94 Puddle
◎This was the first time the sub-adult lions had seen prey of this size; they had never known such a species was edible.◎
The little white lion laid its front paws on the turtle's shell and bit it hard with its sharp teeth. However, after gnawing for a long time, the turtle did not dare to release its hands and feet and could only passively endure it.
Finally, the little white lion stopped the movement of his mouth, let go of the turtle, and continued to lie by the puddle in boredom.
At this moment, the stone suddenly began to slowly crawl forward on its own.
In the eyes of the little white lion, it was amazing that the stone could walk by itself, so he bit the turtle and put it next to him.
As a result, the turtle hid itself in its shell again. The little white lion became interested in the toy again, but this time he didn't chew it. Instead, he used his claws to roll the turtle forward.
The poor mainland tortoise was being toyed with by a little lion and didn't dare to come out.
Seeing the little white lion playing with some toy in the sand, which seemed to be very entertaining, a group of sub-adults noticed it and came over to see what it was.
As a result, a group of half-grown teenagers, as if they had discovered a new world, treated a tortoise as a football and kicked it around.
Qiao Jinnian covered his forehead with his hands, fearing that the little lions would torture the tortoise to death.
However, after the sub-adults completely lost interest in the toy, the mainland tortoise stretched out its hands and feet, struggling to move forward quickly.
After a while, the turtle completely disappeared from the sight of the little lions.
After this interaction, the sub-adults had a much better impression of the little white lion. Sometimes when they were playing together, they would even hit the little white lion.
Fighting and biting each other are all ways for the little lions to play and interact, and the little white lion also likes this kind of interaction.
The old lion would sometimes lie there, quietly watching the little white lion successfully blend into the sub-adult group.
Maybe the old lion also remembered his youth.
For male lions, the happiest time in their lives is probably when they are cubs staying in their original territory.
Because after the age of three, some sub-adult lions in a lion group are driven out by their fathers when they are even less than three years old, and they can never return to the lion group again.
So, for these teenagers, they are playing happily now, and they don’t seem to realize what they will experience in the future.
As the weather became increasingly dry, our lion group temporarily stayed in the south because there were no other lion groups there and it was relatively safe.
Every time Ryan hunts, he splits into three groups, which makes the hunting more efficient.
Sometimes Sister Sa’s group would catch some warthogs, sometimes adult warthogs, sometimes a few baby warthogs. Maybe there were more warthog holes in the west.
What Reiner and his two sisters brought back were leopards and baboons. Reiner seemed to like hunting leopards.
Regardless, each group found food, although not the usual herbivores.
In short, the lion group will not starve to death and will still be able to survive.
The water in the puddle completely disappeared, and the entire puddle turned into a huge quagmire. There was a herd of elephants in the distance, and the queen led the entire herd of elephants to look for water everywhere.
For elephants, the daily demand for water is too great, so they will always be on the road looking for water sources.
The elephants seemed to be too thirsty and malnourished, and looked a little weak.
However, when the queen led the tribe to the water hole, she sadly found that the water hole had dried up.
The queen was very disappointed and led the tribe in another direction.
When the large group began to move towards other water sources, a mother elephant suddenly lost her balance and fell beside a mud pit.
"Moo--" The baby elephant let out a painful howl and kept touching his mother's back with his trunk, trying to help her stand up again.
But the mother elephant was too weak, which was a symptom of long-term dehydration.
"Moo--" The mother elephant howled loudly and kept trying to stand up, but her legs were weak and she couldn't stand up at all.
The lion group in their home just watched the mother and son quietly.
This scene deeply stimulated the group of sub-adults, who seemed not to realize that elephants could also be used as food by them.
The lions didn't make a sound. They all lay down under the shade of the trees and took a nap. After all, they still had to hunt at night.
All afternoon, all the lions saw the mother elephant struggling, but unfortunately, in the end, she completely lost all her energy and was unable to stand up again.
Originally, the baby elephant should have caught up with the herd, but the baby elephant just glanced at the herd that was going away and decided to stay with his mother and encourage her to stand up.
Unfortunately, he is too small for his mother and cannot help her stand up.
Looking at his mother lying weakly in the mud, the baby elephant fell silent. Not knowing what to do, he simply lay down and rested his head in his mother's arms.
In the evening, the baby elephant was very hungry and used his trunk to roam around his mother's body, wanting to drink milk.
Unfortunately, my mother has no milk left because she has been hungry for too long.
"Moo--" The baby elephant could not yet understand the meaning of death. He just didn't understand why his mother suddenly stopped walking and couldn't stand up.
Soon, the old lion, who had watched the affectionate scene between mother and child for the whole afternoon, took the lead. Without any hesitation, he walked towards the baby elephant, which had been struggling for the whole afternoon and was already very weak.
