Chapter 859 Trusted Companion

Halley the cheetah curled up into a ball, his back pressed against Bifang's side, his long and thick tail wrapped around his head.

If you listen carefully, you can hear a subtle snoring sound.

No wonder he didn't feel cold at all.

The entire Kenya is located in the tropical monsoon zone, crossing the equator, but due to its high terrain, even in summer, the highest temperature will not exceed 30 degrees, and the lowest in winter will not be lower than 10 degrees.

The climate is relatively mild all year round, and the comfort level is even higher than that of Kunriyue in China. It is like spring all year round, and it is known as the "Land of Flowers".

However, it is not like summer all year round.

It is October now, and the temperature is more than 20 degrees during the day. Bifang can still walk around in short sleeves. At night, Kenya is relatively cold, and sometimes some warm-keeping measures are needed, which makes the cheetah approach unknowingly.

It is the instinct and nature of animals to find heat sources.

Bifang raised his hand and rested it on his forehead, squinting for a while, and then propped himself up from the ground without making any sound.

The cheetah next to him was unaware and continued to sleep quietly.

Bifang turned on the live broadcast and filmed the cheetah's sleeping posture and snoring.

[Cute, want to rub]

[Want to rub? If you want to rub, I'll turn you into feces, the smelly kind]

[Sexy cat, showing sleeping face, online full nude live broadcast]

[You know the title]

[Hehehe, cat, big cat]

[I am Hammurabi, I am here to legislate]

[By the way, do cheetahs sleep at night? Shouldn't they sleep during the day and be energetic at night? ]

The sky was bright, and if you didn't shoot towards the east, you would even think it was still night, but it was indeed dawn.

That's why the audience had this question.

"Cheetahs live a regular life, usually working at sunrise and resting at sunset. They are active during the day and active at night, just like us humans."

"In this regard, cheetahs are somewhat different from other cats. Cats like leopards, tigers and lions are basically active at night and active during the day. They rarely hunt or do not hunt at all during the day."

"If you have seen them in the animal world, you will find that they are either lying on the ground and sleeping or taking a leisurely walk during the day."

Bifang touched the cheetah's head, and his furry ears shook a few times instinctively.

"No one has studied why there is such a difference, but I guess it may be related to the characteristics of the cheetah itself."

"The cheetah's high-efficiency hunting and its speed characteristics allow it to not rely too much on hunting techniques such as ambushes. In this case, choosing to stagger with other animals is a wise choice."

"Cheetahs are weak, and there is a 10% chance that their prey will be robbed when hunting during the day, not to mention the night when predators are highly active."

"In fact, the purpose of mammals' nocturnal activity was originally just to avoid the existence of dinosaurs."

Nocturnal animals usually have developed hearing and smell, and some species have specialized visual systems that are specially adapted to low-light environments, making it difficult to move normally during the day.

These are obviously selected based on daytime activities for better survival.

Most early mammals were nocturnal. In order to avoid dinosaurs that were active during the day, they had to limit their activities to the night.

It was not until 60 million years ago that the dinosaurs became extinct, and mammals that avoided dinosaurs could be active during the day for a longer time.

Many mammals still lack some important features of diurnal predators, such as color vision. Most animals are almost color blind, and their vision is more similar to that of nocturnal reptiles and birds, which shows the remnant of this nocturnal feature.

Last year, scholars from University College London and Tel Aviv University in Israel used computer algorithms to analyze data from 2,415 mammals that are still alive today, and re-depicted the activity patterns of their ancestors millions of years ago.

The analysis showed that after the extinction of dinosaurs, the ancestors of mammals increased their daytime activities, but this process was actually very long, with a transition period of millions of years in the middle, that is, a stage of mixed day and night activities.

The ancestors of humans, that is, the ancestors of primates, were one of the first mammals to switch to a daytime lifestyle.

"It's actually quite interesting to talk about it."

"The process of human migration and conquest on Earth is also the process of the compression of the living space of wild animals."

"Now, human activities occupy 50% to 70% of the space on the Earth's land surface, which has greatly reduced the range of global mammal activities and migration, and terrestrial mammals of all sizes in almost all regions have been affected."

"This has led to extremely limited resources for some animals. Coupled with the excessive hunting of some animals by humans and the environmental degradation caused by human activities, many species have become extinct."

"And the impact of human activities on animals is not only reflected in space."

"New research this year shows that human activities are forcing mammals around the world to become more active at night, showing a trend of increasing nocturnality, because only at night are they less likely to encounter humans."

[Wow, humans are the new dinosaurs]

[A bit outrageous]

[This thing can still be changed]

The audience was shocked and looked like they had learned a lot.

Bi Fang nodded and said: "Research results published in the "Science" magazine on June 14, 2018 showed that the nocturnal nature of wild mammals has increased to 1.36 times on average to cope with higher levels of human activities. interference."

"No matter which continent these animals live on, whether they are herbivores or carnivores, their nocturnal behavior has been affected by human activities."

"For example, in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, sable antelopes, which previously moved primarily during the day, now conduct about half their movements at night."

"Not only will hunting, agriculture, housing and road construction drive animals into the dark, but seemingly non-threatening human outdoor activities such as mountain climbing will also interfere with the living habits of wild mammals. Not long ago, a man encountered a mountain climbing A black bear? I drove the other person away by shouting. I guess it was a female bear and the man broke into its territory.”

"So we might also be able to see the nocturnal cheetah in the future, if it's not completely extinct before then."

"But now, it's time to get up."

After finishing speaking, Bifang, who had been touching the cheetah's head just now, touched the cheetah's head directly.

The pain instantly woke Harley up from his sleep, and he opened his eyes in confusion, obviously not yet figuring out what happened.

Bi Fang also explained to the audience.

