Chapter 98 The rest of my life is a bear cub
Unlike the two brothers, the remaining two sisters tacitly stayed in the leopard group.
After they reached sexual maturity, the sisters went out together to find their love partners. After they became pregnant, the sisters returned to the leopard group one after another.
Because of the birth of these two cubs, the number of cubs in the leopard group gradually increased.
Two years later, at the beginning of this year's dry season, Angela and Andrew gave birth to another litter of cubs.
Ye Yunian watched their leopard group, which gradually developed from a few leopards at the beginning to the current fifteen adult leopards raising two litters of cubs together.
Under their care, the cubs can grow up gradually, and even rarely die.
But as the leopard group gradually grew, the disadvantages of grassland life also emerged - the distribution of food.
Leopards are not social animals. Once they start to live in groups, the group will gradually grow larger, which will not only threaten the animals living around them, but also cause the ecology to tilt.
This year, Ye Yunian is eight years old, and Song Yi is seven years old.
They are in their prime, and during the estrus season every year, the two leopards will move out of Andrew's territory and live alone for a period of time. When the estrus season is over, the two leopards will return to the leopard group.
But now Ye Yunian realizes that they must leave the leopard group completely.
Not only for the ecological balance of this area, but also for the long-term survival of the leopard group in the future.
This decision was a bit difficult, but after making the decision, Ye Yunian did not regret it, and even told Song Yi his thoughts soon.
Song Yi has always been accustomed to Ye Yunian.
No matter Ye Yunian's temper or other wild ideas, as long as it is a decision made by Ye Yunian, Song Yi will not object.
This time is the same.
Without thinking too much, Song Yi nodded in agreement.
Their leopard group is now very strong. Andrew is the leader of the leopard group and is also in his prime.
Eric is the only male leopard in their leopard group.
Although he was a little unreliable when he first joined the leopard group a few years ago.
But time and environment are the most effective ways for leopards to grow rapidly. Now he is the father of more than a dozen cubs.
With Eric and Andrew guarding the leopard group together, no other leopards dare to invade their territory at will. Even now, even the lion group with too few numbers will avoid their leopard group when they encounter it.
Looking at the other adult leopards, they are all female.
Angela and Maria are the mothers of Ye Yunian and Song Yi, and the remaining female leopards are their cubs.
Children raised by themselves will naturally not conflict with their mothers, so their leopard group has been very harmonious for a long time.
And the most important thing is!
Andrew is finally no longer as anxious as before!
Simply put, Andrew can now accept Ye Yunian's departure.
In the past, whenever Ye Yunian and Song Yi left, Andrew would always look unhappy, even a little anxious.
He would come to Ye Yunian and Song Yi's territory to look for Ye Yunian every few days, and would leave at ease only after seeing Ye Yunian.
But I don't know if it's because as Andrew's cubs grow more and more, there are more and more things that need Andrew's attention.
Now Andrew only comes to see Ye Yunian once every one or two months, and sometimes even when Ye Yunian and Song Yi don't go back in time, Andrew won't be very excited.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
So when the rainy season came again, Ye Yunian and Song Yi went to see Andrew, Angela and Maria.
Parents certainly understand their cubs. When they saw Ye Yunian and Song Yi coming together, Andrew and Angela knew what they wanted to say.
It's just another useless mating!
Go ahead, they won't stop it.
As for why it's useless mating?
Of course it's because Ye Yunian and Song Yi have been mating together for so many years, but they haven't given birth to a cub!
In the first few years, Andrew and Angela were still surprised and curious.
But every year after that, the two leopards came back with no movement in their stomachs, so they gradually got used to it.
It's just that they can't give birth, it's not a big deal!
After all, their leopard group has plenty of cubs!
Andrew was very proud. Who made half of the cubs in their leopard group the offspring of him and Angela?
What Andrew and Angela didn't expect was that this time Ye Yu Nian didn't just come to say goodbye to them.
