The Strongest Lion

Chapter 43 Baboons in the Lion Pride's Territory

Chapter 43 Baboons in the Lion Pride's Territory

These days, Chu Ye lives a peaceful life among the lions. Sometimes, he examines the animal world from a human perspective. From this, he gains many insights.

After all, it's generally difficult for us humans to fully integrate into the lives of a species like Chu Ye, to become one of them, and to experience the daily life of that species.

In reality, we humans will always be outsiders. No matter how carefully we observe and study the lives of animals, we will never be able to fully understand them.

Humans typically reflect on their lives in the quiet of the night. However, for Chu Ye, who has been reborn as a lion cub, such reflections are generally not done in the dead of night.

The grasslands are only relatively quiet during the day. But at night, they become very lively.

The nights on the vast grasslands are a symphony of life, a grand chorus of the Yellow River. Every night, carnivores go to work, raise their young. Therefore, the grasslands are never peaceful at night. There are always all sorts of sounds, enough to send chills down your spine and make your hair stand on end.

When Chu Ye was first born, he was also very scared. But since he was a lion cub and had a powerful lioness protecting him, he wasn't too afraid.

If Chu Ye hadn't been reborn as a lion cub, but as some other small animal, he would definitely be terrified.

Fortunately, he is now a lion cub, and at least he feels like a top predator on this vast grassland, so he is not particularly afraid.

Every morning, Chu Ye would be lost in his own thoughts. For a five-month-old lion cub, it should be an age of innocent confusion.

However, for Chu Ye, a young lion who is concerned with the human soul, his thoughts are certainly very mature.

One morning, Chu Ye and the other lion cubs were still sleeping in the bushes. Meanwhile, the two lionesses had gone hunting early.

The male lion, Jike, also went to patrol his territory. Since the wild dog attack, the Jike pride had been living a peaceful life.

"Ah! Ah!---"

Chu Ye was still asleep when he was suddenly awakened by a scream.

The other lion cubs also woke up.

Chu Ye quickly climbed out of the bushes.

The other lion cubs followed suit and climbed out.

The lion cubs have now grown accustomed to being with Chu Ye. They know that Chu Ye is very brave and resourceful, and is perfectly capable of becoming the leader of the seven lion cubs.

"What's going on? What's that sound?"

Chu Ye was somewhat worried, after all, all sorts of terrifying things could happen on the vast grasslands. Every night, many herbivores were killed by carnivores. Of course, some carnivores would also be injured or die while hunting.

The cycle of birth and death is an eternal symphony for all kinds of life on the vast grasslands.

Chu Ye heard screams coming from somewhere east of their pride's territory. The sounds were extremely piercing.

Upon hearing the sound, Chu Ye basically knew what kind of animal it was. After all, he had lived on the grasslands for several months and knew the animals there inside and outside their territory like the back of his hand.

"That's the sound of baboons. What's wrong with this group of baboons? Why are they making all that noise?"

Chu Ye was certain that the sound he had just heard was that of baboons. There must have been some predator attacking the baboon troop, causing them to emit such eerie screams.

"I'll go up to the top of the tree and take a look."

Chu Ye felt that he could not observe any movement on the ground, so he quickly climbed up the big tree next to him.

The other lion cubs couldn't climb trees, so they ran a short distance away, raised their bodies, and looked towards the east side of their territory.

However, that place is quite far from here, so the little lions on the ground can't actually see anything.

Only after climbing up the big tree could Chu Ye see what was happening in the distance.

About two hundred meters away from Chuye, a large group of baboons lived.

These baboons live in several large trees.

These large trees are located within the territory of the Jike lion pride. In other words, this large group of baboons lives within the Jike lion pride's territory.

Besides other lions, other animals also live in a lion's territory. Lions, of course, cannot forbid any animal from living in their territory. However, there is one exception: the hyena.

Lions allow other animals to live in their territory. After all, the prey that lions hunt are those that live in their territory.

A lion's territory is relative to other prides. It doesn't define territory for other animals; they can freely live within the territory of any pride.

The Jike Lion Pride is home to many kinds of animals, such as baboons, badgers, warthogs, jackals, aardvarks, leopards, cheetahs, and many more.

This large group of baboons was the closest to the center of the pride. The other animals stayed away from the pride's center to avoid conflict.

Baboons are an exception. They are primarily arboreal animals, unlike lions, which are ground-dwelling creatures.

Therefore, within a pride's territory, biodiversity is also layered, with some living on the ground, some living in the trees, and others living underground.

This is precisely why a vast grassland can accommodate a wide variety of species living together. They can coexist peacefully, and generally, no conflicts arise.

However, conflicts can sometimes arise. After all, carnivores need to hunt, so they will naturally fight and compete with other animals in their territory.

This troop of baboons in the territory of the Jike Lion Pride consists of more than thirty individuals, making it a relatively large baboon troop. The troop's leader is named Lachi, a strong and brave adult baboon. He has been leading the troop for two years.

Chu Ye also knew that a large group of baboons lived not far away, but he always felt that this large group of baboons was just living peacefully with them and there was no conflict between them.

But for some reason today, there was a sudden scream from the baboon troop, as if some predator had attacked them.