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Chapter 1,249 Reason
Gorillas generally live deep in the jungle. Although they look ferocious, they are actually very docile and timid. They rarely attack humans. Zhuang Rui really doesn't understand why the people here are so hostile to King Kong?
Even at this moment, the people outside the company wall still did not disperse and seemed to be making a lot of noise. Zhuang Rui couldn't help but frown. Is it wrong to bring King Kong to the birthplace of gorillas?
"Mr. Wei, can you make it clearer? How can humans hate gorillas because of themselves?"
Zhuang Rui knew that if he wanted to solve this troublesome problem for him, he still had to ask Mr. Wei, who had been in the local area for several years.
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Mr. Wei glanced at King Kong squatting next to Zhuang Rui with some fear, and said: "Mr. Zhuang, the close relatives I am talking about are not us humans, but another spiritual species in Africa.
Primordians…chimpanzees.”
"Chimpanzees? Aren't they all orangutans?" Zhuang Rui was a little confused when he heard this. He didn't know what the difference was between chimpanzees and gorillas. Isn't it just a word difference?
"Ahem, Mr. Zhuang, this is different..."
When Mr. Wei saw that Zhuang Rui really didn't understand the difference between the two, he coughed and explained to Zhuang Rui: "Although chimpanzees and gorillas both belong to the family Orangutans, chimpanzees are the smallest species in the family Orangutans, with a body length of 70 meters.
~92.5 cm, only slightly larger than another primate, the baboon.
The reason why the indigenous people here hate the gorilla you brought is mainly because of the relationship between chimpanzees and baboons..."
It turns out that in the dense forests of Central Africa, not only gorillas but also various primates live, among which the chimpanzees and baboons that live in groups are the most powerful.
In the groups of these two creatures, there is an obvious hierarchy and strict discipline, and the cruelty of punishment is frightening. Especially in the baboon group, after a cycle of several years, wars will occur, or groups will be divided or kings will be changed.
Replacing the old with the new and the strong with the weak are the laws of the baboon kingdom.
And these animals are not all vegetarians as people think. They are actually omnivorous creatures, not only eating green leaves and stems on trees, but also insects and some small animals.
What is surprising is that chimpanzees will even eat their close relatives...Other primates, such as colobus monkeys, baboons, etc., they even attack chimpanzees in different groups of the same kind to gain territory and food, similar to human wars
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After analysis by scientists, this is because chimpanzees and baboons need the protein and nutrients provided in meat during their survival, which allows them to plan to hunt some creatures within their capabilities.
However, due to the large-scale development in Central Africa in recent years, forests have been cut down excessively, and the cut down forests have become cultivated land for local people.
This has gradually reduced the living space of chimpanzees and baboons, reducing their sources of food. This survival crisis will inevitably trigger conflicts between chimpanzees, baboons and humans.
As mentioned earlier, in Africa, farming is all women's work, and while those black women are farming, they also have to take care of their children. Generally, they put their children in the fields and work by themselves.
The fields are busy.
This kind of working method has allowed the chimpanzees and baboons to take advantage of the loopholes. They will sneak into the fields quietly and take away the children when the adults are not paying attention. The result is that the children will be...
…eat it!
Some brave chimpanzees and baboons will even enter villages where humans live and steal human babies. The result is the same as above, and those babies will become their food.
Although this may seem appalling, it is a fact that happens every day in Central Africa, close to the forests.
Scientists once calculated that in areas where humans live close to forests, the mortality rate of infants and young children stolen and eaten by chimpanzees is much higher than the normal number of deaths.
This led to wars between humans and chimpanzees, baboons and other groups, and chimpanzees and baboons were hunted in large numbers by local indigenous people.
But they are also retaliating against humans. If they cannot defeat the big ones, they will attack the small ones. This strategy has forced many villages to move away from their original residences.
Perhaps chimpanzees and baboons steal human infants and young children just because of the need for survival, but in this way, humans have formed a deadly feud with them.
Especially the village where Zhuang Rui is now located is on the edge of the forest. This kind of thing has happened countless times.
So after seeing King Kong, the gorilla, the soldiers with guns and the people in the local villages behaved like this. Aren't gorillas bigger than chimpanzees? Who knows if they eat children?
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"Is there such a thing?"
After listening to Mr. Wei's story, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but feel a little horrified, and he was even more grateful in his heart. Fortunately, he didn't let his wife and children follow him, otherwise he would regret it if something happened.