The goodbyes were clearly over, but their baby big cub still stood there, constantly sticking his head to them, and even took the initiative to come over and help Angela and Andrew groom his hair.
You know, their big cub hates grooming the most!
And as the big cub grew older and became a partner with the black panther, he paid more attention to keeping a distance from other leopards.
What happened today?
Andrew and Angela were not the only ones confused, Maria was also confused.
Maria gave birth to too many cubs.
But the cub with whom she has the best relationship is of course Song Yi.
After all, the fur color of this cub is different from that of other leopards. When Maria gave birth to him, she felt that her cub was very special.
This is indeed the case. Black Panther is the cub who has been with Maria the longest among her many cubs.
Although Black Panther is a man of few words, he can always keenly perceive Maria's emotions. Every time he comes back from going out with Ye Yunian, he will come to say hello to Maria.
Including Maria's cubs, they all like this strong and excellent cub very much.
But today, Black Panther, who has always been a man of few words, actually spoke to Maria.
"Awoo."
Take care of yourself.
Just a short sentence.
But even so, Maria instantly understood the other meaning that the black panther wanted to express -
he was leaving.
Maria lost her composure instantly, she stood up abruptly and looked at her child.
Song Yi looked at Maria with a firm look, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
Maria opened her mouth, but in the end she said nothing.
It is natural for a cub to leave its mother after it grows up.
Moreover, the black panther in front of her should have left long ago.
The reason why he stayed was not because he was reluctant to leave Maria, but more importantly because of the leopard, right?
Thinking of this, Maria and Song Yi turned their heads at the same time and looked at Ye Yunian who was not far away.
At first, Andrew and Angela were indeed confused.
But as the cubs interacted with them more and more, the two slightly slow parents also understood what was going on.
Their precious big cub was leaving.
It wasn't just going to go and come back, it was not coming back again.
This moment of recognition made the two leopards nervous.
Angela jumped in front of Ye Yunian and kept circling around her big cub.
She didn't know how to start, so she could only use her body language to tell Ye Yunian that she didn't want her precious big cub to leave.
Andrew even roared directly at the sky, and his voice was very aggrieved.
He, like Angela, also didn't want the big cub to leave.
But how could Andrew keep Ye Yunian at this time?
The big cub had long reached the age where he should leave his parents.
But because of Andrew's obstruction, the big cub did not choose to leave after he grew up. Andrew even stopped him when he wanted to go out to find a partner.
Although the big cub still found a partner later, this partner could not give birth to cubs!
Could it be that the big cub wanted to have cubs now, so he decided to go out and find a new partner?
Andrew didn't know.
He only knew that he could no longer take care of the big cub.
Although he was very reluctant and unwilling to separate from the big cub.
But now Andrew has his own leopard group to take care of, and his big cub will also have a new leopard life.
These are all good things.
Angela certainly knows it.
But knowing and being reluctant are two different things!
This always strong mother kept circling around her big cub for the first time.
She was very anxious and worried.
Because she knew, like Andrew, that they had no reason to keep the older cub.
The separation from the older cub was something that was destined from the beginning.
Even if it was sad, they had to accept it.
So after the two leopards howled around Ye Yunian, they still made way.
Ye Yunian was sad and could only rub his head against them to comfort them and himself.
This prairie is very big, but no matter how big the prairie is, there will be a day of reunion.
Ye Yunian just moved to a place a little further away with Song Yi, and they will definitely come back!
When the two leopards left, the other members of the leopard group seemed to realize something and followed Andrew, Angela and Maria to see them off.
Ye Yunian and Song Yi did not leave immediately until they stepped out of the edge of Andrew's territory.
The setting sun gradually drooped towards the horizon, and Ye Yunian did not even dare to look back.
Song Yi, who was walking beside him, was constantly observing Ye Yunian's emotions and would move his head over in time.
Ye Yunian wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes with Song Yi's fluffy head.
