Chapter 850 The Furious Cheetah
The sunlight shines on the pure white plastic bag, and you can faintly see the blood coming from inside.
Bifang looked through the iron net and looked at the cheetah's weight.
"The cheetah is a carnivorous cat and the only species in the genus Acinonyx. It is divided into five subspecies and one variant."
"The largest species is the North African subspecies, with adult males weighing 29-71 kg, with an average weight of 45 kg, and adult females weighing 21-63 kg, with an average weight of 38 kg."
"The adult weight of the other four subspecies is generally less than 35 kilograms. They are called cheetahs because they look similar to leopards and run very fast."
"The Kenyan region belongs to South Africa. The Harley rescued by the staff here is also a South African subspecies. It usually weighs only about 35 to 45 kilograms. Harley is still a sub-adult, weighing about 30 to 40 kilograms. I estimate it to be about 33."
The chain was pulled out, making a rattling sound.
The staff member nearby was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously said, "The physical examination the day before yesterday showed 35 kilograms, but the weight measurement of animals is not very accurate, and now he hasn't eaten, 33 is about right. You are really amazing, you can even tell this."
Animals are different from humans. They don't wear clothes, so it is not impossible to judge the size of an animal at a glance.
But this is not something that can be done casually. It is impossible to do without a keen eye and rich experience. It also requires a certain degree of familiarity with the species, just like an experienced butcher can cut off the exact weight with one knife.
In the staff's impression, only a few old professors who specialize in cheetah research can do it.
Moreover, carnivores in nature are different from humans. They can eat several kilograms of food in one meal to ensure that they will not starve to death if there is no prey in the next few days. Therefore, it makes a big difference when to measure weight. Bifang's judgment was only off by less than two kilograms, or even around one kilogram, which shows his experience.
"A 30-kilogram cheetah poses very limited threat. We can treat it like a big cat."
【Big Cat (covering face)】
[I also want to pet such a big cat]
[Only Fang Shen can say such a thing. Last time I saw a buddy being chased by a local dog, which seemed to be smaller than Harley.]
Cats are indeed very lethal, but their size is a huge obstacle that no living creature in nature can get around, and it cannot be overcome simply by their body structure.
Thirty kilograms, less than 40% of Bifang’s body weight.
Therefore, Bifang was not nervous about coming into contact with a completely unfamiliar cheetah as the audience thought, but was very calm instead.
He has fought against a 300-kilogram brown bear before, even with his bare hands, so how could he be afraid of a 30-kilogram cheetah?
But for cheetahs, it's a different story.
The sound of the sliding chain startled Harley, and it turned its head. Then a tall and strong "giant" walked in. His exposed forearms were like twisted steel cables, covered with powerful curves.
If that were the case, it would be fine. There are many such two-legged monkeys in the conservation center.
But the terrifying thing is that the aura of the two-legged ape in front of him is completely different from any Harley has ever seen!
Completely different!
Completely different!
It felt like seeing a natural enemy, a predator far more ferocious than oneself appeared in front of him!
After Harley's little brain was down for a few seconds, an alarm immediately sounded!
His golden hair exploded uncontrollably, and as Bifang advanced, Harley retreated little by little into the corner, completely losing the elegance and dominance of the previous king of speed.
This posture made the staff and spectators nearby confused.
[Oh my goodness, what is going on?]
[Dog God scare cheetahs like this?]
[I'm really an expert, it's exactly the same as my cat seeing the dog]
"Harley is not like this usually?" The staff member laughed awkwardly and tried to call Harley over.
Bifang thought about it and roughly understood the reason. He couldn't help but feel funny. He squatted down on his own initiative to reduce his height and lessen the threat.
"It's natural for animals to be afraid of larger, unfamiliar creatures. We can reduce our size by squatting down and tucking our limbs together, showing a side that makes it easier for animals to let down their guard."
Sure enough, after Bifang squatted down, the audience in front of the screen found that the golden hair on the cheetah's body had shrunk a lot.
The temperament has not changed, but the reduction in size makes the cheetah feel a little relaxed.
