Survive in the beast world

This is a wilderness, quiet under the starry sky, the sky is low, the stars are sparse and the moon is bright, and the low chirping of unknown insects can be heard from time to time around, very loud, giving people an illusion of tranquility that does not know what time it is. .

In a very distant place, the howling of animals can be heard, which seems to be whimpering, and seems to be responding, but it is very far away, blurred and not very clear, without the terrifying feeling that makes people tremble, but like some kind of background The sound is generally embellished with the symphony of insect chirping, adding some wild interest.

Such a vast wilderness, the soil is so fertile and rich, and there are rivers running through it, inhabiting countless herbivorous animals, large and small, of course, it is impossible to be so peaceful.

There is only one reason for this calmness. This fertile and fertile land already has an owner, and no one can afford to mess with the owner.

Li Shizhen was quietly lying on the tree. He and the white tiger sneaked in during the day when the Tyrannosaurus was patrolling the territory. This behavior is really dangerous. The dragon is so dull that it can't be seen, but it is really exciting. If it weren't for the white tiger's great sense of smell-even if the two of them had blue water chestnuts on their bodies, it would not affect its judgment. To the lair of the tyrannosaurus, but as long as he thinks of the owner here, Li Shizhen can't help but breathe a little bit with excitement.

The geographical location here is very special. From the perspective of human observation, there is no shelter, and it is impossible to become a place for settlement.But in the eyes of Tyrannosaurus, there are only a few tall trees around here, which will not affect its vision and activities. It is close to the largest water source within thousands of kilometers, and there is an endless supply of food delivered to its mouth every evening and dusk. Don't be too nice.

After a few days of observation, Li Shizhen discovered some very interesting phenomena, and gradually affirmed his and Baihu's inferences.

First of all, Tyrannosaurus did not like to prey on larger individuals as he had always guessed. Among the prey it chased and drove, it preferred smaller individuals, or in other words, the group ran slower. juvenile individuals.

Secondly, this female tyrannosaurus has been preying very frequently recently, and this frequency has reached the point where Li Shizhen was secretly surprised. If her food intake is roughly calculated and compared, it has already surpassed the one that "harassed" her from time to time. Male Tyrannosaurus.

The last one is very important. The female Tyrannosaurus domestic violence incident that happened that day does not seem to be accidental. It also rejected another male Tyrannosaurus, and several conflicts occurred.

Less than 500 meters below the tree where Li Shizhen and Bai were lurking, there was a small round pit with a diameter of about three meters. There was some withered and yellow dry grass in the pit. Frequent reasons, the grass is not high, only a few clumps of very sparse grass dotted here and there, indicating that the land is not barren.There are still many huge footprints on the ground, each of which is deep and long, and the length is close to one meter. Yes, you guessed it right, this pit is the lair of the Tyrannosaurus ==

It's really a pit, if you don't say who would think that such a pit is the mansion of the most overlord (earth) lord (tycoon) in the mainland.

As the number one overlord in the mainland, Li Shizhen was almost moved by their simple style. With the status of a Tyrannosaurus, no matter where he lived, no creature would dare to stop it [I can't stop it...].Li Shizhen saw with his own eyes that the female Tyrannosaurus would sometimes squat in this pit to rest after drinking water and washing it after hunting.

Such an unrestrained style...

However, looking at the whole continent, such a variety and quantity of "food" can be stocked in the "home", and the area of ​​the "home" is so bold and bold. Except for Tyrannosaurus rex, there is probably no other one.

But if you think about it carefully, with the strength of adult tyrannosaurs, it seems that they are not afraid of wind and rain. These environments that are more comfortable for humans, such as shelters, limit the vision and judgment of this top predator. , preventing them from grasping the movement of their territory in the first place.

So this is not simplicity, but simplicity?It's just that if you are too strong, you don't need to pursue those unnecessary enjoyments, because those things are not enjoyment for Tyrannosaurus, but a burden.

Is it true that under the iron rules of this continent, the real strong should be so rough and stocked, so that they can be so strong and unrestrained that they are happy with all the wind and rain?

Li Shizhen silently observed the huge monster lying quietly under the starry sky, and asked himself softly in his heart.But is it wrong for human beings to use tools to improve the environment and pursue a comfortable life for themselves?

