When Li Xiaofeng swam past an inconspicuous coral grove, a sea turtle suddenly rushed out of the coral to him.

The turtle seemed to be targeting his right hand, opening its mouth and biting directly into his right hand.

Li Xiaofeng was almost defenseless against this, it was not that he didn't find this turtle, but he would never have thought that the turtle, which had always been docile, would suddenly attack him without warning.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough, and almost at the moment when the turtle bit his right hand, he raised the net in his hand to meet him. The turtle couldn't dodge it, and all at once bit the metal pole of the net, leaving a small pit directly on it.

It was only at this time that Li Xiaofeng really saw clearly the turtle that attacked him in front of him.

This turtle is about forty or fifty centimeters long, with a strange appearance, the tip of the upper jaw is hooked in the shape of an eagle's beak, and there are two pairs of forehead scales on the top of the head.

"Tortoiseshell!"

Li Xiaofeng couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

It is the only species under the turtle family, because the front end of its upper jaw is curved like an eagle's beak, and it is also called the hawksbill turtle because it has a total of thirteen dorsal armors, arranged in a tile-like shape, and is also called thirteen scales.

Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical coral waters in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, the hawks' main diet is sponges, but seaweeds, jellyfish, sea anemones, shrimp, crabs and shellfish are also on its prey list.

Seeing that it was a tortoiseshell that attacked him, Li Xiaofeng didn't feel strange at all.

Although most turtles are very docile, hawks are the outliers, with a very fierce temperament, strong mobility, and a very fast swimming speed.

At the same time, it is also one of the longest-lived creatures in the world, sea turtles usually live to about 150 years old, and hawksheads can live up to 1500 years old, which can be called the longevity star of sea turtles!

The body length of an adult tortoise is generally more than 1 meter (about 20 years old), and the tortoiseshell in front of you is obviously not an adult and belongs to a tortoise baby.

However, Li Xiaofeng didn't intend to let it go easily because it was a tortoiseshell baby, and decided that he had to give it a small lesson, so that it knew that turtle life is never smooth sailing, especially a two-legged beast like a human must not be provoked, which is also conducive to the future growth of this tortoiseshell baby, isn't it?

Thinking of this, Li Xiaofeng was just about to take action, but he didn't expect this underage tortoiseshell, with a pair of small round eyes the size of mung beans, to rush towards him without knowing whether he was alive or dead.

Seeing this situation, Li Xiaofeng no longer hesitated, picked up the net, aimed at the position of its head, and swung the rod to hit it like playing golf.

It's not that Li Xiaofeng wants to kill this tortoiseshell and specifically aim at its head, but that it has a tough back armor, and its defense is too strong, except for humans, they have almost no natural enemies, even if it is a great white shark and a bay crocodile in the ocean, it is not easy to bite through the extremely solid carapace of the tortoiseshell.

Therefore, if he hits the tortoiseshell's back armor, it is almost useless, and even on its head, it is protected by scale armor.

However, it is precisely because of the so-called success and defeat of Xiao He, and it is precisely because of the hard and beautiful back armor that they have been hunted and killed by a large number of humans.

According to incomplete statistics, in the past 100 years, millions of hawks have been slaughtered in Europe, the Americas and Asia, and their populations have dropped by more than 80%, directly entering the list of critically endangered species in the world.

This is mainly because the tortoiseshell is hard in texture, rich in texture, and has good transparency, which is considered to be the best material for making cultural toys in China, and is a rare treasure in the sea;

In foreign countries, tortoiseshells were also used to make exquisite spectacle frames, rings, combs and other products, and even in ancient Rome and ancient Greece, they would inlay tortoiseshells on furniture as decoration.

As early as the Han Dynasty, in the Yuefu poem "Peacock Flying Southeast", there was a poem of "silk shoes under the feet, and the tortoise light on the head", which shows that people loved the tortoiseshell at that time.

In addition, the image of the tortoiseshell is very similar to the Xuanwu among the four ancient mythical beasts in our country, so it has been given the labels of auspiciousness, wealth, blessing, evil spirit, peace, town house, longevity, etc., which also makes it more loved by some dignitaries and nobles, and is regarded as an heirloom.

During the Tang Dynasty, the empress Wu Zetian was very fond of tortoiseshells, and there are records of Wu Zetian wearing earrings, bracelets and other accessories made of tortoiseshells for a long time in the relevant history.

Dong Xiaowan, one of the "Qinhuai Bayan" in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, had a very famous "tortoiseshell peach blossom fan".

Even in modern times, the price of tortoiseshell is very high, it is said that one centimeter of tortoiseshell is worth 10,000 yuan, and a pair of tortoiseshell glasses in the Ming and Qing dynasties were auctioned at a high price of 100,000 yuan in 2009.

People are also extremely cruel in order to obtain high-quality tortoiseshells.

It is said that the best tortoiseshells are taken directly from a living tortoiseshell to ensure that it is a good color, and it is watered with boiling water before slaughtering it to keep its shell bright in color and shine.

No buying, no killing!

And in fact, just like Mr. Guo Degang said, if he died so miserably, what role will there be in warding off evil spirits, calming the house, and keeping peace?

Although it has now become a national first-class protected wild animal, it can be called a "prison beast", but there are still some people who ignore the law for the sake of profit, and take risks to catch them.

As the tortoiseshell swam rapidly closer, the rod that Li Xiaofeng waved hit the head of the tortoiseshell that did not know the difficulties of the world.

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Xiao Huang Mao also seemed to be blinded all of a sudden, and the lake was open with a pair of small eyes the size of mung beans, and tears seemed to be about to flow, turning his head there, and it took him a long time to react that he should run away at this time.

Then I saw it paddle desperately on its four paddle-like legs, and retreated quickly towards the coral bushes not far away, as fast as it had just rushed over.

This is really how hardcore it is when you come, and how embarrassed you are when you retreat!

However, Li Xiaofeng knew through the map that this little tortoiseshell did not run away, but secretly hid behind a piece of seaweed, observing him.

I don't know if it's unwilling to be beaten just now, or if it's trying to find someone to attack him almost again.

However, Li Xiaofeng didn't care about this, if this was a tortoiseshell and dared to come over, he wouldn't mind giving it another impressive and heart-wrenching education.