What does the story of Brown Bear tell?

Qiangba, a Tibetan tour guide, and I found this little bear in a small ravine not far from the field observation station.

That day, we went to the southern foot of Gaoligong Mountain to observe a group of wild Tibetan donkeys. When the sun was about to set, we set off and returned to the observation station. We walked along the intermittent ancient post roads in the deserted old forest. At dusk, the forest is filled with the fragrance of wild osmanthus. Pairs of red-billed love birds chirped in the branches, and several lovely golden cats chased and frolicked in the grass. When we stop under a Korean pine tree where four people can hug each other, we are going to drink some water to catch our breath. Suddenly, a faint cry came from behind the tree. A little rough and astringent, not like a fox howling or howling.

"Maybe it's the golden cat's nest." I said.

"No, golden cats are good at climbing trees. Their nests are usually built in holes in the waist of trees and will not build nests on the ground." Jamba is very experienced in jungle life. He shook his head and said.

Just then, there was a rustling sound in the tree hole. A spherical thing, covered with leaves, climbed into the tree hole. Jamba cleared the leaves with a branch. We were surprised. It turned out to be a bear cub!

My first reaction was to pull out the revolver from my waist, turn the brush back and prepare to shoot. Jamba moves faster than me. In the blink of an eye, he had his back against the tree, a shotgun in his hand, and a gun pointed at the dense forest.

Don't joke that we are braver than mice. You know, staying in a brown bear's den is as dangerous as breaking into Longtan. It is said that tigers are very powerful. In fact, real man-eating tigers are rare in the world. Tigers are afraid of people, and they will slip away when they smell people or see their shadows. Only tigers who are old, weak, unable to prey or desperate after being shot will attack people. Other wild animals, such as lions, snow leopards and jackals, are similar to tigers. They don't make trouble easily unless they have to, but brown bears are different. I don't know if they are particularly grumpy or simple-minded, and they will be desperate after smelling people.

In Gaoligong Mountain area, it's hard to hear who was bitten by a tiger and a leopard and who was chased by a wolf, but almost every village can find one or two hunters who were scratched by brown bears. In particular, female bears with cubs are more aggressive. As long as they find other animals or people walking around their nests, they must rush out and fight to the death.

There is such a thing that a group of geologists have a picnic at the top of the mountain. Suddenly, a female brown bear jumped out of the Woods, growled and slapped a geologist. Others were forced to shoot the crazy female brown bear and then searched around along the trail. Finally, two cubs were found in a cave 500 meters away. Any other wild animal, so far apart, will adopt a quiet strategy, hide in its nest and wait for the geological team to leave after eating and drinking.

We listened attentively, and there was no suspicious sound in the surrounding trees. Only then did I put down my two throats. It seems that Mother Bear hasn't returned to her nest yet, and there is no danger for the time being, so I dare to move my eyes to the hole of the tree and look at the cubs.

This is a female bear cub, about the size of a basketball, with a golden body, two small ears as black as ink, and her eyes haven't been opened yet. Judging from this, she was born less than forty days, because the brown bear cub didn't open her eyes until forty days after birth. The little one was obviously hungry, his lips fluttered and his head arched in the leaves. She must be looking for the mother bear's nipple.

"Let's go before Mother Bear comes back!" I said nervously.

"Maybe something happened to the mother bear and she can't come back." Jamba looked at the red sun that was about to fall behind the peak on the horizon and said thoughtfully.

"Why did you see it?"

"Bears have poor eyesight, commonly known as blind bears. They usually go out for food during the day and rush back to the nest before sunset, because they can't see anything at dark, and it is difficult to walk, especially the mother bear with her cubs, worrying about her baby until the sun goes down. "

This is reasonable. According to the field investigation data, brown bears get married by walking. In other words, male and female bears only get together in estrus, and live separately at other times. The mother bear raised the baby alone. In order to ensure safety, the mother bear should feed her cubs before going out for food, and then wrap them tightly with leaves. After eating the milk, the bears fell asleep and woke up about three or four hours later. Take the time to find food. Under normal circumstances, the mother bear always rushes back to the nest before the cubs wake up. The mother bear keeps accurate time, as if she has an accurate clock in her head, because once the time is missed, those ignorant bears will climb out of the nest or scream when she wakes up. If the mother bear is not around, the defenseless cubs will suffer.

Now, this little bear is awake, but there is no mother bear around. From this point of view, something may have happened to the mother bear, but there may be exceptions to everything. If the mother bear is naturally playful and looks for honey in the Woods, then the dug eggs will delay the time. What should I do if I go home later?

This possibility cannot be ruled out: the mother bear was unlucky in catching fish in the stream, and the cunning fish almost fell into her claws several times and then slipped away from her eyes. The competitive nature makes her reluctant to go home with an empty stomach, always thinking about catching a big fish alive in the next jump. Unfortunately, this little wish didn't come true ... in this way, time dripped away like running water until sunset.

"Let's go. If the mother bear catches us, it's no joke! " I said.

At this time, the sun has set, and the purple twilight is ruthlessly devouring the light. The old forest was dark, and Jamba and I were about to turn around and leave. Suddenly, two sharp green lights flashed from a fir tree more than ten meters away. It's not completely dark yet, and when we look intently, only a colorful golden cat face is hidden among the green leaves.

Golden Cat is a medium-sized beast with vigorous skills. It is a famous killer in the forest, about one meter long. When hunting, it is quite scheming. It often spies on the nests of wild boar, snow leopard and other large beasts in the dark, and preys on unsuspecting cubs when the mother leaves the nest for food.

There is no doubt that this malicious big golden cat on the silver fir tree also found the cubs crawling on the mouth of the red pine tree. It's already drooling. When we leave, it will jump down and kill like an arrow.

Jamba and I stopped at the same time and looked at each other.

"Don't let the black cat steal the fish, the white cat will be beaten."

"If the golden cat is planted on us, we can't wash it when we jump into the Yellow River!"

At the same time, we thought of a problem. If we leave now, the golden cat will definitely take the cubs away without restraint. When the mother bear returns to her nest and finds that her baby is missing, she will definitely try her best to find it. Although the brown bear has poor eyesight, it has a keen sense of smell, and will definitely smell our smell, and then follow our footprints and smells to the field observation station to settle accounts with us. At that time, we will get more than one bargained for.

Jamba picked up a stone and threw it at the cedar. With a bang, the stone hit the cedar trunk hard, and the colorful cat face suddenly disappeared.

"It's no use, cats can't get rid of the smell of fish." I said.

I bent down and stuffed the bear in the tree hole back into the depths of the tree hole and piled the dead leaves on it.

"It's no use, no matter how well you hide, the golden cat can also be found." Qiangba said.

"Otherwise, just stay here and wait for the mother bear to come back?"

"Do you expect the mother bear to thank you?"

"What do you think we should do?"

Jamba hesitated for a moment and said, "Maybe we should take the cubs back to the observation station. If the mother bear doesn't have an accident and comes home, she will smell our smell and come to the door, and we will return the cubs to her. "

This is the only way. I took off my coat and wrapped the bear like a baby. Then, I walked behind with the bear in my arms, while Jamba opened the way with a shotgun in case the mother bear suddenly appeared.

Thank god, have a safe trip.