Chapter 874: Repelling the Hyena
A few pairs of green eyes flashed in the darkness, revealing a creepy light.
If Bifang had not been alerted in advance, he would not have realized that he was surrounded.
Hyena, coyote, or something else?
Or maybe... a pride of lions?
The multiple eyes reminded Bifang of several deadly group hunters on the grassland. His fingers unconsciously rested on the edge of the pottery jar until they were burned by the heat.
I encountered a black rhino during the day without any conflict, but I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to sleep well at night.
Were you attracted by the smell?
Bifang looked at the weaverbird skeletons scattered on the ground, seeming to be lost in thought.
Meat sprinkled with spices and seasonings is delicious, but this method will undoubtedly make the smell stronger and spread.
But since it was done, Bifang was not panicked or rushed.
When facing a predator, the more panicked you are, the more vulnerable you are to attack.
The hunter in the dark is still watching. If you suddenly speed up at this moment, it will be regarded as a signal to escape, and the hunter will catch up without hesitation. Instead, you will shorten your possible preparation time and reduce your chances of winning.
Bifang put the pottery pot away, refilled it with water and firewood, and did the whole process in an orderly manner. While doing so, he said calmly: "There are wild beasts nearby. We are surrounded."
Since Bifang was making salt, he didn't say much, which resulted in most of the audience's attention not being focused on Bifang's words.
Many people are still discussing why Jerry, a Gambian mouse, is not afraid of Harley the cheetah at all, and are discussing how cats and mice can become friends.
About ten seconds later...
[Surrounded? Surrounded by what? ]
【Did Lao Fang just say anything? 】
[Are you guys listening carefully? Look around, there are beasts! ]
The drone automatically adjusted its direction. In the pitch black night, there was no movement.
It wasn't until the audience saw the green fluorescence appear and disappear that the eerie feeling of being stared at suddenly made everyone shudder.
[Surrounded!!! When did this happen???]
[What the hell is this? A wolf?]
[I think there are no wolves in Africa, but there are mandarin dogs! ]
[That’s called a hyena…]
[This is too dangerous, should we call the police? ? ]
"I don't know when they appeared, but there are a lot of them, so they must be social animals. If they were herbivores or coyotes, it would be ok, but I'm afraid they are hyenas or lions. However, judging from the height and width of the eyes, they are most likely hyenas."
There is a huge difference in size between hyenas and lions. Similarly, there is a clear difference in the width of their eyes and their height from the ground. This group of animals does not give the impression of being as large as lions.
If they live in groups and dare to attack humans and cheetahs, they are most likely hyenas.
After confirming this, Bifang remained as calm as ever.
After all, being besieged by wolves is not the first or second time. Once you have experience, you will find that many things are not as scary as you imagined.
If he panicked, the audience would definitely panic even more.
As if infected by the calmness in the tone, the somewhat panicked audience in the live broadcast room gradually calmed down and discussed what to do next and whether they could escape.
"You can't run away. The distance is very close."
Bifang used his toes to hook up the stone shovel he had made today and dug holes around the camp at a slightly slower pace than usual, trying not to attract the attention of hunters as much as possible.
"Animal eyes usually have a reflective layer at the bottom of the retina, which can enhance their night vision. These reflective layers of the eye membrane are different from the fur color of the animal itself, so the phenomenon under the stimulation of light will be different. If there is a green radiation layer, the green eye phenomenon will appear."
"The firelight on our side is very bright, so we can see their green eyes, but we can't see their bodies clearly. So we can judge that they are between fifty and eighty meters away from us."
"The spotted hyena can reach speeds of 40-50 kilometers per hour, with a maximum speed of 60 kilometers per hour. It is impossible to escape at this distance."
Bifang put an end to the audience's thoughts of avoiding the battle, and then comforted them: "But don't panic, we have fire, which is the best weapon. We can expand the scope of the fire pit as much as possible without attracting attention, so that they dare not approach easily."
"Encirclement and hunting is the most common method used by all social animals. Once they get too close, it is easy for them to launch a round-robin attack in different directions. You can easily lose sight of one thing while focusing on another. Therefore, the most important thing is to expand their encirclement and extend the intervals between rounds of attacks, giving us more opportunities to react."
