Reborn as a cheetah

Rojo successfully captured the wildebeest cub that had lost its mother. When he left with the cub in his mouth, he couldn't help looking back at the distance. Brothers Parson and Jie Luo were eating the wildebeest, and they didn't seem to notice him. .

Luo Qiao breathed a sigh of relief, and left quietly under the cover of long grass.

Parson raised his head, looked at the long grass blown by the wind, and slowly licked away the blood from his mouth.While tearing the wildebeest's meat off the bone, Jie Luo muttered indistinctly: "I helped him obviously, and I didn't even say thank you..."

With the arrival of the dry season, the scorching sun scorched the earth, and some sections of the Gangsa River have exposed dry riverbeds.Yellow grass leaves and flying dust can be seen everywhere on the grassland.Compared with the vibrant green grass in the rainy season, the current grassland seems to have lost all vitality.

At noon, the heat almost evaporates the last trace of water vapor in the air, and the sight line will be distorted by the high temperature.

Luo Qiao and the two little cheetahs were lying in the shade of a tree. The high temperature made both Luo Qiao and the two little cheetahs feel uncomfortable. The usually lively little cheetahs didn't even want to move at this moment.But Rojo couldn't wait forever, he needed to hunt.It had been seven days since Rojo last caught big game, during which time Rojo could only catch prey such as hares and small warthogs to feed himself and his children.Over time, even this small game has become less and less common.

The arrival of the dry season makes the entire grassland appear empty, and the wildebeest, zebra and gazelle, which can be seen everywhere in the past, are almost extinct on the grassland.Although there are herbivores such as buffaloes that have lived in this grassland for a long time, their huge size and sharp horns are enough to discourage Rojo.

The cheetah, which is difficult to deal with even adult male wildebeest, tried to put the buffalo on its table, purely looking for death.

There were too few prey to catch, and the lion group began to become more and more irritable and aggressive. Just a day ago, Rojo and two cheetah cubs saw four lionesses bite a young male hyena alive die.They grabbed the hyena by its neck and limbs, nearly tearing it apart.

Rojo recognized Rosa and Shana among the lionesses, the two lionesses who had bitten him.

Fortunately, the lioness never paid attention to the direction of the wind. Luo Qiao protected the two cheetah cubs and hid in the bushes downwind, and did not dare to come out until the lioness left.

"Dad, it's scary."

Rory clung to Rojo's side, and the father and son passed by the hyena's dead body. Both Rosen and Rory couldn't help shaking.

Rojo also thinks this situation is a bit cruel, but it is an important lesson in the life of a young cheetah.

"Don't be afraid, remember, if you encounter a lion in the future, try to avoid it, or stay where you are. As long as you don't let the lion see or smell it, then there will be no danger."

Luo Qiao carefully taught the two little cheetahs, and tried his best to raise the two little guys.What happened to cub Xida once again sounded the alarm for Rojo, danger could happen at any time, and any carelessness and carelessness might kill their father and son.

In order to avoid encounters with lions and hyenas, Rojo chose to hunt during the highest temperature during the day.This is also typical behavior of most cheetahs.

At this time, lions and hyenas will find a shady place to sleep and rest.The only competitors that Rojo might encounter are wild dogs that hunt during the day. These predators, like cheetahs, only eat fresh meat. They are typical canids, with large ears and elongated limbs.They come in groups, sharp-tongued, and extremely patient.Compared with cheetahs, it is almost impossible for any prey targeted by wild dogs to escape.

However, wild dogs do not stay in the same place for a long time. They are also nomadic people on the grassland like wildebeest herds.This is very different from hyenas. Therefore, in the territory of Oros, hyenas were spared no effort to hunt and drive away, and wild dogs escaped by chance.But this does not mean that wild dogs can be carefree. They still carefully avoid direct encounters with lions. Once they find that something is wrong, they will move immediately.

With the advent of the dry season, the wild dogs have gradually left the grassland. Luo Qiao only meets them occasionally. Besides, although they are active during the day, they prefer the coolness of the early morning or evening. At noon, the chance of encountering them is also not big.

Luo Qiao looked around and made sure that there was no danger here, so he asked the two little cheetahs to stay in the shade of the tree and not run around.

"Father is going to get you something to eat."

"Dad, won't you take us with you?"

"You will feel uncomfortable going out now, be obedient."

Rosen and Luo Rui obediently rubbed against Luo Qiao. The two little cheetahs can only eat very little meat recently, which makes them look a little thin. Once the food intake is less than their daily calorie consumption, then, It only takes five or six days for them to starve to death.

