Chapter 64 Kruger Lion (XI)
Because Tommy is her ex-husband and biological father, the lionesses of the Lower West Coast quickly accepted the new lion alliance, including the lionesses they brought back.
As the true leader of the lion group, the Queen Lion has her own considerations.
The lion group on the lower west coast is small and has low competitiveness.
Since the newly joined adult male lions have no intention of participating in reproduction, accepting foreign female lions to increase the strength of the lion group is naturally a good idea.
The princess was not aggressive towards the lion group and the cubs, and she worked very hard in group hunting. She also had a very good personality, and the two sisters quickly became friends.
A few days later, the princess even shook off the prince who was clinging to her, played happily with her new sisters, and shared her interesting migration journey.
In fact, after the changes in the lion group, what bothered the queen the most was not the foreign female lions.
——But the extra lions in the territory.
As we all know, the lionesses are responsible for hunting in a pride.
Two days ago, a lioness left the group to give birth.
Now, including the princess, only seven lionesses can participate in the hunt.
However, there are also seven male lions waiting for food in the territory, and on average each lioness has to feed herself and one male lion.
Hunting in the hot summer is very physically demanding.
In order to increase their chances of success, lions can only target antelopes or wildebeests that are easy to deal with.
In that case, the prey they brought back would be small and definitely not enough to feed the entire lion pride.
When the male lions who eat first have eaten their fill, the female lions have to go hungry.
In order to get food for herself, the lioness must target larger wildebeests and zebras.
They are highly aggressive in hunting large prey and often live in groups.
If the lioness is not careful, she may be injured or even die during hunting.
Before the Queen Lion could figure out a plan or think about how to organize the lioness sisters to hunt.
The piglet walked around the house excitedly, then ran to the river bank. He saw a small group of buffaloes drinking water and started drooling with greed.
He returned home and begged for food from his father.
“Ahhhh!”
The child hasn’t eaten beef for half a year!
I’m hungry, I want to eat!
Chou Chou and Tie Zhu didn't understand at first, but when Yu Yijun came to the river bank and took a look, they became so greedy that their eyes turned green.
"Miyami!" Beef, I want to eat it!
"Roar!" I want to too!
The three little cubs were begging for food at the same time, and the scene was very noisy for a while.
The lion, who had consumed too much energy fighting yesterday, was abruptly woken up.
If it were any other male lion, he would have slapped the cub in the face for making such a fuss.
Fortunately, old father Tommy has been raising the cubs alone for so long that his temper has long been worn out.
Needless to say, the prince lay there and watched the cubs making noise with great interest.
Sanmao and the professor were a little grumpy when they woke up, but when they saw that Dashi didn't say anything, they quietly suppressed their tempers.
The two lions next to them seem to be in good tempers now.
As long as you dare to touch their cubs, you will experience the male lion doubles in minutes.
"Meow~"
Yu Yiyun looked at his old father eagerly.
The African buffalo is more aggressive but only half the size of the American bison.
In contrast, an adult male lion weighs four times as much as an adult male wolf!
There are fourteen lions on the lower west bank, which is definitely more than enough for hunting buffalo!
A tiger of the same size can even kill a male wild cattle alone.
Considering that most of the wild yellow cattle in Qinling Mountains were released later, their aggressiveness is far less than that of pure wild buffalo.
In addition, African buffaloes often move in groups and are very united, so it is indeed difficult to catch one among them.
Yu Yiyun, who has rich hunting experience, came to the conclusion after careful calculation and analysis:
"Meow!" Let's go together! Let's eat!
"Mia-wah!" Let's go together!
“Roar~”
Before Tommy understood what the kid meant, the prince reacted first.
He usually has nothing to do, so he watches the cubs play and fight every day. He can understand the general meaning from their calls and body language.
The prince got up and flicked his tail, inviting Tommy to go hunting.
Tommy agreed immediately.
The new lion king did not think there was anything wrong with participating in hunting as a lord.
Vegetation is sparse on the lower west bank, and prey is scarce.
When Tommy first became the lord, the lion group consisted of only himself and three lionesses, two of whom were pregnant one after another.
In order to support his wife and daughter, Tommy participated in many hunting activities and developed a tacit understanding with the lionesses.
The Queen Lion was worried, but when she saw her remarried husband stand up, she immediately understood what he meant and called on her female lion sisters to get ready to set off.
A large group of more than ten lions, led by Piglet, crept towards the river bank.
Looking from afar, they saw seven or eight large buffaloes with several calves drinking water and eating grass by the river.
In seasons with abundant rainfall, buffaloes, zebras and elephants will gather into super herds.
Nowadays, it has not rained for half a month. In order to survive, herbivores will disperse into small groups, making hunting relatively easy.
Yu Yiyun knew that if they didn't take a bite now, when the rain came again, they would definitely not be able to disperse the super herd, and might even be killed by the herd.
If you want to eat beef, you have to wait until the end of time.
The experienced lion immediately locked onto its target and decided to hunt the calf that was farthest away from the herd.
Africa has an arid climate with hot weather all year round, so buffaloes do not have a fixed breeding season.
The gestation period is long, as long as nine months, and the calf is already very heavy when it is born.
The calf was estimated to be about the same age as Tiezhu and must have weighed 300 kilograms, enough for the entire lion group to enjoy two or three meals.
After the queen lion locks on her prey, she leads her team of female lions and pretends nothing has happened while drinking water by the river.
The buffalo noticed the movement and found that it was a few lionesses, so it ignored them.
