Chapter 56 Kruger Lion (Part 3)
The cheetah Electric has a very strong maternal instinct. In order to raise her cubs, she will even resort to any means, regardless of species.
Yu Yiyun sincerely sighed: Actually, species don’t have to be so rigid~
What's wrong with the kitten having two faces!
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Dian Guang was full of love and tenderly licked the fur of the two 'slightly big' kittens.
Then it turned around, wagging its tail into happy waves, preparing to cook for its 'delicate' and 'skinny' baby.
Whenever Yu Yiyun saw the big leopards before, she just looked at them from afar and had never really had close contact with the beautiful big cats.
He was dazed when Sister Leopard licked his ears and face, and he stood there at a loss as to what to do.
On the contrary, Chouchou, who had the highest adaptability, immediately followed closely, lying in front of Dian Guang, turning over his soft belly and meowing, and also used Leopard's tail as a natural cat toy, stretching out his claws to try to catch it.
In Chouchou's cognition, the one who licks his fur is either his mother or his aunt.
This new mother in front of you is running very fast and has a cool tattoo. She is so handsome!
Even though it's small, Chouchou still likes it better~
As long as a cat is alive, food is her mother!
“Mimi!”
Chouchou used his naturally smoky voice and tried his best to make a coquettish little baby sound, and used his mouth, which had just eaten rotten meat, to kiss and lick his new aunt passionately.
Cheetahs are one of the few hunters in Africa that cannot tolerate carrion, and are driven back by the smell in Stinky Mouth.
Dian Guang felt very distressed: Poor baby, he must be starving, he has eaten so much shit.
Even so, the great maternal instinct still overcame the disgust, and she squatted there silently, allowing the kitten that had eaten shit to rub against her.
“Meow~”
Dian Guang rubbed the large cub affectionately, making a sound unique to leopard cats, which was more coquettish than that of a domestic cat and similar to the chirping of a bird.
As top hunters, the cheetahs in the documentary appear to be exceptionally quiet, and rarely use their roars to intimidate prey or enemies.
Even when fighting for a mate or encountering hyenas snatching food, cheetahs rarely make any sound; at most they just open their mouths and exhale.
There is no other reason.
The leopard's roar is softer than that of a domestic cat and clearer than that of a bird.
Sometimes I want to scare away tourists who are too close to take pictures by "roaring", but I will get the response of "Oh! The kitten is so cute, make it more fierce~", not to mention the fierce roars of the enemy beasts on the grassland.
Over time, Dian Guang realized that his roar would not scare any animals, so he only made the clamping sound towards his relatives.
“Meow~”
Yu Yijun was a little hesitant at first and planned to wait and see for a while.
Hearing the crisp bird call from Leopard, he immediately ran over with his paws out, mustering up the courage to stick close to Dian Guang!
What bad intentions could a big cat that can meow have? !
“Meow~ Meow!”
Dian Guang was even happier when he found that the two cubs he picked up were strong, lively, and able to act coquettishly!
It licked the fur of the two cubs again and stood up again.
Dian Guang did not forget his mission, which was to provide food to the "starving" cubs.
The prey was too easily snatched away, so he had to hunt endlessly to raise the fragile cubs.
Now is not the time to rest.
Lightning had to run and chase endlessly like a phoenix to feed the meat to his cubs before the grassland robbers arrived.
Yu Yijun noticed that Dianguan's eyes became sharp and her ears twitched slightly. She carefully captured the movements within a few kilometers and knew that Sister Bao was going to cook again.
Cats have obvious advantages, with strong explosive power and bite force.
But the shortcomings are more obvious: endurance is very poor.
During the years when Yu Yiyun was a South China tiger, he would pant after running a few steps, and it would take him a long time to cook a meal, even when there was plenty of food.
Dian Guang was so thin that his bones were visible, with a deeply sunken belly. He must have been hungry all day long.
In this situation, hunting twice in one day is very tiring.
Yu Yiyun lowered her head and rubbed it against the beautiful big cat's neck.
The strongest hunting claws on the grassland, lightning, have captured the gazelle's location.
It rubbed the white lion affectionately and told him to hide and not be discovered by enemy beasts.
The next second, the lightning turned into real lightning, and a shadow flashed before my eyes.
“Wow!”
After watching the new aunt run away, Chou Chou finally stopped being a trapped cat and howled at his brother twice in a rough voice.
He is a native African cat and is very experienced in "the big cats go out hunting and leave this baby at home".
Whether they are lion cubs or leopard cubs, the dilemmas faced by cubs are similar.
