Chapter 881: The Motley Wolf

The hair on the spotted hyena's head was stained with blood, and a strong smell of blood wafted through the air.

The zebra's dark eyes occasionally flashed with light, making people wonder if it was dead.

Bi Fang said with emotion: "As of today, there are no more than 30 zebras domesticated by humans."

"That's a pretty rare number."

Since 1890, European colonists accelerated their predatory behavior in Africa. In order to solve the problem that ordinary horses could not adapt to hot areas in Africa, Europeans began to try to domesticate three kinds of local zebras, namely plains zebra, Grevy's zebra and mountain zebra. Zebra, but had no choice but to succeed.

It was not until the filming of "Zebra Race" that the locals finally seriously trained ten zebras. Unfortunately, after a lot of effort, they found the most professional trainers and spent a lot of time, in the end there were only two One zebra was successfully tamed and could ride safely, while the other zebras could only carry goods.

"It is very difficult to domesticate zebras. Neither Africans nor European colonists were able to complete such a difficult task. In addition to their own personality factors, this may also be related to the reason why they live in groups without a leader to coordinate them."

【Outrageous】

[Taming is always a two-way process]

[Zebra: Think I’m stupid]

[Zebras are so vicious. Last time I went to the zoo, a woman, quite young, went to touch the zebra, and her middle finger was bitten off. It was bloody.]

[True or false, a little scared]

【seen it myself】

The hyenas bit the zebra, and when the zebra's belly was ripped open, a larger spotted hyena squeezed into the group of hyenas. The other hyenas got out of the way and watched the big hyena bite into the zebra's belly, killing it. A fat piece of liver was dragged out.

"Probably the leader of the hyena pack."

Bi Fang guessed, "The social organization of hyenas is very hierarchical. When foraging, the 'mother leader' always gets the largest piece of meat with the best parts, and this is a matter of course."

Hyenas are a matriarchal social system, in which females are about 10% heavier than males and are the stronger and more dominant of the sexes.

Female hyenas with low status will give birth to offspring with low status, and other female hyenas must be responsible for helping to take care of the offspring.

After the leader took out the fattest liver and enjoyed it alone, the other hyenas excitedly began to share the meal.

The form of the lion group next to it is almost the same, but compared to the matriarchal society of spotted hyenas, the group of lions has a different form. The male lion with the mane starts first, followed by the female lion, and finally the cub. .

Regarding this situation, Bi Fang said with a smile: "Don't think there is anything wrong with male lions. African lions are the only social cats. They have complex social attributes. In a lion group, although it is led by female lions, "Responsible for hunting and raising cubs, the male lion also has a heavy task. It is responsible for patrolling the territory and resisting the invasion of other lions and opponents such as hyenas."

"Since the pressure of guarding the territory is almost entirely on the male lions, and they have to participate in battles every day, the average lifespan of male lions is several years shorter than the average lifespan of female lions."

The last leopard didn't have so many twists and turns. He caught the whole ostrich by himself and had no companions. Naturally, he enjoyed it alone without even looking at the wild dogs surrounding him.

Blood drips down the leopard's beard, and its temperament is sturdy and ferocious. It is completely different from the cunning of the hyena and the majesty of the lions. The painting style is very different.

Rather than having to compete with its companions, the leopard ate very quickly, filling its stomach in less than ten minutes and choosing to leave.

"Competition is fierce in the animal world. Even the food of a pride of lions may be snatched away by hyenas. In order to avoid unnecessary disputes, almost everyone has developed the ability to eat quickly. Like hyenas, they can basically eat within half an hour. Eat the entire prey until only the bones are left.”

Bi Fang was now less than thirty meters away from the lions and less than twenty-five meters away from the hyenas. He could clearly hear the sound of the animals chewing meat and their dull breathing.

The distance was quite close, and many viewers were frightened and their palms became sweaty.

After the leopard had finished eating and drinking, the African wild dogs swarmed up and drowned the entire ostrich.

The order in which they eat is different from that of lions and spotted hyenas.

"African wild dogs live in close groups, hunting together and raising young together. Although their size does not have an advantage on the African savannah, relying on the strength of the group, they can often hunt antelopes, wildebeests, zebras, etc. Larger herbivores.”

"And from the performance point of view, wild dogs are a relatively loving family, especially when it comes to their pups. If pups are present at the hunting site, adult wild dogs often let the puppies eat first, and then eat them themselves."

“If the pups are far away from the hunting site, the adult wild dogs will eat their fill first, then run home to spit out the meat and feed it to the puppies, the wild dogs that care for the puppies, and the old, weak, sick, and disabled wild dogs that are unable to hunt. ”

"When eating, wild dogs will show humility to each other, and a piece of meat will often pass through the stomachs of several wild dogs."

【Is it so cute? 】

[Actually, I have always wanted to ask, why does this African wild dog look like a tabby cat {dog head}]

【So loving】

In African spotted hyenas, females eat first, while in lions, males eat first. In the case of wild dogs, the cubs eat first.

Three completely different eating orders once again show the completely different characteristics of animals on the African savanna.

Several cubs, who were obviously smaller in size, staggered out of the wild dog pack and began to bite the ostrich under the protection of the big dogs.

Perhaps because they were not yet grown up, fresh ostrich meat was still a challenge for their teeth.

Seeing this scene, Bifang lay directly on the grass, crawled closer to them, and began to explain with interest.

"African wild dogs are actually very unique creatures."

"In the Handbook of African Mammal Behavior published in 1992, there is an eyewitness record of a group of motley wolves near the 5,895-meter summit of Mount Kilimanjaro."

"The author of this book is the famous animal behaviorist, Richard Easters, assistant professor of mammals at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University."

"In 2012, when this book was reprinted in the '20th Anniversary Special Edition', the god of animal behavior and the ancestor of social biology, E.O. Wilson, also wrote a preface."

"With the endorsement of these scientists, motley wolves are almost certainly the 'tallest' canines in the world."

[It's over, I don't recognize any of them]

[If Fang Shen can say it, it's probably some super boss]

[What is a motley wolf, is it another name for these wild dogs? 】

"Yes, the name of the motley wolf will confuse many researchers in China who are very familiar with African mammals. But if you translate 'motley wolf' into Greek or Latin, you may suddenly understand."

When Bifang is explaining, the live broadcast room will automatically display barrages, and different subtitles will be displayed according to the region, which greatly facilitates the audience's understanding.

This is also a very old function of the system, which is very useful and allows audiences around the world to understand it at a glance.

"Lycaon pictus, this is its scientific name. Lycaon comes from Greek, meaning 'wolf-like', and Pictus comes from Latin, meaning 'painted'."

"This Latin scientific name is derived from an English common name, Painted Wolf, which is also the true origin of 'mottled wolf'."

"And the name Painted wolf, just from the literal meaning, accurately describes this animal: it looks like a wolf, with colorful body colors, usually black, white, yellow and orange, like a calico cat that has been blurred in a photo. It can be said to be the most appropriate name, but it is only the one that is not widely accepted and used among the many English common names of this animal."

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[I bet, I will be hit by knowledge dimensionality reduction next! ]