The scorching sun is scorching the earth, and under the blue sky, a huge team of wildebeest is migrating towards the north.
Every year from July to September, it is the transition season between the rainy season and the dry season in the East African grasslands.
The rainy season in the Serengeti has ended, the rain area has moved northward, precipitation has decreased, and the dry season has arrived. This has gradually turned the Serengeti grassland into a wasteland, and herbivores including wildebeest are facing an increasingly serious survival crisis.
At this time, it is the continuous rainy season in the Masai Mara Nature Reserve in northern Kenya, making it a "Garden of Eden" with rich water and grass in the entire East African grassland.
During this period, the wildebeest followed the pace of the rain, traveling day and night to avoid the attacks of many natural enemies. They traveled more than 40 kilometers a day and migrated north to the Masai Mara in Kenya, a distance of about 3,000 kilometers.
The migration process is very dangerous because they will cross the territory of many ferocious animals.
This stage is also the time for hunting for all the beasts on the grassland.
Lions, leopards, hyenas, crocodiles, etc., these ferocious predators are ready to feast and feast at this time.
At this time, in a corner of the prairie, nearly a hundred wildebeests were running towards the large migrating group.
Behind them, the lions followed closely, looking for the lone wildebeest with their bloodthirsty eyes, ready to pounce on them and launch a fatal blow at any time.
Hunting is instinctive for these top predators on the savanna, and their hunting skills are honed repeatedly as they grow up. Because the price of mistakes is starvation, they are very skilled in how to catch prey.
While driving the wildebeest herd away from the larger group, the lionesses were still scanning the interior of the wildebeest herd for the small cubs.
Compared with adult wildebeest, cubs are undoubtedly the best targets for hunting.
And when hunting cubs, it is not easy to be accidentally injured.
At this moment, the hunting began. A lioness suddenly let out a roar, and the other lionesses surrounding the wildebeest herd rushed towards the wildebeest herd at the same time.
As herbivorous creatures, herds of wildebeest are actually fully capable of competing with lions, but they do not have the courage to fight. Facing the charging lions, they suddenly panic and their running formation suddenly collapses.
This was exactly what the lions wanted to see, and several wildebeests were immediately knocked down by the lioness.
As a matter of habit, after a lion pounces on its prey, the first target it bites is the wildebeest's throat, which is also a fatal part.
At this moment, this scene is being captured by a camera not far away
As a major migratory landscape on the prairie, many photographers come here to take photos at this time of year.
The thrills of wildebeest migration can really create a lot of ratings for them.
But this job is also very dangerous.
Because there are too many ferocious predators on the prairie, even if you have a lot of protection, you will die if you are not careful.
Likewise, high risk brings high returns.
Therefore, many photographers still come every year to shoot documentaries or collect materials.
The scene of the lions hunting wildebeest was the selling point they wanted to see. Several photographers squatting not far away immediately concentrated on taking pictures of the lions showing their superb hunting skills.
The pace of this hunting was very fast. A large number of wildebeests escaped, but four wildebeests were also hunted on the spot. The scene was thrilling and made the photographers who captured the scene very excited.
Because these clips can bring them fame and money.
After hunting, the lionesses did not eat, but each bit their prey and began to turn back.
As a social animal, lions are different from many animal groups.
Although the lioness is out hunting, she does not have the right to eat first. The male lion guarding the territory is the leader of the pride, and only he has the first right to eat.
Only when the male lions are full, it is time for the female lions to eat. The rules for eating are very strict.
Although the lionesses had hunted four wildebeests at this moment, the male lions would definitely not be able to finish them all, but the lionesses still chose to bring the food back.
Because under normal circumstances, male lions will be picky when eating, choosing delicious parts to eat. Unless there is a shortage of food, if conditions permit, male lions will definitely satisfy their own tastes first, so these four horns
Horses and lions have priority in eating.
There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and they are also sent out to work to support themselves. In this regard, the lion has played its full role.
Like a fighter among scumbags!
Of course, in fact, male lions also shoulder heavy responsibilities, which are not very easy, because the male lion's task is to defend the territory, protect the group and protect the offspring, and every battle carries the risk of death.
