It's too dangerous!

Seeing a few crocodiles split the body of a small camel in a short period of time, everyone was inevitably frightened, and when they saw that Bi Fang was less than three meters away from the bank of the Heishui River, they all hurriedly advised them to stay away.

The gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, and the distance of three meters is simply walking on a knife, and the cold is biting.

"Rest assured, it's not that dangerous."

Bi Fang smiled, he pointed to the Nile crocodile in the distance who was still tearing the flesh from the little camel, although this scene was extremely bloody and cruel, everyone could even see twitching camel legs on the surface of the Heishui River, but around this tragedy, there were still a few adult camels.

When they saw this, they not only did not care, but instead stood in the middle of the river as usual, bowing their heads and drinking water, as if they were not their own kind who died on the side.

[This, what's going on?? 】

[Is it so indifferent? 】

[The crocodile doesn't bite the big camel so much]

"See? Even if these big camels are standing in the water, the Nile crocodile will not attack them, because they know in their hearts that these big guys are not something they can afford to provoke at all, and the relationship between crocodiles and camels here is like the relationship between crocodiles and hippos. ”

Hearing Bi Fang's analogy to a crocodile and a hippopotamus, the audience in front of the screen suddenly realized.

I've never eaten pork and I've seen pigs run, these two species are frequent visitors to the animal world.

"Although the hippopotamus always stays in the water, it can swim and dive, it is usually quiet, and when it loses its temper, it often fights, and each uses its sharp teeth to prick the thick skin of the other. Sometimes in the river, it dares to overturn the boat and bite it in two. ”

"The skin of a crocodile is thick and thick, but it is not as good as a small boat, and an adult hippopotamus can bite off a large crocodile in one bite, and the crocodile's teeth cannot deal with the hippopotamus; Hippos are faster than crocodiles in the water and on the shore; The strength and size are much better than that of the crocodile. ”

"So the crocodile will stay away from the water where the hippopotamus is located, but it's a bit inaccurate to say that the crocodile doesn't attack the hippopotamus, because if the target is a baby hippopotamus, then it's not polite."

[The camel here is the hippopotamus!] 】

"That's right, the adult camels in the canyon are equivalent to the hippos on the African savannah, although they don't have the terrifying bite power of the hippopotamus, but the attack power is also not to be underestimated, and with a hoof, it is very likely to directly step on the crocodile's head."

"Besides, do you feel it, the crocodiles here are generally smaller."

A crocodile was basking in the sun on the shore, growing its mouth, Bi Fang turned over and got off the camel, walked into some, and the audience was scared, but the comparison between the two found that this crocodile seemed to be less than two meters?

Compared with the alpha on the side, it is even more small and outrageous, and it looks vulnerable.

With such a big crocodile, it looks like it can only eat a small camel.

"Although I always call them Nile crocodiles, in fact, their names should be West African Nile crocodiles, or desert crocodiles, West African crocodiles."

[I know, Desert Butcher Renekton (laughs)]

"The West African crocodile, also known as the West African Nile crocodile, desert crocodile, was once considered a subspecies of the Nile crocodile. But a 2011 study showed that DNA molecular evidence tests showed a difference between the skull of the Nile crocodile and the West African crocodile, which is a separate species. ”

"It's just that, as I said before, the naming of many species has long been taken for granted, and even if you recognize the essence and change the scientific name, the usual name will not change, so it will always be called wrong."

After the West African crocodile-sized Bi Fang, he re-mounted the alpha and continued walking along the Blackwater River.

"Since they are two species, the size cannot be generalized."

"The Nile crocodile is the largest crocodile and the largest reptile in Africa, with a body length of 2-6 meters, and the average body length of the largest subspecies is 3.7 meters.

[Gustav, it's familiar]

[I seem to have heard of it]

[Not at all impressed]

【Whisper】

Seeing that everyone is interested, Bi Fang doesn't mind introducing it.

"The world's largest crocodile is said to be a Nile crocodile named Gustav, which is more than 10 meters long and killed nearly 300 people in the decade from 1992 to 2002, according to Burundian officials."

