Being a Dad in the Animal World
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Jason paced back and forth uneasily not far from Bai Yi and the rogue male lion, roaring and growling.
His hostility toward the rogue lion was obvious, but he didn’t dare provoke him directly.
Seeing Bai Yi and the rogue lion interacting so harmoniously only made him more agitated.
Jason's behavior puzzled Bai Yi, but after thinking for a moment, he figured it out.
The cub was still young and naturally hostile toward any male lions other than himself.
He had acted the same way when he first met Bai Yi, so it was clear he wasn’t ready to accept another male in the pride.
Bai Yi sighed internally. For a lion this grown, he still didn’t understand the basics of survival in an alliance. If he got kicked out, he probably wouldn’t last more than three days.
Bai Yi assumed Jason was simply showing aggression toward another male and didn’t think much of it.
However, even after Bai Yi let out a warning growl, Jason refused to stop. Instead, his growls became more frequent, and he even looked like he was about to attack the rogue lion.
His ears flattened, a movement seen only during a hunt!
The rogue lion became alert. He stood up and stared at Jason.
There was no way Bai Yi would let Jason ruin the pride’s plan for producing cubs.
Without hesitation, Bai Yi sprang forward and delivered a swift sliding attack, landing a solid swipe on Jason.
The cub let out a yelp and stumbled back a few steps.
“Roar~!” Bai Yi growled at Jason.
Damn it, if you won’t do it and I won’t do it, can’t we at least find a tool lion to benefit the pride’s females?
'Do you even want to live off them or not?!'
After getting hit by Bai Yi, Jason finally backed down. He cowered, slinking carefully back to the lionesses who were eating.
He lay down obediently and resumed gnawing on a bone.
Having been so openly challenged, the rogue lion had no choice but to leave. He turned around and started walking away.
Bai Yi quickly noticed and rushed over, rubbing against him again.
'Hey, don’t go! He’s just a kid who doesn’t know any better!'
The rogue lion responded warmly, and the two of them shamelessly flopped down nearby, grooming each other.
For the first time, Bai Yi swallowed his pride for the sake of survival. To be honest, it felt humiliating, but if it meant he could live a comfortable, stress-free life, he decided it wasn’t such a big deal.
Jason, still chewing on his bone, was so upset he started crying.
He sobbed while gnawing, his nose twitching uncontrollably.
Even the bone in his mouth lost its flavor.
This was a shocking turn of events, after Bai Yi’s high-IQ strategy to dominate the pride, another unbelievable moment had occurred.
Jason was actually mad because Bai Yi was grooming another male lion!
The female streamer gasped. “What kind of pride is this? A young male lion getting jealous over Bai Yi?”
The viewers were in stitches.
“He’s not just mad, he’s sniffing and pouting! I’m dying! This is some ridiculous love triangle drama!”
“No wonder Bai Yi never goes for the lionesses. He’s actually gay, and not even the top one! Look at him acting like a complete simp, this totally ruins the badass image I had of him.”
“This just got interesting! Jason’s joined the battle now. Does he like Bai Yi too?”
“As we all know, lions are one of the most sexually active mammals. I’m willing to bet these two won’t take long before something not safe for work (NSFW) happens. Streamer, don’t censor it, I’ve never been this nervous watching a lion documentary!”
“The person above, you’re pushing it. Aren’t you afraid of getting banned?”
“So... can I just ask, what about the lionesses' breeding plan? We have three males in this pride, and not a single one is contributing?”
"Ladies, actually when felids mate it is very painful. They have barbs, and lionesses feel great pain and may even attack the male lions."
"They have to reproduce, don't they?"
The messages on the public screen and bullet comments are often more interesting than the host's commentary.
In order to further track what will happen to the pride of the three male lions, the filming crew gave the rogue male lion a name, Dilai.
She is enthusiastically explaining to the viewers: "After finishing their meal, Dilai followed Bai Yi back to the territory, and the buffalo herd soon became temporarily calm"
"The vegetation is lush and water is abundant. In the short term, these herbivores will not leave. This is the first batch of resources acquired after Bai Yi's pride settled here, and their next target for hunting will be the buffalo herd."
"Of course, we are also looking forward to Dilai and Bai Yi's performance. Let's see whether they truly fell in love at first sight or if Bai Yi has other intentions"
"Judging by their current closeness, the possibility of love is rather high, so let us wish them well."
Countless Wish 99 floated across the screen and the public chat.
Bai Yi finally, with great effort, managed to bring the rogue male lion back to the territory.
The rogue male lion also realized that he now had a home, although he was somewhat dissatisfied with the three cubs.
After being warned several times by Bai Yi, he understood that the three cubs the lioness was with belonged to Bai Yi.
After all, Bai Yi was the big brother of this territory, so he did not dare act rashly.
To prevent the rogue male lion from attacking his three cubs, Bai Yi stayed by the lioness's side, and Jason also lay next to him.
The rogue male lion lay on the other side.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they all slept, except Bai Yi, who stayed awake, constantly observing the rogue male lion's movements.
