Chapter 65 Kruger Lion (XII)
The bad cat ran away from home without saying a word, causing Dian Guang to have wild thoughts, thinking "Could our two fat cubs be eaten by wild beasts?" He now felt extremely guilty.
The piglet held the beef in its mouth, lowered its head and walked in front of the electric light, meowing in a flattering voice, and was just about to roll over on its white belly to act coquettishly.
It's a pity that there was beef in his mouth, which limited his performance.
Dian Guang obviously had little interest in the food that Zhu Mi brought.
Although hunting is difficult during this period, the cheetah is a ferocious beast, a hunter that has survived on the African grasslands for tens of millions of years, and has the ability to feed itself and its unborn babies.
As soon as the lion cub came over, Dian Guang propped himself up with his long legs and tried hard to lick his fur.
Yu Yiyun is now over eleven months old, about to turn one year old, and has begun to grow mane!
He is a white lion among white lions, with no stray hair from the tip of his ears to his tail.
The new mane around the neck is also pure white like snow, unlike the darker mane of other male lions.
It is generally believed that the darker the mane of a lion, the stronger its fighting power.
When female lions choose a mate, they prefer male lions with thick, black manes.
For someone like Yu Yiyun, it doesn’t matter whether the mane is long or not. If he is not strong enough, he can only…
Find a way to dye your hair and wallow in the mud.
Generally speaking, a male lion's mane will not fully develop until he is about five years old.
Not to mention Zhumi who is less than one year old, even Tiezhu who is one and a half years old and Professor Sanmao who is two years and ten months old are also in the awkward period of hair growth.
The newly sprouted mane of his littermate brother Chouchou is only a few tufts, and the length is estimated to be a few millimeters.
His mane is dark in color and looks like a moldy doll.
At this time, the advantage of the white lion finally emerged!
Because Yu Yiyun's mane is the same color as her body, it doesn't look so funny, and she doesn't have to go through the awkward mane period that lasts for several years.
In the early stages of hair growth, when he washed his face every day, he felt that the hair around his head and neck had become noticeably denser, and it must have been more difficult to lick.
Dian Guang was very patient and spent a very long time cleaning his fat cub thoroughly.
Yu Yiyun originally wanted to lie down obediently so that Baobao could groom her mane.
But if you lie down with meat in your mouth, you will get it dirty.
He leaned over again and tried to feed Meat to Dian Guang.
"Meow..." Dian Guang shrank back, obviously embarrassed.
Yu Yiyun's eyes fell on her belly, which was bulging, obviously she had just finished a big meal.
It seems that even if he doesn't meddle in other people's business, Dian Guang, a cat, can still be doing well.
really.
If she didn't have strong hunting skills, how could she raise two big fat lions for more than three months?
Yu Yiyun ate the piece of meat silently. She didn't taste anything, but she felt a little uncomfortable inside.
——Dian Guang does not need to feed himself.
She is so capable, she probably doesn't need my help in raising the cubs.
In this case, from now on, I have no reason to come looking for Dian Guang anymore.
The more Pig thought about it, the sadder he became, and he said goodbye to the beautiful Leopard in a depressed mood.
Then, with its tail between its legs and ears drooping, it turned away dejectedly, rolling out of the Electric Light territory.
After taking a few steps, he turned back and planned to take another look at Leopard.
As a result, as soon as he turned around, Leopard's cat face with eyeliner and tattoos was almost in front of him.
Yu Yiyun took a few more steps and looked back again.
Dian Guang was still squatting behind him, about half a meter away.
Yu Yiyun finally confirmed that the lightning was following him.
"Meow?" Baby, aren't you leaving?
Lightning urged quietly.
Zhumi and Chouchou had not returned home for many days. Dianguang wandered around the edge of the territory for several times and then ventured out of the territory to look for them.
After searching for a long time, there was no trace of the two cubs.
In the eyes of other cheetahs, Dian Guang's behavior was extremely strange.
The two babies she raised were much bigger than normal cubs, and they were not even cheetahs!
But Dian Guang has already recognized them as his own children, so he must fulfill his obligation to raise them.
Driven by a strong maternal instinct, Dian Guang stubbornly believed that the mother should protect the fragile cub for at least two years.
Seeing Yu Yiyun turn around, Dian Guang vaguely realized that his child would be away for a long time again.
The cheetah was really worried about its cubs, so it made a decision that went against its instinct.
She leaves her fixed territory not for prey, but only to continue raising her cubs that have left home.
Yu Yiyun walked and stopped on the road and found that the lightning was following him.
At first, he raised his roar, hoping that Leopard would go home quickly.
