Chapter 859 Trusted Companion

Harley the cheetah curled up into a ball, with his back pressed against Bifang's side, his long and thick tail wrapped around a ball and pillowed under his head.

If you listen carefully, you can hear subtle snoring.

No wonder I don't feel cold at all.

The entire territory of Kenya is located in the tropical monsoon zone, crossing the equator. However, due to its high terrain, the highest temperature will not exceed 30 degrees even in summer, and the lowest temperature will not be lower than 10 degrees in winter.

The climate is relatively mild all year round, and the comfort level is even higher than that of Kunriyue in China. The four seasons are like spring, and it is known as the "Flower Country".

However, it is like spring all year round, but it is not like summer all year round.

It's October now, and the daytime is more than 20 degrees. Bi Fang can still wear short sleeves and wander around. At night, Kenya is relatively cold, and some measures to keep warm are needed. This is why the cheetah came over unknowingly.

It is the instinct and nature of animals to find heat sources.

Bi Fang raised his hand and put it on his forehead, squinted for a while, and then lifted himself up from the ground without making any sound.

The cheetah on the side was not aware of it and continued to sleep peacefully.

Bi Fang turned on the live broadcast and took pictures of the cheetah's sleeping posture and snoring.

【Cute, want to rua】

[Want to rua? If you want to rua, I will turn you into shit, the smelly kind]

[Sexy cat, showing sleeping face, online live broadcast]

[You know the title]

[Hey hey hey, cat, cat, big cat]

[I am Hammurabi, and I am here to make laws]

[By the way, do cheetahs sleep at night? Shouldn’t they sleep during the day and be energetic at night? 】

The sky is dim and bright. If you don't shoot to the east, you might even think it's still night, but it's actually starting to dawn.

This is why the audience will have questions.

"The life of a cheetah is relatively regular. They usually work at sunrise and rest at sunset. They are diurnal animals, just like us humans."

"In this regard, cheetahs are somewhat different from other cats. Cats such as leopards, tigers and lions are basically nocturnal and nocturnal. They rarely hunt during the day or do not hunt at all.

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"If you have seen them in the animal world, you will find that they are either lying on the ground and sleeping or taking a slow walk during the day."

Bi Fang touched the cheetah's head, and its furry ears twitched instinctively.

"No one has studied why there is such a difference, but I guess it may be related to the characteristics of the cheetah itself."

"The cheetah's high hunting efficiency and its speed characteristics allow it to not rely too much on hunting techniques such as ambush. In this case, choosing to stagger with other animals is a wise choice."

"Cheetahs are weak. There is a 10% chance of being robbed of prey when hunting during the day, let alone at night when predators are highly active."

"In fact, the original purpose of nocturnal mammals was to avoid the presence of dinosaurs."

Nocturnal animals usually have well-developed senses of hearing and smell, and some species have specialized visual systems specifically adapted to low-light environments, making it difficult to move normally during the day.

These are obviously selected based on daytime activities for the purpose of better survival.

Most of the early mammals were nocturnal. In order to avoid the diurnal dinosaurs, they had to limit their activities to the night.

It wasn't until the dinosaurs became extinct 60 million years ago that mammals that avoided dinosaurs were able to spend more time active during the day.

Many mammals today still lack some important features of day predators, such as color vision. Most animals are almost color blind, and their vision is more similar to that of nocturnal reptiles and birds, which illustrates the remnants of this nocturnal characteristic.

Last year, scholars from University College London and Tel Aviv University in Israel used computer algorithms to analyze data on 2,415 species of mammals that are still alive today, and reconstructed the activity patterns of their ancestors millions of years ago.

Analysis shows that after the extinction of the dinosaurs, the ancestors of mammals increased their diurnal activities, but this process was actually very long, with a transition period lasting millions of years, which was a stage in which day and night activities were mixed.

The ancestors of humans, the ancestors of primates, were among the first mammals to switch to a diurnal lifestyle.

"It sounds like there's something quite interesting."

"The process of human migration and conquest on the earth is also the process of compressing the living space of wild animals."

"Human activities now occupy 50% to 70% of the earth's land surface, which has greatly reduced the range of global mammal activities and migration, affecting almost all terrestrial mammals of all sizes in all regions."

"This has resulted in extremely limited resources for some animals. Coupled with human overhunting of some animals and environmental degradation caused by human activities, many species have become extinct."

"And the impact of human activities on animals is not only reflected in space."

