Chapter 36 part 1

In fact, with the development of the Internet, domestic netizens can often see videos of foreign up masters raising bears, lions and tigers on various video websites. They touch the tiger’s buttocks and pinch the lion’s paws without any care…

So this has created an illusion for everyone, as if any animal, even a ferocious beast, will become a docile domestic cat as long as it is raised from a young age, but their size is just a little bigger than that of a domestic cat.

But this idea is completely wrong.

People must only interact with ferocious beasts when they are absolutely certain of their own safety. They protect nature and rescue wildlife, but essentially, it’s all still for their own protection. Therefore, in China, no matter what operations the keepers perform, they will always choose to separate themselves from the wild animals. The only time they have close contact with them is when they are cubs less than a year old.

However, even within that first year, their potential for harm is already evident. Ordinary pounces and bites during playtime with their own kind would turn human clothing into disposable items, and even the keepers themselves could potentially become disposable

All the experts present had been to the wild, and in fact, every one of them had come into close contact with wild beasts. Some of them might even have come across one or two animals that made them feel that all things have spirits in their lives. But despite this, they still disagreed with Kong Bi’s behavior.

Because there’s no need to gamble with that probability; life is one’s own.

“Lao Quan, don’t worry, I know what I’m doing,” Kong Bi realized her actions might be a bit out of line, but she didn’t intend to change.

After all, she couldn’t avoid contact with animals, so she could only let others think that such unconventional behavior seemed normal for her. Anyway, she wasn’t the only one on the internet who had close contact with tigers; it’s just that others petted domesticated ones, while she was petting wild ones.

She casually changed the subject, “Lao Quan, take a look—is this a South China tiger?”  

Kong Bi pointed the camera at the big cat.

The standard tiger skin with yellow background and black stripes, with surging and powerful muscles, actually looks quite different from the captive South China tigers in zoos.

The South China tiger is a medium-sized tiger, a little smaller than the Siberian tiger, and only about two meters long from head to tail. The inbred South China tigers in the zoo are basically not very healthy. You can see some problems with their spines with the naked eye, and their backs are very hunched. Only a few individuals are healthy and energetic.

As a tiger living in the wild, the big cat is not as round as the Siberian tiger, but it is not like the inbred South China tiger, which not only starts to shrink in size, but also loses the spirit that the South China tiger should have. However, this big cat is different.

Its limbs revealed well-defined, powerful muscles as its front paws pressed down on the beef, tearing into it. The taut muscles showed that even while eating, it remained alert, its long tail slightly raised at the tip. The sleek body bore black stripes along its sides that looked as if they had been stretched apart by a pregnant belly, forming short, wide diamond-shaped patterns.  

However, these diamond-shaped stripes were caused by stretched belly, they were the South China tiger’s innate “ID card,” making it relatively easy to identify them.

“It really is a South China tiger!”

“More than twenty years! There are still South China tigers in the wild!”

“Unbelievable!”

“…”

After carefully observing the big cat for nearly ten minutes, the group cautiously gave their judgment, overwhelmed with excitement.

You must know that back in 2000, the State Forestry Administration conducted a large-scale nationwide survey but found no trace of a single South China tiger. In 2007, another survey was carried out, which still yielded nothing. Ultimately, they had to acknowledge that the South China tiger was indeed extinct in the wild.

For a species declared extinct to reappear in the world, it’s hard not to feel excited and exhilarated.

The noisy sound coming from the phone made the big cat a little unhappy. It had almost finished eating. Its intimidating tiger eyes stared at the mobile phone that made the noise, and it made a low cry, like a muffled thunder, but when it looked up at Kong Bi, its amber eyes immediately became docile.

When the light is strong, the tiger’s eyes look amber, but at night, they look a little green, as if emitting a faint light. This is because many animals have the ability to see at night, and some light is reflected through the pupil. At this time, usually as long as the light is turned on, this green light disappears, and it suddenly changes from a night hunter to a cute animal that can be cute.

After eating, the big cat leaned its furry face over again, and its flattery was beyond words.

Kong Bi pushed its face, spread the cardboard on the ground, and then took the blanket and put it in front of it to let it get familiar with it.

In fact, such bedding is not suitable for tigers. Hay is more suitable. It is dry, soft and comfortable to lie on. Tigers are also very clean and do not like dirty environments.

The cardboard is used first to prevent the big cat from directly contacting the concrete floor. The ground is too cold and it is not comfortable for a pregnant tiger to lie on it. The blanket allows it to feel soft when lying on it, so that it may feel more relaxed.

