438 large crocodiles
The audience was excited.
Liu Wei returned to the meadow under the big tree to comfort the audience, persuading them to rest first, and if Maniga's judgment was correct, there would be time to observe the rumored man-eating crocodile during the day tomorrow.
After turning off the live broadcast, Liu Wei couldn't sleep for a while, the firewood burning in front of his heels hit his face, his hands rested on the back of his neck, and he fell into thought.
The question he pondered was Maniga's judgment of the Gulf crocodile's habits, which was somewhat contrary to his knowledge.
The only theory that can support Maniga's judgment is that the bay crocodile, like many large predators, is territorial.
It does not allow other competitors to enter its range, except during mating when multiple males fight in search of females.
Adult male bay crocodiles also have a careful chance to observe and prepare a nest to find the nearest route to the female during mating.
Although the hunters have disturbed the life of this bay crocodile, due to the comfort of life here, the bay crocodile will not leave easily, not to mention the victory in the previous battle with humans.
That's why Maniga decided that the man-eating crocodile that was hooked tonight would not leave, and when it was hungry again, it would greedily bite the food on the trap.
Liu Wei recalled that during his afternoon observations, there were no large ungulate activities around the lake, which means that the main food of this bay crocodile is fish and crabs in the water and small animals that move in the water for a long time, and it is necessary to eat every day to maintain the calories and fat required by its body.
Coupled with the fact that the bay crocodile has a very strong digestion ability, maybe before it starts tomorrow, it will feel hungry again, so the bait on the trap will be the food it catches with its instinctive reaction.
Liu Wei thought for a moment, as if looking for a scientific basis for the hunters' judgment.
He smiled slightly, closed his eyes and fell asleep very contentedly.
The next day, he was woken up by the harsh sun, and after waking up, Maniga gave Liu Wei a little dry food.
Judging from their spirits, Liu Wei should have been up for a long time.
As he ate, he asked, "Did you go see the trap?"
Maniga shook his head while eating the dry food and said, "Wait, the strength of the man-eating crocodile is very strong, if you take the bait, it will struggle violently, we will go later, we will be more sure to control it!"
Liu Wei nodded, agreeing with Manican's point of view, let the bay crocodile consume its own physical strength first, although its endurance is very good, but it also has a certain buffering effect on the hunters' capture.
After eating, after the TV cameraman and the villagers came over, Liu Wei started the live broadcast.
The black young man pushing the wooden cart was excited, and he felt that he would do a big thing today and push the man-eating crocodile back to the village.
At noon, when the sun is at its brightest, and the crocodile is at its most lazy of the day, and at this time, it should find a comfortable place to bask in the sun.
Maniga donned a crocodile skin shoulder that had been plucked from a man-eating crocodile ten years ago to symbolize the tribe's strongest hunter and cheer himself up.
For him, according to the dialogue between the wizard and the gods, today was destined to be a beautiful day for him.
More villagers came than had joined the festival that day, and followed the hunters all the way to the lake.
In the fifth trap, next to a large tree, the crocodile that had been causing panic among the Manobo people was found.
"Oh oh oh oh~"
"Caught it, caught it!"
“......”
The villagers who arrived were the first to get excited, babbling and dancing.
Liu Wei focused on the lassoed bay crocodile, revealing only one-third of its body, and he estimated: "Brothers, from my intuitive point of view, the head of this bay crocodile is nearly one meter, and if the entire torso is five times the size of the head according to our previous formula, then its body length can reach at least six meters."
It's not fully exposed, but its exposed back is very broad, more than twice the width of my waist, and this bay crocodile is so strong!"
"Big guy!"
"Prehistoric trolls are back in the world, trumpet!"
"Boy, who would dare to go up and tie it up?"
"Who else but Ah Wei?"
"I guess the hunters are scared of three points!"
While the audience in the live broadcast room was shocked, the discussion of the villagers at the scene rose again, just cheering for being able to capture this man-eating crocodile, and at this time they were worried about how to drag it up?
Because the Philippine government has made it clear that it can only be caught and not killed!
If only it could be killed, it would be easy.
Maniga is an experienced hunter who will use many methods to kill this crocodile.
The concerns of the audience are also the concerns of Maniga and the hunters.
Maniga turned back to the crowd behind him and said, "Don't come up yet!"
The crowd and the crocodiles kept a safe distance of twenty or thirty meters.
"Brothers, let's go up and see this big guy up close!"
Liu Wei walked forward with the live broadcast room, Maniga turned around and nodded at Liu Wei, reminded him to pay attention to safety, and did not persuade him to leave.
Maniga walked up slowly.
The crocodile's protruding eyes squinted at the two strangers who were approaching it.
Liu Wei: "Brothers, its eyes don't look friendly at all, I think its emotions are more extreme at this time, very angry, and it is very likely to eat people who are close to it!"
On the screen in the live broadcast room, the crocodile has its mouth closed, but the two rows of teeth on the side of the mouth are inlaid like screws, and the surface of the teeth is covered with tooth yellow.
The skin on the back of its head is dark brown, like a piece of concrete that has not been smoothed, and the carving patterns are very obvious.
On the surface, it looks calm, but the sense of threat is very strong.
Maniga slowed down and leaned forward, fearing that the man-eating crocodile would get angry and struggle to get out of the trap, and the people around him would suffer.
He felt a strong pressure in his heart.
Walking to the tree, Maniga and Liu Wei looked directly at the bay crocodile that was lying out of the water and had a wire rope in the roof of the mouth.
Maniga took a slight step forward.
The bay crocodile in the water suddenly swayed its body, splashing everywhere, and Liu Wei's face was also stained with muddy water.
"Damn, did you see that?"
"I see it, I see the tail!"
"Good Gil!"
"This crocodile Nima has lived for hundreds of years!"
"What now?"
The audience in the live broadcast room became excited.
Maniga turned around and beckoned to the hunter team, he needed to seek the help of the team, he couldn't catch this man-eating crocodile on his own, the swing of the man-eating crocodile just now had proved that the trap was very strong, the crocodile was basically difficult to please, and now the thing to do was to stabilize the mood of the man-eating alligator.
Maniga also knows that it is almost impossible to be hard.
The hunter in the back handed over a shabby garment, and Maniga wanted to cover its eyes with the garment to make it feel frightened and keep its composure.
Maniga moistened his throat, and Liu Wei could tell from his expression at this time that he was very nervous.
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