Chapter 353: Indian Bison

This night, the two rested well.

The Wild Outfit is made for more than just clothes and cushions.

They put two wolfskin mattresses on the mattress and a bearskin and leopard fur coats as quilts, and both of them kicked the quilts.

It can be seen that this pure natural fur has a strong ability to keep warm.

At dawn, Xiao Weiwei got up, and the two simply finished breakfast, extinguished the fire, and then packed their bags again.

And two of Liu Danqing's works last night are now being used.

Liu Danqing was wearing a bearskin coat, and Xiao Weiwei was wearing a leopard skin coat, but neither of them had belts on, after all, they had not yet reached the snowy mountain area, and although the temperature during the day was not high, it was not low to single digits.

Walking to the stream, the two of them washed their faces with the stream.

"It's so cool!" Xiao Weiwei picked up the stream water, wiped it on her face, and exclaimed, "It's cold, it's refreshing." ”

The place is getting closer to the snow-capped mountains, so the stream is getting colder, and although there is no thermometer to measure it, the cold touch tells the two that the temperature of the water will not exceed five degrees.

It was another day of pure travel, and the two of them did not waste any time except for a few breaks and a simple bite of barbecue jerky.

So this day's road is not much better than yesterday, and by four o'clock in the afternoon, the two have arrived at the foot of the snow-capped mountain.

The slope of the snow-capped mountain is very steep, and standing at the bottom of the slope gives people a great sense of oppression.

Liu Danqing looked at the high slope in front of him and made a decision: "We will camp here today, rest early, and further up, there are fewer and fewer flat places, and it is more difficult to find campsites." ”

"Tomorrow we will get up early and start climbing the mountain, trying to use the day to climb to the ridge of the snow-capped mountain. ”

"If you look at this snow-capped mountain, it's very steep, and it's almost vertical in many places, so we have to plan the route now and find the best way forward. ”

"Looking around, the best route is to walk along the stream, the vegetation on both sides of the stream is denser, this is where we can borrow strength when we climb, although we will pass through two confluences, we need to wade through, but choose other positions, it is more difficult and more dangerous to climb up. ”

This night, Liu Danqing went to sleep at six o'clock, and then replaced Xiao Weiwei at about twelve o'clock, both of them slept for more than five hours, compared with the previous few days, it was a more comfortable night.

Early in the morning, nature surprised the two.

Xiao Weiwei was the first to notice that below them, beside the stream in the distance, three bison were leisurely drinking water.

"Qingqing, come and see, there are three black cows over there. ”

She beckoned Liu Danqing and asked him to come over to see the family.

Liu Danqing saw it, but he gasped and said: "Indian bison, or a small group of bulls, we were so lucky yesterday, we didn't meet with them." ”

When Xiao Weiwei heard this, the question came: "Is this cow more powerful than bears and wolves, making you so nervous?"

"Little San, fly over and zoom in, let's have a close-up. ”

Liu Danqing didn't answer Xiao Weiwei first, but just asked Xiao San to release the close-up of the three bison first.

In the footage, the image of three Indian bison is clearly displayed in front of Xiao Weiwei and the audience.

"Sizzle"

Seeing the close-up view of these three Indian bison, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

I saw that the three bison were huge, the largest one was estimated to be more than three meters long, and the other two were not far behind, even if it was less than three meters, the difference was limited.

It's not just that the body is huge, but what is even more terrifying is the muscles on these guys' bodies, the thick black cowhide can no longer cover their muscles that are as developed as bodybuilders, and the corners are clearly protruding there, showing their strong physique.

Liu Danqing was the narrator at this time, opening up the animal world.

"These three are Indian bison, one of the largest in the world, on a par with the American bison. Male Indian bison are 2 meters 5 ~ 3 meters 3 in length and generally weigh about 800 kilograms, while the largest recorded adult male bison is 1225 kilograms. ”

"The hair on their limbs below the knee is white, so they are also called white-limbed bison and white socks. You see, their double horns are very curved, growing from the ridges raised by the frontal bone, first rising vertically, then outward, compound and upward, and finally the tip of the horn is inward and slightly backward, which appears to be full of attack power. ”

"These guys are local tyrants, and although they are vegetarians, even wolves and black bears, tigers and leopards shy away when they see them. ”

"Indian bison are in the mountains at high altitudes in the summer and gradually descend in the winter. They live in groups, usually 10-30 in groups, consisting of females, cubs and sub-adults, with a larger female as the leader. ”

"Adult males roost alone for most of the year, or only 2~3 cohabitation, and only come into contact with females during mating, and they have a fierce temperament. ”

"If it's a group of more than 20 heads, it's fine, mainly cows and calves, and it's not very aggressive, but if it's a small group of three-headed males, it's troublesome, their desire to attack is very strong, but their attack power is extremely high, which may also be the habit of habitual outliers in order to eliminate threats near the group. ”

