DipNovel Chapter 51 The Male Lion Steals Food from His Cubs
Chapter 51 The Male Lion Steals Food from His Cubs
Chapter 51 The Male Lion Steals Food from His Cubs
But they gained nothing; they caught nothing. Instead, they were all injured.
Clearly, they were trying to hunt some large prey, but failed. Instead, they were injured.
When Lisa and Elsa returned to their territory, they saw the lion cubs devouring the carcass of a wild dog.
Lisa and Elsa were very surprised and didn't understand what was going on. They had been busy all day but hadn't caught any prey.
But isn't it strange that these lion cubs are able to catch their prey?
Lisa and Elsa were just thinking on their way back that they hadn't succeeded in hunting today, and that the lion cubs would have to go hungry again.
But when the two of them returned, they saw their lion cubs eating!
When Lisa and Elsa got closer, they found it was just a little stray dog.
This left Lisa and Elsa completely baffled. They couldn't understand where this stray dog had come from. How could these little lions possibly have caught such a stray dog?
Seeing the two lionesses looking at the dead stray dog on the ground with great confusion, Chu Ye deliberately went up to Lisa and rubbed against her body.
Chu Ye wanted to tell Lisa that he had captured the stray dog himself, and that he had killed it to avenge Mao Mao.
But how could Lisa know about Chu Ye's actions? She never imagined that Chu Ye would personally hunt and kill this little stray dog, and that he would do so to avenge Mao Mao.
However, Lisa also knew that Chu Ye was the most powerful of these lion cubs. It was entirely possible for Chu Ye to hunt down a wild dog on his own.
But Lisa wasn't human, and she wouldn't dwell on this matter. She saw Chu Ye lick her a few times, as if she knew what Chu Ye wanted to tell her.
However, Lisa did know that Chu Ye was no ordinary lion cub. Only Chu Ye would have the ability to hunt a wild dog, while other lion cubs did not possess such skill.
Although Chu Ye's lion cubs knew that he had brought back the stray dog, they didn't care. As long as they had food, it didn't matter whether Chu Ye or the lioness brought it back.
Although the two lionesses failed to hunt, they did not try to eat the carcass of the wild dog. After all, the wild dog only weighed about ten pounds, which was not enough for two adult lionesses to compete for.
However, these eight lion cubs quickly reduced the little wild dog to just bones.
The lionesses didn't try to steal their cubs' food; they didn't mind being hungry. They knew they would likely go hunting again after resting for a while.
Chu Ye wasn't actually that hungry. He ate a little bit of wild dog meat and then stopped eating.
Meanwhile, the other lion cubs were scrambling to devour the carcass of the wild dog.
However, this little stray dog was too small to be shared among the lion cubs.
Just as the lion cubs were finishing off the carcass of the wild dog, the male lion, Zeke, returned from outside.
The male lion, Jike, also had some injuries, likely from fighting with other male lions.
When Jike returned, it smelled blood. When it saw several lion cubs sharing a wild dog, it didn't hesitate to come over and snatch food from its own cubs.
Unlike lionesses, male lions are not polite; they don't care whether the cubs are their own or not. Whenever they feel hungry, they will come and steal their cubs' food.
Originally, the lion cubs had already eaten the carcass of this little stray dog, leaving only bones.
Even so, the lion Zeke still refused to feed the cubs. He still came over and tried to steal their food. In fact, even if Zeke ate all the leftover bones from the little wild dog, it would only be a small snack! It wouldn't be enough to fill him up.
No matter what, that's how domineering a lion is. It doesn't care whether its cubs have food or not; it just wants to have food for itself first.
In the past two days, the lionesses have failed to hunt one after another, but the male lion Jike still did not help his two wives hunt; he was still only responsible for guarding the territory.
The lion cubs were reluctant when the male lion tried to take their food from them, and even wanted to compete with their lioness. But Jike didn't care about them at all; he simply ate all the food he had.
The male lion, Jike, was indeed very hungry, as he hadn't eaten for several days. He had also recently fought with a stray male lion, which had exhausted him. Feeling extremely hungry, he desperately wanted to eat something.
The carcass of the stray dog was quickly devoured by Zeke.
The two lionesses were also very hungry, but neither of them tried to steal their cubs' food. However, the male lion, Jik, deliberately tried to steal the cubs' food. This behavior was truly incomprehensible to Chu Ye.
However, to the two lionesses, all of this seemed perfectly normal. After all, male lions in a pride have a habit of having priority in eating.
Although the lioness was also somewhat angry about the male lion's behavior, Lisa and Aisha did not express any opinion or try to stop him.
Actually, it's not unreasonable for the male lion to only steal a little food from the cubs. This is because it's the dry season. During the dry season, anything can happen in the animal kingdom.
In the lion's world, adult lions will not only steal and eat the cubs of other animals, but they may also eat their own cubs.
Zeke's act of stealing the children's food, while certainly infuriating from a social perspective, is perfectly normal behavior from the lion's point of view, and doesn't seem excessive at all.
Because male lions are capable of any cruelty during the dry season. If they are extremely hungry, they might even eat their own cubs.
So, while the lion Jike's behavior just now might seem a bit excessive, that's only from a human perspective. From a lion's perspective, it wasn't excessive at all.
After all, a male lion might eat its own cubs if it is extremely hungry.