But without the arrival of the "Lao Wang next door", the lion's life is extremely comfortable under absolute safety conditions.
At this moment, the lionesses dragged the dead wildebeest and began to turn back.
Unfortunately, the direction in which these lionesses turned back happened to be where the photographers were hiding.
At this moment, the photographers, who had been very happy before, broke into cold sweat on their foreheads.
Because they know exactly what the consequences will be if they are discovered.
They immediately put down their cameras and crawled to the ground, hoping in their hearts that something terrible would not happen.
As we got closer, the heavy breathing of the lionesses could be clearly heard.
At this moment, the photographers were extremely nervous, and their hearts could not stop beating.
At this time, a lioness walking in front of the team suddenly cast her sharp eyes on the weeds not far away.
Although the smell of blood in its mouth was very strong, it still smelled a different smell.
The lioness immediately put down the prey in her mouth and approached the grass pile.
As top predators, they have no fear of any opponents on this prairie, so they have no fear of danger at all.
The sound of breathing gradually approached. At this moment, the images of themselves being brutally bitten appeared in the minds of the several cameramen who were lying on the ground. Before it happened, they were the first to be frightened by their own brain supplies.
After approaching the haystack, the lioness sniffed her nose twice, as if to determine the location of the smell.
After determining the position, the lioness slowly lowered her head.
At this moment, several high-pitched roars suddenly came from not far away:
"Yeah, oh oh oh oh!"
The lioness immediately took a step back warily, turning her head to look in the direction of the sound. She saw a group of local aborigines holding wooden spears, wearing quill crowns on their heads, and wearing animal fangs on their necks as pendants, heading towards
Rushing towards here.
While running towards them, this group of indigenous people kept making intimidating shouts.
This scene really frightened many of the lionesses present, and they began to retreat warily.
At this time, more than 20 local indigenous people rushed towards them faster, their behavior became more exaggerated, and their shouts became louder.
The lionesses were obviously frightened. They dropped their prey and began roaring at the natives, making a menacing roar.
However, this group of natives were obviously very experienced. Not only were they not deterred, they also roared to confront the lionesses.
Seizing food from a lion's mouth is a dangerous behavior that local indigenous people often do.
Hundreds of years ago, this behavior was for survival. It was far easier to grab the necessary meat from the lion's mouth than to hunt it yourself.
Although it is dangerous, it can often bring them rich harvests.
However, in modern times, even the indigenous people on the African savannah have been exposed to some modern technologies, and the source of food is no longer single.
Seizing food from the lion's mouth is more like a tribal culture and a symbol of warriors.
During the season of the Great Migration, it is also a time for the indigenous tribes to prove their courage. They will form small teams and stage the scene of the game between their ancestors and beasts hundreds of years ago.
In order to prove one's courage, it is also a culture of worshiping ancestors.
This is like even now, many African cannibal tribes still practice cannibalism, but they have actually given up eating real humans, and instead eat plants made into human shapes, continuing an ancient heritage.
At this moment, more than twenty tribal men holding spears continued to provoke the lionesses with this behavior.
The bet is that the lionesses do not dare to fight, not that they really want to fight with the lionesses.
Because if they really fight, they will definitely die!
After some yelling and intimidation, as the distance approached, the natives lined up in a row and slowed down.
The lionesses were still retreating, obviously unwilling to abandon the food and leave.
The indigenous people moved forward very firmly, suppressing the lioness in terms of momentum.
Even though the lionesses bared their teeth, dug at the ground, and made several intimidating movements, their steps remained firm.
At this time, suddenly an indigenous man rushed out of the team and pounced on the lionesses.
This move immediately frightened the lionesses, who quickly dropped the prey and ran away a few meters away.
"Ouch!"
Realizing that he had scared off the lions, the man roared excitedly.
Seeing this, his companions also approached at this time.
At this moment, the food that originally belonged to the lionesses fell into the hands of these indigenous people.
However, the confrontation was not over yet. The lionesses roared unwillingly and began to circle around the natives.
The natives began to pick up stones on the ground and threw them at the lionesses, trying to scare them away.
