The morning on the grassland was very cold, with Calvin and Charlie leaning against Cyrus. The father and son were lazy and unwilling to move. Perhaps it is a common habit among feline animals. If they had to hunt to make a living, Cyrus would not feel bored if he had nothing to do all day.
"Dad, what are you eating today?"
Charlie saw Cyrus stand up and stretch lazily, immediately squatting in front of him with his eyes lit up. Ignoring Calvin's contemptuous gaze, he rolled around the grass like a spoiled child.
Cyrus couldn't help but extend his sinful paws and rub and rub on the soft belly of the cheetah, saying, is this really a cheetah? Isn't it really a little cat?
The playful nature of the cub was undoubtedly exposed at this moment. As Cyrus gazed deep into the sky at a 45 degree angle, Calvin jumped onto Cyrus's back. His little paws stepped on and on, and Charlie stopped rolling. He followed his brother's footsteps and climbed onto Cyrus. The two little cheetahs are no longer as skinny as when they first met Cyrus. They have a round and furry appearance, which is truly pleasing.
Cyrus lay on the grass, allowing two little cheetahs to chase and play around him. Occasionally, they climbed onto his head, and his weight was not much different from that of a domestic cat.
Half of the rainy season has passed, according to Cyrus's memory, in about three months, when the dry season arrives, most herbivores will migrate, making hunting difficult. Although cheetahs and lions are different in that they do not stick to the same territory, they cannot wander around casually. If they break into an unknown area without much defense, there is a high possibility of impending disaster. The threat of cheetahs is not only from predators such as lions and hyenas, but also from their own species. Most of the area in this delta is the territory of the Orus lion pack. This powerful lion pack not only drove other lion packs out of the delta, but also constantly hunted and expelled hyenas. As long as Cyrus is careful to avoid the lion pack, he is safe here. But when the dry season approaches, this safety becomes uncertain. A hungry lion is not a good match.
"We need to consider practical issues."
As the temperature gradually increased, Cyrus left the termite mound with two little cheetahs.
Today they had some bad luck, walking for a long time and still couldn't find any trace of the antelope herd. Calvin and Charlie were chasing and playing all the way, and the two little cheetahs were well kept by Cyrus. They believed that as long as their father was around, everything was not a problem.
Cyrus felt a bit helpless about this. It's not a bad thing for his son to worship him, but it also puts a lot of pressure on him.
At noon, Cyrus still had nothing to gain.
Two little cheetahs are feeling uncomfortable from the sun. Cyrus took them to a tree shade, but found an ostrich egg on the grass in front of the shade.
By the way, is this an ostrich egg?
Cyrus pawed at the egg, and Calvin and Charlie were curious when they saw the ostrich egg for the first time.
"Dad, what is this?"
"Ostrich eggs."
"Oh." The two little cheetahs don't even know what an ostrich is, but it doesn't stop them from thinking about a more practical question. "Can they eat it?"
"Can eat."
Cyrus nodded, but he didn't want to eat. No, ostrich eggs, they really taste too good. Unable to resist the shining eyes of the two cheetahs, Cyrus decided to eat.
Returning to human form once again, Cyrus walked to the shade of a tree holding an ostrich egg, picked up a stone, and broke the eggshell. Suddenly, two little cheetahs covered their noses and ran far away.
Cyrus grinned and waved at his son.
Calvin and Charlie hid in the tall grass, their little heads shaking like a tambourine, unwilling to come over without saying anything.
Cyrus had no choice but to let cheetahs be picky eaters. Even a big cat that only eats fresh meat cannot tolerate the smell of ostrich eggs. It's a pity to just throw it away like this. Cyrus thought for a moment and walked up to a smooth slate not far away, looking at the sun. He tried pouring the egg mixture onto the surface of the slate, and with a piercing sound, a burnt aroma replaced the originally pungent smell. Two cheetahs sniffled, while Cyrus had a black line on his face. He just wanted to give it a try, isn't this amazing achievement? Is it the sun or the oven hanging in the sky?
Can cheetahs eat cooked food?
Cyrus first tore off a piece of fried egg and ate it himself. After a while, he confirmed that there was nothing unusual before distributing the remaining fried egg to the two cheetahs. Sitting on the side leaning on his chin and watching the two little ones eat without lifting their heads, how different are the evolved cheetahs from the primitive cheetahs?
A ostrich egg clearly couldn't satisfy the appetite of the father and son, so Cyrus decided to continue moving forward. He remembered encountering a group of black spotted antelopes not far ahead, although the larger ones couldn't be caught, the smaller ones were still not a problem.
Shortly after Cyrus left, two young lions walked out of the grass. Due to the wind direction, Cyrus did not smell the lion's scent and did not notice them from beginning to end.
"Brother, can ostrich eggs be eaten like this?"
