Chapter 826 Ostrich

On the desert, the huge ostrich wings with black and white feathers were cut off bit by bit by Bi Fang with a dagger.

A great meal.

This ostrich is already an adult and a male. It weighs more than two hundred pounds at least. The severely injured cobra will never be able to eat it.

The reason why Bi Fang went out of his way to watch this bird-snake battle was because he wanted to pick up the pieces.

"The snake's lower jaw is only loosely connected to the skull by ligaments. It has a square bone at the jaw joint that allows the jaw to hinge at two points on the skull. The ligaments are strong but soft so that when it swallows, the structure can dislocate and Greatly expanded, allowing them to open their jaws up to 150 degrees."

"Secondly, the bones between the snake's left and right jaws are connected into movable tenons, and the left and right sides are connected by ligaments, which can be opened wide to both sides. Therefore, the snake's mouth can not only open up and down, but also is not restricted left and right, and can be opened to a certain extent. They are wide open internally, allowing them to swallow things much larger than their mouths.”

"The reason why they evolved this ability is because they cannot chew and can only satisfy their needs by swallowing prey large enough at one time."

Snake teeth are thin and sharp, not suitable for chewing at all. The teeth of animals suitable for chewing have blunt teeth. Sharp teeth cannot grind the food into small pieces for digestion. Snake teeth can only play a fixed role in catching animals.

"But for a cobra, an ostrich weighing more than 200 kilograms cannot be swallowed even if it is stretched to death. Some underage pythons are too choked, so they all give us an advantage."

Before a snake hunts, it will evaluate whether it can eat it, and will not take action if it cannot eat it. If it takes action but cannot eat it, the snake will first open its mouth to the limit. If it still does not work, the snake will give up the prey.

This time it is obviously not a cobra hunting an ostrich, but a defensive battle in reverse.

Venom has always been a weapon for the weak to kill the strong. Although the probability is small, it is not impossible.

"But I didn't expect that cobras could kill ostriches at first. My original idea was to pick up cobras, but I didn't expect to pick up a big one!"

Although ostriches can eat snakes, it is very unlikely that they will eat them all.

This is a semi-desert and semi-steppe area. For players at the top of the food chain like ostriches, they are often "picky eaters" and rarely eat cleanly.

A cobra is big enough that there are usually quite a few left.

But there are not as many as the ostriches left. I am very lucky. With these more than 200 kilograms, I almost don’t have to worry about food anymore.

The only thing you need to worry about is storage.

【The king of leak picking! 】

[Despicable, so despicable! 】

[I thought there would be a fight between dragons and tigers, but these birds stopped fighting so quickly. 】

Since it cannot fly, the ostrich's feathers are extremely soft and feel great to the touch. Bi Fang also paid great attention not to stain the feathers with blood. He first dug a hole around the neck and then drained the blood while it was hot.

There is no good storage method, the containers are used to store regular fresh water, and the blood water can only be wasted.

Blood and water gathered together in the sand pit, emitting a strong fishy smell, which was even more smoky under the scorching sun.

After bleeding out, Bi Fang began to dismember the body, using a sharp obsidian dagger to move around the ostrich's body, cutting through the thick skin, and then pushing it aside to reveal the blood-red muscle tissue layer.

“In the wilderness, no part of the animal you hunt should be discarded. In addition to providing fresh meat for large animals, the remaining meat can be preserved, and other inedible parts can also be used. Make clothes or tools.”

"And we need to remove the internal organs as quickly as possible."

Bi Fang squatted on the ground and opened the ostrich's belly, revealing a large amount of internal organs.

He took them all out and put them into categories. The stomach bag inside was heavy and extremely thick.

Bifang cut both ends of it open, and immediately, a large amount of sand and gravel mixed with stomach acid came out.

"Ostriches have no teeth, so they can't chew. Their stomachs are very large, which are usually filled with sand and gravel that they usually eat. This gravel can help them grind the food."

"So the stomach of ostriches is called a gizzard, which is very thick. After food enters the gizzard, it will be ground into small pieces to facilitate intestinal absorption. It can be said that they are never full."

Following the stomach pouch is a long intestine, very long.

"An ostrich's intestine is 14 meters long, twice as long as a human's."

