Live Wilderness Adventure

Chapter 813 Sandstorm

Above the desert, the towel under the felt hat flutters in the wind.

Bi Fang subconsciously opened his mouth, trying to feel a bit of coolness, but the wind blowing over was like a ball of scorching heat, except for pouring into the throat, burning his tongue, and scalding a wisp of green smoke, there was no extra effect .

After more than a week of travel, with the deepening of Bi Fang, the nearby sand dunes are getting higher and higher, and the rocks are getting less and less.

Burkina Faso has already become the background behind it. At this time, the area where it is located has reached the hinterland of Mali. Looking around, there are towering golden dwarf mountains everywhere, forming endless golden waves, which are quite impressive under the sunlight. The most gorgeous, like a golden ocean shining with infinite light.

Now not only food, but also water resources are starting to get tense.

The camera of the drone shifted to the side of the camel, on which hung two rattlesnakes without snake heads, the only remaining watermelon and some Dum palm fruit, and finally added a jug of water in Bi Fang's backpack.

This is all the supplies for one person and one camel now.

[Fang Shen was wrong, in fact, there is still a reserve of more than half a ton]

【You can be an individual】

【Alpha did something wrong, you have to treat it like this】

alpha.

Bi Fang's name for the male camel.

It doesn't have any special meaning, but it's more convenient to call. In the past two days, the camel seems to understand that this title is its name, and began to respond.

And the relationship between the two has gone one step further. At night, instead of deliberately leading the camel to a tether three meters away, it is directly brought with it.

On the surface, Alpha is no different from ordinary domestic camels, but there are some overly intimate actions that Bi Fang still won’t do, such as standing behind it for a long time, or feeding at close range.

Animals in nature are all kinds of strange things, and nature endows animals with ingenious relationships. Some animals are kind to humans, while others regard humans as natural disasters. Some animals and humans have not seen each other for thousands of years, but they can have natural emotions.

The sun was shining and it was noon. Bi Fang stroked Alpha's neck and found a place to rest, avoiding the hottest time of the day.

Leaning in the shadow, Alpha threw the sand with his hoof, and chose a comfortable position to kneel down by himself.

Bi Fang took some fruits from it, as well as a rattlesnake, sliced ​​the pre-smoked snake meat with a dagger, and stuffed it into his mouth to replenish his strength.

It has to be said that the appearance of Alpha has brought great help to Bi Fang.

During the entire journey, Bi Fang saved a lot of physical strength and time, and did not have to frequently interrupt the journey for water and food.

It is very difficult to go from Burkina Faso to the hinterland of Mali, even on the route to go, and it will be very difficult to rely on the feet alone for 20 days. In the middle, it will take time to hunt, find water and food, But with the help of the camel, this time can be shortened to less than ten days, more than double the speed.

Catch two rattlesnakes today, a handful of scorpions tomorrow, and a lizard or jerboa the day after tomorrow.

The only regret is that the jerboa is an endangered species and cannot be eaten, so Bi Fang gave it a brain break, letting the big-eared mouse know that its heart is sinister, and let it go away.

These animals are not big enough to be full, but this kind of thing that can be easily caught on the way is indeed very convenient and simple, which speeds up the entire crossing process in disguise.

Taming and domestication are not the same, taming domesticated animals is the third kind.

'Taming' is the taming of individual animals, i.e. harmless to people. Often it is used to imply some kind of friendly relationship, culminating in the idea that for some species it is 'okay to be with people without wanting to kill them' .”

A species may adapt more or less to domestication, but ultimately it's an individual process.

Domestication, on the other hand, means that humans have altered a species to make it easier to coexist with humans. Members of that species are now different from any original species they came from, and their instincts have been altered so that, for them, it is Friendly, which makes them more natural to get along with humans.

Jared Diamond in Guns, Germs and Steel discusses what makes a species domesticate or not, including the specific case of horses and zebras.

He points out that humans have fully domesticated 14 large animals: sheep, goats, cattle, pigs, horses, Arabian camels, Bactrian camels, llamas and alpacas, donkeys, reindeer, buffaloes, yaks, Balinese cattle, and mitans. These Many of the species are related. And he claimed that for a species to be domesticated, certain traits must be present.

