Chapter 185 [You're an Amazing Man]
The whole world knows that monkeys love to be mischievous, and baboons are no exception. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
But in some places, the treatment of baboons is actually quite good: the ancient Egyptians and pharaohs called the baboon the son of the sun god, because every morning the baboon is the first time to welcome the rising of the sun, very religious.
In the origin of the Arabian baboon, it was once worshipped as a "sacred monkey" in ancient times, and it was enshrined as a representative or attendant of the god of literature "Zos", carved on the stone pillars of the temple, and is now one of the precious ornamental animals in zoos around the world.
It may sound like baboons have a lot of status, but these guys are actually ugly, with a dog's face and pointed canine teeth, and they especially like to have ugly explosive hairstyles. - Okay, forgive him for being a salt dog.
Entering the dense forest ahead, there are baboons everywhere.
What I saw in front of me was really like a dog's head, with sharp teeth in its mouth, and its mouth wide open and screaming. Squatting on the ground, sitting on a tree, pulling vines and swinging, a pair of eyes staring at the four people walking below. A rough count shows that there are more than 200 of them.
Densely packed with a large area, Qi Shushu stared at the four people who appeared in the dense forest.
Viewers with dense phobias don't even dare to look at this picture.
Rao is three behind him are all zoologists, and they know the habits of baboons well, but they are still hairy. Fortunately, the not generous back of Mr. "Indian", who led the way ahead, was so solid and upright, which made people feel much more at ease.
Follow his steady steps, ignoring the baboons' gaze.
"Baboons are very vindictive, and if we ever provoked one of them, it would be worse now. They have a good memory, and studies have shown that male baboons can remember which of the baby baboons is their own child, so they can treat them differently and give more care to their children. ”
"As long as you don't harass baboons, they won't come to harass you......"
"Because people used to live here, I'm not sure if the colonists would have killed baboons with knives and bullets. But the older generation of baboons will educate the next generation to stay away from those things. I can't guarantee that the current generation of baboons still remember sharp knives, maybe they don't understand what a sharp knife is and what a shotgun is, so that's why it's better for you to put it away. ”
Chen Ergou's voice was calm and calm, and the three people behind him suddenly heard it, "I see." ”
It's not that they don't understand this knowledge, but they forget it at a critical moment, and that's the difference between classroom and practice.
"Chen, how dare you speak?" Jenny reminded in a whisper, "I'm too scared to come out." ”
"Haha, don't be scared by the monkeys, we're humans, maybe they're more afraid of us. ”
"Who told us that what you just said was so dangerous, it scared us. ”
Chen Ergou smiled: "I'm sorry, I said too harshly. You should learn more from the professor, you see how calm he is. ”
Old Baker waved his hand and smiled: "I've been in contact with baboons, but I haven't been in contact with so many baboons, and I'm actually quite nervous." ”
Chen Ergou said: "Let me tell you a story: an evil baboon instigated a rebellion of baboons. ”
Everyone was very nervous, and they were afraid of being too loud, but the atmosphere was much more soothing. Now that I hear that he is going to tell a story, I naturally welcome it.
The story probably dates back to 1908 – a British steamboat is said to have been departing from India with a large container of more than 400 baboons. The exception is a baboon, which is a sailor's pet to relieve loneliness during the voyage. The baboon, wanting to free its fellow primates, sneaked up to the cargo ship in the middle of the night and opened all the cages. ”
"At one time, more than 400 baboons occupied the deck and controlled the entire ship. Like a pirate rebel, they even took away their weapons, stole the ship's lanyards and sail cables, and threw the lanyard at the sight of a sailor's head outside the cabin. ”
The crowd was amused, and Jenny asked, "It seems like a Disney animal story, what happened?"
Chen Ergou said: "Reality is not Disney animation after all, the monkeys' uprising is just a joke, and later the chef used a pot of cane sugar mixed with spirits and put it on the deck to put it all down." ”
A few hours later, the deck was filled with 400 drunken monkeys, trembling and dazed. They were all caught and sent back to their cages. ”
"Haha, that's funny. It seems that the last thing the animals can offend is the cook. ”
"That's right. Chen Ergou deserved, "The chef is the nemesis of all animals." ”
The monkeys are watching the scenery from the trees, and the people under the trees are also talking and laughing and looking at the scenery from the trees.
