Chapter 871: Little Wildebeest

The traces in the grass were very obvious, with a long scratch spreading and sliding into the distance.

Obviously, this was a snake.

"Snakes are very common in the wilderness, and you can basically encounter them every time, especially when it rains."

Bifang squatted down and followed the traces.

"Snakes will be highly active before and after the rain, and even during the rain, because their prey, such as frogs and mice, will come out at this time."

"The former likes a humid environment, with more moisture in the air, and the skin can be fully moisturized, so they become active. The latter is to avoid rain and prevent low-lying caves from being flooded, so snakes come out at this time to fill their stomachs with a high probability."

"It's just that snakes are cold-blooded animals, and they will become active only when the temperature is above 18 degrees. I guess it was too cold last night, so as soon as the rain stopped today and the sun came out, the temperature just rose and it couldn't wait, and we happened to meet it."

This snake shape in the slippery mud was like an arrow, guiding Bifang forward.

Harley also lowered his head to smell the smell, as if he had discovered something.

Under the guidance of Mingshang, it didn't take long for the man and the leopard to see the target lurking in the bushes.

Another puff adder!

"Hey, I didn't expect it to be an old face."

Bifang laughed outside the bushes.

He had encountered one before when catching beetles under the myrrh tree, but that one was quite alert and ran away as soon as it moved. At that time, Bifang's attention was more on the myrrh tree, so he ignored it. He never expected to encounter another one now.

Seeing the venomous snake, Harley was quite nervous.

Not only humans, but animals also have the fear of venomous snakes engraved in their genes. The first time the cheetah saw this long poisonous creature, it instinctively felt uncomfortable, especially the brown stripes on its body, which gave people a feeling that it was not easy to mess with.

In fact, almost all tattoos in the animal world are not easy to mess with, followed by those with permed hair.

"I didn't have time to introduce it last time, but I met it again this time. This is a puff adder, commonly known as the puff viper. It is a poisonous viper and is known as the most common venomous snake in Africa. It is almost distributed throughout Africa."

"Because this guy has super strong reproductive ability, whether it is the reproduction method or the number of cubs."

"It produces pheromones to attract and wrap around the males. Once in Malindi, a female snake attracted seven male snakes to follow it, and then it would produce a large number of baby snakes, usually 50-60 each, and 80 is not impossible."

"In the past, there was a female snake from Kenya in the Czech Zoo. It once gave birth to 156 baby snakes at a time, which is the current world record holder."

Bifang searched his memory a little and found a little interesting thing.

"Due to its wide distribution, large number, large size, strong toxicity and easy bite, the puff adder causes more deaths than other venomous snakes in Africa."

[Wow, so fertile? ]

[Fuck, this is several times more than other normal snakes]

[A bit outrageous]

[Pa pa lays eggs, right]

"No, it's oviparous, so it comes out as a baby snake."

[To be honest, I feel that oviparous is not as good as oviparous, just thinking about it makes me sick]

[Indeed, puff puff puff directly squeezes out a bunch of baby snakes, just like parasites]

[Don't say it, good brother, just thinking about it makes me wilt]

Since I saw it, Bifang would certainly not let it go, holding a tree stick and moving forward to attract the attention of the venomous snake.

"The puff adder moves fast and is highly aggressive, so you must be careful when catching it. The attack range can be one-third of its body length, and the safe distance is at least one meter."

After several attempts, the puff adder finally couldn't help it, and stuck its head out to bite, but was immediately hit in the neck by the tree stick.

Under the principle of leverage, the speed of Bifang holding the stick was no slower than the attack of the venomous snake, and the force was so great that the puff adder was stunned with one blow, and it struggled and rolled wildly on the ground.

Harley stepped back a few steps, and was dumbfounded. He kept turning around in circles, wanting to get closer but not daring to.

Seeing this, Bifang was not polite. He saw the opportunity and hit the head again, and the venomous snake died on the spot.

He found a relatively clean puddle nearby, and after simply dealing with the snake corpse, Bifang wrapped it up and put it in his bag.