No, maybe not right or wrong, but just a different environment.When the power of nature is stronger, of course we must surrender to nature and adapt to it.However, behind this answer, Li Shizhen faintly evaded a hypothesis. When a certain ethnic group is strong enough, can it ignore nature, challenge nature, or even conquer nature?Like humans on Earth?

This is a temporarily unsolvable problem, and Li Shizhen did not dwell on it.

He and the white tiger have been lurking here for four or five days, eating, drinking, and lying on the tree. Considering the tyrannosaur's sense of smell and the recent particularly violent temper, it doesn't matter if it even beats the husband. They solve their physical problems. When the tyrannosaurus rex was out looking for food, the white tiger dug out the hole, buried it densely with soil, and then sprinkled a layer of blue water chestnut juice.In order to reduce this trouble, Li Shizhen consciously reduced the frequency of eating and drinking, and he was once again amazed at the patience of the white tiger as a predator.

It seems that this kind of patient observation and lurking for several days or even longer is completely normal for it. It doesn't have so many sweat glands to sweat under the scorching sun and is wearing thick auspicious clothes. One can imagine the heat, but In this case, it can lie down and observe the behavior of the Tyrannosaurus silently, keeping still from sunrise to sunset without moving at all.

Long-term without water and food seems to be completely tolerable for it, unlike Li Shizhen, although the daily necessary water is reduced but still indispensable.He could notice that the white tiger didn't need to eat or drink many times, and it seemed that it stopped to take care of his needs.

After all, they are lurking now with the help of the auspicious suit, so how did the white tiger observe the Tyrannosaurus before?In fact, it is difficult for Li Shizhen to imagine the whole difficult and dangerous process. After all, its coat color is too eye-catching on the grassland.

Li Shizhen silently withdrew some floating thoughts, calmed down, and waited patiently.

At this moment, the expressions of one person and one tiger, who were silently watching and observing patiently, were subtly similar.That is the expression of the hunter silently enduring the coldness and waiting for the best opportunity to deliver a fatal blow. Calm, sharp, focused, without fluctuations but ready to strike, every quiet muscle is ready to complete the thunder strike at any time.

The many days of waiting seemed to have finally paid off. The Tyrannosaurus rex was particularly irritable today. It didn't go out for food and water all day, and its work and rest seemed very abnormal.Constantly rumbling back and forth, the surrounding trees accidentally "blocked" its way, and all the leaves were knocked off the ground by the powerful tail.

Li Shizhen was also sweating in shock, and quickly hugged the tree branch tightly, for fear that a tyrannosaurus might accidentally discover it.On the other hand, the white tiger next to it swayed leisurely with the swaying branches, quite freely.

In the evening, when the clouds were in full bloom in the sky, it seemed that the mother Tyrannosaurus realized this important moment by nature, and she suddenly calmed down, unlike the restless look before.

It returned to its nest, kicking back alternately with its thick legs, and the land behind it quickly accumulated a lot of soft soil, which was padded thickly, like a soft soil bed, the dry grass It was also allocated to this soil bed.

This female tyrannosaurus squatted down, and Li Shizhen couldn't see clearly from the tree, but it seemed that the female tyrannosaurus was exerting all her strength. Judging from the tense to almost frozen posture, it was not easy.

This whole process lasted for a very long time, and the sky was completely dark.Baihu and Li Shizhen didn't intend to take advantage of the gloomy sky to rest at all, and they were still watching this critical moment silently.It was not until the stars had begun to guide the sky that the Tyrannosaurus stopped completely.The female tyrannosaurus seemed to be extremely tired and squatted aside, and began a long rest.

When the sky was dimly lit, this tyrannosaurus was probably due to the fact that it did not drink a drop of water yesterday and consumed a lot of vitality. It first roared for a long time, and the sound was not like what Li Shizhen heard a few times before. It was either threatening or angry, and seemed a little depressed and weak, but it seemed to be conveying some kind of information, covering a wider range, and soon Li Shizhen reaffirmed his judgment. There was a resounding reply.

Then there was the booming pace. After so many days of squatting, Li Shizhen was already completely immune to this terrifying sound of footsteps, and could even judge the approximate distance and state of the Tyrannosaurus from the fuzzy urgency of the pace.This kind of judgment may not be as accurate as Baihu's, but Li Shizhen is already quite satisfied with his trip to the depths of the grassland. Even if he only has the perfect collection of information on Tyrannosaurus, he feels that the trip is worthwhile.

