Live Wilderness Adventure

Chapter 859 Trusted Companion

The cheetah Halley curled up into a ball, with his back attached to Bi Fang's side, and his thick and long tail wrapped around his head and pillowed under his head.

If you listen carefully, you can hear a slight grunt.

No wonder it doesn't feel cold at all.

The whole of Kenya is located in the tropical monsoon zone and crosses the equator. However, due to its high terrain, even in summer, the highest temperature will not exceed 30 degrees, and the lowest temperature in winter will not be lower than 10 degrees.

The climate is relatively mild all year round, and the comfort level is even higher than that of Kunriyue in China. The four seasons are like spring, and it has the reputation of the country of flowers.

However, it is like spring all year round, but it is not like summer all year round.

It is October now, and the daytime is more than 20 degrees, and Bi Fang can still wear short sleeves. At night, Kenya is relatively cold, and some measures to keep warm are needed, which makes the cheetah approach unknowingly.

It is the instinct and nature of animals to find heat sources.

Bi Fang put his hand on his forehead, squinted for a while, and then propped himself up from the ground without making any sound.

The cheetah on the side didn't notice it, and still slept peacefully.

Bi Fang turned on the live broadcast and recorded the cheetah's sleeping position and snoring.

【Cute, miss rua】

[Want to rua? Thinking of rua will turn you into poop, the stinky kind]

[Sexy cat, showing off her sleeping face, online full fruit live broadcast]

【You know the title】

【Hey hey, cat, big cat】

[I am Hammurabi, and I am here to legislate]

[By the way, do cheetahs sleep at night? Shouldn't it be the kind that sleeps during the day and is full of energy at night? 】

The sky is so bright that if you don't aim at the east, you may even think it's still night, but it is indeed dawn.

That's why the audience is wondering.

The cheetah's life is relatively regular. It usually works at sunrise and rests at sunset. It is a day and night animal, just like us humans.

In this regard, cheetahs are somewhat different from other cats. Cats such as leopards, tigers and lions are basically nocturnal and nocturnal. They rarely hunt or do not hunt during the day. .”

If you have seen them in the animal world, you will find that they are either lying on the ground and sleeping, or walking slowly during the day.

Bi Fang touched the cheetah's head, and its fluffy ears instinctively shook a few times.

No one has studied why there is such a difference, but I guess it may have something to do with the characteristics of the cheetah itself.

The cheetah's high-efficiency hunting and its speed characteristics allow it to not rely too much on hunting methods such as ambush. Under such circumstances, it is a wise choice to choose to stagger with other animals.

Cheetahs are weak. When hunting during the day, there is a 10% chance of being robbed of their prey, let alone at night when predators are highly active.

In fact, the purpose of nocturnal mammals was originally to avoid the existence of dinosaurs.

Nocturnal animals usually have well-developed senses of hearing and smell, and some species have specialized visual systems adapted to low-light environments, making it difficult to move normally during the day.

These are obviously selected on the basis of daytime activities for better survival.

Most of the early mammals were nocturnal, and they had to restrict their activities to night in order to avoid diurnal dinosaurs.

Until the extinction of dinosaurs 60 million years ago, mammals that avoided dinosaurs could spend more time in the daytime.

Many mammals still lack some important features of daytime predators, such as color vision. Most animals are almost color-blind, and their vision is more similar to nocturnal reptiles and birds, which shows the remnants of this nocturnal feature.

Last year, researchers at University College London and Tel Aviv University in Israel used computer algorithms to analyze data on 2,415 surviving mammal species, redrawing the patterns of their ancestors millions of years ago.

The analysis shows that after the extinction of the dinosaurs, the ancestors of mammals increased their daytime activities, but this process was actually very long, with a transition period of millions of years in between, that is, the stage of mixing day and night activities.

And the ancestors of humans, the ancestors of primates, were among the first mammals to switch to a diurnal lifestyle.

