Courage turned his head and looked at his brother, who was inexplicably happy, with some confusion.
It didn't know the saying, "A man is a boy until he dies." Otherwise, it would definitely have retorted, "Brother is a childhood memory!"
The crunching sound of footsteps on the snow distracted Lin Qian, and he thought of a question.
This heavy snowfall will definitely affect the hunting of this family of tigers.
They originally used the various sound-absorbing advantages of the forest to silently approach their prey and launch surprise attacks.
But now everything is desolate, and without the lush plants to conceal its form, even the sound of its stealthy footsteps can hardly be hidden.
If this happens to encounter prey, wouldn't it be easy to be spotted?
Lin Qian was right; Siberian tigers do indeed have a difficult time hunting in winter, which is why it is said that winter is the most difficult season for Siberian tigers.
Not only is it difficult to find prey, but the advantage of hunting has also been greatly reduced.
Therefore, Siberian tigers will try to eat their fill during the summer and autumn to fatten themselves up and prepare for winter.
Of course, nothing is absolute; everything has two sides.
While thick snow can indeed hinder animals from walking and from obtaining food from the ground, it also serves as excellent insulation, protecting buried plants, insects, and soil animals during the winter.
Soviet zoologists roughly divided animals into snow-loving animals and snow-averse animals.
Animals that love snow live under the snow. Rodents such as voles, lemmings, and prairie mice have extensive tunnels in the ground under the snow. Their nests are under the snow, and they also forage for food under the snow, so their lives are not hindered.
Many plants under the snow are able to survive.
They can even grow green branches and leaves, which can provide a rich food source for herbivores.
Therefore, snow-loving animals do not dislike winter; on the contrary, they have a higher survival rate in snowy winters.
Animals that dislike snow live on the snow. Hare, squirrel, house mouse, and all ungulates and carnivores live on the snow, moving around by increasing the surface area of their four feet on the ground.
Large carnivores like Siberian tigers typically dislike winter, but deep snow doesn't only have negative effects on them, as their main prey, ungulates, are in an even more disadvantageous position.
Felines like Siberian tigers and leopards have thick, wide paws that make it much easier for them to move on snow. While they can't walk on flat ground, they won't sink into it.
Animals like deer are in a worse situation; their hooves have a very small surface area, so they naturally get stuck in the snow.
The thick snow will hinder their movement, making it difficult for them to run as freely and quickly as they used to.
In such an environment, if one were to encounter a Siberian tiger, the outcome would be predictable.
Therefore, in general, Siberian tigers are not without advantages; as long as they can find prey, their hunting success rate may even be higher.
Lin Qian had never studied this kind of knowledge before, so the little tiger was very seriously looking for prey.
The tiger cub followed the two female tigers, looking around as it went, sniffing everywhere, trying to find the scent of its prey as usual.
But at this moment, the forest was filled with white snow and dark brown dead branches, and the scenery looked almost identical everywhere.
At first, Lin Qian could appreciate the snow scenery, but after being out for a while, seeing the same scenery all the time, he really got tired of it.
Moreover, the snow masked all kinds of scents, and even with his keen sense of smell, he couldn't find a trace of his prey's scent. In such a snowy and icy environment, it was obviously very difficult to gather intelligence with his powerful nose.
Lin Qian was somewhat annoyed and anxious. How could he find prey under such circumstances?
I hope that this family of tigers won't go hungry all winter!
He had heard before that when Siberian tigers are extremely hungry in winter, they will wake up hibernating brown bears and grind them to death to fill their stomachs.
Tsk tsk, how hungry must one be to go looking for a brown bear that has already hidden away to hibernate!
It has to be said that Lin Qian is starting to panic.
The tiger cub looked up at its mother, wanting to ask her how to hunt in such a harsh environment.
But upon seeing this, Lin Qian was stunned.
Strange, why does Tiger Mom look so carefree, and walk so casually, unlike her previous cautious self?
Turning to look at the tigress again, I saw that she was also very unrestrained, showing no sign of looking for prey at all!
"Snap!" A sound of a branch being touched suddenly rang out, interrupting Lin Qian's attempt to ask a question.
His tiger-like eyes instantly turned toward the direction from which the sound came.
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