hsntnovel Chapter 89 Chu Ye strolls leisurely on the grassland
Chapter 89 Chu Ye strolls leisurely on the grassland
Chapter 89 Chu Ye strolls leisurely on the grassland
Chu Ye felt the same way; when he saw the water buffalo meat in front of him, his mouth watered. After all, he had always wanted to eat beef!
The male lion had eaten its fill and was simply resting on a large rock to the side. Chu Ye and the other lion cubs, on the other hand, were eating fresh beef.
In fact, this meal was extremely important for the Jike lion pride. After eating it, they would begin their journey north.
Although lions don't roam the Serengeti like wildebeest and zebras, they still experience a period of nomadic life.
In fact, all animals on the African savanna migrate. It's not just zebras and wildebeest that migrate.
The reason we say that zebras and wildebeests are migratory animals is simply because they migrate over long distances.
Other animals don't migrate as far. Zebras and wildebeests, for example, circle the entire Serengeti and Masai Mara National Parks, covering a distance of over 3,000 kilometers.
Throughout the Serengeti plains, only wildebeest and zebras are typical migratory animals. They wander constantly throughout the year. In July and August, for two months, zebras and wildebeest migrate from Tanzania's Serengeti National Park to Kenya's Maasai Mara National Park to live for two months.
We call zebras and wildebeests migratory animals because they migrate over long distances, making them typical migratory animals.
In fact, animals living in nature, whether large or small, almost all lead a nomadic life in order to survive. This is because both carnivores and herbivores constantly search for suitable food due to food shortages.
Although lions don't circle the Serengeti and Masai Mara National Parks throughout the year like zebras and wildebeests, they still migrate from the southern plains of the Serengeti to the northern forests during what is considered the driest season.
The Jike lion pride has been living on the southern plains for several months, and now they are moving to the northern mountain forests.
However, Chu Ye had no idea that the pride of lions would begin its northward migration the next day.
Because there's hardly any food left in this area. The herd of water buffalo from before was heading north to wander.
Water buffaloes typically live in areas with water. All the waterholes across the southern prairie are now dry.
Water buffalo cannot live without water; they must live where there is water. In the northern Serengeti, there is a river that flows year-round. The buffalo herds live on the banks of this large river.
The same applies to other herbivores; when the entire southern Serengeti plains enter the severe dry season, all the large animals must migrate north.
Large carnivores like lions are also migrating north, because there are no more herbivores left on the vast northern Serengeti plains.
Tomorrow will be an excellent opportunity for the Jike Lions to set off, as the entire pride had a hearty meal today. However, due to the heat, they cannot depart immediately.
The weather will be cooler tomorrow morning. At that time, the Jike lion pride will set off north together.
The Jike lion pride hasn't headed north these past few days because they're waiting for a big meal. Once the entire pride has had a hearty meal, that's when they'll begin their northward journey.
Today is a very important day for the Jike Lions pride. The entire pride enjoyed a large beef feast. The days to come will be spent wandering the north.
Now, Jike, Lisa, and Aisha all know that tomorrow morning, they will be wandering north.
The eight lion cubs in the pride had no idea that their entire pride was going to wander north the next day.
The two lionesses and eight cubs have now almost finished eating the entire buffalo. They are all quite full.
Chu Ye was the same; it had finally gotten to eat the beef feast that had made its mouth water. It felt that all its efforts today had not been in vain. Not only had it helped three adult lions hunt a sub-adult buffalo, but it had also used the tree hole it had dug earlier to protect seven lion cubs.
Chu Ye was also very happy, after all, he saw that his pride of lions was still living as usual. Although they often went hungry and encountered many problems, Chu Ye continued to help the pride, enabling them to overcome difficulties time and time again.
After the two lionesses had eaten their fill, they rested under the big tree. The other seven lion cubs had also finished eating, and they lay down to rest beside the two lionesses.
Chu Ye, like the other little lions, also lay down to rest next to Lisa.
When Lisa saw Chu Ye lying next to her, she stuck out her tongue and licked Chu Ye's back.
For Lisa, it had come to realize that Chu Ye was not an ordinary little lion, but a very remarkable little lion.
Although the lion Jike was resting on the boulder, it was facing north. Every now and then, it would raise its head to look at the vast northern grasslands, its eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions.
The two lionesses were simply lying together with their cubs, enjoying the precious time of their reunion.
Although Chu Ye noticed that the lion Jike always looked up towards the north, he didn't think much of it.
Chu Ye felt that it might be because the male lion was observing the northern boundary of its territory, wanting to see if any other stray male lions had come to invade their pride's territory.
It's a little past ten in the morning, and the temperature on the grassland is rising. All the carnivores are now resting under the shade of the trees.
Chu Ye initially rested with Lisa. But after resting for a while, he realized he wasn't sleepy at all.
After all, for a little lion like Chu Ye, he sleeps at night and is active during the day.
Especially for Chu Ye, the little lion with a human soul, he prefers to sleep at night rather than during the day.
