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Chapter 862 Curious Baboon

Due to the drought, a few baboons with black fur crouched on the trunk of a tree that was not lush and verdant.

The flat terrain of the grassland made it easy for Bi Fang and Halley to be spotted by the baboons staying in the trees.

A lookout baboon puffed its cheek pouches, opened its thin protruding mouth, and howled dryly, reminding its companions under the tree.

Calling for friends, the baboons who were fighting on the ground quickly separated, jumped a few steps and climbed to the top of the tree, standing on the branch to observe who came, and soon, black coal balls rolled from the ground to high places.

For a while, the trees were densely covered with baboons.

Watching a man and a leopard suddenly appear on the grassland, the baboons became agitated and crawled around on the rough branches.

Several big trees seemed to be covered with huge balls of black wool, wriggling slowly in the grassland wind.

Even if the distance is too far, and the sun is blurred, the audience can't see very clearly, but they can clearly feel that I is being stared at by dozens of eyes, and goose bumps will inevitably appear on the back.

As long as the number of any creature is large, it will instinctively bring a sense of crisis to people.

[Is this a baboon? 】

【Feels a bit like it】

[There seems to be no monkeys in Africa]

[You can tell it's a baboon just by looking at the face]

Bi Fang squinted and stood in the sunlight staring for a while before he recognized what kind of animal it was, and explained the audience's questions along the way.

Africa actually has monkeys, and there are quite a few species, more than 90 species, but what we have in front of us are baboons.

The difference between baboons and monkeys is easy to recognize. First of all, the environment is different.

Baboons mainly live in tropical rainforests or semi-mountain desert grasslands and hilly areas, and are more common in Africa.

And monkeys are mainly distributed in Asia, Africa, America and other places. Most of them live in forests, and there are basically no monkeys on grasslands.

The reason for this is actually the difference in survivability.

The size of the baboons is relatively large, especially the head is very thick and the lips are very prominent. It has a snout just like a dog. At the same time, the brow bone is raised high, but the ears are small and suitable for sports on the ground.

And monkeys are not so big, and there are many types of monkeys. Although they are very flexible in action, they basically cannot compete with other animals for survival and some ground resources like baboons on the crueler grassland.

Natural survival is quite cruel, and species that are not strong enough can only survive in the cracks.

The sky, the sea, and the ground are the three layers of life circles.

The forest located in the middle layer between the ground and the sky is such a gap layer.

Baboons are stronger than other monkeys to occupy a certain amount of ground territory while living in the forest layer.

For baboons, there are fewer species. Currently, there are only five species found in the world, namely Arabian baboons, Guinea baboons, East African baboons, grassland baboons and dolphin-tailed baboons.

Judging from the geography and appearance, there is no doubt that what we are seeing in front of us is a group of prairie baboons, which are relatively large in size, second only to the orangutan genus among primates. Although they seem to be only half the size of humans, they are actually very dangerous.

【See it】

【real or fake】

[I don't believe it, this little bastard, I always punch one by one]

[Some people can't even beat the monkeys in Mount Emei, and they even try to beat a group of baboons on the grassland (eat watermelon)]

I'm serious. As primates, we humans are different in muscle composition whether we compare it with monkeys or orangutan baboons. In terms of explosiveness, we are inferior to them.

Two-thirds of these primate muscle fibers are fast-twitch fibers, while ordinary human muscles are mainly slow-twitch fibers, and fast-twitch fibers account for only half.

Fast-twitch fibers are thicker than slow-twitch fibers, and their volume is about 22% larger under isometric conditions. This set of data comes from Schwarzenegger's Fitness Book, and their contraction speed is 2 to 3 times that of slow-twitch fibers. Big power.

More fast-twitch fibers give orangutans, baboons, and monkeys a natural advantage over humans in terms of strength and appear stronger in size, but fast-twitch fibers consume high energy and are prone to fatigue, far less durable than slow-twitch fibers.

