Scarlett didn't hide the idea of her arrival, and naturally she didn't let go of her footsteps like a thief, but walked generously.

Dast and Renison heard the footsteps coming from behind them, turned their heads to look, and found that it was Scarlett, only to see Dast greet with a smile: "Haha, the boss lady is here, I said how can there be only the boss and the little princess, it was still strange, but I didn't expect that before I asked, the boss lady came over by herself." ”

Renison said with an envious expression: "Seeing that the boss family is so happy, I want to find a girlfriend right away." ”

"Then hurry up and find it, now you are single on the island. Scarlett said with a smile.

She didn't show any unusual signs for Dast to call her boss lady, she had also corrected it before, but unfortunately Dast asked Ye Luo, and got his tacit approval, every time she saw her, she would call her that, probably because she had heard too much, and now she heard that she was called the boss lady and was able to accept it calmly.

Scarlett glanced at the father and daughter who were feeding the baby beluga whale, and when she retracted her gaze, she asked Dusty beside her, "By the way, how long have you been here?"

"It's not long since I arrived. ”

Dast spread his hands and said, "We haven't had anything to do lately, but we just met the boss and the little princess who came to feed the little white whale, so we came with us." ”

"Actually, we have been feeding the beluga whales recently, and under normal circumstances, they should be fed once in the morning and once in the evening. ”

Renison said helplessly: "It's just past noon, we have hardly fed at this time, this is also what the boss explained, feed twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, at this time, because of the relationship between the little princess, the boss lady, you yourself have seen what the boss is doing, isn't he afraid to develop the habit of feeding the little white whale three times a day?"

Before Scarlett could speak, Daxter on the side hurriedly dismantled the stage and said: "Twice a day, that was before the boss was worried that the little white whale was still small, and it was difficult to digest if he ate too much, and now you have seen it yourself, the size of the two little white whales has been several times larger than the original time, although the boss didn't say to increase the number of feedings, we can't feed them twice a day like before, otherwise they will be hungry, and you see how the boss will clean you up!"

It is estimated that no one knows better than him the position of the two little white whales in the boss's heart, except for the little princess Alice, who is undoubtedly the first, the second is the little white whale, and the third is the boss lady.

In fact, everyone on the island already loves the little beluga whale at the first sight.

This is especially true of the children in several families, who follow them every day when they are feeding, and even rush to feed them.

In addition, the two little beluga whales are so smart, as if they can understand words, not only clever, but also very cute.

Even as adults, they like it, let alone a few children.

"Man, be a man with a conscience! We feed them together every day, and which eye of yours has seen me hungry for them? When have you not fed them to your heart's content?"

Hearing Dust's words, Renison exclaimed: "Even sometimes I am worried that they are not full, and you know about the fact that the boss opened a small stove for them, and now they are talking nonsense with their eyes open, and they have wronged me." ”

"Haha, don't be angry, I'm kidding. Daxter said with an embarrassed expression.

He spends most of his time with Renison except for sleeping every day, so he naturally knows what kind of person he is, as he said, it is impossible to starve the little white whale, even if he is sometimes busy and forgets to feed, Renison will not forget.

It can be said that in addition to the boss Ye Luo, the closest person to the little white whale, Renison, can be ranked in the top three!

Although he feeds with Renison every day, it is only because he remembers that Ye Luo explained that he 'feeds twice a day', so he rarely opens a small stove for the little white whales, but Renison will always hide from Ye Luo and open a small stove for the little white whales from time to time.

"Isn't it just feeding the little white whale a few more times? It's not a big deal, I believe that even if Ye Luo knew, he wouldn't say anything. Scarlett smiled, she found that although Renison was an adult, he did things like a child, and the contrast was too great!

Renison's face changed slightly, and he glanced at the father and daughter who were feeding, and then asked Scarlett with a worried face, "Boss, are you sure that the boss won't trouble me afterwards if he knows about this?"

Before Scarlett could answer, she heard Ye Luo's surprised voice sound: "Hey, why are you here?"

