Chapter 181 Tyrannosaurus Rex (V)
With the "enthusiastic help" of Microraptor, all 12 eggs in the nest were successfully hatched and were not defeated by nature at the beginning.
Microraptor: I have a sentence...
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Just as Yu Yiyun expected, among the hatched cubs, there were six little female dragons and six little male dragons.
It is difficult to determine the gender of a dragon when it has just hatched. You have to wait until it grows a little bigger before you can tell.
Because the incubation order of the two areas was different, it was difficult for him to judge whether his temperature control method was effective.
Yu Yiyun put those insignificant details behind her, twirled her tail, and happily walked around the little dragons, happier than the dragon cubs' biological mother.
The pig dragon participated in the entire hatching process, so how can it not be considered a relative!
My aunt discovered that the dragon egg was hatching and came over to take a look.
When she found so many cubs had hatched, a hint of worry clearly appeared on her big dragon face.
My aunt had never raised a dragon cub before, but she knew that young dragon cubs were in danger, and anyone who saw them wanted to bite them in one bite.
I have so many children at home, and I take care of this one and neglect that one. I don’t know how many will die young.
“Wow~”
Yu Yiyun didn't care about that. She picked up a large piece of meat and divided it into 12 portions to feed the cubs.
The mother dragon looked at it in amazement.
You know, raising children of Tyrannosaurus Rex is similar to selecting who has a tougher life. The cubs have to face huge, hard, and even rotten food as soon as they are born.
Some cubs have a miserable life. They have no food in the first few days after birth and can only catch insects or small mammals by themselves, otherwise they will starve to death.
In such an environment, the pig dragon brought fresh meat and fed it to the dragon cubs one bite at a time, making the mother dragon extremely silent.
What? Click me?
Do you think I was raised too roughly and want to spend your whole life to heal your childhood?
You've been caught in the rain, so you want to hold an umbrella for other dragons?
The mother dragon stood there in a daze for a long while, then imitated Yu Yiyun and tore off a large piece of dragon meat and fed it to her cub.
Tyrannosaurus Rex's learning ability is indeed very strong.
"Roar." Eat it.
"Wow!" Mommy!
Yu Yiyun shouted in surprise, bit the piece of meat happily, and then...
Divide it into twelve portions and feed them to the dragon cubs.
While feeding, he kept talking a lot of nonsense.
"Wow~" This is the meat fed by my mommy, your aunt~
"Wow~" She likes you very much~
Yu Yiyun feeds this and feeds that.
The whole dragon was surrounded by cubs all over the ground, and his heart was so soft that it was bubbling.
To be honest, judging from the appearance of the newborn Tyrannosaurus Rex cub, it has little to do with the traditional sense of "cute".
The little dragon was only as big as Yu Yiyun's claw, and its body was the same camouflage color as the soil. It had a big head and a big tail, and its body was covered with skin and bones.
At first glance, they look like a group of hairless black chickens.
wrong.
The hair is still a little longer.
Dinosaurs are indeed the ancestors of birds. Many dinosaurs had feathers on their bodies, which were mainly used to keep warm and control body temperature.
There is no trace of fur on the body of an adult Tyrannosaurus Rex, but a newly hatched Tyrannosaurus Rex has sparse fur on its body.
The color of the down is also earthy and sparse, like a black chicken that has not been plucked cleanly, and it looks quite dirty.
Even though the cubs are ugly in their own ways, Yu Yiyun still thinks they are super cute, the cutest cubs in prehistoric times, with eight hundred layers of filters thick.
Even if placed in the entire history of life evolution, they are only ranked behind tiger cubs, wolf cubs, lion cubs... and are the ninth cutest in history.
"Coo-coo!"
“Chirp!”
Dragon cubs seem to have the same imprinting phenomenon as birds, identifying the first creature they see as their mother, regardless of age or gender.
The situation is similar for newborn cubs, whose voices are high-pitched and clear, not as hoarse as those of big dragons.
They surrounded Yu Yiyun, opened their mouths wide and begged for food like chicks.
The dragons that hatched earlier were stronger and more powerful, and had an advantage in grabbing food. They easily pushed the dragons that were born later to the back, and clamored for the older dragons to feed them first.
Yu Yiyun encountered similar situations during the years when he was a bald eagle.
However, the number of bald eagle chicks is small, with only two chicks in the nest, making them easy to count.
