Chapter 117: Comparing speed with Thomson's gazelle
This little antelope is resting in the grass. It may feel that it is very safe here.
After all, this is the territory of the lion king in the east, and ordinary carnivores dare not come here. It never imagined that a bold stray lion was approaching it.
Looking at this tender little antelope, Chu Ye's saliva almost flowed out.
He now needs this fresh little antelope to replenish his physical strength. As long as he can eat this small antelope, Chu Ye feels that he will have strong physical strength and can capture larger prey.
"I must eat this little antelope."
Chu Ye felt that this little antelope was a key factor in determining his future life. He knew very well that such opportunities were rare.
So, Chu Ye began to approach this little antelope. He felt that he could capture this little antelope in one go. After all, this little antelope was resting in the grass, and it had no idea that a young male lion was slowly approaching it.
Chu Ye is also very familiar with this bovine herbivore, the most common animal on the prairie. He knew that the small antelope in front of him was called Thomson's gazelle.
Thomson's gazelle is a species of gazelle in the family Bovidae. Weighing 15-30 kg, it is a small gazelle. The belly and legs of the body are white, and the back and rest of the body are yellowish brown to reddish brown.
There is a black stripe on the ventral side that divides the back and abdomen. The rump is white and the tail is black.
The cheeks have reddish-brown fur and black and white stripes. Both males and females have horns, the male's horn is curved and threaded at the tip; the female's horn is smaller.
Lives in African savannas and open grasslands. Good at running, very alert and will run away at the first sign of movement. Very gregarious, but the organizational structure is very flexible, and there are often mixed groups and superpositions in each group.
Migrating together in search of pasture and meadows. It is a typical herbivore. The diet includes herbs and shrubs, and they need to drink water every two days. During the dry season of the grassland, they sometimes need to walk 16 kilometers a day to drink water.
Distributed in Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. It is the national animal of the African country Malawi.
Thomson's gazelle is one of the most famous antelopes. Found in savannas and open grasslands in Africa, especially Kenya and Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.
It can live in relatively drought-tolerant seasons. If the grassland is overgrazed or burned, other large herbivores have moved to moist habitats, and Thomson's gazelle will still be active here.
Good at running, very alert and will run away at the first sign of movement. Very gregarious, they often form the most spectacular herbivore herds in the world with wildebeest.
However, because gazelles and wildebeests migrate for different purposes, their migration routes are also different. Thomson's gazelles gather in small groups, but their organizational structure is very flexible, and there are often mixed groups and superpositions in each group. Migrating together in search of pasture and meadows.
Males compete for control of the territory, marking their territory among the grass and branches with secretions from the stink glands under their eyes and feces, demarcating their favorite pastures and competing for the favor of females.
When border conflicts occur between two regions, the violent form of fighting is usually used to determine success or failure. Especially during the mating season, we often see gazelle carcasses with two holes, which were killed by their own kind. The natural enemies are the same as the springbok, and on land they are cheetahs and leopards.
It is a typical herbivore. The diet consists of herbs and shrubs, preferring to eat leaves and pods from trees. Also dig up the underground organs of bulbs, corms, and other succulent plants to improve water balance in the body.
They need to drink water every two days. During the drought season on the grassland, they sometimes have to walk 16 kilometers a day to drink water. They eat fresh grass during the rainy season and seeds and shrub leaves during the dry season.
Chu Ye knew that this was a kind of Tang's gazelle, a very famous small antelope on the prairie. They are also the prey of many carnivores.
Herbivores like gazelles are not very large and not very powerful. This makes many carnivores like to regard this small antelope as their main prey.
Elephants and cheetahs like to hunt Thomson's gazelles. Because this antelope is not very powerful, a cheetah can hunt an adult Thomson's gazelle.
To Chu Ye, this Tangdi gazelle posed no threat at all. As long as Chu Ye can jump in front of it, he will definitely be able to catch it.
'Okay, now I can have a taste of the little antelope. '
Chu Ye felt that he could capture this little antelope soon. After all, this little antelope is only about ten meters away from Chu Ye. Chu Ye felt that he could make a surprise attack and capture this Tang's gazelle in one go.
Therefore, Chu Ye prepared to attack this little antelope.
But at this moment, the little antelope suddenly stood up and its ears swayed around a few times. Apparently, it sensed something was not going well and wanted to run away.
'No, it may have spotted me, I'm going to start attacking quickly. '
Chu Ye saw this little antelope suddenly stood up and looked around. He felt that he might have been exposed and it was better to attack quickly.
So, Chu Ye suddenly ran towards this little antelope. To say that his speed is very fast, he should be able to run in front of this little antelope in a very short time.
But this little antelope is an adult Thomson's gazelle, and it is also very experienced. When it senses danger around it, it immediately begins to run away.
Chu Ye saw the little antelope starting to run away, so he quickly chased after it.
However, Chu Ye also knew that if he could not catch this little antelope at once, it would be difficult to catch it again.
Because the antelopes are very fast, they have no ability to defend themselves. Their only ability is to run fast.
The duiker can run faster than most carnivores on the savanna. That is, it is slower than the cheetah.
Cheetahs have some advantages in speed though. But when a cheetah is running at top speed, it cannot run for a long time.
When a cheetah is running at top speed, it can only last for one minute. After more than a minute, the cheetah's body temperature will rise. If the cheetah does not slow down quickly at this time, it may be life-threatening.
But the gazelles are different. Gazelles can run at extremely high speeds and can do so for a long time.
It can be said that gazelles rely on their ability to run at extremely high speeds and persist for a long time, surviving in the savannah where the weak and the strong prey on them.