"Woo woo woo woo——"
We will see each other again!
Song Yi: "Ah."
Of course I will.
"Ah woo woo woo——"
They will not forget us!
Song Yi: "Ah woo!"
Of course they won't, they like us very much and will definitely always remember us.
Thinking of this, Ye Yunian nodded heavily.
Yes.
Whether it was Andrew, Angela, or Maria, everyone liked them very much.
Even if they were separated, Ye Yunian believed that they would not forget them.
So in order not to let them worry, Ye Yunian had to cheer up quickly!
Ye Yunian encouraged himself in his heart and recovered quickly.
Seeing this, Song Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
After that, the two leopards began to look for their habitat.
In order not to burden Andrew and the others more, Ye Yunian and Song Yi needed to stay away from their territory as much as possible.
So even though they saw many territories suitable for Ye Yunian and Song Yi to live on the road, the two leopards did not stop. They kept moving forward until they had passed most of the African grasslands, and then Ye Yunian and Song Yi finally chose a territory.
At this time, the rainy season ended, and the dry season came again.
The new territory was good everywhere. There was a long river, many herbivores living around, and several giraffes that Ye Yunian liked.
But now Ye Yunian and Song Yi have left the leopard group. It is impossible for the two leopards to hunt giraffes, so Ye Yunian can only drool at the giraffes.
Going south of Ye Yunian's territory, there is also a group of lions.
The number of this group of lions is not large, but the existence of a group of lions is destined to be dangerous, so when Ye Yunian and Song Yi are active on the edge of the territory, they are always accompanied by the two leopards.
The lions had already discovered the two leopards. They were puzzled as to why two leopards lived together, but the dry season had just begun and food was still sufficient. They did not want to pick a fight with the two leopards, so they lived in peace for a while until Ye Yunian went to pick up the lions' prey
.
To be honest, Ye Yunian was a very powerful leopard. Normally, he had to rely on himself to eat whatever he wanted. Even if he was lazy occasionally, Song Yi would still support him.
Ye Yunian would definitely not be hungry.
But why did he have to take the risk to pick up the lions' food?
Of course, it was because the lions hunted a giraffe yesterday!
Ye Yunian saw it with his own eyes!
The tall giraffe was chased by seven or eight female lions for a long time.
In the end, no one knew what happened, and the giraffe in the distance suddenly fell to the ground.
The moment the giraffe fell to the ground, it was doomed to die, and it also announced the success of the lions.
At the same time, it also aroused Ye Yunian's saliva.
If Ye Yunian had never eaten a giraffe before and didn't know the taste of a giraffe, he would definitely just take a look to satisfy his craving.
But now the problem is that Ye Yunian knows what a giraffe tastes like, and he especially likes its meat!
Under this premise, it is a bit too difficult to control his appetite!
On the first day, the lions were guarding near the giraffe, so Ye Yunian naturally had no chance.
But the lions couldn't just stay guarding the giraffe meat all the time, they would get tired, and the female lions in the herd have cubs to take care of.
When the lions are taking over, there is always a little bit of free time.
Ye Yunian took advantage of this moment and attacked quickly, accurately and fiercely.
He tore off nearly 30 kilograms of meat and ran away with the meat in his mouth.
By the time the lions realized something was wrong, Ye Yunian had already run back to his and Song Yi's territory with the meat in his mouth.
Ye Yunian ran back in a hurry, almost calling Song Yi while running.
Song Yi was originally at the edge of the territory preparing to hunt, and when he heard Ye Yunian's call, he hurried back.
As soon as he came back, Song Yi realized something was wrong.
The giraffe meat that Ye Yunian brought back was still very fresh, and more importantly, there were still a lot of lion scents left on the meat.
Song Yi knew what was going on instantly.
This was also the first time that Song Yi got angry at Ye Yunian after the two leopards had lived together for so long.
