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She looked extremely nervous and kept yelling at the bushes: "Roar--"
In fact, she really couldn't tell what a lion looked like, but Ryan looked different from other lions. He had very lush hair and a black mane. And it wasn't that she had a filter for Ryan. Ryan was really very handsome. Both his appearance and hunting techniques showed the domineering aura of a king.
This is what she is most proud of about her lion father.
The reason why she thought it was Sister Sa was because that was Sister Sa's posture when she was hunting, and Sister Sa's body was also larger than that of an ordinary lioness, about the size of a small male lion.
By the way, Sister Sa’s eyes are very sharp, and she has a kind of confidence that comes from within.
Sure enough, Ryan's eyes confirmed Qiao Jinnian's thoughts, because his upper body was straightened, but he did not show any nervousness. He obviously recognized that it was Sister Sa.
But they just looked at it twice more and had no intention of going forward to say hello. After all, they were not from the same lion group.
Sister Sa just lay there, ate half of the zebra meat, raised her head, looked around, then stood up and walked towards the bushes with the meat in her mouth. But this was a zebra after all, weighing at least 400 pounds. Even if she ate a lot, it was still too heavy.
So, she gave up dragging the prey, took a few more big bites, and then threw it there and ran into the bushes.
She looked extremely nervous and kept yelling at the bushes: "Hoo-woo--"
After a while, four little lion cubs came out from the grass, unable to even walk steadily, and stumbled towards her.
At this time, her eyes were full of love. She licked her cubs one by one, lay down on the ground, bent her front paws, lay on her side, and let the cubs start to suckle.
The four cubs were well fed and looked plump, and they didn't look hungry.
Qiao Jinnian was very surprised. It turned out that Sister Sa had given birth to a baby.
She remembered that the lion video said that female lions would give birth to their babies alone in the wild, and would only return to the lion group with their cubs when the babies were a few months old, so Sister Sa must have come here temporarily to give birth.
That's none of their business.
The family of three stood up and prepared to continue moving north along the river.
However, from the other side of the river, a hyena's shrill laughter of "Hahaha..." was heard, which sounded very much like the laughter of monsters in TV dramas.
Immediately afterwards, Sister Sa's lion roar came from afar.
Qiao Jinnian turned around and looked towards the grassy area where Sister Sa was. Only then did she realize that it was not the other side of the river, but an isolated island. She could only see it clearly after she walked away.
So, is Sister Sa surrounded by a pack of hyenas?
Qiao Jinnian looked at Ryan, and sure enough, Ryan also turned around and looked towards the island where Sister Sa was.
It is always dangerous for a lioness to raise cubs alone, but that is their mission. That is why the survival rate of lion cubs is particularly low. This is the law of nature.
But Ryan looked a little anxious, as if he was remembering something bad.
Qiao Jinnian knew that he wanted to take care of this matter again, so she jumped off his back and sat on Reiner's back.
Brother Lion didn't know Sister Sa, so he carried her on his back and walked closer. He watched Ryan walk across the river and behind the hyena group.
Hyenas love to harass lionesses, but they won't go against male lions, especially those in their prime, and there are no more than ten hyenas in this group.
Yes, with Sister Sa's strength, she does not need the help of other lions at all, but the problem is that Sister Sa is followed by four cubs. If Sister Sa fights with all her strength, the other hyenas' targets will be the cubs, so the cubs will be in great danger.
If Sister Sa doesn't fight back, these hyenas are very patient and will wait for an opportunity to attack the cubs at any time. It's really hard to guard against them.
The remaining zebra meat by the river had obviously been eaten by the hyenas, but they had obviously noticed the cubs around them a long time ago.
"Hahaha..." The hyenas laughed strangely and pressed forward step by step, forcing Sister Sa to come out and fight.
This is a blatant conspiracy, it's hard not to be fooled.
Ryan couldn't bear it any longer, so he chose the hyena standing at the back and pounced on it. He pressed his huge body on the hyena's body and choked the hyena's neck to death. The hyena let out a shrill scream, but the scream only lasted for two seconds before disappearing without a trace.
This is called a rapid breakthrough and instant shock!
Sure enough, the hyenas had no idea that a majestic lion was behind them. After all, this was an island, and there were no other animals around except the crocodiles in the water.
However, Ryan came here to meddle in other people's business, so he walked out of the water.
The hyena queen immediately gave the order to retreat, and all the members of the tribe followed the hyena queen and began to flee frantically.
Sister Sa also yelled wildly to express her anger.
