Chapter 1741: Venus Pangolin

Chapter 1741 Venus Pangolin

Seeing this situation, Zhao Zhongyao suddenly felt something was wrong, he was thinking, maybe he and his son were lost.

‘Feifei, what’s going on, have we lost our way? Zhao Zhongyao looked at the scene in front of him, and he felt a little nervous.

Feifei looked at the scene in front of him, he also felt very strange. It felt like I was back where I was just now.

‘Dad, we’re not back to the place we were just now, are we? ’ Feifei also feels that this place is the same as the place they met just now.

After hearing what Feifei said, Zhao Zhongyao looked at it carefully again. He laughed again and said, 'Haha, no, we're not lost. This black plant is not the same as the one we saw before. '

After hearing this, Feifei carefully observed the black plant in front of him, and he also felt that the black plant in front of him was really different from what he saw before.

This black plant was bigger than the one they had seen before. There are also more flowers on it.

'Yes, we are not lost, this black plant is not the previous black plant, you see, there is no trace of small animal bites on the root of the flower on this black plant. And the black plant we saw before was bitten by that little wild boar-like animal. Zhao Zhongyao said again.

After hearing Zhao Zhongyao's words, Feifei also looked at the root of the big flower on the black plant that was the lowest from the ground. He also saw that the root of this flower was not bitten by small animals.

So Feifei also looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said, Dad, you are right, we are not lost. Here is another black plant. '

'Yes, we are not lost, this is another black plant'. After hearing what Feifei said, Zhao Zhongyao echoed it again.

Just when Zhao Zhongyao said this, he saw the little animal that was drilling under the ground before, and it stopped at the place of this black plant. Originally, Zhao Zhongyao thought that this little animal would definitely avoid this black plant. But what they didn't expect was that when this little animal came to this black plant, it stopped. Then suddenly it came out of the ground.

When the little animal came out of the ground, it looked around, as if it was not at ease with the surrounding environment. Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei looked surprised when they saw it.

'Dad, this is the little animal you saw just now. ’ Feifei saw the strange little animal under the big tree, looked at his father and said.

After Zhao Zhongyao looked at it, he shook his head and said, 'No, this is not the little animal we saw before. '

Because Zhao Zhongyao saw that the little animal in front of him was completely different from the one they saw before.

This little animal was smaller than the little boar-like animal they had seen before. This little animal has black scales all over its body. There is also a long tail. Just looking at the shape of this small animal, one immediately thinks of pangolins on the earth.

It's just that this little animal is bigger than a pangolin. And the body is more slender. The tail is also very long, and the head is also long and pointed. It's like a very strange pangolin on the earth.

‘Dad, isn’t this a pangolin? ’ Feifei looked at the little animal not far away and said.

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao smiled and said,'Maybe it is! But this is a pangolin on Venus, not a pangolin on Earth. '

‘Dad, what kind of animal is it if you didn’t see this little animal just now? ’ Feifei originally wanted to see the little animal that Dad saw just now. But the little animal in front of him was not the one that Zhao Zhongyao and the others had seen before. This made Feifei even more curious about that little animal.

'It was a little animal like a young wild boar. But the little animal didn't know where it went. Zhao Zhongyao said so.

‘Forget it, since we can’t see that little animal anymore, let’s move on! Is this a pangolin? What's so interesting about this, I have seen such small animals on earth. ’ Feifei looked at this strange pangolin in front of him, and he felt that it was meaningless, and he didn’t want to look at this little animal anymore.

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao smiled and said, "Haha, Feifei, didn't you say you want to study the little animals in this forest!" But now that you see this little animal, why don't you want to study it anymore. '

After hearing what his father said, Feifei said again, 'But this is just a pangolin, there is nothing to study. '

‘But this is the pangolin on Venus, of course we can study it carefully. Zhao Zhongyao said so.

After hearing what Dad said, Feifei said again, 'Dad, so you have done some research on pangolins. '

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao smiled and said, "It's not like there is any research, I can only say that I know a little bit!" '

‘Then tell me what kind of animal a pangolin is on earth first! Is it the same animal as the pangolin here? ’ Feifei looked at his father and said.

'Okay, then I will tell you something about pangolins! ’ Zhao Zhongyao thought for a while, then looked at Feifei and said something about pangolins.

Pangolins have a head and body length of 42-92 cm, a tail length of 28-35 cm, and a weight of 2-7 kg; the snout is slender. The brain is large and conical. It has a pair of small eyes, a long and narrow body, a body with scales, and short and thick limbs.

, the tail is flat and long, and the back is slightly raised. Individual body weight and length vary greatly. The head is conical, the eyes are small, and the snout is pointed. The tongue is long and toothless. Underdeveloped ears. The foot has 5 toes and strong claws; the front feet are long, especially the middle third claw, and the rear feet are relatively short.

The scales all over the body are like tiles. The scales are parallel to the body axis, and there are 15-18 rows in total, from the top of the forehead to the back, the outside of the limbs, and the ventral surface of the tail. There are 910 longitudinal scales on the tail. The scales are arranged in columns from the center of the back to both sides. The scales are brown, the scales on the abdomen are slightly soft and off-white, the edges of the scales of old animals are orange-brown or gray-brown, and the scales of young animals that have not yet keratinized are yellow. The scales have three shapes: the dorsal scales are broad and diamond-shaped, the bases of the scales have longitudinal stripes, and the edges are smooth.

