39 Mongoose

◎The leopard was so frightened that it fell directly from the tree which was about 10 meters high.◎

Perhaps because there were new neighbors on the grassland, the hospitable meerkat family came out to take a look.

By the time Qiao Jinnian noticed these meerkats, they had already stood in rows, all standing upright and looking in her direction, as if she were some endangered animal.

After all, lions are very common on this grassland, and they should see them frequently. Honey Badgers and jackals are also very common. For now, these meerkats probably just think she is strange.

Qiao Jinnian walks upright. Now it seems that she looks a bit like a meerkat standing upright.

Therefore, the little lions actually glanced at the meerkat family standing in unison, and then turned back to look at their strange two-legged sister.

Qiao Jinnian: "..." Could it be that these lion brothers and sisters think that she is actually a mongoose?

I have to say that Qiao Jinnian likes meerkats very much. They are small and very cute. There are classic pictures of meerkats and their families watching the scenery together circulating all over the Internet.

At first, no one knew what they were looking at. Later, after research by scientists, they finally came to the conclusion that they were not really looking at anything, they were just looking at the scenery.

This left everyone speechless.

Now, Qiao Jinnian saw these cute little animals with her own eyes and waved to them to show that she was friendly.

Meerkats are very lively and cheerful animals, and often enjoy making friends with young pups of other species.

However, sometimes they can make friends, but more often than not, they may be expelled by the cubs' parents.

Ryan was used to seeing his cub making friends again and didn't even look at him. Sister Sa was not Qiao Jinnian's mother and couldn't do anything about it. Reiner himself was a newly adult lion and was very curious. He actually came over and wanted to make friends with the meerkat.

Unfortunately, the meerkat didn't like the big lion because the size difference between them was too big, and it only wanted to play with the two-legged beast.

In particular, this two-legged beast can stand up just like them.

The jackal and the honey badger also came over and were not driven away. They were all small in size and omnivores, so they just played together.

There were some green fruits in Qiao Jinnian's package, so he took them out and gave them to them to eat.

They didn't refuse at all and took it very familiarly. After she finished eating, they even took her to visit their home.

It turns out that these meerkats live in a dead tree.

They hollowed out the middle of a fallen dead tree to make a cave, which looked very comfortable. Unfortunately, Qiao Jinnian couldn't get in at all, and didn't really want to go in.

The meerkats are omnivores and most of the time they enjoy eating various insects they find in the grass, so they have no shortage of food.

The lion group is the one that lacks food the most, but lions generally don't eat these little meerkats because they don't look tasty.

Now, these meerkats are very friendly again and have become friends with their cubs. It is even less likely that Ryan, Sister Sa, and Reiner will eat meerkats.

This is the first official neighbor of their lion group. Qiao Jinnian expressed his happiness and said that when they barbecue again, he would try to let them taste the barbecue.

The little lion also tentatively stepped forward and played with these small animals, biting and biting them. Sister Sa just watched from the side and did not stop them.

Now, the lions' hunting time has completely changed to night time, after all, it is too hot during the day.

So, all three big lions were fast asleep under the tree, watching the cubs playing with the meerkats under the tree.

At night, when Qiao Jinnian was fast asleep, Ryan got up and went hunting with Sister Sa, leaving Reiner to watch over the cubs.

It was Qiao Jinnian who saw it when she got up to go to the bathroom at night. When Ryan saw that the cub had woken up, he licked her face to comfort her, and then walked over and set off with Sister Sa.

Qiao Jinnian sat on the haystack and watched the lion father go away until they disappeared on the horizon.

When she turned around, Qiao Jinnian happened to meet the eyes of the lion brother's searchlight. Before she said anything, Reiner thought she was very scared, so he walked up and lay down where Ryan had been lying before, pretending to be the lion father, and motioned for her to go back to sleep.

Seeing that she was still in a daze, he actually exposed his round belly and invited her to go to sleep.

Qiao Jinnian: "..." Isn't Brother Lion afraid of being beaten by Father Lion?

Since Brother Lion asked for a hug, she didn't hesitate and went straight over to lie in his furry lion mane.

Brother Lion doesn’t have as much mane as Father Lion, nor is his mane as warm as Father Lion’s, but it’s also really nice to have a warm hug in the dead of night.

The little lions were sleeping with their mother under a big tree. When they woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't find their mother, they saw their brother and sister sleeping together, looking very comfortable. So they just crawled in between their brother and sister and were covered by the sister's soft quilt. It was so comfortable!

So, early the next morning, when Qiao Jinnian turned over, he felt something soft under him, and the soft little thing made an "ow" sound.

Qiao Jinnian was startled. When she lifted the quilt, she saw her four younger brothers and sisters. The voice just now came from Sa Dadan. It turned out that she accidentally pressed him when she turned over.

"Oh, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt, sister will rub it for you." Qiao Jinnian finally woke up from her sleepiness and hurriedly rubbed Sa Dadan.

