Chapter 867: Little Calgest
The marks in the grass were obvious, and a long scratch spread out and slid into the distance.
It is clear that this is a snake.
"Snakes are very common in the wilderness, and they can be encountered almost every time, especially when it rains."
Bi Fang crouched down and followed the trail.
"Snakes are highly active before, during, and even during the rain, because their prey, such as frogs, mice, will come out at this time."
"The former likes a humid environment, with more moisture in the air, and the skin can be fully moistened, so it becomes active, and the latter is to avoid the rain and avoid flooding low-lying caves, so at this time, the snake can come out with a high probability of filling the stomach."
"It's just that snakes are ectotherms, and the temperature will become active when the temperature is above eighteen degrees, and I guess it was too cold last night, so as soon as the rain stopped and the sun came out, the temperature just rose and it couldn't wait, and it happened to be met by us."
The serpentine in the slippery dirt was like an arrow, guiding Bi Fang forward.
Harley also lowered his head to sniff, as if he had found something.
Under the guidance of Ming Huanghuang, it didn't take long for a man and a leopard to see the target lurking in the grass.
Another bulging belly!
"Hey, I didn't expect it to be an old face."
Bi Fang laughed outside the grass.
When he caught beetles under the myrrh tree before, he had touched one, but that one was quite alert, and he fled as soon as there was an abnormality, and Bi Fang's attention was also on the myrrh tree at that time, so he didn't care about it, and he never expected to run into another one now.
At the sight of the viper, Harley was nervous.
Not only humans, but also animals have engraved the fear of Dongshe in their genes, and the first time they saw this long strip of poison, this cheetah instinctively felt uncomfortable, especially the brown markings on its body, which gave people a bad feeling.
In fact, almost all tattooed ones in the animal kingdom are not easy to mess with, followed by perms.
"I didn't have time to introduce it last time, but this time I met it again, this is a bulging-bellied viper, commonly known as the drum-bellied viper, is a venomous viper, known as the most common venomous snake in Africa, almost all over Africa."
"Because this guy is super reproductive, both in terms of breeding methods and the number of cubs."
"It produces pheromones to attract and wrap around males. Once in Malindi there was a female snake that attracted seven males to follow her, and then it would give birth to a large number of young snakes, each of which was 50-60, and it was not impossible to have 80 more. ”
"There used to be a female snake from Kenya in the Czech zoo who gave birth to 156 young snakes at a time and is the current world record holder."
After a little search in his memory, Bi Fang found a little interesting thing.
"Due to their widespread distribution, abundance, size, venomous and easy bite, the viper causes more fatalities than other venomous snakes in Africa."
[Good guy, so good to live? ] 】
[, this is several times that of other normal snakes]
[It's a bit outrageous]
[Pop and lay eggs, right]
"It doesn't lay eggs, it's viviparous, so it's a little snake when it comes out."
[One thing to say, I feel that the fetal oviparity is not as good as the oviparity, and it is disgusting to think about it]
[Indeed, puff puff directly squeezed out a bunch of small snakes, like parasites]
[Don't talk about a good brother, you will wilt when you think about it]
Now that he saw it, of course Bi Fang would not let it go, and stepped forward with a stick to attract the attention of the poisonous snake.
"The drum-bellied viper moves fast and has a strong aggressiveness, so you must be careful when you catch it, the range of the attack can be one-third of its body length, and the safe distance is at least one meter or more."
After several temptations, the bulging-bellied viper finally couldn't bear it, poked out his head and bit out, but was immediately hit in the neck by a stick.
Under the principle of leverage, the speed of the end of Bi Fang, who held the stick, was not slower than the attack of the poisonous snake, and the force was extremely great, and the blow knocked the belly of the viper in a daze, and struggled and rolled wildly on the ground.
Harley on the side took a few steps back, dumbfounded, and kept spinning in circles, wanting to get close but not daring.
Seeing this, Bi Fang was not polite, looked at the opportunity, and hit the head again, and the poisonous snake died violently on the spot.
After finding a fairly clean puddle nearby, and after briefly disposing of the snake corpse, Bi Fang wrapped it up and put it in his bag.
