Chapter 805 Taming the Camel (Part 2)

"Ancient humans thought of many ways to tame camels and spent a lot of energy. During the repeated taming process, they finally figured out how to tame camels by piercing their noses with nose sticks and reins."

"The nose is the most sensitive organ of an animal and has the richest nerves. Especially for camels with a well-developed sense of smell, the nose is a weak point, so when the camel is led by the nose, it will become gentle and obedient."

"The wooden stick worn through the camel's nose is called a nose stick in Mongolian. It is usually made of hard wood or horns such as red wood tips, tamarisk, yellow elm, and sheep's horns. Nose sticks made of these woods will not be damaged even if they break. Camel nose."

In the desert, Bifang held down the camel's bag and moved the backpack upward, blocking the view while exposing the camel's jaw.

The camel snorted and exposed its lips. At this time, everyone could clearly see the huge canine teeth in its mouth, which was extremely ferocious.

[No wonder you can pretend to be a tiger tooth, it’s too big]

[This biter’s body isn’t just a few bloody holes, it’s a bit scary]

[Watching Lao Fang reach out and get closer, it feels like watching a circus crocodile open its mouth to perform]

The camel resisted a little while taking off the backpack, but was firmly controlled by Bifang.

"Most herbivores are unable to exert force well when lying completely on their side, mainly due to their body structure."

"Their bodies are burly and their limbs are slender, which causes their center of gravity to be too high, but they basically have no muscles below the knees, so they don't have enough strength. We can easily hold them down."

Bi Fang twisted the rope into a circle, carefully passed it through the camel's mouth, and tightened it to prevent the camel from biting people.

"Some insignificant wounds in the desert may lead to desert sores if not treated in time. The injured area will be painful and swollen, and may worsen at any time and make you unable to walk."

"We have to be careful and try not to get ourselves hurt at all."

【sharp】

[This is what a man should do]

【Fang Shen is my idol】

By the time Bi Fang finished wearing the nose ring, the first step was successfully completed.

As Bi Fang said, the camel that had its nose pierced did not have much reaction, as if the extra piece of wood in the middle of the nose had no effect at all.

Next comes the reins.

"In Mongolian, Burenteg is the reins that lead the camel. One end is tied to the camel's nose stick, and the other end is controlled by the shepherd."

"It plays an important role in camel equipment, so herdsmen are taboo about throwing reins around and hang them neatly on the sihana of the yurt when not in use."

After tying on the reins, Bi Fang took out a rope cloth bag from the bag and opened it, revealing a structure that looked like some kind of cage.

"The thing I have on hand is called a Daomuge. It is actually a bridle for male camels. It can prevent male camels from biting other camels or burping. In many places, colorful strips of cloth are sewn on it to make the Daumuge more vivid. ”

"When the camel foams in demonstration, it forms bright colors with the colorful strips of cloth, making the male camel more majestic, which is a unique aesthetic appeal."

Put on the nose ring, put on the halter and tie the reins, and all the tools for pulling the camel are completed.

If you finally install a camel saddle, you can ride normally.

It's just that tools are just appearances. Riding a camel ultimately depends on the training quality and temperament of the camel itself. Bi Fang has only completed a face-saving project now.

"The next step should be leash training, but it's getting dark now. We should find a place to spend the night as soon as possible, or return along the original route, but before that I need to help it stand up."

A camel is not an elephant. If it falls, it will be completely unable to stand up, but it will take some effort.

But it couldn't see anything and didn't dare to move at all. It would go crazy if it took off its hood. For this reason, Bifang had to help it stand and then lead the camel's movements.

Bi Fang found another piece of cloth and replaced his backpack with it. Then he used a tool to make a small shovel and started digging sand around the camel.

"There is sand all around us. It is a very simple thing to make the camel stand up. Just hollow out the sand under it, and it will stand up naturally."

Puffs of sand were lifted up and piled up all around, and the camel's tilt angle also changed little by little.

From lying completely flat, to 30 degrees, then 40 degrees.

By the time Bifang grabbed the reins and pulled him up from the 60-degree slope, it was completely dark.

It actually took a whole day just to catch this camel.

There was a chill in the air.

"The average temperature difference between day and night in the Sahara Desert can reach 42°C, which is 40 degrees during the day and only minus 2 degrees at night. Now I can feel the chill. I suspect that the current temperature may only be 7 or 8 degrees, and it is still Keep going down."

It was just dark, and the temperature dropped so quickly.

Many viewers felt a little incredible.

It's really a "sharp" drop.

"Many people think that the reason for the large temperature difference between day and night in the desert is that the sand has a low specific heat capacity."

"During the day, light and heat are quickly absorbed by the top layer of sand and then released back into the air, superheating the air and causing the temperature to soar. At night, much of the heat in the sand quickly dissipates, cooling the surrounding environment."

"However, this phenomenon is not actually enough to explain why the temperature in the desert drops sharply at night, or it is just one of the reasons. But if you have experienced it yourself, you will know that the temperature drops really incredibly fast."

The blindfolded camel walked obediently along the lead.

Bi Fang deliberately lengthened the reins and extended the distance to three meters to prevent the camel from suddenly rising.

"In fact, the main reason for the rapid changes in desert temperature is that the air in the desert is very dry, with little precipitation and sparse clouds, which cannot absorb the sun's thermal radiation. Therefore, the temperature in the desert is very high during the day. For example, the humidity in the Atacama Desert in Chile Almost zero."

"Water vapor in the air acts like a giant, invisible blanket, trapping heat in the ground and preventing it from dissipating into the atmosphere."

"High-humidity air also requires more energy to heat, which means it also takes more time to dissipate the heat and cool the surrounding environment."

"This is the underlying reason why temperatures in the desert vary so much between day and night."

"And it's because the temperature drops too fast that people often can't react, leading to body hypothermia. If no warming measures are taken, life will soon be endangered. This is why the desert is not as cold as high latitudes. So exaggerated, but still deadly.”

"If it were a normal journey, I might choose to find a place to rest as soon as possible at this time, but in order to prevent accidents and tame the camels as soon as possible, I'd better travel overnight today."

Under the starry sky, Bi Fang led the blindfolded camel and walked out of the desert.