Chapter 45: Mackenzie Wolves (XIV)
After the Rocket Squad wolves evacuated, the leaders of the Alliance wolf pack hunted together and cooperated to catch a fat adult elk as food.
Theresa and the eldest princess were responsible for distributing the prey, letting the big wolves eat the elk they caught.
Leave the fruits of victory that the Paw Patrol has worked so hard to obtain for them to enjoy.
Happiness came too suddenly. It was the first time since the puppies were born that they got prey that belonged entirely to them.
“Woof woof woof~”
The dogs circled around the elk excitedly, yelling loudly, not knowing where to start.
In the end, it was the team leader, Black Ball, who took charge and was responsible for distributing food to each dog.
The two wolf packs had eaten and drunk their fill, and it was time for the other wolves to socialize and rest, while Yu Yiyun went out to fool around~
The weather is too cold in autumn and winter, and the thick snow really freezes your paws.
In addition, the black-haired wolf was young at that time, pitiful, weak, and greedy, so he only dared to move around the territory alone.
Now, he is one year old and has grown into a chubby and strong man.
Our strength in all aspects has been greatly improved, and we are capable of exploring more and larger new territories.
Yellowstone National Park has rich landforms and lush vegetation, making it a suitable place for a variety of wild animals to settle down.
Not long after walking out of the forest wetland, Yu Yiyun saw a young mountain lion chasing a white-tailed deer.
When the white-tailed deer ran away, it raised its short tail high, revealing a few tufts of white hair behind its buttocks, which looked quite like the tufted deer that he often caught in the Qinling Mountains.
"Gu."
Zhu Wang remembered the taste of the tufted deer and swallowed silently.
The mountain lion chasing the white-tailed deer, although its name contains the word "lion", is actually similar to the coyote. It is not an orthodox big lion, but belongs to the golden cat family. Its body shape and living habits are closer to leopards.
Because this big cat always keeps to itself, it is weak and alone.
It travels all over the country and can easily catch its prey in wolves or brown bears.
In order to avoid being robbed of food, the angry mountain lions always avoid the activities of wolves, and their hunting areas rarely overlap.
Yu Yiyun stayed in Yellowstone for more than half a year, but it was the first time she saw the beautiful big cats unique to North America.
He lay down on the spot with his paws tucked in, watching Leopard's distant relative with interest. He showed his sharp nails, pounced on the white-tailed deer majestically, hung on it, and bit off the white-tailed deer's spine with his sharp fangs.
Yu Yiyun couldn't help but lick his canine teeth.
The bite force is beyond reach, I really envy it~
The American big cat hunted hard and finally got food.
Instead of eating immediately, it glanced at the black fur ball alertly.
"Quack!" What are you looking at? I won't give you any!
The big cat holds the steaming prey in its mouth and uses a leopard-like food hiding skill: climbing a tree!
The poor American big cats are obviously scared of being robbed, as there are too many wolves and brown bears in the park.
They don't treat mountain lions as prey, but they won't let go of prey in a mountain lion's mouth.
Some cheeky grizzlies deliberately follow mountain lions.
Whenever it succeeded in hunting, it would pounce on the prey to snatch it away, leaving the big cat hungry all day.
Fortunately, all animals that try to steal puma food have a fatal weakness:
No, I can’t climb trees!
The mountain lion held the prey in its mouth and nimbly climbed up the tree. It poked its head out from under the tree and quacked arrogantly.
Stupid dog!
If I climb up the tree, you can't do anything.
Yu Yiyun had a delicious meal at home and was now so full that she felt like burping. She had no intention of eating the big cat's food.
Seeing it sticking its head out, it croaked and challenged itself.
The black fur ball slowly stood up, stretched his limbs, and then...
He spread out his paws and jumped onto the tree next to him in a few seconds.
Based on his damn desire to win, the wolf cub climbed higher than the big cat and stood on the top of the tree, barking arrogantly.
“Ahhhhh~”
Are you stupid? I was a creeper in my previous life!
“…Quack?”
The mountain lion was indeed stunned.
In all his years of wandering around, he had only seen smaller coyotes. He was cornered and hid in a tree.
Mackenzie wolves have never been seen climbing trees.
Be honest, you are a cat in wolf's clothing, right?!
The American big cat stared at the black fur ball's paws closely, trying to confirm whether his paws would blossom, a symptom unique to cats.