Therefore, for carnivores on the prairie, if they want to hunt Tang's gazelle, they usually rely on sneak attacks, which is more likely to succeed.
If the sneak attack fails and they want to compete with Tang's gazelle, it will be impossible for the carnivores to defeat Tang's gazelle.
Chu Ye also knew this kind of small antelope very well, and he also thought that he would use hidden methods and then make a surprise attack. In this way, this gazelle can be captured quickly.
Moreover, the movement generated by this method is relatively small. Probably not alarming the lions in this land.
Chu Ye's plan was very good. But that's how it is in our lives, plans are just plans. Reality doesn't turn out exactly the way you planned.
Chu Ye originally planned to use a lurking method to capture this Tang's gazelle at once. But this Tang's gazelle suddenly discovered Chu Ye and ran away.
This time, Chu Ye was at his wits end.
He now had only two choices, either to give up hunting this Thomson's gazelle, or to pursue this little antelope again.
'No, I can't give up this little antelope. It is the dry season now, and it is not easy to encounter a small antelope. You must catch it yourself. '
Chu Ye was still unwilling to give up this opportunity. Now that I saw this little antelope, I must catch it. Otherwise, he doesn't know when he will encounter such a hunting opportunity again.
For the carnivores on the prairie, every hunt requires some luck.
These herbivores will not always be there for hunting. They also keep moving. Moreover, they also try their best to avoid the attacks of predators.
Therefore, for predators on the prairie, as long as they encounter a suitable hunting opportunity, they are generally unwilling to give up.
Especially for carnivores living in the dry season, every opportunity to hunt may be their chance to continue to survive.
Chu Ye knew how important this hunting was to it. Now he has left the pride and is completely on his own.
In this area, there are also two powerful lion prides living. Chu Ye is now struggling to survive in the cracks.
Hunting on someone else's territory is a bold act in itself. If you don't seize the opportunity to capture a prey quickly, you won't be able to wait for many more opportunities like this.
Therefore, Chu Ye decided to continue chasing this little antelope. Although, there are some dangers in doing so. But for Chu Ye, it felt like there was no other way.
The gazelle also thought that as long as he ran away first, the lion might not chase him again. After all, a lion can't outrun a gazelle.
But what the gazelle didn't expect was that after it ran away, the lion chased it from behind.
'Hmph, do you still want to compete with me in speed? Do you think you are my opponent? '
This Tang's gazelle, seeing that Chu Ye actually wanted to compete with it, didn't take Chu Ye seriously, and felt that Chu Ye was no match for it.
But Chu Ye knew his own strength very well. He knew that he was not an ordinary lion. Other lions may not be able to outrun this Thomson's gazelle. But it is entirely possible for him, Chu Ye, to outrun this Tang's gazelle.
So, Chu Ye started chasing this Tang's gazelle.
When this Tang's gazelle saw Chu Ye starting to chase it, it did not run at full speed because it felt that Chu Ye could not catch up with it.
Chu Ye was not an adult lion to begin with, but a sub-adult male lion. This can also be seen for an adult Thomson's gazelle.
This Tang's gazelle ignored Chu Ye when it saw that the one chasing it was just a sub-adult male lion. It felt like it was impossible for Chu Ye to catch up with it.
But Chu Ye slowly began to accelerate. It felt that there was a spiritual energy in its body, which was constantly flowing out from its abdomen and then injected into its limbs.
With the help of spiritual energy, Chu Ye felt that his running speed suddenly became much faster. Also, I won’t feel particularly tired.
As for this Tang's gazelle, at first it seemed that Chu Ye would be unable to catch up with it. It didn't even have to run at full speed to throw Chu Ye away.
But Chu Ye actually ran faster and faster, getting closer and closer to the Tang's gazelle.
This Tang's gazelle looked at Chu Ye faster and faster, and it was very surprised.
'What's going on? Isn't it a lion that is chasing me? It's a cheetah! '
When this Tang's gazelle felt that the young male lion behind it was running faster and faster and was almost catching up with it, it was a little puzzled.
This Thomson's gazelle felt that what was chasing it looked more like a cheetah than a young male lion.
'No, I have to speed up quickly, otherwise, I will let this young lion catch up. '
The Thomson's gazelle just now was not running at full speed. Because it felt that Chu Ye couldn't catch up with it.
But when Chu Ye used the spiritual energy in his body to speed up the pursuit, this Tang's gazelle had to run at full speed.
But even if this Tang's gazelle ran at full speed, it couldn't outrun Chu Ye.
Because Chu Ye was assisted by the spiritual energy in his body, its speed almost reached a hundred kilometers per hour. The fastest speed of this gazelle is eighty kilometers per hour.
Since then, Chu Ye's speed is much faster than this Tang's gazelle.
Originally, when Chu Ye started the pursuit, he let Tang's gazelle get away twenty or thirty meters away. Tang's Gazelle felt that it was impossible for Chu Ye to catch up with him.
But after Chu Ye accelerated, within just a few seconds, the distance between Chu Ye and the Tang's gazelle quickly shrank to about ten meters.
Now Chu Ye is getting closer and closer to this Tang's gazelle.
'Ten meters, nine meters, eight meters, ---'
'Haha, I'm going to capture this Thomson's gazelle soon, and I can eat the mutton right away. 'Chu Ye saw that he was about to catch up with this Tang's gazelle, and he was also very happy.
Chu Ye was about to pounce on this Tang's gazelle. But at this moment, this Tang's gazelle suddenly made a sharp turn.
This was something Chu Ye didn't expect. He never imagined that at this critical moment, this Tang's gazelle would do this to him.