She sat up and found that it was not yet fully light. Her younger brother and sister also squatted on the haystack with her. Reiner beside her was also woken up by the little lions and yawned loudly.

The six lions all looked towards the east. The sky there was bright red, with a few lonely acacia trees standing there. Far away, there were low hills, adding a sense of layering to the beautiful sunrise scene.

However, no matter how beautiful the background color is, it is not as beautiful as the two lions that appear in the background picture. One is majestic and powerful, with lush mane. As he walks with big strides, his mane flies, looking very domineering. The other one is slightly smaller, with a strong physique, a graceful posture, and a calm expression. Compared with the lion next to it, it is not inferior.

The male lion is the lion father of himself and Reiner, and the other lioness is the dear mother of the four little lions around him.

Two lions are working together to carry back a large antelope. It looks like today will be a big harvest.

The six lions held their breath at the same time, and their hearts began to jump as the two lions got closer and closer.

As the territorial lion of the lion group, Ryan has always eaten with Reiner and Sister Sa. Now that the little lions can eat meat directly, they also chose a place and lay down to nibble on it.

While eating, Sister Sa lowered her head and looked at the little lions. Her eyes were filled with tenderness and satisfaction with her current life.

Of course, Qiao Jinnian was the only one who didn't need to eat meat, but she still had the dried meat she had roasted before, and the fruit in the small bag to eat.

The warm sun shines on the grassland, and the animals begin their day.

Seeing that the sun was shining brightly, the meerkats began to look for food.

On the other hand, Qiao Jinnian has been free recently. She thought about the fact that she has simple hemp rope clothes to wear and a coarse cotton quilt to cover herself. In fact, it is so hot here on the grassland, and it will only be a little cold at night during the rainy season. She really doesn't have high requirements for clothes.

In terms of food, in addition to meat, fruits, and wild vegetables, what she wants to eat most is actually carbohydrates. However, she has not yet found any plants that can be used as staple food.

Therefore, at present, Qiao Jinnian’s most important task is to replace her toothbrush and something that can be used to clean teeth. In fact, salt will do, but it’s a pity that it is too difficult to boil salt, and she is a little reluctant.

So, the second thing is that she has to find a staple food for herself.

While thinking, she kept working on knitting new clothes for herself. After all, the clothes she was wearing were worn out a lot.

Then, she saw Sister Sa, who had been sleeping under the tree, suddenly stand up, her ears shaking, and her eyes looking towards the west.

However, Qiao Jinnian heard nothing and didn't know what was going on.

Sister Sa looked at her, then looked at the four little lions, and signaled her and Reiner with her eyes to take care of the little lions.

Then, Sister Sa actually ran towards the west.

How could Qiao Jinnian miss such gossip? Even Reiner couldn't sit still. He yelled at Ryan and said that he wanted to go with his sister to see what happened.

Ryan also roared to indicate that he understood, and continued to lie under the tree watching the four little lions, acting as a nanny.

Reiner carried Qiao Jinnian on his back and just followed behind Sister Sa. After running for more than ten minutes, he crossed the bushes and came to the wide grassland. He unexpectedly found that Sister Sa was looking up at the treetops.

Qiao Jinnian also followed her gaze and looked towards the top of the tree, where there was a leopard.

Qiao Jinnian: "..." Could it be that Sister Sa wants to eat the leopard?

Although lions and leopards are irreconcilable and there are cases where they hunt each other, this situation should not be common.

Reiner came closer, and Qiao Jinnian could see clearly that the leopard was holding a small animal in its mouth.

She finally saw clearly that the prey was actually a mongoose!

If she was not mistaken, the meerkat should be her neighbor meerkat, those hospitable neighbors who got along well with each other.

It turns out that Sister Sa heard the screams of the meerkats. Was it coming to rescue its neighbors?

Qiao Jinnian was also very anxious. If this mongoose died, there would be one less lovely neighbor. It was very sad to think about it.

The leopard was forced to the top of the tree by Sister Sa. It didn't dare to come down, but it didn't intend to let go of the prey it had just caught. The two animals were in a complete stalemate.

However, the leopard still underestimated Sister Sa. He probably thought that lions could not climb trees.

You know, climbing trees is the forte of cats. Only male lions are not good at climbing trees because of their large size.

So, after watching for a long time, Sister Sa jumped with great force and directly jumped to the center of the big tree, then rushed towards the leopard on the top of the tree.

The leopard was so frightened that it fell directly from a tree about 10 meters high.

"Woo--" the leopard screamed.

However, just when all the animals thought that the leopard had fallen badly, the leopard, which was said to have nine lives, stood up steadily as if nothing had happened and was about to escape.

However, when the leopard fell, the cry sounded familiar, and Qiao Jinnian suddenly said, "Roar?"

The leopard turned around and saw the cub standing on two legs. She felt a little strange, but in an instant, she remembered something and said to Qiao Jin: "Woo-hoo--"

It really is Diandian! I haven’t seen her for a year!