Chapter 856: Teach You Something Different
Five o'clock in the morning.
Before daybreak, Bifang got up, washed, rolled up his sleeves, and inserted the brand new hunting knife into his waist.
Jerry, who had not had any role in the past few days, also crawled out of the nest and got directly into the backpack.
Everything was ready. Bifang came to the cheetah room, opened the iron mesh door, and dragged the sleeping cheetah out. Then, with the help of Barry, he also took a sightseeing car and left the conservation center for the prairie.
Harley sat in the back seat, his hair swaying in the wind. Facing the strong wind, his eyes narrowed into lines, and he kept yawning with his mouth open, revealing a pair of thick fangs.
After yesterday's "trust" test, Bifang did not grab Harley's neck this time, allowing it to dangle on the car.
"Here it is."
The protection center completely disappeared from sight. Bifang asked Barry to stop the car, picked up the backpack, and jumped directly to the ground using the railing.
Harley, who had just woken up from his sleep, was completely awakened by the wind along the way. Seeing this, he jumped out of the back seat.
"Look how cute it is."
Barry got out of the car, held Harley's head, rubbed it hard, and then kissed its face fiercely.
Barry laughed until Harley couldn't bear it anymore and broke free.
This separation means that Harley will return to the wild. Although a tracking chip has been implanted in its body, if nothing unexpected happens, this may be the last time they meet.
"Cheetahs belong to the savannah, and only to the savannah. They may die from hunting, or be killed by other creatures, and encounter various dangers, but they should not die of old age in a zoo."
Old Barry touched Harley's head at last, feeling deeply moved. He had also watched Harley grow from birth to eighteen months old now, and witnessed it grow from the size of a palm to half a person's height now, and from only being able to feed with milk to growing fangs that could tear pieces of meat.
"You will meet many, many female cheetahs in the future, and give birth to many, many cubs with them, thus expanding the cheetah family."
After mumbling for a while, old Barry's beard trembled.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
After saying that, Barry said nothing more. He sighed, got back into the car, stepped on the accelerator, turned around and drove away.
The tires rolled over the grass without leaving any trace.
Harley couldn't understand what Old Barry said, but he still called out a few times as he watched the car leave. Seeing that Bifang didn't respond, he stood up and paced a few steps until the car completely disappeared from his sight, then he squatted down again.
Bifang touched its head, then put the backpack on the ground, opened the zipper, and Jerry climbed from his knees to his shoulders.
He held down the curious Harley.
Three drones automatically flew out of the bag and distributed in various directions.
When the first drone flew directly overhead, it captured a full picture of the man and the leopard.
At this moment, the live broadcast officially begins!
All of a sudden, all the fans of Fang Shen from all over the world, on every continent, and in every country received notification of the broadcast.
The wolf tooth poster slowly opened like a curtain.
Millions of people formed a tidal wave on the Internet and rushed towards the live broadcast room, wave after wave.
Day, night, early morning, midnight.
On the subway, in the office, in the bedroom, in the dormitory.
No matter what time or where, people crawled out of bed, sat up straight, focused their attention, and looked at the small electronic screen.
The wilderness is vast and the wind blows quietly.
The morning light spreads down, and a layer of brilliant golden light flows over the African savannah in summer.
An extremely familiar voice came out from various audio equipment or headphones, so familiar that everyone knew whose opening remarks it was as soon as they heard it, and they knew that another story was about to happen in the deserted wilderness.
"Looking back at the evolution of mankind, if our ancestors had not had the adventurous spirit and imagination, the courage to innovate and sacrifice, humans would not have used canoes to surf the sea and explore the infinite mysteries on the other side of the ocean."
“Human curiosity generates the urge for adventure, and human adventure ignites the torch of civilization.”
“Adventure is not only found in the oceans and mountains, deserts and swamps of nature, but also in densely populated cities.”
"I'm Bifang, a professional outdoor explorer. This time, we came to Kenya."
In front of the screen, Bifang squatted on the grass, stroked the cheetah's head from the back to the spine with his left hand, and spoke the opening remarks of each live broadcast to the audience.
In an instant, all the audience fell into carnival.
Before today, Bifang had been working with Harley for six days. Everyone knew what this live broadcast was for and had been waiting for it with great anticipation. Now it has finally come true.
