Chapter 12: The Princess Kills

The night sky is full of stars and the waves are rattling.

The mermaid princess took Qi Zhiming out of the island, and in the dark, she traveled all the way.

The little princess said she would go wherever she went, and she said that this is where it is, and that is where it is.

Qi Zhiming didn't ask, and if he asked, it was in vain. Whether to say it or not depends on the mood of others, there is no need to find uncomfortable.

Walking day and night, I don't know how long I walked, but I just felt the warmth of the climate.

At first, the little princess said very little, and the whole person was cold. Later, seeing that Qi Zhiming was polite, catching fish and shrimp, arranging camps and food, and not always thinking about escaping, the words gradually increased. Begin to explain something to him.

Near the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, sea turtles swim and feed.

Winter is coming to an end around the archipelago, and spring is approaching.

The currents carry a large number of schools of fish and swarm in, and more predators come with it.

Seagrass at the bottom of the sea, up to more than 10 meters high, sways with the current. The water is crystal clear, the sun shines down, and the tall seaweed looks like a dancing elf.

The underwater islands are different, and even the two adjacent islands are very different.

Rays of sunlight shine through the crystal clear waters and shine on the bottom of the sea. In the middle of the two nearby islands, there is a trench about 50 meters wide and 500 meters long, and about 100 meters deep. The temperature is around five degrees Celsius, and there is no difference between winter and summer.

Qi Zhiming and the princess hid at the bottom of this trench, watching all kinds of predators eating frantically, what a feast!

"The green turtle is Kiki, she's in her fifties, but she's still young. She stayed here for a short time, only for a short time. After seven or eight days, she would leave and go to the next piece of sea, which she would come at this time of year. She's lovely! ”

"That's Isola, she's old. I'm almost over a hundred years old and I'm dying! The princess pointed to a few whale sharks chasing the fish, and her tone became sad.

The whale shark, the largest fish, has existed for tens of millions of years, but its lifespan is only 100 years old. The king squid is their main predator.

A few days of crazy feasting were over, and Qi Zhiming and the princess returned to the sea.

After a full feed, the whale shark floats lazily on the surface of the sea. From time to time, a few whale sharks leap and fall heavily, splashing huge waves. After a while, they snuggled up to each other and rolled.

"What are they doing?" Qi Zhiming asked with a confused expression.

Suddenly, the princess's face turned red, she bit her red lip, and said in a low voice, "I won't tell you!" ”

After a while, he said, "They want to have a baby!" As he spoke, he tilted his head to the side.

Qi Zhiming suddenly realized.

In the summer, whale sharks breed at this time. Most of them give birth to calf whale sharks after August and September, and there are about ten of them. The male shark will leave, and the female whale must keep preying after separation, ensuring that there is plenty of milk to raise the calf.

They sometimes dive to more than 1,000 meters into the sea to hunt. From diving to predation on the surface of the sea to surfacing for ventilation, it must be completed within half an hour, otherwise it will suffocate due to lack of oxygen.

"Isola gave birth to her last baby this summer, and she can't have any more babies. Because she is very experienced, she has not been kicked out of the herd, and she now has to take care of a lot of small babies! Hearing the princess say this, Qi Zhiming understood.

It turns out that the female whale named "Isola" has entered menopause this summer. And the reason why she was driven out of the whale group in old age unlike other whale sharks was because she had excellent experience. Like many matrilineal populations, Isola has led the whales through many perilous escapes. It is now old, retired as the head of the kindergarten.

One of the males in the group has not eaten for several days. has been guarding the side of a calf that unfortunately died, and refused to leave. The whole community was plunged into deep grief.

The princess had tears in her eyes and glared at Qi Zhiming hatefully.

The young whale had some ropes on it, and it was strangled by a fishing net!

Perhaps settling in this blessed environment will keep you away from danger. Maybe Isola will be gone forever in a few years. And her valuable experience will continue with her descendants in this deep sea area!

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Leaving this sea, the princess was depressed.

Qi Zhiming had no choice but to take out the jokes of cats and dogs to tease her, after all, it was still the heart of a little girl, and with a "you hate it", the clouds opened and the sun rose, and the sky was clear.

Traveling with the United States is a great thing. Or tread the waves like flying, or dwell in shallow water.

Although Qi Zhiming is not eloquent, he also has witty words, which caused the princess to beat endlessly. It's fun to play and play.

The man is handsome and chic, the girl is as beautiful as a flower, standing on the waves, a pair of fairy couples!

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Before 1960, humpback whales were killed in large numbers by humans.

It was only listed as a protected species in 1970. This creature has always inspired all kinds of imaginations in life, but unfortunately it is also endangered.

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The princess took Qi Zhiming and left the warm Pacific Ocean. Pass through Maui and follow a pod of killer whales to the waters of Alaska, which is a fascinating place.

There are many small islands scattered across the vast sea. The island is tall and steep, the vegetation is not very lush, and black boulders are arranged in a haphazard manner. There are stone carvings of various shapes, or insects, birds, fish, tigers, bears and leopards, sketches and paintings, and there are text-like patterns.