It needs to be an omnivore or herbivore, grow fast, breed well in captivity, have the right temperament, some animals are actually nasty or downright hostile to humans like zebras because they have a bad temper and often bite , then being able to accept incarceration, and finally having a social structure, or hierarchy, that allows them to accept subordinate roles.

This is consistent with a currently popular theory that we domesticate animals by playing roles within their natural hierarchy. In other words, animals let us play an existing role that their own people would normally assume.

For example, a dog owner is considered a member of the pack, like the alpha wolf in a pack of wolves.

It's also been suggested that many of our domesticated animals evolved an extended childhood state in which they responded to us as infants and, within their species, as adults.

Although zebras are like horses, it is almost impossible to tame them.

As early as when the Boers settled South Africa, they tried to tame zebras, but the results were not satisfactory.

These animals panic at any extra back pressure, and taming would take generations of domesticated zebras before more tame variants, like wheat, could take centuries or more.

Horses seem to have had a different genetic path that led to their domestication.

They found themselves living in northern latitudes with far fewer predators other than humans.

Due to the Ice Age and the subsequent migration of humans to North America, they would have been endangered by overhunting by their Indian ancestors, so their refuge moved to the northern latitudes of Asia, where horses were first preserved as a food resource and then domesticated by humans. for use.

Horses have bonded with species that nearly wiped them out entirely.

Today, the opposite is true, as the global horse population exceeds 60 million and the zebra population is less than 800,000.

Nature is so wonderful.

After listening to the difference between zebras and horses, many viewers have a lot of ups and downs.

【Cowhide】

【Those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish, right?】

【Wonderful Nature】

[When can tigers be domesticated, and when the time comes, big cats will be plucked]

【Brother, is the Siberian tiger masturbating? This is powerful】

Bi Fang chewed the flaky snake meat like a piece of belt, hard and old, hard to chew, and swallowed it into his smoking throat like swallowing a piece of prickly fur.

As for the idea of ​​taming sharks, snakes, and lizards of all kinds, the reality is that most species on Earth are impossible to tame, and even those animals that are tamed to a certain extent cannot live in close proximity to humans without Exhibiting behaviors that endanger animal and human hosts.

Many people like to raise some exotic creatures, I have no objection, but the premise is to take good care of them, don't let them run out, let alone release them into the environment, causing species invasion, even if you really don't like it, it's best It’s also resolved by hand.”

[In other words, will there be more and more animals raised by God in the future]

[One thing to say, last time there were six dogs, and now there is one camel, I think Lao Fang has the potential to open a zoo]

【Looking forward to the day when Wilderness Zoo opens】

[Why doesn't Lao Fang take the dogs to the club for a stroll, let them run happily, how happy]

I will think about it.

Bi Fang smiled and did not refuse the fans' request on the spot.

At four o'clock, the sun slanted westward slightly, and the sunlight in the air was no longer as sinister as in the midday. Bi Fang took Alpha's rein and got up to continue on his way.

There are many stories in this desert. It is said that a caravan passed through the Sahara Desert and finally fell on this desert due to lack of water. But in fact, there is a well nearly 100 meters away. Maybe they died from their own A hopeless heart.

Water resources are indeed a major issue in desert survival. If there is water, the ration should be limited.

It depends on the ability to obtain the necessary water resources, while protecting from the hot sun to minimize water loss. A slight imbalance is allowed. For every two liters of water lost, at least one and a half liters should be replenished, which is a 4:3 ratio. Proportion.

The body needs to replenish water in time after sweating, so as to minimize the damage and not waste precious water resources.

The lack of body fluids will not reduce the amount of sweating. Sweating is one of the mechanisms for cooling the body. The purpose is not to expel water. Drinking too much water at one time, exceeding the body's needs, will be excreted immediately, which is of no benefit and may even cause water loss. Poisoned.

【Water poisoning, I won't say who it is】

【Hahaha】

【interesting】

If your vehicle breaks down on a planned desert drive, you probably and should have already identified known oases, qanats, or water holes along the way in your plans.

Kanats can be very deep and need buckets and ropes to lift the water. The water holes at the bottom of the dry riverbed are often seasonal, and there are usually stone slabs or branches covered by previous people. You can find them based on this.