After everyone relaxed, they also began to boldly look at this huge group of baboons.
This scene is incredible, it is the first time that three people who study animals have been so close to a group of more than 200 baboons, and they have witnessed the living habits of baboons, which is incomparable to the baboons in the zoo.
I even saw a baboon eating a scorpion in his hand.
You must know that most animals are afraid of scorpions because of a stinger on the tip of their tail, and baboons even know how to pluck the stinger from the tip of their tail and enjoy their food.
"Professor, baboons even eat scorpions?" asked Anthony curiously.
Old Baker explains: "Baboons are never picky eaters, they can eat whatever is good for them. Like humans, they love to use tools and are very knowledgeable about the benefits of various foods in the forest. All kinds of fruits, dried fruits, berries, and some sprouts of plants, vegetables, insects, snails, worms, birds, etc., are on their diets. ”
"If there are humans growing crops nearby, they must be harassed all the time. They like to spoil crops. If a group of baboons is very hungry, they will also eat meat. Including hunting and chasing wild boars, antelopes and other animals. ”
"And baboons are particularly able to eat, they have two food sacs, even if they are full, they can eat again, and the excess food is stored in the food sacs. When you know that your stomach can accept food again, you take the food out of this storage bag, chew and swallow it. ”
originally thought that this would be a safe passage, but the audience just thought that they were experiencing a unique adventure again, and Chen Ergou had been careful to prevent the three behind him from making mistakes, but he only ignored Rengar, who was sleeping on his stomach.
"Whew~~" Suddenly a leopard roared, how piercing it was in a group of screaming baboons.
A small baboon fell from the tree without grabbing a branch, screaming incessantly.
Instinctively, Rengar jumped to his feet and clawed the little baboon to the ground.
"It's broken!"
Chen Ergou's heart suddenly sudden, and sure enough, the whole forest became noisy.
Why did you forget about Rengar? The leopard is a baboon nemesis, and it is a natural mortal enemy. Despite the fact that Rengar is still very young, leopards have never been afraid of baboons, which are the hunting genes that have been imprinted in their bones since birth.
Leopards like to eat baboons, and baboons are afraid of leopards and sometimes attack in groups.
There was a mournful scream from the canopy, like a woman crying. It was a female baboon, and perhaps the little baboon that had fallen from a tree was her son.
"Stop, Rengar!"
Chen Ergou's reaction was not unpleasant, and he ran over all of a sudden, stopping Rengar, who was about to be deep in his fangs.
A clear stream surged in the center of his eyebrows, after all, Rengar was contracted, and his IQ was unusual. "Meow" looked back at Chen Ergou suspiciously.
Chen Ergou grabbed it and put it on his backpack. It is true that leopards like to eat monkey meat, but Rengar has never eaten any, not a single one, and he is not hungry. Just stay honest with your backpack.
The little baboon on the ground writhed, looking very uncomfortable, and did not get up for a long time.
Old Baker and the three of them were all nervous, and they suddenly faced an army of angry baboons!
It was safe just now, but after a long baboon scream, like a clearly conveyed signal flare, it was like a clearly conveyed signal flare lifted into the air, and in the blink of an eye, more than two hundred baboons grinned in unison, jumping up and down angrily, some screaming loudly, some barking like dogs.
The three of them instinctively wanted to draw their weapons, "Mr. Chen, what should I do?" without screaming, it was already a great improvement.
"Calm down!"
Chen Ergou snorted, "Get close to me." ”
He knew that the last thing he should have at such a time was to fight back. Not to mention flashing knives, even if you pick up a rock with the intent to attack, this group of baboons will roar and rush towards you like a flood that bursts a levee.
Faced with this situation, even Rengar was honest and did not dare to open his mouth and roar again.
Cold sweat oozed from Chen Ergou's forehead, his feet were motionless, he quickly thought about the predicament in front of him, and quickly determined the situation.
First of all, he must not run. Maybe he could run away, but the three people behind him were dead.
Maybe you can slowly retreat, but as soon as you move, you stop immediately, and you are surrounded by baboons.
"Ho" Chen Ergou laughed, this group of guys even knows how to tactics. The encirclement had been completed from the top of the tree to the bottom of the tree at a rapid pace.