Of course, it was a place separate from Jerry's nest, otherwise the little guy might be scared crazy.

"I got something right after I came out, which can be said to be a good start."

Bifang was in a good mood, and his steps were much lighter.

The only regret was that catching a snake could not teach Harley anything. He wanted to meet some four-hoofed animals more.

And not all four-hoofed animals are OK. For example, African buffalo is a bit beyond the scope for Harley. Even if Bifang successfully hunts, he can't learn much.

One of the Big Five in Africa, the Widowmaker will not joke with you.

So after thinking about it, it is better to hunt four-hoofed animals that are not particularly large and are not rare in number. The former is suitable for cheetah hunting, and the latter is suitable for Bifang live broadcast.

Now the animals have not come back, and there are not many opportunities, but waiting a few more days should change the current situation.

In the next two days, Bifang took the cheetah Harley and headed north while hunting some small animals and trying to find a suitable target.

The frequency of rain is also getting higher and higher visible to the naked eye. Basically there is one in the morning and one in the evening, but it is not as heavy as the first rain, and the ground dries out quite quickly.

At noon that day, Bi Fang encountered a suitable four-hoofed animal, a group of antelopes.

"Horned wildebeest!"

Bi Fang was quite surprised that he actually met him!

[What is this, an antelope? 】

[Have the animals migrated back? Is this the vanguard force? 】

The audience also seemed very excited to see the antelope.

This seems to mean that a real hunt is about to begin?

"No, not the vanguard." Bi Fang took a few steps back to cover up his figure.

"Not all animals can migrate. The main force in the migration is wildebeest, as well as zebra and antelope. But not all antelopes can migrate. Among the antelopes, gazelles are the main ones, and most of the other antelopes cannot migrate. ”

"The reason why animals migrate is to live a better life. There are too many wildebeests, zebras and gazelles in the savannah, millions of them. There is simply no way to get enough food in the dry season, but for other animals That’s not the case. If these three big families leave, we can survive on the remaining food.”

"What we have in front of us is the wildebeest. This is a kind of antelope that is between migratory and non-migratory. They will chase water and grass and live in no fixed place. If there is not enough food, they will join the migratory army. If there are nearby Pond, probably won’t leave.”

Bi Fang whispered.

At this time, the drone also approached the wildebeest, allowing the audience to have a good look at this group of creatures.

Wildebeests are very interesting. They have many purple-blue spots on their faces and legs, which look like they have been beaten.

The back and upper body are covered with a layer of short and shiny fur, ranging from rusty red to tan, and there is a black band from the forehead to the tip of the nose.

Although its body looks similar to that of an antelope, its face is very similar to that of a cow, especially its horns. Although they grow from the top of the head, they spread out to both sides, just like the curved horns of a buffalo, but with long tops. It has an antelope-like ring-shaped ribs, hence the name wildebeest.

Judging from the size alone, it is indeed a very suitable hunting target.

There are a total of five wildebeests in front of us, which belong to a normal group combination.

The quantity is not very large either.

"The wildebeest live in the water and grass. The group can be in groups of two or three, or there are more than ten or twenty of them together. But they are not as mammoth as the wildebeest. At most, there are only about one or two hundred of them together."

Bi Fang never underestimates herbivores. Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. Quantity is a very critical data.

There are only five members of this group in front of us, and their threat is limited, making them a perfect training target.

It seemed that it was the first time he had seen such a big guy. Harley was a little curious and a little confused. He poked his head around Bifang, got down and then got up. His upper body kept rising and falling. He seemed a little eager to try, but due to his own ability, he was also a little hesitant.

Bi Fang pressed its head down and buried it in the grass.

With it shaking like this, sooner or later it will be discovered.

"For ethnic animals, we also need to select a suitable target, such as the elderly, pregnant women, or patients, so as to greatly increase the success rate."

Bi Fang glanced at each one and suddenly pointed at one of them.

"Look, the one in the middle has a big belly. It looks like it's about to give birth. This is almost the best target for hunting."

The first person follows Bifang's finger, and the audience quickly locks onto the target.