If the kitten does not hide well and is discovered by hyenas or buffaloes, it will definitely be sent back to the cat planet immediately.
Although Chouchou wasn't very smart, he was good at adapting to any situation. He immediately found a hidden pit and hid himself in it.
After hiding from the cat, he found that his brother had not come yet, so he quickly made a sound to urge him.
——What’s wrong with this idiot!
I don’t eat meat and I don’t hide from cats!
Who else would be willing to accommodate you except me!
In Chouchou's eyes, his brother the White Lion is definitely the dumbest of his kind in the entire grassland!
"Meow!"
Yu Yiyun watched Dian Guang's back as he walked away, then turned around and howled at Chou Chou.
Stupid brother, my fur is so white, is it appropriate for me to hide in the dirt? !
If we hide in the same nest, we can get double the cat repatriation cards!
Yu Yiyun did need to hide, but there were more important things to do now.
After just two hours together, he had realized why Leopard must hunt non-stop.
It's not because its hunting success rate is low, nor is it because raising lion cubs is too much of a burden on big cats with strong maternal instincts.
But there are too many robbers in this grassland who are eyeing their lightning prey.
As long as they don't let Leopard go, Dian Guang will definitely hunt at twice or even more times the normal frequency in order to feed himself and his two cubs.
If this continues, Lightning will inevitably become weaker and weaker, and will be even more unable to protect the newborn cubs.
The hope of having offspring of one's own is extremely slim.
On the contrary, the group of robbers will become stronger and more prosperous in the future because they can easily get food without hunting.
Yu Yiyun curled up his claws and made a fist.
That kind of thing will never happen again!
Your strength is coming~!
As the sky gradually brightened, the photographers responsible for filming the wildlife documentary gradually finished their work.
Due to the unbearable daytime heat on the African continent, the highest ground temperature can even reach over 70 degrees, which is beyond the tolerance of most animals.
Wild animals living on the African continent are mainly nocturnal, and it is difficult to photograph them active or hunting during the day.
The photographer yawned and was about to go back to the campsite to sleep and recharge his energy for tomorrow night's shooting.
Before getting out of the car, I suddenly saw a furry white shadow jumping off the back cover of the SUV.
At the same time, there was a cat's meow.
"ah!!!"
"Oh my god! There's a little guy following me back!"
The scream immediately alarmed all the photographers in the camp, and everyone gathered around and saw a little white lion with snow-white fur and a cute look.
If it were an ordinary tourist, and encountered a lion weighing more than 100 pounds following a car, he would definitely be frightened and panic, and use the weapons at hand to protect himself.
Fortunately, the documentary photographer has been dealing with animals for many years and is familiar with the ecology and habits of local wild animals. He quickly determined that this little guy was only 8 months old and was still in the cub stage and posed no threat to humans for the time being.
Photographers in the camp gathered around and observed the little white lion with great interest.
Although they live on the African continent all year round, female lions will protect their cubs very well.
Such an opportunity to get close to the cubs is a rare opportunity.
Photographers took out their cameras and started taking pictures, exclaiming in admiration.
"Look at this white fur. What a beautiful little kitty. I'm going to fall in love with him!"
"You are Tommy's kid, right? You are so pitiful. Your father was defeated in the war, so you had to leave the territory."
"An 8-month-old lion cub wandering alone away from the lion group has no chance of survival. We should send him to a conservation base... Wait, where are you going, kitten?"
Yu Yiyun pretended to be harmless and squatted there quietly.
When all the photographers had let down their guard and were only focused on taking pictures and recording videos, he found the right moment and sneaked into the house by their legs.
With Yu Yiyun's understanding of humans, he quickly found the small warehouse at the campsite.
Use your claws to open the boxes where food is stored and steal openly.
Yu Yiyun: Can cat matters be called stealing?
The photographer followed in and saw Bai Shi rummaging through the drawers, but he did not take any action. Instead, he recorded the entire "crime" process with great interest.
"It looks like the little guy is hungry and was attracted by the smell of food."
"That's beef jerky. You can eat it. You need me to unpack it for you... uh."
Yu Yiyun turned his head and threw the big bag of beef jerky aside, showing no interest at all.
Although he craved beef, he didn't like it after it had been cooked, had preservatives added, and had lethal amounts of seasoning.
There are so many African buffaloes on the grassland, and walking buffets everywhere. Who wants to eat human beef jerky?
Yu Yiyun took risks and sneaked into areas where humans were active, not to find food, but to obtain something else that only humans have.