Song Yi knew that her boyfriend was very strong in fighting, but strong fighting ability did not mean that Ye Yunian could provoke the lions recklessly and snatch food from their mouths.
The lions were very vengeful and would retaliate.
Ye Yunian stole their food today, and maybe the lions would come to search for them tonight.
This was too dangerous!
How could Ye Yunian not know that it was dangerous for him to do so, but weren't they planning to change territories in the first place!
They can just run away after eating this piece of giraffe meat!
Even Song Yi doesn't have to go hunting today. They can just run away after eating and there will be no other trouble.
Both leopards thought that what they said made sense, and they also admitted that what the other said made sense, but they still quarreled.
Even Song Yi yelled at Ye Yunian!
Ye Yunian felt very wronged. Of course, he knew that it was dangerous to do so, but didn't he also want to bring some food back for Song Yi?
And before he acted impulsively, he also considered the consequences.
Now shouldn't they finish eating this piece of meat quickly and then run away!
Why did Song Yi have to quarrel with him?
Ye Yunian was furious.
He turned around and left without caring about the meat he had brought back with great difficulty.
How could Song Yi let Ye Yunian leave alone?
He lowered his head, picked up the meat that Ye Yunian dropped, and hurried to catch up.
Ye Yunian turned around and walked away, getting angrier and angrier. Knowing that Song Yi was following him, he was even more fearless. He walked in the direction they had already decided on, and walked for most of the night. It was not
until a cold wind blew in the air that Ye Yunian stopped for the first time.
Glancing at Song Yi behind him with his residual eyes, Ye Yunian suddenly realized that Song Yi was standing behind him, panting heavily.
That's right.
Leopards don't have good endurance.
Not only did Song Yi not rest for a moment with me this night, but he also held such a large piece of meat in his mouth. He must have been tired a long time ago.
So even though he knew he was tired a long time ago, he still insisted on holding the meat in his mouth and didn't come to comfort me!
Thinking of this, Ye Yunian became even angrier.
He turned his head angrily, and was about to attack Song Yi.
He saw Song Yi lower his head and put the piece of meat in front of Ye Yunian.
Then he rubbed Ye Yunian's face with his head, and then licked Ye Yunian's face gently.
Ye Yunian lowered his head and happened to meet Song Yi's eyes.
The golden pupils of the black panther are very beautiful even in the dark.
At this time, these eyes were staring at him intently, and there was a hint of forgiveness in them.
Ye Yunian stared at Song Yi's eyes for two seconds, and the anger in his heart was extinguished in an instant.
Why was he angry with Song Yi?
The reason why he was fierce to him must be because he was too anxious.
After all, although the lion group living next to their territory was not large, there were still seven or eight adult lions.
Two leopards had no chance of winning against adult lions.
And what worried Song Yi more was not that Ye Yunian took the lion group's food, but that he went to take risks alone.
If Ye Yunian had taken Song Yi with him, Song Yi would not have been so angry.
The two leopards understood each other too well.
Many times, they only needed a glance to understand each other's meaning.
It was just that they were angry when they were arguing, and Ye Yunian was in a state of refusing to communicate. Even though Song Yi was anxious and angry, he couldn't do anything extra to aggravate the conflict.
When Ye Yunian calmed down, Song Yi would naturally coax him.
And Ye Yunian was indeed very easy to coax.
Song Yi showed weakness and surrendered a little, and the last bit of temper in Ye Yunian's heart disappeared.
The night wind was still a little cool.
The two leopards clung together, shared the piece of giraffe meat that Ye Yunian took, and then hugged each other and licked each other's fur affectionately.
After eating and drinking enough, it was time to rest.
When Ye Yunian was half asleep, he heard Song Yi howling twice in his ear.
It means that next time, no matter what dangerous things Ye Yunian does, he must be taken with him.
Ye Yunian nodded without hesitation.
No problem!
Ye Yunian didn't want to quarrel with Song Yi again.
