Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 85 Tiger mother and cubs, Tiger roaring in the forest (lead update 3)

At this moment, it is already around 3:30 in the afternoon.

The sun is setting in the west, and although there is some warmth, there is a cold wind blowing deep in the mountains. It makes people's faces turn red and makes them feel cold all over.

In the old ravine, there was a tiger and four people. The tiger was lying in the bushes, blinking at the two-legged beast on the opposite hillside. The four people were squatting or lying prone under the mountain ridge, leaning on the rocks and tree trunks, holding 56 and a half guns. The mouth faced a group of wild boars that were moving forward in the valley.

Led by more than 600 kilograms of eggs, this herd of wild boars has spread through the narrowest valley and is heading towards the wide area ahead.

Chai Bing stared at the tiger lying on the hillside opposite. This tiger weighed more than 300 kilograms, had a round face and long beard, and looked scary!
  Xu Ning, on the other hand, pointed the muzzle of the 56-and-a-half gun slightly downward and pointed it at an old sow weighing nearly 300 kilograms.

This old sow was following behind the big egg-pawing butt, shaking her head and tummy, looking particularly enchanting.

Just when Xu Ning put his index finger on the trigger, Chai Bing was suddenly startled. His teeth trembled and he said anxiously: "Brother! Tiger... two more tigers are here!"

Hearing this, Xu Ning was instantly confused.

He quickly removed his finger from the trigger and slowly looked up towards the opposite hillside.

I saw two slightly smaller big cats, one behind the other, lowering their heads and walking vigorously towards the big cat lying in the bushes.

"Fuck!"

Xu Ning opened his eyes wide with disbelief on his face.

"What's up?"

Xu Ning took a deep breath, closed the 56 semi-safety, and whispered: "Third brother, let's step back slowly. Don't shiver, let alone run back quickly, just touch back slowly..."

Chai Bing's whole body was stiff, his face was numb, and he felt a cold wind blowing on the back of his head, making him tremble all over.

"it is good…"

The two of them moved backward slowly, being extremely cautious when landing, for fear of making any noise and attracting the attention of the three tigers on the opposite side.

Xu Ning stared straight at the three big cats. After he saw the two small big cats coming down the mountain, he had already begun to think about quitting.

If a big cat is hunting, he has full confidence and confidence to drive the big cat away. Even if he cannot drive the cat away, he can still protect himself.

But now there are two more heads!

Although these two are smaller in size, their combat power is still amazing.

Their claws can tear people to pieces, and the fangs in the tiger's mouth can bite people, making it impossible to escape.

Seeing these two small and big cats, Xu Ning also shivered a little.

Why?

Because the possibility of the three big cats appearing together was very small, Xu Ning could only think of one possibility!
  That is, the one lying in the bushes is a tigress, and the two small and big cats are young tigers, the cubs of the tigress.

The development process of Siberian tigers is very fast. They enter the estrus and breeding period from December to February every year. After 12 months of gestation, they give birth to cubs from April to June.

When born, the weight of male and female tiger cubs is slightly different. The male tiger weighs about two to three and a half kilograms, while the female tiger's weight is slightly lighter, about 1 kilogram, 8 taels to 3 kilograms.

Tiger cubs open their eyes in 6 to 14 days, and the tiger mother has to breastfeed the cubs for 3 to 6 months.

After weaning off breastfeeding, the tiger cubs will go out with the mother tiger for activities. Until more than 10 months ago, the mother tiger will teach the tiger cubs to hunt for food.

When the tiger cub is two years old, he will be separated from the tiger mother and live independently.

Many tiger cubs cannot survive more than two years in the wild. Although they have few natural enemies, they have not yet entered adulthood and are relatively unfamiliar with both survival and combat experience.

Moreover, the territory of each Siberian tiger is very large. The territory of an adult female tiger is about 10 square kilometers, while the territory of a male tiger will be doubled!
  It can even reach a territory of 1000 square kilometers!
  At this moment, the two tiger cubs in front of Xu Ning were learning how to hunt with the tigress.

And Xu Ning no longer had the confidence and determination he had just now. He really didn't dare to mess around with the tigress with her cubs.

Because when a tigress is raising cubs, her temperament is irritable and her fighting power soars.

Looking at the herds of wild boars rushing in the old ravine, they were undoubtedly driven together by the mother tiger deliberately to provide training for the two cubs to hunt.

If Xu Ning beats up a group of wild boars, the tigress will definitely not let them go!

Moreover, tigers have a strong sense of territory. They like to live in areas covered with shrubs and weeds, as well as in deep mountains and old forests.

It likes to live alone and has no fixed residence, and its activity range can reach more than 100 square kilometers.

It has keen senses, quick movements, is good at swimming, and is nocturnal. Although it cannot climb trees, it has a strong jumping ability!

It mainly feeds on medium and large mammals such as deer, sheep, wild boars, and occasionally small animals such as birds, greyhounds, etc...

The tigress just now looked at Xu Ning. Xu Ning didn't take it seriously at first and wanted to take the food from the tiger's mouth.