Of course, it's a separate place from Jerry's den, otherwise the little guy might be scared crazy.
"It's a good start to get it when it comes out."
Bi Fang was in a good mood, and even his steps were much lighter.
The only thing that's a bit of a pity is that catching a snake doesn't teach Harley anything, and he'd rather meet some four-hoofed animal.
And not all four-hoofed animals are OK, like the African buffalo, which is a bit over-the-top for Harley, even if Bi Fang succeeds in hunting, there is not much to learn.
One of the Big Five in Africa, the Widowmaker won't be joking with you.
So after thinking about it, it is best to be the kind of four-hoofed animal that is not particularly huge in size and is not rare in number, the former is suitable for cheetah hunting, and the latter is suitable for Bifang live broadcast.
The animals haven't come back yet, so there's not much chance of it, but a few more days should change the situation.
For the next two days, Bi Bian and Cheetah Harley headed north, hunting some critters and trying to find a suitable target.
The frequency of rain is also visible to the naked eye, basically one in the morning and one in the evening, but it is not as heavy as the first rain, and the ground dries quite quickly.
It was also at noon that day that Bi Fang encountered a suitable four-hoofed animal, a herd of antelopes.
"Corner wildebeest!"
Bi Fang was quite surprised, he really ran into him!
[What's this, antelope? 】
[Have the animals migrated back?] This is the vanguard? 】
Seeing the antelope, the audience also seemed very excited.
Does this seem to mean that a real hunt is about to begin?
"No, not the Vanguard." Bi Fang took a few steps back to cover his figure.
"Not all animals will migrate, the main force in the migratory army is the wildebeest, and there are three kinds of zebra and antelope, but not all antelopes will migrate, the antelope is mainly gazelles, and most of the rest of the antelopes will not migrate."
"The reason for the migration of animals is to survive better, there are too many wildebeests, zebras and gazelles in the savannah, there are millions, and there is simply no way to get enough food in the dry season, but this is not the case for other animals, which requires these three big families to leave, and the rest of the food can live."
"In front of us is the horned wildebeest, an antelope that sits somewhere between migratory and non-migratory, and if they don't have enough food, they join the migratory army, and if there is a waterhole nearby, they probably won't leave."
Bi Fang whispered.
At this time, the drone also approached the corner wildebeest, allowing the audience to take a good look at the group of creatures.
The horned wildebeest is very interesting, they have a lot of purple-blue spots on their faces and legs, and they look like they have been beaten.
The dorsal and upper body are covered with a short, shiny coat of rusty red and tan fur, with a black band from the forehead to the tip of the nose.
Although it looks similar to an antelope, its face is very much like a cow, especially its two horns, although they grow from the top of the head, but they open to the sides, like the curved horns of a buffalo, but there are antelope-like rings on it, so it is called wildebeest.
Judging by the size alone, it is indeed quite suitable for hunting.
There are a total of five horned wildebeest in front of you, which belongs to a normal ethnic group.
The number is not very large either.
"The corner wildebeest lives in water and grass, and the group can be a group of three or two, or more than ten or twenty together. But it won't be as powerful as the wildebeest, and at most only about one or two hundred of them will gather together. ”
Bi Fang never underestimated herbivores, quantitative changes cause qualitative changes, and quantity is a very critical data.
There are only five heads in front of this group, and the threat is limited, so it is the most suitable training object.
It seemed to be the first time he had seen such a big guy, Harley was a little curious and hesitant, probing his brain beside Bi Fang, lying down and getting up, his upper body kept rising and falling, and he seemed to be a little eager to try, but because of his own ability, he was a little hesitant.
Bi Fang pressed its head down and buried it in the grass.
If you look like this, you'll be found sooner or later.
"For ethnic animals, we also have to pick a suitable target, such as the elderly, or pregnant women, patients, so as to greatly improve the success rate."
Bi Fang's gaze swept over one by one, and suddenly pointed to one of them.
"You see, the middle one of them, with a big belly, looks like it's about to give birth, and that's pretty much the best hunting object."
The first person follows Bi Fang's finger, and the audience quickly locks on to the target.
