Chapter 845 Fang Shen's Small Zoo
After a simple welcome ceremony, Bi Fang found the dog food bag and fed them some food.
"Goudan, have you gained weight?"
Bi Fang pinched the meat of the back of his neck and finished eating in his own basin. Then Erha, who was going to grab other dog basins, came back and picked it up to weigh it.
Three months have passed, and Bi Fang is not sure whether the original weight is what it is now.
Seeing that all the food in the other dog bowls were eaten, Erha, who was picked up, let out a cry and lowered his head in frustration, looking listless.
After rubbing the dog's head angrily, Bi Fang put it down and played with the big dogs for a while.
An hour later, Bi Fang packed up his gifts and began to take care of his aquarium and ecological tank.
Some corners are already covered with green algae.
In the evening, I cooked some vegetables and had a simple dinner.
The weather was so hot that even if the air conditioner was turned on, the six large dogs were still a little tired. After eating, they looked for places to lie down in various corners of the house, with their long, fluffy fur spread out.
Bi Fang thought it might be necessary to shear them.
The next morning, Bi Fang took out six dog leashes, tied them one by one, and led the six dogs to the pet store. The scene was extremely spectacular.
Seeing Fugui, who was so grand at first, shaking like chaff after coming out, Goudan also started to tremble.
Living in the Arctic, they have never encountered a situation where the summer is too hot and they need to be sheared.
"I didn't give you all the ticks again." Bi Fang kicked Fugui, who was losing his spirit, and found it funny.
There is a difference between shaving and shearing, and the dog's body temperature regulation is also okay. A dog that is used to having hair, especially a dog with double-layered hair or a dog with thick hair, may even feel uncomfortable if it is suddenly shaved on a hot day. It's cold and will huddle in a ball in the shade.
Bifang is aware of these, so he did not cut the pet store too short, but left more than half of it, so as to effectively reduce the temperature without causing too much damage to the appearance, and the appearance looks more impressive.
In the end, even Erha, who seemed to have the shortest hair, did not escape a haircut.
Compared with Alaskan and Samoyed, this guy's hair looks short, but actually has three layers of hair, which is very thick.
It was already noon when all six large dogs were trimmed. When leaving, the pet store didn't even ask for Bifang's money. They just offered to take a photo of Bifang and the six large dogs to display in the store.
Bi Fang did not refuse, and then took Liu Sha home, drove a semi-truck truck, and prepared to go to the Wilderness Club.
Six big dogs couldn't fit in an ordinary family car or even an SUV. For this reason, Bi Fang had to buy a semi-platform pickup truck.
The so-called half-row pickup truck means that the driver's seat is in the front and the cargo box is in the back. One of the typical examples is the Ford Raptor from China.
Then Bi Fang stuffed the six dogs into the back and stepped on the accelerator towards the club.
At the same time, the truck transporting Alpha also arrived at the back mountain chartered by the club. Yao Jun had been waiting here early in the morning, watching the truck open, and the transport staff carefully took down the blindfolded Alpha.
When Bi Fang arrived, he happened to see Yao Jun riding Alpha.
"You can be so brave." Bifang opened the car door and got out of the car. "Theoretically, Alpha is still a wild camel. Apart from me, I have ridden one myself, and You is the second one."
Bi Fang was able to ride Alpha because he captured and tamed it himself.
The beast always succumbs to the more powerful individual.
Even tigers are no exception.
Alpha is indeed very quiet in front of Bi Fang, but it is still unknown whether he is willing to be ridden in front of other people.
"It seems that Alpha and I are destined to be together." Yao Jun was not surprised but overjoyed when he heard this. He got off Alpha and led him to Bifang.
"Anyway, it's none of my business if you get kicked."
"It's so cruel. I'm your number one brother!" Yao Jun secretly felt sad, "I'm so sincere."
"What's wrong, brother number one? Do you want me to dance for you?"
"Wait a minute, I want to record a video."
"Get lost."
Bi Fang went straight to the back of the car, pulled out the latch, lowered the partition, and let the six dogs out.
As soon as the six dogs jumped out of the pickup truck, they pounced on Yao Jun and licked his hands and face.
During Bi Fang's absence, Yao Jun basically left the daily dog walking to Yao Jun, and the two parties became very familiar with each other.
But the Goudans saw the vast land in a blink of an eye, and they ran wildly like joy, their hair flying in the wind, elegant and agile.
Although the villa with the yard is very big, no matter how big it is, it is still inside the house. How can the world be so vast that you can't see the horizon at a glance.