The big cat has never seen such a thing as a blanket. It can’t help but approach and sniff it carefully. After a while, it opened its mouth to hold the blanket, and very cleverly pulled it onto the cardboard and lay on it to try.

The blanket was not spread flat. The big cat is not smart enough, and there is no need. It only needs to protect its belly.

Although the surrounding environment is still unfamiliar, the soft blanket and the not cold ground still make it relax a little. In addition, it is full and full. It can’t help but put its two front paws together, half-squinting its eyes, looking like it is full and ready to sleep.

Kong Bi was relieved to see this. After all, she had no experience in taking care of pregnant women, especially before she learned the foreign language of tiger language. Seeing it quiet and relaxed, she could not help but feel a sense of accomplishment and quietly retreated to leave.

Being woken up in the middle of the night was not a pleasant thing. Even if Kong Bi was not grumpy, the feeling of interrupted inheritance was still very uncomfortable. If she went back to sleep now, she might be able to continue.

Who knew that the big cat seemed to be relaxed, but in fact it was still vigilantly watching the movements around it. The sound of the iron door being opened was not small, so the big cat immediately stood up from its temporary bed, immediately squeezed to Kong Bi’s side, and roared anxiously, using its big head to push Kong Bi to prevent it from going out.

“Woo…Woo…”

Even when an adult tiger makes a pleading sound, its voice is far from delicate, more like the low rumble of an engine. However, the way felines act when they’re being coquettish and trying to get someone to stay is generally the same. Its clear amber eyes looked at Kong Bi, filled with panic and helplessness.

The unfamiliar environment made it unwilling to see the only familiar creature leave its side.

Kong Bi could easily sense its unease. Actually, at this time, if she were a bit more firm and resolute, given the big cat’s previous behavior, it would definitely choose to back down and quietly go back to rest. But seeing its current state, Kong Bi really couldn’t bring herself to leave. She had no choice but to close the door again, saying helplessly, “Alright, alright, I won’t go out.”

“Roar!”

Although she couldn’t understand what Kong Bi was saying, the big cat understood her action of closing the door. She immediately roared happily and circled around Kong Bi until she sat down on the cardboard, then it pounced on her, and the fluffy tiger head pressed against her chest.

A steady and peaceful heartbeat!

The big cat suddenly felt an indescribable relaxation.

The prospect of giving birth to a child was a very strange and frightening thing for the first-time mother. This feeling of helplessness was even stronger than the feeling of being hungry when she first hunted independently. Although her partner was also a responsible tiger father who would leave the freshest internal organs for her every time he caught prey, she still lost weight rapidly during pregnancy. When she snuggled up to her tiger father, she was still uneasy and longed for her mother’s embrace when she was young.

That was her happiest time, carefree and without worrying about anything.

And now, the big cat felt this feeling for the first time in a long time. Her aura was peaceful and powerful, enough to make the bad guys nearby dare not approach. Her beating heart was strong and energetic, which meant that she was in her prime, able to occupy enough territory and could continue stably for many years.

The big cat narrowed her eyes, and her strong forelimbs pressed on Kong Bi’s chest, pushing and pressing instinctively.

Kong Bi: “…………”

Holding up her phone, she didn’t know if anyone on the other end of the video could see the big cat’s movements. Probably not, since the phone was held behind the big cat’s head. A low purring sound clearly transmitted through the phone to the other side. Kong Bi said, “Lao Quan, you all go to sleep too, I’m going to sleep.”

After saying this, the video was directly cut off. The others looked at each other in dismay. How could anyone sleep? Were they sure they wouldn’t be attending a funeral feast tomorrow?

An adult female South China tiger can weigh around two hundred catties (approximately 265 pounds/120 kg). Even if this one is relatively thin, since it’s pregnant, its weight must be upwards of two hundred catties. With that kind of weight pressing down, even if the tiger has no malicious intent, are they sure they won’t be crushed to death if it rolls over in its sleep?

You know, even if a kitten weighing only eight kilograms presses on a person’s chest, it is enough to make people have nightmares all night when they sleep.

So even if Kong Bi chooses to stay, it is better to keep in touch with them, so that they can send someone to watch, and if there is any accident, they can rescue people as soon as possible.

After all, if it really came to a life-and-death situation, even if this wild pregnant South China tiger was extremely rare, they would definitely choose to anesthetize and rescue the person first.

Quan Xiangsong tried to send a message to Kong Bi, but unfortunately, she didn’t respond. It seemed she had really fallen asleep. He could only suppress his uneasy heart and pray that she would choose to leave after the South China tiger fell asleep, or at least not sleep with it in such an outrageous position.

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