Fillet didn't speak, what he cared about was not how to eat ostrich eggs, but whether there was an ostrich's nest nearby. If they can find it, then he and Eero can fill their stomachs today.
Just as the young lion brothers were searching for ostrich nests everywhere, Cyrus finally had good luck. He found a lame male impala!
I don't know why the impala was injured, but it can't even stand steadily.
Cyrus instructed Calvin and Charlie to lie silent in the grass, lowering their bodies and keeping their eyes fixed on the nearby prey, silently approaching it.
Sixty meters, fifty meters, forty meters, thirty meters
Finally, as the black antelope discovered Cyrus, Cyrus leapt out of the grass and pounced on the black antelope like an arrow from the bow!
Cyrus couldn't handle the long horns and size of the male impala, but he had other options. A paw struck the injured hind leg of the impala, causing the impala to fall in pain. At the same time, Cyrus transformed into a human and grabbed a stone, jumped onto the impala's back, and fiercely hit the impala's head with the stone.
Fresh blood splattered onto Cyrus's face, and he instinctively extended his tongue. The warm smell of blood made him squint involuntarily.
At this moment, he is no longer the photographer living in the civilized world, but a beast that kills life for survival.
Finally, the impala stopped breathing.
Cyrus jumped to the ground, wiped the bloodstains on his face with his arm, and casually threw the stone aside, calling for two little cheetahs to come and eat.
This black antelope is too big for Cyrus to drag, they can only eat as much as possible, as much as they can.
There were already vultures hovering in the sky, and Cyrus used his sharp claws to tear open the skin of the impala and let the two cheetahs eat first. He stood on the side, wary of any enemies that could appear in the sky and on land at any time.
Calvin and Charlie were devouring the meat, while Cyrus gasped for breath and lay on the ground. In this weather, he still preferred the cheetah's form. The blood and fresh meat at the entrance stimulated his taste buds, and Charlie, who was full, replaced Cyrus. Calvin arched his back and growled softly at the gradually gathering vultures.
"Don't worry about them." Cyrus pressed Calvin's tail with one paw and raised his head, asking, "Son, are you full?"
"Well, I'm full now."
"Where's Charlie?"
"I'm full."
It's rare to catch such a large prey. The father and son had a plump belly, and there was still more than half of the black antelope left.
Calvin and Charlie were a bit reluctant to leave, Cyrus knew he had to leave.
Fillet and Eero, who did not find ostrich eggs, were not far away. Cyrus saw them, but these two lions did not come over, but stopped in place, seemingly afraid of something. Even the long waiting vulture appeared very uneasy.
Cyrus noticed something was not quite right, so he immediately called Calvin and Charlie to his side and looked around cautiously.
In the air, a strange smell came from, the scent of lions
A muscular lion with thick mane and golden eyes appeared in Cyrus's field of vision. He walked step by step towards this place, his massive body symbolizing fearless power, and his dark golden mane symbolizing the majesty of a king.
He is the ruler of this delta, the leader of a fierce lion pack, Orus.
Cyrus instinctively fears this behemoth, and the weight of this male lion is four or five times his.
"Dad..."
Calvin and Charlie were so scared that they wanted to hide behind Cyrus, who was a bit at a loss. This male lion is different from the two young lions he encountered before. Cyrus lacks confidence in being able to easily retreat in front of him.
Orus's gaze swept over Cyrus and two cheetahs, as well as the impala on the ground, and finally stopped at Fillet and Eero.
"Roar!"
The roar of the lion echoed through the sky, and the young lion learned from Orus what Wang Wei was. They have the same thing in their father.
Fillet and Eero instinctively showed obedience, but Orus clearly had no intention of letting them go. He started running.
The mane of the male lion dances in the wind, and its agile body demonstrates unparalleled momentum and strength.
Fillet and Eero had only one thought at the moment, which was to turn around and run away, and they really did the same. Cyrus took the opportunity to throw Calvin onto his back, picked up Charlie, and lifted his leg in the opposite direction before running. But was intercepted by two lionesses halfway.
Rosa, the lioness, looked curiously at the evolving male cheetah in front of her and said, is he male?
Rosa's sister Shana looked at Cyrus with hostile eyes. Lions always reject all competitors, even a cheetah that is very different from their prey.
Shana was about to pounce on Cyrus when Rosa let out a exclamation, "He's really public!"
Shana's foot softened and she almost slipped and fell to the ground.
"Of course he's public! Where are your eyes looking?!"
"But he's carrying two cubs, sister, a male cheetah with cubs! Tiny mentioned yesterday about the evolutionary species that ran naked on the grassland, isn't that him?"
"So what? Don't you kill him?"
"That's right, too."
Rosa nodded and revealed her fangs to Cyrus.
Cyrus looked at the two female lions blocking the way, comparing his own body size with that of the female lion, and tears streamed down his face once again.
These days, Cute Girl is no longer popular. People admire Amazon, which is full of muscles.