Bifang squatted down and slowly approached the cheetah's food bowl, untied the bag, poured out the bloody sheep entrails in front of Harley, and then slowly backed away.
Because Harley was too wary of him, Bifang retreated to the corner of the cage and asked the staff nearby to serve Harley dinner.
Bifang was far away, lunch was served late, and familiar staff were nearby. Although Harley was still afraid, with the help of his stomach, he slowly walked over, faced Bifang, and ate in the most conservative manner.
"Go out first and lock the door."
"Need some security?"
"Need not."
Bifang shook his head and continued to say to the audience, "It's actually very simple to make an animal familiar with you and get close to you as quickly as possible. First, you need to let it adapt to your presence in space and then gradually close the distance."
"This is a two-way process that is both active and passive. On the active side, you have to strive to use resources to get the target to approach you, just like many people use sausages to lure kittens to approach you. Even if the kitten runs away with the sausage in its mouth, it is still a progress. After doing it many times, it will know that there is no danger."
"At the same time, we also need to mix in some passivity to speed up the process. For example, we are in the same cage now. Although Harley doesn't seem to be very willing, he still acquiesces. This is to build psychological expectations for him."
[PUA, right?]
[What are you barking about!? How can Fang Shen's business be considered PUA?]
[It’s really like raising stray dogs and cats.]
[Fuck, I've been feeding the stray cat downstairs for a month, and now I won't let you touch it. I really want it to spit out all the canned food it's eaten.]
Harley dragged the food bowl to a corner and started chewing.
The drone approached quietly and recorded the animal's eating appearance and sound clearly, including the collision of its teeth and internal organs, which made a unique sticky sound.
[Do animals like to eat offal? ]
[Why do I remember Fang Shen always threw away the internal organs? ]
Bifang shook his head.
"You remembered it wrongly. The internal organs I threw away were the intestines and some pancreatic tissue, like the heart and liver, which were all preserved."
"In fact, when food is plentiful, most predators will give priority to eating some organs of their prey, especially the liver."
"For example, in seasons when there are more herbivores and hunting is easier, some lion groups will habitually start eating from the front or lower abdomen of the prey. The first thing to be eaten is often the prey's internal organs, and the remaining muscles, skin and bones are left to hyenas and vultures to solve."
"There is no clear explanation for this dietary preference. Scientists speculate that this may be because animal offal is more convenient to eat, it avoids bone protection to the greatest extent, is softer than muscle, and is relatively rich in nutrition."
"Because organs such as the liver have high fat content, they are also rich in vitamins that animals need urgently, just like the Inuit rely on raw food to supplement vitamin C, which I mentioned before."
"Similar to lions are brown bears."
"The salmon breeding season is a carnival for brown bears every year. After catching salmon swimming upstream on the river beach, brown bears will eat the fish skin and eggs, and most of the rest will be discarded to various water birds."
"This habit is because there are too many salmon at this time and it is too easy to prey on them. However, this golden predation period is only a few days. Brown bears only eat the fish skin and fish eggs with the highest fat content, and then turn around to catch the next fish. This can accumulate fat and nutrients most efficiently so that they can spend a warm winter."
"In addition, killer whales also prefer shark livers. On the one hand, this is because shark livers are relatively large and have a high fat content. On the other hand, although sharks do not have hard bones, their skin is extremely tough. Eating other parts will cause too much wear and tear on killer whales' teeth."
"Killer whales are mammals, and their teeth are limited just like humans. When they are damaged, they cannot grow back like sharks. Old killer whales often starve to death because they cannot tear open fish skin to eat."
"Some scholars even believe that the young killer whales in the group will complete the task of hunting, and the old killer whales only need to come up and nibble on the fish liver, because for the old killer whales with bad teeth, fish liver is the tenderest food that can be chewed."
Bifang, a wilderness traveler of the highest level, was completely at ease with these animals. His mind was full of similar examples, and he hadn't finished talking about them all until the cheetah finished eating.
Harley seemed a little unsatisfied after lunch because he found that the food portion today was obviously much smaller than before.
