Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 369: Catching Chickens, Who Can't?

Sneaky, sneaky, sneaky.

The fearless yellow-throated marten is slowly approaching.

Chen Ying watched those little guys committing suicide with cold eyes. There was nothing he could do. Nature was just that cruel.

Of course he could scare away those bold martens, but the problem was that if he failed this time, they would still dare to do it next time.

The saying "having the cutest face but delivering the hardest punch" is how they are described.

Two yellow-throated martens ambushed the hunting falcon from the front and back, but the latter spread its wings and took off before the danger came, circled in the air, swooped down, and caught one of the yellow-throated martens before it had time to retreat.

The mink was grabbed by the throat by the falcon's claws and lifted into the sky. Then the falcon released its claws from high in the air, and the mink fell from the sky.

Fortunately, Chen Ying dodged quickly, otherwise, he would really have to wear a mink on his head.

I just don't know if his head was still resting on his neck at that time.

Another yellow-throated marten that had managed to escape hid in the dense branches, still in fear. After a while, it hurriedly jumped down the tree. Soon, it heard the cries of pheasants coming from the bushes in the sparse woods.

After a while, the yellow-throated marten, holding the pheasant's neck, dragged the prey contentedly and planned to find a place to enjoy the delicious food to soothe its frightened heart.

(Pheasant: If you can catch me, you can catch it! We all have wings, why should I bear all the consequences?)

The crowd who were forced to watch the drama finally let out the breath that was stuck in their chest.

Although it may seem like a long description, the whole process actually only takes about ten minutes.

The unfortunate mink lay in the woods with its eyes open. Chen Ying thought about it and decided not to touch it.

There are animals nearby watching closely, and this mink will eventually become their meal.

The show is over and all that needs to be done has been done. What remains is the monotonous observation, recording and analysis day after day.

So it is said that field research is very hard, isn't it? In the wild, you live in tents and sleep on uneven forest ground. Food is also mainly for convenience, not to mention any leisure and entertainment. The greatest entertainment is to be able to sleep well until you wake up naturally.

For people like Lin Fang, it's okay because their temporary camp is on the patrol route and not far from the first aid station. If anything happens, they can go to the first aid station for help.

Those team members who were investigating in uninhabited areas had to stay in the mountains for ten days or half a month. To put it bluntly, when they got smelly, they had no place to wash.

Fortunately, everyone is the same, so the eldest brother should not dislike the second brother.

People like them can go to the first aid station or care station every few days to find a place to take a shower, wash clothes, etc.

After Chen Ying and the others left, the two little tiger cubs had enough sleep and started to bother their tigress again.

The naughty boss looked at the solar panel camera standing next to the stone, and curiously went over to pull it down to take a look.

Although the tigress didn't understand what this thing was, she knew that it was specially placed here by the smelly two-legged beast, and she couldn't let the cub break it.

It bit the tiger cub's ear and pulled it back, preparing to take them to the river to drink water.

When the tiger cub saw the river, he was a little scared and took two steps back.

The memory of almost drowning in the water came to its mind, and its head shook like a rattle.

Tiger mom loves her cubs dearly, but she is also very strict.

If we don't be strict with them, the tiger cub will suffer more when he grows up and lives alone.

The well-behaved tiger cub followed its mother tiger closely.

Seeing the big tiger cub retreating timidly, the mother tiger unceremoniously grabbed its neck skin, turned back to call the little tiger cub, walked along the river for more than ten meters, found the water where the otter family lived, and put the big tiger cub into the shallow water.

The big tiger cub was shaking all over and wanted to lie down out of habit, but just as he lay down he choked on a mouthful of water and quickly jumped up.

The tiger cub next to it stood steadily in the water, and the water in the shallow pool was only deep enough to reach its belly.

Seeing its friend getting frightened, it ran over and bit the other's ear to make it stand still.

The big tiger cub stood up tremblingly. Hey, it seems that he really can’t drown!

It stepped twice, and sure enough the water only reached its belly. The big tiger cub suddenly felt that he was fine again.

The tigress played with the two of them in the water for about ten minutes, and then the otter family that had gone out to forage for food also came back.

When the three little otters saw the tiger cub playing in the water, they ran over to play with them.

The largest otter was particularly hospitable and caught a fish from the water to treat his two good friends to food.

The little tiger cub bit the fish and prepared to go ashore to eat it. But the big tiger cub was a guy who only cared about food and not punishment. Seeing that the otter cub could catch fish in the water, it also swam to the middle of the water and wanted to dive in with it.

When the tigress saw this, she was shocked. What should she do if her child is disobedient? She had to beat him!

He rushed over and bit the back of its neck, then with a shake of his head, the tiger cub was thrown to the edge of the shallows.

It doesn't hurt much, but my face is badly hurt.

The little tiger cub let out a howl to protest the mother tiger's uncivilized beating, but the mother tiger roared and the little tiger cub instantly cowered into a ball, with its ears pressed tightly against its head, not daring to argue anymore.

