Chapter 101 Komodo Dragon
'I'm going to quickly find out where the two lionesses are, and I'm going to hunt the okapi with them. 'Chu Ye thought of this and hurriedly walked towards the grass in the distance.
Fortunately, Chu Ye quickly found two lionesses hunting in the grass not far away.
Lisa and Elsa are now hunting a warthog in the distant grass. It was just that one warthog was so huge that the two lionesses tried hard for a long time but failed to hunt it. Finally, the warthog escaped into the cave.
I don’t know where the lion Jike is now. Maybe he went to fight with other lions, or maybe he went to look for food on his own.
The two lionesses failed to hunt and wanted to go back under the big tree to rest for a while. But at this moment, the two of them saw a strong male lion walking towards them.
The two lionesses were startled and thought it was a stray male lion. If it is a stray lion, then when they meet together, there will definitely be a fight.
It was only when the two lionesses came to the male lion that they suddenly felt that the male lion in front of them looked familiar.
In fact, this lion is Chu Ye. It's just that Chu Ye is now very large, almost the same size as two lionesses. That is, it is slightly smaller than the two lionesses.
The two lionesses were very surprised when they saw Chu Ye's huge size. Lisa and Aisha are now circling Chu Ye several times. They seem to be unable to accept how Chu Ye, a little lion, suddenly turned into a big lion.
But no matter what, Chu Ye still retains the appearance of a little lion. His appearance has not changed much except that he has grown up.
The two lionesses did not recognize Chu Ye at first. But when they approached Chu Ye and smelled Chu Ye's scent, they already recognized Chu Ye.
'Ouch! ——'
Lisa came to Chu Ye and touched Chu Ye's body a few times to express her love.
The same goes for Aisha. She also came over and touched Chu Ye's body a few times, expressing her love and care.
Although Aisha is not Chu Ye's biological lioness. But in a pride of lions, all lion cubs are the children of all lionesses. All lionesses will love the children of other lionesses as much as they love their own children.
Because the relationship between lionesses in a pride is also a sister relationship, they may all be siblings born from a lioness.
Because of this, in a pride of lions, the lionesses will nurse their children together. Regardless of which child the lioness gave birth to, in the eyes of other lionesses, there is not much difference from their own children.
When Chu Ye felt that the two lionesses had recognized him, he roared at them and then walked towards the grass in the distance.
The two lionesses followed Chu Ye and walked towards the grass in the distance. Although Chu Ye didn't say anything to the two lionesses. But the two lionesses already understood what Chu Ye meant.
Chu Ye kept walking forward, and soon he came to the place where he hunted the giant coyote. Originally, Chu Ye thought that the body of the coyote should still be lying in this place. But when he came to this place again, he saw that the body of the coyote was gone.
There are paw prints left by some predators around. Because these paw prints were so messy, Chu Ye couldn't tell what kind of animal's paw prints they were.
'Damn it, what animal stole my food? Is it a hyena that loves to rob other animals? '
Chu Ye felt that hyenas might have robbed the food, but Chu Ye was not sure whether it was hyenas or not.
But Chu Ye saw that in this patch of grass, there were not only many messy footprints, but also some spiky grass, which overwhelmed the animal's body.
Judging from the overwhelming spiky grass, this animal that came to snatch food did not look like a hyena. Because hyenas walk on four legs, it is impossible for them to overwhelm a piece of spiky grass wherever they walk.
'Fuck, could it be that the crocodiles came and snatched away the coyote meat? But there is no river in this place, only a big puddle, but that big puddle is just a stagnant puddle, there should be no crocodiles in it! '
Chu Ye looked at everything in front of him and had one more question in his mind. He didn't know what kind of animal had stolen its food.
'Whatever! No matter what animal stole my food, I don't have to worry about it now. I just need to hunt this huge okapi with two lionesses. '
When Chu Ye thought of this, he looked towards the grass in the distance, wanting to see if the Okapi was still there.
But when Chu Ye looked at it like this, he didn't see the okapi again. After all, this Okapi is constantly moving around, and it can't always stay in one place.
When the two lionesses saw Chu Ye arriving at this patch of grass, they looked around here, and they also smelled it here.
The two lionesses smelled this place and felt that a hyena had died here just now. It’s just that the body of this coyote is now unknown to where.
Chu Ye was still looking into the distance, wanting to see where the okapi had gone. But after looking for a while, it didn't see any sign of Okapi.
The two lionesses also wondered whether Chu Ye was taking them to hunt some hyenas. It's just that the coyote here just now didn't know what animal was being hunted, and it had already dragged the food away.
Chu Ye saw that there was no shadow of the Okapi in the distance, so he walked towards the grass in the distance again. He just wanted to see if there was still a shadow of the Okapi there.
Chu Ye walked some distance and saw what seemed to be some kind of animal in a bush in the distance. Because there were some branches dangling in that bush.
'Hey, what kind of animal is that? Could it be an okapi? '
Chu Ye was a little excited and immediately walked towards the bushes. As he walked, he thought, "There must be that Okapi in this bush. The two lionesses and I will definitely be able to hunt this Okapi this time." '
The two lionesses may also feel that there must be some large herbivore in the bushes in front of them. This time, they can hunt a large herbivore.
Chu Ye began to walk slowly towards the bushes in the distance. He wanted to see what kind of animal was grazing inside.
But when it came to the bush, it saw a terrifying monster inside devouring the meat of a coyote.