【It’s started! 】
【The big one is finally here! 】
[African savannah, this is Lao Fang’s first live broadcast, I knew he would definitely come back here (dog head)]
[Are we finally going to fight the lions? Don't be scared, just go for it! One punch each]
[The Sword Immortal does not eat onions and becomes the emperor in the live broadcast room! ]
[Strange, the emperor comes at the beginning again. There are almost a hundred emperors here, right? 】
[I declare that Fang Shen is the most awesome anchor in the world. Who opposes and who supports? ]
【I support! 】
[Cheetah, my cheetah, hehehehe]
[Jerry, my Jerry, hehehe]
Bifang stood up, thanked everyone for their support, and then turned his gaze to the sun on the horizon.
It was six o'clock in the morning, the sun had just risen, and the entire grassland was filled with vibrant natural light.
The cool breeze makes me feel relaxed and happy.
"I know everyone has been waiting for this live broadcast for a long time, and has also been looking forward to seeing Harley running on the grassland for a long time, but fortunately, everything has come true now."
"This is the African savannah, which is distributed on both the north and south sides of the African rainforest, from the equatorial region of the eastern plateau to the west of Madagascar Island, surrounding the entire rainforest in a horseshoe shape."
"The entire grassland distribution area accounts for one-third of the entire African area. It is the largest tropical grassland area in the world, spanning from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere. Therefore, you can see that when the African grasslands in the northern hemisphere are in the dry season, they are in the wet season in the southern hemisphere."
“And vice versa.”
"This is mainly because while the climate of the African savannah in the northern hemisphere is controlled by the equatorial low pressure belt, the climate of the African savannah in the southern hemisphere is controlled by the southeast trade winds."
"While the climate of the African savannah in the northern hemisphere is controlled by the northeast trade winds, the climate of the African savannah in the southern hemisphere is controlled by the equatorial low pressure belt."
Bifang zipped up his backpack, put it on his back, and walked on the grassland with Harley.
The Gambian rat stands on Bifang's shoulder and sniffs the odor molecules in the air to determine whether the environment is safe.
Also facing an unfamiliar environment, Harley, who had never been out of human sight for too long, felt the vastness and terror of nature for the first time, and followed Bifang closely.
In the past, when he appeared in nature, there were always at least two people around him, but now, in the entire vast grassland, there was only one person, one leopard and one rat.
"Plants in the African savannah are drought-tolerant, so most of them are grasses. The grass is generally between 1 and 3 meters tall, and most of them have narrow and straight leaves to reduce excessive evaporation of water."
“That’s why we can see the whole grassland at a glance, just like we can see the open horizon at a glance on the ocean.”
"There are only sparsely scattered solitary or clustered trees with small, hard leaves, some of which are mobile and arranged in the most light-proof position."
"The bark of the trees will become very thick, and some of the trunks will be thick. This structure allows the trees to store a lot of water to ensure that they can carry out life activities during the dry season."
"The representative tree species are acacia and Bobab..."
“In this grassland, the dry and wet seasons have completely different scenery.”
"In the wet season, the grass and trees are lush and green, and everything is renewed; in the dry season, everything withers and turns yellow. There are many ungulate mammals on the grassland, such as various antelopes, giraffes, zebras, etc., as well as beasts such as lions and leopards. Among insects, termites are the most numerous."
Bifang was moving in a direction that was right angles to the sun.
This time the mission is not only to help Harley return to the wilderness, but also to return it to the place where it was first found.
That is in the northern part of the entire Kenyan grassland, which means that Bifang still needs to take Harley across the entire grassland.
"I am now in Kenya, the famous Heart of Africa. I believe that all those who like to watch animals must be familiar with this country, and even well-known because the famous Kenya Nature Reserve is located here."
"Not only that, according to the human skull fossils that have been excavated, this is the earliest birthplace of humans in current research."
"By the seventh century AD, Arab merchants appeared in Kenya's coastal cities, and Zheng He, a Ming Dynasty navigator, also visited Mombasa in Kenya during his voyages to the West."
"In addition, the Great Rift Valley of East Africa is also located in Kenya, which can be said to be a treasure trove."
“And I don’t know if you still remember the Maasai I mentioned before. This ethnic group is located in Kenya.”
Bifang often tells some anecdotes in the live broadcast room. When many viewers heard his reminder, they recalled it all at once.
[It seems that Fang Shen said that the Maasai have good eyesight? ]
[Is it the one who hunts lions for his coming-of-age ceremony? ]
[Why do I remember it was shark hunting? 】
[Brother, you are off topic. The one hunting sharks is the Nebo or something mentioned by Fang Shen when he traveled through Nemo Point.]
