Chapter 372: Cougar Cub
"Whew!" Several cougars on the opposite side let out a low cry, which was to express their dissatisfaction with the cougar that Gao Xi had saved.
Gaucy didn't understand what they were saying, but he could probably understand what it meant, "We risked our lives here to save you, and you actually had an eye on a human being, and there was still us in your heart." ”
The cougar, rescued by Gaucy, let out a wail, and then roared at the strongest cougar on the opposite side, looking very determined.
"Roar!"
"Whew!"
The two sides seemed to be arguing fiercely, and after a while, a stout cougar on the opposite side turned around and roared, and then a short time later, another cougar ran over with a cougar cub in his mouth, and then put the cub in front of the cougar who had been rescued by Gaucy.
This female cougar licked the body of the cougar cub with her tongue, as if she was very affectionate. After a while, he picked up the baby cougar and put it in front of Gaucy, and yelled at Gaucy.
It picks up the baby cougar very carefully, not with its teeth, but with the strength of its upper and lower lips. Because the teeth of this carnivore are too sharp, there are often incidents of accidentally biting cubs to death, and it can be seen from this that this female cougar loves the little one very much, and is probably the mother of the little one.
"You let me keep it?" Gao Xi was stunned.
The female cougar barked again, then stepped back, took a few steps back, turned around and sped away.
The cougars who had come to look for the female cougars also turned around and left, leaving only the little guy staring at Gaucy stupidly in front of him.
Gossey picked up the little guy, and was a little stupid for a while, what happened, he didn't know at all, why did the cougar give him her child? What's going on here?
"I can probably guess what's going on." Jinsen walked over, looked in the direction the cougars had left before, and sighed.
"What happened to that cougar willing to throw her cub less than a month old to me?" Gao Xi couldn't help but ask.
"The cougar attacked our horses before. It should be looking for food for this little guy, looking at the appearance of this little guy, I guess he hasn't eaten much in the past month, you see how thin he has become, if he continues like this, he will definitely starve to death. Kinson said.
"But why, I don't think there are so many cougars taking care of this little one?" Gao Xi was a little confused.
"I think you're wrong, the father of this little guy must have died in an accident, and then another male cougar wants to mate with a female cougar, and thinks this little guy is an obstacle. I've always wanted to die, how could I take good care of it, if it weren't for the female cougar, I guess this little guy wouldn't have lived so big. I think the reason why the male and female cougars gave the little one to age is because they feel your kindness and think that the little one can live better if he stays with you. "Jin Sen is well-informed, and it is easy for Gao Xi to explain this strange phenomenon at the moment.
When Gao Xi heard him say this, he had a bottom in his heart, he originally wanted to raise a cougar. Today is a good thing for him. Looking at the hungry little guy like that, Gao Xi hurriedly returned to his tent, and took out some goat's milk and life spring water from the space to fuse it together while the people outside were not paying attention. Feed the little one like a baby.
The little guy seemed to be a little afraid of the dogs around him, so Gaucy ordered everyone to take the dogs back first, and he also let Lightning and the Hulk stay far away.
Seeing that the dogs were far away, the little one happily drank goat's milk and life spring water. The world's most unique beverage nutrition. Probably really evil, the little guy drank very vigorously, and Gao Xi felt a little pitiful when he looked at it.
After drinking. The little one licked the back of Gaucy's hand with his tongue, and happily made a sound like a cat's meow, probably still young, so the cry was not the same as that of an adult cougar.
"Alas, look at this little guy pitiful, it is estimated that he has not eaten enough for a long time, his body is very weak, and he doesn't know if he can feed it." Gao Xi touched the little guy's body, and really felt that there were bones under the skin, and there was no meat at all, and he didn't know how long he had been hungry, it was really distressing to see people.
"The breeding season of this cougar is not fixed, and the gestation period of the female is about 90 days. Usually in late spring and early summer, females give birth to their cubs in caves or in a secluded place, giving birth to one to six cubs per litter, one every hour. After the cubs are born, the female will lick them cleanly and raise her offspring alone. I guess something big happened to this little guy when he was born, after all, the chances of a cougar giving birth to only one cub are quite low, and the little guy's brothers and sisters are all dead, and it is the only one who survived. Jin Sen looked at the little guy and said with a sigh.
