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Chapter 861 The Great Migration of Animals

On the grassland, Bi Fang led Harley towards the north.

Sparse dry yellow grass spread to the thigh.

If you are wearing shorts, your skin will be a little more delicate. After a hike, you will definitely be covered with white marks. If you are unlucky, if you encounter thorny plants, blood marks are inevitable.

If it is poisonous, it is even more likely to play GG on the spot.

What Bi Fang said about teaching something different has not yet had the opportunity to manifest itself.

I just chatted with the audience during the hike, introducing some features of the African savannah, as well as some food and scenery they may encounter at this time.

Actually, the beginning of October is quite a special node for the African grasslands in the northern hemisphere. During this time period, we can see many things that we can't usually see. It can be said to be the best time period.

【How to say? 】

[Is it the great migration of animals? 】

[I have been to Kenya. The great migration usually starts in June and July and ends in September. Now it is October. How can we still see the great migration. 】

If you want to talk about the great migration, it usually starts in June and July. Bi Fang, who saw the barrage, admitted this without hesitation, but then smiled again, However, the great migration came quickly. It's also fast.

We really can't see how the animals migrated. It was a few months late, but how they came back, we can see clearly now, just right.

Kenya has a special geographical location.

It neither completely belongs to the northern hemisphere nor completely belongs to the southern hemisphere, but straddles the north and south, with the equator in the middle.

This also means that when the northernmost part of the Kenyan grassland is in the dry season and the ground is dry and cracked, its southernmost part may be in the wet season with lush water and grass.

Such a significant difference has created the most shocking scene in the entire nature-the north-south migration of animals.

The dry and wet seasons in the African savannah are the same as the summer in all hemispheres.

Therefore, from the middle and late May of each year, the Serengeti National Park in northern Africa is about to usher in its dry season.

During this period, the aquatic plants in the park gradually withered, and the lack of food could not meet the needs of a large number of herbivores.

In addition, this timing is very coincidental.

Spring is here, everything is recovering, and it's the season for animals to breed themselves.

Anyone who has seen the animal world will be familiar with this sentence.

For most herbivores, their breeding season is concentrated between March and May every year.

Herbivores on the African savannah are no exception.

Survival and reproduction are the instincts of every living thing.

The so-called estrus seems to be a violation of biological reproductive instinct.

Some people think that if animals can reproduce all year round like humans, the number of that group will definitely increase greatly.

However, this thinking is wrong.

In fact, the estrus period of animals is not to limit the population size, but to increase the survival rate of offspring and increase the population size.

The laws of nature are quite different from those of human society. In nature, survival of the fittest is an eternal truth.

In spring, everything recovers, the temperature is suitable, and the comfortable environment provides shelter and food for animals.

Most animals will also choose to be active during this season and then give birth in summer.

In summer, plants are flourishing and the climate is more suitable.

If the cubs are born in winter, the cubs are very likely to freeze to death when there is not enough food.

Herbivores became more active with plenty of food, which made it easier for carnivores to hunt, so that the offspring of both could survive better.

Mating and reproduction are extremely labor-intensive things. Some extreme animals will choose not to eat at all during pregnancy and wait to give birth. After giving birth, most female animals are also in a weak state and need to be recuperated in time.

The so-called good steel should be used on the blade, and the reproduction of animals is also the same.

Therefore, all the energy has to be stored in a wave and released in the spring when the survival rate is the highest.

Of course, not all animals choose to be active in spring, which is actually related to the pregnancy period of animals. For example, deer do it in autumn.

Due to the long pregnancy period of deer, they can produce cubs in spring after being active in autumn, which actually follows the above-mentioned law.

The drought is coming.

The number of groups exploded.

The two reasons are superimposed, and the balance of supply and demand is seriously broken.

In order to survive, herbivores had to start migrating to the northwest of Serengeti, just to catch up with green grass and water.

The herbivores ran away, and the carnivores were no exception. Then, under the action of the food chain, almost all creatures, large and small, had to move.

