The Strongest Lion

Chapter 65 Catching a Little Rabbit

Chapter Sixty-Five: Catching a Little Rabbit

Because rabbits are very agile. They are very good at escaping and are not easy to catch.

Chu Ye immediately saw a small rabbit hiding in a bush not far away. It was searching for food in the grass.

Generally, during the dry season, rabbits don't have much grass to eat, and they can only eat grass roots. This is because much of the grass withers and dies during the dry season.

Although these grasses have withered, they are not dead. They have simply dehydrated their leaves and stems to protect their underground roots.

At this time, the grass, no matter how withered the parts above ground are, is still very tender underground.

The little rabbit couldn't find any grass to eat on the ground. So it had to dig up some grass roots to fill its stomach.

Chu Ye hid in the bushes and waited quietly for the rabbit to approach.

Chu Ye knew that he would need a lot of patience if he wanted to catch a rabbit.

Rabbits typically live within their own territories, which contain numerous burrows. Upon detecting danger, these rabbits will swiftly retreat into their burrows.

Therefore, catching these little rabbits is a very difficult task. Without a lot of patience, it would be very hard to catch them.

Chu Ye had previously tried to catch a rabbit. But just as he was about to catch it, the rabbit suddenly darted into its burrow.

When the rabbit burrowed into its hole, Chu Ye was helpless. After all, it couldn't get into a rabbit's burrow.

This time, Chu Ye will learn from its previous mistake and will not let the rabbit slip into the burrow again.

So Chu Ye hid in the bushes to the side, waiting until the rabbit was very close before suddenly leaping out. Only in this way could he catch the rabbit in one go.

Chu Ye could only drool as he watched the rabbit grazing there. After all, he had been wanting to catch a rabbit these past few days to taste what African rabbit meat was like, but he hadn't managed to hunt one yet.

This time, Chu Ye decided to proceed with caution and make sure the hunt was successful. Otherwise, it didn't know when it would have another chance like this.

This opportunity was exceptionally good. This little hare had no idea that a lion cub was lurking nearby. And this little hare was slowly approaching Chu Ye!

"Okay, I'll lie in wait here and wait for the rabbit to come to me. I'm determined to catch this little rabbit." Chu Ye hid in the bushes, watching the little rabbit approaching him. He was very happy.

Chu Ye stared at the chubby rabbit, his mouth watering. But he had to restrain himself; if he rushed out of the bushes now, the rabbit might escape again.

But this rabbit was eating grass as it walked forward. If it walked like that, its speed would be relatively slow.

The rabbit was currently about ten meters away from Chu Ye. Chu Ye decided to wait until the rabbit was within five meters of him before launching an attack.

In this way, Chu Ye would have to wait patiently in the bushes.

As Chu Ye watched the rabbit slowly approaching him, he thought about some knowledge about the African springtail.

The springtail resembles a small kangaroo but is actually quite large, weighing 3-4 kilograms, and is an extremely powerful jumper. They come in various colors, ranging from reddish-brown to light gray, with a black tip on their tail.

The jumping rabbit gets its name from its powerful hind legs, allowing it to jump over 2 meters. It lives in the dry grasslands of southeastern Africa.

They are mainly nocturnal, eat plants and insects, and live for 13-14 years in captivity.

跳兔体长35-45厘米；蹲坐高度28-32厘米；尾长37-48厘米；耳长7-9厘米；重量3-4公斤。

Springer rabbits come in a variety of colors, ranging from reddish-brown to light gray, with a black or dark brown tail tip. Their fur is very dense, thin, and soft, with a relatively short undercoat. Their hind legs have four toes and hoof-like claws, which are longer than those on their forelegs.

They have well-developed neck muscles, short skulls, large eyes, and tragus ears that can prevent sand particles from entering the ears during digging.

Spring rabbits are primarily nocturnal, but sometimes diurnal. During the day, they live in burrows they've dug, sealing the exits with mud. This makes digging easier, especially during the rainy season. They sometimes leap out of their burrows at night. They hop on their hind legs like kangaroos and retreat to their burrows when startled.

