Chapter 65: Humpback Whales
"Last night's big water ants were too scary."
The next day, after Zhang Yaohua and they met at the small pier, Fang Yuan couldn't help but talk about the scene last night.
As middle-aged people who are almost forty years old, they have naturally seen the big water ants, so they don't make a fuss, but they also say that they haven't seen such a big battle for many years.
"It's a bit much, and we haven't seen each other in years." Zhang Yaowei nodded.
He and Ah Hui had just gotten to know Zhu Weiguang and Fang Yuan.
"Let's go!" Shui Wang shouted from the fishing boat.
Everyone boarded the ship one after another.
Zhu Weiguang got on Shuiwang's boat, while Fang Yuan was on Zhang Yaohua's fishing boat, and the two separated.
The fishing boat set off against the rising sun, and Zhu Weiguang and they could just enjoy the spectacular sunrise.
Watching the sunrise and sunset is simply an idle behavior for Zhang Yaowei and Shui Wang. What's there to see?
Ordinary people are similar, running around for three meals a day every day, how can they have the energy to enjoy the scenery around them!
More than an hour later, Zhu Weiguang and Fang Yuan stood by the side of the boat, taking pictures non-stop.
In front of them, two huge humpback whales, hunting with their mouths wide open.
A dozen or so seabirds, unknown dead or alive, are eating fish in the mouth of a humpback whale.
Birds die for food! This is not false at all.
I don't know how many seabirds die in the muzzles of humpback whales every year.
"Every time I see humpback whales hunting, it's amazing." Fang Yuan said.
Zhang Yaowei on the side was speechless, he could be regarded as having seen this brother's chatter, he originally thought that he was already a talker, but compared to this brother, it was still a small thing.
Along the way, I didn't see him stop, so he was able to chat.
Although humpback whales are not the largest animals in the world, even in the ocean, they are giants, generally about 13 meters long and weigh twenty or thirty tons.
Zhang Yaohua: Their fishing boats are not as big as theirs.
"Have you heard of the three things that humpback whales do in their daily lives?"
Zhang Yaowei: "What? ”
Zhang Yaohua: "Eat, sleep, and hunt killer whales." ”
Killer whales are the street runners of the ocean, "cheap" very much, seals, turtles, manta rays, etc. are the objects of their ridicule and play, as long as they pass by, no matter if they are not provoked, they will give people a tail, either stunned, or photographed in the air.
It's equivalent to a slap in the face to a passerby.
However, killer whales are actually close to humans, which is a phenomenon that many people cannot understand.
Humpback whales are very hated by such a street runner, and they do three things every day: eat, sleep, and hunt killer whales.
Fang Yuan clapped his palms and said with a smile: "Hahaha! That's right! But I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so I don't know if it's true or not. ”
As long as they see killer whales bullying other sea creatures, humpback whales can't stand it, and they will go up to help, which is quite chivalrous.
One might ask, why do humpback whales fight killer whales?
Killer whales are said to attack lone humpback whales, with juvenile humpback whales being the most vulnerable. But when humpback whales become adults, they have the ability to compete with killer whales to a certain extent.
When killer whales are spotted chasing other animals, humpback whales think that the calves may be in danger and will actively interfere with the killer whale colony to protect those who are being hunted.
So, humpback whales and killer whales are enemies.
"I've seen it once, but do humpback whales really often hit killer whales?" Zhang Yaowei used to run to the sea with the shipowner, and he had seen killer whales being beaten by humpback whales.
"I've heard that it's all getting used to it." Fang Yuan said with a smile.
Zhang Yaowei looked at his eldest brother: "Brother, are you off the net?" ”
It's full of fish in the area.
It is presumably humpback whales that drive the schools of fish together so that they can feed. Sometimes, some fishermen like to follow the humpback whale and wait for the humpback whale to drive the fish together.
Zhang Yaohua looked at it, shook his head and said, "Forget it!" Go far away and don't disturb them. ”
On the one hand, there is no need to compete with humpback whales for food, after all, those fish are the fruits of people's labor.
Have a golden finger, but you're afraid you won't find a school of fish?
On the other hand, these fish are not very valuable, most of them are small trash fish, and they are not very valuable. Some trash fish are not easy to sell when they are brought back, and those small fish with big fingers are basically used as feed.
Zhang Yaohua's approach made Fang Yuan appreciate it very much.
Fishing also has its own bottom line.
He looked from afar and continued to complain: "There are too many barnacles!" I'd love to get a brush and clean it. ”
Indeed, I saw that the humpback whale was full of barnacles, and if they were all buckled, it would be estimated to be hundreds of catties.
Almost no marine life likes barnacles, and turtles, whales, etc., all suffer from them. Just like we hate mosquitoes, which are not deadly, but they are all disgusting.
Humpback whales are better, after all, they are large, and barnacles sticking to their bodies do not affect their daily life. If it's really uncomfortable, the humpback whale will jump out of the water and slap heavily on the surface of the sea, and can shoot some of the barnacles down.
The turtle is miserable, there is no way at all, if you are lucky, you can still ask the humans for help.
In foreign countries, there are people who go to clean barnacles for sea creatures such as sea turtles and humpback whales, and then post them on the Internet. Many netizens feel decompressed after watching it, and men must watch the series.
"There are so many, you can't finish it in a day!"
If it's a turtle, he can help with a few buckles. The whale is too big to help.
Shui Wang, who was following behind, saw that Brother Hua and they didn't get off the net, and they were honest.
If before, he didn't have such a high quality, making a little is a little, and making money is more important.
Zhang Yaohua and the others made a detour to avoid the range of humpback whales feeding.
As the sun became hotter, Fang Yuan couldn't stand it anymore and got into the boat.
As soon as he entered, Zhang Yaowei shouted: "Brother Fang, come out quickly, there are good things." ”
When Fang Yuan walked out, he saw a series of backs appear on the surface of the sea, swimming towards them.
"Is it a shark?"
Zhang Yaohua nodded: "It's the big blue shark." ”
"Blue shark? Isn't it amazing? "Although Fang Yuan is a senior angler, he doesn't know much about sharks.
"It's fierce, and it attacks people." Zhang Yaowei told him.
In the past, when he was a boat man, he dragged a blue shark up. It seems that it got into the fishing net to steal food by itself, and after being dragged onto the boat, it still doesn't give up, and eats a few bites in front of everyone.
At that time, the shipowner was so angry that he completely used their ship as a canteen!
Despite being angry, he finally let it go.
In addition to the blue shark, there are also whale sharks that do not like fishermen, they all follow the fishing boats to pick up leaks, and even more excessively, they take the initiative to run into the fishing nets and eat special food.
The fishermen finally had a catch, and they were stolen by sharks, or even forcibly eaten, so it is no wonder that they can be happy.
Fang Yuan took a few photos with his mobile phone, and there was no other act of death.