After learning the reason why the locals had enmity with the orangutans, Zhuang Rui was also afraid that King Kong would be harmed, so he thought for a moment and said, "How about I send King Kong back to the ship?"
In fact, he brought King Kong to Africa this time to let King Kong choose whether to continue to follow him or stay on this land. But in this situation, Zhuang Rui would not let King Kong stay even if he killed him.
"Ouch...ouch..."
Before Zhuang Rui finished speaking, King Kong, who was squatting on the ground, suddenly jumped up and beat his chest in dissatisfaction, expressing that he was unwilling to leave.
You must know that not only humans cannot leave their homeland, but also animals have an inseparable affection for the place where their ancestors lived.
Since arriving here, King Kong has felt that the lush forest in the distance has a great attraction for him, as if calling him to come, so after hearing Zhuang Rui's words, King Kong showed restlessness.
King Kong's action made several bodyguards put their hands on the handles of their guns again. They had seen with their own eyes the bones of babies that had been eaten, so they had no good impression of animals like orangutans.
"King Kong, no, this place is too dangerous for you. You should live on Xuanrui Island from now on. There is also a virgin forest there..."
"Woooo..."
After King Kong heard Zhuang Rui's words, he rolled on the ground, then knelt down and bowed to Zhuang Rui with his fists clasped. That funny look made everyone in the room less afraid of King Kong.
"Mr. Wei, how about we tell the people in this village that King Kong is harmless? I will give them some materials to compensate them. Do you think... can they accept the existence of King Kong?"
Seeing King Kong's appearance, Zhuang Rui couldn't bear it. He had a tacit understanding with his companions. Although King Kong was speechless, Zhuang Rui also knew his yearning for this jungle.
Mr. Wei was a little embarrassed when he heard this, but after seeing Zhuang Rui's firm look, he finally nodded and said, "Then... I'll give it a try, but before that, it's best not to let King Kong go out..."
After explaining Zhuang Rui, Mr. Wei called a black bodyguard and walked out of the room together.
In fact, this matter is not difficult to handle. China-Africa Company has been stationed here for more than two years and has a very harmonious relationship with the locals. After finding the chief of the tribe, the matter was resolved.
Of course, things were not that simple. After the chief summoned all the people in the tribe, Zhuang Rui took King Kong and walked around the tribe.
In the process, Zhuang Rui made King Kong express enough kindness to those children and put the children on his shoulders. He successfully made these black brothers with similar skin colors to King Kong accept the view that King Kong is a kind gorilla.
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In the following days, Zhuang Rui was afraid that the people in the tribe would be harmful to King Kong, so he stayed close to King Kong.
However, the situation is developing in a good direction. The children who originally ran away after seeing King Kong dared to play with King Kong after a few days of familiarity. The adults also recognized King Kong's existence.
After solving the trouble caused by King Kong, Zhuang Rui was now able to deal with the company's affairs. However, whenever King Kong went out, he still asked Peng Fei to follow him to protect King Kong from being harmed. Even though this guy was big, he had a gunpowder weapon.
In front of him, he was still vulnerable.
In fact, the China-Africa Mining Company does not have many things that Zhuang Rui needs to deal with. It is just to receive some chiefs from surrounding tribes and discuss labor issues. Other matters are handled by professionals.
More than a week after arriving in Central Africa, Zhuang Rui went to the mining area. After the rare minerals were mined, he became idle again. At noon one day, Zhuang Rui had someone call Mr. Wei into his office.
"What? You're going into the virgin forests of the Congo?"
Compared with Zhuang Rui's leisure, Mr. Wei was extremely busy. After hearing the reason why Zhuang Rui came to him, he couldn't help but jump up and down.
"Yes, this should be the hometown of King Kong's ancestors. I want to take him deep into the gorilla territory..."
Zhuang Rui said he was a little embarrassed here, "Well, as you know, King Kong is male and has reached the age of finding a mate..."
As the boss of King Kong, although Zhuang Rui cannot let him have a group of wives and concubines, he must at least solve King Kong's basic physiological problems? Otherwise, I am afraid that gorillas like King Kong will really become extinct in the world.
"No, absolutely not, Mr. Zhuang, although the Congolese virgin forest is not far from here, it is the most chaotic area. I cannot guarantee your safety when you go there..."
After hearing what Zhuang Rui said, Mr. Wei couldn't laugh or cry. He hadn't returned to China for two years. He didn't expect that the playboys in the country would develop to such an extent. Not only would they have such a frightening pet, but they would also have to look after it.