"Haley, who grew up in a safe environment for humans, has poor alertness and even has the habit of sleeping in. These need to be corrected."

"Although cheetahs are diurnal animals, their main hunting activities are still carried out in the early morning and dusk, which are the golden moments for hunting."

"The diurnal change would allow predators to better observe and monitor the animals."

"Hunting is a major activity throughout the day for animals, and we can observe peaks during dawn and dusk, indicating a crepuscular bias."

"After dusk, cheetahs will choose to rest on the grass, and males and cubs often roam at night. But as an alert animal, individuals often check nearby observation points, which are some hills, and take turns to stay alert."

"So normally cheetahs usually start looking for food around five o'clock in the morning. They will be more alert when walking and stop from time to time to look around to see if there are any prey they can prey on."

"But look at Harley again, the morning light has appeared, and it doesn't look like it's about to wake up at all. It's even a little confused now."

With that said, Bi Fang hit its head again and forced it to turn on.

Harley was forcibly awakened from sleep by Bifang, and seemed a little dazed. It wasn't until the second chestnut hit that it finally woke up, yawned, stood up from the ground, looked around, and finally lifted up. With his head on Bifang's head, his eyes seemed to be asking if dinner was ready.

But then it felt like someone was pinching the back of its neck, and then it was dragged out of its territory little by little, towards the outside of the protection center.

Today Bifang is going to take Harley to the grassland for a look. If possible, then it's time to prepare for returning to the wilderness.

The audience were dumbfounded when they saw the cheetah being dragged out with a trace of soil.

[Ni Datian, what time is it now? 】

[It seems like half past five in Kenya, I woke up earlier than when I was in high school]

[Which high school did you get up so late? (dog head)]

[Morning reading at 5:40, isn’t it normal to wake up at 5:35 (funny)]

[Harley: I have never thought of getting up early in my life]

[It was really a knife scratching my butt, which opened my eyes. 】

They dragged along until Bifang met Barry, who had also just woken up. Bifang had made an appointment with Barry to go to the grassland together this morning.

Although Barry was not Harley's breeder before, he was familiar with Harley. With him here, he could ensure that unexpected situations could be undone.

The two of them took Harley together and drove out of the reserve in a small car. The sub-adult cheetah seemed to have finally woken up.

Harley, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, looked at the morning light appearing on the edge of the grassland and became excited.

Unfortunately, Bifang kept grabbing the back of its neck, and Harley couldn't escape.

After leaving the protection center, Bifang took Harley out of the car, with Barry watching from the side.

At this time, the sky was getting brighter and brighter, and the situation of the entire grassland could basically be seen quite clearly.

However, because the conservation center is located close to the outskirts of the city, although it is vast, there are not many animals.

This is not a bad thing. For novice Harley, without animals, there are naturally no powerful enemies. In case of escape, a certain degree of safety can be guaranteed.

Bi Fang stroked the cheetah squatting on the ground, kept touching its head, and said to the audience: "If Harley confirmed my identity as a keeper before, I want to see now whether it regards me as a companion. Can you follow me on the grassland and not let go?"

He looked at Barry aside: "Has anything like this happened before when taking Harley out?"

Barry nodded: "Of course, it is the nature of all animals to be able to run in the vast natural wilderness. When Hamid took Harley out for the first time, he ran like crazy, like a yellow lightning. But Fortunately, it came back on its own in the end. If it ran away this time, I believe the final outcome would be the same.”

Although Bifang said it seemed like the consequences would be serious, looking at Harley's close attitude, we knew that letting go was not just a small probability event.

It's just that both parties need further trust, that's all.

Barry, who has been raising animals for decades, has long seen this, so he was not worried and came to help without even calling his other companions.

Bi Fang smiled. In fact, he was not so sure at first. He had only raised a few kinds of animals.

White-fronted Goose, that is Etienne.

Dog eggs, as the most successfully domesticated creatures by humans, have nothing to worry about.

Although the wild camel Alpha was a little troublesome, there was also time as a guarantee. After the initial taming, it was not until a month later that Bi Fang relaxed his supervision of it slightly and established trust with each other. Before that, he did not even feed him. It will be easy to get started directly.

But for Harley the Cheetah, even though the two parties had known each other for less than a week, they still had no idea.

It would be fine if I just put on the reins like a camel, but this time the content is destined to let Harley do it freely.

At every step, Bifang reached the limit of what was possible, and could only hope that the facts would turn out to be what Barry Sr. said.

"Generally speaking, a cheetah only kills one prey at a time, and the distance it travels every day is about five kilometers, or more than ten kilometers at most. Although it is good at running, the distance it walks is not very far."

"So, even if Harley disappears in the end, we don't have to worry too much about not finding it."

After taking a few deep breaths, Bi Fang slowly released the back of Harley's neck under the watchful eyes of the live broadcast room audience.

For a moment, without the restraint around his neck, Harley still didn't believe it. He raised his head, tilted his head back and glanced at Bifang.

After confirming that he was really free, he paused for two seconds, and then stood up under everyone's nervous gaze.

Harley looked around and took steps.

At this time, the audience in the live broadcast room was still worried, but Bifang had already breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other with Old Barry beside him, and then smiled at each other.

Everyone didn't know why.

Looking at the cheetah sniffing around, Bi Fang was in a good mood and explained: "Remember what I said, cheetahs are very timid creatures, but after I let go of my hand, Harley didn't run away immediately, then It proves that I am its inner safe zone, and it is indeed a companion, a trustworthy companion.”

Old Barry stepped forward and stretched out his hand, high-fiving Bi Fang: "Will your live broadcast start tomorrow?"

"That's right."

"Then I will keep an eye on you at the protection center."

"If possible, it would be better to get some gifts."

"Ha ha!"

Penguins do have knees, but they are covered by thick body hair.