Because he encountered a strange bird, Wang Yu ended his inspection ahead of schedule. www.biquge.info Originally, according to the custom, he needed to walk around the main area of the reserve, which usually took about ten days, but the so-called inspection was not too much of a concern, and there was not much that had to be done. Thinking about the strange bird, maybe this is a new species, so on the third day, Wang Yu set off to return.

After going back, Wang Yu didn't rush to report to the leader, if this matter is not clarified, then there will be an oolong in the leader, but it will be a joke, and the leader should think that you are not reliable.

After thinking about it, Wang Yu looked out the classmate directory, searched for a long time, and finally found a doctoral student who studied zoology.

"Haibo, I'm Wang Yu, it's Wang Yu from Class 3, remember?"

Wang Yu...... Oh...... Hello! ”

"It's been a long time since I graduated, how are you doing?"

"It's fine."

"I heard you're doing a PhD in zoology?"

"Yes."

"You're amazing, you're a Ph.D.."

“......”

"What's that...... I've got something I want you to do me a favor. ”

"What's the matter?"

"I'm working in a reserve right now, and I've come across a species I don't know and want you to help me see what it is."

"Oh, then you can send it to me and I'll take a look."

"Okay, I'll add your WeChat and send it to you later."

"Good!"

Wang Yu hung up the phone and quickly sent the picture of the strange bird. Not long after I sent it, the call came in out of nowhere.

"Wang Yu?"

"Haibo, how's it going? What kind of creature is it? ”

"Which reserve are you in?"

"Xishui, Xishui Subtropical Evergreen Broad-leaved Forest National Nature Reserve. What's wrong? ”

"Xi Shui...... It should be a new species that has not been discovered, you can wait for what it is, and I will check it out. ”

"Good!" Wang Yu clenched his fist excitedly, it seems that there is no problem, and the credit is in hand!

Put down the phone, Wang Yuxing rushed to find the leader.

"Director Yang, Director Yang, look at this photo." Wang Yu showed the photo to the leader.

"What is this?" Director Yang looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see that the meridian was coming, wasn't it just a very beautiful bird.

"Director, this is what I found in the reserve when I was on patrol just now, and it is a newly discovered species that is not on the protected list."

"Oh, what's the name of this bird?" The Director clearly didn't get it yet.

"I don't know the name yet, I consulted a classmate from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and he didn't know him, saying that it might be a newly discovered species."

"New discovery? That is, no one has ever found out before? The director finally realized what Wang Yu meant by his words.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"Newly discovered species...... "The director muttered for a long time and slammed the table. Let's find out first, if it's really something that no one has ever found out, I'll give you credit. ”

"Okay!" Wang Yu suddenly blossomed.

When Wang Yu asked for the leader's will, Hai Bo, who was far away in Kyoto, had a question mark on his head.

With the photo in hand, Tian Haibo began to search for subtropical and tropical birds, but no information about this bird could be found in his memory or in the data.

Is it really a newly discovered species?

Tian Haibo hesitated, it stands to reason that secondary primeval forests like the Xishui Reserve have been harassed by humans, and there shouldn't be any species that haven't been discovered, but this kind of bird has really never been seen, it's really strange!

After looking for a long time, Tian Haibo didn't find an answer, so he simply took his mobile phone to consult with the teacher.

"Teacher, Xi Shui has found an unknown bird, can you see what species you can recognize?"

Li Menghua took the phone and was immediately attracted by the strange bird in the photo, the characteristics of this bird are too strange, it does not look like a normal bird at all. Its forelimbs are not completely degenerated, its feathers are not fully covered, its beak is not, and it has teeth in its mouth, which is really strange!

Li Menghua closed his eyes and recalled carefully, and immediately shook his head, this kind of bird has such obvious characteristics, he must not have seen it, if he has seen it, it is impossible not to be impressed.

"It was found in Xishui?" Li Menghua confirmed again.

"Yes, Xishui Subtropical Evergreen Broad-leaved Forest National Nature Reserve."

"Tropical broad-leaved forest ......," Li Menghua thought seriously.

"No, I haven't seen it." Soon Li Menghua came to the definite conclusion that this bird did not have any impression.

Li Menghua looked at the photo of the strange bird again, trying to find the answer in its morphological characteristics.

"The forelimbs still have the ability to grasp, the feathers are not completely covered, the body still has scale features, the tail is not degenerated cleanly, the hind limbs are feathered, and the feather shape is not conducive to long-distance flight......"

Li Menghua pondered for a long time, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, "This looks very much like an unevolved bird, and it feels like it has the characteristics of Archaeopteryx!" ”

"Archaeopteryx ......" Tian Haibo heard the teacher's self-talk, and suddenly reacted, he quickly turned on the machine to log in to the network, and began to query the pictures of Archaeopteryx.

Relevant pictures are not difficult to find, whether it is fossils or restoration drawings and imaginary pictures, there are a lot, Tian Haibo found out the pictures, carefully compared, and found that this strange bird is indeed somewhat similar to Archaeopteryx, more precisely, it is more similar to Archaeopteryx than other birds.

That's weird......

How did a bird survive if it was able to continue the characteristics of Archaeopteryx and never fully evolved into a bird for tens of millions of years?

Or were they abandoned by natural selection? Is the gene always stable? Never had a genetic variant?

That's impossible!

As long as it is a living organism, as long as it is a sexual reproduction, genetic variation is inevitable, but genetic variation is disordered, while natural selection is directional, and through natural elimination, genetic variation is condensed and guided to the most favorable direction.

This strange bird should not be an exception, tens of millions of years, enough time for any creature to be unrecognizable, how did it achieve it?

Tian Haibo kept inquiring about relevant information while thinking, starting from Archaeopteryx, and the transitional species in various periods of evolution from dinosaurs to birds appeared in front of him one by one.

Flipping through it, Tian Haibo's hand suddenly froze, and he saw an imaginary picture appear on the screen, with various main features very similar to strange birds.

Forelimbs that can be grasped, hind limbs that can run, scales on the torso that have not fully degenerated, feathers that cover the limbs, long tail vertebrae, and feathers that grow from the tail vertebrae, a crown on the head, a mouth with dinosaur features......

Except for the slight difference in color and form, everything is so similar, Tian Haibo quickly glanced at the name - Nearbird Dragon!