Live Wilderness Adventure

Chapter 826: Ostrich

In the desert, the huge ostrich wings with black and white feathers were cut off bit by bit by Bi Fang with a dagger.

A great meal.

This ostrich was an adult, and it was still a male, at least weighing more than two hundred catties. A severely injured cobra would definitely not be able to eat it.

The reason why he deliberately watched this battle between birds and snakes was that Bi Fang had no intention of picking up on the omissions.

The snake's jaw is only loosely attached to the skull by ligaments. It has a square bone at the jaw joint that allows the jaw to articulate at two points on the skull. The ligaments are strong but flexible so that when it swallows, the structure can dislocate and dislodge itself. Greatly expanded, allowing them to open their jaws up to 150 degrees.

Secondly, the bones between the left and right jaws of the snake are connected into a movable tenon, and the left and right are connected by ligaments, which can be opened to both sides. Therefore, the snake's mouth can not only open up and down, but also is not restricted left and right. It can move to a certain extent. The insides expand so much that they can swallow things much larger than their mouths.

The reason why they evolved this ability is because they can't chew and can only satisfy their needs by swallowing a large enough prey at one time.

Snake teeth are thin and sharp, not suitable for chewing at all. The teeth of animals suitable for chewing have blunt teeth. The sharp teeth cannot grind and digest the food. Snake teeth can only serve as a fixation when catching animals

But for a cobra, an ostrich weighing more than 200 catties can't swallow it even if it is stretched to death, and some juvenile boa constrictors are enough, so they are all cheaper for us.

Before hunting, a snake will evaluate whether it can eat it, and if it can’t eat it, it will not shoot. If it can’t eat it, the snake will first open its mouth to the limit. If it still can’t, the snake will give up the prey.

This time it is obviously not a cobra hunting an ostrich, but a defensive battle in reverse.

Venom has always been a sharp weapon for the weak to kill the strong. Although the probability is small, it is not impossible.

But I really didn't think that the cobra could kill the ostrich at the beginning. My original idea was to catch the cobra, but I didn't expect to catch a big mistake!

Although ostriches can eat snakes, the possibility of eating them all is very small.

This is a semi-desert and semi-grassland area. For top players in the food chain like ostriches, they are often qualified as picky eaters, and they basically don't eat cleanly.

A cobra is also big enough that there are usually quite a few left.

But there are not as many ostriches left, it is considered a great luck, with more than two hundred catties, there is almost no need to worry about food in the future.

The only thing to worry about is storage instead.

【King of Leaks! 】

[Despicable, so despicable! 】

[I thought there would be a fight between dragons and tigers, but this group of birds stopped so quickly. 】

Since it can't fly, the ostrich's feathers are extremely fluffy and feel very good to the touch. Bi Fang also took care not to stain its feathers with blood. He first dug a hole around the neck, and then let the blood out while it was hot.

There is no good storage method, and the containers are used to hold regular fresh water, so the blood can only be wasted.

The bloody water gathered into a ball in the bunker, emitting a strong fishy smell, and it continued to smoke under the scorching sun.

After draining the blood, Fang started to dismember it, using a sharp obsidian dagger to walk on the ostrich's body, cut open the thick cortex, and then pushed it away, revealing the blood-red muscle tissue layer.

In the wilderness, you should not discard any part of the animal you hunt. In addition to providing fresh meat for large animals, the remaining meat can also be preserved, and other inedible parts can also be used Make clothes or tools.

Also, we need to eviscerate as soon as possible.

Bi Fang squatted on the ground, opened the abdomen of the ostrich, and released a large amount of internal organs.

They were all taken out and put away in different categories. The stomach pouch in them was heavy and extremely thick.

Bi Fang cut open both ends, and immediately, a large amount of sand and stone mixed with gastric acid gushed out.

Ostriches don't have teeth, so they can't chew. Their stomachs are very large, and they usually contain sand and stones that they usually eat. The gravel can help them grind their food.

So the stomach of an ostrich is called a gizzard, which is very thick. After the food enters the gizzard, it will be ground into small pieces to facilitate intestinal absorption. It can be said that they have never been full.

Along the back of the stomach pouch is a long intestine, which is very long.

The intestines of an ostrich are 14 meters long, twice that of a human.

