Chapter 67 Kruger Lion (XIV)
Yu Yiyun used his claws when it was time to do so. He kicked the professor and Sanmao twice on their buttocks, "dong dong dong", and kicked both of them directly into the river.
"Meow!"
He howled twice to urge them on, and then he jumped into the water to join in the fun... No, he wanted to observe closely the development of the new territory of the Lion Alliance!
The clever pig immediately found a reasonable excuse for his fooling around.
This makes the kid so proud, put your hands on your hips~
A certain cat and bug, finding that his brother had abandoned him to hang out alone again, quickly dived into the water and followed him quietly.
"Mia-wah!"
Brother, you don’t take me with you!
Chouchou yelled loudly and was very angry, paddling the water with his two paws.
After repeated torture by Yu Yiyun, Chou Chou finally overcame his natural fear of water.
Even though he hates the feeling of getting his fur wet, after going into the water so many times, Chouchou’s dog paddling skills are much more proficient than those of the two landlubber cats!
The four big cats stayed in the narrow and shallow river for more than twenty minutes before they swam to the other side with difficulty.
The slowest swimmer among them was actually - Pig!
The other three swam in front, swimming every ten seconds or half a minute on average, their six round eyes staring at the white lion.
Bro, what's wrong with you?
“Meow, meow, meow…”
Yu Yiyun clamped her throat and called out weakly.
It’s not that Yu Yiyun came to Africa and didn’t come into contact with water for a long time, which caused his swimming skills to deteriorate.
This is mainly because during the dry season, even if the downstream rivers do not dry up, they become quite turbid due to animal activities and are mixed with a large amount of excrement.
Animals living near the river bank have long been accustomed to the turbid river water.
But Yu Yiyun can't do it.
The snow-white lion cub became visibly dirty as soon as it entered the water.
The river was too shallow, and he paddled twice and felt the mud at the river bottom sticking to his paws.
You must rinse off the dirt before you can continue swimming, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable all over.
Who knows what's stuck on its paws is mud or hippo poop.
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Fortunately, his companions did not abandon the mysophobic pig. They waited impatiently for the white lion to move three steps at a time, meowing and complaining.
Chouchou is hard to understand.
Isn’t it just dad?
I even rolled around in it.
Finally they swam to the middle of the river, and the big cats saw a rough and cracked object floating on the water.
Cats are curious animals that show a strong desire to explore.
"Mia-wah?" Crocodile?
"Ah..." Wood, wood, right?
Sanmao glanced at it, refusing to believe that the thing so close to him was a crocodile.
When Sanmao was a child, she was attacked by a crocodile in a river.
And more than once I have seen the Nile crocodile, an underwater monster unique to Africa, dismembering its prey that was several or even dozens of times larger than itself through its death roll, which has left a deep shadow on my life.
"Meow!" Yu Yiyun observed carefully and found small bubbles popping up around him. He told them with certainty: It must be a crocodile!
During the two years when she was a dog, Yu Yiyun would soak her mouth in a hot spring and bubbles like this would come out.
Crocodiles have the word "fish" in their name, but they are reptiles and they also breathe with lungs. That's why when they sink to the bottom of the water, they produce dense bubbles.
The professor also had a trauma about the crocodile. He supported Sanmao half by luck and half by prayer, saying that the crocodile was definitely made of wood!
"Roar!" Wood!
"Meow!" Crocodile!
"Ah!" It's wood!!!
"Meow?" It's a crocodile or a piece of wood. Let's go over and take a look~?
The crocodile was a full thirty meters away from them, far beyond the recognized 'nine-meter hunting zone'.
In their lively state, the Kruger lion and the Nile crocodile were not on each other's food and could have passed each other without any incident.
As a result, a few bored lions were too curious and, because of the boring question of "crocodile or wood", they were aroused by their desire to win and had to get closer to find out.
They lined up and approached the 'wood' floating on the water quietly.
