Chapter 801 Taming the Camel (Part 2)
"In order to tame camels, ancient humans thought of many ways and spent a lot of energy. They finally figured out the method of taming camels by piercing their noses with nose sticks and reins during the repeated taming process."
"The nose is the most sensitive organ of an animal, with the most nerves. For camels, whose sense of smell is well developed, the nose is their weak spot, so when their noses are pulled, they will become gentle and obedient."
"The wooden stick that goes through the camel's nose is called a nose stick in Mongolian. It is usually made of hard wood or horns such as red poplar, red willow, yellow elm, and sheep horns. Even if the nose stick made of these woods breaks, it will not damage the camel's nose."
In the desert, Bifang held down the camel's harness and moved the backpack upwards, blocking the view while exposing the camel's jaw.
The camel snorted, its lips exposed , and everyone could clearly see the huge canine teeth in its mouth, which looked extremely ferocious.
[No wonder it can be used to impersonate a tiger tooth, it’s too big]
[This bite left several bloody holes on the person's body. It's a bit scary]
[Watching Lao Fang reach out and get closer was like watching a crocodile open its mouth to perform in a circus]
The camel resisted a little while the backpack was being taken off, but was firmly controlled by Bifang.
"Most herbivores are not able to exert force well when lying completely on their side, mainly due to their body structure."
"Their bodies are large and their limbs are long, which makes their center of gravity too high. However, they have almost no muscles below the knees, so they don't have enough strength. We can easily hold them down."
Bifang rolled the noose into a circle, carefully passed it through the camel's mouth, and tightened it to prevent the camel from biting people.
"Some insignificant wounds in the desert may lead to desert sores if not treated in time. The injured area will be painful and swollen, and may worsen at any time and make it impossible to walk..."
"We have to be careful and try not to get ourselves hurt at all."
【sharp】
[This is what a man should do]
【Fang Shen is my idol】
Once Bifang had the nose ring inserted, the first step was completed smoothly.
Just as Bifang said, the camel with the nose ring did not react much, as if the extra piece of wood in the middle of its nose had no effect at all.
Next comes the reins.
"In Mongolian, Burentege means the reins for leading a camel. One end is tied to the camel's nose stick, and the other end is held by the herder."
"It plays an important role in camel equipment, so herders are forbidden to throw the reins around. When not in use, they must be neatly hung on the shihana of the yurt."
After tying the reins, Bifang took out a rope and cloth bag from his bag and opened it, revealing a structure that looked like some kind of cage.
"The thing in my hand is called a daumuge, which is actually a halter for male camels. It can prevent male camels from biting other camels or burping. In many places, colorful strips of cloth are sewn on it to make the daumuge more colorful."
"When the camel foams at the mouth to protest, it forms bright colors with the five or six colored strips, making the male camel more majestic, which is a unique aesthetic appeal."
With a nose ring, a bridle and reins, all the tools for pulling a camel are complete.
If you finally install a camel saddle, you can ride it normally.
It's just that tools are superficial. Riding a camel ultimately depends on the camel's own training and temperament. Bifang has only completed a face-saving project.
"The next step should be the lying training. But now it's getting dark. We should find a place to spend the night as soon as possible, or return along the same route. But before that, I need to help him stand up."
A camel is not an elephant. It cannot stand up completely after falling down. It just takes some effort.
But it dared not move at all as it could not see anything, and would go crazy if the hood was taken off. For this reason, Bifang had to help it stand up and then guide the camel's movements.
Bifang found a piece of cloth and replaced the backpack with it. Then he used tools to make a small shovel and started digging sand around the camel.
"There is sand all around us, so it is very easy to make a camel stand up. All we have to do is dig out the sand under it, and it will stand up naturally."
Clouds of sand were blown up and piled up around, and the camel's tilt angle changed little by little.
From lying flat, then 30 degrees, 40 degrees...
By the time Bifang pulled the reins and pulled it up from the 60-degree slope, it was already completely dark.
It took a whole day just to catch this camel.
There was a chill in the air.
"The average temperature difference between day and night in the Sahara Desert can reach 42 degrees Celsius, which means 40 degrees during the day and only minus 2 degrees at night. I can already feel the chill now. I suspect the temperature is only 7 or 8 degrees and is still dropping. "
It was just getting dark and the temperature dropped so quickly.
Many viewers found it a little unbelievable.
It's really a "dramatic" drop.
“Many people think that the reason why the temperature difference between day and night is so large in the desert is because the sand has a low specific heat capacity.”
"During the day, light and heat are rapidly absorbed by the top layer of sand and released back into the air, superheating the air and causing temperatures to soar. At night, much of the heat in the sand quickly dissipates again, cooling the surroundings."
"However, this phenomenon is not enough to explain why the temperature in the desert drops so sharply at night, or it is just one of the reasons, but if you have experienced it yourself, you will know that the temperature drop is really incredible fast."
The blindfolded camel walked obediently along the leash.
Bifang deliberately lengthened the reins and extended the distance to three meters to prevent the camel from suddenly jumping up.
"In fact, the main reason for the rapid change in desert temperature is that the air in the desert is very dry, there is little precipitation, and there are few clouds, which cannot absorb the sun's heat radiation. Therefore, the temperature in the desert is very high during the day. For example, the humidity in the Atacama Desert in Chile is almost zero."
“Water vapor in the air acts like a giant, invisible blanket, trapping heat at the ground level and preventing it from escaping into the atmosphere.”
"High humidity air also requires more energy to heat, which means it takes more time for the heat to dissipate and the surrounding environment to cool down."
"That's the underlying reason why the temperature in the desert varies so much from day to night."
"Because the temperature drops too quickly, people often fail to react and suffer from hypothermia. If no warming measures are taken, life will soon be in danger. This is why the cold in the desert is not as extreme as in high-latitude areas, but is still deadly."
"If it was a normal crossing, I would probably choose to find a place to rest as soon as possible. However, in order to prevent accidents and tame the camel as soon as possible, I'd better travel overnight today."
Under the starry sky, Bifang led the blindfolded camel and walked out of the desert.