[By the way, this bird is so big]

【What a big bird】

[No wonder there are more than two hundred catties, it's too heavy]

Bi Fang squatted on the ground, and with the reference, the audience could see how big the ostrich was.

Seen from the front, the ostrich's body was almost as tall as Bi Fang who was squatting down!

Normal. In fact, the height of an ostrich is calculated from the height of the body, just like the height of the shoulders of a horse. If the head is counted, most male ostriches are taller than humans. It is still very oppressive and powerful. , can carry an adult male on its back.”

Speaking of which, I still got the credit of the Egyptian cobra, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to eat this ostrich.

In the wild state, it is generally believed that there are four subspecies: the North African subspecies, the Somalia subspecies, the Masai subspecies and the South African subspecies. The differences between them are still very easy to distinguish. The neck color and feather characteristics are obvious. We The one in front of you is the North African subspecies.

The number of North African subspecies is not large, unlike the South African subspecies, so it is protected. If it is not for the natural death in full view, it is impossible for me to actively hunt.

It is a well-known fact that Bi Fang does not touch the key protected animals. On the one hand, he strictly abides by the treaty, and on the other hand, he actively maintains the ecological balance and sets an example.

As a public figure, if you eat this bowl of rice, you have to bear the fruit.

It doesn't make sense that Bi Fang can do whatever he wants if he gets rich by live broadcasting.

If it was in China, Bi Fang would go one step further, not even touching protected animals that died of natural causes, because it is stipulated by law.

You can't open this hole, otherwise everyone will have an excuse to say that the animal died a natural death next time.

Fortunately, it is now a foreign country. Although in the usual sense, it is not allowed to eat protected animals that died of natural causes, but the restrictions are not so strong.

For Bi Fang, who has a professional hunter certificate, he can take the initiative to deal with and protect animal carcasses.

Furthermore, this is also a witness for all to see.

Skillfully cutting along the body structure of the ostrich, Bi Fang completely removed all parts of the ostrich, and even peeled off the complete ostrich skin.

Ostrich feathers are soft, plump and elegant, and feel good to the touch. They have excellent thermal insulation properties, and ostrich feathers are the only feathers that do not carry static electricity. They can wipe precision industrial instruments and are excellent ingredients for the garment industry. We can remove them. It’s also very good to make a small cloak.”

The Sahara is cold at night, so some protective measures are still needed.

After taking the ostrich meat, Bi Fangyou stared at the half of the cobra's tail for a while, wondering whether he should take it or not.

After thinking about it, I gave up.

Snakes eat their own tails.

It was not caused by parasites, but after eating half full, it caused a strong appetite. It looks around for food that can be swallowed, and suddenly finds a moving tail in the process, so it will swallow it.

Snakes are creatures with low intelligence, and they don't think their tail and body are themselves. If they don't feel pain, they may really swallow them.

Snakes in the wild generally don't devour themselves in a vast environment, but in a small environment where they are raised alone, without the interference of other things, they are especially easy to find their own tails.

In addition to having a strong appetite, there are also environmental pressures and so on...

Although dogs will bite their tails, it's more for itching and play.

The cobra was seriously injured just now, and it is difficult to survive, but everything is not absolute. It may come back to eat its own tail.

If we took it away, it might have cut off its lifeline.

There is enough ostrich meat, and the weather in the Sahara is hot, and the food is prone to spoilage, so there is no need to eat another cobra.

With a large amount of ostrich meat, Bi Fang quickly left the canyon that was full of blood due to bloodletting, and immediately started to process the ostrich meat after walking out.

In order to preserve, it is natural to remove the water in it, and making it into jerky is the best way.

For this reason, Bi Fang did not stop smoking till night.

Any life is inseparable from water, and the same is true for bacteria and microorganisms. Without the living conditions of bacteria and microorganisms, they cannot survive.

Therefore, bacon, sausage, and dry food can be stored for a long time and are not easy to deteriorate.

It would be even better if it can be pickled. For pickled food, the concentration of salt increases, and the water in the bacterial cells will continuously seep into the food, and the bacteria will lose water and die.

Therefore, the shelf life of pickled products is also very long. like

Pickled and dried, it is simply king fried, with a shelf life of several years and decades, just like ham.

It's just that it requires a lot of salt, and Bi Fang can collect it, but he doesn't have it on hand.

