Chapter 5: ◎Prairie Model Working Leopard (5)◎
To deal with bad guys, you must fight violence with violence.
Looking at the ugly face in the lake that looked similar to the baboon that bullied her, Shi Qiao felt proud and replayed the boss's handsome skills just now in her mind.
This has to be a reflex developed from countless fights.
As a human being who hangs out in wildlife forums all year round, Shi Qiao has often watched animals fight, including many outstanding leopards.
Leopards lack stamina, but their burst of power is invincible and perfect. They are referred to as double a's of power and speed. Some of them can compete with lions for food by relying on their proficient fighting skills and momentum. Shi Qiao feels that the big guy next to her might be able to do the same.
After an unsuspicious fight, the opponent lowered his head to drink water again. This time he was more cautious and got closer to a certain cub that could easily be bullied.
Animals on the grassland bully the weak and fear the strong. A lame little leopard like Shi Qiao is equivalent to half a small disability. She can be either eliminated by the harsh environment or by the harsh animals.
Fortunately, she has a big thigh nearby.
Shi Qiao glanced at the green baboon that was still breathing and felt that it was a bit of a waste. It would be great if it could be used as food to replenish the boss's strength.
The little leopard still has little experience in surviving in the wild. Although leopards have a variety of food habits and will eat anything, baboons are a small group that easily holds grudges. Killing them is far more troublesome than fighting. They will try their best to prevent their enemies from hunting and keep looking for trouble and harassment.
Moreover, baboon meat is not that good to eat. If they go to the north where herbivores are denser, they won't have to worry about not being able to catch prey.
This new grassland is not far from the Mara River. It is greener than the previous land, attracting many animals that are about to cross the river to rest here.
Klein also found several thick trees with criss-crossing branches. Leopards spend most of their time in the trees, and this will be their future stronghold.
Shi Qiao felt that the sounds of animals around her had become much richer when she came here, not only the calls of various birds but also elephants and hippopotamuses. After finding a suitable big tree for habitat, the first thing to do was to hunt.
They didn't eat for two or three days on the road, just waiting for prey to feast on.
Shi Qiao thought that Klein would let her stay in the tree and look for prey by himself, but she didn't expect that the other party just hide her in the middle of the tree crown. He jumped into the gap between the trees and jumped to another acacia tree in front.
With the experience last time, Shi Qiao understood when the other party called her this time, it meant to tell her to stay where she was and not move.
She imitated the other party's posture and lowered her body to lie on the branch, looking into the distance to see if there was any suitable food nearby.
Leopards are not only powerful in explosive power but also very cunning in their movements. They can sneak attack on prey on the ground, in the trees, or the air. Shi Qiao watched a certain male leopard's tail suddenly sway twice, and his eyes became focused. It didn't take long for a few gazelles who had left the large group to come to the tree to enjoy the shade.
The leopard held its breath and concentrated, almost becoming one with the tree when it was motionless.
The herbivores under the tree were not aware of it and were still looking for tender grass to gnaw in the shade. Shi Qiao saw the opponent suddenly rise, jump down from the branch where it was originally, and aim at the neck of one of the female gazelles, completing a hunting operation in an instant.
The little leopard at the back widened its eyes and watched the other gazelles flee in all directions. Klein returned to her with the huge prey in his mouth.
Not counting the robbery, this was the first time she had seen the entire hunting process of the other party with her own eyes.
Shi Qiao admired the other party's superb hunting skills. It turned out that the other party not only relied on his bully temperament to rob families but also had real hunting skills.
The admiration in the little Leopard's eyes was so conspicuous that Leopard couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to, and she was still howling his name like a new fan.
Although he still didn't understand what she was saying, Klein still understood the cub's eloquent praise, and he held the cub in front of the gazelle's belly, signaling that the cub was self-sufficient.
Usually, he just sits and waits to be fed. When faced with the original form of food, Shi Qiao still doesn't know where to start.
