Chapter 204 I can only hunt crocodiles
Chu Ye looked at the large crocodile in front of him, whose body was intact but dead. Many questions were lingering in his mind, but he couldn't answer them at the moment.
Lisa and Maomao were also scared at first, thinking it was a live crocodile. But when they saw that it didn't move after Chu Ye attacked it, they knew it was a dead crocodile.
It's just that they don't think about so many things, as long as the crocodile doesn't hurt them.
Lisa looked at the big crocodile in front of her and wondered if she could have a crocodile dinner. Now that the crocodile is dead, can we eat it?
Crocodile meat is also a relatively rare food for lions, and they rarely eat crocodile meat. After all, crocodiles are the overlord of the water, and lions generally have nothing to do with them.
Today, it was Lisa's good luck to encounter such a dead crocodile. It wanted to taste what the crocodile meat tasted like. Although Lisa has lived on this prairie for many years, she has never eaten crocodile meat.
But just when Lisa wanted to eat the crocodile, Chu Ye stopped it and roared at it.
Although Lisa is Chu Ye's mother, Chu Ye is the lion king of this pride, and even Lisa has to listen to Chu Ye's words.
When Lisa saw Chu Ye stopping it from eating, it didn't dare to eat the crocodile again.
Chu Ye was not unaware that it was the dry season, a time when food was in short supply. Such a large crocodile was a hearty meal for the entire pride of lions.
Especially for the lions in the Chuye pride, most of the female lions have never tasted crocodile meat. Only Chu Ye had previously teamed up with his Kuroo brothers to hunt down a large crocodile.
It wasn't that Chu Ye didn't want to eat crocodile meat, but he felt it was strange that this crocodile died, so it was better not to eat it. Although there is a shortage of food now, it is not worth it if you are poisoned just for the sake of food.
How did this big crocodile die? Chu Ye had to conduct a separate investigation first. Now he wanted to take all the lionesses back first, and then he would come out to carefully investigate the scene. He must know how this big crocodile died.
Chu Ye yelled at Lisa, and she didn't dare to eat. Originally, Nika and the others were a little scared when they saw this big crocodile. When I found out that this big crocodile was dead, I wanted to come over and share a crocodile feast.
But Chuye stopped Lisa, and Nika and the others also saw it. Since Chu Ye wouldn't let Lisa eat, then Chu Ye certainly wouldn't let them eat either.
Just like that, after briefly looking at the dead crocodile, he took the lionesses back.
Lionesses like Lisa and Nika definitely don't understand what Chu Ye did today. They don't understand why they don't eat the food they picked up for free.
Of course, Chu Ye would not explain anything to these lionesses. He just took these lionesses and lion cubs back, and then another person came to the crocodile carcass.
Chu Ye carefully observed the crocodile corpse and found that the crocodile corpse was intact and did not have any wounds on its appearance. How it died, Chu Ye couldn't give a reasonable explanation for the moment.
However, Chu Ye soon discovered a problem. He saw that there seemed to be some mucus-like substance on the body of the crocodile. It's just that the mucus is transparent and difficult to spot if you don't look carefully.
Chu Ye was very surprised when he saw these things. Because it can be inferred from the mucus that this big crocodile was probably killed by a python. But after it killed the big crocodile and swallowed it into its belly, it vomited the big crocodile out again for some unknown reason.
'Holy shit, what kind of big python is this? It can actually swallow a three-meter-long crocodile. When Chu Ye thought that this was a large crocodile that was more than three meters long, he felt that the python that swallowed it must be at least ten meters long.
Chu Ye couldn't help but feel nervous when he thought that there was a python more than ten meters long in this prairie.
A large python that is more than ten meters long is very powerful. Such a python has no rivals on this prairie.
Chu Ye thought as he used his nose to smell the mucus on the big crocodile. After smelling it, he felt that the smell seemed familiar, as if he had smelled it somewhere.
But Chu Ye couldn't remember where he had smelled this smell. But it's definitely the smell of a boa constrictor.
However, this is the African savannah. Although there are pythons here, they are generally not very big. The python of the savannah is the African rock python. The longest python of this kind generally does not exceed seven meters, and is generally only four or five meters long.
It is difficult for African rock pythons to prey on adult crocodiles. You know, the Very Nile crocodile is the largest crocodile in the world, and their attack power is far more powerful than the African rock python.
There is no such thing as crocodile in the African rock python's diet. African rock pythons generally prey on small herbivores and mammals, and they simply do not dare to hunt Nile crocodiles.
It should be said that there are indeed pythons in the world that love to eat crocodiles, but this kind of python is not found in the African savannah, but in the Amazon rainforest of South America.
In the Amazon rainforest, there is a huge python called anaconda. This kind of python is very large and can exceed ten meters in length. There are also crocodiles in the Amazon river, but alligators live there.
Alligators generally do not exceed three meters in length. Their strength cannot be compared with the Nile crocodile.
Because of this, alligators cannot stand at the top of the food chain in the Amazon rainforest. Not only anacondas can hunt alligators, but even jaguars can hunt alligators. And jaguars also like to hunt alligators in the water.
Although alligators are also crocodiles, their status is really pitiful compared to Nile crocodiles.
In the African savannah, Nile crocodiles are the top predators, just like lions. It’s just that lions are the overlords on land, while Nile crocodiles are the overlords in rivers.
African rock pythons do not dare to hunt Nile crocodiles at all, unless they are looking for smaller crocodiles, then they may attack them. For adult crocodiles, there are almost no opponents on the African savanna.
But the big crocodile in front of me, which was more than three meters long, was actually hunted by a python and eaten in its belly. But for some unknown reason, it vomited out this big crocodile again.