It is the rainy season now. Even though it has not rained for a long time, the buffaloes have no shortage of food and are at their strongest.
Just seven female lions had a hard time dealing with a lone buffalo, let alone a group of them?
Moreover, they all know that lions are afraid of water and will not easily risk going into the water to hunt.
Therefore, the buffalo herd did not react at all and continued to drink with their heads down.
The Queen Lion used drinking water as a cover, and together with her sisters, blocked the possible escape routes of the calf.
After they deployed their formation, Yu Yijun seized the opportunity, brought two friends with her, and came to the opposite side of the calf, pretending to drink water.
When the buffalo saw the three little lions, he became even more disdainful.
If the lioness was not there, the buffalo herd would certainly attack the three lion cubs, dragging the natural enemy cubs into the water and drowning them like ants.
While Yu Yiyun lowered her head to drink water, she kept one eye on the calf, the other on the lioness's movements, and also used her peripheral vision to pay attention to the male lion hiding behind her. Two eyes were almost not enough.
The pig was very good at camouflage, and the calf didn't notice anything unusual.
But Chouchou next to him stared at Niu Niu without blinking, tears of excitement streaming down his mouth.
The feeling of being treated as food was too strong, and the calf sensed danger and prepared to move towards the herd.
As soon as it moved, Yu Yiyun reacted immediately, running a few steps and jumping up into the middle of the river.
If a tiger saw him entering the water, he would definitely have the illusion of looking in a mirror.
The calf was startled and watched the lion swim towards him at incredibly fast speed.
At that moment, it was not sure whether it was a buffalo or the cat was a water lion.
Underwater combat and high-altitude combat are also Yu Yiyun's comfort zone.
He swam to the calf and used his flexibility and speed to attack the calf's lower body, trying to make the calf lose its balance and fall.
Although the buffalo is called buffalo, it is still a mammal that breathes with lungs.
If you are pushed into the water by a lion, the only outcome is drowning.
The calf sensed the danger and didn't dare to stay in the water any longer. He just wanted to climb ashore quickly.
Yu Yiyun, Chou Chou who risked his life for food, and Tie Zhu who risked his life to jump into the water for his companions, formed a formation and blocked the waterway leading to the east bank.
The calf had no choice but to crawl as far as possible to the west bank.
On the river bank, seven lionesses stopped drinking water and stared at it.
"Moo!"
The calf, caught in a dilemma, cried out in helplessness.
When the buffalo herd heard the cub's cry for help, they quickly prepared to rush over and fight off the lioness who was not aware of her own danger.
Just as they were about to go ashore to rescue the cubs, four lions appeared out of nowhere and blocked their way.
The two male lions in the lead have thick manes and sharp claws, and look like they can easily bite off the bones of a buffalo.
The buffalo did not dare to confront the lion head-on, so it planned to adopt a roundabout tactic and find a breakthrough from the three little lions in the water.
However, just as they were about to pounce on the little lion, several male lions attacked like crazy and prevented them from getting close to the little lion.
Hearing the calf's cries, the buffalo herd realized that the rescue operation was useless.
They were extremely angry, but they had no choice but to give up resistance and stay away from the powerful lion group.
The four male lions returned to the lion group only after confirming that the cubs had safely reached shore.
After a concerted effort, the lionesses managed to kill the calf and lay down beside it, gasping for breath, exhausted and hungry.
The new princess was planning to enjoy the food, but when she saw that the lioness next to her didn't move, she seemed to realize something and lay back silently.
The prince ran over, but instead of running towards the food, he rubbed against his partner as usual.
Tommy planned to eat first, as he had done before, leaving enough food for his partner.
Seeing what the prince did, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
There is no harm without comparison. Compared with the prince, Tommy, the good lion on the prairie, seems a little... scumbag?
"Meow!" Yu Yiyun looked at Tommy and agreed: remove the "seem".
It is really despicable for him to eat by himself while leaving his wife and children to watch him hungry.
"Miya-miya-miya!"
I'm hungry!
Tommy endured the Lion's judgement and the cub's gaze, and finally couldn't stand the condemnation anymore and made a decision.
He called on his two younger brothers and the prince to help, and they pulled the cow's legs to tear the prey in half, and gave half of it to the lioness.
"roar!"
It’s decided, we’ll have our banquets this way from now on.
The Lion Queen was obviously a little surprised and stared at Tommy deeply:
If you had come to your senses earlier, I would have definitely helped you deal with the foreign lion.
After a good meal, the lions each looked for shade under a tree, ready to follow the cat's instinct to sleep eighteen hours a day.
While they were sleeping, Yu Yiyun took down the two pieces of meat that he had hung up high in advance to drain the blood, and placed one of them next to the iron pillar for him to guard.
"Meow!" It doesn't matter if you are taken away by a wild beast, just don't let Chou Chou find out.
Chouchou: ???
What about brotherhood?
After forcing Tiezhu to agree, Yu Yiyun held another piece of fresh beef in his mouth and ran back to Dianguang's territory along the same route.
Before entering the territory, he sniffed around and smelled lightning and the scent of an unfamiliar male leopard, so he figured things must be going well.
Yu Yiyun slowed down her pace, fearing that she would see a scene that was "not suitable for young cats", and tiptoed to look for Dian Guang's figure.
After walking a few steps, suddenly——
"Meow."
Dian Guang appeared in front of him at some point, and he let out a faint cry that sounded extremely mournful.
You still know how to come back...
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