Chapter 1548: Wolf Trail

The image of canids howling at the moon has formed a stereotyped impression in people's minds through movies, animations, comics and other media, and it can be imagined without any description.

Not only coyotes and wolves, but even pet dogs like huskies sometimes do this. Of course, when huskies howl at Yuechang, they don't have the domineering spirit of their ancestors at all. Instead, they will be beaten up by their owners for disturbing the people...

As nocturnal animals, wolves and coyotes don’t have any special meaning to Howling Moon. They are just a means of communicating with their companions He lowers his head when he sings.

Out of the fear of wolves, the ancients filled up the scene of wolves barking at the moon with a lot of unfounded things, and a series of mysterious legends arose, such as werewolves transforming on the night of the full moon. It's all nonsense.

But one thing is certain, wolves howl at night to communicate with their companions.

The black wolf dog howled, apparently ordering the coyotes to prepare for an attack, and the coyotes howled in response to the leader, indicating that they were ready.

Today happened to be a full moon night, and I was alone in the forest surrounded by a group of coyotes, howling one after another, it was really creepy.

Zhang Zian was already mentally prepared to invite the elves to go up the tree to avoid confrontation with the coyotes, so as not to be infected with the disease. As for the deer, although he is also very sorry, the jungle in the forest park is a link in the ecological chain, and coyotes and deer are playing their respective roles in the ecological chain.

However, neither he nor the coyotes expected that there was another howl of wolves in the forest, and the coyotes who had been arrogant and domineering just now suddenly withered like eggplants beaten by frost.

The howl of the coyote is relatively short, not as long as the howl of a real wolf. Compared with the two, it is easy to hear the difference. Even if you don’t know which one is howling, at least you know it is definitely not a coyote.

The black wolf dog's long howl is to communicate with his companions, so what is the purpose of this wolf howl? Apparently it was also for contacting companions.

Zhang Zian was startled at first, but later he was mixed with joy and sorrow, implying that the elves should stay calm and wait and see what happens.

Wolves are the natural enemies of coyotes, and they often hunt coyotes for food. However, due to the consideration of human safety and the protection of animal husbandry, the number of wolves in North America has dropped sharply. increased to the point of flooding.

In recent years, scientists have released gray wolves in some national parks in the United States to control the number of coyotes, and achieved good results.

Could it be that wolves have reappeared in the redwood forest?

No matter in terms of size, wildness or teamwork, wolves

They are all super enhanced versions of coyotes. A pack of wolves facing a pack of coyotes is no different from a pack of coyotes facing a herd of deer. It is basically a one-sided massacre.

Therefore, when this group of coyotes heard the howling of their natural enemies, they were immediately frightened and silent. Some coyotes became dumb after howling halfway, and did not dare to howl again. More coyotes whimpered like frightened puppies. .

Even the leader, the black wolf dog, tucked its tail between its tails, and seemed to have shrunk in size, looking around in panic, not caring about attacking Zhang Zian and the others.

Fei Max, who was on full alert at first, heard the distant howl of wolves, and the wild gene flowing in the blood in his body seemed to be awakened, and there seemed to be something in his chest that could not vomit, so he could only hold back howling Eager, because it knows that it is not a wolf or a coyote, and it cannot lower itself to yell at these wild animals.

When Zhang Zian first discovered the coyote, he had already added a lot of dead branches to the bonfire. At this time, the newly added dead branches were all ignited. He held the end that was not on fire, and threw the burning dead branches one by one. In all directions, not expecting to burn the coyotes, but to expand the safe zone.

Wherever the dead branches were thrown, the coyotes there backed up again and again out of fear of the flames, and the encirclement that had been set up turned into a mess.

As the leader, the black wolfdog judged the situation wisely and judged that the possibility of attacking had been lost. If he attacked by force, he would not only encounter the stubborn resistance of the human being, but also be attacked by the pack of wolves behind him at any time... In the worst case, the coyote Herds can be wiped out, roasted over charcoal fire, or become food for predators.

In desperation, it let out a short low growl to the coyotes, and the coyotes, as if they were amnesty, followed it into the forest with their tails between their legs, and soon disappeared.

Except for the stench of coyotes still lingering around, nothing seemed to have happened.

The sudden release of the crisis left the elves at a loss for a moment.

"Quack! Where's the coyote? If you have the guts, come here, and my uncle will fight you for 300 rounds!"

Hearing that the coyotes had retreated, Richard, who had been hiding somewhere just now, jumped out and shouted again, with scared shit and urine hanging on his buttocks.

"Come, come, come! You can fight if you want to. Although the coyote is gone, there may still be a gray wolf." Zhang Zian grabbed it by the neck, "Don't talk like a fart!"

"Gah? Gray... gray wolf? I'm not afraid, other people who raise birds call me a handyman. We belong to the same family as gray wolves. Gray wolves don't eat handyman, hahahaha!" Richard was so frightened that he was incoherent. But he still has to hold on and pretend to be coercive.

Old Cha said worriedly: "Zian, that sound just now was clearly a howling of a wolf. This old man intends to go to the vicinity to investigate. If it is really a pack of wolves, we must take precautions before it happens."

Lao Cha had seen wolves attack domestic animals and pedestrians before, and he knew how frightening this most disciplined animal would be when it acted collectively, and only a few animals could resist it.

He shook his head slightly, "It's not like, if it was a pack of wolves, there shouldn't be only one howl. Even if there are wolves in the redwood forest, there won't be too many of them. I think that howl is more like looking for a companion."

There are no reminders and warnings about wolves in the visitor center of the forest park. This may be because the number of wolves in the forest is too small, or the staff may not know that wolves have returned to this forest. After all, wolves have eaten human beings. Unfortunately, they usually hide from humans, and besides, even the staff of the park seldom come in such an inaccessible deep forest.

A few wolves are nothing to worry about.

After his analysis, Lao Cha felt that it made sense. There was no shortage of prey in forest parks, and wolves generally would not actively attack humans when they had other food.

Even so, they kept their guard up that night, waking up at regular intervals, as if they hadn't slept much.

As a result, the night passed safely without any abnormalities happening again.

The next morning, they packed their bags and moved on.