Chapter 73 Leopard is hungry, meat!
In the bushes, Ye Yunian and his biological father Leopard were staring at each other.
Ye Yunian really didn't expect that the familiar smell was not from Song Yi, but from his biological father Leopard who was related to him by blood!
Come to think of it.
Animals can sense familiar scents, either from blood relatives with whom he is related, or from the same species with whom he has exchanged scents.
Ye Yunian hasn't met Song Yi yet, how could he feel familiar with Song Yi's scent?
He must have been walking around on the prairie under the scorching sun for the past few days and exhausted himself!
Ye Yunian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Fortunately, he met his biological father Leopard.
Although male leopards do not have the habit of raising their offspring, they will not attack their offspring for no reason.
Thinking of the fact that the biological father leopard had just licked his head, which was a gesture of the leopard to show goodwill and approval, Ye Yunian suddenly felt more at ease.
The biological father leopard was still waiting for Ye Yunian's answer, but he saw the little leopard in front of him suddenly lying on the ground, then skillfully turned over on his belly, rolled on the ground, and soon stood up and rubbed himself with his head.
Ye Yunian, a leopard, walked on the grassland alone for almost a day, and now he was thirsty and tired.
Since he has already acted coquettishly once, what's wrong with acting coquettishly again?
"Meow~"
I got separated from my mother, and I have been wandering all this time.
Ye Yunian didn't care whether Leopard could understand him or not, he just started
to complain. Actually, it wasn't really a complaint, after all, Ye Yunian had not had a good time during this period, and he could only say that he was stating the facts.
So, since Leopard asked, of course Ye Yunian had to tell him everything!
And he would even go further and make his own demands:
Since you are my Leopard, can you give me some of the antelope meat you just hunted?
Hungry.
Leopard is hungry, meat!
Ye Yunian looked at Leopard with expectation.
The little snorts in his throat became louder and louder.
It was about to dawn, and Leopard looked at the little leopard in front of him, and his doubts deepened.
Raising leopard cubs is usually left to the mother.
His cub would come thousands of miles to find him, could it be because something happened to his mother?
To be honest, the father leopard does not have much affection for his offspring, after all, leopards are solitary animals.
But the leopard in front of him is his cub after all, and his first cub.
Although he looks a little thin due to wandering during this period, he still rubs his head against him and acts coquettishly towards him -
yes.
The father leopard looked at the big fluffy head in front of him, thinking that his cub looks so much like him, and unknowingly, the balance in his heart has changed.
He hesitated for a few seconds, then turned and walked towards the big tree behind the bushes.
The father leopard answered Ye Yunian with his actions.
Sure.
Although male leopards do not have the habit of raising cubs.
But it is not without precedent.
Occasionally, he is willing to share some food with the child.
Ye Yunian was very excited about this, his eyes sparkling, and he didn't bother to be polite with his biological father leopard. He lay down and started to eat meat with a roar.
The antelope hunted by his biological father leopard is really big, and it has much more meat than the small antelope he hunted at the beginning!
After eating half of it, Ye Yunian suddenly realized, why didn't his biological father leopard carry the antelope meat to the tree?
Is it because there are no hyenas in his territory?
Ye Yunian chewed in his mouth and did not forget to raise his head to sniff the smell in the air.
Well, there is really no smell of stinky hyena.
So his biological father leopard is so strong!
Hyenas don't dare to compete with him for food.
In fact, the territory where the father leopard lives is relatively close to the lion group next door, and the father leopard is a relatively cautious leopard.
His territory is relatively large, so after each hunt, he will change an area.
The hunting area is not fixed every day, so it is naturally difficult for hyenas to find a suitable opportunity.
But it is not foolproof. Occasionally, when luck is bad, the food will be snatched away by hyenas a few times.
Ye Yunian couldn't help but look up at the father leopard who was already lying on the branch. After he finished eating, he began to tidy up his hair. Through this, Ye Yunian also saw the muscle lines on the father leopard's body.
