2. Night

Looking at the ecological environment around the tiger's den, it is impossible to put the tigers in the ecological park or something like that, the surrounding forest is too strange and primitive, and it is obviously a primeval forest and a kind of inaccessible place.

Moreover, Lin Qian found that the trees here were much taller and denser than in the documentaries he had watched, and it was probably a deep primeval forest.

Of course, if there is really no way to survive independently as an adult, Lin Qian will definitely go to the human official and try to send himself to the zoo to 'retire'.

After all, as a tiger with a human mind and soul, he wasn't really sure if he could learn a skill like hunting.

A gust of forest wind blew, and the fine pine needles and leaves fell with the wind, hitting the tiger mother's brown and yellow colorful hair.

The tiny pine needles fell into the hair, and the tiger mother shook her neck and shook off the needles that annoyed the tiger.

Lin Qian lay under the skin of the tiger mother, but avoided the harassment of the pine needles.

Gradually, the sun began to set in the west.

The tiger mother raised her head, looked at the sunset with a pair of tiger eyes, and then slowly stood up.

Seeing this, Lin Qian immediately raised his head and looked at the sky, it was already dusk!

Tiger mom is going hunting!

Evening is the time when the tiger mother goes out to hunt for food, and it has always been the case.

Lin Sheng didn't know much about the habits of tigers before, and only knew some common sense, mostly from watching film and television works or documentaries.

However, according to the tiger mother's regular behavior, he can be sure that this should be the hunting habits of tigers.

"Roar."

The mother growls at the three tiger cubs, and this tiger cry is a sign that she is going out hunting.

The light in the forest is getting dimmer, the sun is about to drop the horizon, and night is coming.

Hearing this familiar call, the playing tiger cubs immediately ran over on tiptoe.

The tiger's voice is extremely rough and thick, and these roars seem to be indistinguishable to the human ear, but in fact the tiger's voice is different, but the difference is difficult for humans to distinguish.

And to the tiger's counterpart, this is their language, capable of conveying simple messages.

Lin Qian's expression in the tiger's cry can be fully received, this is like an instinct, and the innate ability to walk and breastfeed.

Seeing the tiger cubs gathering, the tiger mother walked towards the hidden hole behind her and took the three brothers into the cave.

The naturally formed cave is the cave where their mother and son and the four tigers now live temporarily.

The place of residence of the tiger is not fixed, the tiger is a diurnal and nocturnal animal, which belongs to the daytime sleep and rest schedule.

The tiger's predatory habit is to stalk its prey in its territory, and its radius depends on the size of the territory and the number of prey, and the territory often overlaps.

Therefore, tigers in a celibate state do not have a fixed place of residence.

When it comes to resting and sleeping, tigers often temporarily choose a bush or grass that is easy to hide.

In order to take care of the cubs, the female tiger with the cubs will choose a cave or bush with rich prey and relatively hidden as a nest, and the radius of the female tiger's predatory activities will not be too far from the cubs, and the tiger's nest at this time is relatively fixed.

However, when the cubs are old enough to travel, the female will take the cubs with them to move, looking for new habitats in their territory and constantly changing their habitats.

This is for the sake of safety and to meet food needs.

The mother tiger crouched down in the burrow, ready to feed.

The tiger cubs slipped up, and Lin Qian even tried to eat more, and only stopped when he felt that his stomach was about to overflow.

Two months of experience for the tiger career summed up, this meal not only can not be saved, but also must definitely eat more!

He suffered a loss because of this, and the tiger mother usually didn't come back until midnight when she went out hunting. At that time, I was hungry in the cave with my two tiger cubs, and I was really waiting to be fed.

Later, Lin Qian specially calculated that the tiger mother basically went out to hunt once every three days.

If there is too little prey, once every two days.

And each time you go out to hunt for food, it will take about four hours at the earliest.

However, Lin Qian didn't have the tools to calculate the time, this time was estimated by his feelings, and the accuracy was insufficient.

But usually it comes back in the early hours of the morning, and if you're unlucky, it drags on until dawn.

When the tiger mother goes out hunting, their cubs lose their umbrella, and it will be the most dangerous time period.

Of course, Lin Qian didn't have this kind of consciousness at the beginning, until they met a snake that slipped into the cave.

The cold tone of "hissing" and the sound of the snake's body winding and rubbing on the ground reminded Lin Qian for the first time how dangerous his situation was.

When he found the snake, Lin Qian was frightened on the spot, and the young tiger who opened his eyes couldn't see clearly, not to mention whether this snake was poisonous or not, even if he wanted to hide, he would definitely not be able to outrun the adult snake.

The situation of the two tiger brothers was not much better, and the three tiger cubs could only huddle together and scream instinctively.

That's really a milk call for the tiger mother.

Of course, they were lucky.