Chen Ergou used to think that their long faces looked like dogs, but now they seem to be uglier than dogs. In particular, the sharp voice screamed higher and higher, and jumped around one by one, opening its sharp canine teeth in an angry manner. But they don't jump around, and each time they jump forward, they get a little closer to the crowd.
The beast taming technique was activated, and the harmless, friendly thoughts were scattered.
Baboons are primates, very smart little ones, and animal taming is extremely effective for them, but there are too many in front of them. He felt his eyebrows swell, and he couldn't do anything about it.
"Can't wait!"
He quickly made up his mind and took a sharp step forward.
This step almost scared Old Baker's heart attack out.
This step worked wonders, and the screams of the Feifei were quiet all of a sudden, and the next moment they were screaming and retreating.
Chen Ergou took another second step, looking steady, "You stand there, don't move." Remember, everything is with me!"
Then continue to take the third and fourth steps, slowly approaching the female baboon holding the little baboon, and reach out to the female baboon to ask for the little baboon. From beginning to end, his expression was calm. Although this situation was also the first time he had encountered it.
The female baboon screamed violently and retreated in resistance. The little baboon also screamed in fright.
But the group of baboons behind him blocked the way.
"Let me see, this little guy may not be seriously injured. He kept comforting the baboon, and even squatted on the ground, sitting cross-legged in front of the baboon on two knees, so that he would not look so tall and oppressive.
The screams of the "Gollum" baboons were much quieter, and it was a few old baboons with gray fur who were calling. They crouched behind, but their eyes swirled back and forth between him and Reingar on his back from time to time, as if they were quietly watching Chen Ergou's movements.
Chen Ergou changed his strategy, and the animal taming technique no longer spread, but passed his thoughts to the female baboon and the injured baby baboon.
It didn't take long for him to take the little baboon.
Gently pinching between the little one's legs, the poor little one, broke his legs.
"Is there a bandage?"
He asked behind him.
The three of them were stunned for a moment, and then they reacted, and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes." ”
"Just stand still, just find it and throw it to me. ”
As he spoke, he took out a banana and handed it to the little baboon, peeling it and gently massaging it to relieve the pain.
The little baboon quickly quieted down, hugged the banana, and learned to peel the same skin as he did, although he was not skilled, and his hands were full of banana meat, but in the end he ate it in his mouth.
The bandage was lost, and he took advantage of the rise of the little baboon eating bananas, and suddenly twisted, "twing" The little baboon screamed in pain, but he couldn't bear to throw away the banana in his hand.
The surrounding monkeys screamed excitedly again, this time even more excited than the last time, and almost attacked directly.
"Meow~" Rengar shrank his head and was so frightened that he went straight into his backpack.
Fortunately, Chen Ergou withstood the pressure and continued to do it, helping the little guy to get the bones right and wrap a white bandage. Gently massage a few times, and the animal taming technique works to the extreme.
The little baboon just screamed, and soon quieted down, as if it was much more comfortable.
You can also get up on one leg and crawl to the female baboon, who "purr" and scoops the little baboon in her arms. Chen Ergou handed over a bunch of bananas again, and the female baboon looked at him and then at the bananas, reached out and took it and ate it.
The atmosphere of the monkeys finally quieted down, and three or five of them jumped into the trees again to have fun. The herd of onlookers also began to disperse.
The three people behind him breathed a sigh of relief, and gathered around him to look at him as if they were watching a star.
That look longed to peel him alive and study.
Occasionally glanced at the barrage, and it was full of thumbs-up "like" expressions.
Chen Ergou is not so easy, strictly speaking, he is just a rookie in theory and action.
Finally, there is no shame, and he smiled: "All monkeys are easy to domesticate, and so are baboons." It's just that like humans, some monkeys are smart and some monkeys are stupid. ”
"There is an Arabian baboon that has been domesticated to look after people's homes, coax children and gather fresh fruit, and is also a good helper to local shepherds, who can serve their masters wholeheartedly. It also counts the number of sheep, and if it finds that a few sheep are missing from the pen, it tries to summon back the lambs who have lost their way home and thus get the owner's reward. ”
Old Baker also gave a thumbs up and said, "Chen, you're an amazing person!"
Chen Ergou was praised so much by the old man, although he was very happy in his heart, he still had to make an old face, "Thank you." Actually, I was scared too, but in that case, I had to stand up. ”
The three of them were in awe, and although they hadn't known each other for a long time, they seemed to have increased their feelings for each other a lot.