Such a scene is very spectacular.

Millions of wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and antelopes formed a massive team, traveling north from the Serengeti Reserve in Tanzania to the Masai Mara National Park in Kenya, traveling more than 3,000 kilometers.

On the way, we not only have to cross the grassland where lions and leopards are ambushing, but also beware of wild dogs that may appear at any time and crocodiles gathered on both sides of the narrow Mara River. These carnivores are ready to share the upcoming feast.

A large number of animals have crossed the border, crossed the Mara River, and came to Masai Mara. This situation will continue until September or October every year.

Even if they can be seen now, there may only be a few scattered small groups, which cannot be called a great migration at all.

[But why can I see the return trip? 】

[Will this live broadcast take several months? 】

Bi Fang shook his head: Of course not. We can see the return journey because this kind of animal migrates a lot. It's not like migratory birds. They leave in autumn and return in spring, but they only stay for less than a month.

Because soon, the prairie in the southern hemisphere will also have a dry season.

And the Masai Mara National Park, where the animals migrated, is only one-tenth the size of the Serengeti.

It's simply not enough to sustain a large number of herbivores.

From mid-October, when the Serengeti prairie in Africa ushered in the rainy season again, the grass began to turn green under the nourishment of the rain.

At this point, the animals after a short refuge have to move back to the Serengeti. The whole process lasts about a month, and basically ends in December every year.

In December, the animals returned to their homes and began to reproduce, cultivate, and gradually replenish the number of the same species lost on the road to prepare for the next year.

Among the millions of migratory teams, only 30% of the lucky ones can return to the place of departure, and with them, there are 400,000 new lives born during the thrilling journey.

So, in another dozen days, we may be lucky enough to see this shocking scene.

[Good guy, if you are unlucky, will you rush back just after passing (dog head)]

[Not necessarily, everyone is back, so there will be less people grazing, maybe it’s just right (dog head)]

[In this way, we can still see the great migration of animals]

【Great! 】

【Forbidden yes】

Looking around, all the grass is withered and yellow, without a trace of life.

The ground is very hard. Although there are no cracks, this is also a manifestation of the lack of water.

If the water source is sufficient, the ground should not be as hard as cement, but softer and able to leave footprints clearly.

But now, even the cars of the protection center can't leave any traces, which shows how hard the land is due to lack of water.

However, you can still occasionally see animals passing by on the grassland.

There was a rustling sound in the grass, and a brown mouse disappeared into the narrow rocky cave, leaving only Harley digging at the entrance of the cave ineffectively.

After walking for several hours, Bi Fang could clearly feel that his lips were getting dry.

Harley, who didn't catch the mouse, became impatient, and began to lean towards Bi Fang, trying to lie down.

The cheetah is a creature that doesn't like to walk long distances, and it is quite thorough at this moment.

Facing Bi Fang who was still moving forward, Harley, who failed to lie down several times, quickly took a few steps forward, walked up to Bi Fang, lay down directly, and fell to the ground, even though Bi Fang walked by, he did not get up again. He just heaved his chest and yelled a few times on the ground.

【I can't move anymore】

[Is it not working now? 】

【Putting it out (eating watermelon)】

Bi Fang smiled, but he didn't force it. Instead, he looked around and found a small slope. He ignored the cheetah and walked straight towards the slope.

Harley on the ground raised his head to look, but his eyes were blocked by bushes. After waiting for a while, he couldn't see Bi Fang, so he had to stand up, and then he saw Bi Fang standing on the slope, and ran away In the past, then continue to go to the ground.

But at this time, Bi Fang did grab the nape of its neck and dragged it to the hillside.

Cheetahs spend most of their time lying down, and during the hottest part of the day they are the least active, resting under the shade protection of large trees.

Although the weather in Kenya is not very hot, it doesn't affect its liking for lying down. They don't like long-distance expeditions either. They really should take a rest now.

