Chapter 322: The Bloody Drama of the Animal Circle
In July and August, the persistent drought causes animals to cross the Mara River to the Masai Mara, and when the Serengeti grasslands begin to regreen under the rains, millions of exotic animals migrate back from the south-east.
This is a long journey of 3,000 kilometers, on the way not only to cross the grassland where lions and leopards are ambushed, but also to be afraid of the fierce crocodiles in the water, the cross-border of the river that is hugged before and after the others, and a large number of wildebeest will die on the road when entering Xintiandi, but at the same time, a large number of small wildebeest will be born on the way.
Nature's greatest migration is why SC Johnson travels all the way here to see the great migrations of animals.
Departing from the city of Nairobi and passing through the Great Rift Valley, the largest fault zone on the world continent, when you cross the Indian Ocean into the equator of the East African continent, you can look down from the window and see a huge knife mark on the ground.
According to Johnson's imagination, it must be a long, narrow, dark, eerie, and terrifying abyss, with barren grass, strange rocks, and no one in it. But when you stand here in person, it's a whole other story.
In the distance, dense primeval forests are covered with continuous peaks, and near the grasslands are vast, with green bushes scattered and green grasses, and several lakes in the depths of the grasslands are sparkling. The bottom of the rift valley is flat and smooth, with abundant pastures, lush forests and full of life.
The colors along the way slowly changed from verdant to desolate, and when the jeep drove into the Masai Mara country, everyone couldn't help but scream, exactly like the scene in the documentary "Animal World".
Herds of zebras run vigorously, thousands of wildebeest kick up the dust of the grassland, and leaping antelopes, hulking rhinoceros, leisurely elephants, and graceful giraffes......
This is the place where they live, where they don't have to be confined to a cage and are free to idle, where nature has given the fertile resources of the land, where wild animals have thrived for generations.
At sunset, the light blue, orange and yellow sky is dyed into a blood-colored crimson, and the elephant herd in the distance takes the baby elephant into a vast yellow halo, leaving a thick and colorful silhouette, and the twilight is as clear as a picture.
As the sky gets older, the red and purple clouds turn to deep blue, then navy blue, full and bright, velvety, and the temperature changes from summer to late autumn, with a hint of chill.
The night is dangerous, many animals come out to forage, hungry, thirsty, exhausted, predators......
Only 30% of the lucky ones make it back to their starting point, and they come back with 400,000 new lives created during their journeys, which is the story that happens every year in the African savannah - the Great Migration of Animals.
The best place to see the Great Migration is along the nearby Mara River, where 1.4 million wildebeest are the main force of the migration, so it is often called the wildebeest's heavenly crossing. It was followed by about 500,000 gazelles and 200,000 zebras.
Originally, I wanted to charter a helicopter directly, but then I heard that it was more shocking to see it up close, so I contacted the best local guide and drove a fully armed Humvee, ready to face the army of wild animals tomorrow.
When I was really immersed in the scene, I realized the paleness of language!
In front of you are millions of the world's largest herd of zebras and wildebeests. The earth is like locusts, leaving no grass behind wherever it goes. When crossing the river, thousands of horses galloped, dusty and magnificent.
The water is so dangerous that a crocodile that has been hungry for a whole year will never miss this great killing opportunity, and one of the world's most spectacular bloody battles will unfold in front of you......
The tour guide and the driver are cattle people, directly occupy the best position, everyone comfortably leans in the car, while watching the galloping horses outside the window, from time to time listen to the tour guide tell a variety of strange anecdotes about animals.
Scumbag, cheater, **... When these bloody plots happen to animals, they are far more exciting than black-hearted palace fighting dramas and idol Mary Sue.
The ostrich is the largest bird in the world, and although it can't fly, it's definitely the most ferocious of the birds. Although it only has two toes, its thick legs are the main defensive weapon, and it can even kick a lion to death.
This kind of stunned big bird's eyeballs are bigger than the brain. If you really want to run, you can't see anything faster than it, and cars can't reach speeds of up to 80 km/h.
If you are chased by it on the prairie, instead of running for your life, it is better to stop and dance with it and swing together......
The reason why I couldn't get out of the car was because of the lion hiding in the grass not far away. A well-deserved overlord of the grassland, an adult male lion has a body length of 3.3 meters and a height of up to 1.2 meters when it grows.
Of course, male lions are not responsible for hunting, they all rely on female lions to forage, polygamy, and sleep for more than 20 hours a day, but when mating, they will continue to come every 20 minutes for three or four days and nights.
It takes about 3,000 mating times a year to get pregnant, and although there are many times, the majestic lion bed performance and running speed have a fight, and each time it is only a few seconds, which is simply ......
To say that the most frightening animal in the grassland is not the lion and leopard, but the hyena, the well-known Jianghu carrying the handle, although petite but arrogant, either in the fight or on the way to fight,
The bite force is stronger than that of a lion, and even when fighting alone, it can quickly kill the opponent in seconds, so people give it the nickname African Second Brother.
Speaking of Cao Cao, several hyenas curiously circled around the Hummer, and Johnson had the opportunity to look at them up close. The hind legs are shorter than the front legs, the walking posture is very obscene, and the appearance and figure are much inferior to other beasts.
The second brother's status in the rivers and lakes and his character rely on two stunts: biting eggs and **.
With two killer features, even the lion of the first brother of the grassland often ignores it, and often gathers to snatch the food of the eldest brother. Even elephants tremble when they meet. After being bitten, you can't run away, otherwise the large intestine may be pulled out, and then you can only wait for death.
A daisy-making killer.
But the real scumbag is still the corner wildebeest, with an honest face, but in fact they are the famous big pig's trotters on the prairie.
Every year, they will only gather together in the estrus season, and the cold females have only one day of estrus throughout the year, and in order to have fun with their favorite girls on this special day, the males can only fight to the death.
Under the fierce battle, some old pig hooves who wanted to make a date and were afraid of being injured moved their brains, looked at all directions, listened to all directions, and confirmed that there was no danger.
Cunningly issued a false alarm, deceiving the sister next to him to smash it is dangerous. Let the girls passing by stop and observe their situation.
Unexpectedly, I didn't expect that just a few seconds after the girl stopped, the old perverted antelope had sneaked behind her, rode directly onto others, and staged a good show of the overlord with a hard bow.
The poor young and sturdy little antelope hooves who are still fighting are still beating you to the death, but you don't know that your favorite sister has fallen into the hands of others, and Jiang is still old and spicy!