In terms of instinct, Lin Qian's awareness is not as good as that of the two tiger cubs. Although his instinctive intuition is also giving warnings, his thinking hinders the most direct expression of this instinct.
In terms of reaction speed, he was actually half a beat slower than the two tiger cubs who relied entirely on instinct.
Lin Qian immediately stood next to the two tiger cubs and let out a childish, defiant growl.
With their mother tiger gone, their safety is completely compromised. Hiding in the tiger's den is clearly not a good idea; natural caves offer no protection whatsoever, so it's better to stay outside.
If the other party can't climb trees, they can climb trees to hide, or at the very least, escape.
If you hide in a cave and get trapped inside, you're truly doomed!
The wild beasts' instincts are a maddening sign of danger, but they don't know who the 'enemy' is!
Although Lin Qian smelled a distinctly unfamiliar odor, he had never smelled this odor before, so he had no way of knowing what it was.
The two tiger cubs were no different; they had been living in the tiger den since birth and were not yet familiar with other creatures.
Lin Qian was extremely nervous. He didn't know what kind of creatures were targeting them, but it was most likely some kind of carnivorous beast. There were quite a few beasts in the wild that could hunt tiger cubs!
Besides, they are only a little over two months old. At this age, any large, aggressive animal could probably wipe them all out!
Danger!!!
Tiger Mom, come back soon!
Your baby is going to die!
As Lin Qian anxiously awaited, the tiger mother still did not appear. Instead, a very large fox came into the cubs' view.
This is an adult red fox with reddish-brown fur. It has a tail that is only half-finished, but it is still half a meter long.
This red fox is over 1 meter long and has a shoulder height of 60 centimeters.
This is a fox of abnormally large size!
Lin Qian was stunned when he saw the red fox clearly. How could this fox be so big?!
He knew that red foxes weren't nearly that big!
Red foxes are generally about the size of a cat, belonging to the small to medium-sized mammals. Wild ones are even smaller, but this red fox in front of us weighs at least 20 kilograms!
That's about the size of a medium to large dog!
This is so abnormal!
The red fox looked at the tiger cubs, its brown pupils reflecting a hungry and excited glint.
Bloodlust, greed, excitement...
The fierce and greedy gaze became even brighter when it met the tiger cub's eyes.
It treated the tiger cub as food!
Sensing the meaning in the fox's eyes, Lin Qian felt a chill run down his spine and was somewhat bewildered. He knew that foxes were one of the tiger's prey, but he didn't know that a fox would dare to extend its claws at a tiger!
Looking at the two tiger cubs beside him, Lin Qian suddenly realized what was going on.
They are just tiger cubs and pose no threat.
A tiger that has not yet grown up is no different from a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Moreover, compared to their current small size, this fox is a dangerous factor!
As the red fox approached step by step, the two tiger cubs growled frequently, uttering tender threats in an attempt to scare away the uninvited guest.
However, their actions seemed somewhat ridiculous to the red fox.
Threaten it? With what?
Are they tiger claws that haven't grown out yet, or their tender white baby teeth that have just sprouted in their mouths?
Red foxes are nimble and agile, cunning and fierce. They are active at night and are very good at avoiding danger.
Tiger cubs are not the usual prey of foxes, and under normal circumstances, this red fox should not have been here.
In the past, whenever this red fox detected the scent of a tiger from afar, it would immediately avoid it and carefully conceal itself, fearing that the king of the forest would discover its presence.
But tigers are not the only danger in the forest. During one foraging trip, it was spotted by an Amur leopard. Although it managed to escape, it lost half of its tail.
The loss of half of its tail prevented it from maintaining its excellent balance while running, which greatly affected its speed and directly led to a significant decrease in its hunting ability.
The field mice and rabbits that it could have easily caught all passed by it. After being hungry for several days, its eyes turned green, and it could only eat wild grass and berries to temporarily satisfy its hunger.
Whether it was because it had been hungry for too long or because the wild grass was so tender, it unexpectedly found the wild grass to be very delicious that day.
After that, its life changed.
Its already mature body suddenly grew again, and gradually, its size exceeded that of a normal adult red fox.
Its body became more powerful, its teeth sharper, and the speed it had lost due to the damage to its fox tail was restored.
However, its increased size made it difficult for it to hide as easily as before, and it soon encountered another leopard hunting it.
At first, it was terrified, but soon it discovered that the usually swift leopard could no longer catch it.
Gradually, its speed became more and more agile, which allowed it to evade many predators.
The leopards and tigers that used to terrify him can now be easily avoided by him simply by running at full speed. And prey that used to require a lot of effort to hunt has become much easier to catch.
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