99 Sand Bath

◎The old lion is also using all his life's knowledge to teach this little white lion.◎

Ha, this is something I’ve never seen before. It was the first time that Qiao Jinnian saw a dinner party among lions similar to the one in human society.

She used to think she was the only one who would do something like this, but she never expected her father to actually treat other lions to a meal. What's even funnier is that the other lions still remember her and even treat her to a meal in return...

Qiao Jinnian felt that this incident could be recorded in the history of Lions!

Regardless, everyone gets along well. The other side is very powerful and has a very friendly attitude, so we are also willing to become good friends with them.

During the rainy season, these top predators will be particularly friendly, but this only happens during the rainy season. During the dry season, this situation almost never occurs.

Because food is so scarce, who would be willing to share food with you?

Maybe it's because their own lion group is very powerful, while the other lion group is not only powerful but also has less burden, so they are so easy to talk to.

However, looking at the newly-adult lioness in the other lion group, Qiao Jinnian knew that when the rainy season came, these four male lion fathers would welcome a litter of cubs, and perhaps they would encounter more lionesses in the future. If that happened, in a year or two, they would also become a super lion group, and the four fathers would start to be overwhelmed.

Hahaha, Qiao Jinnian found it funny when she thought of the four fathers looking haggard.

Then, she saw her father looking at the four lions again. She thought that according to her guess, her father was about 12 years old this year and was in the late stage of his prime.

So, after the next rainy season, it will be almost time for the seven sub-adults to be driven out. If the father doesn't want to have more cubs at that time, she will take him with her to wander.

However, before that, they need to find the next territorial lion for the lion group.

If the elder brother has cubs again during the next rainy season and stray lions invade the territory, the elder brother may be driven out and all his cubs may be bitten to death.

Oh, thinking about all these messes, Qiao Jinnian really has a headache.

Although these are not her responsibilities, nor should she participate, after all, she is just a member of the lion group to make up the numbers, and at most can only be considered half a lioness, helping to take care of the cubs.

Forget it, Qiao Jinnian shook her head. She believed that her father would handle everything well.

When the lion group was eating, the four male lions and one lioness walked away into the distance. It was unknown where they rested or whether they had a fixed territory.

Because they already have a fixed lion group and have female lions joining them, I believe that it will not be long before they occupy a territory and begin to mark the territory.

I was afraid that they would drive out their own lion group as well.

Who knows? The rainy season is coming soon anyway.

Qiao Jinnian looked up at the sky. The stars were so bright that it seemed as if she could pick them up at any time.

There was already some moisture in the air. Qiao Jinnian followed the lion group out every night. She was also the only animal without hair, so she naturally had some sense of the weather and temperature.

We didn't spend much time hunting today, after all, our own lion group was treated to a meal.

So, when the lion father lay there and prepared to digest the food, Qiao Jinnian leaned directly on his father and looked up at the stars in the sky.

The sky looks dark blue at night. Under the moonlight, the sparse trees in the distance and the mountains farther away seem like sand paintings made by someone, which seem so unreal.

It's in the southwest, and I don't know what's there?

She had been to the east in person before and saw the easternmost canyon fault. Perhaps there was the sea further away, but she was still too young and it was too far from home, so she wanted to come back to accompany her father.

Perhaps, in the future, when her father retires, she and her father can explore the farther west and south together and see the larger and wider grasslands.

Dad's body was super warm, so she didn't feel cold at all. He was like a huge furnace, constantly radiating heat.

But he smells worse in the dry season than in the rainy season. Who told him to hate taking a shower so much?

The air is filled with a strong smell of blood, and I believe that scavengers will come soon.

The sub-adults were full, and they slept in a messy manner, back to back, head to head, lying on the ground to digest the food.

When the vultures saw that the lions had finished eating, they flew forward and quietly ate the meat stuck between the bones, cleaning up the battlefield without wasting any food.

Normally they always like to have a big quarrel, always thinking that the meat their companions eat is more delicious than their own, but at this moment, the vultures are all very quiet, and none of them are making loud noises. Perhaps it is because the night here is very quiet, or perhaps it is because there is such a large super lion group here, and they don’t want to anger the lion group.

Just as Qiao Jinnian had expected, it really started to rain within a month. The rain wasn't heavy, but it was just the beginning and a good sign.

The animals do not seek shelter from the rain, allowing the rain to wet their fur. When the rain stops, they will frantically shake their fur dry, otherwise this will cause hypothermia.