The mother tiger just came back, heard the call of the tiger cubs and rushed into the cave angrily, and killed the snake that had gone to the wrong door with one claw.

In fact, this matter is indeed Lin Qian's bad luck, and the female tiger will not leave the cub to go out to hunt before the young tiger opens its eyes.

No, the female tiger, who had been starving for several days, finally waited until all three cubs had opened her eyes. The first time I left the cub's burrow, I slipped into a pit viper that didn't have long eyes.

Although the crisis was resolved, Lin Qian's young tiger heart still left a shadow.

On the other hand, the two younger brothers were naïve, and they didn't take this matter to heart at all, they still should eat and sleep, which made Lin Qianhao envious.

Since then, as long as the tiger mother is not there, Lin Qian will be extremely vigilant.

Every time the tiger mother leaves, he will wait for the tiger mother to return, and even the younger brothers who have always been heartless are affected by the atmosphere he exudes.

Whenever this happens, Lin Qian will 'condolence' the tiger father in this life in his heart, and even let the tiger mother take on the responsibility of raising their three brothers.

Dregs! It's scum! o(一〈一+)o

Lin Qian had also heard before that tiger cubs were only raised by tigresses.

It is said that male tigers are only with females when they mate, and they leave when the mating period is over.

As a result, many tiger cubs are likely to never see their father for the rest of their lives.

At that time, Lin Qian didn't care much, from an objective point of view, he was likely to say "It's all natural choice".

It's really that the knife didn't cut on me, and I didn't know it hurt.

Now that he has experienced it himself, his dislike for Tiger Daddy is deeper than the sea.

Lin Qian thought that if he was allowed to see Daddy Scumbag Tiger in the future......

hei tui! ( ̄~ ̄)——ᵒ!

Oh, and he probably won't recognize it either, because he hasn't seen it until now!

The mother licked her tongue at the three well-fed tiger cubs, an act of appeasement that she would do every time she went out.

Lin Qian and the two tiger cubs also rubbed her tiger legs affectionately on her side.

After saying goodbye, Lin Qian consciously got up, and the tiger cubs followed honestly after rubbing their mothers.

The three tiger cubs nested together obediently, huddled together to keep warm, and quietly waited for their mother's return.

Seeing the children so well-behaved, the tiger mother walked out of the cave and let out a majestic tiger roar, and then jumped into the jungle with great vigor.

The sky soon darkened the darkness of the night, with stars and the moon illuminating the jungle, and the hidden cave entrance being hidden by weeds, deep and dark.

Lin Qian opened the tiger's eyes and quietly looked outside the cave, he couldn't sleep like his younger brothers.

Mature thinking always makes him think a lot, and he takes on the task of keeping vigil alone.

In the wild, tiger cubs can become dangerous when they are separated from their mothers for a long time, and weak tiger cubs are not yet able to defend themselves against large and medium-sized predators.

Lynx, wild boar, foxes, martens and other medium-sized and large omnivorous animals all regard tiger cubs as thorns in the side and meat thorns, which are all risk factors for the death of tiger cubs.

Lin Qianyi's faint tiger eyes have better vision at night, and the special reflective light cell layer allows him to see the environment at night, and his ears are also very smart, and he can hear a lot of night sounds.

Although, these do not allow him to protect himself, but they can make him feel at ease.

In the dimly lit forests where the moonlight does not penetrate, dense grass foliage is the perfect hunting ground.

Fearsome predators travel late at night, patiently lurking in search of their favorite prey.

As one of the best hunters, Tiger Mom is naturally also a member of the predators.

Its massive body slumped low on the ground, its breathing slowed, and it scrept and hid step by step, using the darkness as cover for its perfect hunt.

The sound of insects chirping in the trees is not annoying, but just a common background music on summer nights.

Occasionally, there will be a soft sound of kicking between the branches, which may be a small squirrel passing by gently, or the leaves rubbing and flapping in the wind.

There are also many birds flying at night, and the sound of flapping wings also participates in this symphony.

The small animals in the trees are not the hunting target of the tiger mother, although the tiger can climb the tree, but the harvest and effort in the tree are obviously not as pleasant as the animals on land.

The mother tiger slowly lurked in the forest, not letting go of any trace that might bring prey.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of a hare kicking a blade of grass.

It's slight, but it can't escape her ears.

Under the cover of shrubs, the tender green grass blades are sent into the three-petaled mouth little by little, and the white teeth are chewing carefully.

A pair of long, agile ears are alert, but unaware of the impending danger.

The hares' sharp long incisors will last a lifetime, and this is their weapon for survival.

The long teeth allow them to graze close to the ground, and they are used to bite grass and other plants.

They grind the food with the premolars and molars of their hind jaws before swallowing it.

The subtle chewing sound is hidden in the bushes, indicating that the hare is enjoying the pleasure of food at this time.