Chapter 30: An Inexplicable Sense of Closeness
Among the countless marine creatures, dolphins are the most intelligent.
Like humans, they are social creatures that tend to live together in groups.
In addition, it is also because of their brains that dolphins will do some interesting behaviors from time to time. For example, if it has nothing to do with predation, jumping out of the water to play acrobatics just because it is fun, or taking the initiative to pilot human ships in shallow waters with reefs.
Intelligent, close to humans, the key is to look cute, plus the SH dolphins always regard sharks as enemies, and their positions are the same as humans, so in many places, people will treat dolphins as friends.
Humans have a long-standing love for dolphins.
In particular, the small number of rare species will receive people's enthusiastic attention, and many marine biologists have made great efforts to maintain the reproduction of these rare species.
Globally, there are 37 species of dolphins in 17 genera. This is a biological classification, and some of these species are not the dolphins that the average person remembers, such as killer whales. In the eyes of ordinary people, killer whales should be whales like blue whales and baleen whales, but in fact, they are real dolphin creatures.
From the largest killer whales, to the often-seen bottlenose, true and patterned dolphins, to the right spines that prefer to live in cold waters, none of the many species of dolphins are pure white.
Even those in the genus White Dolphins are no exception. For example, the well-known Chinese white dolphin is dark gray when they are born, gray when they are young, and when they reach adulthood, they turn almost white and pink. All in all, they just look white, not really white.
The real white dolphins, like the white wolf, the white deer, and the white elephant, are all albinistic individuals with genetic problems.
Since it is in the name of illness, it shows that whitening is not a good thing. There are also individuals with albinism in humans, who are often more afraid of light, and under the same conditions, they are more likely to develop skin cancer, and compared with ordinary people, they are born with more unfavorable factors and will encounter more difficulties in life.
It's the same in the animal kingdom. Albino individuals in a population are often rejected by the population as a whole because of their unique appearance, and because their body color is more conspicuous against the natural environment, albino individuals are more threatened from natural predators.
The natural rules of natural selection determine the number of albino individuals. In nature, except for species such as polar bears, which already have a white body color, there is rarely a single albino individual in other species, and the probability of its occurrence is not even 1 in 10,000.
It is no wonder that Lin Zhicheng's tone of voice was so excited when he received the call.
Lin Zhicheng was also surprised when he saw the photos sent by the other party, and after he rushed over in person and saw the group of white dolphins in front of him, he was even more surprised.
The scene that he thought was impossible to appear in front of him was the first reason why he was extremely surprised, but in fact, what surprised him even more was the strange feeling coming from this group of white dolphins.
Since the first time he saw these dolphins, Lin Zhicheng felt a faint sense of closeness from them, but he couldn't ignore them, as if these white dolphins were originally related to him.
While experiencing this unusual sense of intimacy, he leaned down on the side of the boat, and in the next second, a young dolphin swam over, stretched out its mouth and gently touched Lin Zhicheng's hand.
I didn't expect that there would be a little dolphin taking the initiative to approach him, and I didn't expect to feel a more direct sense of closeness at the moment of contact, Lin Zhicheng not only had surprises and surprises in his heart, but also became even more confused.
"Boss, this little guy seems to like you very much. Because of his age, the old housekeeper John did not come with him, but instead accompanied Lin Zhicheng by Catherine, who was more interested in dolphins. At this moment, seeing the little dolphin taking the initiative to get close to Lin Zhicheng, she couldn't help but show a somewhat envious expression.
"Catherine, can you recognize what kind of dolphins they are?" Although his mind was still a little confused, because of his subconscious, Lin Zhicheng still didn't say that he seemed to have a little connection with this group of dolphins. In response, he reached out and touched the little dolphin's mouth, and he casually asked a question, trying to hide his anomaly.
Most of the attention was paid to the cute little dolphin, and he didn't notice that there was something wrong with Lin Zhicheng. After carefully recalling the knowledge she had seen in the library, Catherine replied with a little hesitation: "It seems to be a Richter dolphin, or a flower-kissed dolphin." ”
In addition to Lin Zhicheng and Catherine, there were two fishermen on the boat - when I received the call, Lin Zhicheng's own boat happened to be driven away by the program team, and in order to rush over as soon as possible, Catherine contacted the two fishermen and temporarily borrowed their fishing boats.
Seeing Catherine's gaze for help, the dark-faced fisherman responded: "That's right, these are Richter dolphins." Unlike other dolphins, they do not have beaks but also have no teeth ...... their upper jaws. ”
Not only an answer was given, but also a basis for judgment, and the fisherman's words were very convincing and could not be believed.