This confrontation will undoubtedly be long.
Lionesses are very unfamiliar with humans, and this creature is not on their prey list. The vigilance of cats prevents them from acting rashly.
And the natives took advantage of this to deal with the lioness, and even actively intimidated her.
In this kind of confrontation, the most important thing is momentum, otherwise the lionesses will realize that you are weak, and they will pounce on you without hesitation.
The natives are obviously very experienced in confronting lions.
Because this is also a skill passed down from generation to generation by their ancestors, how to maximize their momentum and intimidate the fierce lions.
As the confrontation continued, the night gradually darkened.
The sky is filled with rays of light, and the prairie at this moment has the most primitive ecological beauty.
The wind blowing at this moment is not as biting as in winter, nor as dry as in autumn, nor as hot as in the morning. Countless grasses are swaying in the breeze, quiet and peaceful.
However, in a certain corner of the prairie, the confrontation is not over yet.
The unwilling lionesses came forward many times, but were still scared back.
As the night darkens, the skin of the indigenous people is like an invisibility cloak, gradually blending into the night.
Only the occasional exposure of his white teeth proves the presence of someone here.
At this time, they lit torches.
To the lionesses, the flickering firelight seems to be sending out danger signals all the time.
At this time, the natives took action. They took the initiative to hold torches and began to drive away the lionesses.
At this moment, an overly frightened lioness suddenly attacked a native.
Seeing this scene, all the natives' hearts were in their throats.
Because as long as the lioness successfully bites that companion, it means that the lionesses know their true strength, and the consequences will be terrible.
At this moment, the indigenous man who had taken the initiative to intimidate the lion took a step forward, roared like a beast, and punched the lioness on the head from the side.
This punch was so powerful that it tilted the head of the lioness who had just opened her mouth, causing her to fall to the ground. Then she quickly jumped up and took a few steps back.
Seeing this scene, all the natives breathed a sigh of relief, because they knew that the crisis was temporarily lifted.
The lionesses were obviously frightened by this scene. When they were driven away again, they kept backing away like frightened cats.
After a stalemate for a while, the lionesses finally gave up on their prey and all turned around and left.
When victory came, all the natives raised their wooden spears and started cheering.
But just as they were about to drag the wildebeest back to the tribe, several men with cameras suddenly emerged from the haystacks nearby.
At this moment, the natives, who had been calm and composed when facing the lions before, were almost frightened and had a heart attack.
"Thank you very much for your help!" Several cameramen burst into tears at this moment.
This feeling of escaping from death, the real experience, is far more memorable than what you see on TV or in movies.
Just now, when they thought they would be discovered by the lioness, they even felt like they were suffocating.
After escaping death, I felt indescribable excitement in my heart.
"Why are you hiding here?" At this time, the man who had just punched the lioness asked curiously.
"We are from xx TV station. We wanted to shoot a documentary, so we came to the prairie. We almost died just now. Thank you very much!" The leading photographer once again expressed his thanks.
The cameramen were not surprised that they were able to communicate with the indigenous people.
Because it is now more than 2,300 years ago, even many indigenous tribes still use modern technology, which is very normal.
"You're welcome, my friend from afar!" the man replied with a grin.
"By the way, I just saw you knocking down a lion with one punch. How did you do that?" the leading photographer asked curiously.
"He is the number one warrior of our tribe, the ancestral leopard warrior 'Chara'!" Before the man could explain, his companion spoke first.
"Ancestral Leopard Hero?"
Through the afterglow of the torch, they saw a tattoo of a leopard painted with an unknown paint on the chest of the man known as the First Warrior.
This leopard does not look rough, but appears lifelike as its body shakes, as if there is a ferocious leopard crawling on this man's chest, giving this indigenous man a wild and fierce aura.
"Did you develop your strength by yourself?" After staring at the tattoo on the chest of this indigenous man for a moment, the photographer asked again.
"No, it was given by Zu Bao!" the man replied proudly.
The photographer was stunned for a few seconds, then thought about it and nodded, fearing that he would be brutally beaten to death if he raised any questions.