[Ah, what a big belly]
[What's going on, are you pregnant?] 】
[It's a pregnant woman!] 】
[Pregnant, sick and dead, old, belong to the predators' favorite.] 】
It was a horned wildebeest, although it was a little strange to say so, but the horned wildebeest both male and female had horns, and the one that was pointed out had an abnormally large belly, and it looked like she was pregnant, so you don't need to say more, the audience will understand.
"It's a bit cruel to say that, but pregnant females are really a pretty good target in nature, second only to the sick."
These five horned wildebeests, who are not lame and sick at a glance, are basically very energetic, even the elderly ones.
The age of longhorned animals is not old, and you can basically know it by looking at the horns, especially the antelope, which has a lot of horns over the years, but Bi Fang has not seen such a goal.
If it is normal, even if the pregnant woman is easy to catch, Bi Fang will not do it, but since he wants to be a "teacher", he must be a good role model, so this time he targeted the pregnant horn wildebeest.
"I'm going to get ready first."
"Corner wildebeest can run up to 70 kilometers per hour when frightened, and will jump over other wildebeest to avoid danger, they are considered the fastest wildebeest, so we have to camouflage ourselves and kill with as many hits as possible, otherwise we will miss the opportunity."
Bi Fang slowly retreated with Harley, he looked around, ready to disguise himself first.
But before he could exit the safe area, the silence of the grassland was broken by the cry of a corner wildebeest.
At first, Bi Fang thought that he had been accidentally discovered, but when he looked up, he found that the group of wildebeest in the corner did not scatter and flee, but gathered tightly together anyway.
And the one who made the cry was the female horned wildebeest that Bi Fang pointed at earlier.
Just when everyone was wondering what the situation was, Bi Fang looked at her trembling legs, suddenly realized something, and was a little dumbfounded.
"Isn't it, it's going to be born?"
[, are you going to give birth? 】
[Make no mistake, such a coincidence? 】
[So born now? 】
"No, it seems to be around this time period." Bi Fang suddenly thought of this.
Unlike other species of the genus, this herd usually calves at the end of the dry season and has a high success rate.
And isn't the dry season just over?
[What a coincidence]
[Awesome, you can really meet anything]
【Something】
[Another eye-opening day]
Seeing this, Bi Fang was not in a hurry, continued to retreat, and after a certain distance, began to smear mud on his body, insert shrub branches, and integrate himself into the environment as much as possible, and at the same time eliminate the smell.
At the same time, I saw the production scene on the other side, and said a more interesting thing.
"In fact, some people have found that there is a peculiar 'role reversal' phenomenon in the breeding behavior of the African horned wildebeest, that is, the males are very picky, and the females are aggressive."
"During the courtship process, some male horned wildebeest are actually in a very passive state, they become the object of frenzied pursuit by overheated female horned wildebeest, but it may be that the other person is too active, and they will refuse the courtship of the opposite sex."
【What's the matter】
[True or False]
[Damn, it's the first time I've heard of it]
[Pinch my mother, why can't I touch this kind of good thing? 】
Unlike most antelopes, the female only has one chance to get pregnant each year, and only meets the male once, so they tend to chase and treat the male with enthusiasm, rather than being shown to be the one who is shown to be like other animals.
Therefore, the male horned wildebeest carefully selects their mates every year, but they do not like the females who are too active, and sometimes such partners will annoy them.
Some overzealous female horned wildebeest are very aggressive in their pursuit of males, and in order to reject their courtship, males will attack them and fight.
"Doing so is said to help the male horned wildebeest preserve their strength, i.e., maintain the number of jerasses in order to cope with possible breeding behaviors with new mates, and maximize the number of possible mates."
[I'm sure that the evolution of humans is in the wrong direction (dog head)]
【Soft rice and hard food (convinced)】
[I also want an active sister, beg]
【Copper Ball】
After doing all the disguises, Bi Fang's whole person seems to be in the environment, except for the hair color is a little abrupt, otherwise it doesn't matter, the animals are basically color blind.
At the same time, the production of the horned wildebeest finally ended, and a wet wildebeest appeared on the prairie, trembling and trying to stand.