388.Into the Jungle (31+)
If it was just a group of them, Yang Shubao would definitely not come to look for the leopard, because he couldn't find it.
But he brought Ma Long, and Ma Long came with the eagle, and with the help of a natural telescope like the eagle, there was no pressure to find a cheetah.
In particular, there is a small black panther in this group of leopards as a tail.
Yang Shubao guessed from the video that this black panther should be a variant, caused by a genetic mutation, and the mother leopard did not accept it, and it is estimated that it was abandoned after it was weaned.
Therefore, the little black panther seen in the video is very pitiful, skinny and has been chasing the team.
Running away from the settlement, they walked for nearly an hour to reach the edge of the jungle.
The primeval jungle is very difficult to navigate, but fortunately this side is also a sparse forest, and the main trees that grow are acacia trees and fig trees, and the two trees survive crosswise, and there is a large gap between them.
Before arriving at the woods, the group was somewhat frightened, but Qi Yun still asked worriedly, "Will there be snakes in the trees?"
The fear that his wife repeatedly expressed made Xu Shengxiao, a husband, a little embarrassed, but he was not angry with his wife, so he smiled and said, "Why don't you go on an adventure, I will accompany my daughter-in-law to wait for you in the car." ”
Qi Yun hurriedly clenched his fists and cheered himself up: "It's okay, I, I'm not afraid, I just ask, we have to be cautious, right?"
Yang Shubao said: "I will lead the way for everyone in front, it stands to reason that there is nothing to do." ”
"Be careful, then. Li Shao came up and drew a cross on his chest and head.
"What is this?" Yang Shubao was dazed.
"May the Lord bless you. ”
Monkeys and baboons live in the woods, but there are not many of them, and you can hear them squirming and look carefully to see them.
The lush figs have many thick branches and leaves, covering the sky and the sun.
The branches of the acacia tree are looser, but the branches are twisted and sinuous and not as beautiful as those of the trees in the reserve, and it is really chilling to see such trees in such a desolate wilderness.
There are also baobab trees scattered throughout the forest, which grow very tall and much larger than the surrounding trees.
The weeds in the woods were abundant, and they were as tall as thighs, but they were also very sparsely distributed, and Yang Shubao easily blocked them with his cane, and led the group to the baobab tree.
The grass and trees were swept away, and some mosquitoes flew out.
Seeing this, he walked in front and said, "Big guys, be careful, use mosquito repellent stickers and insect repellent potions." ”
Zhang Jinjie was also scared when he saw the flies: "Don't save the potion, spray it quickly, is there a tsetse fly here?"
"What is a tsetse fly?" Huang Yizhong asked blankly, "Can you eat it?"
", you're really heavy-mouthed, can flies eat it?" Li Shao said with a smile.
Huang Yizhong said: "Why can't it? Don't talk about flies, Africans even eat mosquitoes, I read a report that the locals catch mosquitoes to make meatloaf, and then roast and eat it, it smells like beef." ”
"Is it true?" Qi Yun asked Yang Shubao.
"It's true, there are many lakes and swamps in Africa, and this kind of place is indeed very easy to breed mosquitoes, and in the evening of the rainy season, mosquitoes in some parts of the Great St. Lucia Lake are like tornadoes," Yang said. ”
"Can you really make meatloaf and eat it?" Qi Yun still didn't believe it.
Yang Shubao said: "Yes, I also read the information book that there is, South Africa has not seen it, it is said that some tribes in Central Africa will eat this supplementary protein, and they also call this mosquito burger." ”
He was now very prestigious in the ranks, and after listening to him, the others no longer doubted it.
Seeing that his statement was corroborated, Huang Yizhong became energetic: "Look at it, look at it, don't you believe me?" I tell you, as long as it comes to eating, I am absolutely authoritative." ”
Zhang Jinjie said anxiously: "Don't take my words as a fart, grass, anyway, you have to pay attention to my words and be careful of tsetse flies." ”
Everyone laughed, and Yang Shubao also warned them: "Be careful of tsetse flies, this kind of fly is terrible." ”
"Aren't mosquitoes terrible in Africa? What is there to be afraid of flies that spread diseases like malaria and meningitis?"
Yang Shubao said: "The nickname of the tsetse fly is the blood-sucking fly, and they are also called the bison killers. ”
"Tsetse flies carry African trypanosomes, which they inject into bison when they suck blood, and African trypanosomes can cause sleeping sickness and death in their hosts!"
"The lethality rate is high!"
Listening to what they said seriously, the young couples also got serious and hurriedly sprayed insect repellent on their bodies.
Tsetse flies are most commonly found in woodlands, but can also fly short distances into open grasslands when attracted to host animals.
Yang Shubao was sure that one of the startled insects was a tsetse fly.
They soon walked under the baobab tree, which was the tallest in the forest, fifteen or sixteen meters tall and seven or eight meters in diameter, which was an exaggerated statement.
Looking up at the tree, Li Shao exclaimed, "It's so tall, cow!"
Yang Shubao said with a smile: "This baobab tree is not too big, the big ones are more than 20 meters high and 10 meters DBH. ”
"This tree is used to make a tree house, and it is a four- or five-story building. ”
Yang Shubao said: "Not to mention, the baobab tree is really used by many indigenous people as a habitat, you see there are tree holes in this tree, and it is very likely that there are people living in it." ”
There was fruit on the baobab tree, and it was delicious, and he said to Marlon, "You climb up and pick a few fruits, let's taste them, and then rest here and go to the cheetah later." ”
Ma Long climbed the tree more nimble than a monkey, and Yang Shubao drew a machete and cut it down on the tree.
"What are you doing? Destroying the environment. ”
"Lao Yang will definitely not damage the environment, he probably wants to write a great sage to visit here. ”
The baobab tree has the function of storing water, and this kind of tree can grow to weigh more than 20 tons, and the water stored in the trunk is as much as two tons. ”
In the midst of the chatter, a gap was cut in the bark of the tree, and immediately clear sap flowed out.
Yang Shubao took out paper cups and distributed them to everyone to drink, and Ma Long had already climbed to the tree, picked ripe baobabs and threw them down.
The baobabs are quite large, like balls, and they fall off and break, and there are pieces of steamed bun-like flesh inside.
Huang Yizhong hurriedly dug a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, then shook his head and said, "It's really sour, but it also has a sweet taste." I watched Bei Ye eat it when he went to Africa, and I thought it was delicious. ”
Yang Shubao said with a smile: "Soak in water and drink, you can use it with tree sap to make drinks." ”
The flesh was torn open and thrown into the cup, but it was not as juicy and watery as normal fruits and vegetables, and it was not very suitable for dry eating.
Li Shao was very disappointed after tasting it, and said: "The information I searched said that this fruit can be roasted and eaten, and it has the taste and aroma of bread, but it turns out that it is all a lie." ”
Yang Shubao said: "People are not lying, what people say is probably breadfruit instead of baobabfruit, they are different." ”
Zhang Jinjie had beef jerky and other food in his backpack, and they drank the sap of the baobab tree and ate some snacks.
Li Shao and Huang Yizhong combined, and the two of them stared at the tree hole and discussed how to climb up to take a look.