Chapter 908: That Tree is Easy to Set an Ambush
"What's that over there! An elephant carcass. How rare."
Bifang, standing on the top of the slope, was looking around to see if the environment was safe, but suddenly he saw a mountain of flesh lying on an open space in the distance. Upon closer he discovered that it was actually the corpse of an elephant, with vultures circling in the sky above.
This surprised everyone. Many people had never seen an elephant's corpse before, so it was a novelty for them.
[Was it killed by poachers? ]
[It’s possible. I heard that poachers are rampant in Africa.]
[Should we be more careful?]
[Maybe he was bitten to death by something? ]
[Yes, both are possible]
All kinds of speculations emerged, but if you want to know the truth, you still need to get closer and observe carefully before you can draw a conclusion, so everyone asked Lao Fang to go forward and check it out.
If it were another anchor, everyone would probably ask him to be more careful and not to make a mistake.
But for Bifang, his abilities were already clear to his fans, and their inner curiosity was stirring, so they started to encourage him directly.
Do you understand the value of the title of Fang Shen? The strategy is to retreat.
【Why don’t you go and take a look】
[Yeah, yeah, let’s go over there and have a look]
[Charge forward, I cannot ignore justice! 】
Even if the audience doesn't ask for it, it will definitely pass with Bifang's usual style.
However, in view of the possibility of the presence of poachers, Bifang did not act rashly. He first observed the area and did not find any obvious traces around the elephant carcass, nor were there any shelters nearby that could hide a car.
"I see the corpse has been eaten, but the flesh and blood tissue inside is very dark in color, and there are vultures resting on it. It looks like a long time has passed since the elephant died, and the corpse has begun to decay. In this case, even if it was man-made, we are unlikely to encounter the person who did it."
"To put it simply, we are late."
After explaining, Bi Fang ran and slid down the hillside, with small gravel rolling down from under him. He jogged all the way, followed by the cheetah, which was confused. Not long after, the man and the cheetah arrived at the elephant's corpse.
Sure enough, as soon as it got close, a strong stench hit the cheetah's nose, which made it cover its nose with its paws and step back, refusing to move forward another step.
Even Jerry the Gambian mouse showed a huge reaction. He curled up in his pocket and didn't move, as if he had fainted.
Helpless, Bifang had to go alone.
The vultures' sharp beaks easily tore off the loose meat due to corruption. They tilted their heads back to swallow the meat and discovered the invading enemy.
The approach of the stranger made the vulture scream, but the stranger did not retreat at all.
Seeing that intimidation was useless, the vulture retreated a few steps, grabbed the flesh and jumped onto the elephant's back, and continued to eat it, obviously unwilling to leave easily.
Bifang didn't care. He squatted down, held his breath, and used the stick in his hand to pry open the hanging elephant skin, revealing the internal tissues.
As the elephant skin was lifted, large swarms of black flies flew out, scaring the audience in front of the screen.
Fortunately, the mosaic blocked everything before a more disgusting scene appeared.
But even with blurred vision, everyone could guess what the scene was like underneath. It was nothing more than flies' favorite things to do, eating and laying eggs.
The weather has not been very hot recently, but as long as the temperature is above fifteen degrees, it is still a suitable environment for them to lay eggs.
[Shit, it’s mealtime here and I have no appetite at all]
【The greatest invention of mankind, mosaic】
[That's not what you said last night]
[How long has this been going on?]
[So how did he die? ]
[Looking at the wound, it looks like he was killed by an animal . The head is intact, so it should not be taken from ivory.]
[Is it possible that he died of old age? ]
[It seems that it is rare to see elephants die of old age]
[He was probably killed by poachers before he died of old age]
"Elephants rarely die of old age. Most of them starve to death before they die of old age. This has nothing to do with poachers."
Bifang tried to find more clues on the elephant's body, while glancing at the comments to answer the audience's questions.
"Elephant teeth are very special. Most mammals only have three sets of molars, which grow out in a way similar to bamboo shoots, and their teeth cannot be replaced after adulthood. But elephants are different. They have no canines, only incisors and six sets of molars. However, because the upper and lower jaws are relatively short, they cannot accommodate six sets of molars at the same time, so these six sets of molars appear one by one, like a conveyor belt, gradually moving forward from the back of the mouth."
"There are actually very few mammals like this. Among the 5,500 known mammals, less than 10 species can continuously update their molars. In addition to elephants, only three species of manatees, rock wallabies, and frost rats have teeth that are pushed from the back to the front."
[It sounds painful]
[A bit of a loss of sanity]
【What is this】
"It's indeed uncomfortable, so elephants that are changing their tusks are usually more irritable."
Bifang confirmed this statement and continued.
" Elephants have a long lifespan, so their sixth set of molars will last for 20 to 30 years. If they eat too much hard food that is difficult to chew, which damages their teeth, their lifespan will be shortened."
"Many wildlife rescue non-profit organizations, such as Wildlife SOS, feed semi-liquid food to old elephants that have reached their sixth set of molars."
"In fact, many animals will starve to death because of tooth loss, but elephants have almost no natural enemies, and even when they are old, they are not provoked by carnivores, so basically they die of starvation, not old age."
Bifang walked around the elephant, and the vultures also jumped around in a circle.
"Without food and extremely hungry, elephants will drink water to relieve their hunger."
"And old elephants tend to get pinker as they get older, because their ears and trunks fade with age."
"So we don't see elephants dying of old age, but we often see pink elephants dying near water sources."
[Useless knowledge increased]
[Awesome, you know all this]
[Damn, sometimes I don’t have lunch and it’s not time for dinner yet, and when I’m really hungry I’ll just drink a lot of water and I’ll feel better.]
【Plus one】
【Suddenly understand (funny)】
【The secrets of nature are all known! 】
Bifang went around the back of the elephant, and the vultures jumped onto the elephant's belly again.
At this time he finally made a discovery.
"It wasn't an animal that did this, it was a human. Look, there are bullet holes here."
Bifang pushed the elephant's head away with force, revealing the side of its neck. There were several huge bullet holes that were covered by the ground, and the scars were as big as a bowl, proving that the human version of the story was correct.
"This is a female elephant without tusks, so the skull remains intact."
"African elephants are different from Asian elephants. Both male and female elephants have tusks, but I remember saying that due to human selection, more and more African elephants now have no tusks."
"I don't know why those people wanted to kill her."
Bifang was a little confused.
When it comes to the hottest selling commodities in Africa , they are definitely ivory and rhino horns.
But rhino horn is formed by epidermal keratin, has no bone core, and its main component is keratin.
Ivory is different. It is an extension of the elephant's bones, and almost one-third of it grows inside the skull. That is to say, the ivory and the skull are connected, and there is no way to remove all of the ivory while the elephant is alive.
So we can take rhino horns without killing the rhino, but if we take ivory, the elephant will definitely die.
But on the other hand, if we are not taking the ivory, why should we kill the elephants?
"The bite wounds were added later, and it had been at least two days."
After observing the surrounding environment again and at a closer distance, Bifang made a different discovery this time. He pointed to a big tree not far away.
"That tree looks like an easy ambush. Let's go over and take a look."