The island is full of boulders, but the traces of time are not obvious.

Many glaciers rise in the ocean.

Humpback whales hunt in icy waters.

"Brother Ming, I know there's a treasure here!" The princess said mischievously. Before Qi Zhiming came back to his senses, he said mischievously again: "I won't tell you." ”

Qi Zhiming looked at the mischievous princess speechlessly, and then looked at the group of killer whales struggling to eat.

The whales are running around, seemingly chaotic, but they are very efficient, and they divide and eat the fish in circles.

"Brother Ming, don't be angry. Can't I tell you later? Seeing the princess seriously stretch her little head to her chest, Qi Zhiming raised his hand and gently flicked her a brain melon.

"You hate it, what should you do if you play stupid?" The princess said coquettishly.

Qi Zhiming smiled: "I just flicked it lightly, it doesn't hurt, right?" Come, I'll rub it for you. ”

"Ahh No. The princess screamed and ran to the other side.

Qi Zhiming doesn't have much thirst for money, just use it. It seems that there is no money now, and I can't use it if I want to, and I'm not interested in any treasures.

"Brother Ming, you're not angry, are you? Hey. The princess smiled, swayed with her hands behind her back, and walked in front of Qi Zhiming in a strange manner.

"No, I'm not very interested in money. With more flowers, there is no less flowers. Before Qi Zhiming finished speaking, he was strange again, "Huh? Do you know money? What money do you know? ”

"You underestimate people! Hum! Euros, dollars, yuan, pounds, francs and marks, as long as there are countries with seas, I know all those coins, hum! I'm amazing, right? ”

Looking at the triumphant princess with a wrinkled little nose, Qi Zhiming couldn't help but play her again.

"You scoundrel, play me again!" It turns out that it is also addictive.

"Hehe, I'm used to it, it's itchy if I don't play my hands. Hehe. Qi Zhiming didn't finish laughing, and his body was like a drum "tom ······" It sounded, mixed with "Badass, shoot you, shoot you." Let you play, shoot you to death".

It's much more comfortable than a massage. Refreshing! I want to say it, but I don't dare to say it. The person who hit the person was holding a small red fist and gasping for breath, probably because his hand hurt.

Stopping the fighting, the two watched as the killer whales hunted.

The fish jumped in panic, the killer whales jumped up and down, the waves flew seven or eight meters high, and the loud sound of "popping" sounded from time to time, and the scene was quite spectacular.

"That's Wilma, my good friend, and she's coming to play with me." The princess pointed to a killer whale that was swimming ahead and spraying water.

"She comes to me every year to play, go down!"

The princess was playing with the giant killer whale in the water, knowing each other with a gesture and a look.

In the process of playing, Wilma always creates a fountain from time to time, and has a lot of fun! Wilma played for a while, and then always arched her head at the princess and chirped lowly, as if to tell her something.

As the sky grew darker, the princess went ashore and waved her hand at Wilma, who was reluctant.

Every summer, the princess would come to accompany Wilma, but now she had to leave, and there was no feast in the world.

"Goodbye. See you next year, my friend! Parting is always inseparable, and the princess's little face is also full of tears in the face of Wilma, who is constantly tossing and chirping, and she keeps waving goodbye.

The little mouth muttered vigorously: "Goodbye my friend, I'll come to see you again next year······", and then cried out with a "wow", turned around and ran away.

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The wind raged on the snowy mountains, blowing at anything that stood in its way. With speeds of up to more than 100 kilometers per hour, it is easy to be blown off a cliff when standing on a mountain.

The two stood on a long, narrow island surrounded by tall islands in the middle of the bay. The wind here is much lighter, and the island is densely wooded and rustled by the wind.

The humpback whale's massive tail is still pounding at the surface of the water, driving away the scale shrimp.

The blue whale is the largest mammal in the world. At a speed of 27 kilometers per hour, it has a large mouth that opens at 90 degrees and devours the scale shrimp.

As the climate changes, the weather is getting colder and colder, and food in the Alaskan seas is decreasing. Will they find another place to feed?

And now the well-fed whales are jumping happily on the surface of the sea, venting their irrepressible excitement and splashing high waves. I don't know where the food will be next time, but isn't that a blessing?

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The Three Sisters Spring in the Gulf of Mexico is the place where the princess wants to go the most. Because this is the time when the baby manatee is born, she can't wait to come here.

It is a large hot spring made up of three springs, and the water temperature is maintained between 15 and 26 degrees Celsius, which is formed by excessive pressure on the seabed, and it is fresh water.

It's warm, the seagrass is abundant, the food is plentiful, and the manatees love to stay here.

The spring water gushes out and flows into the sea. It attracts a large number of small fish to chase the bubbles of the spring water in the clear water.

A female manatee is dragging her bulging belly away from the herd. A large male manatee whined a few times in the direction the female had left, worried and uneasy, but did not follow.