Despite its name, the jumping rabbit, this peculiar African rodent has thick, powerful hind legs, making it look more like a squirrel than a rabbit.

The spring rabbit usually crawls on all fours, but when threatened, it can leap up to 4 meters—enough to escape attacks from leopards, lions, and other predators.

The jumping rabbit will live in different burrows on different days and tends to build three burrows in a circle. It likes to dig burrows when the soil is moist during the rainy season.

Most of these nests are located near large trees or shrubs. A spring rabbit's territory extends 25-250 meters from its nest. During dry periods, they expand their territory.

Spring rabbits hide in spacious burrows during the day and come out to forage at night. They mainly feed on plants and roots, preferring barley, wheat, and oats, and occasionally eat insects. They use their front paws to dig roots out of the ground.

The rabbit Chu Ye was seeing was eating the roots and stems of some sharp-haired grass. During the dry season, the leaves on top of this grass withered, but the roots and stems remained very tender.

The jumping rabbit was currently eating the roots and stems of the sharp-haired grass. As it ate, it walked towards the bushes where Chu Ye was.

This little hare was completely unaware of the approaching danger. It felt the place was still safe. After all, hares are hidden in the grass, invisible to animals at a distance. They can only be seen when they get close.

Chu Ye hid in the bushes, waiting for the rabbit to approach. He would attack as soon as the rabbit was within five meters.

This time, Chu Ye was very patient. However, he was also very nervous. After all, the juvenile rabbit was a very agile animal. At the slightest disturbance, it could immediately dart into the nearby burrow.

Jumping hares generally stay within a few hundred meters of their burrows. The reason they don't venture far is that they fear they won't have a place to hide if they encounter predators.

The jumping rabbit has extremely sensitive hearing. It can hear whether there are any predators over a hundred meters away.

Although jumping rabbits have very sensitive hearing, their small size makes it difficult for them to escape predators once they enter their attack range.

Chu Ye hid in the bushes, knowing that as long as the rabbit entered his attack range, he could catch it.

Perhaps because this rabbit was quite hungry, it became somewhat engrossed in eating the grass roots. It probably felt that there were no natural predators in this place.

So, the rabbit grazed as it slowly approached Chu Ye.

Chu Ye held his breath and waited quietly. Finally, the rabbit entered its ambush range, which meant it was less than five meters away from Chu Ye.

"Alright, I can attack now."

Chu Ye saw that the rabbit had come within five meters of him, so he suddenly darted out of the bushes.

Chu Ye struck the leaping rabbit like a sharp arrow.

The rabbit was completely caught off guard. After all, Chu Ye was only five meters away. Chu Ye darted out incredibly fast, and even if the rabbit wanted to escape, it was too late.

Chu Ye bit the rabbit's neck in one bite.

The rabbit tried to struggle to escape, but it was no match for Chu Ye's strength. No matter how hard it struggled, it was useless; it was impossible for it to escape.

Chu Ye bit the rabbit's neck and then pulled hard. The rabbit's neck snapped, and after struggling a few more times, it stopped moving.

Chu Ye was overjoyed to see that the rabbit was dead. After all, he had finally caught one. Chu Ye had long wanted to taste a rabbit, but he hadn't been able to hunt one himself until now.

Although sometimes it gets a taste of springtails from Lisa and Elsa's prey, it does so while competing with other lion cubs for food.

To be honest, in that fierce competition, Chu Ye couldn't even taste the prey. After all, at that time, everyone just wanted to eat; who would think about tasting the prey?

Originally, for carnivores on the grasslands, eating was simply to fill their stomachs, not to savor the deliciousness of the food.

Only humans consciously savor the taste of food when they eat. For animals, eating is simply about filling their stomachs; they don't care what their food tastes like.

Don't even mention that animals don't taste food; during the dry season, they often have to eat carrion. Tell me, what flavor does carrion have?!

Therefore, the animals on the grasslands don't taste the food; they just wolf it down instead of chewing it slowly.