"New research this year shows that human activities are forcing mammals around the world to become more active at night, showing a trend toward increased nocturnal behavior, because only at night they are less likely to encounter humans."

[Good guy, humans are the dinosaurs of the new era, so they belong]

【A bit outrageous】

[This thing can still be changed]

The audience was shocked and looked like they had learned a lot.

Bi Fang nodded and said: "Research results published in the "Science" magazine on June 14, 2018 showed that the nocturnal nature of wild mammals has increased to 1.36 times on average to cope with higher levels of human activities.

interference."

"No matter which continent these animals live on, whether they are herbivores or carnivores, their nocturnal behavior has been affected by human activities."

"For example, in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, sable antelopes, which previously were mostly active during the day, now conduct about half of their activities at night."

"Not only will hunting, agriculture, housing and road construction drive animals into the dark, but seemingly non-threatening human outdoor activities such as mountain climbing will also interfere with the living habits of wild mammals. Not long ago, a man encountered a mountain climbing

A black bear? I drove the other person away by shouting. I guess it was a female bear and the man broke into her territory."

"So we might also be able to see the nocturnal cheetah in the future, if it hasn't been completely extinct before then."

"But now, it's time to get up."

After finishing speaking, Bi Fang, who had been touching the cheetah's head just now, touched the cheetah's head directly.

The pain instantly woke Harley up from his sleep, and he opened his eyes in confusion, obviously not yet understanding what happened.

Bi Fang also explained to the audience.

"Haley, who grew up in a safe environment for humans, has poor alertness and even has the habit of sleeping in. These need to be corrected."

"Although cheetahs are diurnal animals, their main hunting activities are still carried out in the early morning and dusk, which are the golden moments for hunting."

"The diurnal change will allow predators to better observe and monitor animals."

"Hunting is the main activity throughout the day for animals, and we can observe peaks during dawn and dusk, indicating a crepuscular bias."

"After dusk, cheetahs will choose to rest on the grass, and males and cubs often roam at night. But as an alert animal, individuals often check nearby observation points, which are some hills, and take turns to stay alert."

"So normally cheetahs usually start looking for food around five o'clock in the morning. They will be more alert when walking and stop from time to time to look around to see if there are any prey they can prey on."

"But look at Harley again. The morning light has appeared, and it doesn't look like it's about to wake up. It's even a little confused now."

Saying that, Bi Fang hit its head again and forced it to turn on.

Harley was forcibly awakened from sleep by Bifang, and seemed a little dazed. It was not until the second chestnut hit that it finally woke up, yawned, stood up from the ground, looked around, and finally lifted up

With his head on Bi Fang's head, his eyes seemed to be asking if dinner was ready.

But then it felt like someone was pinching the back of its neck, and then it was dragged out of its territory little by little, towards the outside of the protection center.

Today Bifang is going to take Harley to the grassland for a look. If possible, then it's time to prepare for returning to the wilderness.

The audience were dumbfounded when they saw the cheetah being dragged out with a trace of soil.

【Ni Datian, what time is it now? 】

[It seems like half past five in Kenya, I woke up earlier than when I was in high school]

【Which high school did you get up so late? (Gotou)】

[Morning reading at 5:40, isn’t it normal to wake up at 5:35 (funny)]

[Harley: I have never thought of getting up early in my life]

[It was really a knife scratching my butt, which opened my eyes.]

We dragged them all the way until Bifang met Barry, who had also just woken up. Bifang had made an appointment with Barry to go to the grassland together this morning.

Although Barry was not Harley's breeder before, he was familiar with Harley. With him here, he could ensure that unexpected situations could be rectified.

The two of them took Harley together and drove out of the reserve in a small car. The sub-adult cheetah seemed to have finally woken up.

Harley, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, looked at the morning light appearing on the edge of the grassland and became excited.

Unfortunately, Bifang kept holding the back of its neck, and Harley couldn't escape.

After leaving the protection center, Bifang took Harley out of the car, with Barry watching from the side.

At this time, the sky was getting brighter and brighter, and the situation of the entire grassland could basically be seen quite clearly.

However, because the conservation center is located close to the outskirts of the city, although it is vast, there are not many animals.

This is not a bad thing. For a novice Harley, without animals, there are naturally no powerful enemies. In case of escape, a certain degree of safety can be guaranteed.

Bi Fang stroked the cheetah squatting on the ground, kept touching its head, and told the audience: "If Harley confirmed my identity as a keeper before, I want to see now whether it regards me as a companion.
To be continued...