Under the gaze of the big cat, Yu Yiyun seemed like the MVP of the victory. She proudly shook her big furry tail, climbed down the tree trunk again, and ran away with a hop and skip.
Not long after running, Yu Yiyun bumped into two of his canine friends: a red fox and a coyote who were fighting over food.
Spring is the peak birthing season, and behind both dogs are puppies. It looks like this is a battle for the mothers' dignity.
Yu Yiyun, who was born to love joining in the fun, immediately started to watch the scene.
The red fox and the coyote, noticing that the gray wolf, which they could not afford to offend, appeared nearby, began to think of retreating.
——No wonder they are afraid.
Gray wolves reach adulthood at around 20 months old, but a one-year-old sub-adult wolf is almost the size of an adult wolf.
In addition, the black-haired ball is obviously the best developed among the wolf cubs of the same age, and its body size is larger than that of some adult wolves in the wolf pack.
He just lies there, a huge lump. Who can tell that he is still a baby?
The two big dogs, fighting for the piece, took a few steps back at the same time.
However, their puppies are less than two months old and have not developed enough sense of crisis.
When it smelled the scent of its own kind and food, it actually ran towards the wolf cub, making whining dog sounds to beg for food.
The two mother dogs were immediately horrified and didn't even bother to fight for the food. They rushed out with their tails fur standing on end, barking at Yu Yiyun and baring their canine teeth, ready to attack.
Yu Yijun quickly took a few steps back, explaining "ah ah ah", feeling quite aggrieved.
Is it my fault that I have such a bad relationship with dogs?
“Ga ga ga!”
The raven flying overhead was smiling particularly happily.
I let you watch the fun everywhere, now you're getting your retribution, right?
Unexpectedly, even greater retribution was yet to come.
The red fox and the coyote fought for a long time, and the smell of food attracted the king of bargain hunting.
The grizzly bear mother, who had just ended hibernation and was in urgent need of eating, appeared with her furry little grizzly bear.
Although they both pick up bargains, grizzlies and wolves are different.
When prey is plentiful, large wolf packs prefer to hunt on their own, and only when they are extremely hungry will they steal prey from mountain lions or eat rotten or diseased animal carcasses.
The big bears need to hibernate for a long time in order to store enough fat. They don't seem to have the concept of "being full" and will grab the food when they see it.
When the two dog mothers saw the bear mother, they knew that this wave was over.
Not to mention the two of them, even with the fat black wolf behind them, they are no match for Big Bear.
But when the grizzly bear saw the black fur ball, he was obviously a little afraid. Perhaps he had heard the urban legend in the bear world and knew that a black fur little wolf had successfully driven away the mighty bear king.
Its naughty little kid, with the same innocence and playfulness as a newborn cub, was easily attracted by the scent of its own kind and ran over crying "wow wow".
Bears and wolves belong to the same superfamily, Canoidea, so why are they not considered the same species?
The problem is that the mother bear gives birth to cubs during hibernation, and the cubs brought out of the den are already two or three months old, and their size is not comparable to that of ordinary cubs.
The little coyote and the little red fox finally realized the danger and ran away in fear.
Yu Yiyun was too familiar with the habits of bears, so instead of running away, he went around behind it and rubbed it twice with his claws.
Furry gummy bears, so cute~
It’s a pity that the gray wolf is small and has a fragile spine, so it can’t wear a bear hat.
The mother grizzly bear stared at his overly skilled movements and determined that the black fur ball was the legendary wolf that "bites the bear's butt", so she quickly called her cub back, covered her butt and ran away.
If Yu Yiyun knew that the bear community labeled him as a "butt-biter", he would definitely break down in a second and ask the bear in question to clarify the rumor!!!
The grizzly bear left, and the red fox and coyote resumed competing for prey.
The two little stupid dogs returned to their mother and cheered her on like cheerleaders.
At first I was standing on the wrong side. When I looked up, I found my mother on the opposite side. I was so scared that I doubted my life.
Yu Yijun had seen enough of the fun and returned home contentedly, rubbing her own puppy.
The seven newborn wolfhounds are growing stronger and stronger under the care of the big family.
As the princess expected, Xiaobai, who looked the most like white hair, became the new leader of this group of cubs.
Whether eating or hanging out with the big wolf, Xiaobai is always the first in line, showing the demeanor of a future queen.