'Is there any mutant python in this prairie? They are so huge that they can hunt adult Nile crocodiles. '
Chu Ye often observed carefully and made a bold inference. He believes that there may be a huge mutant python in this savanna, which is larger than the average African rock python.
Thinking of this, Chu Ye carefully smelled the smell of the mucus on the big crocodile. After he smelled it, he immediately thought of the time when he was still in the Jike lion group and saw a big python outside. .
That is to say, after Chu Ye's body size suddenly increased, Chu Ye once encountered a very huge python while wandering in the wild. It was at least ten meters long and was much larger than an ordinary rock python.
'I know, it must be the mutated rock python. It is the same as the giant hyena. After a black cloud appeared on the prairie, some mutated animals appeared. '
After Chu Ye observed and analyzed the large crocodile at the scene, he came to a conclusion that he thought was correct. This big crocodile was eaten by a mutated rock python. However, why it spit out this big crocodile again is unknown.
Also, when the lions went to the river to drink water yesterday, they felt something strange there and saw a huge black shadow in the river. All of this connected Chu Ye with the bizarre death of the big crocodile in front of him. He was certain that there was a huge python living nearby, which was powerful enough to kill an adult Nile crocodile.
'On my territory, in addition to the mutant hyena, there is also a mutant python. It seems that I have something to do again. '
Chu Ye thought of many things due to the death of this big crocodile. At present, he must strictly protect this big python to prevent it from harming their pride.
Chu Ye was now glad that he didn't let the lionesses eat the dead crocodile. If the mucus on the crocodile was poisonous, it would be very dangerous.
If the lionesses really eat this big crocodile, it is unknown what serious consequences there will be.
It is said that boa constrictors are not poisonous. Almost all pythons are non-venomous snakes. But it's hard to say about mutated boa constrictors. They may also have evolved venom.
It was a very wise decision for Chu Ye to act carefully and not let the lionesses eat this big crocodile.
These days, Chu Ye has been letting his lionesses stay above the camp and has not let them hunt.
Chu Ye has always guarded the members of his lion pride, fearing that they would be attacked by the giant python.
It's just that the lions can't just stay in the camp. Life has to go on. They have to hunt, and the little lions also need food. All this makes Chu Ye feel helpless.
There was no other way, Chu Ye had no choice but to allow the lionesses to hunt, but in order to protect the cubs in the camp, Chuye asked Feifei and two other lionesses, as well as Lisa and Aisha, to take care of the five lionesses at home. Those pups.
Because there was a mutated giant python living in their territory, all of which forced Chu Ye to act with caution.
It was only when Chu Ye and the others went to hunt again that they discovered that there were very few prey in their territory. There are no large herbivores at all, just some small animals like jumping rabbits and warthogs.
I don’t know where all the large animals like buffalo and giraffe have gone. Some impalas are now missing too.
Chu Ye felt that their territory suddenly became deserted. Just like they were drinking water by the river a few days ago, what was originally a lively scene suddenly became unusually calm.
Although Chu Ye helped, they wandered around their territory for a long time and only hunted one warthog and two jumping rabbits.
These two kinds of prey can only be used to fill the belly of a huge lion group with dozens of lions.
For the past few days, Chu Ye and the lionesses could only endure hunger. They cannot find large herbivores at all and can only hunt some small animals. But these little animals are not easy to hunt.
Like jumping rabbits and warthogs, they often like to hide in caves to avoid predators. Although lions are powerful, they are also a little helpless when it comes to animals that can drill holes.
'Hey, this big python is really annoying. If this continues, how will our lion group live? '
Chu Ye knew that the reason why there were no large herbivores in his territory must be because they were attacked by the big python and they no longer dared to live here.
Although Chu Ye's own lions were not attacked by the boa constrictor, other herbivores must have been attacked by the boa constrictor. They no longer dare to live in Chu Ye's territory.
Now, life for the lions in Chu Ye was very difficult. Originally, it was the dry season, so there were not many prey to hunt. Coupled with the influence of this big python, the life of Chu Ye and the lion group became increasingly difficult.
Looking at the flat-bellied lionesses, Chu Ye felt a little embarrassed and felt sorry for them. There were also those cubs waiting to be fed, and Chu Ye felt even more pressure.
Even Chu Ye himself felt the feeling of unbearable hunger. Since its rebirth, it seemed that it had not worried about food. Whether it was when he was among the Yak lions or after he became the lion king, Chu Ye had always lived a relatively comfortable life without having to worry too much about food. Even though it is the dry season, because the Chuye lions have a large territory, they can still hunt some large herbivores.
Although hunting large herbivores will be very dangerous and may cost a lot, there are still large herbivores that can be hunted.
But now, Chu Ye felt a life and death moment. If he doesn't help the lions find food, many little lions will probably starve to death.
During the dry season, many lion cubs in a pride may starve to death. Even if some do not starve to death, they may be eaten by hungry male lions or even eaten directly by the lioness who gave birth to them.
Chu Ye didn't want to see his own lions being crippled by their own kind. Especially I don’t want to see adult lions eating young lions.
'No, I will never allow such inhumane things to happen in my pride. I must help the lionesses find prey that can satisfy their hunger. '
After thinking about it for a while, Chu Ye thought of the dead crocodile again.
He was thinking, 'Since the big python can hunt the big crocodile, why can't I, Chu Ye, hunt the big crocodile? I should also have this ability. It is not very difficult to kill an adult Nile crocodile. '
'Tomorrow morning, I will lead the lions to hunt crocodiles, and we will taste a crocodile feast. 'Chu Ye secretly made a decision.
Although Chu Ye also knew that it would be very dangerous to hunt crocodiles, and the success rate was not high, but in order to survive, he had no choice but to take risks.
Fortunately, Chu Ye believed in his ability, and with so many female lions, they would definitely be able to hunt down a few large crocodiles together.
