Chapter 849: First impression is important
Through the iron cage, Bi Fang explained the mission objectives to the audience.
Because the cheetah was sleeping, he unconsciously lowered his voice.
Perhaps he didn't want to wake up the cheetah and leave a bad impression on their first meeting.
"This is the target of our operation. The staff told me its name is Harley."
"It is a one and a half year old sub-adult male cheetah. The so-called sub-adult is the stage between adolescence and adulthood."
"For us humans, it's probably between high school and college. At this age, they are fully capable of living independently. Most cheetahs leave their parents and live on their own around one year old."
"But due to the lack of his mother's guidance, although Harley is almost an adult physically, his mental age is quite young and he has not yet learned how to hunt."
"Creatures like cheetahs can rarely endure a closed life like that in a zoo, so the best destination for them is nature."
"But if it is released directly into the wild, it will be difficult for Harley to survive in his current condition, so my mission is to help him learn how to hunt, how to protect his prey, and truly integrate into the wilderness."
Let a human teach a wild beast how to hunt and survive in the wilderness.
Are you sure?
The task itself sounds ridiculous, like teaching a fish to swim or a bird to fly.
But if this human is Bifang, the audience in front of the screen will find the whole thing not so difficult to accept, and even feel it is reasonable.
Because this man might actually be a better hunter than a cheetah!
Fang Shen is recognized worldwide as the strongest and most charming man to survive in the wild.
Each miraculous journey tells everyone that in the wilderness, he is the undisputed uncrowned king.
This is not the self-satisfaction of ignorant people, but the recognition of the world.
What’s even more interesting is that when the audience heard that Bifang was going to teach cheetahs how to hunt, some people actually seriously discussed Bifang’s “teaching qualifications.”
[Here is an interesting statistic: the hunting success rate of polar bears is 10%, that of gray wolves is 14%, that of lions is 18%, that of leopards is 24%, that of tigers is 27%, that of cheetahs is 58%, and among cats, the black-footed cat has the highest hunting success rate, with a hunting success rate of 60%.]
[Ah, is this all tigers and lions are? ]
[Failure is the theme song of the wilderness, success belongs only to Fang Shen! ]
[Although Fang Shen's hunting rate has not been properly scientifically counted, the number of times he has failed since the live broadcast is very small, and it is almost certain that it is above 90%, which is higher than the 85% of the most powerful African hyena, so he can really be a cheetah's teacher. ]
[The most important thing is that ordinary hunters have a relatively fixed prey range, but Fang Shen's range ranges from small things like squirrels, venomous snakes, and swimming fish to large things like moose, brown bears, and musk oxen. This is much better than wild animals.]
Rows of data were sorted out, and finally everyone came to a unanimous conclusion.
There is no problem.
That's how it should be.
[I see. If this had a professional title, Fang Shen would at least be a full-time senior teacher.]
[Small, but at least he's a professor (dog head)]
[The conservation center found a good teacher for Harley (laughs)]
After keeping everyone in suspense for quite some time, we finally learned the content of Bifang’s live broadcast. Even though the live broadcast hadn’t started yet, the audience had already started to express their excitement.
Sure enough, their expectations were not in vain, and Fang Shen did not disappoint them as always.
Is there a better story than taking a cheetah across the South African savannah, teaching it to hunt and integrate into nature?
【That’s awesome! 】
[Survival in the wilderness, Chinese culture is the coolest]
[Where is Fang Shen's limit? ]
[Feng Yang Xianyu presented the anchor with a wolf hair brush *66666——I’m excited just thinking about it, this live broadcast will definitely be exciting.]
[Holding onto the senior sister's silk tightly, crying and begging not to leave me, I present Meatball*1,000 to the anchor - is this the beginning of another legend? Go! ]
【Charge hard! 】
Seeing the audience so excited, Bifang struck while the iron was hot and said to the staff beside him: "Open the door."
"Now?" The staff member touched the key, hesitant.
"Any questions?"
"In fact, there are some problems." Assistant Director Rubia took over the topic, "Harley has been in a bad mood these days."