Water may be found by digging down the lowest point outside the bend in a dry stream, or digging down the lowest point between dunes, if away from known waterholes.

Of course, in the desert, it is worth trying to follow the local wild animals to find water sources. There is a famous saying among the residents of desert areas: 'It is wiser to follow the existing road than to open a new one'.

【Weird quotes added】

[This is used in the composition]

[The last time I wrote an essay, I used Fangshen, hahahahaha]

[I'll wipe it, can this work too? 】

[What's brave, anyway, put it up, put it on hard, put it on hard, don't put it on, it's safe, although it's uncomfortable to put on, but there is a guarantee]

[Why do I feel that the more I hear this, the more strange it becomes]

Man and animals generally follow the same paths, which often meander and extend across the land.

If you come across such a road in the desert that is often walked by people or animals, you must walk along it.

Don't take the straight line to avoid those turns. For this is the path of least obstacle that people or animals often take, and often from one shade to another, and from one water source to another.

This trick is very useful in many environments, just like I followed the bison to find the salt mine in the rainforest, but there may be certain dangers, but we must remember that some desert animals do not drink water , but get enough water from their food.

You need to have a lot of experience and animal recognition.

Always keep in mind, save your strength and water as much as possible, make the most of time and space, don't work in hot weather, sweating will take away more body fluids, and you may not always be able to find water, you must Strike a balance between losing fluid and possibly gaining it.

Depending on the environment, you can even make full use of the water source provided by cacti and various roots, and use the huge temperature difference between day and night in the desert to condense water vapor to get water.

【Oh, speaking of it, it seems like I haven’t seen a cactus before】

[Hiss, when you said that, I remembered it too. It seems that Lao Fang has been walking for so long, but he has never encountered a cactus. There are so many plants before, and I have never seen it before]

Because there are no cacti in the Sahara, no, I can't say that there are none, I can only say that there are very few. After all, it is normal for species invasion to occur due to globalization.

Bi Fang glanced at the vast desert around him and explained.

This immediately surprised everyone, because in their impression, the desert and the cactus are an inseparable pair of CPs!

This is a common misunderstanding of normal people. Cacti are American plants, and not all deserts can survive.

Cactus is a typical CAM plant, that is, a plant with sedum acid metabolism pathway. Most of them are succulent plants. The simple understanding is that they are succulent, the leaves degenerate into needles, and the pores are closed during the day to reduce transpiration; the stems are thick and juicy, with Well-developed parenchyma cells store abundant water; the epidermis of the stem has thick and hard wax as a protective layer”

Because of these abilities, it is resistant to hot and dry environments. In addition, the cactus has a huge root system, which can absorb the precipitation in the rainy season and store it in the body for use in the dry season, so as not to live on the scorching sand and dry out.

Mexico and the southern part of Uganda belong to the tropical grassland climate. There are two obvious dry and wet seasons. The wet season is shorter. During the wet season, cacti absorb a lot of water and retain water to ensure water consumption in the dry season.

But! Bi Fang paused, drawing everyone's attention, It's not resistant to cold, and it's hard to survive below zero.

Taklama, for example, is wet. Although summer is hot and dry, winter is cold, so it cannot meet the temperature conditions for cactus to survive in the wild, so there is no growth in the wild.

The Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East and even the entire Sahara Desert is a typical tropical desert climate. It is hot all year round, with little precipitation and poor water conditions, which cannot support the requirements of cactus for water storage. In addition, the night temperature is usually below zero, so there is no Distribution of cacti.

But further north, near the sea, such as Morocco, there are many cacti, and there are even cactus forests. It is still very shocking. You can take a look when you have time.

[Okay, I will go when I'm free (狗头]

[Shocked me for a whole year, I always thought that cactus and desert are normal configurations, but it turns out that not all of them have it]

【Indeed, this is the first time I’ve heard of such a thing】

[a little hanging]

【Fang Shen knows so much】

[I will say that cactus has strong vitality in the future, can I refute it like this? 】

[Actually, it doesn’t work, because it’s still very strong (funny)]

The rainbow fart was blown again in the live broadcast room, but Bi Fang took the rein at this moment and sniffed lightly.

Just when everyone thought there was something abnormal, Bi Fang suddenly smiled.

A sandstorm is coming.