Nine Hundred and Thirtieth Chapters Reveal the True Face
Zhang Zian remembered very clearly how 52 Hertz surfaced ferociously last time and last time, leaving almost no room for him and the minke whale to avoid, but this time it was two to three hundred meters away from the boat. The place appeared, and the tail fin slapped the water lazily, approaching this side at a slow speed.
Whales generally have poor eyesight, but at this distance at least the outline of the boat could be seen. It must be both surprised and puzzled, why is the "whale" that can produce audio in the same band as it is so small?
It swam in an arc, as if intending to observe the boat.
Seeing it like this, Zhang Zian knew that Shi Hua's singing had worked, and he was no longer the irascible old man... or old sister, but he still couldn't judge how effective it was.
As it approached, he groaned inwardly, because the oppressive feeling of a huge monster approaching slowly was even stronger than the shock caused by its sudden appearance, it was like a train coming low and he just To stay on the tracks and hope the train stops in time.
When it got closer, he finally observed some details of its body surface.
As far as the whale is concerned, its appearance is very unique, and it can even be said to be a bit strange. It is about 25 meters long from head to tail, and maybe a little longer. After all, he has no reference object and relies purely on visual inspection.
Its appearance is close to that of a fin whale, but its body is thicker than that of a fin whale. The head is slightly curved like a blue whale. The other flanks are also blue-gray markings like blue whales.
In addition, its dorsal fin is disproportionately small for its size, and it is as tall as a fin whale's dorsal fin, which is why it was almost mistaken for a shark just now.
In the process of swimming, it occasionally half-jumped out of the water, and then fell back into the water heavily, splashing a lot of waves. Zhang Zian took the opportunity to observe the characteristics of the underside of its body, head and neck through the telescope.
First of all, it is definitely not a blue whale, and secondly, although it looks like a fin whale, there are several marks of fin whales that are specious.
For example, the right jaw of a fin whale is gray and white, while the left jaw is gray and black, as if it has shaved a yin and yang beard, but it is not, the color of its jaw is uniform.
The same goes for the color of the baleen, which is the same color on both sides of a true fin whale as it is different in color.
When it turns sideways, the slightly exposed baleen plates are thinner, not as thick as in blue whales.
Combining the above characteristics, Zhang Zian is at least 80% sure that it is a hybrid born of a blue whale and a fin whale. As for the remaining 20%, he must rely on DNA identification to be sure.
Throughout the second half of the 20th century, humans only confirmed 5 hybrids born of blue whales and fin whales. Even if we add the 10 to 20 years of the new century, this number will definitely not exceed 10, and may even not increase at all.
Obviously, the mysterious 52 Hz is the other half-breed that has not been discovered. The mixed-breed caused its unique voice and also caused its loneliness.
In addition, during its swimming, Zhang Zian confirmed that it was a female whale.
Unlike cross-species hybrids, which often mean infertility, such as the familiar mule, he believes that 52 Hertz can still become a mother if it meets the right partner.
Mules are infertile because horses have 64 chromosomes, donkeys have 62, and mules born with 63 are unpaired, but blue whales and fin whales both have 22 chromosomes, and the number of hybrids born is 22. Still 22.
Not surprisingly, the 52-hertz chromosomes are paired and fertile.
It has already grown up, so it can't wait to swim over after hearing the sound, is it looking for a mate?
It's a pity that it will be disappointed, there is only one inflatable boat here.
Zhang Zi sat quietly in the boat, no matter what he did, he did it in slow motion, so as not to frighten him with fast actions.
When 52 Hz appeared, he had already turned off the sound of Shihua in order not to excite it too much, but left the speaker in the water.
It may be due to poor eyesight, or it may be eager to find out, it swam closer and closer, and even caught sight of Zhang Zian.
Its eyes are different from those of the minke whale. There are two obvious folds on the upper and lower eyelids, resembling human double eyelids and bags under the eyes. The eyeballs are entirely blue-black, with almost no whites visible, shining like huge sapphires.
Then, it narrowed its eyes slightly, took a hissing breath, and its body sank quickly, causing the sea water to cover its body and disappear from the surface of the sea.
is it gone
no, no.
If there is a drone shooting from directly above at this time, you will see a huge shadow swimming quietly under Zhang Zian's boat in the blue sea. Can experience the feeling of flying.
Zhang Zian was also aware of his current situation, so he didn't dare to move around. He was wearing a lifejacket and had a lifebuoy at hand. Anyway, whales don't eat people, so as long as they don't drown, it's fine.
It took the huge shadow more than ten seconds to swim past the assault boat.
It surfaced on the other side of the boat, puffing out a spray of water.
At this time, the wind was blowing from land to the sea, and part of the water mist was blown onto Zhang Zian's body, carrying a strong smell of fish and shrimp.
It swung its pectoral fins, turned its body in a semicircular bend, and swam back again. This time, its eyes were full of anticipation and longing, so strong that it almost overflowed, even Zhang Zian was deeply infected.
Thirty years of loneliness finally had an answer.
"Hi!"
Zhang Zian waved to it and greeted it with a smile.
"You heard me right, the sound came from my side." He patted the rubber side of the assault boat, "This is my boat, let's say hello to you."
52 Hertz obviously couldn't understand what he said, and he cruised around the boat repeatedly, diving into the water from time to time and passing the boat again, as if looking for the same kind that didn't exist.
Since it couldn't find the target for a long time, it seemed more and more anxious, and the range of movements became larger and larger. The waves it set off caused the boat to go up and down like a roller coaster.
Zhang Zian underestimated its desire for the same kind, and thought that it would leave contentedly after hearing the response, but looking at it like this, it seems that it will not give up until it achieves its goal.
If it doesn't leave, then he can only stay away.
When it swam to the front of the Zodiac again, he quietly started the motor, shifted to reverse, and tried to back up, back toward the shore.
However, it sensed his attempt immediately, and chased after him, bypassing the boat and blocking his retreat, and would not let him leave.
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