There are now 12 dragon cubs with their mouths wide open around him, and it would be easy for Yu Yiyun to get confused.
Often one dragon would take several bites while the other dragon would never get any and would be so hungry that it would catch insects everywhere to eat.
"Wow!" Stop!
Yu Yiyun noticed this situation and quickly called a stop.
Wild animals have no concept of fair distribution. Parents must first ensure that the strongest cubs grow up healthily, and the weak ones can only be eliminated.
Yu Yiyun adheres to the method of raising cubs equally. Even if it is a bit hard and tiring, she will try her best to make every cub grow up healthily.
Young Tyrannosaurus Rex digest food very quickly, and if it feeds several cubs repeatedly, the weaker ones are likely to starve.
In order to ensure that every cub had a meal, Yu Yiyun began to restore order and numbered the cubs from small 1 to small 12 according to their size.
Every time he feeds, he first feeds little 12, which hatched last, then little 11, little 10... and finally little 1.
The strongest cubs in the den didn't understand. When they saw their mother holding the meat and not feeding it to them, they rushed over angrily to grab the meat, pushing their weaker brothers and sisters aside and snatching the meat from their mouths.
Upon seeing this, Yu Yiyun immediately gave a low, hoarse warning and pushed the cubs who were bullying their younger siblings aside, leaving them to be stray dragons.
Because mom and aunt work hard enough, there is no shortage of food in the nest, and every meal has plenty of meat.
When other young Tyrannosaurus Rex were growing up, they were never fed by the big ones, and they even had to compete with the big ones for food.
This litter of cubs has been living in Yu Yiyun's doting since they were eggs. They always think that the piece of meat in his mouth is the most delicious and cannot eat any other meat.
After being chased away several times by the big dragon who doted on him the most, the strong cub has learned his lesson. He blinks his big watery eyes, and his face is full of obedience.
After a few times, they learned Yu Yiyun's feeding logic and lined up behind their younger siblings and waited quietly.
“Wow~”
Yu Yiyun was very satisfied. After feeding Rourou, he would rub against each dragon cub and praise them for being obedient and sensible.
Being born a dragon, being well-behaved is not enough.
Yu Yiyun knew too well the cruelty of nature.
The combat power of a newly hatched Tyrannosaurus Rex is almost zero.
Not to mention big guys like pterosaurs and satyrsosaurs, even velociraptors can treat small dragons as dishes.
Yu Yijun is still a cub himself and has no ability to protect all the dragon cubs. He can only let the dragon cubs learn to avoid their natural enemies by themselves.
When the dragon cub grew a little bigger, Yu Yiyun would pretend to be an enemy beast whenever she had time, roaring to scare the little dragon.
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Unfortunately, the dragon cubs were too familiar with Yu Yijun. No matter how fierce he pretended to be, the dragon cubs just thought that his family was joking with them.
Not only did he not hide or evade, he even grunted and moved closer to him.
The small Tyrannosaurus Rex is light in weight, has hooked claws, is more agile than the large Tyrannosaurus Rex, and also has certain climbing skills.
The little dragon jumped onto Yu Yiyun's claws, scratched his scales, ignored his open mouth, and whined and acted coquettishly.
"Wow!" I'm so fierce!
"Wow!" I can bite a dragon!
"Wow!" Please give me some face!
Yu Yijun's voice became hoarse, but in the end, Long Zai still did not give Yu Yijun any face.
Yu Yiyun, who couldn't be fierce anymore, gave up struggling and decided to find a real enemy, such as the Triceratops... the duck-billed dinosaur next to it... the Ankylosaur next to the nest... the nearby Velociraptor... and its cubs.
It is not easy to find a suitable villain. The Triceratops is so huge that Yu Yiyun can't deal with it by herself, let alone a cub that has just hatched.
The hadrosaur was not only large in size but also fast in running, so the cubs had no chance of practicing their claws on it.
Ankylosaurs are of medium size, but they have a hammer behind their tail, which can easily hit children to death.
After much thought, the only suitable one is a velociraptor the size of a dog.
But Velociraptor was a carnivorous dinosaur, and it is possible that it really treated its young as food.
To avoid that situation, Yu Yiyun raided the velociraptor's territory overnight and captured a medium-sized cub.
The young velociraptor, who is not yet an adult, lives in the big dragon family and is finally able to stand on its own.