In many videos in the animal world, you can see spotted hyenas surrounding their prey, sometimes even lions.
When one hyena is restraining its prey head-on, the hyenas behind it will take the opportunity to launch an attack. It may not be successful the first time, but as long as it repeats it many times and uses fear to consume the prey's strength and patience, they will soon succeed.
By expanding the encirclement, the hyenas behind would not have enough time to launch an attack within the limited time, thus giving them a chance to catch their breath.
The soil was shoveled away piece by piece, and a large amount of firewood was kicked in, and then ignited by the spreading flames. With the help of a large amount of flames, a wall of fire slowly formed, giving everyone a lot of sense of security.
The flames grew higher and higher, illuminating the wilderness more brightly.
The spotted hyena, which had been hiding in the dark, seemed to become impatient when seeing this scene, and gradually moved closer, revealing its body.
Darkness is the best protective color. Without darkness, even hyenas will lose their sense of security.
I don't know how many there are...
It's impossible to say I wasn't nervous at all.
Spotted hyenas are social animals, and their numbers can range from five to eighty.
The former is easy to deal with, but the latter is not a matter of whether it is difficult or not...
As the hyenas approached, Bifang's muscles tensed and his whole body seemed as solid as molten copper cast on the ground. A tense atmosphere permeated the night.
The hyenas cloaked in shadows gradually appeared, and their numbers gradually became clear.
One, two, three...
Every time a new one appeared, the audience's nerves became more tense.
Harley was so scared that he jumped up from the ground, his back arched and his hair standing on end, and a low roar came out of his throat. Jerry even rolled and crawled into the backpack, leaving only a pair of round little eyes staring outside.
By the time all the hyenas appeared, some of the audience members were on edge, but Bifang's expression seemed relaxed.
Only eight!
Although they are the most dangerous spotted hyenas, the good news is that there are only eight of them!
Among the four existing species of hyenas, only the spotted hyena dares to attack lions, because among the four species of hyenas, the spotted hyena is the largest and most social. The "second brother of Africa" also refers to the spotted hyena, not other hyenas.
The biggest difference between the spotted hyena and the other three types of hyenas is that the spotted hyena has black spots all over its body, which are distributed very widely.
As the "second brother of Africa", the spotted hyena's status as a land carnivore on the African savannah is second only to the "number one brother" lion.
Although they may not be as big as leopards, spotted hyenas live in groups while leopards live alone. This is why they can trample leopards under their feet. Therefore, leopards become the main target of spotted hyenas.
In addition to leopards, lone lionesses, cheetahs and other carnivores are its targets.
There is no doubt about the aggressiveness of this group of predators, but fortunately, their number is not too large and is still within the range that Bifang can handle!
[Why do I feel that hyenas are so big, even bigger than wolves! ]
[It’s so scary!!!]
[I don’t dare to watch it]
[How is it, can you handle it, Fang Shen? Should we call the police? ]
"It's okay. There are only eight of them. And as you can see, their intention to attack is not very clear. They are very hesitant."
Bifang took the time to glance at the barrage and answered in a low voice.
Just as he said, the hyenas that finally showed up did not act rashly. Instead, they kept circling around the camp with their heads lowered, as if they were always looking for an opportunity, which made people sweat.
The hyenas are still weighing the strength of both sides.
One man and one leopard is also a big challenge for this small group.
But Bifang knew that the spotted hyena would not give up easily.
As 'opportunists', spotted hyenas will not miss any opportunity to eat meat, so whether it is carrion that most carnivores sneer at, or prey of other carnivores, they will never let it go as long as they have the chance to eat it.
You have to take the initiative to intimidate.
Thinking of this, Bifang kicked at the campfire. A lot of sparks flew and the flames spread, scaring away many hyenas at once. But they soon surrounded them again, but they were obviously more timid than before, and they crouched lower on all fours.
This is a very convenient posture for exerting force, which can be used for both attacking and escaping .
The audience couldn't understand this, they just felt that Bifang's efforts seemed to be in vain.
[It doesn't work]
[These beasts are not afraid of fire! They are finished.]
[How about looking for help? ]
[Not necessarily, I think Fang Shen can do it]
【Come on, Fangshen! 】
[The tenth trumpet is presented to the host's spaceship*1. ———Come on, Fangshen.]