Rojo would never allow this to happen, he has traveled farther today, almost to the border of the territory of the Oros lions, opposite the dry river bed is the territory of another lions, that lions have two strong adult Lions, although they are all primitive species, their strength should not be underestimated.

Luo Qiao carefully identified the signs and smells on the ground, and followed the antelope herd along the edge of the territory.Hard work paid off, and finally, Luo Qiao caught up with two stray female impalas.

Luo Qiao quietly lurked in the grass, the yellow grass blades and his fur were integrated, as long as he didn't move, the impala would not be able to find him.Finally, when the two impalas walked into Rojo's attack range unprepared, Rojo rushed out like lightning, speeding up instantly, making him look like a silhouette passing by on the grass, and he kept his eyes on it. One of them followed closely behind her and threw the impala to the ground within a distance of less than 300 meters.

This hunt was quite successful. Rojo bit the impala's neck tightly. For the impala, this torture would last ten to twenty minutes. His body temperature rose rapidly, and it was even more uncomfortable under such a high temperature.

Finally, the impala stopped breathing, and Rojo could move freely.

Looking around, except for the scorched withered grass and the sweltering heat, Rojo didn't find any other predators.But he is too far away from the two little cheetahs now, and it is obviously unwise to drag the impala, which is heavier than him, for a few kilometers with only his teeth. Luo Qiao can only try to drag the impala to a hidden place He hid himself somewhere, and waited for the two little cheetahs to rush over after hearing his cry.

Fortunately, shortly after he set off, Rosen and Luo Rui followed him secretly. The disobedience of the little cheetah gave Luo Qiao a headache, but it also saved him trouble.

Before he had time to scold the two little cheetahs, vultures had already started circling overhead.

"These nasty guys!"

The mild-mannered Rory also started to complain. Rojo licked the blood on the corner of his mouth and said, "Leave them alone, eat quickly."

One female impala is enough for a father and son to have a full meal. When food is scarce, every piece of meat needs to be cherished.Although Luo Qiao and the two cubs were devouring the meat, in less than 10 minutes, more than 40 vultures had gathered around.

Rosen didn't chase them away this time, the little guy buried his head in eating the meat. Rojo had already taught him and Rory that although vultures are free eaters, they are still birds of prey. Don't provoke them lightly unless necessary.As for the guy whose neck was torn off by Luo Qiao, it was purely his bad luck. When he met Luo Qiao who was cornered, a rabbit would bite someone when he was in a hurry, let alone a cheetah?

Luo Qiao and the two little cheetahs were finally full, and there was still a lot of impala meat left, and the vultures immediately surrounded them.However, in the dry season when food is scarce, no one can even think about having a meal in peace.A lioness suddenly appeared and charged at the vulture and impala carcasses.

The vulture flew into the air and landed not far away. The lioness picked up the remaining impala and drove away.Compared with the lioness Rojo had seen, this lioness was obviously a little thinner, and its fur was not shiny enough.She was most likely not a member of the Oros pride, but a trespasser.

But what does it matter to Rojo?

This is already the junction of the territories of the two lions. Even if the lioness came here across the border, it has nothing to do with Luo Qiao.

Luo Qiao took the two little cheetahs who were full to find a pond that was about to dry up. This is where a tributary of the Gangsa River flows, and it would dry up during the dry season.Now the water in the pond has become muddy and turbid.Rojo would never allow his children to drink such water.

"dad?"

Luo Sen looked puzzled at Luo Qiao, who had turned into a human form and had a busy meal, and didn't understand why his father wouldn't let him drink water.Luo Qiao made a simple water filtration device, just some stones and a few leaves, and then began to dig the pond deeper, and more water seeped out. Luo Qiao filtered the water and fed it to the two little cheetah.Although there was no boiling or sterilization, and the animals would not pay attention to it, but at least it was not muddy water, and Luo Qiao still had some psychological comfort.

The three cheetahs are full of food and drink, the next thing to do today is to find a place to rest.The impala meat that they just ate made Luo Qiao and the two little cheetahs no longer need to eat today or tomorrow.

Not long after Rojo left, Monty the leopard came to the place where Rojo and the two cubs drank water. Looking at the stones and leaves discarded on the ground, Monty plucked them with his paws for a while, then lost interest.

The weather is too hot, Monty the leopard plans to go back to the fig tree to have a rest, the stored food has been eaten, he needs to hunt tonight.

The Oros lion group had left the center of the territory at this moment, and prey was scarce, so they had to expand their search range.Due to the less and less prey caught, some lion cubs in the lion pride have suffered from malnutrition. Finally, after the first lion cub died, the lionesses in the lion pride made a decision. They wanted to hunt buffalo .