The well-behaved little tiger cub next to him was biting a fish. He sighed, turned around, found a suitable place, and started eating.

Generally speaking, tigers don't eat fish.

If they have to choose between mammals and fish, they will choose animal meat without hesitation. Fish is just a substitute to fill their stomach when food is scarce.

Of course, it's okay to eat a fish once in a while to change your taste. Of the thirteen big cats, it seems that only lions refuse to eat fish.

For lions, even if they are starving to death, they will not even lick it!
The tigress barked several times in succession, and the big tiger cub gradually stopped trembling, slowly moved over, hugged the tigress's legs, and barked twice softly.

The tigress touched its body gently with her head, signaling it to go to the shore and wait.

At this time, another otter cub who played well with the tiger cub also caught a fish, bypassed the mother tiger, ran to the tiger cub, bit the head of the fish and put it into the tiger cub's mouth.

The big tiger cub looked at the tigress, and seeing that she had no objection, he quickly bit the food and started eating.

Seeing that their two friends had eaten, the three little otters also started looking for food to fill their stomachs.

While they did all this, the mother otter watched from the side of the den, occasionally diving for a few seconds.

The tigress took her two cubs to hunt in the woods before it got completely dark.

As cubs, this is the time for them to learn.

They will imitate the tigress's hunting process, listen to her teachings, sum up experience from repeated failures, and eventually grow into the overlords of the forest.

When it was completely dark, the tigress returned to the cave with her two cubs.

The camera faithfully recorded the scenes of the three tigers going out and returning.

In comparison, it can be clearly seen that when the three tigers, one big and two small, left, their stomachs were flat, but when they came back, their stomachs were obviously bulging.

The next day was a cloudy day and the tigress did not go out hunting again.

What they ate yesterday was enough to sustain them for two or three days without food.

But the little tiger cubs were not quiet children. After they followed the mother tiger to play at the entrance of the cave for a while, the big tiger cub seemed to be attracted by something nearby.

It stood at the entrance of the cave, staring intently at the nearby bushes, its ears twitching slightly, as if catching the sound fluctuations in the air.

The little tiger cub was biting the mother tiger's tail, but suddenly stopped, pricked up its ears, and turned its head to look in the direction where the older tiger cub was looking.

The two tiger cubs slightly arched their backs and slowly approached the bush.

It gently scratched the ground with its two little front paws twice, found the right moment, and rushed into the bushes.

There was a rustling sound and the sound of bushes being broken.

The tigress stood up and stared in the direction of the noise without blinking.

After a while, it lay down again, with its front legs crossed and its lower jaw resting on them.

With a rustle, the bushes were pushed aside, and the two tiger cubs came back one after the other.

The older tiger cub was holding a fat pheasant in his mouth, while the younger tiger cub seemed to be holding something in his mouth.

When it got closer, the big tiger cub left the poor pheasant behind, held its head high and cried out several times.

The tiger cub also spit out two bird eggs from its mouth.

It's really hard for it. I don't know how it managed to hold two eggs in its mouth without breaking them.

Starting from last night, this camera has been put into 24-hour slow live broadcast, and those squatting in the live broadcast room are basically people who study tigers.

Seeing the little tiger cub successfully catch the pheasant, the researchers clapped their hands on the table, slapped their thighs and applauded, wishing they could kiss, hug and lift the big tiger cub up high.

Of course, tiger cubs are also great. To some extent, their intelligence is more obvious than that of adult cubs, but their physical fitness is indeed not as strong as that of adult cubs.

Of course, the tigress would not eat the prey caught by her cubs.

The older tiger cub also started to protect his food. He whimpered at the younger cub twice, then ran away with the chicken in his mouth to enjoy it alone.

The tiger cub looked at it, then looked at the bird eggs, turned around and walked over to the tigress and lay down next to her.

The tigress looked at it, hugged it and licked its fur gently.

It will not interfere in the competition between children; each child must learn to hunt on his own.

Even tiger cubs born from the same litter will compete with each other when they grow up.

Competition for food, territory, and mating rights will continue throughout their lives.

The little tiger cub was not angry, maybe a little sad, but with the gentle comfort of its mother tiger, this sadness was put aside.

A young breeder at a certain base was also watching this live broadcast. When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but say that the big tiger cub was really not considerate. The chicken might have been caught with the help of the little tiger cub. Why didn't he share it with the little tiger cub?

The breeder next to him looked at him and said nothing.

It is an innate nature for animals to guard their food, and this is even more true in the wild. There is no wild animal that does not guard its food. Apart from mothers who will share food with their cubs, even the fathers of most animals will not allow their children to touch their food once they grow up a little.

Of course, the leftovers are another matter. It’s better to give them to your own children than to other animals.

Males like Leopard Brother and Dabai are outliers in the animal kingdom.

The big tiger cub's head and face were covered with blood and residue from eating so much. He ran over to play with the little tiger cub, but was kicked away in disgust.

The little tiger cub stood up from the mother tiger's arms, shook his fur, and trotted back into the bushes.

(End of this chapter)