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◎Who would have thought that the three lions would run straight towards them, their long manes
Yes, she is a lioness, and an older lioness who doesn't need to reproduce for the herd...
Oh my god, she’s just an eight-year-old human cub!
Shaking his head, Qiao Jinnian put aside the roars in his mind and went towards the little lions.
If Qiao Jinnian was still a sub-adult lion, then the lioness would have bitten him at this time, because sub-adults might not be able to control their strength and might kill the cubs. Therefore, sub-adults have the lowest status in the group. They eat last, and if they get too close to the cubs, they will be severely punished by their mothers.
Now, Qiao Jinnian is an eight-year-old adult lioness, which makes her the safest person. Therefore, she is allowed by the lioness mothers to approach the cubs.
These are the lion cubs born at the end of this year's dry season. They are still tiny, like little kittens. I counted them and found that there are so many female lions in the tribe, reaching 10, so the number of lion cubs has also increased exponentially.
However, not all female lions become pregnant at the same time; there is always a time sequence. Therefore, the number of cubs in the entire population now is neither too many nor too few, about 16.
Now my family is definitely the largest super lion group in the area.
However, the little lion is still young and mainly feeds on breast milk, so no problems are apparent yet.
As the little lions grow up, this territory is no longer large enough for so many lions to survive.
The male lions will be driven out, but when there are too many female lions in a territory, it is necessary to consider dividing them into several small lion groups, so as not to cause too many carnivores in a territory, which is not conducive to the ecological balance.
The lion cubs can be close to each other and do not need to be separated too far. When unsafe factors arise in the local area, other lion cubs can arrive quickly to help.
Sister Sa knows all of this. Presumably, when this batch of little lions grow up, she will start organizing the division of the family.
I know that the tribe is doing well and the little lions are healthy, and Sister Sa is definitely the biggest contributor to this tribe, because she is responsible for teaching each batch of little lions. She is a strict and very responsible mother.
But this time, she did not give birth to cubs, she just helped her daughters raise the children.
Qiao Jinnian didn't know exactly how old Sister Sa was, but based on the time she gave birth to two litters of cubs, she could guess that she was at least eleven or twelve years old, maybe even older.
The lion father was unwilling to join the lion group, so Qiao Jinnian naturally would not go there either. The father and daughter just came back to see everyone.
However, this did not stop Qiao Jinnian from sitting on the grass and playing with her little lion cubs.
These little lions didn't know who this biped was, but she had a strong smell of a male lion, which was very familiar. After all, the smell of relatives is always somewhat similar.
Qiao Jinnian picked up a little lion, looked into his lovely glass eyes, and said to him: "Roar——"
The little lion also said to her: "Awoo——"
The little lion's fur is soft and feels great to the touch, exactly the same as a kitten's.
Seeing their brother being picked up by the two-legged beast, the other little lions were unwilling to do so. They squeezed together and tried to climb onto the two-legged beast's legs, as if it was very fun.
The lioness mothers do not allow the cubs to approach the lion father. In fact, the lion father has always been very irritable with cubs that are not his own. Even with his own cubs, he lacks patience and is a father who looks particularly cold on the surface.
Soon, Qiao Jinnian's legs and stomach were filled with little lions, and some of them even tried to pull at her hemp rope clothes and climb up her back.
This is a skill they are born with. They only need to stretch out their claws and grab the gaps in the hemp ropes to climb to high places.
However, as the number of lions increased, they began to quarrel, and if one lion was dissatisfied, it would scratch another.
At this time, Qiao Jinnian's clothes were almost torn to pieces, and he was wailing in his heart. He finally experienced the feeling of a giraffe surrounded by a group of lions.
Finally, she fell backwards onto the grass because she couldn't bear the weight of so many lions, while the culprits had already climbed over her head and were acting tyrannically.
Seeing her fall, the little lions simply climbed onto her face and covered her whole body. One of the little lions even tried to pry her mouth open.
Qiao Jinnian: "..." Help, please don't poop on her face!
Finally, Sister Sa couldn't bear it anymore. She wondered why this strange cub didn't know how to resist. If this continued, the cub would look like a herbivore that was successfully hunted by the lions...
Sister Sa growled a few times, and the lionesses came forward, biting the cubs and putting them back on the ground. However, the cubs were not satisfied with being placed on the grass and continued to climb upwards.
The female lions can only bite one at a time. As soon as they put one down, another one climbs back up. It's a waste of effort.
Qiao Jinnian was overwhelmed. Although the little lion was cute, this was too much. She couldn't handle it...
Finally, it was Sister Sa who took slow steps and growled at the little lions: "Roar——"
It seems that the little lions are usually afraid of Sister Sa. As soon as she roared at them, several of them were so scared that they fell directly on the grass, and the others also began to turn back, trying to get back to the ground.
