Chapter 713 Whirlwind Formation
Reindeer, old friend.
These big guys all have horns and there are so many of them. Now they are gathered together, looking quite spectacular.
On the snow, Bifang and six dogs were buried in the snow, with seven pairs of big eyes rolling around, as if they saw hundreds of huge roasted meats with bones stuck in them running on the endless snowfield.
Goudan called out softly and tugged at the corner of Bifang's clothes with his claws, as if he wanted him to come on quickly.
Bifang didn't show too much excitement. He tapped Goudan's head and stroked his chin, thinking: "It's a bit troublesome without cover."
As soon as he finished speaking, the drone took off high into the sky, showing the terrain within a radius of hundreds of meters clearly. It was all snow, extremely flat, and there was no suitable cover to hide the body.
With this kind of terrain, it would be easily discovered even if you were fifty meters away, let alone twenty meters away.
But the solution was ultimately invented by humans. Bifang quietly spread out the musk ox hide and poured dry snow all over it. Although a little black hair could still be seen occasionally, on the surface, it seemed to blend in with the environment and did not attract the deer's attention.
Bifang lifted a corner of the musk ox hide, crawled inside, and slowly approached the reindeer herd while holding the musk ox hide.
Musk ox skin is really useful. It can be used for sleeping at night and as a shelter during the day.
"Although this is not the first time we have encountered reindeer, I still have to say that what we encountered this time may be different from the previous two times."
Crawling forward on all fours consumes a lot of energy, and the close contact with the snow is also very cold. After crawling for a while, Bifang stopped to take a breath and temporarily replenish his energy.
It can be said that the incidents of herbivores being preyed upon by carnivores happen at any time. Usually, when herbivores encounter predators, they will only choose to escape quickly.
But for some herbivores, escape is not the only option, like the musk ox that Bifang encountered in the Arctic.
"Reindeer are social animals. They usually live in groups of 6 to 13. Several family groups form a large herd, usually numbering hundreds. This number allows them to form a unique formation to defend against enemies under the right conditions."
Formation?
This word, which has a strong flavor of ancient military tactics, made netizens look at each other in surprise.
Deer can do this too?
Bifang nodded, confirming the audience's guess.
"The reindeer formation is called the Whirlwind Formation, named for its resemblance to a whirlwind. However, this formation is not complicated. The entire reindeer herd rotates around a common center. After all, they are just animals, and they succumb to their instincts. However, they are quite powerful for predators in nature. Once the formation is activated, not to mention wolves, even tigers are powerless."
"When carnivores hunt prey that live in groups, they usually only attack some of the weaker individuals. However, in the reindeer whirlwind, the weaker ones in the group are all located in the center of the formation, which makes it impossible for predators to lock on to their ideal prey."
"From the inside to the outside, the speed of the reindeer whirlwind is gradually increasing. The farther out, the faster the reindeer are. And those in the outer area of the reindeer whirlwind are almost all the strongest in the tribe!"
Reindeer are large ungulate animals. A strong reindeer can weigh more than 200 kilograms, and some particularly strong individuals can even weigh more than 300 kilograms.
In addition, adult reindeer have long horns with complex branches, which constitute the reindeer's powerful attack power.
"After the reindeer formation is activated, the reindeer on the periphery will start running at high speed. If predators rush into the formation at this time, they will be constantly hit and trampled by the strong reindeer that follow one after another. They may also be pierced by the antlers during the process. Therefore, many predators are powerless to do anything about it."
After resting, Bifang put the musk ox skin on his head and continued to crawl forward.
However, the fundamental reason why humans show completely different performance from other creatures is that they are good at thinking, and soon someone pointed out the BUG in this formation.
[If it is a whirlwind, it should be difficult to move, right? Then when it gets tired and has no strength left, won't it be ready to be killed? ]
[Yeah, if you are tired of running, you can just take a break.]
Bifang paused again after seeing the comments, blinked, and said with a smile: "You are absolutely right, so when humans came, reindeer became extinct."
The audience was stunned.
[So this thing is useless to humans? ]
[As expected of me]
"Humans are actually an animal that is relatively isolated from nature. Well, this is not easy to explain clearly. To put it simply, in the process of evolution, we humans did not co-evolve with many creatures. Therefore, the resistance methods evolved by most animals are useless to us."
"Reindeer are good at running, and the low temperature in their living environment is good for heat dissipation. Therefore, reindeer whirlwinds can last for a long time. Carnivores in nature do not have the same logical thinking ability as humans. They only make judgments based on the current situation and will not wait too long."
"On the other hand, when a large number of reindeer run together, it will cause a lot of splashing on the ground , and produce a lot of vibration and noise. Obviously, this is also a big deterrent to predators, so they usually choose to leave when faced with a reindeer whirlwind."
Unfortunately, these two tricks are nothing to humans.
At the end of one's tricks, humans will not be scared at all as long as they see through the nature of the reindeer whirlwind.
For humans, powerful formations in nature like the Reindeer Tornado have no effect, especially in ancient times, when humans who learned how to use tools to launch long-range attacks were invincible.
"The reindeer formation sounds mighty, but it is actually very rigid. They just rush in one direction. They are not as threatening as the group counterattack of musk oxen. That is the real danger."
Musk oxen form a formation to surround the weak ones, and then the strong ones will confront the predators, counterattack and attack. It is flexible and tricky.
Reindeer that only know how to circle are somewhat dangerous, but as long as you take precautions in advance, it is not a big deal.
"Before, we captured reindeer on frozen rivers or in the hills. The terrain was not convenient for them to deploy formations, and they could only flee in all directions when they encountered danger. Now it's different. We are on an open ice field, so we need to be careful."
At this point, Bifang was already quite close to the reindeer. He held the spear and waited for his opportunity to strike.
At a certain appropriate moment, Bifang, whose energy and spirit were raised to the limit, suddenly jumped out.
The reindeer suddenly woke up.
Just as Bifang had said, all the reindeer formed themselves into a circle, layer upon layer, with the strongest reindeer on the outside running quickly around the circle, spinning closely along the "eye" in the center of the spiral, the ground shaking as their hooves trampled on it.
Just as galaxies revolve around the center of the Milky Way, they are also tropical cyclones revolving over the ocean.
