Post by Takhi on Jan 24, 2008 8:13:15 GMT -5
Hunting
The howl of Wayk signaled the pack's return. The pups, all but Takhi, perked their ears and howled back to them, leaping and prancing, excited for their juicy red meal. Here they came, the two alphas, prancing majestically. Their fur shimmered in the sun and their teeth glistened with the hue of red as they carried huge mouthfuls of flesh. Behind them came the rest of the pack also carrying flesh of their kill. The great hunters had returned. The two pups looked over, excited, and raced toward their parents.
Madge, Wayk, and the others dropped the meat into a pile.
"Eat up, you guys," Wayk said. Pollen and the pups advanced on their meal. They began to chew through it, tasting so sweet to their tongue. The others of the pack did not join in the feast. Their muzzles were soaked in blood, an obvious sign that they fed well when the prey was brought down.
The flesh Pollen and the pups fed on was definitely deer, telling form the delicious flavor. Takhi couldn't eat. Every time she would try to approach, both of her siblings chased her away, biting and snapping. Takhi slinked away from the rest. Her parents failed to notice their exiled pup, as they were preoccupied with conversation and grooming.
Takhi was thin already. She hadn't eaten a descent meal in days because of the aggression she was met with every time she tried to feed. She was starving and her brother and sister didn't care one bit. She would soon die if she got nothing in her stomach soon. She had to hunt, but the pup had never learned. She never even witnessed her parent’s hunt. If she would survive the ordeal, she had no choice. It was time to hunt.
First she sniffed the air. Hopefully she would scent a piece of prey. The smell of the meat form the deer was all that filled her nose. It blocked all the other scents around her. She moved herself away from the den site and padded into the woods around them. She finally caught the scent of something. She heard rustling in the grass a few fox lengths away.
The creature padded out, nibbling on a strand of green grass. Its long ears were raised high, both moving constantly to detect any sound. The real task was to prevent the animal from smelling her. Its long an powerful legs were tucked tightly under its body, ready to spring with a burst of energy, to help the animal leap off its paws and sprint away form its pursuer. Takhi instinctively crouched low to the ground, her belly barely touching the ground beneath her.
The rabbit continued to swivel its ears and swerve its head to keep watch. Takhi stepped softly and quietly, careful not to snap a twig or shift a rock or stone. The rabbit remained where it was, still feeding quietly. Takhi made sure her body was hidden as she slid behind a thorn bush. From her posture she seemed more cat than wolf. Cats, indeed, were far better lone hunters than a wolf, or a pup for that matter. She stopped, lying two wolf lengths away from her prey.
She positioned her hind legs straight under her belly, which will accelerate her speed. She dug her claws into the ground, ready to advance on the oblivious mammal. As its head turned away from her, Takhi sprang. The rabbit took a glance back to see the blackness hurtling toward it. The rabbit took off.
The howl of Wayk signaled the pack's return. The pups, all but Takhi, perked their ears and howled back to them, leaping and prancing, excited for their juicy red meal. Here they came, the two alphas, prancing majestically. Their fur shimmered in the sun and their teeth glistened with the hue of red as they carried huge mouthfuls of flesh. Behind them came the rest of the pack also carrying flesh of their kill. The great hunters had returned. The two pups looked over, excited, and raced toward their parents.
Madge, Wayk, and the others dropped the meat into a pile.
"Eat up, you guys," Wayk said. Pollen and the pups advanced on their meal. They began to chew through it, tasting so sweet to their tongue. The others of the pack did not join in the feast. Their muzzles were soaked in blood, an obvious sign that they fed well when the prey was brought down.
The flesh Pollen and the pups fed on was definitely deer, telling form the delicious flavor. Takhi couldn't eat. Every time she would try to approach, both of her siblings chased her away, biting and snapping. Takhi slinked away from the rest. Her parents failed to notice their exiled pup, as they were preoccupied with conversation and grooming.
Takhi was thin already. She hadn't eaten a descent meal in days because of the aggression she was met with every time she tried to feed. She was starving and her brother and sister didn't care one bit. She would soon die if she got nothing in her stomach soon. She had to hunt, but the pup had never learned. She never even witnessed her parent’s hunt. If she would survive the ordeal, she had no choice. It was time to hunt.
First she sniffed the air. Hopefully she would scent a piece of prey. The smell of the meat form the deer was all that filled her nose. It blocked all the other scents around her. She moved herself away from the den site and padded into the woods around them. She finally caught the scent of something. She heard rustling in the grass a few fox lengths away.
The creature padded out, nibbling on a strand of green grass. Its long ears were raised high, both moving constantly to detect any sound. The real task was to prevent the animal from smelling her. Its long an powerful legs were tucked tightly under its body, ready to spring with a burst of energy, to help the animal leap off its paws and sprint away form its pursuer. Takhi instinctively crouched low to the ground, her belly barely touching the ground beneath her.
The rabbit continued to swivel its ears and swerve its head to keep watch. Takhi stepped softly and quietly, careful not to snap a twig or shift a rock or stone. The rabbit remained where it was, still feeding quietly. Takhi made sure her body was hidden as she slid behind a thorn bush. From her posture she seemed more cat than wolf. Cats, indeed, were far better lone hunters than a wolf, or a pup for that matter. She stopped, lying two wolf lengths away from her prey.
She positioned her hind legs straight under her belly, which will accelerate her speed. She dug her claws into the ground, ready to advance on the oblivious mammal. As its head turned away from her, Takhi sprang. The rabbit took a glance back to see the blackness hurtling toward it. The rabbit took off.
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