The lion hunter had the courage to provoke the African buffalo. He was fat and could not run fast, but he knew the habits of African buffaloes.
The cow did not chase after them for revenge. After running a few steps and seeing that she could not catch up with the group, she stopped and returned to the herd dejectedly.
This was the habit of African buffaloes. They did not want to stray too far from the herd. They were animals that valued their herd and lacked a sense of security in the outside world.
Therefore, African buffaloes were the largest and most numerous wild animals on the continent. As long as they lived in herds, even ferocious lions would not dare to provoke them.
Once African buffaloes lived alone, they were not far from death. Hyenas, lions, leopards, crocodiles — all carnivores would target them first.
In addition, African buffaloes were irritable. Lacking a sense of security, they were aggressive and would attack any creature that came close to them or even appeared in their field of vision.
It was also for this reason that they easily became the enemy of all creatures and accelerated their death.
After leaving the buffalo herd, Li Du inevitably complained, "Man, aren't you looking for trouble? Fortunately, we ran fast, or it would have been too dangerous for the buffalo to catch up. "
They did not bring Sophie on this trip. She had no interest in hunting and was too lazy to follow them to suffer, so she stayed in the camp.
If Sophie had gone with them, she would probably have been caught by the female buffalo.
The lion hunter laughed and said, "I'm not looking for trouble, Li. Just wait and see. I'll take you to hunt lions tonight. Of course, it could also be leopards. Anyway, we'll have a big harvest tonight."
Li Du reacted quickly and immediately understood what he meant. "You're using the calf's carcass to attract beasts?"
The lion hunter winked at him and said, "You guessed right."
The puddles provided water for the surrounding animals, and there were many of them.
Led by Abdo, they entered a small mountainous area. Dozens of small mounds appeared in front of them, covered with weeds, shrubs, and small trees. Some wild birds were chirping.
Abdo waved his hand, pointed to a mound in front of them, and said something vaguely.
He spoke in Zulu, and Li Du did not understand, so he looked at the lion hunter.
The lion hunter perked up and said, "Cape porcupine!"
The Cape Porcupine, also known as the South African Porcupine, was the largest rodent in South Africa and the largest porcupine in the world.
Li Du perked up as well. He had never seen a porcupine before, but he had heard of them. This thing was covered with long spikes and looked very strange.
Following Apodu's instructions, Li Du looked carefully but did not see anything.
The lion hunter laughed. "You didn't find it, did you? Haha, only the best Zulu hunters can find the prey. "
Li Du was not convinced and released the little bug. Soon, he found the porcupine in the middle of the hill.
It wasn't his fault for his poor eyesight. The porcupine was very good at camouflage. It was lying in a pile of tall weeds, using its front paw to press down on something that looked like a potato and was chewing on it.
The porcupine they encountered was about seventy to eighty centimeters long. The front half of its body was dark brown, and the back half was black. There were thick, straight thorns on its back, buttocks, and tail. These thorns were a mix of black and white. When they stood up, they looked like weeds. It was difficult to see them from a distance.
The porcupine was also known as a porcupine. As the name suggested, it was a pig covered with thorns. But when Li Du looked closely, he found that it did not look like a pig at all.
Not to mention that it was covered from back to tail with a cluster of arrow-like thorns that pigs did not have. In terms of appearance, the porcupine had a fat body, sharp teeth, and a mouse-like face. When it gnawed, it used its front teeth, just like a mouse.
After seeing the porcupine, Li Du was about to retrieve the little bug, but when the little bug flew to the side of the hill, he found two people lying in the weeds!
The two men were covered in weeds, dark skin, and thin. One was holding a bow and arrow, and the other was carrying a javelin, staring at the porcupine.
Obviously, they were native hunters of the African grasslands, and their target was the porcupine.
Seeing this, Li Du smiled and said to the lion hunter, "The good Zulu hunters are great, but my vision is good too. I saw the porcupine, and I saw two hunters."
His words stunned the lion hunter, who said, "Two hunters?"
Li Du deliberately showed a surprised expression and asked, "You didn't notice?"
He pointed to the place where the two men were hiding. "Look carefully, it's there. They are targeting the porcupine."
The lion hunter said suspiciously, "Really? Man, you're not kidding, are you? "
Abdo said, "Hadza."
Li Du asked, "Hadza? What do you mean? "
The lion hunter said, "He confirmed what you said. There are indeed people there, hunters of the Hadza tribe."
Li Du suddenly understood. He had been learning about South Africa and had seen some information about the Hadza tribe.
The tribe was a pure primitive hunting tribe. They did not farm, did not trade, and hunted on the grasslands for generations.
They were African Gypsies, but their migration route was to follow animals. The Hadza tribe originally belonged to Tanzania and Mozambique, but because Mozambique bordered South Africa, some of them came to South Africa.
Like other migratory peoples in the world, the Hadza were low-key and tolerant, so although they were invaders, the South Africans did not expel them.
However, they were, after all, outsiders, and most South Africans still disliked them, because their presence was tantamount to competing with the locals for resources.
Knowing that the Hadza were preparing to ambush the porcupine, the lion hunter snorted, raised his gun to the sky, and pulled the trigger. Bang!
The loud gunshot startled the wild birds and startled the porcupines.
The porcupine dropped the fruit under its paws and hurried into the weeds.
As soon as the gunshot rang out, the Hadza hunters knew they could not ambush the porcupine, so they quickly launched an attack.
A javelin was shot out, right in the path of the porcupine's escape.
In this way, the porcupine was startled. It froze for a moment, then turned around and ran.
Just when it was stunned, another hunter drew his bow and released an arrow. The arrow hit the back of the porcupine with a swoosh.
It was a joint attack. The purpose of the javelin was not to kill the porcupine, but to scare it and buy time for the archer.
However, the bows used by the Hadza hunters were homemade and were not very lethal. The porcupine did not fall to the ground and die after being shot. Instead, it dragged the arrow and continued to run.
The hill was steep, and in a panic, the porcupine missed a step and rolled down. Its fat body was just right for it to roll down the hillside.
After rolling down, it was not dead. It got up and ran in the direction of Li Du and the others.
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