The unfortunate crocodile has been busy incubating eggs recently and took the time to take a nap in the water.
The breeding season of Nile crocodiles is usually from November to April of the following year. After successful conception, the female Nile crocodile will lay eggs in the grass or on the river bank. The incubation period is about three months.
Unlike many reptiles that "give birth and bury the eggs", the mother Nile crocodile is very responsible. She will stay near the eggs to protect her babies and prevent monitor lizards or some "troublemakers" from sneaking over and stealing the eggs.
In addition to defending against predators, some crocodile mothers control the temperature of their eggs to control the gender balance within the population.
The sexual selection of some reptiles is not determined by nature, but by the temperature of the incubation process.
Taking the Nile crocodile as an example, if the incubation temperature is slightly higher than a certain standard, a male crocodile will hatch, otherwise a female will hatch.
Of course, it cannot be too high or too low, otherwise it will lead to hatching failure.
An experienced Nile crocodile mother will choose the most suitable riverbed for hatching her babies and carefully guard the unhatched eggs until they successfully hatch.
This Nile crocodile knows that when the dry season arrives, most aquatic animals will move upstream to avoid drying up.
As the amount of water downstream decreases, the number of natural enemies threatening the hatching will also decrease accordingly.
Ever since the Nile crocodile started hatching eggs, it has encountered almost no danger, so it dares to float in the river and sleep peacefully.
Who would have thought that while he was sleeping soundly, his head would suddenly be hit four times in a row by the beast from different directions.
It raised its head angrily and found four big cats surrounding it, and it retracted its claws one after another.
"Meow!" I knew it was a crocodile!
"Ah..." I lost, sob...
"Roar!" What are you standing there for? It's a crocodile!
"Meow, meow, meow!!!" The water is so dirty, wait for me!
The unlucky crocodile was hit so hard that he saw stars. He looked at the backs of the four big cats paddling in the water, and cursed angrily.
Damn cat!
If you want to know if I am a crocodile or a piece of wood, just hammer it once. Is it necessary to hammer them one by one? ! !
The cats in Nishimura bullied me because I was weak and alone, and the Nile crocodile was beaten so badly that I couldn't say anything.
It had to stay here to guard the eggs, and was not sure it could fight four lions who treated it like a dried fish. In anger, it -
Crocodile climbed onto his fifty-plus testicles, transmitting his resentment through the soil.
Bad cat!
Just you wait!
Cats that put themselves in danger because of their thin claws swam much faster.
Finally reaching the east bank of the river, the dirty pig stopped on the shore and tried to wash its paws.
After washing for a long time, I finally managed to clean the mud off the three paws.
As he was trying to clean his hind paws, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.
"Meow?" Earthquake?
Most of Africa's plates are in active areas, where earthquakes occur frequently. The famous Great Rift Valley of East Africa was formed due to plate collision.
"Mia-wah!"
What is an earthquake?
"roar!"
Don’t wash, run!
The three lions nearby didn't bother to explain and shouted urgingly.
The pig smelled a terrible scent and realized that the danger was approaching, so it quickly spread its paws and followed its companions.
After running a few steps, I saw the culprit that caused the earthquake - the African elephant.
During the rainy season and early dry season each year, a large group of African elephants live on the lower east coast.
It was the herd of elephants on the east bank that had occupied the river and left the former overlord, the lion, without water to drink.
African elephant herds are led by older female elephants, who are the cultural and spiritual pillars of the entire herd.
Mother elephants can rely on their memory to lead the herd on long journeys to find water sources during the dry season, and they can also find water veins hidden underground through their sense of smell.
Even in the driest years, African elephants use their wisdom to strive for survival.
The problem is…
Their vitality is too strong, which is not a cause for joy for lions.
African elephants are herbivores and do not eat lions.
But lions will take advantage of the darkness of night when African elephants have poor eyesight to track the elephant herd and hunt weak baby elephants.
