Chapter 70: Encounter with two hyenas
Although Lisa did not see Chu Ye fighting with wild dogs, Lisa believed that Chu Ye was the only lion cub who could hunt wild dogs. Other little lions simply don't have this ability.
Chu Ye felt a little proud when he saw three adult lions snatching the prey they had hunted. But he also felt a little uneasy. After all, if a lion pride cannot feed its cubs, then the fate of these cubs will be a bit worrying.
'Forget it, I don't have to worry about other little lions. From now on, I just need to feed myself. There seems to be no hope for this pride. There are only two lionesses. If they cannot hunt prey, all the lion cubs will be hungry. '
Chu Ye knew that the strength of Jike's lion group was relatively weak, and the fate of the little lions living in this group was very dangerous.
It's the dry season now. If the adult lions don't have enough to eat, let alone these little lions. Chu Ye felt that the eight little lions in the Jike pride might not be able to survive until the end of the dry season.
However, Chu Ye still wanted to try his best to protect these little lions. After all, for Chu Ye, these little lions were brothers and sisters with him, and he did not want to see what kind of injustice these little lions would encounter.
The next morning the two lionesses went hunting again. The lion is not at home either. The male lion may have gone hunting with the two lionesses, or it may have been patrolling his territory.
Chu Ye got into the bushes alone again.
For Chu Ye, he now has to go out to hunt every day. This is not only for yourself to have food to eat, but also for the entire pride of lions.
Although Chu Ye said that he didn't want to worry about other little lions anymore. But when he actually goes hunting, he will still think about the other lion cubs. He will still hunt some prey and bring it back to the other lion cubs to eat.
Chu Ye killed a wild dog yesterday. This experience has made Chu Ye no longer have to doubt his hunting ability. Now Chu Ye can easily deal with any animal that is similar to a wild dog.
'Hmph, it would be nice if I could meet two more wild dogs today. I will definitely kill them. 'Chu Ye also wanted to meet two more wild dogs. After all, he knew that this area was a place where the Kut wild dogs often haunted.
But Chu Ye walked in the grass for a while and suddenly saw a jumping rabbit. This jumping rabbit is looking for grass roots in the grass not far away.
As soon as Chu Ye saw the jumping rabbit, he became excited again. After all, he knew he had a chance of catching another jumping rabbit.
Although Chu Ye still wanted to meet two wild dogs. But before encountering a wild dog, he planned to catch this jumping rabbit first.
So Chu Ye chased the jumping rabbit.
This jumping rabbit didn't know that a predator had seen it at first. It was just eating grass roots in the grass.
Suddenly, a little lion ran in front of it.
This jumping rabbit looked like a little lion, so it didn't care. But, after all, it was a little lion, so the jumping rabbit hurried forward.
Chu Ye saw that the jumping rabbit was about to run away, so he chased after it.
But just when he was about to catch up with the jumping rabbit, two hyenas suddenly appeared in front of him.
This was a result that was beyond Chu Ye's expectation. He never imagined that two hyenas would suddenly appear at this critical moment.
'What's going on? There's only one wild dog group here! Why are there two hyenas? Chu Ye looked at the two hyenas in front of him and felt a little confused.
The two hyenas also saw the jumping rabbit. When they saw the jumping rabbit, they immediately started chasing it together.
This jumping rabbit originally thought that there was only one lion cub chasing it, but it didn't care too much. But suddenly two more hyenas appeared, and it became a little nervous.
However, this jumping rabbit has already run to its nest, so it doesn't have to worry too much. Of course, when the two hyenas continued to chase the jumping rabbit, the jumping rabbit suddenly got into its own cave.
The two hyenas chased the jumping rabbit to the cave. One of them put his nose into the cave and smelled it. Obviously, they felt a little regretful. After all, this jumping rabbit escaped, and the two of them could only walk around at the entrance of the jumping rabbit's cave, looking a little anxious.
At this time, Chu Ye also ran to the side of the two hyenas.
Just now, when Chu Ye saw two hyenas chasing the jumping rabbit, they naturally ran over.
As for the two hyenas, they had no idea just now that there was a lion cub following behind the jumping rabbit. They may just think that this jumping rabbit ran away because it saw their two hyenas.
So, when these two hyenas saw a jumping rabbit running past them, they immediately started chasing it. The two hyenas had no idea that Chu Ye was following the jumping rabbit.
The two hyenas looked at the entrance of the jumping rabbit's cave. They felt that they had failed in hunting this time and that they would never catch the jumping rabbit again.