Finally, Qiao Jinnian was successfully rescued. He looked down at his hemp rope clothes, which were so shabby and rough that they were simply unbearable to look at.
It seems that she is going to make another piece of clothing for herself recently. This one is too shabby.
The little lions stood up obediently, raised their heads and looked at Sister Sa, they were so well behaved.
The lioness mothers were going home to feed their babies, so the father and daughter said goodbye to the lion group. Once again, they rubbed against each other to express their affection.
After watching the lions, the father and daughter seemed to have accomplished something great.
The hemp ropes that Qiao Jin was thinking about were all made from plants found in the northern grasslands. Now, she needed to make a new piece of clothing for herself, so she pointed to the northern grasslands and said to her father, "Roar--"
The lion father didn't seem to have any particular place he wanted to go, so he didn't hesitate and continued walking towards the northern grassland.
It is the rainy season now, and all the animals are migrating south, but this father and daughter are heading north.
The journey was smooth. After all, during the rainy season, the relationship between different populations is relaxed and there will be no conflict unless necessary.
I don’t know where my friends have gone. They are not in the lion group, but animals have their own way of life. I guess they have gone to different places to make a living.
Cheetahs can hunt on their own as long as there is grassland. Honey Badgers and jackals can live well on the grassland, and those herbivores can survive wherever there is grass.
Her only worry was Arun. She wondered if there was any male elephant willing to accept him and form an alliance with him.
But Allen had obviously left the lion group and no one knew where he had gone.
Lion Dad led the way along the way and first came to the black mud pit. Qiao Jinnian prepared some salt for himself, put it in a jar, and carried it on his back. This was the barbecue seasoning for the road.
Then they came to the island where they first met Sister Sa. There was a lot of short-staple cotton nearby. They could consider combining it with hemp rope to make themselves a more comfortable piece of clothing.
Because it would take some time, Qiao Jinnian and her lion father temporarily lived by the river, soaking plants, drying them, and then twisting hemp ropes for herself. This time she wanted to twist more, because the hemp ropes could not only be used to make clothes, but were also her main tools for hunting and escaping.
The lion father is very lazy and lies under a big tree all day long. This place is unowned land and it is the rainy season, so it is particularly safe here.
In a safe environment, if the lion father really falls asleep, his sleeping posture will be particularly heroic.
Looking at the lion father lying on his side with his legs spread wide open, Qiao Jinnian was speechless for a moment. He found a huge leaf and covered his belly with it to save himself the trouble of looking at it.
However, although the lion was asleep, he reacted very quickly. He got up immediately, looked at his cubs, looked at the huge leaves covering his body with a confused look, and then raised his head to look at his cubs.
His expression was easy to understand. He seemed to be asking: What the hell is this? Why are you putting it on me?
Qiao Jinnian didn't explain. It was still a bit embarrassing. Which good lion dad would sleep like this?
After waking up the lion father, Qiao Jinnian simply sat over and lay on his father and began to twist the hemp ropes, one by one, without any rush. Anyway, this was his daily job now.
Hunting is very simple, and Qiao Jinnian feels that life is still very happy as long as he has something to do every day.
However, when she smelled the strong lion smell and long-lasting sweat odor of her father again, she began to miss the waterfall in the southwest, where there were no crocodiles or hippos, and the water was super clean.
Forget it, every place has its advantages. For example, she didn't see this kind of hemp rope in the southwest, nor did she find salt. There should be salt lakes, but unfortunately she didn't know them.
Therefore, this time when she comes back, she must prepare everything she needs. Maybe after visiting all relatives and friends, she and her lion father will completely immigrate to the southwest and live there for a long time. They will come back every two years to prepare some hemp ropes and salt.
When she thought about immigrating, Qiao Jinnian left in such a hurry that she didn't take anything with her. She didn't know where her friends had gone. Maybe she should catch some guinea fowl again, dig some tuberous plants in the east, bring them all to the southwest, settle down there permanently, and turn the waterfall into a home for herself and her lion father.
The idea was good, and Qiao Jinnian didn't know how to communicate her thoughts with her father, but she would do it in front of him, and he would definitely understand.
It took Qiao Jinnian a whole month, working overtime every day, to finally prepare the hemp rope he needed. Then he was ready to set off again to catch guinea fowl and dig tubers in the east.
As they walked, there was no danger on the road, and both the father and daughter relaxed a little. After all, what danger could there be in the rainy season?
As he was thinking this, an alliance of three lions appeared in front of him.
It doesn’t matter, they haven’t come to the territory of other lion groups, they just need to avoid them.
Unexpectedly, the three lions ran straight towards them. As they ran, their long manes fluttered in the wind, looking very majestic and powerful.
However, being suddenly attacked head-on by three lions was a terrifying scene!
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