When I opened my eyes in the morning, I saw a circle of Tyrannosaurus Rex surrounding me, and suddenly I felt like the sky was falling.
“…Woo woo.”
The velociraptor huddled up on the ground in fear, whimpering like a pathetic puppy.
The 12 dragon cubs have been living in the sanctuary of their mother, aunt and brother and have never seen other dragons.
Hearing its timid calls, I became curious and walked towards it with unsteady duck steps.
They approached the velociraptor, their clear and stupid eyes wide open.
It rubbed the strange dragon with its tail, as if to comfort it not to be afraid and wanted to be friends with it.
Yu Yiyun, who was observing secretly, was so angry that he spat out blood.
Where is the power of being so arrogant in your family?
Being so friendly to the enemy beast, do you think your life is not fragile enough? !
The Velociraptor was surrounded by baby dragons. After careful inspection, it was finally confirmed that there were only baby Tyrannosaurus Rex that had just hatched for less than a month.
The young Tyrannosaurus Rex grows very fast. In about a month, it has grown to the size of a dog, which is about the same size as a Velociraptor.
But the young velociraptor was close to adulthood, and its hunting experience and fighting ability were far greater than theirs.
It instantly stood up, showing its sharp claws, and with its agile speed and sharp claws, it quickly subdued a small Tyrannosaurus Rex.
At first, the little Tyrannosaurus Rex thought that the Velociraptor was playing a game with him, just like Yu Yiyun often did to them.
It was not until its claws scratched its scales that the little Tyrannosaurus Rex realized the danger. It cried out loudly and tried its best to summon the big dragon.
"...Wow."...Stupid dragon.
Yu Yiyun was even more speechless.
You know, when you go out, there are enemies and beasts everywhere.
When the cub makes a sound, it may not be calling its parent beast, but telling more bad dragons, "There are delicious little friends here, come and eat me."
Yu Yiyun made a similar mistake when he first arrived in prehistoric times.
However, he soon realized that relying on the big dragon was useless in times of crisis.
Dalong runs too—slowly!
The little Tyrannosaurus Rex and the little Velociraptor summoned their relatives at the same time, and it was obvious who would arrive first.
Yu Yijun saw that the little Velociraptor had gained the upper hand and was about to eat the little Tyrannosaurus Rex.
He only intended to teach the dragon cub to resist risks and had no intention of actually pushing the dragon cub into the enemy beast's mouth, so he prepared to walk out of his hiding place.
Yu Yijun is not yet an adult, but she is already a giant to the Velociraptor and will definitely scare the little dragon away immediately.
However, the villain who was caught with great difficulty escaped, so this exercise was bound to fail and all efforts were wasted.
The Pigron silently sympathized with himself for a few seconds and was about to drive the Velociraptor away.
At this moment, the surrounding little dragons finally realized that the velociraptors were not their friends, but their natural enemies.
A little dragon took the lead and pounced forward, biting the velociraptor's claws that were holding down its companion.
Seeing this, the other little dragons also surrounded the velociraptor and asked him to let go of his companion.
"Coo choo!" Bad dragon!
"Chirp!" My Dalong is back and will not let you go!
Reptiles are different from mammals. Because they eat meat as soon as they are born, their teeth develop very quickly.
At about one month old, the Tyrannosaurus Rex is already as big as a Velociraptor.
Even though they are at a disadvantage in terms of combat power and experience, at least they have an absolute advantage in numbers.
All the dragon cubs united and took turns biting the velociraptor, and actually made the velociraptor loosen its claws and escape from the Tyrannosaurus Rex's territory.
“Wow~”
Yu Yijun was very satisfied with their performance. He walked out wagging his tail and praised each cub one by one.
Tyrannosaurus Rex was not a strictly solitary animal and had the ability to hunt in cooperation.
A single cub can be easily hunted, but if all the cubs unite, they are enough to drive away natural enemies like velociraptors.
"Gugu~"Brother~
"Chirp!" Where have you been? A bad dragon just came!
"Coo!" Don't be afraid, we'll drive it away!
"Chirp!" We are super awesome!
The young dragons chirped and showed off their achievements to Yu Yiyun.
Yu Yijun saw the dragon cubs with their tails raised to the sky and thought to himself that something was wrong.
It is a good thing that Xiaolong defeats the enemy beast and finds confidence.
The problem was that the enemy beasts chosen by Yu Yiyun were too weak, causing the cubs to become... a little arrogant.