However, the native cheetah is a very timid animal. When it walks, it will be very alert, stopping from time to time to look around to see if there is any prey it can prey on.

On the other hand, it also needs to prevent other ferocious beasts from predating it. It usually rests at noon, and even wakes up every 6 minutes when it takes a nap. It has to get up and check to see if there is any danger around it.

So now we have to make it interesting to let it develop this habit. In some places with better sightlines, that is, places with higher altitudes, we should develop the habit of observing first and then resting.

Of course, it won't work once, but if you do it more times, it will always understand.

On the slope, Harley sat down under Bi Fang's pressure. Out of animal nature, he looked around curiously, and then followed Bi Fang, resting under a big tree.

Bi Fang cleared the open space and sat down. After walking for half a day, he didn't feel much discomfort.

The mouth is dry, but the degree is very slight, not to the extent of lack of water.

【Harley's reaction is too funny】

【I have never been so tired in my life】

【Harley: What are these two-legged beasts doing (dog head)】

【want to touch】

[When will I go to the African savannah! Maybe I can meet Harley again】

Don't look at me as if I'm not very afraid of cheetahs, but that doesn't mean cheetahs are no threat to adults.

Bi Fang directly grabbed Harley's paw. Compared with his own, although the cheetah was slender as a whole, just looking at the arms, it wasn't too thin.

The arms of ordinary people are actually no thicker than the forelimbs of cheetahs. Cheetahs can accelerate to 110km/h in 3 seconds, which means that Bolt can run 60 meters first in the 100-meter race, and the winner will be Cheetah.

In addition, cheetahs often roll over with their prey after chasing them at high speed, so don't think that its body is very fragile. The bones of cats are much harder than humans.

Then Bi Fang opened the cheetah's mouth again, and photographed its canines reluctantly.

The teeth of the cheetah are smaller than that of the leopard, but they are sharp enough. This is because the small head can ensure a higher running speed. The teeth are naturally smaller because of the small head, and naturally they do not have the powerful jaws of the lion.

So the cheetah usually can't bite through the throat of the prey, but suffocates the prey like a pincer.

However, human skin is not covered with hair, and it is thinner than that of wild animals, and its throat is also small. Cheetahs can bite through human throats with their 3.5 cm exposed canine teeth.

Usually, a person's throat will not die immediately, but will become more energetic due to inhaling a large amount of air. However, the arteries in the neck will not stop bleeding after being bitten, so there is a possibility of bleeding to death.

The bite force of a cheetah can reach 340 pounds, that of a leopard 550 pounds, that of an African lion 1,050 pounds, that of an Amur tiger 1,100 pounds, and that of a spotted hyena 1,300 pounds.

Compared with this, it doesn't seem very high, but it's great to compare it with the German Shepherd, the German Shepherd, because the bite force of the German Shepherd is 230 pounds, which means 40 kilograms, which is only about two-thirds of the cheetah. .”

So if you want to kill a cheetah, you must first be able to kill a large canine.

And the canine family does not have the sharp claws of cats. Although the claws of cheetahs are not as good as those of leopards and tigers, they are still very threatening to a naked human being.

In particular, the claws under the cheetah's thumb are not only stretchable, but also relatively long, which can help hook and cut the prey. Those who often watch feline documentaries should know that sometimes when the cheetah chases the prey, the prey is suddenly pulled away. It made a cut, which is the credit of its thumb claw.

Bi Fang squeezed the cheetah's thumb claw out of his palm and showed it, as a reminder to the audience, don't be so stupid to think that cheetahs in the wild are cute and want to touch them.

He has so many fans, it's no surprise that Bi Fang has some weirdos among them.

During the rest, Bi Fang was not idle. He peeled off some bark, kneaded out the fibers, and made it into a rope for future use.

After resting for an hour, Bi Fang continued on his way with Harley, who had almost recovered, until three o'clock in the afternoon. When Harley was about to lose his hold and was about to fail, he finally found a good target.

A group of baboons.

A source of water has been found.