[By the way, this bird is so big]

【What a big bird】

[No wonder it weighs more than two hundred kilograms, it’s too heavy to hold in one’s mouth]

Bi Fang squatted on the ground. With the reference object, the audience could see how big the ostrich really was.

Viewed from the front, the ostrich body is almost as tall as the squatting Bifang!

"It's normal. In fact, the height of an ostrich is calculated from the body height, just like a horse's shoulder height. If you include the head, most male ostriches are taller than humans. They are quite oppressive and very powerful. , can carry an adult male on his back."

"Speaking of which, I still have some exposure to the Egyptian cobra, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible for me to eat this ostrich."

"In the wild, it is generally believed that there are four subspecies: North African subspecies, Somali subspecies, Masai subspecies and South African subspecies. The differences between them are easy to distinguish. The color of their necks and feathers are very obvious. We The one in front of you is the North African subspecies.”

"The number of the North African subspecies is not large, unlike the South African subspecies, so it is protected. If it had not died of natural causes in full view of the public, I would not have been able to actively hunt."

It is well known that Bifang does not touch key protected animals. On the one hand, it strictly abides by the treaty, and on the other hand, it actively maintains ecological balance and sets an example.

As a public figure, if you eat this bowl of rice, you will have to bear the consequences.

It makes no sense that once Bi Fang becomes prosperous through live streaming, he can do whatever he wants.

If it were in China, Bi Fang would go one step further and not even touch protected animals that died naturally, because it is a legal requirement.

Don't open this hole, otherwise everyone will have an excuse next time to say that the animal died of natural causes.

Fortunately, we are abroad now, and although we are generally not allowed to eat protected animals that have died naturally, the restrictions are not that strong.

Bi Fang, who has a professional hunter certificate, is even more able to proactively handle and protect animal carcasses.

Moreover, this is also a witness for everyone to see.

Skillfully cutting along the ostrich's body structure, Bi Fang completely removed all parts of the ostrich and peeled off the complete ostrich skin.

"Ostrich feathers are soft, plump and elegant, have good hand feel, and have excellent thermal insulation properties. Ostrich feathers are the only feathers that do not carry static electricity. They can wipe precision industrial instruments. They are a good ingredient in the clothing industry. We can remove them. It would also be nice to make a small cape.”

The Sahara is cold at night, so some protective measures are still needed.

After taking the ostrich meat, Bi Fangyou stared at the half of the cobra tail for a while, wondering whether he should take it or not.

Finally, after thinking about it, I gave up.

Snakes will eat their own tails.

It wasn't some kind of parasite that caused the problem, but a half-full meal that aroused an excited appetite. It looks around for food that can be swallowed. In the process, it suddenly finds a moving tail, so it swallows it.

Creatures like snakes have low intelligence and do not think that their tails and bodies are their own. If they do not feel pain, they may really eat them.

"Snakes in the wild generally do not eat themselves in a wide environment, but in a small environment raised alone, without the interference of other things, they are particularly easy to find their own tails."

"In addition to the strong appetite, there are also environmental pressures, etc..."

"Although dogs also bite their tails, they do so mostly to relieve itch and for fun."

"The cobra just now has been seriously injured and it is difficult to survive, but nothing is guaranteed. It may come back to eat its own tail."

"If we took it away, it might take away its chance of survival."

There is enough ostrich meat. The weather in the Sahara is hot and food is prone to spoilage. There is no need to eat another cobra.

Carrying a large amount of ostrich meat, Bifang quickly left the canyon that was filled with the smell of blood due to bloodletting. After walking out, he immediately began to process the ostrich meat.

In order to preserve it, it is natural to remove the moisture, and making dried meat is the best way.

For this reason, Bifang did not stop smoking until night.

No life can be separated from water, and the same goes for bacteria and microorganisms. Without the living conditions for bacteria and microorganisms, they cannot survive.

Therefore, bacon, sausages, and dry grains can be stored for a long time and will not deteriorate easily.

It would be better if it can be pickled. For pickled food, the concentration of salt increases, and the water in the bacterial cells continues to seep into the food, and the bacteria will lose water and die.

Therefore, the shelf life of pickled products is also very long. like

Pickled and sun-dried, it's the ultimate fried chicken. It has a shelf life of several years and will last for decades, just like ham.

It's just that it requires a lot of salt, which Bifang can collect, but doesn't have on hand.