If it weren't for taking care of the cubs, Sister Sa wouldn't have been idle for such a long time. So although she didn't want to thank Ryan, she also knew that without Ryan, she would definitely lose one or two of her cubs, or perhaps all of them.
So she came forward and rubbed her head against Ryan to express her gratitude.
However, Ryan came here just to help, and after helping, he turned around and left the island.
He walked very fast, as if he was afraid that Sister Sa would bite him from behind.
I'm afraid only Qiao Jinnian knows why he ran away, because Sister Sa must be very afraid that Ryan would bite her cub to death, and she will definitely yell at Ryan.
Qiao Jinnian: “…” Hahaha…
Sister Sa also looked a little speechless, standing on the island and watching the family of three from afar.
Continue walking along the river. You will always see many animals drinking water along the way, which will make it easier for Ryan and Reiner to hunt.
This is no-man's land. They saw many lion groups along the way, including those from the south, as well as other top predators.
For example, a leopard suddenly rushed out from the grass in front, trying to disperse the group of antelopes, but the antelopes used a very effective method to save their lives.
The climate is dry, and the ground is covered with yellow soil except for dead grass. These top predators can only see black and white, so the takin took advantage of this. They all ran in one direction, rolling up the yellow soil all over the sky, and their figures disappeared in the thick yellow sand.
So, perhaps in the eyes of the leopard, everything is chaos and it can't see anything, so it can only give up the hunting plan and set its sights on the gazelle grazing nearby.
Gazelles are relatively small, so they are targeted by several groups of carnivores at the same time.
For example, even the cape has set its sights on the gazelle calves.
As soon as the cubs are born, they have to face these carnivores, and even their mothers cannot completely protect them.
Qiao Jinnian hasn't set a trap for a long time, because Ryan would bring her meat every day. The last time was because of the drought and Ryan was injured, so she used that method to take care of Ryan.
Her idea was simple. When she had enough ability to protect herself, she would learn to hunt. After all, she could use tools.
After a while, Cloak spotted a little cub and ran towards it.
However, the cub's mother was not far away. Although the horns on the female gazelle's head were very small, in order to protect her child, the mother gazelle still rushed over desperately and butted the jackal with her horns.
The jackal was almost as big as a gazelle cub, so how could it possibly defeat an adult gazelle? It had no choice but to flee in a panic, howling as it ran.
Originally, Qiao Jinnian thought that Cape had given up, but unexpectedly, Cape was lying in the grass, observing the gazelle cub. When the mother gazelle turned around to eat grass, he immediately rushed over.
Although it was a bit cruel, Qiao Jinnian had to admire Cloak's persistence in food.
The little cub had no choice but to start running away. He had just learned how to use the skills of escape. In order to escape, he used all the methods taught by his mother. All four feet jumped up at the same time, as if there were springs installed on his feet.
However, the cub was still too young and did not use its escape method to its full potential, so it was soon caught up by the jackal. The prey and the predator were almost the same size, but the jackal was an adult and more experienced. It flew up, knocked the cub down, and bit his neck tightly without letting go.
This is probably the largest prey Cloak has caught in recent months, excluding those caught in traps.
So, he looked very happy, his ears twitching and even his tail swaying comfortably from side to side.
This is why many carnivores migrate with herbivores. If this were in the south during the dry season, they would probably only be able to eat small mice.
Under his father's guidance, Reiner's hunting skills also improved by leaps and bounds. He even hunted a whole takin by himself. Yes, it was the group of takin that the leopard had just set its eyes on.
The father and son, with a lion on each side, lay under a tree by the river and began to enjoy the food. They ate as much as they could now, because it would be difficult to hunt once all the herbivores had crossed the river.
As they walked, Qiao Jinnian unexpectedly discovered a tree that bore white, cotton-like fruits.
She raised her hand and touched it. It really felt like cotton, so she became a little excited. With cotton, she could make more clothes, which would be more comfortable than the hemp rope skirt she was wearing.
So they didn't go any further and set up camp here because there were many cotton trees there.
Seeing that she was not leaving, Ryan began to patrol the area, marking scents, and using roars to drive away large animals, treating this place as a temporary residence.
Qiao Jinnian finally had a new task, which was to pick cotton fluff. This was definitely not cotton, but she didn't know what to call it, so she just continued to call it cotton.
Picking all those white things was a huge project, and it took her several days to pick them.
Because we stayed here, we rarely saw large carnivores here.
However, on this day, Qiao Jinnian actually heard a lion's roar from afar, but it did not sound like an invading stray male lion. It was more like the voice of a lioness, or rather, it seemed to be Sister Sa's voice.
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