DipNovel Chapter 110 The Rampant Leopard
Chapter 110 The Rampant Leopard
Chapter 110 The Rampant Leopard
Although cheetahs are sprint champions on the savanna, their slender physique limits their strength, so they dare not directly confront other carnivores on the savanna.
After defeating the three cheetahs, Chu Ye began to savor the taste of the sword antelope.
Chu Ye hadn't eaten mutton for many days, and the taste of the sword antelope was something he had never experienced before.
"Haha, this is such a big oryx! I can have a good feast. Not only can I have a good meal myself, but I can also take it back for the other cubs in the pride. They can have a good meal too."
Chu Ye looked at the robust sword antelope in front of him and was overjoyed. He immediately began to tear at the flesh of the sword antelope.
But to Chu Ye's surprise, he had only taken a few bites when he sensed some animals running towards him from a distance.
Chu Ye didn't see what kind of animal was running towards him at first. He thought it might be a hyena. After all, hyenas are known for stealing other people's prey.
Chu Ye also saw several vultures circling overhead, clearly having spotted the sword antelope on the ground.
Hyena packs also enjoy observing vultures in the sky. If they see vultures circling over a certain area, it means there is food there.
Looking at the sword antelope circling in the sky, Chu Ye felt that it must be hyenas coming to steal his food.
"Hmph, you bunch of shameless dogs, trying to steal our lions' food again! Today, I'm going to teach you a lesson and show you that we lions aren't easy to bully."
Chu Ye sensed that it must be a pack of hyenas coming to steal his food. However, Chu Ye wasn't particularly afraid. After all, when he was a lion cub, he could defeat many hyenas, let alone now that he was a full-grown lion.
But when these animals ran up to Chu Ye, Chu Ye was dumbfounded.
Because Chu Ye saw that what ran up to him were not hyenas, but two leopards.
These were two strong male leopards, and they ran straight up to Chu Ye.
Chu Ye was somewhat surprised to see that there were two leopards. After all, he thought it might be hyenas coming to steal his food, and he never expected it to be two leopards.
When Chu Ye saw the two leopards, some information about leopards immediately came to mind.
Leopard: A large carnivorous animal belonging to the class Mammalia, family Felidae, and genus Panthera. It measures 100-150 cm in length and weighs 50-100 kg. It resembles a tiger in shape but is significantly smaller; its body is well-proportioned, with medium-length limbs, and it is digitigrade. It has highly developed senses of sight, hearing, and smell.
It has a small head, a long tail, short and strong limbs, five toes on its forefeet and four toes on its hind feet, with grayish-white, retractable claws. Its fur is yellow, covered with black rings; the spots on its head are small and dense, while the spots on its back are dense and larger, forming a plum blossom pattern that is round or oval, resembling ancient copper coins, hence the name "Golden Leopard".
They live in environments such as forests, thickets, wetlands, and deserts, and their nests are mostly built in dense thickets, bushes, or caves. They are solitary, usually active at night, and rest in trees or caves during the day. In areas with abundant food, their range is relatively fixed; when food is scarce, they will wander for tens of kilometers in search of food.
They guard their relatively fixed territories, with males having larger territories than females. They prey on various ungulates, as well as monkeys, rabbits, rodents, birds, and fish, and also eat sweet berries in the autumn. When food is scarce, they also sneak into villages at night to steal poultry and livestock.
It has a very wide distribution, spanning many regions of Asia and Africa, from the Himalayas to the Sahara Desert.
Leopards are short and sturdy, with a relatively round head, short legs, a small and round head, short ears, black on the back of the ears, yellow tips, and yellow bases with sparse small black spots.
The iris is yellow; the pupil contracts to a circle under strong light and glows with a shimmering phosphorescence in the dark. The canines are well-developed, and the tongue is covered with numerous keratinized, downward-pointing barbs. Five rows of slanted whiskers adorn each side of the upper part of the mouth. The forehead, the area between and below the eyes, and the cheeks are covered with small black spots.
Its body has a bright coat color, with an apricot-yellow back, white under the neck, chest, abdomen and the inside of the limbs, black on the back of the ears with a prominent white spot, black at the tip of the tail, and the whole body covered with black spots. The spots on the head are small and dense, while the spots on the back are dense and larger.
Leopards inhabiting tropical savanna regions often have a paler reddish or tan body, while desert leopards are typically a pale cream or brownish-yellow. Leopards in colder regions and high mountains usually have greyish-gold fur. Leopards have muscular bodies and powerful claws.