"What's going on?"
"Because his keeper, Hamid Griffith, died of a heart attack while feeding Harley four days ago."
"Hamid was one of the first few people to find Harley, and he has been taking care of Harley ever since. In Harley's eyes, Hamid is like a relative, so he has been in a bad mood , and it's hard for people to get close to him."
The incident happened suddenly, and the tragedy occurred after Chu Zhaohua went to China.
Therefore, even Chu Zhaohua didn't know what had happened, let alone Bifang.
"In fact, Hamid's death was not entirely unexpected. He was already very old, and he had a history of heart disease... But none of us expected the tragedy to happen so soon. Hamid's greatest wish before his death was to see Harley running freely in the wilderness. Unfortunately, it can't be realized now."
After listening to Hamid's story, everyone fell into silence.
Then Assistant Rubia suggested, "So our idea is to let Mr. Bi feed Harley for a few days so that both sides can get familiar with each other before contacting each other. Otherwise, if we act rashly, there may be certain dangers."
To Cheetah Harley, Bifang is a complete stranger, not to mention the current special circumstances.
Bifang pondered for a moment and nodded.
You can't rush into contact with animals, as they also have their own thoughts and emotions. If you barge in rashly, things will often become awkward.
Seeing this, the director immediately extended an invitation.
"Mr. Bifang, you haven't eaten yet, why don't you have a meal first?"
The plane arrived in Nairobi at around six o'clock, and it was already past eight o'clock in the morning when we arrived at the conservation center. After touring around and meeting the main people, it was indeed almost lunchtime.
Amid the wailing of the audience, Bifang was ready to close the live broadcast and come back after dinner.
[No, it’s only been an hour, why is it ending?]
[Damn, damn, damn, who do you want to satisfy in one hour? ]
[Fang Shen is good at everything, except that his time is too short. No wonder he is still single. Sigh, as expected, no one is perfect.]
"That's too much. I was planning to have dinner and then continue in the afternoon. You guys are really making me sad."
Bifang was a little annoyed. He then ignored the audience and turned off the live broadcast. He was ready to try the special food of Kenya.
The mission hasn't really started yet. From now on we'll have to sleep in the wild.
After instructing the staff not to feed Harley, and waiting for him to come in person, Bifang followed everyone to the cafeteria.
The conservation center did not disappoint Bifang. Most of the funds here were used for animals and soldiers. The funds were not sufficient, so there were no delicacies. However, there was definitely enough meat, otherwise they would not be able to support lions, cheetahs and other big carnivores.
Bifang also saw many Kenyan characteristics at the dinner table.
Although they are both in Africa, the flavor here is different from that in Egypt, but there are plenty of spices and the taste is not bad.
In fact, Bifang can accept most foods, but just doesn't like things with a strong milky flavor, such as cream stew. Everything else is fine.
"Try our Kenyan sausage, Mutula, which is specially made by our chef. It is a protein-rich meat snack that most of our animals like to eat."
The chef brought a large plate of sausages to the table.
Although it sounds a bit strange, Bifang does not think it is an insult, but rather finds it interesting.
People here basically spend most of their lives protecting animals, so such a metaphor is not a contempt but a recognition.
Bifang took a look at it, then tasted it and found it was indeed good.
This is a specialty sausage made with goat intestines filled with minced meat and goat blood.
It's cooked through by boiling it until it's almost cooked through, then thrown on the grill to dehydrate the meat and give it that sensational smoky flavor.
Bifang, who possessed the fifth-level green chef skill, figured out how the dish was cooked after just a few bites.
Next comes various stews, beef stew, goat stew, chicken stew, mixed with some vegetables such as carrots, peppers, peas or potatoes.
The sauce is made from a light tomato base with onions, salt and pepper. It tastes salty, spicy and sour, with a unique flavor.
There is also a barbecue.
Bifang was not polite at all and showed everyone his amazing appetite.
Even after the meal, I ate a stack of Kenyan-style donuts by myself, which were fried dough full of sweetness.
