The confrontation between Cyrus and the leopard Monty was interrupted by an unexpected visitor.
The newcomer is a male brown hyena. Due to the Orus lion pack's relentless hunting and driving of hyenas within their territory, it has become extremely difficult for groups of spotted hyenas to live in this grassland, and their numbers are constantly decreasing, making it difficult to pose a threat to the lion pack. Unlike spotted hyenas being driven out of this grassland in groups, solitary brown hyenas and adaptable striped hyenas can still find a place to survive here, but it is equally difficult. They lack population protection and leave their place of birth and growth recklessly, making them vulnerable to attacks from other species. At least they have much smaller targets than the pack of spotted hyenas, as long as they carefully avoid the lion pack, they can still survive.
Orus has ruled over this lion pack for quite some time, and although he is in his prime, there will always be a day when he is killed or driven away by other young and strong male lions.
The hyenas were eagerly anticipating the arrival of other male lions for the first time, but they were completely unaware that the newcomers were most likely to continue the Orus style terror rule. After all, for the lion pack, the only thing that could compete with them was the hyena pack, which they naturally believed was a bad thing that must be eliminated or driven away. This is also one of the reasons why male lions kill hyenas but do not eat them.
The brown hyena that appeared in front of Cyrus is named Bank, who is already three years old. As a male hyena, he is considered an adult young man. But it's not easy for him to find a companion on this grassland. The vast territory ruled by Orus lion herds is not a good place for hyenas to live and work in. Bank's mother is an evolutionary species. Although she looks different from the big cats, hyenas and cats do indeed have a common ancestor. However, the big cats have never acknowledged that the evolutionary species of hyenas are their "same kind", nothing else, just because of the appearance of hyenas, it is a bit unfair to the audience.
Big cats, known for their elegance and strength, especially lions, deeply detest hyenas as their close relatives.
Orus once said that he would kill and drive away all the hyenas on this grassland. Although this possibility is actually very small. But they can also have an accurate grasp of the attitude of the lions.
Bank inherited his mother's genes, but he never liked to appear in another form. Those big cats would always mock him, drive him away, and try to kill him whenever there was a chance. Bank must never be killed by a lion like his mother!
Bank was also attracted by the smell of blood in the air. He listened carefully and did not notice the sound of the lion. He realized that this was an opportunity. Apart from the lion, Bank was not afraid of other predators, but he also needed to be careful. Discovering that there was a leopard and three cheetahs guarding the body of a wildebeest, two of which were still cubs, Bank began to celebrate its good luck. He completely disregarded Cyrus and the two little cheetahs, and the only thing that Bank cared about was the male leopard.
Bank has encountered male leopards for the first time, and their movements are more secretive than those of female leopards, and they are extremely difficult to deal with. If possible, Bank does not want to conflict with this male leopard, but he is salivating over the dead wildebeest and is determined to win. He hasn't eaten anything for three days.
Cyrus looked at the hyena in front of him, not the familiar spotted hyena, but another slightly smaller species. This solitary brown hyena was not numerous, but equally fierce.
It never rains but it pours. Cyrus can only pray that the purpose of this hyena is only for the dead female wildebeest. Or, if this brown hyena conflicts with the leopard in front of it, will it have the opportunity to slip away with its son?
Monty, the leopard, paid no attention to the appearance of the hyena bank. His attention remained focused on Cyrus, who seemed to be having some ideas. His amber eyes lit up in the darkness, and Monty's tail twitched more frequently, although he remained expressionless.
Well, it's strange to expect a cheetah with rich facial expressions, as for the cheetah Jarlow with rich facial expressions, it can be seen as a genetic mutation.
Bank tentatively took a few steps forward, intending to drive the three cheetahs away. If it had been in the past, the two little cheetahs might have been his target, but now he has better food and doesn't need to think about these little things.
Cyrus saw through Bank's intentions and was almost happily driven away by the bank, running happily into the grass with two little cheetahs. As he ran, he pretended to turn around, trying his best to make a reluctant and resentful appearance. This rich way of expressing emotions can be considered an actor in the world of cheetahs.
As for Monty, the leopard, he just sat in place, watching Cyrus run into the tall grass with two little cheetahs. He has already remembered the scent of Cyrus, and as long as he wants to find it, this evolved male cheetah will definitely not escape.
As for this hyena that suddenly appeared to disrupt the situation...
Monty looked down at the innocent guy with his neck hanging low, trying to scare him off with shouting and threatening movements. He stood up, although he didn't like to cause trouble, this ignorant guy really needed a lesson. He must let this hyena know that besides the lion, there is something he must fear!
Bank paid the price for his greed and arrogance tonight. Although the power of the leopard is not comparable to that of a lion, and its bite force is not comparable to that of a hyena, their astonishing mobility and sharp fangs and claws are bloody weapons hidden in the dark night.
Bank's spine was bitten off.
Monty doesn't bite Bank's neck, only lions have the strength to bite through the neck muscles of hyenas. Monty prefers to watch these dirty and greedy guys roll weakly on the grass like garbage until they die.
Watching Bank, who was seriously injured, slowly move his body as if he could escape the fate of death, Monty had no interest in continuing the game. He walked up to the body of the mother horned horse, lay down, and before the lion arrived, he filled his stomach, and the remaining wildebeest meat was directly discarded. Although he has the ability to drag this female horned horse away, he has no intention of doing so, it would be too exhausting. The smell of lions has already been heard in the wind, and now there is plenty of food. Monty doesn't want to clash with the lions due to food issues.
Shortly after Monty left, the lion pack arrived.