[It's Melanesia (laughing and crying)]
[Oh, yes, this is it]
Seeing the barrage, Bifang almost laughed out loud and explained with a smile.
"There are 44 ethnic groups in Kenya, and the population of each ethnic group is evenly distributed. The Kikuyu people account for the largest proportion, but the most famous among them is the Maasai, because their coming-of-age ceremony is very unique and their folk customs are very tough."
"The coming-of-age rite of passage for Maasai men is to kill a lion."
"At dawn, the warriors who want to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony must get up, take their spears and shields and set out from the village. A few people will be selected to watch the ceremony. They are all experienced hunters in the village."
"It is not easy to hunt under the eyes of these experienced people, and the Maasai tribe only allows hunting young and healthy male lions. Female lions and old, weak and sick lions are not allowed to be hunted, ensuring that they complete the rite of passage with their own strength."
"But since the advent of modern times, there have been fewer and fewer lions, so this custom has been abandoned. Now many Maasai men are raising cattle like crazy, because they can marry another wife if they have 10 cows."
[Again? Element perception]
【Details】
Bifang naturally knew what the audience was thinking, and explained nonchalantly: "This ethnic group practices polygamy. Maasai boys start to braid their hair from a young age, and girls need to shave their heads after they get married."
"And the Kenyan president officially legalized polygamy in 2014."
"At that time, there was a man from the Kanyamwa tribe named Akuku who had 130 marriages, starting when he was 21 and marrying his last wife In 58 years, his 130 wives gave birth to 210 children and 1,800 grandchildren."
[Good Guy]
【This is a change of nationality】
[Do you think you can find a girlfriend by changing countries? (dog head)]
"In addition, in sprint events, Jamaica is rich in famous athletes, and everyone knows Bolt, but if you look at long-distance running events, it must be Kenya, which has long dominated the long-distance running championship."
“Most of these Kenyan long-distance runners are Kalenjin, and more than 70% of the medals in long-distance running go to athletes from this ethnic group.
"This ethnic group lives in high altitude areas all year round. They have amazing lung capacity, very small ankles, long leg bones, and a thin lower body, which makes them more suitable for running."
"In the early days, due to the lack of material foundation and inadequate nutrition, it was difficult to show their true strength. As the economy developed and they had enough food to eat, the long-distance running talent of the Kalenjin people exploded."
"Most of the long-distance running champions above 800 meters are Kalenjin people. Among them, the long-distance running champion Rono broke four world records in less than three months."
Before the live broadcast officially began, Bifang introduced the African savannah and Kenya.
On the one hand, it is necessary, and on the other hand, it is also a small advertisement for Kenya .
Since he was invited and given such a good job as personally lighting a fire to destroy the ivory, Bifang would naturally return the favor and help say some good words and introduce more people.
This way, next time there are similar activities in other places, with lions, tigers, elephants or something else, maybe they will come to find him.
Just think of it as a meal.
After introducing the background, Bifang withdrew his attention and returned to the event itself.
"I think everyone is clear about this mission, but in case there are new viewers who don't know, I will briefly repeat it."
"We will travel across the entire Kenyan grassland to help the cheetah Harley return to his homeland, and during the journey, we will train his hunting skills so that the cheetah, who has grown up with humans since childhood, can successfully integrate into nature."
"But we'll talk about hunting later. The first problem we face now is obtaining water resources."
"It is October now, which is summer in the northern hemisphere and also the dry season in the North African grasslands. It will take another half a month, about half a month, around mid-October, for the rainy season to begin."
"Although Kenya is not hot, places with water shortages do not necessarily have hot climates. As I said, Antarctica is extremely cold, but the places with the least rainfall are even less than deserts. It is completely a white desert."
"If it were normal, I might teach you a method similar to putting plastic bags on plants to obtain water quickly and conveniently through transpiration."
"Or just look for tubers, plants with rich juice."
"But now, my teaching target is not only the audience in front of the screen, but also the cheetah next to me."
Bifang reached out and touched the cheetah's head.
Harley is actually very tall, with long limbs, so when he stands up, he is about one meter tall, and he can easily touch his head with his hand.
"There's no way a cheetah can learn to put on a plastic bag or identify water plants."
"So this time, I'm going to teach you something different."