Speaking of it, there is one more interesting thing.

The process of human migration and conquest on the earth is also the process of the compression of the living space of wild animals.

Now, human activities occupy 50% to 70% of the earth's land surface, which has greatly reduced the range of global mammal activities and migrations, and affected terrestrial mammals of all sizes in almost all regions.

This has led to extremely limited resources for some animals, coupled with the overhunting of some animals by humans and the environmental degradation caused by human activities, it has caused many species to become extinct.

And the impact of human activities on animals is not only manifested in space.

New research this year shows that human activity is forcing mammals around the world to become more active at night, showing a tendency to become more nocturnal, because only at night are they less likely to encounter people.

[Good guy, human beings are dinosaurs of the new era, and belong to them]

[a bit outrageous]

【This thing can be changed】

The audience was taken aback, looking like they had learned a lot.

Bi Fang nodded and said: The research results published in the Ugly Country's Science on June 14, 2018 showed that the nocturnal nature of wild mammals increased to 1.36 times on average to cope with higher levels of human activities. interference.

Irrespective of which continent these animals live on, whether they are herbivores or carnivores, their nocturnal behavior has been affected by human activity.

For example, in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, the sable antelope, which was previously mainly diurnal, now has about half its activity at night.

Not only hunting, agriculture, housing and road construction will drive animals into the night, but seemingly non-threatening human outdoor activities such as mountain climbing will also interfere with the living habits of wild mammals. Not long ago, a man climbed a mountain and encountered a A black bear? Shooed it away by yelling, and I figured it was a female bear, and the man trespassed on her territory.

So we might see nocturnal cheetahs in the future, if it's not completely extinct before then.

But now, it's time to get up.

After speaking, Bi Fang, who was still stroking the cheetah's head just now, directly touched his forehead.

The pain woke Harley up from his sleep in an instant, and he opened his eyes in a daze, obviously not yet figured out what happened.

Bi Fang also explained to the audience.

Harley, who grew up in a safe environment for human beings, is too vigilant, and even has the habit of sleeping late. These must be corrected.

Although cheetahs are diurnal animals, their main hunting activities are still in the early morning and dusk, which is the golden time for hunting.

Diurnal changes would allow predators to better observe and monitor animals.

Hunting is the main activity for animals throughout the day, and we can observe peaks between dawn and dusk, indicating a tendency towards dusk.

After dusk, cheetahs will choose to rest in the grass, and males and cubs often roam at night. But being an alert animal, individuals often check the vicinity at observation points, which are some hills, and take turns to remain vigilant.

So normal cheetahs usually start to forage around five o'clock in the morning, and they will be more alert when walking, stopping from time to time to look around to see if there is any prey that can be preyed on.

But looking at Harley again, the morning light has appeared, and it doesn't seem to be waking up at all, and it's even a little dazed now.

As he spoke, Bi Fang pointed at its head again, forcing it to turn on.

Harley was forcibly awakened from sleep by Bi Fang, and seemed a little dazed until the second chestnut hit him. He yawned, stood up unsteadily from the ground, looked around, and finally lifted up. With Bi Fang on his head, Mimi's eyes seem to be still asking if dinner is ready.

But then it felt the back of its neck being pinched, and then it was dragged out of its territory a little bit, and walked towards the outside of the protection center.

Today, Bi Fang is going to take Harley to the grassland to have a look. If possible, then it is time to prepare for returning to the wilderness.

Seeing the cheetah being dragged out of a dirt mark, the audience was dumbfounded.

[Ni Datian, what time is it now? 】

[It seems to be half past five in Kenya, and I got up earlier than when I was in high school]

[Where is the high school that wakes up so late? (dog head)]

[Morning reading at 5:40, isn't it normal to start at 5:35 (funny)]

【Harley: I have never thought of waking up early in my life】

[It's really a knife in the ass, and my eyes are opened. 】

They dragged along all the way until Bi Fang met Barry who also just woke up. Before that, Bi Fang made an appointment with Barry to go to the grassland together this morning.