He is indeed brave, but being brave can lead to death!
  He never expected that there were two tiger cubs, which frightened Xu Ning. While he was panicking, he was also glad that he didn't shoot the pigs. Otherwise, he didn't dare to think about the outcome.

Now, he could only pray that the tigress had no desire to prey on the four of them.

Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang, who were on the mountain ridge, also noticed the three tigers in the bushes on the opposite hillside.

Wang Hu's lips were trembling and he didn't dare to move. He squeezed out the words from his throat, "Brother Qiang...Hu, Mother Tiger..."

Li Fuqiang was suddenly confused. He closed the 56 semi-safety with trembling fingers, fearing that his trembling fingers would snatch the fire away.

"Don't tremble, don't move, don't make a sound. I'm sure my brother will have something up his sleeve..."

Wang Hu's facial features were twisted together, as if he wanted to cry, but couldn't.

Li Fuqiang watched the three tigers playing in the bushes. The tigress held the cub in her front paws, held it in her arms, and stretched out her tongue to lick the hair on its forehead.

The barbs on the tiger's tongue are like cat's claws, and the anus clenches when you look at them.

The two of them stayed on the spot and did not dare to move. They only hoped that their brother Xu Ning would quickly make a move, otherwise the four of them would encounter the three-headed tiger, which would definitely be bad!

At this time, Xu Ning and Chai Bing had moved slowly to the back of the mountain ridge. Because there was a gentle slope blocking the view of the three tigers on the opposite hillside, they dared to take big steps and bowed their heads towards the position of Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu.

"Third brother, stay gentle... We might be targeted. If they come towards us, lead them and run away quickly, releasing mareizi as you run."

Chai Bing replied hastily: "Don't talk about this, we came together, can I leave you? Let's go quickly."

"It's all down to me. I never imagined that there would be three tigers. Mad, this animal is so dense. It's all because of my stupidity."

"Stop talking... everyone is responsible for this. If you can escape this disaster, you must be more careful when you go up the mountain."

Xu Ning nodded: "Yes."

His rebirth has been so smooth these days. He can catch animals as long as he goes up the mountain, and he has never returned empty-handed.

Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang were also infected by his strong self-confidence, and became a little arrogant. They thought that as long as they entered the mountains, it would be an easy trip. What kind of black blind man, wild boar, and stupid roe deer?

Knocked down with one fucking shot!
  The two walked very slowly behind Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang, about two meters away.

Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang also heard the sound. Li Fuqiang stared at the three-headed tiger playing up the mountain opposite and asked in a low voice: "Is he my brother?"

"Brother, it's me. Huzi, you two, step back slowly and don't make any sound."

Wang Hu trembled and said, "Second brother, I can't use my legs."

Xu Ning said: "It's okay. Third brother and I will hold your legs and drag you back. Turn the safety on the gun to prevent it from going off. Brother, can you leave?"

"can!"

"Slowly step back, it's okay, I'm looking at the other side."

"kindness."

Xu Ning and Chai Bing reached out to grab Wang Hu's ankles and slowly pulled him back.

Li Fuqiang, on the other hand, knelt on the ground, with the gun hanging on his neck, his hands on the ground, and slowly crawled backwards. At this time, the three tigers in the bushes on the opposite hillside stood up and looked in the direction of the four people.

Xu Ning was so frightened that her hands trembled and she said: "Don't move!"

The tigress stretched where she was, opened her mouth and yawned, then glanced at the wild boars at the foot of the mountain.

The two cubs looked curiously at the four people on the opposite hillside, with only their upper bodies exposed.

Roar!
  Immediately, a tiger roar came.

The sound resounded through the mountains and forests, deafening!
  Because the roar of an adult tiger can travel more than four miles, the sound produced by a young tiger is slightly sharper.

This tiger roar frightened Xu Ning and the four of them, instantly making their whole bodies stiff. Wang Hu was so frightened that he almost wet his crotch...

They didn't dare to make a sound, let alone move, for fear that if they moved, the three-headed tiger would pounce on them.

But Xu Ning, who was stuck on the spot, was very puzzled because the tiger roar came from the southwest, not the sound made by the three tigers opening their mouths on the opposite hillside.

"Four heads?"

Xu Ning gasped, "How is that possible..."

Is it possible that four tigers belong to the same territory in this deep mountain forest?
  Are there not just two tiger cubs, but three?

Damn it, this tiger mother is quite capable of giving birth!

Sure enough, after the mother tiger heard the roar of the tiger, she raised her front paws and slapped the two cubs in front of her, and then ran towards the southwest.

The two tiger cubs struggled up from the ground and immediately chased after the mother tiger.

After hearing the roar of the tiger, the wild boars in the old ravine quickly kicked forward, making urgent sounds of pounding and humming.

A group of wild boars rushed forward, and the sound of pig hooves hitting the ground was loud and getting closer and closer.

On the hillside, Xu Ning and Chai Bing hurriedly pulled Wang Hu down, and Li Fuqiang also used both hands to rush to the back of the mountain ridge.

