Chapter 437: The Crossing of Heaven
"I can't estimate that, but I can tell you a number, which is according to UNESCO, in 2001 there were about 1.5 million wildebeest from Kenya across the Mara River into the Serengeti, and about 250,000 zebras, more than 300,000 Thomson and Grant gazelles, and there are many more animals that track them here, there are no specific statistics, but there is a number I can tell you, do you know how much manure these migratory animals pull every day? That's about 450 tons! As he spoke, the Dutchman gestured with his hands in a large circle, as if he were holding a large pile of cow dung.
"This is really the master who eats a pot and pulls a kang! By the way, why are these wildebeest and zebra always moving together, they are relatives? Hong Tao also has no specific idea of how much 450 tons of cow dung is, and he doesn't want to study it.
"Both animals eat the same grass, wildebeest likes to eat the young leaves in the middle, and zebras prefer older leaves, so they don't have to fight for food together. In fact, there are many gazelles behind them, and these three animals all eat the same grass, but they like it to be different in terms of freshness, so they do not interfere with each other, and they always appear on the same grassland. "Dutch Pee is a hunter who loves to study animals, and the questions about African animals in general are really difficult for him.
"Oh, it's pitiful, look, the little wildebeest can't run, it looks like its mother is going to abandon it!" It was Tikov's wife who suddenly howled and cried.
Underneath the gondola, a small-looking wildebeest has broken away from the wildebeest's large army. It didn't know if it was sick or injured, but it staggered when it walked, and sometimes fell to the ground for a long time before barely getting up, and then screamed hard at the wildebeest that kept running in front of it.
But none of the wildebeest herds cared for the little wildebeest, and they kept their heads down and ran with the team in front of them, as if no one saw that there was another of their own kind next to them in need.
"Why don't we go down and help it? It's still a cub, and if no one cares about it, even if there are no lions and hyenas, I'm afraid I'll starve to death here. Seeing his wife wiping away tears, Tikov couldn't help himself, and began to ask if he could go down and save the little wildebeest.
"It's useless. This is nature's choice. Wildebeest have a habit of giving birth to their young, both because they have plenty of grass to eat right away, and because they can exercise their ability to live independently. Baby wildebeest is born and has to run with the wildebeest. Only small wildebeest that can keep up with a large army can survive in the future. Those who can't keep up will be eliminated. "Dutch pee is probably used to seeing this kind of scene. There was no sign of relenting.
"But it's pitiful, maybe it's all right, it's just hungry. I've got milk here, let's go down and feed it, and it might be able to keep up with the big army." Tikov was still unwilling to give up.
"It's impossible to go down, once the wildebeest herd is frightened, we will be trampled into meat sauce, not to mention us humans, even elephant herds and rhinoceroses have to avoid these migrating wildebeests, as long as they identify a direction, even if there is a cliff in front of them, they will jump down without hesitation." Holland did not consider Tikov's suggestion, his identity is a hunting guide, and protecting the safety of his customers is the first choice.
"It's not that evil, is it?" Hong Tao also felt that the little wildebeest was quite pitiful, especially since it was running hard and wanted to keep up with the big army.
"Why don't we make another bet? In the afternoon, we will be able to reach the Mara River, and then you will know what madness is. "The Dutch is again provocative.
"No, I don't like gambling very much!" Hong Tao habitually glanced at Pan beside him, and when he saw her, he shook his head slightly, and quickly rejected the bet.
The hot air balloon flew farther and farther, and the large army of wildebeest had turned into a black line, except for the dust raised by the horse's hooves, the figure of the wildebeest and zebra could no longer be seen, and the little wildebeest had been blocked in the dust, its fate had been sealed since birth.
Because of the little wildebeest, the mood of the people in the hanging basket was not very high, and the fat wife of Tikov was crying red with her eyes, and she did not lie on the edge of the hanging basket with a telescope and look around like she did at the beginning, but sat on a chair in the hanging basket, looking at the sky in a daze, not knowing what Lu Dao was thinking.
The hot air balloon troops in the sky began to disperse after encountering the first group of migrating wildebeests, and some of them followed the wildebeest herd towards Lake Victoria, intending to fly to the Western Corridor to meet the herd of wildebeest from afar. The other part includes the hot air balloons where Hong Tao is flying all the way north, and according to Dutch explained, these hot air balloons will continue to fly north, near the border of Tanzania and Kenya, to see the most spectacular scene of the Great East African Migration - the Crossing of Heaven!
As for what Tiandu is, Hong Tao asked the Dutch for a long time and didn't say, and after the end, Hong Tao began to harass Pan, because she said that she had seen animal migration, and it was estimated that she should also know about this heavenly crossing.
Pan didn't plan to tell Hong Tao at first, but just said that he should endure his curiosity and see for himself, which would be more shocking. But Hong Tao's piece of gummy candy can't stand it, he is like Tang Seng in the Journey to the West, and he keeps chattering in your ear until he makes you upset. At this point, you have only two options, one is to throw him off the balloon, and the other is to quickly tell him what he wants to know about the road and let him shut up.
"It's a big river that originates in Kenya, has a middle and lower reaches in Tanzania, and eventually flows into Lake Victoria." Pan chose the second way.
"And then?" Hong Tao did not relax in the slightest.
"And then these migratory animals have to cross the river to get to the Serengeti, and you know, the river is very fast, and it is very difficult to cross the river." Pan shrugged his shoulders at the Dutchman, saying that it was not that the sisters were not righteous, but they really couldn't bear it.
"And then?" Hong Tao was still not satisfied, although he was listening to Pan, but the corner of his eyes kept glancing at the Dutch expression, because he knew that this woman was a master of lying, and her face did not change color and her heart did not beat when she told lies, and it was difficult to find flaws from her, but Dutch urine was still very easy to deal with, and what he felt in his heart would be revealed on his face.
"No, this is the crossing of heaven." Pan said lightly.
"By the way, do you have any other tattoos besides the one on your waist? It's not a well-known painter, I want to see it, but you say that your tattoo is a pair of wings, but how do I look at it and how do I feel that it doesn't look like it, do you say that the painter drew it wrong? I think those wings are more like bats......" Hong Tao saw the expression of the Dutch pee, and knew that Pan still had something to say, and immediately began to discuss the topic with Pan that he had not finished discussing just now.
"Okay, don't talk about my tattoos, and those wings are about to become demon wings, I tell you frankly, the Mara River is the water with the most crocodiles in Africa, and the crocodiles in it can grow up to 6 meters long, and there are many hippos, you know, these two animals are not very good-tempered, so these migrating animals want to cross the river, the scene is still very tragic, many wildebeest go directly to heaven, I swear, I know only so much!" Pan estimated that his head was also big at this time, so he no longer circled with Hong Tao, and directly said the answer.
"Fat uncle, help say hello to Wei Han, let his kid keep some memory card, there are more interesting things to shoot in front, if he can't shoot well, he can jump off the balloon." As soon as Hong Tao heard that there was such a bloody show, his spirit immediately came up, and he immediately translated it for the fat boss, and then asked the fat boss to inform Wei Han of the other balloon.
The hot air balloon flew north for more than 1 hour and finally arrived at the destination of the trip, the Mara River. During the flight of more than an hour, everyone saw three wildebeest and zebra migration teams running from north to south, compared with the first team, the scale of these three teams is more than equal, they are all to the south to see the head of the team, to the north can not see the tail of the team. Everywhere they went, the grass was trampled to rot, and from the air, it looked like a traffic jam on a black highway, and it was blocked for dozens of kilometers. (To be continued......)