The two hyenas planned to leave after seeing the jumping rabbit enter the cave.
But suddenly, they saw a little lion standing in the grass not far away, looking at the two of them eagerly.
When these two hyenas saw a lion in the grass, they were startled and wanted to run away!
But when they saw this lion clearly, they didn't plan to run away.
'Haha, it turned out to be a little lion, that's great. Since you didn’t catch this jumping rabbit, let’s catch a little lion! '
'If you can't catch the jumping rabbit, then catch a little lion! Being able to eat a lion cub is much more awesome than eating a jumping rabbit. '
The two hyenas were very happy when they saw Chu Ye. It feels like I can switch to another prey.
Of course Chu Ye had seen these two hyenas a long time ago. The reason why it dared to keep following was because it felt that it could defeat these two hyenas.
And these two hyenas obviously didn't take Chu Ye seriously. It feels like Chu Ye, the little lion, will now become food for their two hyenas.
Chu Ye looked at the two hyenas in front of him, and some information about hyenas immediately appeared in his brain.
Hyena is the collective name for animals in the class Mammalia, order Carnivora, and the family Hyena. They belong to the same family, with only 4 genera and 4 species, and can be divided into 2 subfamilies: Hyena and Hyena. Medium body, about the size of a dog.
It has a long neck, the hind limbs are shorter and weaker than the forelimbs, the body is short, the shoulders are high and the hips are low; there are long mane hairs on the dorsal midline behind the neck; the teeth are large, with thick conical premolars, cleft teeth are developed, and the molars are degenerated. The jaws are thick and strong and can bite open bones.
Striped hyenas are small in size and covered with stripes all over their bodies. They live mostly alone and rely on their well-developed sense of smell to hunt for carrion. Brown hyenas are larger and are found on the coast of southwestern Africa. They often go to the beach to hunt for crabs, fish, etc.
Spotted hyenas are only found in Africa. They are larger and hunt in groups. In addition to eating carrion, they can also hunt antelopes. Coyotes are specialized anteaters. Inhabits tropical and subtropical savanna grasslands and desert areas.
Others live near the coast, hiding during the day in dense bush, taller grass, and rock crevices. Hyenas live in groups, with a group ranging from dozens to dozens.
It likes to hunt at night and can chase zebras or wildebeest herds running at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour at a speed of 65 kilometers per hour. Spotted hyenas can hunt alone, in pairs, or in groups of three, or in packs.
Hyenas live in groups and hunt in a matrilineal social system, relying on their well-developed sense of smell and strong jaws and teeth to forage for carrion.
Females weigh about 10% more than males and are the stronger and more dominant of the sexes. Female hyenas with a lower status will give birth to the next generation with a lower status. Other females must be responsible for helping to take care of the puppies.
Each hunting distance is up to 100 kilometers away. It is inevitable that dogs will be injured during the hunting. The injured ones will stay in the cave to guard the territory and take care of the puppies. After the hunting group returns to the cave, they will spit out food to feed other dogs.
Hyenas live in groups. A group can be as large as dozens or as small as a dozen. The leader of each group is a strong female hyena.
The social organization of hyenas is very hierarchical. When foraging, the "mother leader" always gets the largest piece of meat with the best parts, and this is a matter of course. Hyenas have considerable freedom under the premise of living in groups. They often travel alone, hunt alone, and eat by themselves.
Members of a group tend not to stay together for long periods of time. Once they meet again, they act as a member of the group as a matter of course, thus reflecting their social gregariousness. When two spotted hyenas of different genders meet, the male always lets the female walk in front. If there is only a piece of meat, the male will leave it to the female.
In the African savannah, creepy howling sounds can be heard from deep in the grassland after dark. It is hyenas hunting prey or fighting each other.
They can make more than ten kinds of calls, which is very important for its survival because it is often active at night and must rely on different calls to strengthen the bond between group members.
But these calls are almost always very strange, and often make people feel chilling when they hear them. Especially when they are looking for food or when they are in heat, the strong cry they make is even more frightening.
Because hyenas often give people a very annoying and lazy image, there are absurd legends circulating in some places that as long as they appear in human settlements, they will bring death.
When hyenas are together, they are like a group of playing children, noisy and extremely lively. They use their ears and tails to transmit information to each other, and they constantly use calls to communicate with each other.
Sometimes they roar loudly, sometimes they laugh heartily, sometimes they hum in a low voice, sometimes they chuckle in a low voice, and their sounds can be transmitted thousands of meters away.