However, Xiao Weiwei's attention was not here, but looked at the muscles and sighed: "That beef is awesome, it must be strong and delicious to eat, clear, or let's eat the beef all the time." ”

"Hey!" Liu Danqing smiled and said: "You are really a foodie, but just hunt these Indian bison, these guys are getting fewer and fewer now, they are also distributed in China, but it is said that there are only hundreds, less than giant pandas, they are national first-class protected animals, since they didn't come to provoke us, let's let them go." ”

Don't look at Liu Danqing just now when he saw the three Indian bison was very nervous, it was based on the encounter, if it was hunting, if it was a case of mental calculation or unintentionality, in the case of ferocious animals, it was just a meal for human beings.

After looking at the iron and sinew beef cattle for a while, the two put on their fur coats and began to climb up.

On this slope of the mountain, there are still animals living here, and although it is not easy to survive in the harsh environment, there are many fewer natural predators.

The first thing they found was a relic, with gray-white fur all over its body, squatting on a rock basking in the sun, glancing at them with the same cold contempt as their close cousin, the cat, and then ignoring them.

Then, Liu Danqing and Xiao Weiwei found a rock sheep again, which was gnawing on the grass on the hillside, and after seeing them, they performed peerless light skills, three jumps and two jumps, and disappeared behind a rock wall.

The two animals brought some vividness to Liu Danqing and Xiao Weiwei's boring journey, and also made the audience listen to two more animal worlds.

More than three hours later, the first barricade creek appeared in front of the two of them, the stream was not wide, and the place where there was water was about three or four meters.

Liu Danqing looked at the bottom of the water, the rocks had been washed away to be relatively round and smooth, and said: "Weiwei, take off your shoes, walk over barefoot and put on your shoes again, it will be a big trouble if your shoes and socks are wet." ”

Carrying his shoes, Liu Danqing put his bare feet into the stream, and couldn't help but shiver.

"Whew! It's so cold!"

While screaming, Liu Danqing sped up and rushed to the opposite side of the stream.

Xiao Weiwei did the same, screaming and rushing to the other side of the river, then dried her feet and put on her shoes and socks.

After marching for more than two hours again, Xiao Weiwei said in the back: "Qingqing, let's eat, I'm already hungry." ”

When Liu Danqing heard this, he stopped, looked at the distance between the front and back, and before he knew it, the two had already walked more than half of the way, and it was estimated that there was two-thirds of the way, and there was still a small half left to reach the ridge.

However, after walking a little further, you will enter the snow, and it will be a lot more difficult to move through the snow.

The two spread the wolfskin mattress on the ground, then took out the jerky and nibbled on it.

They put the jerky in the pockets of their shirts or trousers, so that the jerky was covered by a fur coat, and the jerky was warmed by the body temperature, which was not only delicious but also much easier to eat.

After dinner, Liu Danqing looked at the sky, the sun was already a little westerly, and after resting for a while, he also felt a little cold, so he said: "Weiwei, let's wear the coat in reverse now, so that it will be warmer." ”

"The coat is worn backwards?" Xiao Weiwei wondered, "Is this okay?" but it's really, it's much warmer. ”

Liu Danqing explained with a smile: "In fact, the fur grassland is originally worn with hair inside, so that it is worn, and the warmth function will be much stronger, so in the Northeast, there is a saying called the reverse wearing of the leather jacket with the hair facing outward, and on a snowy day, they will wear the leather jacket backwards when they go out, so that the leather jacket will not be wet." ”

was putting on a fur coat, and the two felt a lot hotter, because they were in the south of the mountain, there was no wind, and the sun was shining, so the two did not wear other equipment and continued to hurry.

This walk took more than three hours, during which they once again encountered a stream where the snow melted and gathered, but this stream was only more than two meters, and the two jumped directly.

At this time, the feet have begun to become a little wet, and occasionally there are some small snowdrifts appearing, indicating that they have entered the snowy mountain area.

There are also a few large areas of green and yellow mixed with white, which are pine forests, and the snow in the woods is more difficult to reach the sun, so it melts more slowly.

"Let's go a little further, and then let's get some water and go to the pine forest on the left to camp!" Liu Danqing looked at the front of him becoming denser and denser, and finally formed a piece of white, and said helplessly.

If you continue to walk forward, you will have to camp in the snowdrift, if it is a thick snow area, it is fine, but I am afraid that before you reach the position of the thick snow area, it will be dark.

In the area of thin snow, it is the most troublesome, the snow on the ground is easy to melt when touched, and the ground is still wet.

After entering the pine forest, the terrain was fairly flat, and the two of them set up a shelter, ate some barbecued meat, and boiled some turmeric water in a drink bottle, and then took turns to rest.

(End of chapter)