hsntnovel Chapter 24 The Hyena's Cousin
Chapter 24 The Hyena's Cousin
Chapter Twenty-Four: The Hyena's Cousin
Of these lion cubs, only Xiao Hei can climb to the top of the tree; the others cannot.
Although Mao Mao was a strong little lion, it could only climb up to the middle of the tree before it dared not climb any higher.
Hua Hua and Mei Mei could only climb a few meters high before they dared not climb any higher.
The other lion cubs were the same; they only dared to climb to a few meters high.
No matter how hard Chu Ye tried, it was no use. These lion cubs simply didn't have the ability to climb trees, nor did they want to.
With no other option, Chu Ye had to give up. He knew he had to find another way. It seemed that these lion cubs were different from him; they were quite averse to climbing trees.
Lisa and Elsa watched Chu Ye training the lion cubs to climb trees, and they were puzzled, not understanding why he was doing it. But now they knew that Chu Ye was a truly remarkable lion cub.
Since Chu Ye wants these lion cubs to be trained to climb trees, then let him train them! These two lionesses won't interfere with anything Chu Ye does.
Chu Ye trained for a few days but felt that the results were minimal. Only Xiao Hei could barely climb up the big tree, while the other lion cubs showed no improvement at all.
"What should we do? This trick isn't working at all!"
Chu Ye was very helpless. He had worked hard for several days, hoping that these little lions could be like him and run to the big tree when they encountered danger.
But the result was completely different from what he had imagined. These lion cubs seemed to be born unable to climb trees.
Felines are naturally good at climbing trees, but these lion cubs are too young and don't have the strength to climb them.
After all, climbing a tree requires a lot of strength; if you don't have the strength, how could you possibly climb up to the top of a tree?
Chu Ye was able to learn to climb trees so quickly mainly because he possessed a human soul and understood the importance of climbing trees, so he practiced on his own and thus learned to climb trees.
But these lion cubs were nothing like Chu Ye, who thought climbing trees was extremely important and that he absolutely had to learn to climb trees. The lion cubs were like human children; they did things entirely based on interest, and of course, they wouldn't do things they weren't interested in.
After several days of trying, Chu Ye had no choice but to give up. The lion cubs were completely unwilling to climb trees; they preferred to jump and play, and when faced with danger, they would dart into the bushes. Aside from these skills, they were practically useless.
Life went on like this, and Chu Ye had no other choice but to take it one step at a time.
As for Queen Nira, she was furious after losing four hyenas in this battle. She remembered the Jike pride for good, knowing that one day she would seek revenge.
The lion cub that the queen took away eventually became her own trophy. After eating the cub, she distributed some small bones to the other hyenas.
The other hyenas, even when eating bones, felt incredibly proud. After all, they were eating lion bones!
Nira's family has been greatly weakened, losing four adult hyenas, and they no longer dare to target lions.
In the days that followed, Nila had to find small animals to eat nearby. But these small animals were not easy to catch; for example, small animals like rabbits often hid in their burrows, making them really difficult to catch.
Although warthogs are still available for hunting, they are fierce and even lions don't find them easy to catch, let alone hyenas.
With no other option, Nira had to make a decision: her family would move. They would migrate to the northern part of the Great Plains, where food would be more plentiful.
Nila relinquished its territory and wandered north to live. It buried its hatred for the Jike lion pride deep in its heart. It could only tell itself, "A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years."
Right next to Nila's territory was a pack of African wild dogs.
African wild dogs are also called mixed-color wolves because they have various colors on their fur, unlike ordinary wolves which have only one color.
African wild dogs are basically composed of three colors: red, yellow, and black. Therefore, they are also called tricolor dogs.
African wild dogs are smaller than spotted hyenas, so we often say that African hyenas are the cousins of African wild dogs, while African wild dogs are the cousins of African hyenas. In terms of size, African wild dogs are no match for African hyenas.
Because African wild dogs weigh only 17-36 kg, while African hyenas weigh 40-80 kg.
Individually, African wild dogs are no match for African hyenas in terms of fighting ability. However, on this vast savanna, hyenas and wild dogs are evenly matched. Wild dogs are not necessarily afraid of hyenas simply because they are related.
As mentioned earlier, for animals on the grasslands, individual differences are secondary; what matters is the strength of the group.
While wild dogs are far smaller than hyenas in number, they are incredibly prolific, capable of breeding year-round and giving birth to litters of ten or more. This is almost five times the reproductive rate of hyenas, who typically produce only one or two offspring per litter.
While wild dogs aren't particularly strong individually, when they band together, they can be more formidable than hyenas. Perhaps this is because wild dogs know they are weak on their own. Therefore, these animals rarely act alone. When they do, they usually travel in groups of dozens, or even hundreds.
Especially during the dry season, wild dogs often need to gather a large force to hunt prey together.
Right next to Nira's pack of hyenas was a pack of wild dogs. They were neighbors and often fought over food.
While we say wild dogs are hyenas' cousins, that's just a joke humans make. On the real savanna, wild dogs would never consider hyenas their cousins. On the contrary, they completely disregard hyenas.
If a pack of wild dogs encounters a lone hyena, they will swarm it and attack together. If successful, they will kill and eat it.
Although hyenas live in groups, some hyenas are often driven out of their packs because hyena packs are groups driven by self-interest.
Only members who are deemed valuable by the hyena queen can live in the pack.