Elephants have a gestation period of nearly two years and give birth to one calf per litter.
Therefore, elephants attach great importance to their cubs. When they see a lion they hate, they will show aggressive behavior contrary to their normal behavior.
Elephants are huge in size and naturally not agile enough, with their fastest speed being only one-third of that of cheetahs.
But their weight can reach up to six or seven tons, and even the most powerful lion looks petite and cute when encountering an elephant.
If the lion is not careful and enjoys the elephant's "back-patting service", it will definitely turn into a cat cake on the spot.
The four lions fled in panic, Sanmao and the professor hid in a cave left by some unknown animal, and Zhumi and Chouchou were driven up a tree, begging the elephants to let them go pitifully.
"Awoo, awoo!" So far, I have never hurt an elephant.
"Roar!" Me too!
It would have been better if they didn't make any noise, but when they heard the noise, the elephant became even angrier.
A few elephants were tramping around outside the cave, while others were grabbing tree trunks with their trunks and shaking them vigorously, trying to drive the cats down from the trees.
Fortunately, Sanmao and the professor hid well enough, and Zhumi and Chouchou dug deep enough.
After a long stalemate, the elephant wanted to go to the river to drink water, so he walked away angrily.
Only after making sure they were far enough away did Yu Yiyun climb down from the tree and shook off his ears that had been frightened just now.
Looking at the elephant herd going away, the foodie nature comes into play again.
"Meow?" The greedy cat asked curiously: Are elephants delicious?
"Mia Wow!" Delicious! Love it!
The professor and Sanmao immediately perked up and told them that elephants were more than just a matter of whether they were delicious or not.
In the season of food scarcity, if you come across a dead elephant, there will be no shortage of food for at least half a month within a radius of dozens of kilometers.
Lions, leopards, hyenas, wild dogs... these enemy animals that usually don't coexist will temporarily stop fighting and share the gifts of nature together.
The professor's meowing became meowing.
Elephants have an exceptionally long lifespan, more than five times that of lions.
It is rare for a lion to encounter such a good thing in his life.
At present, no lion group in the ∩-shaped river area is able to accomplish the magnificent feat of hunting elephants.
Even when hunting a baby elephant, one has to be cautious and risk one's life, for fear that the herd of elephants will kill them in retaliation.
“Ah.”
Eating an elephant, just think about it.
"roar!"
Can’t eat!
Sanmao and the professor made a summary, trying to stop the two little greedy cats who didn't understand the dangers of life and dispel the dangerous ideas in their minds.
However, Yu Yiyun only remembered two pieces of information:
It tastes delicious.
Large quantity, enough to fill you up.
Hiss~
The two brothers were confident that no lion would be so reckless as to actually target an adult elephant.
He quickly put the matter behind him and ran towards the lioness he had been thinking about day and night.
Even though the savannah was noisy, the four lioness sisters still noticed the approach of the male lion early.
They did not show up on their own initiative, but hid in a hidden place and observed secretly, wanting to see if these two lions could pass the test of becoming the lion king.
In the past few months, male lions have also tried to approach them.
As a result, they encountered a group of elephants nearby, each of which ran faster than a cheetah, which made the four lioness sisters very disappointed.
The female lion sisters have been neighbors with the elephant herd for so long that they know how powerful the elephant is.
They certainly don't expect the foreign lions to defeat the elephants, but if they encounter an elephant herd, they will only flee in panic and will definitely not be qualified to become the new masters of this land.
In the past, Sanmao and the professor would probably have made the same choice as those lions.
Now, they have experienced wandering, hunting together, lion group wars...
During their growth, they met two powerful lions, Tommy and Prince, and understood the qualities that a lion should possess. There was also a lion cub who was not very strong in fighting, but never backed down no matter what situation he encountered, which gave the brothers great courage.
Faced with an unbeatable herd of elephants, the two brothers were afraid but not so frightened as to give up courting.