She nibbled on the still-warm fur for a long time, only opening a few small wounds less than one centimeter, and received a silent look from the other party.
Shi Qiao: "..."
Her teeth haven't grown in yet, so what can she do?
In the end, the job of disemboweling was left to the other party, who was only responsible for eating. It felt so good. The little leopard, who had been hungry for several days, had food all over his face, and the fur on her chest was dyed bright red.
The cub with a small appetite needs external help to expand its stomach. Klein believed in the principle that the more you eat, the stronger you will grow. When he saw that the other person had not eaten a few mouthfuls, he stopped to lick his little paws, put aside his meal, and turned around to force-feed her.
Shi Qiao had no room to refuse and was pushed to the ground again.
She burped loudly and rubbed her belly with difficulty.
Being loved too much is also a worry of happiness.
The appetite of a certain adult male leopard was extremely long-lasting. He did not stop eating until half of the gazelle was eaten, moved the remaining carcass to the side, and lay down to cook for himself and then clean up.
The leopard kills decisively when hunting, but it is as graceful as a big cat when it licks its paws and washes its face.
The little leopard imitated the other person's cleansing of his blood-stained face in a decent manner. She smoothed the soft flesh pads off the top of her head, then licked them again and continued to wash them. His serious look was so cute that it was foul.
The two leopards, one big and one small, even wash their faces in the same way, looking very harmonious.
While washing, the big leopard next to him stopped what he was doing, and couldn't help but look at the little cub next to him. A certain milk dumpling was a little bigger than when he first picked it up, and her face looked fleshy, not as thin as before.
Sure enough, the little cub still needs to be fatter to be cute.
Klein stretched out his front paws to pull the opponent to him, helping the little leopard clean the neglected side of her face.
Just after licking it, Shi Qiao froze in place as if the pause button had been pressed.
Help, this is her first time having her face licked by a big cat!
The breath of wildness hit her face. This feeling was completely different from being licked delicately and tenderly by a kitten. The rough, wet, hot, and barbed tongue licked her head, with an unmistakable meaning, one after another.
Shi Qiao was licked so hard that she couldn't hold her head up, and it almost tilted to a forty-five-degree angle, like a bent sapling.
The sharp teeth that can chew all animal bones are close at hand, but they are put away and no longer show their power. All he can do to the cub is harmless licking.
The other party cleaned her very carefully. The whole little leopard body was licked clean. The blood stains were licked away a few times, and she became a brand new little leopard.
Her head is wet and much heavier than before.
Shi Qiao shook her head, used the other person as a towel, and gently rubbed her head against the other person's dry fur a few times.
The behavior that she thought was invisible had long been seen. After more than a week of getting along with each other, Klein glanced at the other party and felt that his patience had greatly increased, and he could now turn a blind eye to such innocuous little actions.
After drying her head, Shi Qiao felt refreshed. It had to be said that animal saliva did have a powerful cleaning function. It was the first time she felt so clean since wearing it.
It's like washing her hair and doing a horse killing chicken incidentally.
When it was time to rest after the meal, the boss closed his eyes and rested. Shi Qiao was about to lick her hind legs and give herself a massage to recuperate. While adjusting her posture, she accidentally saw the other person's front paws resting beside her.
There is a fresh scratch on it. It should be that the gazelle was culled just now and was scratched by a branch or the horn of another male gazelle. The wound is slowly oozing blood.
In Klein's opinion, such a degree of scratches was nothing to mention. The comfort of eating and drinking made him ignore the pain. He licked the kid's head and forgot about it.
With her breath hitting his paws, a slight itching appeared on the wound, and a certain little cub was taking the initiative to help him lick the wound.
The male leopard held his breath unconsciously, suppressing his subconscious desire to swat the other party away with his paw, and focused his eyes on the little leopard who was licking it seriously.
This feeling of being touched by other animals on the wound is very strange, it is moist and soft, and even after licking it a few times, he dares not move even half of his body.
He wanted to escape but was magically sealed in place.