Smooth, strong, and good-looking!
It is worthy of being the leopard chosen by his own mother leopard!
Ye Yunian took two more bites of the antelope meat, and when he felt that he had eaten almost enough, he stood up.
The surrounding grass and water were lush, thanks to the river not far away, so there were also many ungulates living in the territory of the leopard.
This antelope was an adult antelope. The leopard ate one-third of it himself. Ye Yunian had been gnawing on it for half a day, and there was still more than half left.
If the meat was just thrown here, it would be a waste!
During the days of wandering on the grassland, Ye Yunian knew how difficult it was to hunt on the grassland.
So Ye Yunian didn't hesitate at all, picked up the piece of meat and walked towards the big tree where the leopard was.
Seeing that his cub was struggling to drag the remaining antelope meat towards him, the leopard's eyes flashed with doubt again.
What is he doing?
Since you are full, shouldn't you leave your territory immediately?
Male leopards do not mind sharing some food with their cubs occasionally, but they have no precedent of raising cubs.
The father leopard even stopped licking his fur, and looked at Ye Yunian with a puzzled look as he dragged the remaining antelope meat and slowly climbed to the branch where he was.
Ye Yunian casually hung the remaining antelope meat on the branches, and then walked towards the trunk of the leopard. When he was only half a meter away from the leopard, Ye Yunian lay down.
Phew.
Carrying food is indeed a physical job.
The leopard is tired.
Ye Yunian panted and yawned at the same time.
The African savannah is vast, and it will take more than a day to find Song Yi.
It happened that I didn’t have a territory now, and I found the leopard anyway, so I might as well stay here with the leopard for a few days!
Ye Yunian glanced at the leopard not far away, roared at him softly, and then lowered his head to tidy up his hair.
The leopard looked at the cub not far away, and after a moment turned his head to look at the antelope meat not far away.
For the first time, he felt that his brain was not enough.
He couldn't figure out what the cub wanted to do.
Was he going to rest here for a while?
The father leopard watched Ye Yunian lick his fur quickly and perfunctorily, then he used his paws to support his face, tilted his head to the side, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
Time passed slowly.
The father leopard looked up at the sky that was gradually getting brighter again.
Confused.
But it was his cub after all, and he looked very cute.
Never mind.
Let him stay here for a while.
The father leopard compromised.
Then he turned around and planned to continue grooming his fur, but couldn't help but looking back at Ye Yunian next to him.
Why didn't his cub even groom the hair on his head?
The leopard stood up slowly, but finally couldn't help but move forward.
Ye Yunian smelled the leopard's sudden approach, and his eyelids were so heavy that he could hardly lift them. Just when he was about to force himself to open his eyes, Ye Yunian felt a lick on his head.
Oh.
It turned out that someone was licking his fur.
That's all right.
Ye Yunian even took the initiative to move his head forward so that the leopard could lick it more smoothly.
The leopard looked worried after licking the cub's fur.
Why can't this child even lick his own fur?
No wonder he is so thin.
If I take him away, can he survive on the grassland by himself?
The leopard felt suspended.
He couldn't help but start to think about the possibility of raising the cub himself.
Ye Yunian, who was sleeping at this time, didn't know that he had been defined by his father leopard as a cub without any survival skills.
If Ye Yunian knew what his father leopard was thinking, he would definitely speak out to refute.
Is it possible that I am just too tired, so I don't want to lick my fur? !
Also, his father is beside him, why should Ye Yunian worry about his smell being exposed and causing danger?
Of course, the most important thing is that Ye Yunian is not without survival skills, but the prey he can encounter on the grassland is too big, so Ye Yunian can only focus on smaller prey when hunting.
During this time, Ye Yunian was only thinking about finding territory and Song Yi, so he didn't spend much time looking for food.
Unfortunately, Ye Yunian didn't know what the leopard father was thinking, so there was no way to explain this misunderstanding.
The sky was completely bright, bringing the hot temperature to the land.
