This is the second time Tiger Mom has inspected this territory.
Aside from patrolling once when she first arrived, the mother tiger hasn't patrolled the territory since. This is because, with cubs in tow, the mother tiger tries to minimize the number of times she patrols the territory during the cub rearing period for the cubs' safety.
Hearing his mother call him to go out, Courage could no longer hold back his standoff with the chipmunk. The little tiger cub scrambled down the tree and excitedly ran towards his mother.
Although it and Lin Qian expanded their activity range near the pond after they started learning to hunt, they didn't actually go very far.
Being able to travel a long distance to explore the forest naturally fills one with excitement and joy.
Lin Qian was also very interested in going out. He knew the surrounding terrain almost by heart, so there was nothing new about it.
The tiger mother rubbed her cubs' little heads, flicked her big tail, and took them out for a walk.
The mother and her three cubs were walking in the forest, and all the animals they encountered quickly retreated as soon as they noticed them from afar.
Ever since the Tiger Mother revisited this territory, the animals in this forest have known that the Queen has returned and dare not do anything reckless.
After the tiger mother marked a spot, Lin Qian's little ears suddenly twitched; it heard a tiger roar.
It's a female tiger.
Tiger Mom looked up into the distance, sniffing something.
Lin Qian and Yongqi sensed something was wrong and also strained their noses, trying to find the scent to discern the information.
Tigers have an excellent sense of smell; an adult tiger can smell scents from five kilometers away and pinpoint their location accurately.
Lin Qian and Yongqi sniffed around for a long time but didn't get any useful information. Tiger Mom, on the other hand, seemed to know something and was hesitating.
Lin Qian ran to her mother and rubbed her little head against the tiger mom's chest fur.
"Ouch?" Mom, what's wrong?
Courage also raised its little head, looking at Tiger Mom with a curious and puzzled expression.
The tiger mother rubbed her head against her cubs, then growled and decided to take them away.
Lin Qian stared in astonishment as the tiger mother stepped out of her territory.
It's important to know that female tigers have a very strong sense of territory, even more so than male tigers. Under normal circumstances, female tigers will not leave their own territory, much less easily trespass into the territory of other tigers.
But the tiger mom did it anyway. Wasn't she afraid of upsetting the tigresses in the area?
Does this mean that Tiger Dad's territory only has Tiger Mom as the only female tiger?
After thinking about it, Lin Qian felt it was absolutely impossible.
The tiger father was in his prime, so how could there only be one tigress in his territory? Besides, this forest wasn't barren, so there would definitely be other tigresses coming here to settle down.
Lin Qian didn't ask any more questions and quietly followed Tiger Mom forward.
Since the tiger mom dared to bring them here, she must be confident in their safety.
Courage was quite excited, looking around and sniffing at things along the way, his big, watery eyes full of curiosity.
"Roar~"
As Lin Qian passed through a forest, he heard a low roar that sounded like a greeting from a tiger.
Did the owners know they were coming? And they weren't angry at all?
Lin Qian was very curious; tigers actually had social interactions?
Upon hearing the tiger's roar, the mother tiger responded softly, expressing her affection and friendliness.
The sound Tiger Mom makes is a breathy sound, which sounds like the sound of exhaling through the upper teeth against the lower lip.
Lin Qian was very familiar with this sound because the tiger mother often used this breathy sound when communicating with them, and rarely made any actual roaring sounds.
Lin Qian only realized after becoming a tiger that tigers usually make this sound when expressing goodwill or happiness, instead of roaring or howling.
The group of one adult and two cubs moved forward slowly and soon spotted a female tiger lying on a large rock under a tree, enjoying the cool shade.
Lin Qian instinctively sniffed the air with his little nose and quickly learned the basic information about the female tiger.
This is an old female tiger, at least 15 years old.
This was the first time Lin Qian had encountered another female tiger, and it was also the oldest wild tiger he had ever seen.
The old tigress slowly rose and strolled forward leisurely.
The mother tiger also took a few steps forward, and then the two tigresses gently touched their heads together, looking very harmonious and friendly.
After greeting the mother tiger, the old tigress looked down at the two cubs, a hint of affection in her eyes, but did not approach them again.
Looking at the two large cats, Lin Qian suspected that the elderly tigress was its "grandmother".
It knew that a tigress's territory was usually divided from her mother.
Lin Qian's guess is correct based on normal circumstances.
But here, things are different.
Courage realized that the old tigress meant them no harm, and their courage grew.
No longer hiding at its mother's feet, it raised its little head and curiously looked at the old tigress, even boldly walking forward to stand beside her.
The tiger mother gave a soft call, keeping her cubs close to her side.
Although the mother tiger meant no harm, her maternal instincts remained strong, and she needed to keep her cubs close to her side to feel at ease.
Courage wasn't really stupid; sensing his mother's anxiety, he immediately ran back.
The little one rubbed against his mother's thigh, instantly calming her anxiety.
The old tigress knew she should keep a safe distance, so she turned around and lay back down on the rock.
Just then, another tigress emerged from the woods beside them.
Lin Qian and Yongqi quickly hid beside Tiger Mom.
The tigress that came this time was very young. Judging from the scent, she was a tigress that had just reached adulthood, and was about the same age as the mother tigress.
The tigress was slightly taken aback when she saw the mother tiger. After regaining her senses, she came forward and affectionately rubbed against the mother tiger's back.
The tiger mom growled happily and rubbed against it.
Seeing the two tigers' behavior, Lin Qian thought they were probably the tiger mother's sisters.
This time, Lin Qian guessed correctly.
The tigress is indeed the mother tiger's sister, and they are siblings from the same litter.
However, Lin Qian's "aunt" was quite unsettled at the moment. She hadn't seen her sister for more than half a year, so how did she become so strong?
The sudden change a few days ago made it a little stronger, but not by such a dramatic margin.
Is it possible that my sister was born stronger than it?
But when they were little, they all looked pretty much the same... The tigress couldn't understand it, so she stopped worrying about it.
Tiger Mom wasn't surprised by her sister's appearance. Tiger Mom had just arrived in this area when her sister, who had also been driven out, arrived here as well.
The two sisters settled there one after the other and became neighbors.
However, due to the tiger's habits, the two sisters rarely see each other.
However, they still had feelings for each other, because the competition among the female tigers was not very intense, and they lived in peace after each had their own territory, so the sisters' affection for each other did not weaken at all.
The two sisters exchanged a brief greeting, and then the tigress walked toward the older tigress, letting out a soft hiss in greeting.
The elderly tigress looked somewhat languid. It slowly stood up and gently nuzzled against the tigress, just as it would its mother.
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