The other black-haired female wolf born in the same litter was the slowest to open her eyes and learn to stand, and was also smaller than the other cubs.
In the first two days after her birth, the princess was very worried that she would die.
Fortunately, the cub has very dedicated parents and can get milk even though it is the last one in line.
Xiao Hei miraculously survived, but unsurprisingly became a low-level wolf.
According to the social rules of the wolf pack, the lower-level wolves will inevitably suffer from bullying and torture during their growth and will not get enough food.
Even if they grow up successfully, they still can't turn over easily.
However, the situation of this litter of wolf cubs is a little bit strange...
Yu Yiyun often played with the wolf cubs and found that whenever a dog wanted to bully Xiao Hei, Xiao Bai, who was very strong, would rush over to fight. Even the strong and healthy Xiao Hui from the ally was no exception and was bitten by Xiao Bai.
After a few times, the dogs learned their lesson and no longer dared to bully Xiao Hei no matter when playing games or fighting.
There's nothing she can do about it, since she has a super fierce sister who has a sister-con.
"Oh~"
Yu Yiyun had just returned home, and the dogs thought he was secretly eating delicious food outside, so they gathered around him and begged for food.
Unfortunately, the black fur ball suffered from a "congenital physiological defect" and was unable to feed the cubs, so he caught a rabbit as a toy in advance.
Whether playing the role of a cat or a dog, Yu Yiyun is an expert at catching rabbits.
He is now able to bring the rabbit home easily without hurting it.
The rabbit thrown into the wolf's den still maintains plenty of vitality.
He made those bastards run around in circles, then he went home hopping with a sense of pride, boasting to his buddies, "I just took on seven people alone in the wolf's den and crushed the game."
The stupid puppies rushed around in a panic, but were eventually escaped by the rabbit.
They were unwilling to give up, so they rolled around the black fur ball and acted like a spoiled child, begging their brother, the only one who would bring toys home, pitifully.
Yu Yiyun lay there pretending to be asleep, covering her ears and pretending not to hear their crying.
These stupid dogs have such poor skills that even if they caught all the rabbits in Yellowstone, they wouldn’t be enough to play with.
Let the rabbit go.
The puppy tried to dig for a long time, but when he saw that the black ball of fur didn't respond, he was about to give up.
The white-haired guy who had been out on patrol came back, walked up to the black-haired ball and howled.
"Woo woo!" Get up quickly, I'll take you to find the Wolf King!
The wolf cub, who had just been lying down pretending to be asleep, immediately rolled over and got up, wagging his tail and rushing towards the white-haired man.
"Ahhh~"Brother-in-law, here I come!
Dogs: ...
Too much!
How come the little dog has two faces!
The native wolf pack migrated to the vicinity of the forest wetlands, and Baimao went out for patrols more and more frequently, apparently to reminisce with his wolf relatives.
Yu Yijun was very curious about the Rocket Class wolf pack, which consisted of forty big wolves. After begging several times, the white wolf finally agreed to take him there.
Rather than a family, the Quinn wolf pack is more like an army or a kingdom, with each wolf having his own duties and being on high alert.
Yu Yiyun tried to contact them several times, but each time he was chased away by the wolves in charge of sentry and patrol, and was unable to get close to the inside of the wolf pack.
Only Baimao, the former crown prince who comes from the 'royal family', can lead him into the inner circle.
White Hair walked in front, carrying the black hair ball across the wetland, following the direction of the wind to a valley.
The Quinn wolf pack originated in the valley, and even when they migrated, they were accustomed to settling in areas with undulating terrain.
The complex mountain terrain can help them hunt better and resist foreign enemies.
Yu Yiyun arrived at the right time. Just as he climbed up the hillside, he happened to see the Rocket Squad wolves in the valley working together skillfully and successfully hunting down a huge American bison in the non-winter season.
Other wolf packs hunted bison and wanted the whole world to know.
The Rocket Class wolves were used to this, and the howling of celebration did not last long.
After the celebration, Quinn and his partner first enjoyed their catch.
Their wolf pack has been formed for a long time, and each member knows where to eat when they are a cub, and they strictly abide by this order.
Following the wolf king and his wife were several pioneer wolves and their cubs.
Yu Yiyun counted and found that there were nearly ten cubs in Quinn's wolf pack!