The male tyrannosaurus seemed to be not far away, and rushed over when he heard the call of the female tyrannosaurus.

At this time, the sky was already bright.

Even though the distance was a bit far away, Li Shizhen still took advantage of his height and saw that when the female Tyrannosaurus got up, there were a few small white, oval things in the unobstructed nest.

Yes, since the female Tyrannosaurus refused to courtship yesterday, Li Shizhen and Baihu speculated that it was probably about to lay eggs again.In order to protect the unborn child, it is the nature of the female to refuse all male courtship, which is a trait shared by many animals.

But, having said that, even if she squatted down while laying eggs, the butt of the Tyrannosaurus mother should be at least half a meter high from the ground. Wouldn't it really damage the Tyrannosaurus baby?far eye...

Seeing the nest of eggs and the two tyrannosaurs that were handing over, one person and one tiger looked at each other.

They expected that the tyrannosaurus would lay eggs, but they didn't expect that when the female dragon went to forage, it would also call the male dragon to take turns guarding it.

This is actually completely understandable.

Tyrannosaurus cubs are very young and fragile from the egg to hatching. Without the care of their mother, it is really difficult to grow up.After all, in terms of the entire food chain, the adult Tyrannosaurus rex is at the top, but the newly hatched Tyrannosaurus cubs are on the diet of many creatures, such as carnivorous dinosaurs in the sky, carnivorous raptors, and even small carnivores on the ground. Eat it without a doubt.Not to mention when it is still an egg, snakes, oviraptors and the like like to eat it the most.

On the other hand, from the perspective of animal nature, the surrounding carnivores and even stronger herbivores will intentionally kill juvenile tyrannosaurs. After all, once it grows up, it will be a terrible threat and difficult to fight.Looking for every opportunity to get rid of potential terrible enemies, whether it is this continent or the earth that used to be, whether it is in society or in nature, this kind of drama is not uncommon.

Therefore, the mother dragon must stay by the cubs for a long time to avoid all kinds of death dangers, but even so, due to the exhaustion of the mother dragon's body, there will always be times when it is necessary to forage for food. This process will inevitably be negligent, so violent The mortality rate of dragon cubs is astonishingly high. Female dragons must continue to lay eggs to ensure that offspring survive. In fact, laying eggs is a very exhausting thing for females. It requires the body to continuously output calcium, protein, and eggs. Various rich nutrients such as phospholipids are used for the formation of eggs in the body.

This is really a huge burden on the body of the Tyrannosaurus.In modern times, Li Shizhen knew that the mortality rate of Tyrannosaurus rex was very low from adolescence to sexual maturity, but the mortality rate was astonishingly high after sexual maturity. Now he can boldly speculate that the burden of reproduction is definitely reasons that cannot be ignored.

You can tell by looking at the time interval between the loss of the last cub and the spawning of this female Tyrannosaurus rex. In other words, it has been maintaining the state of raising cubs or preparing to lay eggs in this way, and the body has no time to recover at all.

Yes, even for a powerful creature at the top of the entire food chain like Tyrannosaurus rex, nature's checks and balances on it are still fair and just.It endowed the tyrannosaurus with the strongest physique, but also gave it the most severe sanctions and restrictions on reproduction. Among all creatures, its reproduction price is probably one of the heaviest.

Therefore, the strategy of the mother dragon is completely reasonable.

So, will these two brave (zuo) dare (si) young men who are so bold as to set their eyes on the baby of the number one local tyrant in the mainland give up?

The female tyrannosaurus, who was about to forage for food and take a rest, seemed to sense something and sneezed heavily.

The author has something to say: Just like what Spielberg said, the Tyrannosaurus Rex is the biggest hero in the whole movie. Before the end of "Jurassic Park", he also has to give the Tyrannosaurus a beautiful shot, paying tribute to the former overlord ah.

Let’s have a good time in the last few chapters of this volume, the Tyrannosaurus is really loving, the big boss, I really feel embarrassed to change the copy if you don’t flirt, let’s have a good time (cough, there is no danger) no It will disappoint everyone, it’s not just the paparazzi who are guarding the mansion~