Looking at their posture, I can't wait to rush out and shout "I'm going to beat ten of them".
You know, there are so many enemy beasts out there that are more terrifying than the Velociraptor.
The vitality of a one-month-old cub is too fragile.
Yu Yiyun must hone his hunting skills; it is impossible for him to watch over the dragon cub all the time.
Afraid that the dragon cubs would run around and accidentally kill themselves when he and Dalong were out, Yu Yiyun decided to find the most secluded and safest place to hide the dragon cubs.
The Earth that humans are familiar with is still 65 million years away, and many typical landforms have not yet been formed.
For example, Mount Everest, where Yu Yiyun once lived, has not yet begun to rise.
Some land plates have not been separated and are still connected, forming many natural caves.
Yu Yiyun searched and searched, and finally found an inconspicuous entrance near the water.
The entrance was so narrow that he could only barely squeeze his mouth in and couldn't even squeeze his head in.
At first, Yu Yiyun thought it was a worm hole or a hole made by a rock, and didn't take it seriously.
Until the pig dragon tried to pull its head out, it cried out in pain because it was pinched.
After about three or four seconds, the pig dragon pulled its head out with difficulty, and at the same time heard a long voice coming from inside:
"Wow--"
Yu Yijun was stunned.
After a full half minute, he looked at the inconspicuous entrance again, and the physics knowledge he learned in middle school emerged in his mind.
The speed of sound is about 340 meters per second.
Assuming that the echo takes 3 seconds to reach the cave entrance, it takes 1.5 seconds to reach the bottom of the cave.
Without considering resistance, the depth of the cave is equal to the speed of sound multiplied by time, which is 510 meters.
Such a cave with a narrow entrance that no dragon cares about contains a space of at least 510 meters?
Yu Yiyun immediately became interested, and regardless of whether his brain was crowded or not, he tried hard to dig open the entrance to the cave with his claws.
After a while, the little dragon on the other side came to the shore to drink water and saw the pig dragon doing something strange again.
Although no one knew why he suddenly started digging a hole, after the last incident, Xiaolong on the other side of the strait had an admiration filter for Yu Yiyun and also came over to dig a hole with her.
After digging for a while, the entrance of the cave was barely expanded to about 1 meter, enough for the little dragon on the other side to squeeze in.
Yu Yiyun...his fat waist was stuck.
Yu Yiyun twisted his tail and tried hard to retract his abdomen, struggling for a while.
The little dragon on the other side of the river, which had already entered the cave, kept calling out, as if conveying something.
The more Yu Yiyun listened, the more anxious he became. He used all his strength and finally got into the cave.
Because he used too much force, Yu Yiyun almost fell into the mud that had just been thrown in at the bottom of the cave.
He got up, shook the dust off his head, and couldn't wait to visit the cave.
The night vision of Tyrannosaurus Rex is average, and it can only barely see the outline.
With the light coming in from the cave entrance, Yu Yiyun saw that the cave was roughly slanted, leading to a deeper underground.
The further you go inside, the lower the temperature.
It is midsummer now and the temperature is getting higher and higher. Yu Yiyun is shedding her skin every day due to the sun.
The space deep in the cave seemed isolated from the entire world, and he was almost shivering with cold.
When you reach the end of the cave, the land is relatively flat.
Because it is close to the water, an underground lake has formed at the end, and the water in the lake is cool and refreshing.
Xiaolong's territory on the other side of the river is more open than Yiyun's. There are not many trees to provide shade, so he has to run to the water's edge all day long because of the sun.
Xiaolong was so happy to encounter such a large natural cave that he couldn't wait to sink into the underground lake to swim.
The underground lake is not shallow and can cover about half of the body of the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
There is also a relatively open area near the lake that can be used to store food.
For some reason, even though the cave was so deep, it still maintained good ventilation, and the two dragons did not feel suffocated inside.
Yu Yiyun toured the place in the dark and became more and more satisfied.
He followed the original route, drilled out of the underground cave with difficulty, and returned to his own territory.
The little dragons couldn't wait to gather around and asked where their brother had gone.
"Wow~" Keep it secret~
"Wow!" I'll take you to a nice place in two days!
After Yu Yiyun finished yelling, he picked up a large piece of meat and ran towards the cave next to the water without looking back.
In the next few days, Yu Yiyun brought a large piece of meat into the cave every day as a reserve food.