[Crackling presents Meatball*66 to the protagonist——Don't stop! 】
Many people began to cheer for Bifang in the live broadcast room and gave him gifts, seemingly wanting to encourage Bifang in this way.
Eight spotted hyenas surrounded the camp. Once they found a blind spot, a hyena would move forward but would be quickly forced back by Bifang's torches.
Harley, who had never seen such a situation before, was so scared that he kept backing away until he was stuck to Bifang's calf.
In view of the presence of Halley, Bifang never took the initiative to attack, but just held up the torch.
The hyenas tried to narrow the encirclement, but they were blocked by the flames, and they were unable to do so, especially since Bifang kept kicking the campfire to disperse it, making the flames spread even wider.
After several minutes passed, the number of people in the live broadcast room exceeded 10 million.
Under the licking of flames, the water in the pottery pot began to boil again, making gurgling sounds. Bifang was attracted by the sound of boiling water. Seeing the boiling water in the pottery pot, he suddenly had a good idea.
Bifang tied a piece of cloth around his hands to keep them warm, stretched out his right hand to grab the edge of the pottery jar, and at the same time let go of the torch in his hand.
Good opportunity!
As an experienced hunter, the spotted hyena immediately realized that this was a good time to attack, so it approached from the front and launched a tentative attack.
But what greets it, although no longer a torch, is something more dangerous than a torch!
Bifang held the pot with both hands, pointed it at the spotted hyena in front of him, and poured the hot water out of the pot!
At the same time, the spotted hyena behind Bifang cooperated with its companions, followed closely behind, and jumped over the fire pit. However, before it could launch a sneak attack, the screams of its companions frightened it so much that it retreated continuously.
The spotted hyena that attacked head-on was drenched in boiling water!
Bifang obviously had no intention of hurting just one person. He held the pottery jar and swung it hard. All the boiling water in the jar poured out. The hot water with thick smoking water drew a semicircle in the air and finally fell on the group of predators.
In an instant, three hyenas were drenched in boiling water, including the one behind Bifang.
The boiling water penetrated seamlessly and almost instantly came into contact with the hyenas' skin and flesh, causing them severe pain, causing them to roll on the ground and howl in agony.
For a moment, the other five spotted hyenas were frightened by the screams and dared not attack again.
There was only a brief stalemate before Bifang tried to pour out the hot water again and his companions fled.
The audience, who were originally terrified, were stunned when they saw this.
Is this the end?
[Fuck, a can of boiling water can solve the problem? ]
[Damn, I thought Fang Shen would kill everyone.]
Some people feel sorry about this, but others are very happy.
[At least Fang Shen is fine]
[Great! ]
【Success! 】
【God Fang is awesome! 】
Although Bifang was not seen killing everyone this time, the audience still felt happy for Bifang when they saw that a simple can of boiling water could drive away the hyenas.
"The spotted hyena, scientifically known as Crocuta crocuta, has the word 'dog' in its name, but it's a bad name. It's not a dog, nor a canine, but a relative of the mongoose."
"The Zoological Dictionary of the Republic of China period once translated it as '斑[犭衰](shuāi)'. But because the current input method does not include the character [犭衰], it can only be translated as '斑玻狗' now."
"Don't think that I drove them away easily this time, but there was also a certain amount of luck involved. You must not underestimate these guys."
Bifang sat on the ground, also quite relaxed.
I didn't expect that I could successfully drive away this small group of hyenas with just a pot of boiling water.
That’s not bad, at least no violent conflict broke out.
"Spotted hyenas mainly prey on wildebeests, zebras, African buffaloes and other animals. They are one of the most important large carnivorous beasts on the African grasslands."
"It is well known to the public for its powerful bone-crushing bite, excellent team-fighting ability, and numerous grievances with lions. It is one of the few animals on the African grasslands that dares to challenge lions."
"An adult spotted hyena is between 0.9 and 1.7 meters long, 70 to 90 centimeters tall at the shoulder, and weighs between 40 and 80 kilograms. It is larger than most large dogs, and only a very small number of wolves can weigh more than it, so you feel that it is much larger than a wolf."
"It's just that we didn't see their ferocious side this time. But as the second brother in Africa, I believe there will be many opportunities to deal with hyenas in the future."