[, how is it possible! 】

[What are you kidding]

[Is it so outrageous?] 】

[True or False]

[I don't believe it]

"To be honest, I don't believe it if I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but this crocodile is indeed famous, and many records are still said by local officials."

Bi Fang smiled bitterly.

The Nile crocodile is in the water, it is the overlord, and when it reaches the shoals, it can also snatch the prey in the mouth of the lion, the king of the grassland, the Nile crocodile in the group, the proper amphibious overlord.

Generally speaking, most Nile crocodiles are no more than 5 meters long and weigh 600 kilograms in their lifetime, but there are some chosen crocodiles, starting from crocodile eggs, which are better than "crocodiles".

After breaking the shell, it grows rapidly, if it grows up smoothly, the body size is about 6 meters, and the other crocodiles see it, they have to bow down to Chen Chen, which is enough to dominate the entire river.

Gustav was born in Burundi, between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the country's largest lake, Lake Tanganico, and was named "Gustav".

Its name comes from the Swedish Emperor Gustav II, who conquered half of Europe.

Many local residents claim to have seen the beast before.

According to descriptions, this giant crocodile is particularly large and can easily overturn fishermen's boats. Gustav would silently lurk in the water, and when his prey approached, he would quickly attack.

In 2004, there was an internal war in Burundi. When the war ended, people suddenly remembered that they had not heard of Gustav for a long time.

In 2007, witnesses claimed to have seen Gustav again, albeit with a row of bullet marks, most likely from a machine-gun attack during the civil war.

[It's a bit outrageous. 】

[I don't believe it much]

[I think it may be true, after all, it's natural, no one can say]

[Indeed, nature is so big, there are always some freaks]

[Does Fang Shen believe it? ] 】

"Me?" Bi Fang pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head and gave an ambiguous answer, "I don't know whether to believe it or not, maybe it really exists." ”

The power of nature is endless, and there are always some elite individuals.

Everyone is obviously human, but someone can punch through the sandbag in 100 meters and 10 seconds.

If he could, he would really like the crocodile named Gustav to exist, and then go and see it himself.

"Compared to the Nile crocodile, the West African crocodile is a bit insignificant, the smallest adult crocodile is only 1 meter long, with an average of 1.5-2 meters, and the largest male West African crocodile is 243.5 cm long, if the tail is broken a little, then the total length is 250 cm. The largest female West African crocodile is 209cm long. ”

I just heard about the legend of Gustav, and the audience was still amazed by the power of the Nile crocodile, but now when I heard the size of the West African crocodile, I suddenly felt a lot of crotch.

"West African crocodiles mainly eat fish, birds and small creatures such as frogs and insects, which also explains why West African crocodiles lack the ability to prey on livestock, and how indigenous and crocodiles coexist peacefully."

"The West African crocodile's lack of ability to hunt large prey in the Sahara is key to its survival in the desert and the root cause of its small size."

"Therefore, the West African crocodile can't dry the camel at all, and can only eat a single baby camel, as for why the camels around are so indifferent, it is also a norm in nature, except for the parents, there are generally no camels will lend a hand to the camels that have been preyed, maybe its parents are not nearby."

I see.

The crowd finally understood.

"So we don't have to be afraid of them at all, and crocodiles aren't as fast as you think."

Most crocodiles are very ferocious and are the most patient hunters, and at the moment of their predation, they can catapult out of the water like arrows, and they look very impactful.

But this is only a short-term act, and it cannot be maintained for a long time.

There are three types of running postures for crocodiles, such as snakes, horses, and rabbits.

Like a snake, it crawls forward, and when it is on the swampy and muddy banks, it drags its belly and pushes forward with its pedals. This is also the most common posture.

The second is the high gait: this gait is effective for clearing rocks and branches and requires the most energy, as it needs to lift the huge body off the ground.

The third is running: similar to a rabbit's jump, the crocodile kicks the ground with its hind legs at the same time, and then lands on its front legs, which looks like it is jumping.

The audience imagined a scene of a crocodile rabbit jumping in their minds, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

Seemingly, very happy?

"But the latter two are usually only seen in small crocodiles, and the big crocodiles are basically several ists, like pythons."

