Chapter 25: The new neighbors of the Jik lion pride
If a hyena is injured or rebels against the queen.
Also, if that hyena causes trouble in the group, the queen may be expelled from the group.
The fate of these hyenas expelled from the group will be more tragic. Because hyenas are social animals, it is difficult for these animals to hunt prey if they leave the group.
These lone hyenas are not only difficult to catch prey on their own.
Moreover, once it encounters other predators, it may be eaten by them.
If a lone hyena falls into the hands of a wild dog, it will be doomed. Because wild dogs hate hyenas very much. There is not only no kinship between these two animals, but more of a hatred relationship.
Now that the hyenas have lost their strength due to a war with the Jik lion group, they find it difficult to survive in this place.
Because the territory of this hyena group is between Jike and another wild dog group. Nila felt that if she didn't leave here quickly, her life would be even more difficult in the future between two opponents.
So Nila decided to move to another place. They need to temporarily recuperate, and when their cubs grow up, they can continue to compete with the Jik lion group.
Because Nila is raising more than ten cubs, if they can grow up, they can greatly enhance the strength of the group.
The reason why Nila wants to move away is because their strength is not that good anymore. It would be very dangerous if there was another war with the wild dogs. And wild dog groups also like to cause trouble for hyena groups.
If the leader of the wild dog group knew that the strength of the hyena group had dropped a lot, the wild dog group would definitely take advantage of the situation.
If that's the case, Nila's group of hyenas may be very dangerous. Maybe, all the wild dogs can be killed and they will suffer catastrophe.
Because of this, Nila moved. This can be regarded as a correct decision made in times of crisis.
When Nila left this place, the wild dog group took the opportunity to seize the territory of the Nila group.
That was just in time for Neela to leave. If the wild dog leaders see that there are several hyenas missing from the Nila group, they may lead the wild dog pack to eliminate the Nila group.
Fortunately, Nila made a wise move and saved her tribe.
Originally, the territory of the Jik lion pride was not adjacent to this group of wild dogs. But when the Nila tribe left. The wild dog group has expanded its territory, which borders the Jik lion group.
In fact, wild dogs are also very afraid of lions and do not want lions as neighbors. But when the hyenas left, the wild dogs had to live next to the lions.
However, after this group of wild dogs observed the situation of the Jike lion group, they were no longer so afraid. After all, they know that the Jik lion pride is not very strong. There are only three adult lions, which is considered a relatively weak lion pride.
Wild dogs are also a relatively unique species on the prairie. Wild dogs are strictly social animals. It can be said that they interpret social animals to the extreme.
Unlike other groups, the wild dog group has only one leader. There are two leaders in the wild dog group. And to be fair enough, there's an alpha male and an alpha female. However, in terms of actual power, the female leader may be more truthful in her words. The alpha male is nothing more than a male animal with the right to reproduce.
But male wild dogs are obviously better at hunting. Generally speaking, when a pack of wild dogs goes hunting, the alpha male has the final say.
The wild dog group next to Jike consists of twenty-nine adult wild dogs and a dozen cubs, which is considered a relatively large wild dog group.
Wild dogs may form smaller groups during the rainy season. But in the dry season, they will form larger colonies again. These are adjustments they make to adapt to the environment.
The wild dog group next to the Jike lion now has two leaders, one is a male leader and the other is a female leader. The male leader is called Kurt and the female leader is called Hill.
These are the strongest wild dogs of the two groups. They are the only wild dogs in the group that have reproductive rights. The litter they are now raising is the offspring of both of them. There are fifteen in total.
Fertility of wild dogs is very strong, much stronger than that of hyenas. Although animals like hyenas perform well in all aspects, they are not so good when it comes to giving birth to children.
Hyenas not only give birth to fewer individuals. And the survival rate is also very low. Because the female hyena SZQ is very special, it causes reproductive difficulties for hyenas. Many female hyenas may die in childbirth when giving birth to their first child.
Because of this, the hyena family also takes very good care of their children. In order to take care of the cubs, the female hyena can travel dozens of kilometers from the hunting location to her own den every day to feed the cubs.
But no matter what, hyenas are not as fertile as wild dogs, which means that wild dogs outnumber hyenas.
Now the wild dog pack led by Kurt and Hill occupy the territory of the hyena pack led by Nila. However, the couple soon discovered that their neighbors to the south turned out to be a group of lions.
Although Kurt and Hill were a little scared. However, after a period of observation, the couple discovered that the strength of this group of lions was not very good. There is only one male lion and two female lions, which is considered a very small pride.
Not only is it very weak, it actually raises nine little lions. This is a huge challenge for a lion group that is not very powerful.
Because it is the dry season, life is very difficult for all animals on the prairie. It is very difficult for a weak lion pride to feed nine cubs.
But Jike and his two wives can only accept this challenge. After all, they can't drive away or eat their own cubs.
Although life is difficult for the Jik lion pride, it is definitely not the time to eat the cubs. The three adult lions still have to work together to raise their nine cubs.
It's just that the Jik lions didn't expect that Nila would move to the north with his family. And gave up their territory to a group of African wild dogs.
When Jike learned that his new neighbors were a group of African wild dogs, he didn't take it to heart. Because it feels that wild dogs have always dared to provoke lions. Because wild dogs are much weaker than hyenas, how dare they compete with lions!