The baby elephant was lying on the ground, and the old lion took the baby elephant's life almost instantly.
He did not touch the mother elephant because everyone knew that the elephant would not survive and would die sooner or later.
So, the lions all walked towards the elephant mother at the same time, and picked up a whole elephant for free without even making any effort.
This was the first time the sub-adult lions had seen prey of this size; they had never known this species was edible.
Even though the mother elephant was very thin due to hunger, it still weighed at least five tons. The super lion pride was huge, but the elephant was even bigger.
Therefore, this also means that so many lions can eat their fill and will not have to hunt again for at least several days.
This was the first time Ryan had eaten elephant meat in many years, because they had seen with their own eyes how the vengeful elephant crushed the crocodile into a meat patty, and they had also gotten along very well with the elephant group in the east.
But now, this group of elephants is obviously having difficulty surviving, and they have voluntarily abandoned the mother and child, so that they can feed their own group.
The family group spent two whole days eating this meal. After finishing the meal, they went to digest it, and then ate again vigorously. Every lion was so full that he could not walk.
So all the lions lay under the shade of the trees and digested their food for several days before they finally recovered.
This meal of elephant meat seemed to open up a new world for the sub-adults.
My God, this species is so big and looks like it is easy to prey on. So they may consider hunting this species during the dry season in the future.
Because the water hole was completely dry, Ryan decided to move temporarily and find a new water source. Unlike the elephants, his lion pride only needed a little water to survive.
What the elephants need is not just a water hole, but a lake of water.
Leading the tribe, Ryan headed directly southwest.
This is the result of the lion father's observation on the high slope over the past two days. He has been thinking about where to find food next.
After walking for several days, the lion group successfully found a water hole. This water hole was bigger than the previous one. There was even a hippopotamus in the middle of the water hole. Oh, and there were also quite a few crocodiles.
When Qiao Jinnian saw the hippos, she felt a little disgusted, mainly because they ate a lot and pooped a lot, making the river water smelly.
Because this puddle is the only one within a few miles, various herbivores and carnivores gather here at this time.
Because there are crocodiles and hippos in the river, the warthogs that stay here dare not lie by the river to drink water. They can only dig holes in the sand by the river. In this way, groundwater will flow out from the sand, and they can drill in to drink water without being attacked by crocodiles.
Qiao Jinnian suspected that the warthogs learned this trick from the baboons, because baboons often do this. This way they can ensure that they drink clean water that is not contaminated because the water has been filtered through the sand, and they can also ensure that they will not be attacked.
The baboons' claws are very flexible and they can quickly dig out a sand pit and crawl into it to drink water.
However, the antelope nearby also came over and wanted to use the baboon's water hole, but was chased away by the baboon with "wow wow wow".
The antelopes cannot dig holes themselves and dare not go near the water holes, so they wait for the warthogs to go back to their burrows. Only then do they have the opportunity to drink a sip of water from the holes dug by the warthogs.
However, the puddles were soon covered by sand, and new holes needed to be dug constantly so that the underground water could flow out.
The antelope had no choice but to huddle together with his companions, hoping to get a sip of water from the river on the hippopotamus' side.
Unexpectedly, when the hippo saw so many antelopes coming over, he suddenly became angry, opened his mouth wide, and was about to attack the group of antelopes.
The antelope was so frightened that it jumped and ran away.
While digging the hole, the baboon watched the group of super masters coming over.
Other herbivores also saw the lions and began to run away.
But the lions were full and had no intention of hunting, so when they saw there was no danger, they came back and continued to look for ways to drink water.
The baboon was so engrossed in watching that he stayed by the river and forgot to be careful of the crocodiles. Just as he was distracted, the crocodile bit his arm.
"Waaaaa--" the baboon screamed in pain and tried to shake off the crocodile's mouth.
However, the crocodile was also hungry, and the baboon's arm was directly bitten off by its powerful bite force.
One of the baboon's arms was bitten off. The baboon endured the pain and ran away quickly. Blood was still dripping from his arm and his face was distorted with pain.
The crocodile ate an arm and then went back into the river to continue lurking.
Qiao Jinnian chose a sandy area by the river farthest from the crocodiles, sat down and started digging a hole. After digging for a while, he saw the underground river water gushing out and quickly filled himself a glass of water.
"Awoo--" Qiao Jinnian greeted the lion father and asked him to come over to the sandpit to drink water.
In fact, what Qiao Jinnian meant was that the water here is clean, and there is a stinky smell from hippos in the river.
However, she obviously overlooked one thing, that is, animals don't care whether they smell or not.
Moreover, when such a large lion group appeared by the river, the crocodiles and hippos directly dived into the river and hid their bodies.
Qiao Jinnian: "..." What a strong desire to survive!
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