But smoking is enough, and it will take about a month to successfully cross, and there is no need to persist for that long.

By the way, you can also eat barbecue.

Roasting is not allowed to remove moisture, only smoking and drying. Bi Fang made a rack and hung meat on it.

The fire below is not idle, roasting today's dinner.

It was a huge ostrich leg with slits cut on it for easy tasting and roasting.

The firewood crackled, and sparks scattered in the darkness, illuminating Bi Fang's face red.

The plants in the Sahara are very dry and easy to burn, but they are not resistant to burning. The same burning time and scale need to consume more wood.

Although this ostrich was killed by snake venom, I have always said that snake venom is mainly composed of proteins and peptides, which can be killed by high temperature, so birds bitten to death by poisonous snakes can be taken back as long as they do not deteriorate. Food can even supplement protein, but the premise is to cook at high temperature for a long time before you can eat it with confidence.

Snake venom has two functions, anesthetic and digestive juice, and its chemical essence is basically protein.

Even without heating and denaturation, when the protein reaches the stomach, its peptide chain will be broken and denatured under the action of gastric acid and digestive enzymes, and the spatial structure of the molecule will be destroyed by the gastric juice, so that it loses its activity and function and turns into a non-toxic substance.

Animals bitten to death by poisonous snakes are actually pre-digested. In theory, there is nothing wrong with eating them directly for humans, but it must be confirmed that there is no damage to the human mouth and digestive tract.

The only thing to pay attention to is that the animals killed by poisonous snakes must be eaten in time, otherwise they will rot faster than normal dead animals after a long time.

There is a special race in Africa. It is rumored that they used snake venom as a weapon when they hunted in the past. There is a very poisonous snake called the puff-bellied viper, which can poison a strong bison in a short time. People are attracted to it. It is so powerful that it can be used to catch bison and feast on it.

However, they didn't put snake venom on bows and arrows. They were smarter. After catching a snake, they tied it up to set up a trap, tied it to a tree by the river, and when the bison came here to drink water, the snake would jump up and bite it. , Then they go to find the poisoned cattle, pull them back and cook them, and they won’t be poisoned.”

[666, this is too beautiful]

【Biological trap (dog head)】

【Damn, I'm so hungry, this barbecue is delicious】

[I haven't eaten ostrich meat yet, my mouth is watering]

There are also many spice plants in the desert. Bi Fang has seen a lot along the way, and sometimes he picks them up and hangs them in the sun. They can be dried in a day, and they can be turned into crumbs and powder after a little rubbing with hands.

With the collected rock salt, it is a good seasoning when mixed together.

Sprinkle salt and spices, Bi Fang used a dagger to separate a piece of cooked meat on the surface, and stuffed it into his mouth regardless of the scalding.

The skin is golden and crisp, and it makes a cracking sound under the scraping of the dagger, and the surface is also full of grease. The salt grains melt under the high temperature, and with the spice powder collected during the journey, it exudes a strong fragrance.

Just watching it through the screen is mouth-watering.

Creatures that live in the wild for a long time have well-developed muscles, especially the legs, and there is not much fat, so they will inevitably taste dry and unbearable.

However, after various treatments by Bi Fang, there is no smell of mutton, and the taste is good. Even if the taste is not good, it still has the advantage of large quantity.

It is hard to find supplies in the Sahara. It has been a long time since Bi Fang had such a hearty meal. He is usually half full, and then mixes some water to barely satisfy his hunger.

You can't eat too much. If you are too full, you will easily get sleepy. It doesn't matter at ordinary times, but it is a bit dangerous in the wilderness, because you need to maintain a high degree of vigilance, especially when you need to watch the night.

While chatting with the audience while eating, Bi Fang ate heartily, eating more than half of the whole ostrich leg, which shows that Bi Fang has a good appetite.

Although it is meat, it may not be as good as it is now when it is made into jerky.

But even so, he only ate eight points and restrained himself.

In this way, the water in the meat evaporates a lot after drying in the sun during the day and smoking at night.

All the ostrich meat was made into dry food by Bi Fang in less than two days, and hung on Alpha's back.

With ostriches as food supplements, there is no need to worry about resource shortages for at least a month. Apart from the need to find fresh water, the journey is a little faster.

However, in the semi-grassland area, water resources are easier to find, and the functions of plants can also be used.