Photographers who shoot outdoors for a long time definitely need some high-calorie snacks.
The little white cat stuck its entire head into the box and finally found the target object at the bottom.
His light blue eyes lit up, and he carefully picked up the edge of the wrapping paper, fearing that he would accidentally bite off a piece and swallow it into his stomach.
"etc!"
The photographer was horrified when he saw what the white lion had taken away.
"Honey, that's called chocolate. You can't eat it. It will cause cocoa poisoning!"
"Little guy, come back soon!"
The photographer yelled and even made threatening noises in an attempt to get the white lion to put down the chocolate.
The naive white ball seemed to be frightened and ran away with the chocolate in its mouth.
The photographer chased after it, but only saw the white lion's back running away.
The photographers looked at each other and saw each other's livid faces.
"Now...what should I do?"
"I heard dogs can die if they eat chocolate, but what about cats?"
"Calm down, he's a lion." The photographer bit his finger anxiously, trying to calm everyone down. "It's foolish to talk about toxicity without considering the dosage. For a large animal like a lion, eating a little bit of chocolate will only cause diarrhea, vomiting, and general discomfort... right?"
"The one you're talking about is a big lion, and the little one is still a baby. If it eats all the chocolates, it might go into shock." The photographer picked up the key and made a decisive decision, "No, I have to follow it and see!"
"I'm going too!"
Yu Yiyun returned to Dian Guang's territory, holding a piece of chocolate in her mouth.
The cheetah, who is very good at cooking, has returned with its prey and is tearing the meat off as quickly as possible to feed its cubs.
It had originally planned to take the food to the tree and enjoy it slowly as it had done before.
As a result, a very fatal problem was discovered.
The kid I picked up turned out to be...
No, I can’t climb trees!
In an instant, it felt like the sky was falling.
How can there be a cat in the world that can’t climb trees?
However, no matter how hard Chou Chou tried, he just couldn't climb up.
He weighed twice as much as Lightning, and the female leopard couldn't carry the big cub up the tree, so she could only let the baby eat under the tree.
After biting open the hide of the prey, the smell of blood will surely attract vultures and hyenas.
Dian Guang didn't have time to slowly savor the prey. He hurriedly picked up a big mouthful of meat and fed it to the white lion that had just returned from fooling around without saying a word.
"Mmmmm!"
Yu Yiyun nearly choked to death on a mouthful of meat. By the time he finished the meat in his mouth, the scent of the hyenas was already very close.
Dian Guang had gone through two consecutive hunts and his physical strength was almost exhausted.
It knew that it was definitely no match for the hyena, so it decisively tore off the last large piece of meat and called its cub to leave with it.
The khaki cub quickly followed, but the white-haired cub stayed where it was, seemingly not full.
Dian Guang quickly meowed, urging him to come over and promising to feed him the piece of meat in his mouth.
"Meow!"
Yu Yiyun howled, and finally used her fingernails to cut through the wrapping paper and spread the chocolate on the surface of her prey.
The sun was out and the chocolate was melting quickly, coating the remaining meat inside and out.
Yu Yijun threw away the wrapping paper and ran towards the lightning with his short legs. At the same time, he did not forget to look back at the group of hyenas that surrounded them, and a hint of cunning appeared in his animal eyes.
Eat, eat, eat everything and become a Splatoon!
See if you dare to steal my meat!
Half an hour later, the photographer arrived at the scene in an off-road vehicle. All that was left was a piece of wrapping paper and a group of unfortunate hyenas vomiting and having diarrhea.
Photographer:?
What, what’s happening?
Most animals cannot digest theobromine and caffeine in chocolate, and eating it can cause serious gastrointestinal problems.
Small cats and dogs may even be at risk of death if they accidentally eat chocolate.
Although hyenas are not small cats or dogs, they still suffered from vomiting and diarrhea and became listless after eating their prey covered with chocolate sauce.
A few days later, the hyenas returned and refused to believe in evil, and once again targeted Dian Guang's prey.
As a result, Yu Yiyun used the same trick again and used half of the chocolate that she had specially reserved to make them transform into jet fighters again.
From then on, scavengers all over the grasslands knew:
The prey of lightning is poisonous!
Lightning Cat didn't know what was happening, but he found that overnight, the group of hyenas that always followed him and were ready to rob him whenever he hunted disappeared.
The leopard nearby, which would come and steal his prey if it couldn't catch any, also disappeared.
Even the vultures circling overhead quietly moved to another nest.
Once, while Dian Guang was hunting, he encountered a pack of hyenas.