Although Barry was not Harley's breeder before, he was also familiar with Harley. With him, he can make sure that any unexpected situation can be recovered.

The two took Harley together and drove out of the protected area in a small car. The sub-adult cheetah seemed to be fully awake.

Harley, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, looked at the morning light on the edge of the grassland and jumped up.

It's a pity that Bi Fang kept grabbing its nape, and Harley couldn't get out.

After leaving the protection center, Bi Fang took Harley out of the car, while Barry looked after him.

At this time, the sky was getting brighter and brighter, and the situation of the entire grassland could basically be seen quite clearly.

It's just that because the conservation center is close to the outskirts of the city, although it is vast, there are not many animals.

This is not a bad thing. For a novice Harley, without animals, he naturally has no powerful enemies. If he runs away, he can guarantee a certain degree of safety.

Bi Fang stroked the cheetah squatting on the ground, kept stroking its head, and said to the audience: If Harley confirmed my identity as a breeder before, I will see now whether it regards me as a companion. Can you follow me on the grassland without letting go.

He looked at Barry beside him: Did something like this happen when you brought Harley out before?

Barry nodded: Of course, it is the nature of all animals to be able to run in the vast natural wilderness. When Hamid brought Harley out for the first time, it ran wildly, like a yellow lightning bolt. But Fortunately, it came back by itself in the end, if it also ran away this time, I believe the final outcome will be the same.

Although Bi Fang said that the consequences would be very serious, looking at Harley's close attitude, it is clear that letting go is not just a small probability event.

It's just that both parties need further trust, that's all.

Barry, who has been raising animals for decades, has seen this for a long time, so he doesn't worry about it. He didn't even call out to other companions, and he came to help alone.

Bi Fang smiled. In fact, he was not so sure at the beginning, and he had only raised a few kinds of animals.

White-fronted goose, that's Etienne.

Dog eggs, as the most successfully domesticated creatures by humans, there is nothing to worry about.

Although the wild camel Alpha is a bit troublesome, there is still time as a guarantee. After the initial taming, it was not until a month later that Bi Fang relaxed his care of it a little and built trust with each other. It will be easy to get started directly.

But for Cheetah Harley, the two sides have only known each other for less than a week after all their efforts, but they don't know the bottom line.

It would be fine if he put on the rein like a camel, but this time, the content is destined to let Harley do it freely.

Every step, Bi Fang has reached the limit of possibility, and can only hope that the facts are indeed as old Barry said.

Generally speaking, a cheetah only kills one prey at a time, and the distance it walks every day is about five kilometers, at most more than ten kilometers. Although it is good at running, the distance it walks is not far.

So...even if Harley disappears in the end, we don't have to worry too much about not being able to find him.

After taking a few deep breaths, Bi Fang slowly loosened the back of Harley's neck under the watchful eyes of the audience in the live broadcast room.

For a moment, without the restraint around his neck, Harley still couldn't believe it. He raised his head and looked back at Bi Fang.

After confirming that he was really free, he paused for two seconds, and then stood up under the nervous gaze of everyone.

Harley looked around and took a step.

At this time, the audience in the live broadcast room were still worried, but Bi Fang had already heaved a sigh of relief. He exchanged a glance with Old Barry, and then smiled.

People don't know why.

Looking at the cheetahs sniffing around, Bi Fang, who had a lot of surroundings, was in a good mood, and explained: I remember I said that cheetahs are very timid creatures, but after I let go of my hand, Harley didn't run away immediately, so then It proves that my place is the safe zone in its heart, and it is indeed sure to be a companion, a trustworthy companion.

Old Barry reached out and gave Bi Fang a high five: Is your live broadcast starting tomorrow?

That's right.

Then I will follow you at the protection center.

If possible, it would be better to get some gifts.

Ha ha!

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