"The West African crocodile is much smaller than the Nile crocodile, but it is average in the big crocodile family, more than the upper and lower than the bottom, and a short outbreak can be, that is, the moment of the attack, so three meters away from the river bank is enough."

Bi Fang casually threw down a piece of ostrich meat, and the crocodile on the side did not move at all, until Bi Fang left, and everyone saw the West African crocodile slowly come forward and swallow it.

"In ancient Egypt, it was even considered an honorable thing to be eaten by a fish, and the crocodile god Sobek carved on the temple of Sonic is believed to be based on the Nile crocodile."

"But mythology always changes with history, and since the 9th century AD, the Nile crocodile has been the object of human hunting."

"The ancient Egyptians worshipped Sobek and the crocodile god associated with the pharaoh's fertility and protection, but later the Egyptians also hunted the crocodile as a source of protection and pharaohal power."

"This may be one of the proofs of social change."

Those who have studied archaeology know that there is such a thing as worship of life and righteousness, and long ago, the sculptures dug up were common women with wide bodies and fat bodies.

Because this body type is better to reproduce, the early human mortality rate is high, and they will naturally worship it, but after entering the feudal society, the human productive forces developed rapidly, armed themselves, the mortality rate dropped greatly, and the primitive worship of life and evil began to disappear.

The powerful image of the crocodile naturally changed from a representative of fertility to a powerful representative of power.

"The West African crocodile is more obedient than the Nile crocodile and was chosen for their spiritual ritual by the ancient Egyptians, including mummies."

"Historically, West African crocodiles and Nile crocodiles inhabited Egypt on the lower Nile River, and the ancient Greek historian Herodotus was the first to record and study crocodiles, Herodotus wrote, and the crocodiles were picked selectively as priests in ancient Egypt."

"The priests are aware of the differences between the two species, the West African crocodile is smaller, more obedient, easier to catch and tame."

Herodotus also noted that some Egyptians used crocodiles as pampered pets. At the Alsinói temple in Sobek, a crocodile is kept in the temple, where it is fed, covered in jewels, and worships the pool. ”

"When the crocodile dies, it will also be embalmed, mummified, placed in a sarcophagus, and then buried in a sacred tomb. Many mummy specimens and even crocodile eggs have been found in Egyptian tombs. ”

"DNA analysis in recent years has shown that the cave crocodile mummies in Thebes, the cave Samoun and those in Upper Egypt all belong to this species."

[It's another day of knowledge]

[Learning is wasted, learning is wasted]

Bi Fang rode a camel across most of the Heishui River, and the camels were endless, and he saw a large number of clay pot fragments on the ground.

What are these fragments?] Is it garbage?

[There are a lot of human traces here]

[It's a mural again, it's a clay pot again, it must have been prosperous here before, right?] 】

Bi Fang was noncommittal.

"Around 1840, religious Berbers and Bedouins moved south from the north, replacing the original indigenous Tubu and giving the oasis its current name."

"The arrival of outsiders brought commerce to prosperity again, and the first European to discover it, Rolfus, entered Daci along the consequent Saharan trade routes."

"However, the local population at that time was very hostile to the foreign Europeans, and Rolfs's expedition was besieged by the locals and nearly lost his life."

"In the end, the expedition fled all the way north to Benghazi, and Chad certainly couldn't make it, but the discovery of Ducky was enough to make him famous."

[No wonder you have to circumcise disguise, hahaha]

[I feel miserable]

[This is also too dangerous, primitive people]

[It's not much worse.] 】

The prosperity of commerce has made this oasis a good place to store water, and the best tools to use are naturally more clay pots.

However, after 2000, all the slightly intact jars were either taken away or smashed to pieces, and Bi Fang only saw many scattered fragments when he visited this place, and none of them were complete.

[Ah, didn't the local government protect it, it's all antiques]

"This is a common misunderstanding, in fact, not all antiques are valuable, only antiques with cultural value and historical value can be sold at a good price, these clay pots are not too old, the shape is average, mainly practical."

"There is no historical value, no cultural value, no artistic value, no different from waste, maybe better than waste, but it is not worth spending a lot of money to protect."

(End of chapter)