“Ouch!!!”
Go back quickly, there is hell ahead!
The lion cub’s roar wasn’t deep enough, and Yu Yiyun really couldn’t roar too loudly at the big cat that raised her.
When Dian Guang heard his impatient shouting, he thought that the gluttonous cub was hungry, so he immediately stood up and searched for prey for him.
Yu Yiyun quickly held down Baobao, but was helpless against the stubborn Dian Guang.
Before this, Zhumi had been fooling around for a long time and had already figured out the ecological environment of the Lower West Coast Territory.
Don’t underestimate the West Coast territory, which is only 50 square kilometers at most. A tiger’s cat nest is worth ten of them!
The temple is small, but there are many gods.
This river is the only source of water that never stops flowing within a radius of hundreds of miles. Not only are there lion groups occupying the river banks, but there are also leopards making their dens next to the lion groups.
Big cats are natural enemies of each other. Except for tigers and lions, which have no chance of arm wrestling in the wild, other big cats will definitely fight when they meet.
It is the rainy season and very aggressive herbivores often come to the river bank to drink water.
Sometimes, when encountering elephants or large herds of buffalo, even lions are often chased, let alone cheetahs?
Even if the cheetah can use its speed to shake off all its natural enemies, after a successful hunt, it will not only attract the second brother nearby, but also the third brother.
Given the pig's current size and attack power, it can no longer approach humans and steal chocolate.
If you accidentally scare tourists, you may lose your freedom forever.
The more Yu Yiyun thought about it, the more worried he became. He walked very slowly and rested several times along the short distance.
Suddenly smelling Tommy's scent marking his territory, he looked up and found that the lower west bank was close at hand.
Pig: ...
Damn my sense of direction!
Lightning followed closely behind, and even after smelling the scent of lion and leopard, it showed no sign of stopping, with only its own cubs in its eyes.
It's dangerous here and the mother must protect her cubs.
The wild animals living on the African savannah all know how to seek benefits and avoid harm.
Only a mother would face danger to protect her baby and fight against wild beasts where she has no chance of winning.
Piglet shook his head vigorously and threw away all his cautious thoughts!
Having been a beast for two lifetimes, he certainly knew clearly that there was only one reason for his current cowardice and timidity: he was not strong enough.
Suppose he becomes the most powerful lion and rules the largest lion group.
A mother's status depends on her son, so she can settle down wherever she wants!
right!
Work towards that goal!
However, before achieving the goal...
"Meow~"
The place where I live now is very dangerous.
“Meow, meow, meow!”
You can survive as long as you can, let's get through this period first.
Dian Guang seemed to understand. He meowed loudly and followed his cub into the Crocodile Pond Lion School.
A few minutes later, Piglet, who always had bad luck, had his bad luck come true.
He returned to the Lower West Coast territory, originally intending to find a place to live away from natural enemies with Lightning.
But who knew that before he even stepped into the house, the remains of the calf that he had eaten last night attracted the second and third African brothers at the same time.
Most people know that the lion is the big brother in Africa, and the hyena is second, but they don’t know that there is a third one behind it - the African wild dog.
The wild dogs in South Africa are larger than those in North Africa, but still cannot compare to their second brother, weighing only 35-70 kilograms.
Because wild dogs and hyenas both have round ears and like to eat the remains left by lions, tourists often confuse the two animals.
In fact, they are natural enemies that cannot tolerate each other.
Although wild dogs are omnivores, their situation is worse than that of pure carnivores, hyenas, and they are currently on the brink of extinction.
They like deserts or semi-arid grasslands, so in the entire ∩-shaped river channel, only a group of African wild dogs roam around on the downstream edge.
Prey is too difficult to find during the rainy season, so the second and third brothers were both hungry today and were eyeing the remains of the buffalo left by the lion.
Survival is difficult, and well-fed lions are often unwilling to expend energy to drive away scavengers that pick up garbage, which instead provides an excellent battlefield for the two of them.
Seeing that a battle was about to break out, Yu Yiyun quickly pulled the cheetah away, fearing that he would be caught up in the storm, and found a tree with many forks to climb up.
Piglet asked Leopard to stay on the lower branch and he climbed up to a higher place to watch the fun.
The second and third brothers were the first to conduct preliminary tests.
The test method was that the second brother broke into the encirclement of the third brother, immersed himself in enjoying the food, and saw whether the army of wild dogs could drive him away.
Although wild dogs are not as big as hyenas, they are true canines after all and have more advantages in grouping.
Before a hyena pack locks on a hunting target, they often appear alone or in small numbers.
