75. The missing bull
Merino sheep are extremely docile, and people can hold them and kiss them without worrying about the lambs.
However, the same herds that live on the grasslands are different, and sometimes they become very difficult to control due to environmental influences, and even cause damage to the equipment in the pasture.
On a slightly gloomy morning, Emperor Wu was taking 7K to check the growth of pasture, 7K, like several other horses, looked listless and lost his appetite on a cloudy day, if it wasn't for Emperor Wu taking him out for a walk, he might have to lie in the stable all day.
Animals have foresight of the natural environment, and all this seems to be a harbinger of something unfortunate to come.
At this time, Frank anxiously rode over on a flower horse and called out to Emperor Wu.
Emperor Wu patted his head, looking at his appearance, there was a chance that something had happened.
"Uncle Frank, aren't you in the cowshed, and if you came here in such a hurry, it must be a sick cow. Emperor Wu asked.
Frank panted and said, "It would be much easier to deal with it if it was really sick, and I can deal with normal diseases." ”
"What's going on?"
"Do you remember that dark Qinchuan black girl with no variegated body, it is the adult breeding cow you named Piaorou. Frank said.
"The big black bull. ”
Emperor Wu, of course, remembered that it was the largest bull in the pasture, with strong limbs.
Its whole body is covered with black hair, without any variegation, and it glows black in the sun. On sunny days, he likes to pace slowly in front of other cows, showing off his strong body and attractive coat. The first day of coming to the ranch was very quiet, and the second day began to go around to top the cows, looking for the stubble of other bulls, people ate grass and peeed, and people basked in the sun and scratched their cheeks, which can be called the little sheep among the cattle.
Through its appearance, Emperor Wu is associated with Rejoicing in the advertising slogan, and he is so confident with Rejoicing. The fur was like being washed and waxed with rejoicing.
Forced by the strength of the rejoicing soft, the other bulls dared not speak out, and could only watch it quietly and pretend.
"Yesterday I checked the cowshed and found it missing, I thought Rejoice had spent the night in the bushes, but I still didn't come back this morning. Frank was worried.
"Uncle Frank, you are experienced, what do you think happened?"
Frank stroked his beard, thought for a moment, snapped his fingers, and said, "Either a beast jumped over the fence and went into the ranch and ate it, or it jumped over the fence and ran out of the ranch." The first hypothesis is very unlikely, and there are no large beasts around. ”
"Okay Uncle Frank, thank you for your hard work, you go back to the ranch to rest first, and I'll call Turks to look around. ”
Emperor Wu found Tex who was baling grass among the forage, and the two rode horses to search in a carpet search.
It's not easy to find, but it has a good point, that is, the field of vision is wide, there are almost no obstacles that block the view, you can see far away at a glance, a big black cow is a big target, it is very eye-catching in the green grass, and it is not too difficult to find it in more than 10,000 acres of land. Emperor Wu was glad that God had not dyed the cow's body green, otherwise he would have stood there as if he had become invisible.
At this time, Emperor Wu remembered the lion's sightseeing helicopter, and it was much easier to find it in a small plane, so he thought about buying one after the auction of Opal, and drove around with nothing to do, flying at low altitude on Huaxi Lake, and eating barbecue on the top of the big rock on the island in the middle of the lake.
7K seems to be particularly human, taking Emperor Wu all the way on the grassland, and Emperor Wu touched its head lovingly.
"7K, slow down, I'm going to be turned upside down by you. Emperor Wu said, patting its neck with his hand.
7K hissed at the sky, slowed down slightly, so that Emperor Wu sat a lot more stable, his riding skills improved a lot compared to the first time he rode a horse, a month and a half later is a major festival in the town, Emperor Wu is ready to sign up for a riding competition, and the group of old cowboys compare.
An hour passed, the sky was getting more and more gloomy, the dark clouds looked low, and the people who were pressed could not breathe, and there was still no shadow of the big black bull, the same situation with Tex.
The two of them had to walk into the bushes or groves that the horses could not enter.