Many male lions on the grassland are willing to risk their lives for territory and breeding rights.
Having seen how Tommy bided his time to regain the territory and ultimately defeated the former West Coast overlord, the Lion Alliance, how can the setbacks he is facing now be compared to that?
"roar!"
“Roar!”
Two sub-adult male lions, who had just turned three years old and were lucky enough to get the opportunity to compete, ran towards Jiangshan and Meishi, wagging their tails excitedly.
The four lioness sisters who were so active and enthusiastic during the day suddenly became like different lions. They were breathing fiercely from dozens of meters away, trying to prevent the foreign male lions from approaching.
If humans saw this scene, they would probably think that the lioness was moody and changed her attitude faster than turning the pages of a book.
In fact, these are all tests by female lions on foreign male lions to examine whether they have the courage to rule the lion group.
Only if the female lion recognizes them will she take the initiative to approach and accept the foreign male lions.
The four lioness sisters just breathed at the male lion but did not drive him away, which meant that they agreed to let the foreign male lion stay in their territory and undergo further assessment.
However, before passing the assessment, the professor and Sanmao still have a long way to go before they can become the Lion King.
After finally swimming across the crocodile river and getting rid of the elephant herd, the professor and Sanmao were unable to have sex with the elephants. They were inevitably a little discouraged and lay there dejected.
Compared to them, Zhumi and Chouchou are so happy to unlock the new map!
You know, this was Yu Yijun’s first time crossing the river!
Yu Yiyun has already explored most of the environment inside the ∩-shaped river bank.
If the territory is expanded further, it will enter the range of human activities, and the pig will have to put away its mischievous little paws.
But the outside is different!
Further north, it is a tropical desert and it is difficult to find water.
Therefore, there are almost no traces of human life here, and it is a paradise for wild animals everywhere!
Pigs can wander around as they please without having to worry about suddenly encountering a terrifying upright ape or a steel monster with four wheels.
"Meow~" Yu Yijun was extremely excited and immediately started the exploration mode, running around happily with Chouchou.
As for the professor and Sanmao? Yu Yiyun was not worried at all.
Compared to the challenge mode of "biting the old lion king to death and forcing the female lion to reproduce for him", Yu Yiyun prefers this two-way choice mode.
When it comes to a two-way choice, the male lion has to do everything he can to please the female lion he likes, and the female lion has the opportunity to find the most powerful partner.
Although it took a long time, it avoided a lot of unnecessary killings.
As for whether the professor and Sanmao can pass the test of the four lioness sisters... who cares!
During the years when Yu Yiyun was a South China Tiger, he tried to bring Qingqing from Hexi to Hedong and introduce her to her mother's childhood sweetheart.
As a result, Xiao Qingmei didn't like Qingqing at all, and instead chose Shanjun's eldest son, and her seniority was changed from aunt to sister-in-law.
When Ma Gengshen was looking for wolves, he introduced a male wolf to Baimao, who was in the period of courtship...
From this we can see that Zhumi really has no talent for matchmaking.
Forget it, respect the cat's fate.
"Mia-wah!"
Chouchou, a native of the area, had lived on the west bank of the river for a long time and this was also his first time to come to the east bank.
Although the river will dry up during the dry season, the environment on the east bank is more barren and harsh, so the lions will most likely choose to move upstream, and few lions will venture into the muddy river.
So, Chouchou didn’t realize it until now—
On the east bank of the river, there are a lot of... pangolin balls!!!
“Wow!”
Brother, play ball!
The football game is so fun that Chouchou became addicted after playing it once.
He couldn't wait to use his claws to poke the pangolin, urging it to curl up its body quickly so that the two cats could practice hard to defeat the Chinese national football team.
The pangolin, which has no offensive power except for the scales on its body, is forced to curl up and enjoy the stimulation of having its brain almost shaken.