Judging from the number of cubs and which female wolf they tend to stick to, we can conclude that there are at least three female wolves giving birth to cubs at the same time within the Rocket Squad pack.
Usually, in a wolf pack, only the wolf king and his wife have the right to reproduce.
If the wolf king and his wife are unable to have children or voluntarily give up their right to have children, the right to reproduce cubs will be transferred to the female wolf with a higher status in the group, and all members will raise the female wolf's children together.
Yu Yiyun observed carefully and found that the three female wolves that gave birth to cubs had uneven status within the group, and one of them was even a bottom-level wolf.
In addition to the kindness of the leader, there is another decisive factor for the wolf pack that allows the lower wolf to give birth freely and is willing to use the pack's resources to take care of the lower wolf pups:
This wolf pack is strong enough, so it wouldn't hurt to take care of a few more cubs.
Although the mother wolf was the last in the meal order, the two cubs around her seemed to be developing well and showed no signs of malnutrition for the time being.
Yu Yiyun secretly looked at Quinn and expressed admiration for his leadership ability.
Surrendering breeding rights will harm the interests of the alpha wolf in the short term.
But in the long run, if there are enough newborn cubs, the wolf pack will become stronger and stronger.
It can be predicted that the power of Quinn's wolf pack will not be weakened for a long time to come.
Baimao came home empty-handed to visit his relatives, so it would be impolite to eat for free, especially since he was accompanied by a glutton.
He was afraid that the black ball of fur would eat his family into poverty, so he stayed high up on the hillside until the wolves finished eating, and then he ran to his father with his wolf cubs.
It has been more than half a month since they migrated to the forest wetland. Quinn naturally noticed that the dog was always sneaking up on the wolf pack, a black fur ball that seemed to neither want to join nor to be their enemy.
The powerful wolf king did not take this insignificant wolf cub seriously.
It wasn't until his son brought the black fur ball in front of him that Quinn glanced at it calmly.
Weak claws, not-so-sharp teeth, and the hunting method that I saw last time, which relied purely on trickery.
Quinn quickly looked away and didn't pay any more attention to the little black wolf.
Yu Yijun instantly felt the wolf king's arrogance.
He knew that as a powerful wolf king, he was naturally qualified to be arrogant.
However, the wolf cub, who was so despised, was easily aroused to win, and shouted "Ah Wu Ah Wu" loudly at Quinn.
"I'm super fierce!"
Before Quinn could react, the 'nerd' from the Rocket Class he had met a few days ago rushed over, flipped the wolf cub over neatly, and yelled at him not to provoke the wolf king.
"!!!"
Yu Yiyun was stunned!
This is the first time in his life that he has been suppressed by a puppy of the same age!
The black fur ball was very unconvinced and pounced on the academic master with its mouth wide open.
In just two rounds, he was thrown to the ground by a top student who was thinner than him.
The nerd raised his head high and snorted with disdain, mocking the black-haired ball for being a fat man with a strong exterior but a weak interior.
"Ah, ah, ah!" Yu Yijun understood the insult and barked with anger.
However, his strength was right in front of him. The fat he gained by eating venison and beef could not compare to the solid muscles that the top student had developed through long-distance migration, running and jumping.
The academic master gained the upper hand and planned to pounce on it again to teach the black-haired ball a lesson.
“Woo——!”
The white-haired boy suddenly pounced forward, stood in front of the black-haired ball, and growled at the nerd with his ears erect.
Baimao left home and wandered at the end of last autumn. The nerd still remembered this powerful "senior" and was so scared that he immediately retracted his paws and lay down in front of Baimao.
Yu Yijun rolled over and got up, hiding behind the white-haired boy, pretending to be powerful and talking a lot of nonsense, barking wang wang wang, complaining that the top student had no martial ethics!
It's just a joke, but you actually want to bite me. That's too much!
Quinn witnessed the whole process and looked at Baimao with some surprise.
You know, the ecology of the Quinn wolf pack has been like this for generations, and the cubs must show enough strength to gain status.
While the little wolves are fighting each other, the big wolves will not interfere.
Baimao was once a top student, surpassing countless competitors and finally becoming the Wolf King's most valued son.
He clearly knew the rules of his house, but now, he stood up for the black fur ball and openly challenged the iron rule of the Quinn wolf pack.
