A beetle hums around your ears. How annoying!

A bird swoops overhead.

A colourful grasshopper is jumping around you! Got it!
You got 1 x Coffee Locust [1]!

A flamingo flies away, disturbed by you.
You got 1 x Flamingo Feather!

A fluttering blue dragonfly keeps sitting on your ear. Maybe it wants to visit a fluffy pride?
You got 1 x Blue Skimmer [1]!

A funny looking bird flies away from a disturbed patch of dirt. Maybe it was a nest? Ah, no, but it left a feather.
You got 1 x Nightjar Feather!

A giant Grey Crane feather falls from the sky as you hear flapping of wings above you!
You got 1 x Grey Crowned Crane Feather!

A large, bloodsucking fly circles you. You bat at it.

A large, dry stick brushes against your nose. You notice an insect on it! What a cool looking fella!
You got 1 x Giant Stick Insect [1]!

A light wind blows through the area, ruffling your mane.

A lonely vulturine guinea fowl is running away from you squawking like crazy! Some feathers fly around and you manage to snatch one!
You got 1 x Vulturine Guineafowl Feather!

A majestic bird swoops over your head heading somewhere behind the horizon. A big swirling feather drops on your nose.
You got 1 x Vulture Feather!

A passing Glossy Ibis drops something to remember it by.
You got 1 x Glossy Ibis Feather!

A sudden squeak emerges from between your paws as a Shining Drongo flies into the air. What a lovely tail you stepped on! You have a feather under your paw to remember it by.
You got 1 x Shining Drongo Feather!

A very filthy stinky warthog charges at you!
Action	Result	Reward
Run Away!	You run the hell away from this stinky pig and take your paws with you!	N/A
Smash!	Doesn't matter how much it stinks, still food!	-1 to -2 Karma +1 Warthog Carcass
Panic!	You panic and start roaring at the horrible stench. The pig, suddenly startled, turns on its heels and runs away!	+1% Impression +1 to 2 Karma

After catching a quick snack, you decide to bring something back home.
You got 1 x Hyrax Skull!

And lion walks five hundred miles and lion walks five hundred more..

Channeling your inner cub, you spot a wiggly worm in the ground and play with it for a while.

Explore explore explore explore explore explore explore explore.

Exploring is fun, you should explore some more while exploring.

It smells like three day old poop around here.

It sounds like there's a stampede in the distance. Better watch your step.

It's too quiet for comfort.

Just for fun, you dig and you dig around in the dirt. Oh! You're not quite sure what this shiny thing is for, but you take it anyway.
You got 1 x Random Gem!
NOTE: You can receive any item that starts with Gem: from this encounter. This encounter does not drop Natural Glass.

Kingfisher darts in front of you, dropping a feather! How lucky of you.
You got 1 x Kingfisher Feather!

Left, right, left, right - oops! Forgot to move hind legs!

Loud buzzing catches your attention. This Carpenter Bee won't leave you alone!
You got 1 x Carpenter Bee [1]!

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you!

Oh! That huge black raven has given you a fright. Looks like it's following you now!
You got 1 x Common Raven [1]!

Oh look.. A lone cub. I bet you could really hurt someone's pride here...
Action	Result	Reward
Kill Cub?	Initiates a battle with a Lioness.	-5 Karma Acts as a regular battle, so you can gain SB, Experience, and Impression if battle is won.
Ignore	You ignore the cub and continue exploring.	N/A
Frolic	You approach the cub playfully and chase jumping locust together. Suddenly, his aunt appears, touched by your good nature. She seems smitten with you!	+3 to 4 Karma

Oh no! Looks like some poachers are catching rare birds! There's a cage covered with a cloth, but you hear gentle rustling inside.
Action	Result	Reward
Gnaw open	You try to crack the cage open, but the metal is too strong and it would take too long. You run away before any humans notice you.	N/A
	You use your teeth to free the bird! You both flee together and the fluffy new friend just won't leave you alone!	+1 random item from the Poacher Cage Drops list

Ouch, buzz, ouch, ouch, ouch, buzz, ouch, ouch, buzz.

The faintest tinge of your favorite smell passes your nose. A lioness in heat... But she must be so far away!

This starling and its friends seem to like you very much, one seems to want to stay by your side!
You got 1 x Purple Starling!

Those pesky flies follow you around. Must be that dried blood on your face after last meal.

What a lovely sacred ibis. You watch it pass by and snatch a dropped feather.
You got 1 x Sacred Ibis Feather!

What an odd lion! It looks like an offspring of a Leopon and a lion with Dwarfism. It seems to be pouncing at lizards between the rocks. When the lion spots you, he puffs up and tries to climb out in a rush. When he's gone, you notice he kicked up some cool-looking rocks.
You got 1 x Random Gem!
NOTE: You can receive any item that starts with Gem: from this encounter. This encounter does not drop Natural Glass.

What's that?! Smells funny, a bit like a human. You come closer and snatch the interesting toy.
You got 1 x Broken Camera!

While exploring, you explored.

While taking a refreshing drink, you have found some foliage that could camouflage your den better. You take some large leaves with you.
You got 1 x Large Leaves!

Whoah! You noticed this guy on a nearby branch just in time! What a cool buddy!
You got 1 x Stag Beetle [1]!

