Chapter 43: Baboons in the Lion Territory
These days, Chu Ye lives a peaceful life among the lions. Sometimes he looks at the animal world from a human perspective. From it, he will also gain a lot of insights.
After all, it is generally difficult for us humans to fully integrate into the life of a species like Chu Ye, become a member of it, and experience the daily life of this species.
In fact, we humans will always be just outsiders. No matter how carefully we observe and study the lives of animals, we can never fully understand them.
Originally, when human beings think about things, they may think about things in their lives in the dead of night. But for Chu Ye, who was reborn as a little lion, he usually didn't think about things in the dead of night.
Because the prairie is relatively quiet only during the day. And at night, it's very lively.
The night on the prairie is a symphony of life, a chorus of the Yellow River. Carnivores go to work every night to raise their children. Therefore, it is impossible to be calm on the prairie at night. There are always various sounds that make people feel creepy and make their hair stand on end.
When Chu Ye was first born, he was also very scared. But at least it is a little lion, and there is a powerful lioness protecting it. Relatively speaking, it is not that scared.
If Chu Ye was not reborn as a little lion, but if he was reborn as another small animal, he would definitely be very scared.
Fortunately, he is now a little lion. At least he feels that he is the top predator on this prairie, so naturally he is not particularly afraid.
Every morning, Chu Ye would think about his own problems. For a five-month-old lion cub, it should be an ignorant age.
But for a little lion like Chu Ye who is concerned with the human soul, his thoughts must be very mature.
One morning, Chu Ye and the other little lions were still sleeping in the bushes. The two lionesses went hunting early.
The lion Jike also went to inspect the territory. Because since the wild dog attack, the Jik lion pride has been living a peaceful life.
"Ah! Ah! ---"
Chu Ye was still sleeping when he was suddenly awakened by a scream.
The other little lions also woke up.
Chu Ye quickly climbed out of the bushes.
The other little lions also climbed out.
Now these little lions are used to being with Chu Ye. Because they knew that Chu Ye was very brave and resourceful and could definitely become the leader of these seven little lions.
"What's going on? What's the sound?"
Chu Ye was a little worried. After all, all kinds of horrible things could happen on the prairie. Every night many herbivores are killed by carnivores. Of course, there will also be predators that are injured or die while hunting.
The cycle of life and death has become an everlasting movement of all kinds of life on the prairie.
Chu Ye heard the screams of some animals coming from somewhere east of their lion territory. The sound is very harsh.
As soon as he heard the sound, Chu Ye basically knew what kind of animal it was. After all, he has lived on the prairie for several months, and he can be said to know everything about the animals on the prairie, as long as they are in their territory.
"It's the sound of baboons. What's wrong with these baboons? Why are they shouting so randomly?"
Chu Ye was certain that the cry just now was that of a baboon. Some predator must have attacked the group of baboons, which caused the baboons to scream like this.
"I'll go up to the big tree and have a look."
Chu Ye felt that he could not observe any movement on the ground, so he quickly climbed to the big tree next to him.
The other little lions couldn't climb trees, so they could only run some distance away, lift their bodies, and look toward the east of the territory.
It's just that that place is a bit far away from here. These little lions on the ground can't actually see anything.
Only Chu Ye, who climbed up the big tree, could see the situation in the distance.
About two hundred meters away from Chuye, there lived a large group of baboons.
These baboons live on top of a few big trees.
These big trees are in the territory of the Jike lion group. In other words, this large group of baboons live in the territory of the Jik lion pride.
In the lion's territory, except for other lions, there are also some other animals living. Of course, lions cannot allow any animal to live in their territory. Of course, there is one animal except the hyena.
Lions can allow other animals to live in their territory. After all, the prey that lions hunt is the prey that lives in their own territory.
A lion's territory is only relative to the rest of the pride. Compared to other animals, there is no territorial distinction. Other animals can live freely in a pride's territory.
There are many kinds of animals living in the Jik lion pride, such as baboons, badgers, warthogs, jackals, aardvarks, leopards, cheetahs and many other animals.
This large group of baboons is the closest group of animals to the center of the pride. Other animals will stay away from the center of the pride. Avoid conflicts with the lions.
There are some exceptions with baboons. Because baboons are basically animals that live in big trees. They are not the same as lions. Lions are creatures that live on the ground.
Therefore, in the territory of a pride of lions, the biodiversity is also divided into levels. Some live on the ground, some live in big trees, and some live underground.
Because of this, the living space of a prairie can accommodate more species to survive together. They can live in peace with each other and generally there will be no conflicts.
But sometimes, conflicts may occur. After all, if predators are going to hunt, they will naturally fight and compete with some other animals in their territory.
There are more than thirty baboons in this group of baboons in the territory of the Jik lion pride, which is a relatively large group of baboons. The leader of this baboon group is called Lucky, a strong and brave mature baboon. It has been in charge of this group of baboons for two years.
Chu Ye also knew that there was a large group of baboons living not far away, but he always felt that this large group of baboons just lived in peace with them and did not have any conflicts.
But I don’t know what happened today. Why did the screams of a group of baboons suddenly come out? It seemed that some predator had attacked this group of baboons.