The same thing happened with his own lion pride. Every lion was shaking its hair wildly. Qiao Jinnian knew they would do this, so he quickly ran two steps and hid behind a rock to avoid being splashed with rain by these ignorant sub-adults.

When the little white lion saw her suddenly hiding, he thought something had happened. Later, he seemed to understand that she was afraid of being splashed with water, so he opened his mouth and looked like he was laughing.

Qiao Jinnian thought the white lion was cute, and over the past few months, he had been very sensible. He would take the initiative to learn hunting with the old lion, cook for himself, and would not steal their own food. He would only come to eat after getting permission.

The old lion is also using all his life's learning to teach the little white lion.

Qiao Jinnian always suspected that the white lion and the old lion would go back to the core area with their own lion group, so she planned to give the little white lion a simple name, so let's call him Xiaobai. The old lion was difficult to name, and since he was old, she would just call him Grandpa Lion.

With the arrival of the rainy season, green moss and some low grass gradually grew on the ground in this desert area.

Of course, the water level in the groundwater rivers also gradually rose, and the animals finally had the freedom to drink water.

From a distance, Qiao Jinnian saw a herd of elephants going out in search of water. No one knew where they had gone during this dry season.

Ryan is never in a hurry. After all, the rainy season is here and the grass and trees still need some time to grow. When the herbivores return to their own lion territory, they can eat as they go back.

As a territorial lion, it requires some wisdom and not to be reckless. The lion father is a very wise and good father!

Gradually, Qiao Jinnian discovered that many small yellow flowers had grown on the sand. They were really small, but densely packed and quite pretty.

The animals were all nibbling on the flowers and grass.

Qiao Jinnian also likes those flowers very much. If she had a camera, she would like to take a lot of photos of herself. The blue sky and white clouds, green trees, golden sand, and light yellow flowers, this color combination is absolutely beautiful!

However, while she was sitting and playing on a large area of ​​flowers, two huge rhinos came out of the bushes behind her.

It was strange. She had never seen a white rhino during the dry season. Where did it come from?

Fortunately, she looked very small when she was sitting on the ground and did not threaten the white rhino, so the white rhino ignored her and walked straight towards the water hole in front.

There is a huge mud pit made by animals next to the water hole. Many animals like to cover their bodies with mud because they have many parasites. When the mud dries completely, the parasites will fall off along with the dried mud.

This is really a great method.

Seeing the sand, Qiao Jinnian also thought of a good idea. Since lions don't like to take a bath, she thought that letting the sub-adults roll in the sand should be able to help them remove some of the dirt on their bodies.

Of course, she wanted to try it on her own father first.

So, the next second, she filled a basin of sand in a water container she made, asked him to lie on the sand, poured the sand on his hair, and rubbed it, trying to see if the dirt on his body could be rubbed off with the sand.

His own cub started to act up again. The lion father squinted his eyes, as if he was born unable to open his eyes. He looked at her silently with his mouth half open, feeling particularly powerless.

If it continues to evolve, she's afraid her old father will be able to speak...

Ryan's expression was so easy to understand, as if asking her: What are you doing? You're just messing around all day, I'm tired and irritated, can you please leave me alone?

Qiao Jinnian didn't care and just looked at how many flies and mosquitoes were standing on her father's nose, mouth, and back. They were all attracted by the smell of blood on his body. Doesn't he feel itchy?

Anyway, she just poured the sand and rubbed it hard.

Coincidentally, there was a dead tree root on the edge of the sand. No one knew which animal had pushed it down, leaving only a section of the root sticking out there. The height was just right.

So, the lion father put his huge lion chin on the tree root, squinting his eyes helplessly, with a calm face. No matter how she rubbed or kneaded it, he remained motionless, very Buddhist.

Qiao Jinnian washed him thoroughly with sand. Actually, she really wanted to give him a bath with water, but unfortunately, the lion father hated going into the water the most. Most cats don't like water because it would wet their fur and make them uncomfortable.

Now, at least there will be fewer flies and mosquitoes on Dad.

Finally, they finished washing and Dad fell asleep successfully. Because there happened to be some shade next to the sand pit, Qiao Jinnian simply ignored him and let him sleep here.

As a result, when they saw their sister (aunt) bathing the territory lion with sand, the sub-adults also began to get restless. Leiber, his own younger brother, was the first to rush over, fearing that if he was slow, his sister would get tired and not want to work.

Okay, Qiao Jinnian will bear the burden and give each one a sand bath.

So, when Leiber was bathing, he also imitated the territorial lion, lying on his paws, squinting his eyes, and enjoying his sister's super luxurious bathing service...