Live Wilderness Adventure - Chapter 877 variegated wolf

The hair on the spotted hyena's head was covered with blood, and there was a strong smell of blood in the air.

Occasionally, a gleam of light flashed in the zebra's dark eyes, which made people wonder whether it was dead or not.

Bi Fang said with emotion: "As of today, there are not more than 30 zebras domesticated by humans."

"That's a pretty rare number."

Since 1890, European colonists have accelerated their plundering in Africa. In order to solve the problem that ordinary horses cannot adapt to the hot areas of Africa, Europeans began to try to domesticate the three local zebras, namely plains zebras, Grevy's zebras and mountain zebras. Zebra, but unfortunately have not been successful.

Until the filming of "Zebra Race", the locals finally trained ten zebras seriously. Unfortunately, it took a lot of effort to find the most professional trainers and a lot of time. In the end, there were only two zebras. One of the zebras was successfully tamed and able to ride safely, while the other zebras were only responsible for carrying goods.

"Domesticating zebras is very difficult. Neither Africans nor European colonists were able to complete such a arduous task. In addition to their own personality factors, it may also be related to the reason why they live in groups without a leader."

【Outrageous】

[Taming is always a two-way process]

【Zebra: Think I'm stupid】

[Zebras are old and fierce. Last time I went to the zoo, there was a young woman who went to touch the zebra, but the **** was bitten off, and the blood sucked]

[True or fake, a little scared]

【seen it myself】

The hyenas bit the zebra, and when the zebra's belly was peeled off, a larger spotted hyena squeezed into the group of hyenas, and the rest of the hyenas avoided, watching the big hyena biting in the zebra's belly, A piece of hypertrophic liver dragged out.

"Should be the leader of the hyena pack."

Bi Fang guessed, "The social organization of hyenas is strictly hierarchical. When foraging, the 'female leader' can always get the largest piece of meat with the best parts, and this is a matter of course."

Hyenas are a matrilineal social system, in which females weigh about 10 percent more than males, making them the stronger and dominant of the two sexes.

The status of the next generation of low-status female hyenas is also low, and other female hyenas must be responsible for helping to take care of the pups.

After the leader took out the fattest liver and enjoyed it alone, the rest of the hyenas excitedly began to share their meals.

The lion group next to it is almost the same in form, but compared to the matriarchal society of the spotted hyena, the lion group is another form. The male lion with the mane starts first, followed by the female lion, and finally the cub .

Regarding this situation, Bi Fang smiled and said: "Everyone, don't think there is anything wrong with male lions. African lions are the only felines that live in groups. They have complex social attributes. In a lion pride, although there are female lions It is responsible for hunting and raising cubs, but the task of the male lion is not light, it is responsible for patrolling the territory and resisting the invasion of rivals such as other lions and hyenas."

"Because the pressure of guarding the territory is almost all on the male lion, coupled with the daily combat, the average lifespan of a male lion is several years shorter than the average lifespan of a lioness."

The last leopard did not have so many twists and turns. The whole ostrich was caught by itself without any companions. Naturally, it enjoyed it alone. It didn't even look at the wild dogs surrounded by it.

The blood drips down the leopard's beard, and the temperament is sturdy and ferocious, which is completely different from the cunning of the hyena and the might of the lions, and the painting style is very different.

Compared with not having to compete with his companions, the leopard ate extremely fast, filling his stomach in almost less than ten minutes, and chose to leave.

"The competition in the animal world is fierce. Even the food of lions may be robbed by hyenas. In order to avoid unnecessary disputes, almost every one of them has practiced the ability to eat quickly. Like hyenas, they can basically eat within half an hour. eat the whole prey until only the bones remain."

At this time, Bi Fang was less than 30 meters away from the lions, and less than 25 meters away from the hyenas. He could clearly hear the sound of the animals chewing meat, as well as their dull breathing.

This distance is already quite close, and many viewers are frightened and sweaty palms.

When the leopard was full and left, the African wild dogs swarmed up and drowned the whole ostrich.

The order in which they eat is different from that of lions and spotted hyenas.

"African wild dogs live in tight groups. They hunt together and raise their cubs together. Although their size does not have an advantage on the African savannah, they can often hunt antelopes, wildebeests, zebras, etc. Larger herbivores."

"And from the performance point of view, wild dogs are a more loving family, especially when they treat their cubs. If there are cubs at the hunting scene, adult wild dogs often let the puppies eat first, and then eat by themselves."

"If the cubs are far away from the hunting scene, the adult wild dogs will eat their fill first, and then run to the house to spit out the meat and feed it to the puppies, the wild dogs that take care of the puppies, and the old, weak, sick and disabled wild dogs that cannot hunt. .”

"When eating, wild dogs will be humble to each other, and a piece of meat often passes through the stomachs of several wild dogs."

【Is it so cute? 】

【Actually, I have always wanted to ask, why does this African wild dog look like a raccoon cat {dog head}】

【So much love】

The African spotted hyena is the first to eat the female, the lion is the first to eat the male, and when it comes to wild dogs, it becomes the cub to eat first.

Three completely different eating sequences once again showed the completely different characteristics of animals on the African savannah.

Several obviously smaller cubs wobbled out of the pack of wild dogs, and under the protection of the big dogs, they began to bite at the ostrich.

Perhaps because they have not yet grown up, fresh ostrich meat is still a challenge for their teeth.

After seeing this scene, Bi Fang lay down on the grass, crawled closer to them, and began to explain with great interest.

"The African wild dog is actually a very unique creature."

"In the Handbook of Mammal Behavior in Africa, published in 1992, there are sightings of a group of motted wolves near the 5,895-meter summit of Mount Kilimanjaro."

"The author of this book is Richard Insters, a renowned ethologist and assistant professor of mammals at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology."

"In 2012, when this book was republished in the '20th Anniversary Special Edition', Wilson, the master of animal behavior and the patriarch of sociobiology, also wrote a preface."

"With the endorsement of these scientists, the UU reading www.uukanshu.com variegated wolf is almost certainly the tallest canine in the world."

[It's over, I don't know anyone]

[It can be said from Fang Shen's mouth, there is a high probability that it is a super boss]

[What is a motley wolf? Is it another name for these wild dogs? 】

"That's right, the name variegated wolf, even many researchers in China who are very familiar with African mammals will feel confused. But if you translate 'variegated wolf' into Greek or Latin, you may suddenly understand .”

When Bi Fang explained, a barrage would automatically appear in the live broadcast room, and different subtitles would be displayed according to the region, which greatly facilitated the audience's understanding.

This is also a very old function of the system, and it is very useful, so that audiences all over the world can do it at a glance.

"lypictus, that's its scientific name, ly comes from the Greek word meaning 'wolf-like' and pictus comes from the Latin word meaning 'painted'."

"Derived from this Latin scientific name, there is an English common name called paintedwolf, which is also the true origin of 'variegated wolf'."

"And the name paintedwolf is a very accurate description of this animal just from the literal meaning: it looks like a wolf, with colorful body colors, usually mixed with black, white, yellow and orange, just like the three-colored cat that was photographed in the lake, it can be said to be the most An apt name, but one of the less widely accepted and used English common names for this animal."

【6】

[I bet, I will be hit by knowledge dimensionality reduction next! 】