Chapter 712: Reindeer Again
Of the eight dogs, five escaped, and Bifang only encountered three...
The other two...
"The possibility of survival is very slim." Bifang sighed. As an explorer whose main theme is wilderness survival, he naturally knew how difficult it was to survive in the Arctic. Perhaps Goudan's companions had fallen forever in the snow.
The only reason that made Bifang a little confused was why the Inuit in front of him sent the other three. Shouldn't he return the gouda?
In any case, Goudan's original owner had no children, so as an inheritance, it would undoubtedly be more appropriate to leave it to a neighbor or something, right?
After all, to Goudan’s old owner , he was just a stranger.
The leading Inuit did smile: "But Banram is obviously closer to you. Look, even when I called its name, it just responded but didn't come over. It has already found a new owner, hasn't it?"
Bifang was stunned and looked down at Goudan who was squatting at his feet.
Indeed, when the Inuit in front of him called Banram's name at the beginning, Goudan was indeed very excited, and Bifang also let go of his hand at that time, but Goudan did not rush over, but squatted quietly at his feet.
It was not in vain!
Thinking of this, Bifang rubbed Goudan’s head hard.
"Banram is the leader and very smart. I have raised many sled dogs and have seen more than a hundred of them, but Banram is one of the smartest ones. I trust his choice. Besides, we already have too many sled dogs. It doesn't matter if there are three more or three less. They won't be used and will just be wasted feeding."
The leading Inuit was right. A pet dog generally consumes about 1,000 calories a day, while a sled dog consumes up to 10,000 calories a day pulling a sled, which is 10 times or even more than an ordinary dog.
However, dogs have a strong reproductive capacity. Unless they are at the competition level, ordinary cargo sled dogs are not too rare, and having too many of them would be a waste of resources.
A purebred sled dog can pull as much as one person. This is not only because the sled dogs themselves are very strong, but also mainly because the resistance of ice and snow is small.
In international sled races, two people on a sled and usually four to six strong sled dogs are more than enough.
In sled rallies held near the North Pole, a dozen Samoyed dogs can even pull hundreds of kilograms of objects in winds as cold as -1 to 40 degrees Celsius, and they only need to rest for a few hours a day.
Why would a normal person need such a strong pulling force?
This pulling force is enough to tow a musk ox. If there are more, it will not only be difficult to control, but also a waste of resources. They will just be left at home and eat for free.
Now that things had come to this, Bifang naturally agreed. For the Inuit, the sled dogs left behind by Amaluk were an idle resource, but for him, they did greatly increase the transportation capacity and facilitated more operations.
The audience shouted excitedly, the expedition team is going to have new members!
What a pleasant surprise! What a pleasant surprise!
Not only did it completely solve the issue of Goudan's ownership, but it also gave them three more healthy sled dogs.
[Good boy, I didn’t let you eat all that meat for nothing! ]
[From the moment , I knew that this Goudan was indeed smart]
[Saving whales does bring unexpected surprises! ]
After confirming the ownership of Goudan, the Inuit came with the other three sled dogs that afternoon and completely handed him over to Bifang.
There were two Alaskans and one Samoyed. So far, Bifang owned a total of six sled dogs, one Husky, three Alaskans and two Samoyeds.
The original team was reunited, and Goudan jumped up and down excitedly. Perhaps the only flaw was that there were no females in the team.
After the initial excitement passed, Goudan stared blankly into the distance, seeing the backs of the Inuit people leaving.
"Don't look at it anymore. Your wife is not there anymore."
Bifang kicked Goudan's butt, causing it to bark in dissatisfaction.
Bifang didn't care as he held Goudan's head.
With the addition of three sled dogs, the pulling force is indeed much higher. If it could pull 120 kilograms before, now it is even close to 300 kilograms!
This means that Bifang can modify the sled, improve its configuration, and easily carry prey, as long as it is not as large as the musk ox.
The only problem was that food consumption increased again, and the sense of security brought by the musk ox was quickly disappearing. The dogs ate more than adults, which made it more difficult than Bifang had initially expected.
Fortunately, the Inuit gave Bifang a key piece of information before leaving.
About twenty kilometers southwest, there is a herd of reindeer!
Looking at Captain Harveys who continued to carry out the rescue plan in an orderly manner, Bifang felt that the temporary absence of one person was not a big problem.
After giving the order, Bi Fang led six sled dogs and headed southwest.
Opportunities are rare and will never come back. The reindeer herd is there now, and who knows where they will run to in a few days. We can’t miss it!
After a brief period of bonding and feeding them some water and food, Bifang pulled the reins and, after a brief period of unfamiliarity, quickly mastered the essentials of driving. The six sled dogs went at full speed, galloping towards the southwest.
There are six engines in total, and they are indeed very powerful. Sitting on the sled, Bifang only feels like he is speeding at lightning speed and can go anywhere on the ice field.
Without any rest, in just an hour and a half, Bifang found traces of a large number of reindeer on the ground. There were so many footprints that it was obvious that this was a very large group of reindeer.
Based on the number of Bifang footprints, a rough estimate is that there are at least hundreds of them!
"It's really rare." Bifang picked up the dry snow in his hand and identified the hoof prints on the ground. "The Greenland reindeer actually experienced an extinction period."
"Before the 19th century, there were herds of reindeer on Greenland. Apart from polar bears occasionally hunting them, the ancient hunting methods of the Eskimos did not affect their population. But after the 19th century, the number of residents on the island continued to increase, and the number of wild animals they hunted gradually increased."
"Especially after Greenland became a Danish colony in 1814, the advent of hunting rifles completely sealed the fate of the reindeer population, leading to their complete extinction. Now most of the reindeer on the island are from other places."
"So it's quite rare to come across a herd of over a hundred reindeer. They probably didn't go far. Goudan, keep going!"
Bifang got back on the sled and started tracking again. In order to find the traces better, he slowed down. Finally, half an hour later, he saw densely packed black dots on the ice field.