Including twelve lionesses and eighteen little lions. Orus followed behind the lion pack, and due to his reckless behavior, he was surrounded by four female lions including Shana, and then harshly scolded by the remaining eight female lions including Tina. Nowadays, Orus, in order to please his wives, has become particularly kind to the little lion.
The mother lion and the little lions gathered around the wildebeest, and the little lions had already tasted the taste of meat. Although they were still breastfeeding, the nature of carnivorous animals had begun to show.
Orus was not hungry tonight, he turned his gaze to Bank, who was still lying in the grass struggling to survive.
"It was done by the leopard."
Shana walked over and poked Bank with her claws, leaving several scars on the hyena's body with her sharp claws. Orus didn't care who did it, he bit Bank's neck in one bite, ending Bank's pain.
The mother lions indulged him, and the little lions' attention was completely focused on the wildebeest.
On a dark grassland night, no one can truly control their own destiny. Confident predators are likely to die under the sharp teeth and claws of other predators in the next moment.
Bank is just a sacrifice of this survival rule, not the first, nor will it be the last.
Cyrus led two cheetahs through the long tall grass and back to the ant hill where they rested during the day. This is likely their last night staying in this termite mound. With two little cheetahs, Cyrus cannot stay in one place for too long, often moving around once a week or so. Otherwise, the scent of the cheetahs is highly likely to attract lions or hyenas, and even male baboons with sharp teeth. It's hard to believe that cheetahs are afraid of baboons, but this is indeed true. Cyrus has witnessed firsthand that a male baboon leader caught a black antelope cub and devoured it alive like that.
Although Cyrus himself is also a predator, he always ends the life of his prey first, while the little black antelope ends its mournful cry after a long period of pain.
It's very cruel.
In order to survive, Cyrus will continue to hunt for life, but he will not treat his prey in this way.
"Dad?"
Calvin and Charlie were lying next to Cyrus, just after a shocking moment, the two little cheetahs had lingering palpitations in their hearts. Fortunately, they were all full and successfully escaped danger, with Cyrus by their side. They can sleep peacefully tonight.
"Um, do you want to hear a story?"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing Cyrus's words, Calvin and Charlie's eyes lit up at the same time. Cyrus licked Charlie, who was lying on his front leg, and began today's bedtime story.
Perhaps there is always a certain cycle of good or bad luck.
After escaping continuously from the hands of the lion and leopard, Cyrus finally made a fortune. In the following days, Cyrus and two cheetahs had a great time, neither encountering any other predators nor always catching prey. Two cheetahs have been corrected by Cyrus for their hunting skills. Although they cannot actually participate in hunting, they will chase the antelope cubs caught by Cyrus and bite their necks until the prey takes their last breath.
Cyrus noticed that they imitated themselves and rarely used humanoid forms for hunting unless necessary. Only when encountering difficult prey will they occasionally do it.
Calvin and Charlie were eager to learn, but still couldn't grasp the size and aggressiveness of their prey well. One time, two cheetahs fell for the idea of a honey badger, which frightened Cyrus and made the fur on his neck stand up.
Is honey badger easy to deal with? This guy can even kill pythons!
Reiterating the necessity of distinguishing prey species with two cheetahs, Cyrus began to think about how other mother cheetahs educate their children? Is it because these two little cheetahs he raised are special?
However, he was also unable to exchange experiences with the mother cheetahs. Once he broke into the territory of other mother cheetahs who raised their cubs with his two little cheetahs and waited for him, it would definitely be a good beating.
After finishing the hunting class that day, both little cheetahs were hungry and began to circle around Cyrus, playfully demanding that Cyrus go and catch their prey.
Cyrus, with three liters of cute saliva flowing out, pounced on his sons and rubbed them well, calculating where to find the antelope herd today. Unexpectedly, a porcupine broke into his sight.
A porcupine...
Calvin looked curiously at the porcupine and said, "Dad, can this be eaten?"
Eating porcupines?
Do cheetahs eat porcupines?
But it seems that lions eat porcupines, so cheetahs should also be able to eat them.
Cyrus moved his ears and looked at two little cheetahs. Although this porcupine was covered in thorns, it wouldn't be difficult to catch. Thinking about whether the two little cheetahs are evolutionary species, perhaps they should not be completely confined to primitive hunting methods. It is also a good thing to teach them how to use tools appropriately.
Cyrus instructed two little cheetahs to block the path of the porcupine and search for sharp dead branches. The porcupine was unaware of the impending disaster and thought that it could protect itself with its sharp spikes. He erected spikes all over his body, showing off his strength towards the two little cheetahs.
The two little cheetahs did not dare to step forward. They always remembered Cyrus's teachings, stopped the porcupine, be careful of its thorns, and not let themselves get hurt.
When Cyrus returned, the two little cheetahs and porcupines remained deadlocked.
Cyrus transformed into a human, holding a dead branch and quietly walked behind the porcupine. As the cheetah caught the porcupine's attention, it fiercely plunged the dead branch into its body.
The porcupine was stabbed to death on the spot, and two little cheetahs cheered and took the initiative to turn it over. Charlie's paw was accidentally stabbed by the porcupine, but fortunately it was not injured.
Cyrus dragged the porcupine into a tree shade, with a canopy covering it, making it difficult for vultures to detect its prey.
Father and son had a rare undisturbed lunch.
Monty, the leopard, lay on the fig tree and lazily yawned, taking a panoramic view of what had just happened.
Sure enough, this evolved cheetah is really interesting. It seems that the days ahead will definitely not be boring.