Combining measurement data and computer simulation results, some researchers believe that the muscle strength of these primates is 1.35 times that of human muscles of the same volume. Related papers can be found in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States.

Combined with the difference in body fat percentage, the strength of an adult male primate weighing about 50 kg is almost equivalent to that of a strong human being in the 80 kg class.

Human evolution has adjusted the proportion of different muscle fibers in muscles, which shows that the direction of human evolution is unique, sacrificing part of strength in exchange for better endurance, so as to better adapt to life on the ground.

[Throw away the paper if you disagree, right?]

[I just want to ask, will anyone really read the article Fang Shen said after the live broadcast is over (dog head)]

【True · Well-founded】

[I would like to call Fang Shen a popular science anchor, is that okay? 】

【It's only one meter high, so it shouldn't be fifty kilograms】

It is true that the weight of baboons in the grassland usually does not exceed 30 kilograms, but it does not mean that they cannot threaten humans. Don't forget that they live in groups, and the number is quite scary. The size of each group is usually more than 30. The group size Composed of multiple males and multiple females, the number structure is not comparable to that of wolves.

But it's not a bad thing to encounter them.

While speaking, Bi Fang also took off the tangled rope from his waist, licked his dry lips, and said to the screen: If you want to find the water source, the easiest way is to ask the local residents, of course. I track bison in the rainforest looking for salt.

The vast majority of mammals replenish water on a regular basis, and herbivores usually don't go too far from water sources—just like animals in Kenya, which migrate thousands of kilometers to avoid the dry season—because they need water in the morning and evening, and there is no water. Absolutely can't survive.

So keep an eye out for animal tracks to find water; and follow herbivores when they come downhill.

For carnivorous animals, drinking water can last for a long time at a time. They can obtain water when they prey on other animals. Therefore, where carnivorous animals appear, there may not necessarily be water sources nearby. This needs to be paid attention to.

Bi Fang explained the reason, searched around for a while, found a seemingly random place, and dug a hole on the spot.

The loess was too dry and hard, so Bi Fang inserted a knife, and then used it as a crowbar to pry up a piece of hard soil, but after pinching it hard, the loess quickly became granular.

With the help of knives, the entire pit quickly becomes larger.

In addition, grain-eating birds, such as finches and pigeons, do not stay far from water sources, and they also drink water in the morning and evening.

When they fly straight low, it must be thirsty for water.

They stop there when they've had enough water, fly from tree to tree, rest often, keep an eye on where they're flying, and maybe find water.

Of course, waterbirds can fly long distances without stopping to eat and drink, and their presence does not necessarily indicate that there is water around.

Falcons, hawks, and other predatory birds get water from their prey, so they can't be used as a water signal either.

They are not water indicators.

Reptiles can also suck dew and get water from small prey, allowing them to survive for long periods of time without water.

Insects are the best indicators of water. Bees in particular are usually no more than 50 meters away from the hive or hive, but drink at irregular times.

Ants also cannot do without water, and a colony marching toward a tree is probably going to drink from an underground reservoir.

It's possible to find water storage like this even in barren lands.

Most insects will fly non-stop within a radius of 90 meters from the water source, especially the European stone bee with a bright green body when flying.

Therefore, whether you can follow a certain creature to quickly find the water source depends on your own judgment and the degree of awareness of the species.

Otherwise, if you follow the wrong target, you may not be able to find a water source within two or three days. You can't hold on for such a long time. If you don't drink water for two consecutive days, you will basically feel exhausted. It is difficult to resist and struggle when encountering danger. .”

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【Remember it，Remember it】

[By the way, what is Shenni Fang doing now? Is there any point in digging this hole? 】

[Is there groundwater here too? 】

I can tell you with certainty that there is no groundwater under this pit, but it is still dry. I didn't find anything when I dug it, but I just thought it was fun.

Bi Fang, who dug a big hole, made a joke with the audience.

The audience was also successfully tricked, and there were a lot of question marks on the screen.