"Bob, have you ever seen a white Richter dolphin before? I mean, have there been any Richter dolphins of this color in this area before?" Lin Zhicheng was more concerned about the origin of this group of dolphins.
"emmm~~~, no. "It's the owner's inquiry, so you must answer it well. After recalling it carefully for a while, Bob shook his head with conviction: "I haven't seen it, I'm sure." ”
"Me too. Another fisherman named Terry on the side also said, "If we've seen them before, we'll never forget them, because they're so special and cute, aren't they?"
I've never seen them before, so does that mean they won't ever be seen again? Perhaps, they only pass through the sea once in a while, and won't come back? Hearing the words of the two fishermen, and then looking at the white dolphins swimming around the boat, Catherine looked at them with regret.
Wanting to leave a little more memento while the white dolphin had not left, Catherine took out her mobile phone and pressed the shutter again and again on the elves in the sea.
Lin Zhicheng's actions were even more positive, he had already asked Bob for a bucket of small fish, sat on the side of the boat and began to feed the dolphins - although he had not yet figured out the origin of these dolphins, nor did he understand why he felt close to them, but, like Catherine, Lin Zhicheng also wanted to keep these dolphins.
"Boss, can I give it a try?" Seeing Lin Zhicheng feeding the small fish to the dolphins' mouths one by one, and seeing that the dolphins all gathered around and opened their mouths to Lin Zhicheng like a family pet, Catherine was also a little moved.
"Of course. What is wrong with this, I didn't think much about it, and I didn't even look back, Lin Zhicheng replied very casually.
While feeding the dolphins, they continued to choose angles to take pictures, and before they knew it, the activity lasted for about half an hour.
The program team, which was still preparing for the opening on Nalan Island, also got the news - in order to discuss a trivial matter, Luo Yingshi called Lin Zhicheng. The call went to the landline in the owner's mansion, and he got the information from John, the old butler.
There is only one last bit of preparation work left before the opening, and the workload is pitiful, even if it is delayed for a while, you can immediately catch up with the progress when you turn around.
White dolphins, on the other hand, are not so easy to see, let alone photograph them for use in the show. So, as soon as he got the news, Luo Yingshi immediately stopped filming and rushed over with a bunch of people.
"Cousin, you're too boring, such an interesting thing, how can you forget about us~!" On the way over, they also took the two sisters who went back to Changshou Island and forgot Lin Zhicheng behind, so Lin Zhicheng ushered in another wave of accusations and complaints.
"Isn't that too hasty? "I didn't expect to bring the two sisters over to see the fun, it was indeed my own mistake, in the face of Cao Lili's accusation, Lin Zhicheng could only honestly apologize.
Fortunately, the girls' attention quickly shifted to the cute white dolphin, and they finally didn't continue to embarrass him.
Cao Lingling, Cao Lili, Catherine, and Sunny, before they knew it, four women of similar age got together. Although there was not much dialogue between them, and everyone paid more attention to the white dolphin in front of them, the women became a little more bold because of the presence of people of the same sex of similar age.
"Cousin, can you go down?" Cao Lili was the most daring. Not satisfied with just touching the dolphin with her hand, after the idea of going to the sea and playing with the dolphin came to her heart, she immediately asked Lin Zhicheng.
Lin Zhicheng didn't answer, but turned his gaze to the fisherman Bob: "Bob, are the Richter dolphins dangerous?"
"No, among the various dolphins, the Richter dolphin is the closest to humans. Bob laughed and said, "If you want to go down and play with them, I have life jackets on board." ”
"Oh well. Lin Zhicheng nodded to his cousin who looked expectant: "It's okay to go down and play, but don't take too long, the sea is a little cold now, don't catch a cold." ”
Bob took out a total of eight life jackets, and several people were also moved when they saw this situation.
In the end, among the people who went to the sea to play with the dolphins, there were four more Catherine, Lin Zhicheng, Sunny and Li Ruizhen.
On the boat, Luo Yingshi had already beckoned the staff to take out the camera and started filming again.
In the sea, the two sisters of the Cao family, Sunny and Catherine got together and had a great time.
Although he is also a member of the program team and needs to contribute to the weight of the program, because of the difference between men and women, Li Ruizhen did not go to the girls' side, but stayed by Lin Zhicheng's side.
As for Lin Zhicheng himself, he didn't notice Li Ruizhen who was beside him, in fact, since he went into the water and came into contact with the largest dolphin in the group, he had already begun to wander.