The mother fox gave birth in May, so it has been more than a month.
Xu Qiaoqiao also gradually adapted to this Arctic fox family.
Except for that silly uncle who pops up from time to time.
Although female foxes will also go out to forage, this work is generally left to the males, who are almost responsible for the food rations of the whole family. Every time they go out, they will bring several lemmings and occasionally some berries.
As the temperature gradually rises, the climate of the Hudson Bay has changed significantly. It is now June, and it will soon be July, when a new round of migration will begin.
"Quack~quack~"
When a familiar voice sounded, Xu Qiaoqiao was excited, and without thinking much, she took a big step to the side.
I saw a gray fur fox jumping high, and then fell upside down and hit the ground, right where Xu Qiaoqiao was standing just now.
Seeing the silly fox sticking its head into the ground, Xu Qiaoqiao didn't react at all. She just sat aside and watched her silly uncle desperately trying to pull out her head.
here we go again.
I don’t know how many times this week, I have to sneak attack from time to time. Just now, Xu Qiaoqiao didn’t react, and he succeeded.
This guy sat down on him and laughed very happily.
"Hehehahaha~hehehehe~hahaha..."
Xu Qiaoqiao can never forget this devilish laughter. In the end, her dear mommy rescued her and gave her a good beating at the same time.
Arctic foxes have high IQs but are very naughty. This is the conclusion Xu Qiaoqiao came to during this period.
She is the quietest among their litter of fox cubs, the others are all troublemakers!
A pop sound.
The uncle pulled out the head and shook the hair at the same time, shaking off the sand and soil on the head.
Xu Qiaoqiao immediately took a few steps back.
The uncle laughed happily when he realized that Xu Qiaoqiao had moved so quickly. Then he brought the lemming he had just caught to his cute little niece, and moved its furry ears several times.
"Quack~" Come and cook!
After Xu Qiaoqiao saw her uncle's cry, she walked over with relief. She found that for this family of Arctic foxes, eating was not a time to run wild, so her uncle was particularly safe at this time.
Today her uncle picked a lot of berries for her, and he knew how to wrap them in leaves.
"Sniff sniff!"
The uncle dug a small pit nearby, then held the bag of berries wrapped in leaves, proudly showing off in front of Xu Qiaoqiao.
Look, your uncle picked this specially for you, are you impressed?
Then, he pushed the bag of berries in front of Xu Qiaoqiao, smiled happily, his eyes were crooked, he didn't eat this kind of thing, but his cute little niece liked it, so he happened to meet it today, so he picked it for her. Click back.
Xu Qiaoqiao looked at the pile of berries, and she was still moved in her heart. After playing and making trouble, her uncle still loved her very much, and compared to her brothers and sisters, her uncle loved her the most.
Of course, she was the one who made the biggest fuss.
It was not that he had never made trouble with other fox cubs, but he immediately made him cry. He began to cry for his mother, and then his uncle was greeted by a new round of beatings.
"quack."
Xu Qiaoqiao shouted softly, then leaned over and gently touched her uncle's cheek with her nose. I will forgive you for what happened just now!
"Haha." The uncle's laughter was particularly magical. In fact, Xu Qiaoqiao thought it was a bit like a pig's roar. Fortunately, foxes can't understand human speech.
At night, Xu Qiaoqiao curled up into a ball and slept next to her mother fox.
The mother fox licked every baby, and the cubs responded enthusiastically to their mother's love. There were a few male foxes sleeping outside, and a female fox and several cubs sleeping inside.
Xu Qiaoqiao also touched her mother gently with her kiss, saying good night, mother.
"quack."
The beautiful day passed quickly.
By the end of June, the temperature was rising higher and higher. The place they lived in was outside the Arctic Circle, and they could also feel the arrival of summer.
However, for Arctic foxes, especially color-changing foxes, summer is a very special period, and this period is their molting period.
Xu Qiaoqiao discovered something very shocking. She found that the hair on her body had been falling out these past few days, whether she was eating or sleeping, no matter what she did.
And this phenomenon not only happened to her, the mother fox also lost a lot of hair, and the other white foxes, without exception, all lost their hair, revealing their bare appearance.
Xu Qiaoqiao was silent. She pursed her lips and looked at the ugly black spots on her belly. Against the backdrop of the white hair, they looked extremely ugly.
She felt that her dislike of summer was going up a few levels.
Therefore, Xu Qiaoqiao has been in a bad mood these past few days, and her appetite is not very good either.
After all, the thinking activities of other Arctic foxes are not as active as hers. They will not pay attention to the issue of beauty or ugliness at all. Survival is the most important thing.
Going through the moulting period for the first time can always be emotionally unstable.
Arctic foxes also shed their hair to better dissipate heat in the summer, and the rest is also to better protect themselves in the summer.
When the ice and snow dissipate in summer, the color of the Arctic fox's fur after shedding is similar to the color of the stone, allowing it to blend in with the environment and protect itself from natural enemies.
So, when dinner was approaching, all the adult foxes went out to look for food, leaving only a few children here. They marked the side of the cave to prevent other animals from coming to harm the cubs.
Now the little foxes are almost two months old. They are running around, playing, and learning the hunting techniques taught by their mother or father. So, all of a sudden, several foxes are practicing the technique of planting green onions upside down.
A few bangs.
A few bangs.
Xu Qiaoqiao looked on and felt a dull pain in his skull.
This is a preparatory course for learning to hunt. Every Arctic fox cub cannot escape, otherwise you will be the one eating free food among the foxes in the future.
When Xu Qiaoqiao thought about this, she couldn't help but feel guilty. Although she could eat berries, she was not for dry food!
But when she thought about being defeated, she hesitated.
In fact, all the foxes have names, but they don't pay much attention to the ranking issue, because Xu Qiaoqiao is the most outstanding one, and without exception, her brothers and sisters dote on her.
This favor brought her to the bottom of the ranking.
They all call her sister, and they call her sister.
"Quack." Sister, why don't you practice?
Suddenly, a fox cub with lots of fur came over. He squatted down in front of Xu Qiaoqiao and barked a few words.
They don't know the concept of laziness, they just wonder why their sister doesn't come to play with them.
Xu Qiaoqiao raised her head and blinked her gray-blue eyes. She couldn't be said to be lazy and didn't want to practice. She looked at the dim sunlight, and then called out to him: Brother, I'm a little hungry.
It turned out that I was hungry, so no wonder I didn’t want to move much.
The considerate big brother fox expressed his understanding. After all, if he felt hungry, he would definitely feel uncomfortable.
"Quack..." In that case, sister, you should have a good rest.
With that said, Brother Fox went over and kissed Xu Qiaoqiao's ear, took a small bite and then continued to practice.
He is an Arctic fox who wants to practice hard and strive for independence.