Chapter 1255 - The Baby Eagles’ First War (1) (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Muir left the nest very early to hunt for food for the children.
Animals rarely moved in and out of the rock forest. Even flying animals rarely passed by. This meant that Muir had to fly a distance in order to hunt for prey, despite only needing very little of it.
The baby eagles hid in the boulder gap and pecked at their feathers. At the thought of their gentle Mommy, they ignored their Daddy’s warnings and squirmed out of the gap one by one, running back to where the shelter was built.
They’d grown three sizes bigger compared to when they were just born. They now had majestic coats of feathers, and their claws and beaks were now harder and stronger.
The awkward thing was that because they were currently molting, their feathers were a messy mix of yellow and black, and their beaks had spots on them. Even sparrows looked better than them.
“Screech screech screech~”
They paced up and down and looked around, seemingly confused that their shelter was nowhere to be found.
Clank clank clank—
With their firm beaks, they pecked at the stones that used to be upright on the ground and now lay haphazardly in a heap on the side.
“Gah gah gah~”
A large black bird flew by. Upon seeing the two eaglets on the stone cliff, it immediately looked around warily.
This was a necrophagous eagle. It was relatively smaller in size compared to other eagles. An adult necrophagous eagle would only be as large as a month-old eaglet. It couldn’t fly fast either, which made it difficult to hunt for prey. As such, it relied on carrion for food.
They ate food in the woods that hadn’t been finished by predators. They were somewhat like the janitors of the woods, except that they stole most of their food.
Hunting was no easy feat, and most animals would eat any large prey over several meals. As a result, necrophagous eagles were despised.
They only ate carrion because they weren’t able to hunt, and definitely preferred fresh food if it was available. Defenseless children were their best choice.