This place is relatively remote and not many people come here, so Bi Fang just leaves them alone.
"A horse farm was recently opened in Houshan, and the camels are kept together. I opened a new room in the stable to accommodate Alpha. I think the two are similar. As for the food issue, professionals will take care of it. You don’t have to worry either.”
“What should I do during the breeding season?”
When Bi Fang was able to tame Alpha, the main method he used was to make Alpha understand that it would be more comfortable to follow the humans in front of him than to live alone in the desert.
Since you have made a promise, of course you must keep it.
Not only food and drink, but all aspects must be considered.
Yao Jun thought for a while: "Get two more camels? Maybe there are camels in the Desert Pavilion. You can borrow them if you need them."
The entire club covers an extremely large area of nearly 1,000 hectares. In addition to the club and hunting grounds, there are the oceanarium, jungle hall and desert hall. The oceanarium was moved and expanded from the former Shanghai Oceanarium. Each hall has a large capacity. The desert hall has also raised camels, a symbol of the desert.
Oh, there is now a horse farm, and the size has been further increased.
Such a huge area is not exaggerated, after all, Disneyland next door has hundreds of acres.
"Okay."
"You are so relaxed, just nod here."
"The more capable you are, the more work you will do. Besides, I am also very tired after every live broadcast."
"Okay, okay, then I will also be paid. Did you bring me anything good this time?"
"I'll leave the ostrich feather shawl for you."
"Wuhu!"
Bifang and Yao Jun came to the stable, took a brief look at Alpha's new home, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Alpha doesn't have to stay in the stable all the time. You can let him walk around and receive guests. Animals also need exercise."
"The free time should not be less than ten hours a day, and the working time should not exceed four hours a day. The total working time should not exceed twenty-five hours a week, and the load should not exceed one hundred kilograms each time. In short, it is necessary to ensure freedom and comfort as much as possible. Don't take it as a profit point. We don't make money from it."
Bifang said while asking the staff in the stable to take out notes.
Looking at such welfare treatment, they even felt a little jealous in their hearts.
Damn!
Eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks, and having a female camel to play with, is this the winner of camel life?
How can I be worse than a camel!
For this month's salary, several people resisted the urge to throw the pen and recorded the welfare of Alpha the camel.
The camels on the Gobi Desert have a lot of work to do every day, because the breeders need camels to make a profit, but Bifang doesn't. He doesn't care whether raising Alpha is profitable or not. Anyway, he is not short of money, and it is not a loss to raise a group of them.
The reason why Alpha is asked to receive tourists is just to ensure the amount of exercise.
Of course, if more tourists come because of Alpha's gimmick, it is also a good thing.
After settling Alpha, Bifang led a vigorous black horse out of the stable. The muscles all over his body surged like water. It was a good horse at first glance. He immediately took a bow and arrow and prepared to gallop on the hunting ground with Yao Jun.
As a wilderness traveler, Bifang automatically mastered a lot of animal training and riding skills, which is not weaker than anyone who grew up on horseback.
As for Yao Jun, this playboy can't do anything else, but he has mastered a lot of skills in picking up girls, and he also knows a lot about outdoor sports. Although he can't be said to be a good horse rider, he is not weak.
Seeing Bifang coming out, the six dogs running on the grass stopped, turned around and followed the two people while sticking out their tongues wildly.
"After riding camels for a long time, I feel that horses are indeed not as comfortable as camels."
Bifang smacked the taste on the horse's back.
Although modern saddles conform to human mechanics and are much more comfortable than the one he made manually in the wilderness, they are still much worse than the natural fat pad of camels.
The stability is also much worse.
The walking posture of camels is completely different from that of horses. Their backs are almost stable and motionless, which is why they can safely carry goods.
But horses are completely different. Their running backs will have ups and downs. Of course, good riders can control them, but they also have to spend energy.
"You are asking for too much."
Yao Jun drew his bow and arrow, and with the help of the optical sight on the bow arm, he aimed at a rabbit grazing in the bushes in the distance.
An arrow with a rubber arrowhead shot out and finally pierced into the soil with a whoosh. Not only did it not hit the rabbit, it did not even hit the range of electromagnetic induction.
The frightened rabbit ran away. Goudan and Fugui saw it and rushed in quickly, but faster than them was another arrow, which cut through the air and hit the rabbit's side, knocking it over.
Before it could get up, the electromagnetic collar on its neck sensed the arrow and released an electric current, paralyzing the rabbit.