For ordinary people, these are absolute carbohydrate bombs, but for Bifang, they are the best substances to replenish energy.
After dinner, Bifang said goodbye to everyone and came to Harley's private room accompanied by the staff, holding a bag of red offal in his hand.
When the live broadcast started, the audience who had been prepared flocked in again. The number of viewers directly exceeded five million and was still rising. Judging from the curve, the number of stable viewers today might exceed ten million.
This is very normal data. The viewing curve of many TV series is that the first episode and the finale have the highest ratings.
After fermenting for a morning and noon, the news that Bifang was going to take the cheetah back to nature had already spread rapidly throughout the entire Internet.
Bifang and Cheetah were hot searches on almost all social networking sites.
The conservation center even posted Harley's story directly. His mother was skinned by poachers and his owner died of a heart attack not long ago. These stories have long moved people around the world.
【Here it comes】
[Shit, it’s already one in the afternoon and you’ve been eating for two hours! ]
[Too slow, too slow, the flowers have all withered]
"The people at the conservation center were so enthusiastic, there was nothing I could do."
Bifang was quite helpless.
This is a necessary social event, which means he doesn't drink, otherwise he won't be able to continue the live broadcast in the afternoon.
A few grown men were just bragging and time passed by in a flash.
Everyone who works here has extremely rich experience and they don’t want to stop talking about it. Being able to finish it within two hours is already very fast.
Fortunately, after the meal, there was no longer a circle of people, big and small, surrounding Bifang, only a few administrators followed him.
At this time, Harley had already woken up from his sleep and was patrolling back and forth on the ground. Compared to what he saw in the morning, his elegant figure was more thoroughly displayed.
The slender limbs, thick tail and explosive torso perfectly interpret the meaning of golden lightning.
"I believe many people know that cheetahs are the kings of land speed. Their strength lies in speed."
"Someone mentioned the cheetah's hunting success rate this morning. It is true. Among cats, it is the best. As the saying goes, 'the only way to defeat martial arts is to be fast.' The cheetah has followed this approach and evolved its body to be born only for speed."
"In a 2012 study of cheetahs on the Serengeti, it was found that they succeeded in 114 of 192 kills, a success rate of 58%. However, this also means that they are relatively vulnerable in head-on fights. Further research by researchers found that there is a 10% chance that cheetahs will be robbed of their 'fruits of victory' by animals such as hyenas and lions."
"The survival rate of cheetah cubs is also very low, only 10%. Precisely because of the high mortality rate, cheetahs generally give birth to more cubs. A female cheetah can give birth to one to six cubs per litter, and up to seven in captivity."
"Coupled with the threat of poachers, the number of cheetahs on the grassland has been decreasing and cannot be increased at all."
[Damn, speaking of the survival rate of cubs reminds me of the story of Harley I just watched! ]
[It hurts. It hurts so much.]
[Just now, I almost burst into tears when I saw Harley calling out to his dead mother as a child, attracting Hamid and the others]
[Indeed, I just found out about this as well.]
"Due to the difference in strength, there is actually no need for us humans to worry too much. Whether in terms of tonnage or strength, there is no need for us humans to be afraid of cheetahs."
The cheetah is a member of the subfamily Felinae. Unlike lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, etc. which are also members of the subfamily Pantherinae, the cheetah is a typical representative of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
Its claws are canine-like, lacking the fleshy claw sheaths of other cats and no retractable parts, so its footprints have claw marks. It does not have strong claws, its bite force is average, and its canine teeth are of average length, so it is destined not to become the dominant force.
There are even rumors that cheetahs will pretend to be honey badgers to scare off their natural enemies. Even if this has not been confirmed, it is a good example.
Having said this, Bifang looked at the administrator beside him and said, "Open the door."
This time the administrator did not hesitate, and at Bifang's request, he stepped forward and opened the big lock on the barbed wire.
Bifang picked up the bloody bag in his hand and smiled.
"With the help of the staff, I got the goat's internal organs to feed it, hoping that Harley would like it and that I could leave a good first impression on him."