"Hey, it's Mommy, Mommy is here. ”

Alice in Ye Luo's arms had just finished feeding the little white whale, and after hearing Ye Luo's words, she curiously showed her little head and turned her head to look, and after seeing Scarlett, the little guy was a little happy and said: "Mom, come and feed the little white whale with me, they have not only grown up a lot, but also are very obedient!"

"It's coming, it's coming. ”

Scarlett followed the stairs to Ye Luo's side.

Seeing this, the little guy hurriedly broke free from Ye Luo's arms, threw himself into Scarlett's arms at once, and then raised his little head and said, "Mom, let me tell you how to feed the little white whale, okay?"

"Okay, you tell your mother how to feed her. ”

Scarlett's strength was not as strong as Ye Luo, and she didn't dare to hug the little guy with one hand like him, so she could only hold the little guy in her arms with both hands.

However, apparently she forgot that she would not be able to catch freshwater shrimp by doing so.

This made the little guy who was waiting for his mother to catch freshwater shrimp for himself a little dissatisfied and said: "Mom, hurry up and give me shrimp and shrimp, otherwise I won't be able to feed the little white whale." ”

Hearing Alice's words, Scarlett realized that she couldn't spare her hands to catch freshwater shrimp from the bucket at all, so she could only ask Ye Luo, who was watching the play next to her, for help: "Why are you still stunned, hurry up and catch freshwater shrimp for Alice, I want to hold her with both hands, and there is no way to catch freshwater shrimp again." ”

"Okay, I'll catch you. ”

Seeing Scarlett speak, Ye Luo didn't dare to continue watching the play on the side, so he hurriedly grabbed the freshwater shrimp from the bucket and pinched it to death and handed it over.

Alice took the freshwater shrimp handed over by Ye Luo, and after giving him a sweet smile, the freshwater shrimp in her hand was thrown towards the little white whale, and her mouth kept making 'giggle' laughter.

Scarlett hadn't seen the white whale for more than ten days, and now she saw that the white whale was obviously several sizes bigger than before, and said with a surprised face: "Oh my God, I haven't seen you for a few days, they have grown so big, they are growing too fast, right?"

It's not that she hasn't seen a whale, although she doesn't know what the whale grows like, but the growth rate of the two little white whales in front of her obviously exceeds her cognition, which surprises her.

"They're only about a meter and a half in size now, so they're still children. ”

Ye Luo said with a smile: "There are many types of whales, the largest should be the blue whale, the adult blue whale can reach 33 meters in size, the smallest is the finless porpoise, the body size is 1.6 meters, but, really counted, the smallest whale should be Wajita." ”

"Is there a whale called Wajita? Why haven't I heard of it?" asked Scarlett curiously.

"You may not believe the average length of the body of this whale, the male is 34.9 cm, the female is 40.6 cm, the adult weight is 2.5 to 4.5 kg, and the newborn pups are 0.15~0.17 meters long. ”

Ye Luo explained: "According to the latest research results of scientists, the world's smallest whale, 'Wajita', is in a very difficult living environment, and there are only 250 to 400 left in the world. If not saved, this breed of whales will face extinction. ”

"It's the first time I've heard of such a small whale!" Scarlett said with a look of disbelief.

At this time, Daxter, who was standing on the pier, also said with a surprised face: "Boss, does this 'Wajita' whale you are talking about really exist? I have grown so big for the first time today, otherwise I don't know that the smallest whale is no more than fifty centimeters in size." ”

"Yes, boss, if you say one or two meters, I believe it, but less than fifty centimeters is too small?"

Renison also had a stunned expression: "I've seen a lot of whales that are more than ten meters to twenty meters, but I really haven't seen them less than fifty centimeters." ”

"Don't say you haven't seen it, and I haven't seen it myself, right?"

Ye Luo smiled bitterly: "I can know that I still saw it on the Internet before, otherwise how can I know that the world's smallest whale is called 'Wajita'?"

In fact, Ye Luo didn't know whether there was such a whale in Shui Lanxing at present, and he could know that he saw it on the Internet when he was on Earth in his previous life.

