Wildlife: Heidi Chronicles: Episode #9064 - ish, 1 by DreamOfSpring

DreamOfSpring wrote:
Here's another look at Heidi and that yearling who always 'shares' the watermelon. The yearling manages to break some chunks of melon off the side to eat them. Sometimes the yearling will grab the side of the melon and try to pull it out from under Heidi - while Heidi is eating. Sometimes you'll see the melon start to slide ever so slightly toward the yearling who is tugging on it - and Heidi's face will just continue to move with the melon, ignoring the kid. When Heidi shifts back to her cat/dog food, the yearling will move in and start eating the melon. Then when Heidi returns to her melon the yearling doesn't want to move over and give it up. Heidi will move her body up beside the youngster head turned slightly away apparently to protect herself in case the youngster gives fight. Then she will just use her body to shove the youngster aside and take her place at the melon. Since Heidi is bigger and heavier than the kid, it's not difficult for her to shove the youngster out of the way without a fight. Often the youngster will snap 'at' her (but without getting close enough to really bite her) just to show her angst at having to give up the sweet, juicy melon.

A few times back when Heidi was eating over by the pool, the youngster stood in the pool with her hands on the edge of the pool and then stretched w-a-a-y-y over to the melon to scoop up and grab a chunk while Heidi was eating cat food. Heidi would fuss at her and the youngster would quickly retire to the pool to eat her catch. A few minutes later she would sneak up to the edge of the pool once more and bide her time until she saw another opportunity to grab some melon. When I put 'whole' or nearly whole melon halves out there, the yearling would pull out amazingly large chunks, the size of a large apple or larger.