After the leopard father licked Ye Yunian's fur, he jumped onto another branch and lay down again to rest.
At the same time, two jeeps came to the edge of the territory of the Yisan lion group.
Six photographers got out of the car quickly and were discussing together.
"Are you sure Nian Nian appeared nearby yesterday?" One of the photographers asked first.
"The longitude and latitude are correct, it should be here."
"Let's split up and look for it."
So the six people divided into two groups and did a simple search around.
Soon someone spoke up and found the paw prints left by the leopard cub.
The photographers compared the size of the paw prints and immediately became excited.
"It should be Niannian!"
"Great, I didn't expect him to survive!"
"But this is the lions' territory, where is Niannian now?"
The photographers had no answer to this question, they could only pray in their hearts, hoping that Niannian would not accidentally cross the lions' territory.
And more importantly, as long as he could successfully bypass the lions' territory and continue to go north, he could reach a territory that is extremely suitable for survival.
The photographers sincerely wished Niannian well, and at the same time decided to split into two groups, one group continued to move north to look for Niannian's traces, and the other group continued to go back to observe Niannian's mother Angela.
Even though Angela has been separated from her cub for almost a month, she has not given up looking for her child.
If mother and child can really reunite, it will be a happy event worth celebrating.
A day passed quickly.
Ye Yunian woke up again and found that there was only a ray of setting sun left in the sky.
After a long yawn, Ye Yunian stretched out his paw and rubbed his eyes.
No, how come my schedule is upside down now!
Ye Yunian woke up for a few minutes and looked up to look for the breath of his biological father leopard.
To his surprise, the biological father leopard was still lying on the tree
at this time. Obviously, the biological father leopard did not leave the tree during the time Ye Yunian was asleep.
Eh?
Does this mean that he is willing to accept me?
If Ye Yu Nian wants to survive independently in the fiercely competitive African savannah, he must grow to at least one and a half years old.
As long as Leopard Daddy doesn't chase Ye Yunian away, living with him and eating and drinking together doesn't seem to be a bad choice.
That's just it.
Ye Yunian still misses Song Yi a little bit.
"Aoao——"
Ye Yunian couldn't help but howled at the sky.
I miss Song Yi so much!
Leopard Daddy heard Ye Yunian's roar, and looked down at his cub with a little confusion.
Hungry?
Leopard Daddy turned his head and looked at the antelope meat still hanging on the branch.
Isn't there meat?
Eat it if you are hungry.
So Leopard Daddy also howled at Ye Yunian.
The voice was not loud, not fierce, just a little confused.
Ye Yunian heard his voice and looked up in confusion.
Huh?
Why are you calling me?
Leopard Daddy was even more confused.
It's not that he is hungry, so what is there to call?
The two leopards were lying on the tree trunks, staring at each other in confusion across several branches.
After several seconds, the father leopard stood up first.
Then he jumped to the branch where Ye Yunian was lying in two steps, and motioned Ye Yunian to follow him.
Although Ye Yunian was confused, he still stood up obediently.
After all, he was now in the father leopard's territory, and from the father leopard's intention, he didn't want to drive him away, so Ye Yunian followed the father leopard down the tree with confidence. There
was still a ray of setting sun in the sky, so the surrounding environment could be seen clearly.
The father leopard walked in the front, and within a few seconds, his figure disappeared in the grass that was taller than him.
The color of leopards' fur is their natural disguise.
Ye Yunian was stunned for a moment, then hurried to catch up.
Not long after Leopard Daddy walked in front, Ye Yunian knew their destination - the waterside.
There are several hippos living near the river in Leopard Daddy's territory.
Hippos are famous for their bad tempers in the entire grassland.
But even so, Leopard Daddy didn't hesitate at all, and continued to move forward with Ye Yunian.
Ye Yunian naturally followed him obediently.
When the two leopards arrived at the water's edge, the hippopotamus floating on the water looked in their direction.
But Leopard Daddy didn't even look at the hippopotamus, but lay down first and began to drink water.