When Goudan arrived and was ready to bring the prey back to ask for a reward, the collar had not stopped discharging, and Erha screamed with shock.
"Hahaha, stupid dog!"
Yao Jun laughed loudly, and after laughing, he saw Bifang's bare bow arm without any sights, and he became depressed all of a sudden.
The gap between people is really greater than that between people and dogs.
In the end, Fugui bit the rabbit that stopped discharging and rushed back happily. In Goudan's envious eyes, Bifang fed him a bone stick.
Bifang stuffed the unconscious rabbit into the cage and asked, "Has nothing happened recently?"
Bifang thought he had done his best to follow the rules of the hunting ground, but he was afraid of accidents.
The arrows all used rubber arrowheads, so even if they hit people, as long as they didn't hit the eyes, there would basically be no major damage.
After hitting the rabbit's collar, the discharge current of the collar was not large, and it could only have a stunning effect.
Even if people accidentally touched it, they would only feel a slight sting.
It even restricted the entry of teenagers under the age of twelve.
"Nothing serious happened. There were indeed a few accidental injuries, but they were not serious injuries, at most some scratches. Our medical staff also handled it in a timely manner, and basically no one made trouble."
"Everyone who comes here to play is basically mentally prepared to stumble. In addition, a large part of the tourists are your fans. Even if someone does come to cause trouble, they will not get support and sympathy."
Yao Jun smiled, obviously he knew these things better than Bi Fang.
"Besides, our operations are all licensed and certified. Even if we file a lawsuit, we will only lose some money at most."
Bi Fang nodded and stopped worrying about this.
After playing the hunting game for a while, many people recognized Bifang.
The six sled dogs were a huge hit.
Originally, Bi Fang was worried about whether these six dogs would hurt people, but later he realized that he was a little worried.
Completely cooked.
Bi Fang went to the desert pavilion next to him and took a look at the camels. After expressing concern about the condition and working intensity of the camels, he took the prey for a feast of rabbit meat.
These rabbits are raised and then released into the mountains. The meat is not only inferior in quality, but also has a bit of meatiness in it because it has been running in the mountains for a period of time.
At least judging from the performance of Goudan, it tastes quite good.
After dinner, Yao Jun suddenly remembered something: "By the way, the Gambia rat you asked me to buy for you last time has arrived, and I put it in the jungle pavilion."
Bi Fang was stunned: "I thought you forgot."
"Didn't you mention it? I didn't think of it. It's been more than a month and there is still a litter of mice."
"How much did you buy?"
Bi Fang was quite surprised.
"Haha, not many, thirty-four. Oh, there are almost forty now. The response from tourists is pretty good."
"Why do you suddenly want to do such a thing?"
"It might come in handy one day."
"Are you going to clear mines?"
Yao Jun was surprised, because when Bi Fang asked him to work with these rats, he said that he had to be trained in demining, but he didn't expect that he would actually use it.
Was he being drafted again or something?
Yao Jun knew Bi Fang's identity well. He was a soldier who had no illness or disaster and retired in his twenties. It was not unusual for him to be drafted again.
Gambia rat.
The official name is "big-cheeked kangaroos" because they like to store inedible food in their cheeks.
They are the largest rodents known in the world, weighing more than 4 kilograms, and some are larger than domestic cats.
This kind of rat can live up to 8 years and has a docile temperament. Many people keep it as a pet.
The most important thing is that the Gambia rat has an extremely sensitive sense of smell and can accurately smell the smell of TNT explosives in landmines, no less than a professional mine detection dog.
Compared with other mine detection methods, the Gambia rat has unique advantages.
It will not be like a metal mine detector that cannot distinguish landmines from iron nails, nor will it be like an armored bulldozer that can only work on flat ground.
Although dogs are also experts in mine detection, they have many limitations. For example, many mine detection dogs cannot adapt to the tropical climate of Africa; moreover, they are too emotional, have too deep personal relationships with their trainers, and are disobedient once they are replaced.
Compared with dogs, Gambia rats are low-cost and small in size. They will not detonate even if they accidentally touch landmines, and they are dedicated to their work.
If used for demining, Bifang is not only easy to carry, but also highly efficient.
"Why do you still have to worry about this kind of thing?"
"Actually, many wilderness areas have been mined by past wars, such as the Sudanese grasslands in Africa, the jungles of Vietnam, and Laos. I may go to these places in the future. It's not a bad thing to prepare early."