Pangolin: I beep—— (silenced)
There are elephants and lions on the east coast, so pangolins have almost no natural enemies.
Therefore, there are a lot of pangolins here, allowing the two cats to play with balls of different sizes and find the one that suits their claws best.
While playing, Zhumi and Chouchou forgot about time until they felt hungry.
It's dark now, and it's time for nocturnal animals to go out and look for food.
They were so engrossed in playing ball that they forgot to go home for dinner.
After dusk, a large number of crocodiles and hippos will randomly spawn in the river.
If a lion cub, barely a year old, ventures into the river, it could trigger a death roll and be shattered.
Fortunately, Yu Yiyun is good at adapting to changing circumstances, and Chouchou is particularly easy-going.
The two cats hit it off and decided to find something to eat on the East Coast tonight.
The vegetation on the lower east coast is sparse and prey is hard to find, but there are no particularly large groups, so hunting is relatively easy.
Even so, it is not easy for two lion cubs to catch prey that can fill their stomachs.
Chouchou immediately made a prompt decision and rushed towards the professor and Sanmao who were obsessed with beauty, meowing and begging for food.
At the same time, it was time for the four lioness sisters to cook.
They moved forward slowly, talking to each other in low voices.
Whether or not a lioness is willing to share food with a male lion is also an important indicator of whether she accepts the male lion.
The four lioness sisters looked at the male lion following behind them and thought that if they could be more proactive and show more charm, it would not hurt to treat them to a meal.
But before the lioness sisters could make a complete decision.
Sanmao followed the lioness sisters to the area where prey was found. He first made a low guttural sound to alert his companions that prey was present.
Over the past few months, the two of them have been staying by Tommy's side as assistants, and their hunting experience has improved by leaps and bounds.
After joining the Lower West Coast lion group, he learned a lot from the lionesses' group operations.
The most important thing is that now, they have two lion cubs around them who seem weak, pitiful, and super greedy, but can catch people off guard at critical moments. They can be regarded as the strongest assists.
This isn’t the brothers’ first time hunting independently.
But this is the time they are most confident of!
With a lion cub by their side and their future partner behind them, the two brothers' love-brains stimulated them to perform beyond their normal level and set their sights on a fat and strong adult zebra.
An adult zebra is more than two meters tall and can weigh up to 400 kilograms, more than twice that of a sub-adult male lion.
Yu Yiyun still remembers the first time she met the professor and Sanmao half a year ago. They were hunting an old zebra, panting with exhaustion but without even touching a hair of the zebra.
Now, the two lions stood in front of the zebra again, using the same color as the soil to disguise themselves.
Yu Yiyun hid stealthily at the back, fearing that she would expose the entire lion group.
In human eyes, brightly colored tigers, lions, and leopards seem to stand out.
In fact, the orange fur of cats is the best camouflage color.
Zebras and most animals in the cattle and deer families have only two types of cones in their eyes and are dichromatic animals.
Animals with dichromatic vision are limited in the colors they can perceive and are unable to see predators clearly in their natural environment.
In comparison, the white hair on Yu Yiyun's body can be seen as a zebra at a glance.
Fortunately, Piglet is good at eliminating his own scent and lurking without making any sound.
Until the distance was reduced to ten meters, reaching the golden hunting range, the professor and Sanmao sped up without hesitation.
When the zebra saw two lions rushing towards him, he was not particularly panicked. He ran away with ease and was obviously slowing down.
It has dealt with local lion groups and is very aware of their strength.
The lions of the Lower East Coast have chased it several times, but every time they have chased it, it has been in vain.
Just as the zebra was planning to avoid the lion group perfectly as usual.
I glanced and saw a white shadow passing by.
The white shadow spread its limbs and pounced on the zebra with smooth movements, its claws sinking deep into the zebra's body.
Yu Yiyun just hung on the zebra without launching an attack.
His bite force was limited and he could not cause fatal injuries to the zebra.