"I know that newborn cougar cubs will have their eyes closed, their bodies light yellowish-brown with noticeable light black spots, and black rings on their tails. It takes about two weeks for the lion cub's eyes to open. During this time, the lion cubs only sleep for a long time, except for getting up to feed. As they grow, the spots on their bodies will fade. For the first two years, lion cubs rely entirely on females for their lives, receiving the food, warmth, and safety they need from their mothers. It's only been a month now, and its mother can't wait to give it to me, and I guess it's really a hurdle that I can't get over. Gaucy said.
"Yes, although she was born with a little predatory ability, the female must teach the lion cub to catch all kinds of prey, and also teach the lion cub to live a lonely and hidden life. At the age of one year, the eyes of the lion cub become very bright, and it becomes a very naughty little animal, with a body length of about 1.2 meters and a weight of nearly 20 kilograms. The growing cubs are constantly looking out of the cave to the new world outside the cave, and barely take the first step out of the cave, but in order to prevent the potential danger of carnivorous beasts such as the steppe wolf, the female is always vigilant to protect them from any threat, including the male cougar, because it is not uncommon for male cougars to attack and kill their cubs, and sometimes even to their own offspring. The stout cougar from before, I don't think it's a good one, it really has the potential to bite this little guy to death. Jin Sen nodded.
"Brother Xi, the little guy has no mother now, you have to take on the responsibility of being his mother, and the life of the little guy in the future depends on you." Ye Xiu quipped.
"I can't be its mother." Gao Xi said helplessly.
Jin Sen smiled and nodded, "Yes, in order to survive, the pups must gradually learn many things. The main responsibility for raising them rests with the females, and among the cubs there is a distinct hierarchy of strength, intelligence, and alertness, with the strongest and most astute individuals always taking the lead. The female uses her waving tail to teach her cubs to use their strengths and improve their reflexes, and when they express anger in order to discipline and train their cubs, they mostly slap gently, but never hurt the cubs. ”
"Although the first few months of the cub's activities can be seen as play, there is a purpose for this play, especially the game of hunting, which will depend on the skills learned from this play to earn a living in the future."
"When the cubs are three months old, the female takes them out, and she very patiently gathers the cubs and takes them to the place where the prey is stored. However, most of the time, the female will only take one cub out when she goes hunting, leaving the rest in the den, because it is very difficult for the female to approach the prey if she wants to take all the cubs, and the noise of the cubs is extremely detrimental to the female beast who is looking for prey, and more importantly, the female beast can only better train it to hunt if she takes one cub at a time. None of these things you can do, it's best to find an animal that can teach these things to the little ones, and your dogs are smart anyway. ”
"Oh, don't worry about it so much, I heard that cougars can be raised like cats and dogs, and they will be very obedient when they grow up, so is there something else to do in this breeding process?" As for teaching the cougar how to hunt, Gao Xi doesn't have to worry, the Sea King and Thunder in the space can help, and what he needs to pay attention to now is what he should do as the owner.
"Although that's what you say, what are you doing with this thing, your dog is so obedient, do you still have to raise a baby cougar? I think you're either going to give it to the police or you're going to take it straight to Hermione's house, his father is one of the leaders of the animal protection organization, so he should be able to take good care of it. Jinsen persuaded.
Gao Xi shook his head and said, "Entrusted by people, loyal to people!" Although the mother cougar is not human, she left the baby to me to take care of, and if I gave it to someone else, it would be irresponsible. Besides, I don't have to worry about someone else taking care of this little guy, and if I kill him, I'll be worried for the rest of my life. ”
After speaking, Gao Xi carried the little guy into his tent, it was still quite cold outside, but it was warm inside. The little guy has no thick fur now, so he is naturally a little afraid of the cold, and when he arrives in the tent, he gradually becomes lively.
The more Gao Xi looked at this little guy, the more he liked it, so he cut it into small pieces of fresh meat and fed it to the little guy, after drinking the spring of life, the little guy's physical strength was restored a lot, and the digestion ability of this stomach was probably not so bad, so now it is possible to eat meat, and it is raw meat. (To be continued......)