Ye Yunian followed him and lay down and drank water together.
Don't say it.
The clear river water is really delicious.
During the days of rushing on the road, Ye Yunian was not lucky enough to find rivers every day.
Most of the time, his water source was some small pools.
Because these small pools were stagnant water, there were not only many plankton, but also many mosquitoes flying around.
Even more often, the pool water was turbid.
So Ye Yunian would not drink the water in the mud unless it was absolutely necessary.
But in order to replenish the water needed by the body, sometimes he still had to bite the bullet and drink.
Fortunately, although Ye Yunian looked a little thin, he still had the resistance he should have.
Dad Leopard was the first to finish drinking the water. After drinking, he did not leave immediately, but stared at the hippos in front of him with a pair of vertical pupils, warningly.
Only after Ye Yunian finished drinking and stood up did the Leopard stand up.
It meant that they could leave.
Of course, Ye Yunian followed the Leopard without hesitation.
Don't say it.
After wandering on the grassland for so long, it feels really good to suddenly have a father to raise me!
Ye Yunian was very happy.
So he walked quickly forward and rubbed his head against the Leopard again.
The Leopard is a very young male leopard.
Ye Yunian's mother Angela was the first person he found, and Ye Yunian is also the only child of him and Angela this year.
It's not because Ye Yunian has no other brothers, but because his two brothers died for one reason or another.
Ye Yunian is the only surviving cub.
The Leopard didn't raise any cubs, so naturally he didn't know the truth.
However, looking at the cub in front of him who was acting cute again, the Daddy Leopard suddenly felt that it was not bad to raise a cub.
I just wonder if Angela will chase the cub and come here?
If Angela really comes, should I return the cub?
The Daddy Leopard began to think about this problem, but after thinking for a while, he also figured it out.
After all, for most wild animals, thinking is a very strenuous thing. Instead of worrying about things that haven't happened yet, it is better to live well in the present.
There is still a lot of meat left from the antelope hunted last night. After drinking water, they should go to eat now.
But before eating, the Daddy Leopard plans to inspect his territory first.
The Daddy Leopard first took Ye Yunian to the tree before, and motioned Ye Yunian to go up first.
Ye Yunian understood what Leopard Dad wanted to do this time, so he "meowed" at Leopard Daddy without hesitation.
I want to go too!
Staying in one place all the time is not conducive to Ye Yunian's search for Song Yi, so Ye Yunian will naturally not miss any opportunity to go out.
Ye Yunian's proposal is indeed very presumptuous.
This territory is not Ye Yunian's territory. It can be called a miracle that Leopard Daddy can allow Ye Yunian to stay in his territory and live with him.
Ye Yunian's request to patrol the territory together at this time is a provocation in the eyes of Leopard Daddy.
If it were any other leopard with a bad temper, Ye Yunian would have been beaten by now.
But the ideas of the real leopard always seem to be a little different from those of other leopards.
Although the real leopard also felt that Ye Yunian's request to patrol the territory with him was a bit of a challenge to his authority, the cub's cry just now was really nice.
The real leopard liked this sound very much.
So he looked into the distance for a few seconds, shook his long tail, and took the lead to walk in front.
Ye Yunian happily followed the real leopard.
After following the real leopard to patrol his territory, Ye Yunian realized that the real leopard's territory was so big!
Sure enough, if you follow the right leopard, you will have food to eat!
Ye Yunian was a little happy.
But at the same time, he was a little disappointed.
Although the territory of the real leopard is very large, there is no figure that Ye Yunian is looking for on this land.
Hey.
Where is Song Yi now?
Ye Yunian followed his biological father Leopard and shook his head.
Forget it, let's not think about it for now.
Song Yi has always been an excellent animal! Even without me, Song Yi will definitely take good care of me, so I shouldn't worry about it.
But Ye Yunian will definitely not give up looking for Song Yi, it's just that this matter has to be searched gradually. After all
, with Ye Yunian's current size, it is really not easy for him to wander alone.
