This is the horse-drawn savannah of Africa, and it is playing out a spectacular drama of nature - the Great Migration. Like a flowing river of life, more than a million wildebeest are wading through mountains and rivers across the Mara River. In this vast grassland, lions are lying quietly, their eyes staring at the migrating wildebeest. Such a large-scale dynamic naturally attracts the attention of lions, whose prey is parading before their eyes.
The eyes of a lioness are particularly sharp, and its eyes are full of lust for prey and hunger for food. The heavy body of the wildebeest is so alluring in its eyes. It secretly prepared its hunt, using the dense grass as cover to quietly approach the wildebeest. But the approaching mating season changed everything, and its mate was more concerned with staying by its side, and its appearance exposed its location, so that the wildebeest quickly realized its intentions and withdrew. The lioness watched the wildebeest herd disappear, as if watching a good meal slip away from her, and she was extremely frustrated and left the place.
At this moment, a young hippopotamus was not afraid of the power of the lion and hovered carelessly next to the lion. The ignorance of this hippopotamus gave the lion a glimmer of life, and its appearance seemed to be a good meal for the lion. The lion looked at the hippopotamus, and the appetite and killing intent in his heart gradually rose. However, the lion does not act rashly, it knows that the hippopotamus' temper is not easy to mess with, so it approaches cautiously.
At this time, the little hippopotamus was unguarded and did not even realize that he was in danger. However, when it feels dangerous, the choice it makes is given directly to the lion for the opportunity. The little hippopotamus turned and fled, apparently not seeing the world. The clever lion seized the opportunity and did not hesitate to pounce on the little hippopotamus, using its great physical strength and sharp claws to press it to the ground.
The baby hippopotamus struggled as hard as it could, but could not escape the lion's control anyway. Looking at its helpless struggle, the corners of the lion's mouth were already smeared with blood, as if enjoying this feast. Due to the movement of the little hippos, other male lions in the feast also joined the feast. A small hippopotamus is enough to feed members of the lion pack for days. The little hippopotamus has been bitten out of a large hole in its abdomen, but it is still struggling with its last strength, but to no avail.
Behind the tragic scene, there is a grieving mother. We don't know how distressed Mother Hippo would be when she saw this scene, but we guess that if Mother Hippo had been by her side, this tragic situation might not have happened.
Looking back at this tragedy, we see the cruelty of nature, but also the tenacity of life. Although the baby hippopotamus dies, its vitality still burns in the carnival of the lions. It shows the cruelty of nature with life, and also gives us a deeper understanding of the power of life.
In general, the natural environment of Mara in Africa is like a huge stage, where life and death are played out every day. This is the cruelty of survival, this is the prosperity of life, this is the reality we must face. We should respect every life, because every life is fighting for survival and every life is paying the price for survival. This is life, this is nature, this is African Mara.