Chapter 184: Natural Selection
At noon, when the animals come here to drink a lot of water, and the fighting here is the most frequent during the day.
In addition to lions and hyenas, large animals such as elephants and rhinos will also appear. Among these animals, elephants are considered to be big drinkers, but as long as they are not hungry, they will not attack elephants.
Because once an elephant is provoked, it is not the elephant that may die, but the animal that attacks them. If the elephant herd goes crazy, even hippos and crocodiles will back down.
From those animal experts, Xu Wenjie learned that there were also baby elephants who died in this cruel competition. The ones who hunted these baby elephants were the hungry-eyed lions.
They tend to attack the calves when the herd is negligent.
Here, there are times when lions are killed, and those who kill lions are those hippos and crocodiles. Once attacked by these two animals, the lion is likely to die inside if it does not flee quickly.
Animals like antelopes and zebras, most of the time, will die while drinking water. Because the lion and hyena are the main food of these two animals.
And, of course, there are crocodiles, which are not picky eaters in this arid weather, and even lions will hunt them.
Towards noon, there was a noticeable increase in the number of animals around, and these animals were all looking at the water in the river, and their eyes were full of longing. However, at this time, there were no animals walking towards the river. Because they know that now is the most dangerous time.
The first to move were the hippos, and these guys ran out of the mud. Walking towards the puddle, the crocodile over there also began to move.
Xu Wenjie asked Yuris. Why do these crocodiles and hippos have a good time to enter the water, they have to go into the water at the same time to have a competition.
In the end, there was no answer, and it may be that this situation is a competition between animals. The winning side, enjoy the splashing in the water. The losing side returns to the mud and waits for the next battle.
After the hippopotamus and the crocodile enter the water at the same time. The battle also began at this moment.
Both sides rushed towards the middle, and there was no intention of giving in at all. Then, the hippopotamus is seen to open its huge mouth, revealing sharp teeth. Bite towards the crocodile. The crocodile is not to be outdone. Leap out of the water and bite at the hippopotamus.
Soon the puddle was dyed red, and the animals on the shore moved at this time. They actually take advantage of the crocodile to fight the hippopotamus to drink water.
At this time, it is indeed the safest time to drink water compared to the hippopotamus and crocodile. However, this is only relatively safe.
Didn't see any unfortunate guys. It was bitten by a crocodile not far from the shore and instantly dragged into the water. And the animals that were bitten by those hippos. He was killed directly.
When a baby hippopotamus dies in this fight, a crocodile is also killed by a hippopotamus. Then I saw the hippopotamus and the crocodile quickly separate and kill the other animals that came to drink.
As if they knew this was going to happen, many animals withdrew from the shore before the hippos and crocodiles arrived. Some animals who don't know the situation have added another pile of white bones to the shore.
At this time, the lion and hyena herds also began to attack the animals that came to drink, and they knew that if they missed this time, they would probably go hungry today.
Simba stood on top of a rock and watched the animals below fight, his head held high, as if he were thinking.
This guy also wanted to go down for a spin, but was stopped by Xu Wenjie, if it joined, then this battle would end in an instant.
The whole battle lasted more than ten minutes, and there were casualties among crocodiles and hippos, and even lions were hit by bison and trampled on seriously injured.
When the battle for water was over, many animal carcasses were added to the waterhole. Some carnivores, at this time, will walk over and drag away the carcasses of those ownerless animals.
The hippopotamus emerges victorious in this battle, and the crocodile returns to where they had been. Fortunately, the elephants have to move constantly in search of food, otherwise the water here will soon dry up.
However, if this situation continues, it won't be long before this place becomes the same as other places. Dry rivers can be replenished without any water source.
The victors were treated to "bathing" in the water, but they did not stay in the water for long either. In fact, Xu Wenjie was a little puzzled, it stands to reason that hippos and crocodiles should fight for this puddle, and they will not stay in the water for a while and come up like now.
They should have waited until one side left and the other took possession of the pool, but that didn't happen now, just a fight when the water was needed.
And, in the light of things, it is clear that the animals are protecting the water here, perhaps due to the drought.
In this melee, Xu Wenjie counted many animals involved, and there were many dead animals, especially antelopes, these guys became the main targets of carnivore hunting.
Crocodiles, lions, hyenas, when they hunt for food, the first target they choose is the antelope, then the zebra. It may be that these two animals are easier to kill, and of course, the number is also a reason.
Compared to bison and rhinos, hunting them is likely to cost lives, and even when a crocodile is stepped on by those rhinos, the ultimate fate is death.
The bison's rampage also injured some hyenas, and in this special period, injury is equal to death.
Hippos Except for some baby hippos that were killed by crocodiles, those adult hippos were only slightly injured and were not in any danger. From this, it can be seen that in the battle for water, hippos are more powerful than other animals.
After the battle, Xu Wenjie took Simba and walked towards the puddle.
"Simba, be careful, don't let other animals attack us."
Simba glanced at Xu Wenjie and roared directly into the air, as if venting his fighting intent. As a result, this roar caused the surrounding animals to flee from here, even hippos and crocodiles, and hid in the mud.
Seeing this situation, Xu Wenjie was a little speechless, if Simba was involved just now, these animals would probably give up drinking water.
Walking over to the carcasses of the animals, he took out the knife he had prepared and began to pick them up. The carcasses of some animals, such as crocodiles and antelopes, are some good materials, and it is completely wasteful to stay here.
Anyway, these guys are already dead, and those animals don't eat those hard parts, so it's better to use waste.
If it were possible, Xu Wenjie would get the carcass of a crocodile back, and it would be a waste to throw it here anyway. The animal experts tried to get it, but they didn't dare to approach it at all.
They don't have Simba, and if they enter here, they are likely to be attacked by the animals around them. Soon, Xu Wenjie aimed at a huge crocodile that had been bitten to death by a hippopotamus. (To be continued......)