Chapter 18: The Confession Experiment of the Great Dire Duck Chicks
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After coming out of the shell, its eyes have been opened, its agile body is covered with dense down feathers, and after a few "yaa" calls, it is already wandering around the eggshell.
From these details, Levi knew that it belonged to an early adult.
The juveniles of birds can generally be divided into two types, namely early and late adults. Early adult birds refer to birds that have thick and dense down feathers, strong legs and feet, and a certain ability to move after hatching. In contrast to early adults, late adults are very immature, they are born almost naked, and their eyes cannot be opened, and they only rely on their parents to feed and keep warm.
Before he could wake up from the shock, the people outside the door noticed Levi's movement and broke in. Their actions frightened the young bird.
Then, the unthinkable happened.
The young bird, which was so frightened by the visitor that it retreated to the corner of the wall, in extreme terror, exerted a terrifying magical power - it was surrounded by lilac lightning, as if it were wearing a set of armor condensed with thunder. In the sound of "yaa", arcs of electricity rushed towards Levi and the others. For a while, the lightning was shining, and the thunderbolt was great.
The thunder that shot from the young bird's body was so powerful that the huge bedroom was in shambles in a few blink of an eye.
Under the loyal protection of the guards, Li Wei escaped and ascended to heaven.
Although there were no casualties this time, the horror of this thunder young bird was remembered by all who witnessed it.
The person who was chosen by Levi to guard the bedroom door was the absolute elite of the millions of people in the Limestone Territory. Not only do they have great strength, but they can also urge the "qi" in their bodies to form an invisible armor outside their bodies, which is used to resist arrows and stone-throwing arcane firearms. The recent hunting in the territory has caused each of them to change into a valuable set of ground armor. The latter is not only invulnerable to swords, but also inherits the ability to "resist magical power", and can be immune to arcane arts below the middle level. And with the blessing of this double protection, they are still vulnerable to the thunder of the young birds. If it weren't for the quick action, it would probably have been planted in the bedroom - and the young birds had no intention of harming them.
At that moment, Levi was using his abilities to connect with the young birds.
He knew very well that the aggressive behavior of young birds against them was intrinsically motivated to protect themselves - not much different from a rabbit biting in a hurry. This is the last resort that animals will take when they think they have no way back when they are in danger, and it is not a deliberate attack. This action is automatically closed when the crisis is resolved.
If the young birds really want to hunt them down, I'm afraid none of them will be able to escape.
Afterwards, Li Wei also turned back. He wanted to use his own abilities to resolve this crisis. The bedroom, after all, is a place he is currently focusing on, and more than half of the "cash" of the limestone collar is accumulated here. If he really wants to give it up, he will never be reconciled. Moreover, he is also afraid that the young birds will act aggressively, such as suddenly rushing out and killing them.
For three days, almost every day, he had to go back and forth several times.
It is in this way that Levi made a special discovery - the most powerful motivation in the young bird's body is actually to find its mother.
This is not a strange thing.
For a bird that has just come out of its shell and is "lonely", what could be more important than it.
Then Levi had a different mind.
"Let's go and see what Amos' is doing there......," he said to the guard behind him, and he changed course and walked towards another part of the castle.
While walking, Levi was immersed in memories on the other side.
The recognition mechanism of young birds is not as simple as ordinary people imagine - after birth, the first "object" they see will be regarded as their parents.
It is true that some species of birds recognize relatives like this, but not all birds do.
Many of them are based on smell, others on call, and the physical characteristics of the female, such as the proportion of the head and body, the color of the feathers, may also be the focus of the investigation.
If you want to know the mechanism of this young bird, you still have to see what kind of breed it belongs to.
Even if the kinship is close enough to belong to the same family, the difference between different species of birds is still large, even very different.
Fortunately, it is not difficult to find clues to the origin of this young bird - it was found in the belly of the ground helmet, and the ground helmet insect has a limited range of motion when moving under the snow line.
Find out the information of the birds and birds living in this area, and then compare them one by one, maybe you can find something.
The search mission yielded results in half a day.
Based on the size of the young Thunder and some of its body features, as well as the characteristics of the egg that hatched it, Levi and his family had identified it as a great dinosaur, a goose-duck with a pointed beak and strong legs. It is not a migratory bird, and its general habits are similar to that of terrestrial birds such as chickens and ostriches, and it is an omnivorous animal that not only eats pine nuts, but also hunts some small snow animals with its large size. When the big dia duck is fully grown, it can probably be the size of an ordinary ostrich.
What's even more surprising is that some people have already started breeding it - the giant dire duck is slow growing, but it lays very good eggs. And its eggs are nutritious and taste good.
Although the giant dinosaur has only been raised for a hundred years, it has some scale, and there are several farms in the limestone territory.
This gave Levi great convenience.
With these existing conditions, it was enough for him to make a complete set of scientific experiments.
Arriving at the west side of the castle, in a corner near the central square, Levi saw Amos standing in the square not far away, directing a group of people to do things.
The other party was his newly selected butler, who was in his forties this year, very rough-looking, but very good-tempered. He specializes in some "confidential matters". Amos was a man of little talent, let alone any ambition, but he was faithful and reliable, and was often called a fool. It was this that made Levi fall in love with him and put him in charge of some secret things. For example, this time the big dia duck chick recognition experiment, he is an important organization personnel.
Seeing Levi approaching, Amos couldn't wait to say, "Lord Lord, half of the birds you let hatch have already hatched today......
"What!" said Levi, surprised and delighted.
He pressed the arm of the person in front of him and said nervously, "Have you scattered them in several closed rooms as I said before, and arranged them exactly the same?" ”
Amos nodded.
"Of course you did. ”
"Well, you go and bring some more people to collect some feathers and droppings from the females. Levi suddenly remembered something, "When you pick them up, remember to bring those rubber gloves I gave you earlier." In addition, there is no smell at all when the gloves are washed. It's important......"