30% of their food does not come from hunting, but from the carpet search of each hyena.
Dozens of wild dogs were more than enough to deal with two hyenas. The second brother was quickly driven away, letting out a sharp laugh.
Hyena laughter sounds like laughter, but it is actually a sign of temporary weakness.
Friends who are familiar with hyenas know that they are the most difficult beasts.
Even if they encounter a lion group that they cannot defeat, hyenas will still stay beside them.
I'll keep watching you, forever...
At the same time, the hyena sends signals to its companions around it.
There is a unique way of communicating within the second brother group, and replies are received quickly, and companions are about to come to help.
The wild dogs have dealt with hyenas too many times to know what this means.
Several wild dogs in the group are responsible for holding back the hyena, while the remaining members eat as quickly as possible.
In this part of Africa, the big brother and the second brother can occasionally coexist, and in extreme cases they will even line up to share the prey.
The lions eat the larger pieces of meat, leaving the hyenas to clean up the attached flesh and bones.
Sometimes when encountering hippopotamus remains, hyenas with the strongest bite force will tear open the thick skin first so that other animals can eat the meat.
The second and third brothers have similar eating habits and they fight more with each other.
The wild dogs, who were eating frantically, heard the shouting of many hyenas in the distance and started cursing in anger.
No matter how angry they were, they had to give up their prey and watch the hyenas take away the remains.
Yu Yiyun looked down from a high place and watched more than a dozen hyenas swaggeringly snatch away his leftovers.
“…”
The lions only ate the buffalo they had hunted with great difficulty.
Is there anyone who speaks up for us?!
However, with Yu Yiyun's current strength, he was no match for a dozen hyenas and could only watch the robbers walk away in disgrace.
“Meow…”
Piglet mourned for three seconds for the food that was stolen, then cheered himself up and climbed down the tree with Lightning, while Cat sneaked around the leopard's territory.
The leopards that occupied the west coast, relying on their thick skin and strong strength, circled a large area that overlapped with most of the lion's territory.
The lionesses on the lower west coast occasionally fail to find prey, so they will climb up trees to steal the prey hung by leopards, so they are too embarrassed to drive away the leopards.
The territories of the big cats on the grasslands often overlap, but if a male leopard is encountered, it is impossible for it to defeat it. Avoiding them in advance can prevent many conflicts.
Yu Yiyun walked a long way with lightning, almost to the end of the river, where there were few animal tracks, and finally found a place without much smell of ferocious beasts.
There were only bushes and termite mounds around, so in theory...
"Meow!"
Dian Guang looked around and suddenly became alert. He shouted towards the termite mound, obviously alerting Yu Yijun.
Yu Yiyun looked at the termite mound for a long time with some suspicion, but did not smell any scent of strange beasts.
"Meow!"
The cheetah was tense and nervous, looking frightened.
From her reaction, it was clear that there was something behind the termite mound!
Yu Yiyun made a low guttural sound to soothe the pregnant female leopard, asking her to wait where she was, while she held her breath and gently approached the termite mound.
Just as the piglet approached the termite mound and hadn't even shown its head yet, a cat's paw as big as a sandbag came right at it.
Fortunately, Piglet was often attacked by enemy beasts close to him, so he had enough defensive experience and was able to dodge the attacks in time.
Otherwise, there would be at least four more blood marks on Bai Shi’s handsome face.
"Meow!"
The lion cub, whose face was almost disfigured, was still in shock and was shouting and trying to reason with its fellow lions.
The lioness hiding behind the termite mound popped her head out. Yu Yiyun smelled a familiar scent and saw her bulging belly, then she realized—
Mom, mommy?
Did my biological mother just treat me as an enemy?
What a fateful cycle of reincarnation!
The lioness, who couldn't tell friend from foe, was stunned for a few seconds before finally recognizing her own cub.
In the African savannah, lion cubs protected by lion groups have the highest survival rate, about 50%.
The survival rate of cubs raised by a single lioness is similar to that of cubs raised by a single tiger, and about a quarter of the cubs can survive to adulthood.
If the lion group unfortunately changes its king, the survival rate of the cubs of the previous king... is infinitely equal to 0%.
The replacement of lion kings has caused too many tragedies.
A few months ago, a lioness couldn't find her cubs for several days and thought they were dead.
She didn't even have time to grieve because the new Lion King wouldn't allow it.
For four or five days in a row, the new lion king stayed by the lioness's side, forcing her to produce cubs of his own.
The lioness was powerless to resist, she knew that this was the survival rule of lions.