Around evening, Bai Yi finally took a nap and woke up, finding that the rogue male lion and one of the lionesses were missing.
Bai Yi was delighted and rose, following their scent to look for them.
Jason also got up and followed him.
After walking about 500 meters, Bai Yi discovered two lions in the reed bed making love.
He stood there for a few seconds, then turned back. Upon turning, he saw Jason staring intently at the two lions in the reed bed being intimate.
Bai Yi paid no attention and thought that Jason should watch and learn; after all, he was a grown lion and could not afford to be so inexperienced.
There are still several lionesses in the pride, so it's best to act quickly, otherwise they will all be taken by others.
Perhaps the rogue male lion caught their scent and was seen leaving the lioness.
Seeing that neither Bai Yi nor Jason showed any hostility towards him, the rogue male lion launched into another sprint.
Bai Yi felt relieved, for he knew that if any lioness other than the one still nursing were to follow the rogue male lion, his and Jason's situation would be very dangerous.
Since he can continue living off others, he takes each day as it comes; when they eventually unite to drive him away, it will not be too late for him to leave.
Male lions generally cannot recognize their own cubs; they recognize the cubs' mother and can identify which ones are theirs.
It is clear that the three cubs do not belong to the rogue male lion; since Bai Yi is protecting them, the male lions recognize those cubs as Bai Yi's.
In many coalition prides, lionesses, in order to protect their cubs, interact with several male lions solely to make them mistakenly believe the cubs are theirs, so that they will not attack them.
Bai Yi's pride is rather simple. Although it is considered a coalition, its internal structure is straightforward, and essentially everyone knows who belongs to whom.
With the rogue male lion around, Bai Yi can even sleep soundly; after all, a king's instinct compels him to patrol his territory diligently.
When Bai Yi gets lazy, even Jason follows suit, and all the responsibilities fall on the rogue male lion.
A week later, the lionesses in the pride finally returned to normal, and they began hunting earnestly in preparation for raising the next generation.
The male lion's task was basically complete.
Before long a group of herbivores, giraffes and high-horned antelope, surged into the territory.
Everyone knows that the arrival of prey is accompanied by intruders.
Right after came the formidable hunters.
Crisis had returned to Bai Yi's territory.
This time it was not a lone wandering lion but two or three prides that came to compete for the prey.
On the way these prides had already clashed several times, evenly matched and unwilling to relinquish the prey.
It was not until the herd of prey entered Bai Yi's territory that the three prides following closely launched into fierce combat.
In front of a group of lionesses the teams led by two male lions bit their companions to death while the lionesses watched their comrades howl in agony, powerless to help.
They stood watching from afar, hoping to save their companions, yet the lions were simply too strong.
Of course Bai Yi and Dilai observed all of this and chose to wait and see.
They lay hidden in the grass, watching every move of the invading pride.
There was no discussion or communication as everyone lay quietly in the tall grass, concealing themselves.
That group of lions was exceptionally brazen and began to pursue the high-horned antelope.
Bai Yi was no stranger to prides that, even after entering someone else's territory, acted so arrogantly.
He was not facing such bullies for the first time, yet this time he would not choose to avoid conflict.
First Dilai slowly stood up and inched toward the pride; shortly after Bai Yi got up, matching his pace, with Jason close behind.
The lionesses all followed behind.
Their appearance caused the invading pride to halt their hunting, and both sides began to threaten each other.
Dilai was the first to charge at the invading pride; he was exceptionally fierce, pouncing to grab a lioness and biting her.
His companions quickly came to his aid, and two male lions simultaneously rushed toward Dilai!
Seeing this Bai Yi roared and charged over with Jason!
The lionesses also charged, and the two prides quickly clashed into one melee while the prey had already been scared off.
Lion roars once again echoed around as the two male lions attacked Dilai, but they were no match.
Bai Yi, accompanied by Jason and the lionesses, first chased away a group of lionesses and in the blink of an eye noticed that Dilai's body had already been bitten.
Bai Yi charged forward and kicked the male lion in the head twice.
The two male lions saw that the lioness had fled and, realizing that the opposing side had three male lions, eventually became frightened.
They ran away with their tails between their legs.
Dilai roared in the direction of their escape as if warning "If you dare enter my territory again, I'll kill you!"
This fight was brief; only Dilai suffered a minor injury and Bai Yi, feeling somewhat guilty, licked his wounds.
Dilai squinted, seemingly enjoying Bai Yi's service, and lay down where he was.
The lionesses also gathered around.
Jason saw it again and stepped forward to lick Bai Yi's cheek.
Bai Yi thought "I'm not injured so what are you licking me for?"
Bai Yi was stunned for a moment and paid it no attention.
As a result, this guy became addicted, licking from Bai Yi's cheek to his mouth. Bai Yi felt a jolt in his heart and turned around to smack him in the face!
"Roar~!"
"You damn gay, stay away from me!"
"I damn well treat you like a kid and yet you try to act gay with me?"
"Is this how you repay the lion who saved your life?!"
"Who taught you to do that?!"
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