"What the hell, I was scared to death." Li Fuqiang's face turned red and he gritted his teeth.

Wang Hu turned over, stretched out his hand to touch his crotch, and stared blankly.

"I didn't wet my crotch," Chai Bing said.

"Oh shit...what the hell is going on? I'm still confused."

Xu Ning glanced at the three-headed tiger that was retreating, and said, "Don't worry about this for now, can you leave?"

"can!"

Wang Hu rubbed his legs and nodded.

Xu Ning's expression was not good, and he waved to the three of them, "Let's walk on our backs, cross the mountain, and run away as soon as we're done. I'm the one blamed for this..."

Li Fuqiang shook his head: "It was decided by us to enter the mountain. Do we blame you?"

"Stop talking, let's go first."

Immediately, Chai Bing led the way, Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang moved towards the middle, and Xu Ning fell behind.

The four of them hunkered down and hid behind the ridge, taking small steps toward the top of the mountain.

Because the sound of falling hooves on the snow and the squelching and grunting sounds of the wild boars in the old ravine covered up the sound of the four people's footsteps, when they reached the top of the mountain, they strode towards the top of the mountain. Running quickly down the mountain.

By the time the four of them ran down the mountain, they were halfway past the point.

Several people were panting, not from exhaustion, but from fear.

Xu Ning pointed to the hillside ahead and said, "Don't rest here, take two more steps forward."

"Eh."

Li Fuqiang looked back while running, "Brother, the tiger mother didn't chase her, so nothing's wrong."

"That won't work, it's too close! It's almost four o'clock and the sun is almost setting. We have to go back..."

Chai Bing said: "It's quite a long way. Even if we don't rest, we have to go back to Mantou Mountain in the middle of the night."

"Second brother, can you find the underground cellar?"

"Where can we find this? If we can find a cave, the four of us can handle it for one night... Mad, it's really up to me. It's been smooth sailing on the mountain these days, but my brain is soaked in vinegar and smoked by me. Straight up!"

Li Fuqiang sighed and said: "Brother, don't take everything on yourself. We all agree on this. Besides, I have gone up the mountain with you several times, not to mention you, even I have drifted away. Two days ago, everyone was bragging and competing with your sister-in-law, saying that I would kill five or six black blinds this winter, so that she could stay at home and wait for her blessings."

Wang Hu grabbed the cloth bag and said: "My mother always praises me, she makes me jump high...Second brother, this is not your fault, you didn't know there could be such old tigers in the first place."

Chai Bing nodded: "Thankfully we came out. Nothing happened. I'm just a little scared. I'll go back to the surgery department and have a look. Just burn two pieces of paper."

Xu Ning shook his head. He knew that the three of them were comforting him, but he was the leader of the gang, and the hunting and hunting were all at his discretion. He could not escape the blame for this situation.

"Hey, I'm too confused... looking at a group of wild boars, I'm really itching to do it for them all, how much trouble can I save?"

Li Fuqiang asked: "That's what happened, but didn't we not expect it?"

Chai Bing said: "Brother, don't be a coward because of this. Who has never made a mistake?"

"Yes, you often walk by the river without getting your shoes wet."

Xu Ning sighed slightly and turned to look at the mountain. Although he was unwilling to do so, there was nothing he could do.

The wild boars were raised by the tiger mother to teach the tiger cubs to hunt. He definitely couldn't go back. He was lucky to escape from the tiger's mouth this time. Secondly, the tiger mother didn't take them seriously at all.

"Hey, brother, I just heard that tiger's roar seemed to come from the southwest."

Xu Ning nodded: "Yeah, I think it was a mother tiger with three cubs. The two cubs came later, so we and I should have thrown away the other cub."

Chai Bing was stunned and asked: "Throw it away? Why."

"This is a habit of livestock. The cub may have been injured before hunting, or it may have been rejected by the two cubs due to its small size."

Li Fuqiang said: "Animals are just animals, they have no humanity at all."

Chai Bing smiled and said, "That man can't keep up with the animals."

The four of them ran quickly for five or six miles. Seeing the sky getting dark, Xu Ning became a little anxious.

Because if they were to spend the night in the mountains tonight, they had to find a nest. Otherwise, if they were to sleep in the freezing mountains overnight, they would definitely be frozen solid the next day.

"Third brother, do we still have dry food?"

Chai Bing held a cloth bag and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to go back at night, so I brought some cakes, but they're not much."

"Brother, what should we do?"

Xu Ning frowned, looked into the ravine, pointed to the pine forest, and said: "We still have to go up the mountain, and first find a shelter for the fire. We definitely can't spend the night outside... It's best to find a cellar. .”

Chai Bing said: "There is no underground cellar here. How about we go to Shilizi? There seems to be a hole in Naga."

"Shi Lizi? The one we passed by before we came here?"

"OK."

"Okay, brother, you can look for Ming Zi and prepare it before cutting it, otherwise it will be dark."

"Got it."

(End of this chapter)