The two lionesses and the male lion appeared to be asleep, lying on the ground with their eyes closed, looking quite lazy.
The other seven lion cubs, like Chu Ye, weren't sleepy either. They all lay obediently beside their mothers, seemingly unwilling to leave them again.
What they just experienced was arguably the most dangerous experience of their lives.
Although the lion cubs of the Jike pride had previously suffered attacks from many predators, this was the first time they had come into close contact with such large animals as a herd of buffalo.
The massive size of the buffalo herd and the way they rampaged through the grass must have left a deep impression on these lion cubs.
Now these lion cubs don't want to leave their mothers anymore and are willing to stay by the two lionesses' side forever.
For Chu Ye, however, what he had just experienced was nothing. He had previously fought off two invading stray male lions. His battle with the buffalo herd wasn't particularly frightening either.
This experience wasn't particularly special for Chu Ye, and he wouldn't dwell on it for long.
Chu Ye was alone with two lionesses. He didn't feel there was anything interesting about it, and he didn't want to be with the other lion cubs either.
Although Chu Ye is now a lion, he still possesses a human soul, and he can live with the other lions. However, sometimes he still likes to wander outside alone; it seems he still prefers living alone.
"Anyway, I'm not sleepy, so I might as well go for a walk outside. It's just no fun lying here sleeping."
Chu Ye didn't want to just sleep next to the two lionesses like the other lion cubs; he wanted to go outside and wander around.
So Chu Ye secretly slipped away from the two lionesses. The two lionesses were sleeping and had no idea that Chu Ye had left them.
The lion Jike did see Chu Ye run off into the nearby bushes again. However, it didn't do anything. Lions seem to never really care about their cubs. No matter what their cubs are doing, they always seem indifferent.
After leaving the lion pride, Chu Ye wandered around again. Everything on the grasslands was still very new to him.
Although Chu Ye has been here for several months, he is just a little lion and cannot go very far, nor can he understand the situation of the entire grassland.
"Today I'm going to go further afield and see what other amazing animals are on the vast grasslands." Chu Ye made this decision.
So, Chu Ye began to head south towards the distant grasslands. In any case, Chu Ye felt he had nothing to fear, no matter what kind of predators he encountered. His strength was already sufficient to handle ordinary predators.
Of course, there are hardly any large animals left on the southern Serengeti plains now. All the large animals have migrated to the northern forests.
Chu Ye didn't encounter any large herbivores or carnivores along the way. Even small herbivores like the jumping rabbit were nowhere to be seen.
Chu Ye had just eaten a lot of beef and had walked a long distance. He was starting to feel thirsty.
"I need to find some water. It's so hot, how can I not drink some water?" Chu Ye suddenly felt thirsty and wanted to find some water to drink.
"But where should I look for water? It's the dry season now; is there not a single drop of water left in the entire southern Serengeti plains?"
Chu Ye felt extremely thirsty and wanted to find some water to drink, but he didn't know where to look for it.
At this moment, Chu Ye felt that the environment in front of him was somewhat familiar, as if he had been here before.
Chu Ye stood there for a while, then realized that this place was still within the territory of their pride. However, this place was already close to the southern border of the Jike Lion Pride's territory.
"There should be a big waterhole here. Before, the two lionesses would sometimes bring me and the other cubs to this waterhole to drink."
Chu Ye observed the terrain and felt it was somewhat familiar. He knew that this was the place where the two lionesses had led them and their cubs to drink water.
"I'll go ahead and see if there's a big puddle here. If there's still water in it, I can drink some."
Thinking of this, Chu Ye continued walking forward. After walking about a hundred meters more, he saw a large pit ahead.
It wasn't a large puddle, but a large earthen pit. The pit was dry, containing only cracked, parched earth.
However, the puddle was quite large, and Chu Ye could only tell from a distance that there was no water. If he got closer, there might be some water.
So Chu Ye continued walking forward, and soon arrived at the side of the large puddle. He could now clearly see the entire puddle.
This large puddle has dried up completely; there's practically no water left. Only in the very center does it seem like there's still some water.
"I'm going to go to the middle and see if there's any water there, so I can have some water to drink," Chu Ye thought to himself as he walked towards the middle of the large puddle.
Soon, Chu Ye reached the middle of the large puddle. Upon arriving, he saw that there was still some water, but it was only a shallow layer.
The sun is still relentlessly shining into this large puddle. The water in the middle of the puddle will soon be evaporated by the scorching sun.
"I need to drink some water quickly, otherwise this big puddle will dry up too." Chu Ye looked at the small puddle in front of him and quickly walked over.
He walked to the side of the small puddle and began to drink the water from it.
Although the water was somewhat murky, Chu Ye was extremely thirsty and didn't care. He was already grateful for the murky water; who would expect clean, cool water during this dry season!
So, Chu Ye ignored the fact that the water was a bit murky and quickly knelt down beside the small puddle to drink. Although the water wasn't very clean, it tasted delicious to Chu Ye.