After preparing the food, Yu Yiyun found that the inside of the cave was too dark, so she tried every means to lure the fireflies with pieces of meat and let them fly into the cave.
Due to habitat destruction and light pollution, little people living in cities may never see a firefly in their entire lives.
In fact, these lepidopterans have existed for much longer than humans, and in prehistoric times, the night sky was filled with the faint glow of fireflies.
Yu Yiyun led the fireflies into a cave. There was water, light-averse plants, and meat at the bottom, which were enough to meet the survival needs of the fireflies.
After doing all this, Yu Yiyun brought Youlong to the kindergarten she had arranged for them.
The young dragons grew up a little bit and yearned for the vast world. At first, they were very dissatisfied with the narrow cave and were almost pushed in by Yu Yiyun with his nose.
Lining up to go into the cave, the young dragons saw the wide open space, the delicious meat, and the lake where they could play to their heart's content, and they ran around excitedly.
The most important thing is, I don’t know what happened this summer, it’s unusually hot outside.
It was Yu Yiyun’s first time experiencing a summer in prehistoric times, and she thought every summer was so hot.
In fact, the native organisms here have been weakened by the heat and even the area of water has shrunk faster than in previous years.
The baby dragon had just hatched and encountered such extreme heat that it was really unable to cope with it.
The cave is isolated from the sunlight, and the terrain and ventilation make it cool inside, alleviating the young dragon's heat to the greatest extent.
Seeing that the baby dragons had adapted well to the cave, Yu Yiyun felt that all her hard work had paid off. She happily told them not to fight, and then went out of the cave to find more food for the little dragons.
As we searched, the sunlight became hotter and hotter.
He came to the big tree where he had stayed before to enjoy the coolness and fell asleep unknowingly.
When I woke up, it was dark and the monkeys in the trees were becoming active again.
In recent times, the dinosaurs have been hiding from the heat, which has given the Prosimians more resources for survival.
Yu Yiyun raised his head and looked at the group of mice climbing up and down energetically to store up food for the autumn. He couldn't help but sigh at how strong the life of his ancestors was.
It's so hot, but they still have the energy to work hard. They deserve to succeed.
"Squeak." The dragon came again.
"Squeak?" Why was he still in the mood to sleep?
"Squeak!" Long, stop sleeping!
A Prosimian recognized that the dragon under the tree was the one that helped them drive away the Microraptor. It risked its life to land above Yu Yiyun's head, grabbed a branch, and squeaked loudly at him anxiously.
"Squeak." Long, wake up!
"Squeak." We are in danger.
Compared to reptiles, mammals are more sensitive to temperature changes.
Promon discovered early on that this summer was hotter than expected.
Although he didn't know the reason, Prosimian knew that the heat was likely to bring disaster.
In prehistoric times, the air was richer in oxygen and there was no human control.
Once the heat starts a wildfire, it can turn entire areas of vegetation into charcoal and kill most animals.
The Prosimian community has experienced several wildfires and knows how to respond.
Seeing that the Tyrannosaurus Rex remained indifferent, they anxiously reminded it, hoping that this kind-hearted Tyrannosaurus Rex could avoid the wildfire.
At least for now, they thought what was coming was just an ordinary wildfire.
Yu Yiyun couldn't understand what the Pro-Ape said, but he had a lot of experience as a beastman and knew many descendants of Pro-Ape, so he could probably judge the meaning from the tone of voice.
"Wow?"
Yu Yijun confirmed with Proyuan in a daze and soon came to the conclusion: something bad was about to happen.
Although he couldn't judge whether the 'bad thing' was directed at the Prosimian, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, or the entire earth.
Yu Yiyun still managed to stand up and grope in the dark to find food for the fragile cub.
After going through so much, Yu Yiyun knew that there was very little he could change.
Even if he turned into a Tyrannosaurus Rex, as small as he is, he still cannot shake the power of nature.
The top priority is to feed the cubs as much as possible so that they have enough ability to cope with risks.
Yu Yiyun slowly returned to the territory, picked up a piece of meat and was about to leave.
He looked twice before turning around.
There was a small mound of earth under the tree roots where he often slept, and Yu Yiyun buried the solidified dragon egg amber there.
After staring at the mound for a while, Yu Yiyun suddenly stretched out his claws and dug out the amber.
"Wow."
Isn't it lonely to be an egg? I'll send you to your brothers and sisters~
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