Moreover, canine teeth are very important to lions.
If your canine teeth wear out too early, you will lose your competitiveness as a lion forever.
Yu Yiyun is now one year and three months old, and his weight has reached a shocking 160 kilograms, which is a little heavier than Yunxiao at the beginning.
The fat pig can affect the zebra's speed by simply hanging on it.
Next, Chouchou, who was the last in running in Leopard Class, also jumped up and hung on the other side, causing the zebra to slow down completely.
The two brothers who arrived later bravely pounced on the zebra, showing their sharp teeth and giving it a good beating.
The hunting actions throughout the process were coordinated and efficient, and no lion was harmed.
When the four lioness sisters saw their actions, they were sure that the male lions had participated in the hunting a lot.
A male lion that is able to hunt is definitely a plus for a female lion.
The environment on the lower east coast is harsh, and not many lions specifically fight for this territory.
The biggest crisis facing lions is food shortage.
After the new lion king arrives, the female lion sisters will mate with the lion king as soon as possible and then leave the group to give birth.
Just imagine how hard it is for four lionesses to support a whole family after the birth of new cubs.
In this case, if the male lion can help with cooking, the survival rate of the lion group will definitely increase greatly!
The lioness sisters' evaluation of the two of them improved a little.
Just as they were about to end their observation and start looking for their own prey.
Sanmao and the professor suddenly tore into the prey, tearing off nearly half of the meat and sharing it with the lioness.
"Roar!" Eat it!
"Ah!" My eldest brother said, this is how we will eat at home from now on!
The male lion had no concept of "giving gifts to please the female lion". He only took the initiative to share the prey because he was influenced by Tommy and the prince.
The lioness had never encountered such a lion and was stunned for a moment.
After a few seconds of silence, the lionesses looked at each other, hesitating and unwilling to touch the prey.
After a while, they dragged their prey and moved towards a certain direction at the same time.
The professor and Sanmao were confused when they found that the lioness had left, thinking that the lioness was dissatisfied with them.
The two brothers had no appetite, so they quickly got up and followed the lioness to the edge of the territory on the lower east coast.
The four lioness sisters put down their prey and called softly, calling two old lions.
When Sanmao saw the strange lion appear, he immediately became alert and was about to do something.
Yu Yiyun, still holding a piece of meat in his mouth, ran over quickly, raised his paw and scratched him hard.
“Meow!!!”
Silly cat, that's your father-in-law!
Sanmao was beaten so hard that her head felt dizzy and her small brain lost the ability to think.
However, when the professor saw his brother being beaten, he was afraid that he would suffer the same fate, so he squatted where he was and did not launch an attack.
After a while, the professor saw the interaction between the old lion and the four lioness sisters and realized the relationship between them.
Lions do not inbreed, so old male lions will not compete with you for a mate.
The two brothers, who were already used to getting along with male lions, came to this conclusion and gradually let down their guard. They did not express any opinion on the actions of the four female lion sisters.
Just feeding my dad, understand and respect him.
Tommy was feeding the child!
The lioness risked offending foreign male lions in order to deliver food to her elderly parents and take the opportunity to test the male lions' reactions.
Although most female lions will not support male lions, the old lion king has dedicated ten full years to the lion group, and the female lions cannot abandon the father who raised them.
If the new male lion drove away or tried to bite the old lion to death, the four sisters would definitely be very sad.
Seeing that the male lion showed no intention of attacking, the oldest lioness among the four sisters took the initiative to walk towards them with a cat-like step.
She lay down in front of the lion, ready to show her sexy belly...
The young lions, who had never seen such a scene, were so scared that they all took a few steps back.
"..."The lioness was alluringly charming, casting seductive glances at the blind man.
The scene was very embarrassing for a while.
"Meow, meow, meow!"
Yu Yiyun almost laughed out loud when she saw how useless and cowardly they were.
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