Could it be that the black hairy ball behind him is worth his son's protection?
Quinn remained silent, examining the black fur ball once more.
Well, it's still a bloated piece of junk.
I didn't see anything special.
The black fur ball was nearly bitten just now, but he didn't show any fear. Instead, he barked very loudly at Quinn.
Quinn tried to analyze it.
Analysis failed.
I am well-informed, but I can't understand what this dog is saying.
As the brother-in-law, Baimao understood roughly what was said and translated it to his father in a concise manner:
"Woo." He asked you two to wait.
'You two' includes Quinn and Xueba.
“……” Quinn was silent, a long silence.
In silence, Quinn watched the wolf cub raise his paw (middle finger), not knowing what it meant.
A few days later, the two wolf packs met again near the forest wetlands.
The Rocket Class wolf and dog teams also practice hunting.
The Alliance Wolves have seen how powerful the Rocket Class Wolves are, and are afraid that their little losers will hurt their self-esteem, so they plan to move to another place to carry out the doting training.
Unexpectedly, the leader Yu Yijun suddenly howled and rushed straight towards the prey targeted by the Rocket Class wolf cub.
The rest of the dog team members didn't know what was going on and followed along in confusion.
Today, in order to allow the little wolf to join the hunt as soon as possible, the Rocket Squad wolf pack targeted an adult elk that was in poor condition, and two big wolves led three little wolves in the hunt.
Even a skinny adult elk is much faster and more powerful than a young elk in terms of running speed and fighting ability, and is not something the little wolf can easily deal with.
The three wolves used the same tactics, but the elk escaped.
The elk was very smart. It rushed towards the nearby herd of bison, relying on the five wolves that did not dare to challenge the bison easily.
Seeing this, the two big wolves decisively gave the 'retreat' signal.
Just at this moment, a black shadow rushed over like an arrow and chased the sika deer from behind.
The unlucky elk never expected that just after he got rid of one pack of wolves, another one would come.
It looked back and found that there was no big wolf around this litter of little wolves, and their fighting power was far less than the five just now.
Despite their large numbers, the elk were not afraid and planned to blend into the bison herd to seek shelter.
With only seven little wolves, they definitely wouldn't dare to charge into the herd of bison.
The elk was about to join the bison herd when the black-haired wolf suddenly sped up and blocked the way.
Two other gray little wolves were blocking the front side, and four other little wolves, no smaller in size than adult wolves, were chasing behind.
The sika deer didn't bother to think and rushed into the herd through the only gap.
As a result, it ran away too fast and crashed into the grazing calf.
"Moo! Moo!" The little bison fell down and shouted for help around.
The bison calf is only two months old and has already learned to stand and run, but it is still the wolf pack's first choice for hunting.
The big bison, which was originally eating grass with its head down, heard the sound of its cub falling to the ground, and discovered the uninvited guest who had broken into the herd, as well as the wolves that were attracted by it.
The big bison, which was hot-tempered and easily angered, immediately used its sharp horns to viciously attack the elk that had attracted the wolves.
In just a few minutes, the besieged elk died and was kicked out of the herd by the angry bison.
Yu Yiyun, who was watching the situation quietly, immediately rushed over from behind and led the dog team to claim ownership of the prey.
Because of the hunting failure, the Rocket Class Wolf Cub was dejected:? ?
Is this even possible?!
Quinn, who was standing far away and silently observing the new member of the wolf pack hunting: ...
To be fair, even I would give up the hunt when faced with such a large and aggressive herd of bison.
The black-haired cub was able to take advantage of the bison's nature and obtain prey at the lowest cost.
Although Quinn looked down on opportunistic hunting methods, if the black wolf cub could do this every time...
In the future, he will definitely be the most terrifying hunter in Yellowstone.
The black fur ball jumped onto its prey and called out to gather its family members, while giving the school bully a provocative glance.
Humph, what’s the point of just being able to fight!
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The top student, who was already very embarrassed because of his hunting failure, was provoked by the black-haired ball. The wolf nature in his body surged, prompting him to pounce on it to compete with it.
Yu Yijun blew a whistle, and the Paw Patrol immediately rushed out, surrounded the nerd, pounced on him, bit him, and threw him to the ground.
"Woof oh oh!" Protect our black fur ball!
"Bing bing bing!" Bite your butt hair!!!
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