The number of longitudinal stripes varies, depending on the size of the scales. The scales on the ventral side, forelimbs near the inner side of the abdomen, and hindlimbs are shield-shaped, with keel-shaped protrusions in the center, and longitudinal stripes at the base of the scales. Caudal scales folded. There are bristles between the scales. There are long white and brownish-yellow sparse bristles on the cheeks, eyes, ears, neck and belly, outside of the limbs, and base of the tail. Very little fluff. The hairs at the base of the two adjacent scales of the adult are conjoined and seem to be in bundles. There are only 1 pair of females.

The difference from other species in the same genus is that the ears are exposed. Pangolins are specialized species with basically degraded vision, especially a keen sense of smell. Pangolins have a small liver, weak liver detoxification function, and weak immune system. It belongs to a single-chambered stomach. The stomach is covered with corneum, and the mucosa of the gastric gland is densely covered with many "S"-shaped folds. Small gravels grind the food down. Pangolin intestines have a smooth surface and a long small intestine.

Pangolins inhabit hills, foothills, and forested and humid areas on plains. Live in a variety of habitats, including tropical forests, coniferous forests, evergreen broad-leaved forests, bamboo forests, grasslands and farmlands.

Likes hot weather and can climb trees. Can dig a hole 2-4 meters deep and 20-30 cm in diameter in the soil. The end of the nest is about 2 meters in diameter. Licks termites, ants, bees or other insects with its long tongue. Beasts and birds of prey are natural enemies, and are occasionally attacked by domestic dogs.

Pangolins lead solitary lives. Although they are highly terrestrial animals, they are also perfectly capable of climbing trees and are good swimmers. Pangolins often move their limbs slowly, using their knuckles, with their front claws curled underneath, creating some very distinctive footprints. Occasionally, they may raise their hind legs and stand more upright, keeping their forelimbs in the air, which is also the position they adopt when attacking termite nests.

The pangolin's long claws dig a burrow where it sleeps during the day and wanders around in search of food in the evening. Chinese pangolins have poor eyesight, but do not rely on sight, but on smell to find prey. They use their powerful front claws to break up termite or ant nests, and then scoop the insects into their mouths with their long, sticky tongues. When feeding, pangolins can close their nostrils and ears to prevent swarms of biting insects, while thick eyelids shield their eyes. Because they lack teeth, their meals are ground up in muscular stomachs.

Zhao Zhongyao looked at his son, and told him something about pangolins he knew.

After listening to what his father said, Feifei felt that he had learned a lot. Only now they are on Venus. The pangolins on Venus don't know what their habits are.

‘Dad, you said that the pangolins on Venus have almost the same habits as the pangolins on our earth! ’ Said Feifei.

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao thought for a while and said,'It should be about the same! Although the environment on Venus is different from that on Earth. But as far as the environment of this place on Venus is concerned, it is still very similar to ours on Earth. '

‘Dad, what does this Venus pangolin want to do when it runs to this black plant! Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao puzzled and said.

Zhao Zhongyao took a look, and the Venus pangolin who was still observing the movement said, 'I don't know about this. Pangolins on Earth mostly feed on ants and some small insects. Therefore, pangolins like to drill underground. '

‘But the pangolin in front of me came out of the ground, is it looking for ants to eat! Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said.

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao said again,'But we didn't see any ants on the ground here. '

'Then what does this pangolin want to do in this place? ’ Feifei couldn’t figure out why this pangolin came here.

‘Let’s take a look and see! 'Zhao Zhongyao didn't know what purpose this pangolin came to this place. He just wanted to observe for a while before speaking.

'Okay, then let's observe for a while and talk again! After hearing what Zhao Zhongyao said, Feifei had no choice but to observe it.

So Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei hid in the bushes on one side. The two of them were afraid that the pangolin would find out. Because if it finds out, it may leave this place.

Now Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei are hiding aside. The two of them were observing this Venus pangolin. I want to see what he intends to do in front of this black plant.

Feifei looked at his father and said, 'Dad, does this pangolin want to eat the flowers on this black plant? '

‘Why, the pangolin eats ants, it is a carnivore, how could it eat flowers. 'After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao felt that this was impossible. Even the pangolins on Venus should eat small ants or small insects.

‘Dad, this is Venus and not Earth, the habits of all small animals may be different from those on Earth. Maybe this Venus pangolin just wants to eat the flowers on this black plant. ’ Said Feifei.

‘Okay, let’s observe again before we talk! 'Zhao Zhongyao didn't want to discuss anything with his son anymore, he still

I want to see with my own eyes the purpose of this pangolin coming to this place.

Now I saw this pangolin stop at the root of this black plant for a while, and it first looked around to observe the movement on Thursday. Then began to climb the tree. Although the trunk of this black plant is very creamy. Ordinary people can't climb up at all, but for small animals with sharp teeth and claws, this is not a difficult task.

The little wild boar-like animal from before can quickly climb onto this black plant. Now this Venus pangolin can also quickly climb onto this black plant.

Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei looked at the pangolin in front of them. I saw this pangolin quickly climbed onto this black plant with extremely skillful movements.

After the pangolin climbed onto the black plant, it started biting at the root of a big flower just like the little animal before.

Soon the root of this big flower was also bitten by this pangolin with a small gap. Soon, some clear water flowed out of this small opening. This pangolin also started to drink the water.

As soon as I saw this situation. Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei understood what was going on. It turned out that such big trees turned out to be water storage stations. The small animals in this forest seem to use this method to drink water.

‘Dad, it turns out that this little animal climbed onto this black plant just to drink water! ’ Said Feifei.

At first, Feifei thought, when this little animal bit the flower just now, it wanted to eat some food!