"That's baby manatee's dad, Moody Barron. That's Mommy Barbara. Shall I give a name to my baby manatee? Well, let's call it Karen or Hamilton! Looking at the princess's smile and smile, Qi Zhiming was also very happy.

After all, every new life is born to celebrate.

The female manatee faded out of sight, and it turned out that the mother manatee would not let others see the process of giving birth. In order for the baby to avoid injury, he chooses a hidden place. Pampering the baby, just like the care of a human mother.

Several male and female manatees were entangled together, rolling and rolling, and they were always illegal. Because of its large and clumsy size, it is·· The duration is several weeks, and the pregnancy can last for more than ten months.

"Luckily, I'm not too big, and I'm very flexible!" Qi Zhiming said with a smile, but his eyes were aimed at the princess.

How could the princess not understand his teasing? Shove it away: "Get out of here!" With a blushing face, he hurried forward.

Manatee mother Barbara fell asleep, and the newborn baby manatee Hamilton was very bored. After a battle with the trunk, he went to pester his mother again.

Female manatee's · · Near the forelimbs, it is very similar to the human mother.

The number of manatees in the world is now very small, and it has become an endangered species. Animal protectors fenced off the steaming spring to keep the manatees from being disturbed.

But there are still many tourists who secretly go to the sea to pet manatees despite dissuasion. This frightened the manatees and fled the shelter to other places, where they died from the hypothermia.

In order to avoid the following of tourists, the mother and son went to a dangerous body of water.

Little Hamilton has a deep wound cut on the ship's propeller, while his mother, Barbara, is hit and killed by a speedboat.

Little Hamilton was so hungry from blood loss that he tried to nurse his dead mother. Poor his mother is already floating on the surface of the sea, already dead, where is the milk for her?

As much as it whined, poor its mother could never respond to it!

It happened right now, and the heartwarming picture instantly became extremely bloody.

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"Ahh A scream rang out, and the princess was gone.

In the distance, more than a dozen tourists who harassed manatees floated on the surface of the sea with bloody water with screams.

The screams on the shore also seemed to arouse the appetite of the bobtail. Although they are usually timid, they are also ferocious animals. The strong smell of blood made them desperate to bite and roll.

Tomorrow's news report will say: "Tourists were attacked by crocodiles in the water, killing dozens of people." ”

"Are these self-proclaimed civilized human beings? Is this what human civilization is supposed to do? You've seen it all, right? The princess said hatefully, staring at Qi Zhiming with round apricot eyes.

What the fuck is going on?

There are always some people in society who are always doing despicable things. It is not beneficial to harm others and oneself, and he is happy to do it tirelessly.

Garbage is everywhere, not much, but it stinks! Now it's time for the fish in your own pond!

"There are good guys and bad guys everywhere, don't they? You can't negate more good people because of a few bad guys, right? There are always more good people than bad people, and there are more and more of them! You can't eat one rotten apple in a bunch and say it's all bad, right? Qi Zhiming defended weakly.

The pale and weak statement also felt disgusting, and he didn't dare to be careless when this aunt and grandmother were angry. You can't joke, you're going to kill someone when you turn your face. That's a dozen people, and they don't even blink.

Although I know that she won't do anything to herself, she may not be angry with others. To put it mildly, the smiling face accompanied countless times, and finally made the princess's anger subside.

The two walked in silence for a short time, and some withered yellow seaweed appeared at their feet. As far as the eye can see, the seagrass on the seabed is yellow. A few pill bottles lay scattered on the seabed. More than a dozen manatee carcasses appeared next to the sea rocks, and the seaweed was carried by the currents, floating on them.

What the fuck are you afraid of! Qi Zhiming was also angry, and his teeth clucked.

The princess's little face was pale and her eyes were red.

A few dozen meters further, the corpses of several more manatees appeared in front of them, and neither of them spoke.

Fortunately, the princess didn't bother him. But in the face of this large area of manatee corpses, it is really shocking!

Qi Zhiming's heart was full of a disgust for himself, but instead of anger, he just wanted to shout in his heart: "Why is this?" Why? "I really want to jump up and scold.

For the sake of short-term profits, the deterioration of the environment has been allowed to be carried out in a disregard for the long-term restraint of resources.

"Killing chickens and taking eggs", the ancients disdained it, and today, with the high development of civilization, there are still such highly myopic people.

I really want to kill someone at this moment!

"Woooo······oo After seeing the large carcass of the manatee, the princess made some strange noises and kept shouting for a long time, when a huge manatee appeared in front of her. It was Moody Barron, the father of Hamilton Jr. The manatee paddled its limbs, croaked in a low voice, and then turned its head to look into the distance.

With a whoosh, the princess ran in the direction of Moody Barron's turn, leaving only strings of tiny blisters behind her.

When Qi Zhiming arrived, only fine pieces of meat and broken clothes were seen on the seabed. Not far away are several manatee skins and bloody skinless manatee carcasses.

The two stood in a daze for a long time, until the sea water washed the manatee without a trace of red, and then Qi Zhiming grabbed the princess's arm and floated to the sea.