Would you look at that! This Maghreb Magpie seems to be hoarding shiny stones! Maybe it wants to share?
Action	Result	Reward
Snatch	Aha! You managed to steal one shiny rock.	+1 random Shiny [Colour] Rock
	Ouch! The bird noticed and pecked your paw! No luck this time, pal.	N/A

Would you look at this! Some shrikes left a meal here in these spiky thorns!
Action	Result	Reward
Check it out!	After some careful sniffing around, you find nothing. It's too spiky to get that food scrap, so you leave.	N/A
	You lean closer, and… Boom! Some shrikes fly straight into your snout! They decide to follow you after.	+1 Shrikes
	You lean closer as you hear chirping. Shrikes sit on your head!	+1 Shrikes in Thorns
	You sniff around and find a Shrike Feather!	+1 Shrike Feather

You crouch to mark your territory.

You explore, accidently stumbling over your paws. Luckily, you didn't fall over completely.

You explore but find absolutely freaking nothing.

You explore, but find nothing.

You feel an itch behind your ear. Ungh!

You find a lone lioness.
Action	Result	Reward
Claim her?	Initiates the Claiming a Lioness page.	Check out our Claiming guide!
Fight Her?	Initiates a battle with a Lioness.	-5 Karma Acts as a regular battle, so you can gain SB, Experience, and Impression if battle is won.
Approach Her?	Leads you to another encounter with the option to take the NCL quest. Click here.	N/A

This lioness is sluggish, and appears to be unfazed by your presence. You slow down and quietly approach the lady, stopping from time to time to look at her from a distance to show you mean no harm. She allows you to come closer, and once you do, you can see she's very old and hard of seeing. "Thank you for not attacking me. I am just looking for a place to spend my last days," she murmurs. "Perhaps I will give a good word to the Quest Snake, and he will set you off on a small journey."
Action	Result	Reward
Thank you. I am interested in the quest!	Activates the NCL quest on your account.	N/A

You find an abandoned nest that fell from a tree. There's a whole egg inside, but it's cracked.
You got 1 x Cracked Egg!

You have found quite a large but movable boulder! You decide to roll it back to your den before departing to explore some more.
You got 1 x Large Rock!

You have found some colourful, interesting stones hanging from a branch. Maybe somebody dropped them..?
You got 1 x Rainbow Stones!

You let out a yelp suddenly. Oh.. You stepped on a thorn. Derp!

You notice a graceful but creepy looking shoebill! It dropped a feather!
You got 1 x Shoebill Feather!

You notice a pretty leopardess licking her paw gracefully.
Action	Result	Reward
Attack!	Initiates a battle with a Leopard.	Acts as a regular battle, so you can gain SB, Experience, and Impression if battle is won.
Approach	You approach the lady, nudging her gently with your nose and inform her that these lands belong to you. She gets up and brushes her tail against your muzzle as she walks away. You watch her tail sway until it's gone. Huh? Oh yeah, exploring.	+1% Impression +1 to 2 Karma
Flirt	You flirt with the female, spending some long hours talking about amorous stuff and brushing your body against hers. Apedemak knows only what you two were doing later.	+5 to 6 Karma
Growl	You growl at the intruder, watching the puny leopard jump up and roar back at you. It's no time for playing games, so you simply rush towards her - causing her to run away, not risking a fight, perhaps because she looked pregnant.	-5 to -6 Karma

You notice a scat left by another lion! The impudence!
Action	Result	Reward
Destroy!	You smash around... The poop is gone! Or... Is it all over you?	N/A
Eat!	OM NOM NOM NUTRIENTS.	N/A
Get Rid!	You squat and poo all over it. That should do the trick!	N/A

You notice green parrots chasing one another. From all this commotion, you gain a lovely feather to gnaw on.
You got 1 x Senegal Feather!

You notice the remains of a buzzard. You grab what you can for your cubs to play with.
You got 1 x Archer's Buzzard Feather!

You really need to pee, so you pause to do your business.

You rustle around in the undergrowth and find that some of the flooring is coming loose. What the..?
You got 1 x Underbrush!

You scare away a caracal eating a meal and grab what's left.
You got 1 x Jacana Leg!

You scare off an ostrich, trying to bite its fluffy butt, but all you got was this lousy feather.
You got 1 x Ostrich Feather!

You see a mountain of elephant dung.
Action	Result	Reward
Dig!	After a moment of joyful poop digging, you find a hidden treasure!	+1 random item from the Elephant Dung Drops list
Sniff!	You sniff around the poop and find some lovely beetles trying to roll some dung.	+10 Silver Beetles
Turn Around!	Initiates a battle with a Bull Elephant.	Acts as a regular battle, so you can gain SB, Experience, and Impression if battle is won.

You spot a big scary spider! It's holding a silken net, ready to throw it at prey. What a unique trait for Ogre-Faced Spiders.
Action	Result	Reward
Huff!	You blow air at the spider. It falls down towards the bush, and you lose track of it. Aww.	N/A
	You blow air at the spider. It moves nervously and runs away, scaring another spider towards you in the process!	+1 Darwin's Bark Spider
	You blow air at the spider. It moves nervously and throws its net at you! You let it crawl over you to check things out and, to your surprise, the spider decides to make its new home between your fur!	+1 Ogre-Faced Spider

You spot a Giant Pouched Rat. It bites your tail and won't let you go.
You got 1 x Giant Pouched Rat!

You stumble upon a tiny cub that looks a bit like a lion, but also a leopard. It notices you and runs towards you very excitedly!
Action	Result	Reward
Frolic	You roll on your back and play with the cub! Hey it just met you and this is crazy, but you're having fun and it feels like your baby! You hold onto that feeling as it's time to depart.	+5 to 6 Karma +1 Lipard Cub (Very Low Chance)
Kill!	A cub from outside your pride on YOUR path?! You quickly smack the annoying creature until it stops moving. Its mom will be furious.	-6 to -7 Karma +1 Pissed Off Leopard (Very Low Chance)

Your paws are tired.

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