Wild beasts are most afraid of being injured. There is no wound medicine in the wild, and all that can be used is saliva. Shi Qiao licked away the blood beads that oozed out, and subconsciously smacked her lips.
The smell of rust was a bit strong and not as sweet as the gazelle she just ate. No wonder animals are reluctant to eat the same kind.
After licking, Shi Qiao touched the other person's stunned expression. She thought he was hurt by being licked by her, so she patted the male leopard, which was several times her size, comfortingly with her tail.
Rehabilitation for her lame little leopard is much more painful than this. This minor injury will not affect the activities and will be fully recovered in less than two days.
Unexpectedly, he would be comforted by a cub. Klein snorted, took the other person into his arms, and went to sleep!
Shi Qiao was either being held in his mouth or squatting in the tree watching for prey all day long. Her physical exertion was far inferior to that of her big brother. When it was time to sleep, she was particularly energetic and not sleepy at all.
When she came to a place with plenty of food and a big boss next to her, she no longer had any fear, and her spirit was much more relaxed than before.
Shi Qiao became more and more courageous. After the other party breathed evenly, she quietly moved the two big paws that were holding her down and prepared to practice walking on this thick branch.
The muscles of the hind legs will easily atrophy if they are not used for a long time. Moving will also help blood circulation. Although it hurts, it will recover faster.
Behind her, unnoticed by her, a large leopard watched her every move with half-open eyes. Seeing that the cub did nothing dangerous, it closed its eyelids again.
The hind legs that hurt when moving before have recovered a lot, and she can now put them down and walk around. Shi Qiao is very happy.
It won't be long before she can walk freely without the leopard stroller, and by then she will also be able to learn tree climbing skills. The future is promising!
Walking back from the other side of the treetop, the little leopard saw the other party's tail dangling under the tree. Knowing that the other party was not asleep, she growled at the big leopard.
This was a new leopard language she had learned, the same one that the other party asked her to wait in place before hunting.
Shi Qiao also learned by herself to merge the two sounds and connect them: Klein, wait for me here.
As soon as she finished wailing, she saw the leopard opposite open its eyes completely, with a somewhat surprised expression.
She didn't expect that the little fool would draw inferences from one example. It was indeed a big surprise.
After discovering that his student was not that stupid, the cultural class teaching went more smoothly. Within a few days, Shi Qiao learned to simply express her needs. She was hungry, thirsty, and wanted to sleep more actively than before. She muttered one sentence back and forth like a wheel.
Ever since she learned to speak, a certain big leopard's ears have never been clear.
Klein regretted teaching the other party his name very much. He had to be yelled at twice for any big shit. Now, when he sees the little leopard opening her mouth, he wants to block it with a piece of meat.
The happy solitary life of a single Leopard is gone forever, and he deeply understands how difficult it is for Leopard's mother.
Fortunately, having a little thing by his side alleviated the boredom a bit, so the "new dad" reluctantly endured it.
After discovering that the tolerance level of the male leopard around him had greatly increased, Shi Qiao boldly began to explore the surrounding environment, including crawling on the leopard that occupied most of the tree branches.
Even if he wasn't sleeping, he didn't want to be harassed. Klein opened his mouth and showed his sharp teeth to intimidate the other party.
Seeing that the smaller leopard refused to evade him, it blinked its watery eyes at him. The big leopard felt bored, retracted its canine teeth, and used one-tenth of its strength to push the opponent under its claws, successfully intimidating her.
It was because of his lack of experience in raising babies that he slapped the little leopard's injured leg with this claw.
With lingering fear, Shi Qiao raised her hind legs, which were almost hit twice, and wanted to accuse the other party of bullying the cubs.
However, she didn't have enough vocabulary, and she couldn't think of a complete sentence even after thinking for a long time.
Damn it, she suffered the consequences of being uneducated!
The furry little head struggled to get out from under its paws, and the little leopard bared its teeth at the opponent, holding it in until the end before uttering a sentence in a milky voice.
"Thea hurts. Klein bad!"