"I didn't bring much food this time. The purpose is to increase the frequency of feeding. By feeding Harley small amounts and multiple times, Harley can quickly get used to my presence and constantly strengthen the impression."
Bifang feeds Harley every three hours, with small amounts of offal each time, while also extending the time he spends with him.
Inside the cage, Harley, who had just finished his meal, stared at Bifang and paced back and forth along the edge of the cage until Bifang stood up. He then quickly shrank into the corner, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Bifang leave.
"Okay, I'll start the live broadcast again at four o'clock. Oh, I almost forgot about the time difference. Everyone's time is different. In fact, I'll start three hours later from now."
"Don't worry, because our live broadcast hasn't actually started yet. In two days, when Harley is familiar with me, I will keep the live broadcast going all day long."
After putting the chain back on, Bifang explained a few things and then turned off the live broadcast, putting the cage key in his pocket.
The staff's help of "introduction" was needed the first time in order to dispel Harley's vigilance to the greatest extent. This was not necessary in the next few times, so the staff directly gave the key to Bifang.
Returning to the room reserved in the protection center, Bifang turned on the system and began editing this mission.
I was in such a hurry this time that I almost forgot to arrange the system tasks.
When Bifang becomes part of the task, the complete system task will be automatically organized and displayed, with rewards, difficulty and requirements clearly visible.
[Mission Name: Heart of Nature]
[Mission location: African savannah]
【Mission Mode: Crossing Survival】
[Mission Difficulty: T1]
[Task requirements: Only system equipment can be carried. ]
[Main Mission 1: Start live streaming, with more than 8 million people online at the same time.]
[Main Mission 2: Help Cheetah Harley learn to hunt and integrate into the wilderness.]
[Side quest: Explore on your own. ]
[Guaranteed reward: Level 2 authority is opened, and one red stone. ]
Bifang scanned the rows one by one, and his heart skipped a beat when he saw the last reward.
For the so-called editing tasks, as long as you enter the content, the system will automatically evaluate the difficulty and then give a reward.
Can the second-level permissions be fully enabled?
What's the meaning?
Such a reward made Bifang think of his adventure after Qaidam. After that, he got the permission to automatically edit tasks. What will it be this time?
Can I edit the rewards myself?
And what is redstone and what is its function?
The difficulty this time has reached T1, which should be the peak of the difficulty of the T series.
R, S, T.
Bifang has already experienced three levels of difficulty, and no one knows what the next level of difficulty will be.
In Bifang's opinion, T1 seems to have reached the pinnacle of survival in the wilderness of Earth.
The African savannah is not as simple as it seems.
As far as Bifang knows, just last Thursday, the Kenyan Wildlife Rangers encountered a group of poachers equipped with AK-47 rifles during a routine patrol in Mount Elgon National Park on the border between Kenya and Uzbekistan, and a fierce battle broke out.
In the end, the guards killed three poachers, seized rifles and other poaching equipment, and the other two poachers escaped.
Just one glimpse of the dangers of being with a cheetah on the African savannah.
"There is no use in thinking too much."
Bifang put away the panel, walked to the window and looked at the open grassland without any fear in his heart.
Bifang is not a person who will resist his fear.
Fear is not a terrible thing.
It is the most basic instinct of living things to perceive danger. It is a psychological mechanism preserved through evolution, a self-protection mechanism. It helps humans stay away from danger time and time again and ultimately survive. It is rare and precious.
But if someone understands fear, is aware of the danger and can face the challenge head-on, he or she will be improved.
If you want to become stronger, do the things you fear.
Continuously expanding one's understanding of the world is the foundation for an individual to become powerful.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Bifang resumed live broadcast.
This time, the number of viewers who came in exceeded five million.
Bifang, like before, walked towards the cheetah carrying a bag of internal organs.
This time, the staff stood outside the iron fence and did not accompany Bifang in.
Bifang poured the internal organs into the basin and squeezed out the blood in the plastic bag.
"Unlike at noon, I brought deer entrails to the cheetah this time to change the taste. This will also help strengthen Harley's memory of me."