But smoking is enough. It will probably take another month to successfully travel through time, so there is no need to persist for that long.

You can also eat barbecue.

To remove moisture, you cannot bake it, you can only smoke and dry it. Bi Fang made a rack and hung the meat on it.

The fire below is not idle either, roasting today's dinner.

It was a huge ostrich leg with slits cut into it for easy cooking and cooking.

The firewood crackled, sending out little bits of fire in the darkness, illuminating Bifang's face red.

The plants in the Sahara are very dry and easy to burn, but they are not resistant to burning. The same burning time and scale require more wood.

"Although this ostrich was poisoned by a snake, I have always said that snake venom is mainly composed of proteins and peptides and can be killed by high temperature. Therefore, birds bitten by poisonous snakes can be taken back as long as they have not deteriorated. It can even be eaten to supplement protein, but it must be cooked at high temperature for a long time before it can be eaten with confidence.”

Snake venom has two functions: anesthetic and digestive juice, and its chemical essence is basically protein.

Even if the protein is not heated and denatured, when the protein reaches the stomach, its peptide chain will be broken and denatured under the action of gastric acid and digestive enzymes. The spatial structure of the molecule will be destroyed by gastric juice, so that it loses activity and function, and is converted into non-toxic substances.

Animals bitten to death by venomous snakes are actually pre-digested. Theoretically, there is nothing wrong with eating them directly to humans, as long as there is no damage to the human mouth and digestive tract.

"The only thing you need to pay attention to is that animals bitten by venomous snakes must be eaten in time, otherwise they will die faster than normal over time."

"There is a special race in Africa. It is said that they borrowed snake venom as weapons when hunting in the past. There is a highly venomous snake in the area called the viper, which can poison a strong bison in a short time. People are attracted to it. It is so powerful that it can be used to capture bison and make a feast.”

"But they don't put snake venom on bows and arrows. They are smarter. After catching a snake, they tie it up and set a trap. They tie it to a tree by the river. When the buffalo comes here to drink water, the snake will jump up and bite it. Then they go to find the poisoned buffalo, pull it back and cook it, and it won't be poisoned."

[666, this is too good]

[Biological trap (dog head)]

[Damn, I'm so hungry, this barbecue smells so good]

[I haven't eaten ostrich meat yet, I'm drooling]

There are many spice plants in the desert. Bifang saw a lot of them along the way. Sometimes he picked them and dried them. They can be dried in just one day. With a little rubbing with his hands, they become crumbs and powder.

Combined with the collected rock salt, it is a good seasoning.

Sprinkle salt and spices, Bifang cuts off a piece of cooked meat on the surface with a dagger, and puts it into his mouth regardless of the heat. Siha inhales and swallows it after a long time, shouting that it is refreshing.

The skin is golden and crispy, making a crackling sound when scraped by the dagger. The surface is also full of grease. The salt grains melt under the high temperature, and with the spice powder collected on the journey, it exudes a strong fragrance.

Just watching it through the screen makes people salivate.

Creatures that have lived in the wild for a long time have well-developed muscles, especially in the legs, and not much fat, so it is inevitable that they are dry and difficult to eat.

But after all the processing by Bifang, there is no smell of mutton, and the taste is also good. Even if the taste is not good, it still has the advantage of large quantity.

Supplies are hard to find in the Sahara. Bifang hasn't eaten so happily for a long time. Usually he is half full, and then mixes some water to barely fill his stomach.

"You can't eat too much. It's easy to get sleepy when you are too full. It doesn't matter at ordinary times, but it's a bit dangerous in the wilderness because you need to stay highly alert, especially when you need to keep watch."

Chatting and eating with the audience, Bifang feasted on it and ate most of the whole ostrich leg. It can be seen that Bifang has a good appetite.

Although the meat is dry, it may not be as good as it is now when it is made into jerky later.

But even so, he only ate 80% of it and restrained himself.

In this way, the meat was dried during the day and smoked at night, and the moisture in the meat evaporated a lot.

In less than two days, all the ostrich meat was made into dry food by Bifang and hung on Alpha's back.

With ostrich as a food supplement, there is no need to worry about resource shortages for at least a month. In addition to finding fresh water, the walking speed is faster.

However, in the semi-grassland area, water resources are easier to find, and the function of plants can also be used.