The hyena, which used to steal its prey every day, howled twice vigilantly, then turned and ran away with its companions.
If Dian Guang could understand the hyena language, he would find that what they were shouting was: Dian Guang is hunting here, the prey here is poisonous!
Cheetah: ???
Although the reason is unknown, without any scavengers snatching the prey, Electric Light can feed the three cats even without the hard work of hunting... Bullshit!
Sister Leopard soon discovered that the little white lion she picked up was very active in eating, as if he had been a big glutton in his previous life.
Thanks to him, even without hyenas snatching food, Electric Light still has enough opportunities to hone his hunting skills.
"Meow..." Yu Yijun rubbed Baobao in a flattering way, secretly promising her a bright future.
Good Leopard, I will catch bison for you to eat later~
The electric light of maternal love was too strong, and it rubbed the little white lion gently.
There's no other way. I can't just throw away the kid I picked up, right?
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At first, Chouchou, who had suddenly become a cheetah cub, was very uncomfortable.
The new mother seldom plays with him. Sometimes, when Chouchou takes the initiative to play with his mother, his mother immediately gets so angry that her fur explodes as soon as he jumps over.
The little white lion stretched out its claws and slapped him hard on the butt, warning Chouchou not to be so careless.
Dian Guang is a weak cat, how can he be as tough and strong as him?
In addition to not being able to play as much as she wants, the new mother will devote herself to teaching her cubs to climb trees whenever she has time.
Chouchou has been a lion for eight months, and has never heard that a lion needs to climb trees.
He tilted his cat face up and looked at the leopard on the tree, his clear orange eyes filled with confusion.
...Mommy, Shishi can’t do it!
Chouchou turned to his brother, trying to find recognition among his kind.
As a result, the white lion opened its claws and climbed up the tree nimbly, seeming to be more skilled than the cheetah.
Stinky:!!!
At this moment, Chouchou felt deeply betrayed.
We were born in the same litter and have played together since we were young. When did this guy learn to climb trees?
No matter how shocked Chou Chou was, he was the only kitten at the scene who couldn't climb trees, and seemed very out of place.
Finally, with the patient teaching of his mother and the ruthless ridicule of his brother the white lion, Chouchou slowly learned to climb shorter trees.
A photographer who has been following lightning for a long time felt very complicated when he saw three big cats sleeping on a tree.
In nature, adopting cubs of other species is not particularly uncommon.
According to the survey of zoologists, many habits of animals can be cultivated through acquired training.
For example, a cat kept in a doghouse will become a bit dog-like.
Dogs living with sheepdogs will go into the sheep pile to eat grass when they have nothing to do.
There is also the very famous wolf boy and so on...
Judging from the current behavior, Dian Guang is using the habits of cheetahs to teach the two lion cubs.
Over time, lion cubs learn to climb trees and run, but lose their fighting nature.
When they grow into big lions, how should they gain a foothold on the grassland and fight for their own territory?
The photographer was full of contradictions. On the one hand, he was unwilling to give up the precious picture of the cheetah raising the lion.
On the other hand, he also felt that Dian Guang should be allowed to raise his own cubs and let the cubs regain their nature as the king of the grassland.
After several days of hesitation and struggle, the photographer sorted out the materials in his hands and posted them on an animal forum to discuss with netizens.
[Cheetah Lightning raises lion cubs, should humans intervene? 】
1L: Beautiful lightning! I feel relieved to see that you are still healthy and alive!
The last update about Dian Guang was that it lost its second litter of cubs, so sad.
15L: Please don't interfere with Lightning's behavior. He is an excellent hunter and a great mother.
The 8-month-old lion cub has to be raised artificially if it is removed from the wild.
Instead of locking him up in a zoo, it’s better to keep him with Dian Guang. Maybe he can evolve into a new species - Liegomon!
27L: I agree with the 15th floor. The little lion that Dian Guang picked up is also as beautiful and cute as it, especially the white lion, which looks like a leaping cloud when climbing a tree.
40L: This is the first time I’ve seen such a white lion. He is definitely a miracle of snow that has landed on the African continent!
56L: I know the answer to this question!
The little white lion is a cub of the Tommy lion pride. About ten days ago, the Tommy lion pride was challenged by three male lions and lost its territory.
Fortunately, the two cubs in the lion group escaped in advance and none of them were bitten to death.
Unfortunately, after Tommy was defeated and left the territory, the last bloodline of the legendary lion king Ryan, who reclaimed this riverbank, also fell.
