chapter 2 breeding season
Today the lion guard saw the crocodiles were up to something they were digging.
"Why are you digging?" Fuli asked.
"It's breeding season for us crocodiles, it's the time of year we lay our eggs." Makuu said.
"I'm very excited this season I'm going to lay my first clutch of eggs." Kwashi said.
"Then it must be a busy time for you guys." Ono said.
"It is." Makuu said. "At this time of year we are more territorial because we are trying to protect our nests." Makuu said.
"Understood we'll make sure you are undisturbed." Kion said.
Kion made it back to his dad of the situation.
"I'm glad you are going to make sure the crocodiles are undisturbed when they are breeding last thing we need is a bunch of angry crocodiles." Simba said.
Now whenever they passed the crocodiles' watering hole they saw the crocs guarding their nest.
Makuu even watched his own nest for his mate when she left to get a drink. When a Nile monitor got close Makuu or Kwashi came up and scared it off.
Today they saw something different Kwashi was digging up the nest. They went to investigate. They heard little chirping sounds. They saw baby crocodiles crawling in the nest.
"Look at all of them." Kion said.
Then they saw Kwashi grab on the eggs and roll it around in her mouth. Then the baby croc broke out. Makuu was watching and remembered when he was a baby crocodile. Kwashi placed the baby croc back in the nest. "Stay right there little lady." she said.
There were 26 babies.
"There are so many." Bunga said.
One the babies began wander off. Makuu grabbed him with his mouth and put him back in the nest. "Stay right there." he said.
One of the babies bit Kion's tail. "OUCH!" Kion said.
"Sorry about that, Kion nipping is a baby crocs way of saying hello." Kwashi said.
"That's okay they're just babies." Kion said.
One of the baby crocs started snapping a flying insect. "Hadiya be careful." Kwashi said.
"So baby crocs like to eat bugs?" Fuli asked.
"Yes, that is what crocodiles eat when they are small. Soon little fish on their menu." Makuu said.
"I see." Fuli said.
The baby crocs sure were cute. "They are now part of the circle of life." Kion said.
"They sure are." Kwashi said.
To be continued.