[Ah, what a big belly]

[What is going on? Are you pregnant? 】

【It’s a pregnant woman! 】

[Pregnant, sick, and old are the favorites of predators. 】

It was a horned wildebeest. Although it was strange to say this, both male and female wildebeests had horns, and the one pointed to had an unusually large belly. It looked like she was pregnant, so there was no need for Bifang to say more. , the audience will understand.

"Although it is cruel to say this, pregnant female animals are indeed easy targets in nature, second only to sick ones."

At a glance, among the five wildebeests, there was no one lame or sick. They were all in good spirits, even the old ones.

You can basically tell how old a horned animal is by looking at its horns, especially antelopes, which have a lot of horn links over the years, but Bi Fang didn't see such a goal.

Normally, even if a pregnant woman is easy to catch, Bi Fang would not take action. But since he wants to be a "teacher", he must set a good example, so this time he targeted the pregnant wildebeest. superior.

"I need to prepare first."

"When frightened, the wildebeest can run up to 70 kilometers per hour and will jump over other wildebeests to escape danger. They are considered the fastest hartebeest, so we must pretend to be close and kill them with one shot as much as possible, otherwise we will Missed opportunity.”

Bifang slowly retreated with Harley. He looked around, preparing to make some disguise for himself first.

But before they could exit the safe area, the silence of the grassland was broken by the cry of a wildebeest.

At first, Bi Fang thought he had been discovered by accident, but when he looked up, he found that the herd of wildebeests did not flee in all directions, but were gathered together tightly.

The one who made the cry was the female wildebeest that Bi Fang pointed to before.

Just when everyone was wondering what was going on, Bifang looked at her trembling legs, suddenly realized something, and was a little stunned.

"No way, is she going to give birth now?"

[Fuck, is she going to give birth? ]

[Are you kidding me? What a coincidence? ]

[Giving birth now? ]

"No, it seems to be around this time." Bifang suddenly thought of this.

Unlike other species of the same genus, this group of wildebeests usually give birth at the end of the dry season, and the success rate is very high.

And now is the end of the dry season, right?

[What a coincidence]

[Awesome, you can really encounter anything]

[Something]

[Another eye-opening day]

Seeing this, Bifang was not in a hurry and continued to retreat. When he was a certain distance away, he began to smear mud on his body and insert shrub branches to blend himself into the environment as much as possible, and at the same time to eliminate the smell.

At the same time, he saw the birth scene on the opposite side and said something more interesting.

"In fact, some people have found that there is a strange 'role reversal' phenomenon in the reproductive behavior of African horned wildebeests, that is, males are very picky, while females are aggressive."

"During the courtship process, some male horned wildebeests are actually in a very passive state. They become the object of crazy pursuit by overly enthusiastic female horned wildebeests, but they may reject the courtship of the opposite sex because the other party is too active."

[What the hell]

[Is it true or not]

[Damn, I heard of it for the first time]

[Oh my god, why can't I get such a good thing? ]

Unlike most antelopes, female horned wildebeests only have one day of pregnancy each year, and they only meet males once, so they tend to chase and treat males enthusiastically, instead of being the one being courted like other animals.

So male horned wildebeests carefully select their partners every year. On the contrary, they don't like those overly active females, and sometimes such partners even annoy them.

Some overly enthusiastic female horned wildebeests are very aggressive in the process of pursuing males. In order to reject their courtship, males will attack them and fight.

"It is said that doing so can help male horned wildebeests preserve their strength, that is, maintain the number of J in order to cope with possible reproductive behaviors with new partners and maximize the number of possible partners."

[I am sure that human evolution is in the wrong direction (dog head)]

[Eating soft rice hard (sure)]

[I also want a proactive sister, please]

[Bronze ball]

After all the disguises, Bifang seemed to blend into the environment, except that the hair color was a little abrupt, otherwise it didn't matter, animals are basically color blind.

At the same time, the birth of the horned wildebeest finally ended, and a wet baby wildebeest appeared on the prairie, trembling and trying to stand up.