69L: I didn’t expect to see the name Ryan again. I thought he had become the tears of the times.
About twenty years ago, there was no rain in the Greater Kruger Region for two years and no prey could be found in the lions’ territory.
Ryan led his starving family through the dangerous industrial area, trekked along the river, and finally found a curved section of the river that had not dried up.
He defeated the indigenous lion and hyena groups on the river bank, giving his family a chance to survive, but he himself soon died due to fatigue and injuries.
The five sons left by Ryan took the South Bank as their initial base and expanded in three directions: east, west and north, making the surrounding habitats of hundreds of square kilometers all become the sphere of influence of the Ryan family.
It’s a pity that since the grandchildren, the Ryan family has fallen into decline.
Three years ago, Ryan's eldest grandson was defeated in the war, leaving only Tommy struggling to maintain Ryan's dignity.
Now, Tommy is gone, and the Ryan family has completely ceased to exist.
77L: I don't accept it! The photographer has confirmed that Tommy was only defeated, not bitten to death.
Moreover, even if there are no grandchildren, there are still great-grandchildren!
81L: 77F is too naive, you don't understand the ecology of a lion group at all. Once the lion king is defeated, all his bloodline will be bitten to death.
Only two of Ryan's great-grandchildren successfully grew to the sub-adult stage. They were driven out of the lion group and became wandering lions picking up carrion to eat. For the time being, they do not have the ability to challenge the lord lion.
The remaining ones are the two that Dianguang adopted. Without the lion group to raise them, they would probably be useless.
90L: I don't agree with your point of view. The two lion cubs adopted by Dian Guang look very healthy.
Even though tree climbing is not a compulsory course for lions, lions who can climb trees can avoid buffalo attacks and steal food hidden in trees by leopards.
As for running, it is even more useful!
I think they will grow into outstanding lions and regain the glory of the Ryan family!
107L: I am a fan of Cheetah Electric. I don’t care about the glory of the lion group. I support taking the two lions away!
Dian Guang’s prey is not enough to eat, and he has to feed two lions with big appetites. Even if he doesn’t starve to death, he will be exhausted to death!
Animal organizations please consider the lightning! Get rid of the lions!
119L (Photographer): Regarding the food issue, I don’t think we need to worry about it for now.
Ever since the white lion came to Dian Guang, it has never been robbed of food by hyenas again.
If you watch the second half of the video, you will see that even when Dian Guang was eating under the tree, the hyenas did not dare to approach.
122L: I heard about this, hahaha!
A stupid lion cub broke into the photographer's camp to steal food and ended up taking a large bar of chocolate.
Because lions are not omnivores and have no interest in chocolate, they throw it next to their prey.
As a result, the chocolate melted and the hyena that came to steal the food suffered from stomach upset for two days.
135L: Hyenas have such a powerful digestive system that it is not easy to make them have stomach upset. Xuexue did a great job!
147L: Um... I'm on the 107th floor. I admit that the noise just now was too loud.
I reconfirmed the video and after Little Cloud arrived, Dian Guang's figure became noticeably rounder and he looked much more energetic. Animal organizations are requested not to interfere with the lives of wild animals!
159L: Reply to 147F, how come you have two faces? Hahaha!
But I also think that since the cheetah chooses to raise the lion and the lion accepts the cheetah's raising, humans should not interfere.
166L: I strongly agree!
Humans have interfered enough with nature, and the fate of animals should be left to them to control.
171L: Actually, the photographer’s concerns are not unreasonable.
If a male lion cub is raised like a cheetah, it may be difficult for it to integrate into the lion group.
It would be too miserable if Xuexue and her brother were wandering lions for their whole lives.
183L: I don’t know much about lions. Why do we say that stray male lions are miserable? What about female lions?
192L: The lion group appears to be a patriarchal system ruled by male lions, but in fact it is an alternative matriarchal society.
Hunting and reproduction within a lion pride are all led by female lions.
Once a lioness has learned to hunt, she has a fixed position in the pride that will not change for the rest of her life.
Whether injured, pregnant, or old, sisters in a lion pride will take care of each other.
Once a lion grows up, he will be driven out, and he can only survive by constantly proving his strength and value. Once he loses his usefulness, he will be replaced by a new lion.
A lioness will meet many lions in her lifetime, but sisters are forever.
The same is true for lions.
If an alliance is established between father and son, brothers, or unrelated stranger lions, it will last a lifetime.
200L: I understand. Like attracts like and opposites repel each other. No wonder there are so many gays among you Leos.
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