As new life is conceived, the lioness returns to the place where she gave birth to her cubs last time, hoping that the new cubs can dilute her sorrow.
In the belly, the beating of life became more and more obvious. The lioness, who had experience in childbirth, knew that she would give birth soon.
At her weakest moment, the lioness smelled the scent of the enemy beast and was so frightened that her whole body tensed up.
She pricked up her ears and heard an animal approaching.
No matter who the person is, he swings his claws fiercely.
Then……
The lioness looked at her son blankly, who was standing right in front of her, and thought that this dream was too real.
“Meow, meow, meow, meow!”
The pig, who had repeatedly searched for enemies in the void, experienced the feeling of being attacked by a familiar beast for the first time, and his defense was broken in a matter of minutes.
From being caring towards his mother, to scolding her.
Dianguang heard that the cub's cry had changed, and Leopard, who was naturally overly curious, moved closer tentatively.
"...Roar." The lioness roared helplessly, feeling pain in her abdomen.
She helplessly lay down in the termite mound, staring at the enemy beast that was getting closer and closer.
Termite mounds are the safest buildings in the entire grassland, protecting against rain, fire, and scorching sun.
The lioness originally thought that it would be safe to give birth to her baby here until the cheetah appeared.
Cheetahs will not attack their own cubs, but will kill them without mercy if they encounter lion cubs.
The lioness endured the abdominal pain and looked at the cheetah vigilantly, fearing that the cheetah would attack her while she was giving birth.
The next second, she saw her cub running up to the cheetah, burying its big head in the strange cheetah's arms and crying.
The cheetah was several times smaller than the lion cub, so he had to stand up to hug him and lick his fur affectionately.
Lioness: ???
Wait, what's going on?
Who is the mother and son?
Before the lioness could figure out the situation, the pain in her abdomen had reached its limit.
With the smell of blood, she knew she had to give birth.
Yu Yiyun smelled the blood and her eyes suddenly widened.
He had raised so many cubs, but this was the first time he witnessed a female giving birth.
Yu Yiyun, who once delivered a caged South China tiger, immediately stood up and stopped complaining about herself.
He knew that his biological mother was a lioness with childbirth experience and was able to raise him and Chouchou to eight months old, so he didn't have to worry about the issue of professional skills.
However, similar to tigresses, giving birth consumes a lot of energy.
After giving birth, the mother must immediately replenish food and provide milk for the cubs.
Yu Yiyun ran back to the lion group. From a distance, he saw Tiezhu standing like a brave guard, protecting the meat that Piglet had entrusted to him.
"Meow, meow, meow!" Yu Yijun picked up Rourou and kicked Chouchou up.
Chouchou got up in a daze, thinking that his brother was going to feed him meat, and opened his mouth excitedly.
Then his brother held his head and forced him to pull up the grass that Tommy had marked.
"Wow?"
Although Chou Chou didn't understand, Yu Yiyun's meaning was very clear, so he had no choice but to start pulling out the grass soaked with the smell of urine with a head full of question marks.
A few hours later, Tommy got up sleepily, drew his sword, and looked around in confusion.
Why does the mark I just made yesterday have no flavor?
Do I have any problems with my urine recently?
At this moment, Zhumi and Chouchou had already come to the termite hill with meat and grass that smelled of Tommy in their mouths.
Chouchou didn't understand what was going on at first, but when he smelled his mother's scent, he immediately sped up his pig-dash performance.
I ran over and found that not only the biological mother was there, but the new mother was also there, which doubled my happiness!
"Meow meow meow!" He dropped the grass in his mouth and circled around the mothers.
When Dian Guang smelled the stench of the lion, he subconsciously hid, thinking that the stinky boy had a new hobby.
This person is eating and drinking, and he doesn't think it's dirty...
The lioness reacted quickly and pulled all the grass into the termite mound to provide cushion under the cubs.
Yu Yiyun was still not used to carrying meat in his mouth, so he ran slower and slower, and it took him a long time to reach the termite hill.
As he approached, he saw a magical scene.
Lionesses also experience pain during childbirth.
Although she didn't make a sound, her abdomen and body were obviously twitching in pain, and it took some effort for her to give birth to the second cub.
As soon as the lioness bit off the cub’s umbilical cord, Chouchou immediately stuck his head in to look at his new brothers and sisters.
The cheetah also looked at the other animal cubs curiously, its claws itching to move, as if it wanted to steal them and raise them itself.
Thinking that he was pregnant, Dian Guang didn't dare to commit suicide.
Usually, female lions will look for a quiet and secluded place to give birth, away from all animals.