He lowered his head and buried his head in Song Yi's neck. He felt Song Yi tighten his arms around him.
In the next two years, Ye Yunian and Song Yi changed many territories.
On one of the territories, he even ran into the third brother whom he hadn't seen for many years.
It was the rainy season. When Ye Yunian and Song Yi bumped into the third brother, he was following a beautiful female leopard.
From a distance, the four leopards looked at each other. The third brother recognized Ye Yunian and Song Yi, and Ye Yunian and Song Yi also recognized him.
But at this moment -
the third brother was obviously in love, should they go up and disturb him?
Ye Yunian hesitated.
Song Yi stood there and did not move.
In the end, it was the third brother who approached the female leopard and said something. The beautiful female leopard left first, and the three leopards successfully met.
After a brief exchange, Ye Yunian and Song Yi learned that the third brother had been living nearby since he became independent.
Ye Yunian even saw a long scar on the third brother's shoulder. The third brother explained that he was injured by a bison during a hunt.
The third brother did not elaborate, but they also knew how dangerous it was.
Fortunately, the third brother still survived tenaciously.
Ye Yunian and Song Yi did not bother the third child too much, after all, love is the top priority!
Before the two leopards left, the third child asked about Maria's recent situation.
Ye Yunian looked at Song Yi.
Song Yi: "Awoo."
She must be doing well.
Although they haven't seen Maria for a long time, Song Yi believes that the relatives of the leopard group will take good care of Maria.
The three leopards parted ways.
It was not until Ye Yunian and Song Yi walked away that the female leopard who had been hiding came out. As soon as she came out, she asked in confusion: "Awoo?"
Why do the two males live together?
The third child looked at the sky.
After a long time, he shook his head.
How could he know?
Because these two leopards had a very close relationship when he was a child.
So close that Lao San even doubted whether he looked a little disgusting.
Fortunately, after he lived independently, he conquered a female leopard with his beauty during the estrus period in the first year, which dispelled Lao San's concerns.
It's not that he is not handsome!
There is something wrong with these two leopards!
As for what the problem is,
Lao San couldn't explain it clearly.
At the end of this year, the leopard group in Andrew received bad news-
Maria passed away.
Maria was ten years old when she gave birth to Song Yi's litter of cubs.
Ten years old is the prime of life for a leopard, but as her cubs grow up, she will also age slowly. When Maria left, she was already 21 years old, which is considered old among leopards.
After giving birth to two litters of cubs with Eric, Maria did not give birth again. For the rest of her life, she stayed in the leopard group to raise her.
Andrew and Angela managed the leopard group very well. Maria's daughters would also take care of their elderly mother. In addition, Eric really liked Maria. Even though Maria no longer experienced the estrus period, every spring, when Eric's estrus period came, he would think of Maria first.
Later, Maria tried to get Eric to go out and find other love, but Eric refused.
He stayed with Maria until Maria closed her eyes and left this world peacefully.
Ye Yunian didn't know the news at first, until the rainy season of the second year came, and the cool rain irrigated the dry earth. They learned the news from the photographer who was chatting nearby.
Ye Yunian was stunned at the time.
But he put away his expression in an instant. He was worried that Song Yi would see something unusual, and he was even more worried that Song Yi would feel sad because of his mother's death, so he didn't tell his lover about his mother's death.
But how could Ye Yunian's emotional changes be hidden from Song Yi?
What's more, Song Yi clearly heard Maria's name from the photographer.
Even though Song Yi couldn't understand most of the language, he was smart and had learned to piece together the truth from fragmented information.
Since her boyfriend didn't want her to know, she would just pretend not to know.
Song Yi walked to Ye Yunian's side and buried her head in Ye Yunian's soft belly.
With the little bear accompanying her, she felt at ease.
Huh?
Yunian is the little bear?
Song Yi was a little confused, but soon he realized that these should be some memories that he had forgotten for a long time.