Its powerful jaws enable it to kill and dismember prey, while its long, sensitive whiskers make it well-suited for nocturnal hunting. Several long hairs on its eyebrows help protect its eyes, preventing them from being scratched as it moves through the undergrowth.
Leopards are also very agile climbers, with well-developed muscles in their shoulders and forelimbs, which helps them climb slopes and drag prey up trees.
Leopards constantly patrol their territory, with hunting and territorial patrols occurring almost simultaneously. Under normal circumstances, a leopard walks approximately 3-6 kilometers per hour, and in Africa, leopards often travel up to 12 kilometers continuously in a single night.
捕猎时豹一天大约会在3-5公里的範围内活动，但在缺乏食物时豹会连续行走10-20公里来跟蹤或寻找猎物。在非洲卡拉哈里沙漠地区，豹每天约行进16-17公里，有时候会超过33公里。
This nomadic nature of felines is most pronounced in leopards. Like explorers or vagabonds, they chase their prey across forests and wilderness, venturing into many corners of the Old World. What forces drive them to do this will likely never be known.
Leopards use various methods to mark their territory, the most common being spraying urine. They typically spray urine on bushes, tree trunks, and rocks within their territory, and this marking is visible throughout the leopard's domain.
This urine conveys a variety of information, including "I am here" and is also a way to communicate estrus, courtship, and other related information.
In addition, leopards mark their territory by using their claws on tree trunks and the ground, usually leaving obvious scratch marks on tree bark or clear digging marks on grass with their hind feet. Feces are also a clear way for leopards to mark their territory.
When Chu Ye saw that two strong, adult male leopards had appeared before him, he felt a surge of nervousness. After all, Chu Ye had never fought against a big cat like a leopard before.
To be honest, a leopard probably wouldn't be that scary for Chu Ye. After all, Chu Ye's current size is about the same as that of an adult leopard.
However, the thought of two leopards still made Chu Ye somewhat worried. After all, he had never fought a leopard before. Let alone two leopards, even one leopard would make Chu Ye a little anxious.
However, Chu Ye knew that he was not an ordinary little lion. He was a little lion with many special abilities. How could he let these two leopards scare him?
So, Chu Ye immediately roared at the two leopards in front of him. Then, he assumed a fighting stance.
The two leopards dared to steal Chu Ye's prey because they saw that Chu Ye was only a sub-adult male lion, and that his size was similar to theirs. It was precisely because of this that the two leopards dared to challenge Chu Ye.
These two leopards now share the same thought as the three cheetahs from before. They all feel that Chu Ye is just a sub-adult male lion, so they naturally don't need to take him seriously.
Originally, the two leopards in front of us were brothers. Like the three cheetahs from before, they were a brother team that came together to conquer the world.
These two leopards hadn't hunted any large prey for several days, and they were feeling extremely hungry.
After they found the prey that Chu Ye had stolen from the three cheetahs through the vultures, they wanted to steal Chu Ye's prey.
Generally speaking, leopards don't dare to provoke lions, especially male lions, which leopards are very afraid of. Most leopards wouldn't dare to steal prey from an adult male lion, let alone challenge one.
The two leopards in front of them had been starving for several days and desperately needed some meat to replenish their strength. Faced with Chu Ye, a sub-adult male lion, the two leopards decided to make an exception and try to steal Chu Ye's prey.
How could Chu Ye possibly give up his hard-earned prey to these two greedy leopards!
Therefore, when Chu Ye saw the two leopards daring to steal his prey, he was naturally very angry and immediately prepared to fight the two leopards.
Seeing Chu Ye's angry expression, the two leopards were somewhat frightened. They quickly retreated to the side, after all, the anger of a male lion can be quite terrifying.
However, the two leopards were unwilling to give up the tempting prey in front of them. After all, it was an adult male oryx weighing one or two hundred kilograms. If they could snatch such a large oryx, it would be a real feast for the leopard brothers.
Seeing that he had scared away the two leopard brothers with just one roar, Chu Ye lowered his head again to eat the meat of the sword antelope.
However, the two leopards simply hid to the side and didn't run far. When they saw that Chu Ye wasn't chasing them but was just continuing to eat, they actually returned to Chu Ye's side.
Clearly, the two leopards couldn't resist the temptation of the antelope and were unwilling to leave, wanting to snatch some antelope meat from Chu Ye.