Wajita is an animal of the genus Porpoise in the family Porpodoidae.

There are only 250 to 400 left in the world.

The latest findings of scientists have found that the world's smallest whale, Wajita, is in a very difficult living environment, and if it is not rescued, this species of whale will face extinction.

Wajita lives in Mexico, and many of the calves are trapped and life-threatening because locals often cast nets into the water to kill fish and shrimp.

Adults have a black mouth all around the perimeter and dark circles around the eyes, dark stripes extending from the chin to the pectoral fins (with individual differences), and small, wide pectoral fins located in the pale parts of the body. The anterior edge of the dorsal fin has a small bulge (white spots at first) and the anterior edge protrudes.

The dorsal fin appears to be taller than that of other porpoises (the shape varies individually), the color of the back is medium-gray to dark gray, the abdomen is grayish-white, the ventral surface of the tail trunk is darker than the abdomen, the end of the tail fin is slightly pointed, and the central fovea is distinct.

The body pattern of the younger ones is similar to that of the adults, but the color is darker. There are white spots on the anterior margin of the dorsal fin. The body size is similar to that of an adult.

There are 17-20 monocuspid teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaws, and the average length of adults is 34.9 cm in males and 40.6 cm in females. The adult weight is 2.5~4.5 kg. The newborn pups are 0.15~0.17 meters long.

Wajita generally inhabits the sea area at a depth of 11~50 meters, 11~25 kilometers from the shore, with silt and clay at the bottom, and especially prefers muddy waters with high nutrient content. It is the only species of porpoise that lives in warm water areas, and can adapt to large annual temperature fluctuations, with a suitable water temperature of 14~36 °C.

In terms of habits, there are few records of observation in the wild.

The Wajita whale rises to the surface to breathe and flips forward in a slow manner with little waves, then quickly disappears into the surface, its small tail fin remains in the water during the dive, the jet is not noticeable, it does not make a sharp breathing sound, and it has never seen a leap into the waves.

Usually groups of 1 to 3 individuals, but there are also small groups of 8 to 10 individuals, which can briefly aggregate into large loose groups. However, solitary habitat is still its main mode of activity. Like other species of porpoises, the Wajita whale uses sonar to communicate and navigate.

Feeds on bony fish and squid that move near the surface of the water.

It is only found in the northernmost part of the Gulf of California, Mexico, and its origin (sea), Mexico (Baja California, Sonora).

The breeding age is about 2 to 3 years old, and it can also be judged by weight whether the sexes are mature or not, which is an obvious seasonal breeder. The mating season is from mid-April to May. The gestation period is about 10.6 months, and the litter is delivered in March of the following year. Females cannot ovulate every year, so they cannot give birth every year. Each litter is 1, the lactation period is less than 1 year, and the longest lifespan is unknown.

The most recent population data are from a 1997 broadside transect survey with an estimated population of 438 individuals. Valid data on stock abundance and catch rates show that the population is in a continuous decline, with an unrealistically optimistic estimate of 981 at a 95% confidence interval (CI) and a lower limit of 39 at two fishing mortality statistics.

"Boss, how many species of whales do you say? I haven't seen the smallest fifty centimeters, and the largest thirty meters I haven't seen either, I feel a little embarrassed!"

Renison suddenly asked Ye Luo: "It's just that I've seen a lot of whales of more than ten meters, they are already a giant for me, it's hard to imagine how scary the head of a whale of more than thirty meters is." ”

He has also fished for several years, and he has naturally seen many whales at sea, but he has never seen the smallest and the largest.

Not only was Renison curious, but even Dusty and Scarlett and the little guy were curious, but the three of them didn't make a sound, but looked at Ye Luo together, waiting for his answer.

