The Evolutionary Path of the Lion

Chapter 3 The Lion's Responsibility

No lioness dared to challenge the lion's majesty at this time.

This includes the lioness leader, Sel.

She gazed longingly at the wildebeest carcass, standing there reluctant to leave.

The male lion lay on top of it, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, and devoured the food. By the time he finished, there probably wouldn't be much left.

Previously, the pride of lionesses had only eaten about a third of their fill.

They could only hope that the lions would leave them some scraps after they finished eating.

So that I won't go hungry tonight.

Sel licked his lips helplessly, looked away from the wildebeest carcass, and then noticed the Chen brothers lying in the grass gnawing on chunks of meat and intestines.

She walked over, puzzled.

They discovered that Chen Fei was chewing a piece of lean meat, while Da Tou was smugly dealing with the remaining small piece of fatty intestine.

Sel looked at the other lion cubs lying sprawled on the ground, feeling both gratified and somewhat surprised.

This must be thanks to the eldest son again.

As early as a year ago, Sair had noticed Chen Fei's unusual behavior.

While the other lion cubs were playing and frolicking, Chen Fei quietly stayed to the side practicing climbing trees.

While the other lion cubs slept, Chen Fei stared into the distance, lost in thought.

Those deep eyes seemed to contain another world, different from everyone else, and sometimes they seemed out of place with the rest of the pride.

Chen Fei only showed his domineering lion side when he was a cub and being fed. He would always drive his other siblings aside and only let the other cubs have a bite after he had finished eating.

For example, at this time, the other lion cubs not only failed to get a piece of wildebeest meat, but were also severely punished by the male lion.

Her two children, meanwhile, were enjoying their meal to the side, completely unaffected by the turmoil.

Even she herself felt a little envious.

I feel mostly relieved.

Lion cubs have a higher meat intake and therefore require less breast milk.

This can also relieve a lot of her stress.

Although Chen Fei has already been weaned, it will still be some time before Da Tou is completely weaned.

Thinking of this, Sel's gaze softened even more as she looked at Chen Fei.

After finishing their food, the two brothers simultaneously turned their attention to the wildebeest carcass not far away.

"I'm so hungry..."

Chen Fei smacked his lips.

Staring at the lone lion eating, the initial discomfort and anger had vanished from his eyes.

If we were to measure the fighting power of an adult male lion using energy points, this cheap father, who is currently eating, would probably easily exceed 3000 points.

The other adult lionesses in the pride are around 1500 points.

Chen Fei currently only has 381.

The three are vastly different in strength.

This is also why Chen Fei had to play it safe first.

In the eyes of some novices who don't understand the habits of lion prides, male lions are lazy and gluttonous, not hunting themselves but stealing food from their own pride.

A complete bully.

However, before Chen Fei traveled through time, he was an animal world enthusiast, and the BBC's "Man and Nature" series was always his favorite.

Lionesses are responsible for hunting and raising cubs.

The male lion is responsible for patrolling the territory, protecting the pride, and defending against intruders.

For lions, the greatest threat has never been hunting.

As long as you occupy a fertile hunting ground, food will naturally be plentiful and inexhaustible.

Instead, the invasion of other lion prides, and the hyena packs that compete with them for food and territory, pose a greater threat to the lion prides.

From this perspective, the male lion bears far greater responsibility than the female lion.

This is the third survival rule that the lion pride has followed to this day.

The male lion is in charge of external affairs, while the female lion is in charge of internal affairs.

Before eating noodles, the male lion goes first.

The health of the male lion in a pride directly affects the ultimate fate of the entire pride, especially the fate of the young lion cubs.

Although this made Chen Fei somewhat unhappy, he had no choice but to rely on this cheap father for the time being.

This is his current situation.

Chen Fei lay silently in the grass, staring at his adoptive father, hoping that the man would finish eating and leave so that he could have a chance to eat a few bites.

After all, the feeling of being hungry is not pleasant.

After finishing the fatty intestines, Da Tou was clearly not full, just like Chen Fei.

Unlike the independent and calm Chen Fei, he behaved more like a normal lion cub.

They're currently circling around Sel, acting all cute and playful.

It kept scratching at Sel's front legs with its front paws.

That wasn't all; it then rubbed its forehead against the other person's limbs vigorously, accompanied by its childish cries, making it hard to refuse.

Sel turned his gaze away from the wildebeest carcass with regret, glanced at the calf at his feet, and seeing that Big Head was urging him on, he had no choice but to obediently lie down on the ground.

She spread her limbs and exposed her soft belly.

Below are two grain warehouses.

After finding the right spot, Big Head began to suckle vigorously.

He had only taken two breaths when he suddenly felt a tightness beside him, and Chen Fei took the opportunity to move closer.

Big Head shuddered in fright, as if recalling the scene of being dominated by Chen Fei before. After taking two more puffs, he reluctantly stepped aside.

"Meow..."

Chen Fei glanced sideways at Da Tou, as if to say, "I'm not full either, so it's not too much for me to have a couple of sips of your milk, is it?"

Eating, sleeping, and beating up your younger brother—there's nothing wrong with that.

Strangely, Sel did not stop Chen Fei's unusual behavior; he simply nodded to Da Tou, as if to comfort him and tell him not to worry.

Summer in Africa.

It gets dark quite late.

The red sun on the horizon lingered reluctantly at the edge of the earth, like a splash of thick red ink on a piece of old cloth that was about to fade.

After the lions had eaten and drunk their fill, they lay down on the slope to rest.

It only occasionally flicks its tail against its rump to shoo away the mosquitoes that land on its body.

Mosquitoes on the buttocks can be dealt with by their tails, but mosquitoes on the nose can be quite deadly.

They focused their bites on the lion's weakest point: its nose.

Even the Lion King is no exception.

They could only raise their front paws, making futile attempts.

Chen Fei's adoptive father was resting on the side, about seven or eight meters away from the rest of the lion pride, enjoying the well-ventilated viewing balcony all to himself.

From time to time, a lioness in the pride would leave the main group and come to the lion king, either to lie down together for a while or to rub her forehead against the lion king's body.

Their attitude was affectionate and their demeanor was very humble.

This is an important form of communication for maintaining daily relationships.

Even Chen Fei's mother, Sel, went over to rest by the Lion King's side for a while before returning to the main group.

The lion king often displays domineering behavior when fighting over wildebeest carcasses, but the entire pride returns to normal when resting after a meal.

They depend on each other.

They depend on each other.

The lion king lay lazily on the ground, motionless.

The lion cubs continued to huddle together, biting and playing, practicing their rudimentary hunting and fighting skills.

The adult lionesses, on the other hand, huddle together in twos and threes, rubbing their foreheads together and licking each other's wounds with their tongues to maintain their friendship.

As the light gradually dimmed, even the most lingering red sun slowly reached the end of the day and began to sink gently below the horizon.