【Fun? ? ? ? 】

[Old Fang, are you serious? 】

【How about playing with me? 】

Isn't it fun? Look at the baboons over there, but they are very curious.

Bi Fang pointed to the baboons in the trees in the distance.

Sure enough, after seeing Bi Fang digging a hole not far away, almost all the baboons came to the top of the canopy, trying to see what Bi Fang was digging.

Curiosity is inherent in all living things, but especially among primates.

The baboons always have a secret water point, but they don't tell anyone, so we have to use some method to induce it.

On the African savannah, baboons are also a ferocious animal. They are hardly picky about food and can find food sources in almost any environment, including small animals such as insects, grubs, spiders and scorpions.

It can even be seen that some baboons directly hunt and kill antelope cubs for food, bite and devour the cubs of these herbivores, and even snatch food from the mouth of cheetahs. Vegans are not taboo.

【Cheetah: You can come to snatch Lao Tzu if you are a baby, right?】

[It's over, why do you feel that cheetahs are at the bottom of the food chain (funny)]

Yes, in the food chain, some male baboons are not afraid of cheetahs at all, and even dare to scare off adult cheetahs, because the main natural enemy of baboons is leopards, which are more ferocious and powerful than cheetahs, and baboons mainly live on the ground. They also climb trees to sleep or look for food, while leopards are good at running and climbing, and can catch monkeys and birds in trees, while baboons cannot escape the pursuit of leopards.

Although cheetahs can also climb trees, their fighting power in trees is not as good as that of leopards, and they are easily bullied.

However, because baboons are not taboo about meat and vegetables, they are not very dependent on water sources like carnivores, but they have a good feature, that is, they are particularly easy to track.

Compared to birds and herbivores, once baboons start looking for water, we can easily follow up and solve the urgent need.

Among the herbivores, antelopes and gazelles run too fast and are too timid. Once they are tracked, they need to be guaranteed not to be discovered.

And bison and wildebeest are too dangerous.

Birds fly too fast and only look at the direction, and the cost of misjudgment is too high.

Solitary, slow-moving, low-aggression creatures like the bison are not so easy to come across.

Therefore, although they are all feasible methods, they are lacking in cheapness. Compared with the above, baboons are a very good choice.

They run slowly, and their individual strength is limited. Although they live in groups, as long as they can successfully separate an individual without invading the territory, their safety can be guaranteed.

That's why Bi Fang thought it was a good thing to meet this group of baboons at first.

The most important thing is that compared to finding water-bearing plants or other various operations, the skill of tracking animals is the easiest to understand for Cheetah Harley.

Thirsty and don't know the source of water, just follow the baboons.

This point will be firmly engraved in its heart in the future.

Bi Fang's act of digging a hole at this time is to separate an individual among them by arousing the curiosity of the baboons.

Pretending to dig the pit for a long time, Bi Fang found some plant seeds nearby, and finally grabbed them as if digging them out of the pit, stuffed them into his pocket, and then left.

Actually, my method was invented by the indigenous Makara people in Africa. When they were hunting, they often needed to find water sources, so they would use baboons to help them. It was practically tried and tested.

When Bi Fang disappeared, several baboons immediately ran down from the tree and ran towards the pit, but there was nothing there.

Remember, every step we do we have to make sure that the baboons can see it. Next, let's make a simple trap.

After walking tens of meters, Bi Fang came to a towering slope, searched around on it, and soon found a small hole.

Africa has many burrowing organisms. On some soil slopes, we can find these holes that may have been abandoned. These are natural traps.

Bi Fang looked around, and when he saw a baboon following him not far away, he knew that his plan had come true. He knew that the baboon had already been tortured by curiosity.

These caves are usually relatively hard, with narrow passages, and are a natural cage.

After stuffing the plant seeds he picked up randomly into the hole, Bi Fang turned and left as if nothing had happened, and quickly disappeared from the sight of the baboon.

The baboon doesn't trust humans, but he really wants to know what's in the hole.