Seeing this, Ye Luo touched his nose and said: "There are many species of whales, but the whole can be divided into two categories, one is the one that has no teeth in the mouth and only has whiskers, which is called baleen whales. The other type is the tooth whale that has no need in the mouth and has always retained its teeth, called toothed whales. ”

"Although there are few species of baleen whales, they have huge bodies and have become the main targets of human capture, including huge and incomparable blue whales, slow-moving, fat-headed right whales, humpback whales that like to swim near the shore, with short arms and long arms, and funny movements, as well as small minke whales with small snouts, etc., there are many types of toothed whales, except for sperm whales, the rest of the bodies are generally smaller, such as ferocious killer whales and dolphins. ”

"Although the body of the whale varies in length and thickness, it is always streamlined and looks like a fish, so people often call it a whale. However, whales are beasts. It is also like a human, constantly surfacing to breathe air. Sometimes we can see the white fog columns spewed out by whales when they exhale on the sea surface, some of which are more than ten meters high, like fountains, which is very spectacular. ”

"Whales are mammals that live in the water all their lives and are so dependent on water that they cannot live once they are out of the water. To adapt to life in the water and reduce drag, their hind limbs disappear and their forelimbs become paddling paddle boards. The body becomes streamlined, resembling a fish. Therefore, they have a strong diving ability, dolphins (small toothed whales) can dive to a depth of 100-300 meters and stay for 4-5 minutes, fin whales can stay at 300-500 meters underwater for 1 hour, and the largest toothed whale, sperm whales, can dive below 10000 meters and stay in the water for up to 2 hours. ”

After saying this, Ye Luo stopped and didn't speak, in his opinion, it was almost there.

However, Renison had no intention of letting him go, and asked again with a curious expression: "By the way, boss, you said that there are so many types of whales, and they are also of different sizes, don't they have that kind of ranking according to size?"

"There must be this, but some whales are more common, and some are estimated to never be seen once in a lifetime. ”

Ye Luo nodded and said what he knew: "As far as I know, the top ten largest whales in the world are blue whales at 33 meters, fin whales at 25 meters, bowhead whales at 21 meters, right whales at 18 meters, sperm whales at 18 meters, humpback whales at 18 meters, Sai whales at 15 to 16 meters, gray whales at 10 to 15 meters, arm whales at 10 meters and killer whales at 8 to 10 meters. ”

He was able to know that so many kinds of whales were already very good, and he had only seen killer whales in the aquarium with his own eyes, and the rest had seen them on TV a few times, but he really didn't see them with his own eyes.

At this time, Alice, who was in Scarlett's arms, suddenly asked, "Dad, why are there no white whales, and how big will they grow up in the future?"

"You said two little white whales?"

Ye Luo has always had questions about Alice: "Generally speaking, the size of beluga whales is about 3 to 5 meters, and if nothing else, they should not exceed five meters even if they grow up in the future." ”

"Then when they grow up, will they be bigger than the bad fish the day before yesterday?" Alice blinked with big eyes and looked at Ye Luo with a look of anticipation on her small face.

Ye Luo didn't think about it and gave an answer: "Yes, they will be much bigger than that big black fish in the future." ”

"Great!"

Ye Luo's affirmative answer made Alice very happy at once, and hurriedly pulled Scarlett to continue feeding the little white whale......

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Whales are not fish, but mammals.

Young whales need to feed on breast milk for a year before they reach maturity.

Fish, on the other hand, are oviparous vertebrates, and broodstock generally do not have the habit of caring for small fish.

The 'fins' of whales are actually evolved from their limbs.

Fish are not.

Whales breathe with their lungs, and fish breathe with gills.

Whales are homeotherms, whereas fish are ectotherms.

You can't distinguish a whale from a fish by whether you have scales or not, because many fish don't have scales.

There are two main groups of whales.

Toothed whales: sea giants with sharp teeth, such as sperm whales and orcas (also known as killer whales), are generally 20-22 meters long, and there are also 1-meter-long mini whales, their teeth are different from the sharpness of sharks, and they are not as frequent as shark teeth renewal. But it's tough and strong.

Baleen whales: Whales with baleen on them. For example, blue whales, gray whales, and fin whales are generally 15 to 20 meters long, but in fact these long whiskers are folded teeth that grow inside the mouth, which are used to filter water and catch shrimp and other small animals that whales eat, and these teeth replace the teeth.