After eating the remaining antelope meat with his biological father Leopard, Ye Yunian planned to adjust his schedule first.
I can't stay up all day and go out at night every day!
I have to find Leopard before dawn.
So tonight, Ye Yunian resisted the sleepiness and only slept in the second half of the night.
When it was light the next day, Ye Yunian jumped down the tree first.
When the father leopard heard Ye Yunian's movements, he lazily opened his eyelids, and then closed his eyes again.
Although the cub has not grown up completely, it is already half-grown.
Even if a pack of hyenas chases him, the cub will climb a tree.
There is no threat around the territory at the moment. As long as he does not blunder into the territory of the lion group, there will be no danger.
So the father leopard closed his eyes and continued to sleep with peace of mind.
But what he never expected was that while he was sleeping, the cub actually walked out of his territory!
When the father leopard woke up, he sniffed left and right, but still couldn't smell Ye Yunian's scent, he finally panicked.
No, where is his big cub?
Where did he go!
The father leopard could no longer sit still, and quickly got down from the tree, and then followed Ye Yunian's scent all the way to find him.
The African savannah has a tropical climate with high temperatures all year round.
It is also in the dry season, and the temperature remains at around 30 degrees from the moment the sun rises.
The high temperature makes all animals a little unbearable, and the father leopard can't help but speed up his pace again.
How can the cub be so naughty!
He even dares to leave his territory without permission.
Could it be that
the reason why the cub came to find him is not because he thinks he and Angela are separated, but because he thinks the cub wants to run away from home?
When the father leopard was running in the direction where Ye Yunian left, he actually started to think, which was rare.
He even thought in his heart that if he saw the cub later, he would definitely beat him up!
Did he know that there is a pack of lions near his territory? Not only lions, but also hyenas!
Although this group of robbers often roam around, they will suddenly appear in his territory every now and then!
The cub is so naughty!
The father leopard couldn't help it and continued to speed up his pace.
At this time, a gust of hot wind suddenly brought a familiar smell.
The cub is back.
The father leopard stopped uncertainly and sniffed carefully.
Well, it is indeed the cub, he ran towards him.
The father leopard did not continue to run, but waited patiently in place.
Not long after, Ye Yunian, who was running, also smelled the breath of the father leopard, and he ran towards the father leopard without hesitation.
As he ran closer, the father leopard also smelled a different smell.
He couldn't help but sit up, staring straight ahead with his pupils erect.
Finally, Ye Yunian's figure appeared in the tall grass.
As the shadow of the grass swayed, the father leopard saw the figure of the cub clearly.
He ran towards himself quickly, and there was no animal chasing him behind him, but in the cub's mouth -
the father leopard took a closer look, and was suddenly a little surprised, and his heart instantly rose to his throat.
It was a cobra that was almost two meters long!
It looked like it was dead, but where did the cub get the cobra from!
You know, even if it was the father leopard himself, he would not dare to provoke such a ferocious snake casually. After all, as long as the cobra sprayed venom, he would most likely die.
The father leopard was about to speak, and suddenly heard a tiny sound again.
At the same time, Ye Yunian finally roared at the leopard.
Translated, it means: Run!
The leopard took a closer look and saw the creature chasing Ye Yunian -
the honey badger, also known as the grassland flat-headed brother, who would kill anyone he was upset with.
The leopard: ...
He finally knew where the cub's cobra came from.
But now is not the time to teach the cub a lesson. Although the flat-headed brother is small in size, he has thick skin and flesh and is extremely difficult to kill.
The leopard had provoked the flat-headed brother once before, and this guy was determined to fight the leopard to the death.
There was no other way, Leopard could only fight him. In the end, after a lot of effort, the Flathead Brother was suffocated to death by Leopard.
But Leopard was also sprayed with stench by the Flathead Brother!
For the next few days, Leopard felt uncomfortable with the stench on his body.
So - it's better to have less trouble than more.
Leopard turned around and ran without hesitation.
Ye Yunian ran faster happily with the prey in his mouth.