Xia Wencai and others' convoy has been deepening, after an hour of driving, there are basically no ordinary tourists, and there are more animals, of course, the most exciting thing for Xia Wencai and others is that they finally saw the legendary herd of horses.

"I finally understand what a million is!" The convoy stopped to watch, Xia Wencai also took the binoculars to watch, feeling that the grassland had been completely occupied by wildebeests, and there were dense wildebeests eating tender grass everywhere, so he said with a sigh.

"I've seen wildebeest herds before, but I'm still shocked when I look at them again." Bell spoke.

"There are so many of them, the prairie hasn't been eaten up by them, and the other animals haven't starved to death!" Lin Xiaowan said worriedly.

"It's the rainy season in the Serengeti, the vegetation is growing fast, the food is quite abundant, and the rainy season here is the longest, lasting for several months, which is why the wildebeest herd likes it here, if the dry season comes, after the food is reduced, they will choose to migrate, of course, the wildebeest herd is not us but these predators, every time the wildebeest herd arrives, it means that their starvation days are over." Bell said, pointing to some beasts that were lying in ambush in the grass.

Wildebeest is a favorite of large predators because of its large base and the fact that the meat seems to be of good quality, and if you were to ask any animal in Africa whose meat is not tasty, Bell would surely answer hyenas and vultures, because lions that eat almost everything, even if they bite them to death on the spot, have never eaten their meat. Everyone stopped to watch for more than ten minutes and then began to set off again, and when they stopped again, they were on the edge of a big pool, because the scene in front of them was also very spectacular, at least thousands of elephants gathered here to drink water and play and interact, and the sound of elephants resounded in the sky.

"Bell, how do you gather so many elephants here, aren't all elephants small groups?" Lin Xiaowan turned her head and asked puzzledly, if there is really an elephant herd composed of thousands of elephants, it is terrifying enough to think about, isn't it like a bulldozer, and there is no armor left everywhere it passes.

Bell and Simon were quite excited, they were already holding the camera to shoot, after hearing Lin Xiaowan's question, Bell said: "I have to say that we are so lucky, we just happened to encounter such a party, they are not an elephant herd, it is a small group of countless people who form today's grand gathering, they have several such opportunities every year, so that old friends can meet, the time is agreed by the patriarchs of all the ethnic groups, this is their happiest day, you see, the members of their different elephant herds all know, They are all saying hello, and the baby elephants that have been very closely guarded have also been released to play with the baby elephants of other groups, so that they can make friends, and they will be the main force of the party in the future. ”

Lin Xiaowan felt amazing after hearing this, and asked incredulously, "Are they so smart?" Will you make an appointment to meet? And so many elephants they all know? "Yes, elephants are one of the most intelligent animals, they have a lifespan similar to humans, and they have a lot of feelings that beasts should not have at all, such as they will mourn their dead compatriots, and when they see other animals die, they will also show special feelings, they have a good memory, every time they come here to meet old friends and meet new friends, other elephants know each other to a certain extent, but their patriarchs basically know each other." Bell gave them a detailed explanation of elephants, which are animals with special emotions.

Xia Wencai was also a little moved, seeing these elephants keep walking, stretching out their long trunks and touching each other like shaking hands, listening to the happy cry, he knew that they were very happy today, and the elephant herd, whether it was the little guy of his own group or not, had adult elephants to help take care of it, for fear that they would be in danger.

Xia Wencai looked at the waterhole and was a little funny, now there are a lot of animals that plan to drink water, but they are all honestly staying in the distance and waiting, the usually domineering lion alliance also honestly crawls to the side and waits for the elephant herd to leave before daring to go over, you must know that elephants don't like lions and other beasts, and many grumpy guys want to attack when they see toothless guys.

"Bell, what's that?" Xia Wencai suddenly saw a group of elephants in a daze around a place, and asked curiously.

Bell zoomed in on the camera for a while and sighed: "This is the funeral of elephants, they pass their noses to each other and stroke the tusks of a dead elephant, like a ritual, but we still don't understand what it means for a long time, we can only feel that they are very sad."

"I know if they will take the tusks of dead elephants to the elephant cemetery for burial!" Lin Xiaowan interjected and asked, she had also heard the legend of the elephant cemetery.

After hearing this, Bell shrugged his shoulders and said: "It's a pity that elephant researchers have been tracking for a long time and found that there is no elephant cemetery, and after they take the ivory to comfort, they will put down the ivory and leave, more like the last farewell ceremony for an old friend, so we call it an elephant's funeral."

Lin Xiaowan had seen some animal worlds and the like before, and the filming was mainly about hunting and raising cubs, but she didn't expect that animals would have so many special emotions, parties, friendships, and funerals.

When the sun rises and it is almost noon, a long elephant chirps sounds, and then the elephants begin to return to their own groups and start parting ways, many of which will not be able to meet again until the next meeting.

"The one who screamed just now was the old patriarch of a race, in our human terms, it is the kind of high morality, and I don't think you know its cry without me translating it, yes, it means, boys, the meeting is over, see you next time." Bell said with a smile.

Seeing the huge elephant herd slowly disperse into several groups of more than a dozen small elephants and leave separately, Lin Xiaowan felt a little sad, leaned on Xia Wencai's shoulder and said, "They are so pitiful, friends may only see each other once a year, and they only have such a short party time."

Xia Wencai touched Lin Xiaowan's head and said: "This is the law of nature, it's all for survival, if their population is too large, everyone may not be able to fill their stomachs, I know that elephants are very edible, it's actually quite good, they meet once or twice a year, but it sublimates their friendship, and their happy appearance just now is very touching, isn't it."

"Xia is right, this is the way animals survive." Bell nodded as well.

"Look, those baby elephants are so cute, but I think they're going to get beaten!" Lin Xiaowan pointed to the baby elephant and became happy again.

Xia Wencai and the others also laughed when they saw it, it turned out that a few baby elephants were obviously addicted to playing, and they were still rolling in the mud by the pond, obviously ignoring the few female elephants who were stopping and shouting.

Fortunately, they weren't beaten, and the two female elephants just came and pushed their little butts ashore and let them go.

"Elephants generally don't beat their children, they take good care of the baby elephants, and if there are new members of the female elephant in the herd, they will work together to take care of the little ones, which provides a great guarantee for their survival." Now that the elephant herd has left, the convoy of Bell and the others has begun to start anew. (To be continued.) )