As soon as Chu Ye saw this terrifying monster, he immediately called out its name.
'ah! Isn't this a Komodo dragon? '
Chu Ye saw that in this bush, there was no shadow of the Okapi, but there was a very scary monster - the Komodo dragon.
The Komodo dragon is an animal in the family Megazordidae. Also known as the Komodo dragon, it is the largest lizard known to exist today. Komodo dragons are ferocious and their adults eat the young of the same species and sometimes other adults. It can move quickly and occasionally attacks humans; but it mainly feeds on carrion, leaving its burrows to search for food several kilometers away every day.
The Komodo dragon is on the verge of extinction, with only about 5,700 left in the wild. Indonesia has established a national park on Komodo Island to expand the Komodo dragon family.
The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard known to exist, with an average body length of 2-3 meters; average weight: males 79-91 kg, females 68-73 kg, the longest is 3.13 meters and weighs 166 kg (including undigested food) Internally), those in captivity are generally heavier than those in the wild. Its tail is almost as long as its body, its limbs are as thick as adult arms, and its head is about the size of a volleyball. The skin colors of cubs are green, yellow and black. Adult monitor lizards are dark brown all over.
Komodo dragons have 60 serrated teeth that are frequently replaced and can reach 2.5 cm in length. Its saliva is usually bloody because its teeth are almost completely covered by naturally torn gum tissue during feeding. It has a long, yellow, forked tongue.
The Komodo dragon's skin is covered in armored scales, called small bones that contain endosteum, which act as a kind of natural chain armor. Like other monitor lizards, the Komodo has only one ear bone, the stapes, which is used to transfer vibrations from the eardrum to the cochlea. This means they most likely can only hear sounds in the 400 to 2000 Hz range.
Komodo dragons can see objects up to 300 meters away, but are considered to have poor night vision because their retinas only contain cones. It can distinguish colors but has poor visual discrimination of stationary objects. Komodo dragons use their tongues to detect odors and, like many other reptiles, use the vomeronasal organ of Jacobson's organ to sense rather than using their nostrils.
With the help of favorable winds and head-wagging tail habits, Komodo dragons may be able to detect carrion at a distance of 4-9.5 kilometers. It has only a few taste buds in the back of its throat. Its scales, some of which are reinforced by bone, have sensory plaques connected to nerves to facilitate its sense of touch. There may be three or more sensory patches on the scales around the ears, lips, chin, and soles of the feet.
Komodo dragons prefer hot and dry places and typically inhabit dry, open grasslands, savannas, and low-elevation tropical forests. As a lizard, it is most active during the day, although it exhibits some nocturnal activity. Komodo dragons are solitary and only come together to breed and eat.
They are able to run quickly in short sprints of 20 km/h, dive up to 4.5 meters, and in their youth expertly climb trees using their strong claws. To catch unreachable prey, the Komodo dragon may stand on its hind legs, using its tail for support. As it matures, its claws are used primarily as weapons, as its massive size makes climbing impractical.
For shelter, the holes dug by the Komodo dragon can be measured from 1 to 3 meters wide by its powerful forelimbs and claws. Due to its size and habit of sleeping in these burrows, it conserves body heat throughout the night and minimizes its bathing period after the morning.
Komodo dragons hunt in the afternoon but stay in the shade during the hottest part of the day. These special resting places, often on windswept ridges, are marked by dung and are free of vegetation. They serve as strategic locations to ambush deer.
Chu Ye originally wanted to see the Okapi in this patch of grass, but he never expected to see a Komodo dragon in this patch of bushes.
This is a bit strange, because this is a prairie, and there should be no such giant lizards. What makes people wonder is how there is such a large carnivore living in South Asia on the African savannah.
'It's really strange, how could such a large lizard appear in the Serengeti savanna? "Looking at the Komodo dragon in front of him, Chu Ye couldn't figure it out.
But no matter what, there is a real Komodo dragon in front of me. Regardless of whether Chu Ye could figure it out or not, a terrifying creature from South Asia appeared on the African savannah.
'It turns out that this monster took away my food! I thought it was a hyena or a crocodile that took away my food! '
Chu Ye never expected that in this bush, he would find a terrifying monster - the Komodo dragon.
Besides, Lisa and Aisha originally felt that Chu Ye was taking them to hunt some large herbivore. But when the two of them saw the Komodo dragon in the bushes, they were very scared and hurriedly hid aside.
Chu Ye was not that afraid, after all, he knew his own strength. Even if he couldn't defeat this Komodo dragon, there was nothing he could do about this dragon, and it was impossible to catch Chu Ye.
This Komodo dragon was originally hiding in this bush eating a coyote that it had just picked up. But at this time, it saw a strong male lion standing on the edge of the bush looking at it.
This monster feels very domineering on this prairie, and it doesn't take any animals seriously.
When this monster saw Chu Ye, it dropped the food in its mouth and pounced directly on Chu Ye.
Of course, Chu Ye didn't dare to fight with such a terrifying monster. He quickly jumped to the side and avoided the attack of this monster.
This monster saw that it had not bitten Chu Ye at once, so it started chasing Chu Ye again. Obviously, this Komodo dragon didn't take Chu Ye seriously at all.
Chu Ye did not dare to compete head-on with this Komodo dragon, so it had no choice but to return to the two lionesses.
When the two lionesses saw this Komodo dragon, they were a little scared and ran away quickly. Obviously, they were both afraid of this big scary monster.