Any pasture has not only endless pastures, but also large and small groves. The big one was like a small forest, and the small one was a small circle of seven or eight trees.
For small pastures without cowsheds, these scattered trees in the pastures become a place for the cattle to take shelter from the rain.
Emperor Wu's ranch has two cowsheds, one large and one small, and the environment inside is much better than that in the bushes, with suitable temperatures, high-quality pastures, and no mosquito bites.
As a result, cows with "South Australia" on their butts never spend the night outside, and when the sun goes down, they return to the barn in groups or are driven back with a whip by Uncle Frank.
There are nearly ten groves in the entire South Australian pasture, in addition to the cattle frequenting, there are also other small animals, such as parrots, squirrels, all kinds of opossums, etc., they are not as fertile as rabbits, and they always maintain a stable number without putting pressure on the environment.
Emperor Wu used his tools to clear the way as he walked, so as not to be cut by thorns.
No one usually comes here, the animals are not afraid of humans, and there is even a large colored parrot that thinks it is a small tree and lands on his shoulder with impunity.
After walking around, when Emperor Wu was about to return to the next grove in vain, there was a wild and uninhibited laughter overhead, this was a non-stop laughter, the laughter was very interesting, and I could hear the taste of Xingye.
Emperor Wu was very angry, was he laughing at himself for wasting his strength?
"Congratulations, boss, it's the witches of the forest laughing at you, and in Australia, only they can make this kind of laugh. Tex's voice came over the intercom, and he couldn't help but laugh.
Emperor Wu looked up, and there was a cute big-billed bird standing on the branch.
The bird's feathers are grayish-brown, the size of a duck.
Emperor Wu lowered his voice, afraid of disturbing it, "I only saw a toucan, and I didn't find a beautiful woman or an ugly witch old woman. ”
Tex raised his voice, "BOSS, you don't have to lower your voice, the kookaburra is not afraid of people at all, you open your mouth at it, it can't wait to fly over and pick your teeth." ”
"In a land of 60 million kangaroos and 30 million people, humans are vulnerable animals, and thanks to our ancestors, we learned to make tools, otherwise Australia would not know which animal is in the UN General Assembly. Emperor Wu nodded helplessly at the bird, "It turns out that this is the kookaburra, it looks stupid, and a duck is so big that it can fly." ”
Tex was in a good mood, "I guess the bird will tell the family tonight that I was basking in the sun on the jungle road in the morning, and a stupid human has been watching me. ”
Emperor Wu took over the topic, "And its family will wonder, humans, haven't they been killed by rabbits yet?"
The two laughed over the walkie-talkie, and the kookaburra just glanced away.
Tex continued: "Good luck bosses, they're not stupid, and the nickname of the kookaburra is the Smile Killer. ”
As he spoke, the big bird swooped down and held down a snake with its claws, which began to twist and squeak.
Emperor Wu was shocked into a cold sweat, this was a rattlesnake, just now disguised in the grass waiting for him to take the bait.
The kookaburra let out a stronger laugh than just now, and pecked the body of the tailsnake with its big mouth, and the snake stopped moving after five or six days, and then the kookaburra picked up the snake and flew back to the tree to enjoy the meal.
Emperor Wu lamented that human beings are too small in front of nature, and the strong have their own strong hands.
Before coming to Australia, Emperor Wu consulted the animal knowledge here. Of the 15 most venomous species of poisonous snakes in the world, 10 species are fortunate to be encountered in Australia, as well as countless poisonous spiders, flies, mosquitoes and other deadly animals.
Seeing that the cute kookaburra could easily PK off the rattlesnake, Emperor Wu admired this magical continent more and more.
Out of the grove, Emperor Wu rode on the 7K and continued to walk around the grassland, and suddenly found that a living creature was moving in the distance, the speed was very fast, and the body size was not like the Qinchuan black cow, it was much smaller than the cow.
Wolf?
This idea popped up in Emperor Wu's head, but then he thought, there are no wolves in Australia at all, so what is this?
7K spread his hooves and ran that way.