After giving birth, the blood and smell will be cleaned up immediately to prevent being discovered by any wild animals.
This was the first time in the lioness's life that she had experienced giving birth surrounded by several other animals and receiving close care.
As the lioness was giving birth, a large piece of buffalo meat appeared next to her mouth, and she completely lost her temper.
Since there is meat to eat, you can watch it if you like.
It saves me from going out hunting...
The lioness resigned herself to her fate and consoled herself.
The unfortunate lioness could never have imagined that because her eldest son was a crazy rubbing cub and her second son was an extreme mama's boy, their godmother would want to steal the cubs as soon as she saw them.
Since giving birth to her cubs, the lioness' miserable life of being watched by everyone has just begun.
During the delivery process, the lioness is extremely weak and has no strength to resist, thus losing the best opportunity to resist.
Later, when I wanted to resist, I realized it was too late.
The two cubs brought straw mats and meat. The foreign cheetah was like a gold medal confinement nanny, taking care of the newborn cubs meticulously.
Sometimes when the lioness wants to breastfeed her baby, you have to yell at her to persuade her to return the baby quickly.
There are clearly kittens in Leopard's belly, but she just likes to steal mine!
Little did the lioness know that Dianguang would become addicted to raising lions after the first time.
Although they are both kittens, lions are...very tough!
She even wanted to discuss with the lioness, why not take turns raising it.
After several discussions, the lioness completely ignored it and continued to breathe heavily.
Dian Guang was not discouraged. When he saw the lioness out for a walk or hunting, he would immediately sneak into the termite hill and steal the little lion.
Once, a hyena wandered around and saw a cheetah breaking into a lion's delivery room. Thinking that the cheetah was about to kill the lion cubs, it quickly surrounded them and wanted to get a piece of the pie.
Unexpectedly, the cheetah, which seldom barked, suddenly started shouting while protecting its cubs. Three lions came in a matter of minutes, and the hyenas and leopards who came after hearing the news were all in a mess.
Hyena: Are you guys in the cat circle so playful?
Leopard: The prairie cats are united, but I am not included, right?!
This extremely rare scene was captured by a passing photographer and sparked heated discussion on the forum.
1L: The cheetah did not attack the lion cub, but helped her take care of the child. Is this reasonable?
7L: It's hard to say for other cheetahs, but what Dian Guang said is too reasonable. Let him go, our Dian Guang just wants to raise cubs.
16L: What surprised me even more was that the lioness actually accepted the lightning? She has a really good temper.
24L: Our Princess Dora is like this ~ She used to be a sweet girl on the grassland. She would try to stop other lions from fighting. She only became a little fierce after becoming a mother.
31L: Didn’t anyone notice that Xuexue and Tumao returned to their original Ryan territory?
49L: Pointing to the next building, Ryan’s fans have been going crazy for three days, celebrating that Tommy is bringing Ryan’s descendants back to where the dream began!
Eighteen years ago, this was where the Ryan family first entered the Kruger Park and settled here!
Now, his descendants have taken it back!
56L: I am a fan of Electric Light and I don’t care whether those Leos’ dreams start or not.
My Dian Guang suddenly left the territory and came to the lion group. What if he encountered an accident?
@Animal Protection Organization, please bring Electric Light back to your territory!
67L (Photographer): Electric fans meet again~ First of all, animal protection organizations will not interfere with the normal migration of wild animals.
Secondly, if you know a little about lion prides, you will know that the place where the female lion gives birth is the safest place in the entire area.
83L: I’m on the 56th floor. I just read the diary of a photographer who followed electric light photographers. He said that electric light photographers have found a great place.
When the lioness returns to the pride with her cubs, she can use the termite mound to hide the cubs.
Sorry, I spoke too loudly just now. I think the normal migration of wild animals should be respected.
Two litters of Dian Guang’s cubs were bitten to death. It’s so sad. I hope this litter can grow up safely.
90L: Reply to 83F, I wanted to laugh at you, but I can’t laugh anymore after seeing what I said later.
The survival rate of cheetah cubs is only 5%, so they have to give birth to a lot of cubs. Even so, since there is a possibility that all of them will die, it's sad.
107L: Huh? Am I the only one who thinks electric lights are good?
She has two great lions as bodyguards, especially the clever white lion.
If he could protect Dora's cubs from being bitten to death by Tommy, he could definitely protect Electric's cubs too!
So...is his name Yun Duo or Xue Xue?
111L: Of course it’s called clouds! The clouds jumping on the grassland are so romantic!
112L: Xuexue! It must be called Xuexue! The miraculous snow that landed on the African continent!
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