their daily training session.
Tiger Mom stood up, ready to leave.
This mountain area is barren, surrounded only by weeds, rocks, and sand, offering no cover except for piles of boulders. Even the dull-witted roe deer can spot the approaching Siberian tiger from afar and escape with ease.
Clearly, this is not a suitable place to live for a long time.
Without a second thought, the tiger mother led her cubs away from their temporary lodging, for the forest was their true domain.
"Roar." With a low growl, the tiger mother signaled to her cubs that it was time to continue their journey.
Lin Qian and Yongqi immediately ran to their mother, nuzzling against her, ready to set off.
The tiger mother rubbed her head against the two tigers, then walked gracefully towards the distant forest.
As dusk approached, the tiger mother led the Lin brothers into a dense forest, the western edge of her territory, where she used to hunt when she was alone.
But it hasn't come over for almost four months since it started having puppies. I imagine the herbivores in this area must have gotten quite fat from living such a pampered life for so long.
Thinking of the plump bodies of her prey, the tiger mother felt a surge of hunger. She hadn't eaten for over a day and was starting to feel quite hungry.
The tiger mother narrowed her eyes slightly and walked casually, but in reality, she was extremely vigilant, her attention focused on searching for prey.
Tiger mothers rarely hunt during the day because the bright light is not conducive to hunting, and hunting during the day usually requires more caution.
Most forest predators are active at dusk and night. The twilight can conceal their figures, making it more difficult for herbivores to observe their environment, reducing the probability of prey spotting them, and thus helping them find food.
During the day, predators' movements can often be detected from a great distance, greatly reducing the success rate of hunting.
Therefore, predators mostly conserve their energy during the day, which creates a relatively safe environment during the day.
This is experience accumulated over millions of years, engraved in our genes.
Predators have learned how to hunt better, and herbivores have also accumulated survival experience, so most herbivores choose to come out and feed during the day.
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