Marine iguanas should live on an archipelago somewhere, not in this remote place.
Although my small island and the marine iguana's hometown belong to the same ocean and are both tropical areas, they are so far away from its hometown. With the marine iguana's small body, fighting power, and eating habits, how can it arrive safely?
here?
Feng Yi frowned, feeling that things were not simple.
He quickly followed Xiao Xin to the reef beach.
From a distance, I saw five black and gray reptiles over there, "making pancakes" on the rocks.
The five mini Godzillas basking in the sun looked particularly relaxed and leisurely. They didn't have the formality of outsiders at all.
Xiao Xin was stunned.
"There was only one here just now!"
While they were talking, two more marine iguanas of about the same size climbed up the rocks from the water.
"Seven!"
Xiao Xin was completely at a loss now.
He has stayed on the island for such a long time and patrols the island every day. He is sure that he has never encountered a marine iguana here before!
Feng Yi looked over there, and after a moment: "There should be nine of them, and there are two more gnawing grass under the water."
"There were no marine iguanas here before!" Xiao Xin said firmly.
"It's true that there were none before. They probably arrived early this morning." Feng Yi said. Judging from the breath, these little things had just arrived.
"The question is, why did nine marine iguanas suddenly appear here?"
"The seaweed here is more delicious?" Xiao Xin guessed.
"No, what I mean is that they don't stay in their hometown, so why come all the way to my place? They are still young and strong, surviving the great migration? Could it be that the small fluctuations in the climate this year have reduced the seaweed production in their hometown?"
Feng Yi thought about it and looked towards the rocky beach.
It can be used as a reference for film and television images. The appearance of marine iguanas is very deceiving.
The pace is domineering and fierce.
However, its body length is less than one meter, so its intimidating power is greatly reduced!
This is still counting its long tail. If you only look at the head and torso, Feng Yi is right to call them small.
Maybe some individual marine iguanas grow bigger, but the ones in front of me all look average.
Although they look very similar to Godzilla in the movie, and their appearance is powerful and domineering, and very intimidating, Darwin did not give them a favorable rating.
But this guy mainly eats vegetarian food. He may eat something else if his survival is threatened. Generally speaking, most of his diet is seaweed.
As cold-blooded animals, they need sunlight to increase their body temperature, and after heating is completed, they will jump into the sea to look for food.
The temperature here is not too low, or maybe they are too hungry and have not heated up until noon. Some individuals are already looking for food underwater.
A marine iguana lying on a stone basking in the sun turned towards Feng Yi and the others, using its serious face to draw out two beams of water.
This is not a provocation or contempt for Feng Yi and Xiao Xin, it is purely to expel excess salt.
After observing for a while, Xiao Xin said: "They don't seem to be afraid of people. We can get a little closer..."
While talking, the two of them walked lightly over there.
The closest marine iguana moved its limbs wildly and ran away.
Xiao Xin stopped and looked embarrassed: "...They are still a bit afraid of people." Feng Yi didn't care about this. He looked at these small reptiles that suddenly appeared and said, "Something's wrong. I don't think they are wild."
Ask Xiao Jia to go to the communication station and inform the relevant organizations about the matter here.
The communication station was the first to be completed during the reconstruction of the island, and a variety of radio equipment and maritime satellite phones were installed. On such an isolated island with no land on all sides, communication is indeed inconvenient and very expensive.
However, cost really doesn’t matter here.
With the identity code of the experts certified by the Joint Protection Bureau provided by Feng Yi, communications can be sent to the nearest Joint Protection Bureau or ecological protection organization, which is also very efficient.
When Feng Yi came back from the reef beach, Xiao Jia had finished contacting people and still had a
A printout of newly received information.
Xiao Jia said: "An investigator from the Joint Security Bureau said that things are very busy right now and he needs to wait two days before he can come and check."
Feng Yi: "Two days? The efficiency of the bureau here is not good. Didn't you say there are nine marine iguanas here?"
Xiao A: "I told you, but they have nearly two hundred animals there that need to be dealt with." Feng Yi: "Are they all marine iguanas?"
Xiao Jia handed the document he just printed out to Feng Yi: "Not only marine iguanas, but also lizards, snakes, turtles, and other animals. There are terrestrial ones, marine ones, live ones, and animal products. The Joint Protection Bureau
It was discovered through an investigation of a cargo ship with relevant organizations. This batch found nearly two hundred live animals and products, but it is estimated that there are a series of other cases under investigation.
"Yesterday, before we came here, a cargo ship did pass by in the nearby waters, and it was it that was investigated. These marine iguanas may have fallen from that cargo ship." Feng Yi glanced at the information document in his hand and said:
"Okay, no need to contact us anymore. Set up surveillance on the reef beach. Please try not to go there in the past two days. Don't worry about anything else."
Xiao Jia and Xiao Xin quickly set up three surveillance cameras on the reef beach to clearly record all the movements of these little guys in the next two days.
I originally planned to stay here for a day or two and then go back, but now because of this matter, I will continue to stay and wait.
Before the investigators arrived, Feng Yi observed the new arrivals for two days.
This group of marine iguanas, who came from nowhere, have a special liking for the reef beach. They live extremely comfortably and have no intention of running to other places on the island.
Or maybe it’s because we just arrived, we have food security and no interference from natural enemies, and we don’t have the desire to explore other parts of the island yet.
Feng Yi also discovered that these little things are really not afraid of people. When they are basking in the sun on the rocks, as long as they don't get too close, they won't bother to react even if they are two or three steps away.
He let Xiao Xin test it out.
Not too afraid of people, except Feng Yi.
Not to mention two or three steps away, even twenty or thirty steps away, as soon as Feng Yi passed by, they would run away as if running for their lives, and their pace was not domineering at all.
Speciesism?
Feng Yi thought that his aura was well hidden.
Not interesting.
No longer paying attention to the marine iguanas, Feng Yi also thought about the black diamond during the two days of waiting.
The tuition fee paid this time was too much, and it was indeed a huge expense. Fortunately, I have money now and can afford such consumption.
There must have been more than one black diamond formed by our ancestors' explosion of meteorites back then.
Next time I go to a jewelry store to see if there are any black diamonds of the same origin, cut or uncut. This kind of diamond is not the diamond used by ancestors to polish their feet. It is formed from explosive meteorites. The whole or cut pieces are exposed to the wind.
Yi has the same effect.
To be precise, there is no so-called "whole" in these black diamonds. They are all cracked, but the cracks may be large or small.
If you buy a rough stone, you can find someone to customize a jewelry to wear, or you can buy a finished product. You can always wear it to understand the teachings of your ancestors.
Two days later.
A plane from a foreign country landed on the island.
The person who came this time was a bit unexpected.
They are not ordinary investigators, but people from the special investigation team of this region. The leader of the special investigation team, Santos, personally takes action. He is at the same level as Lao Yuan of the special investigation team in China. They are not special cases, but large-scale cases.
He would not take action. Seeing his identity, Feng Yi knew that the cases involving those marine iguanas were really big.
In comparison, this is really just a small matter.
Different from Lao Yuan's serious style, Santos, who is about forty years old and has brown hair, is more emotional. On the surface.
"Wow, you are Feng Yi! Nice to meet you!"
Santos stretched out his hand to shake Feng Yi's hand and looked at the young island owner.
Internet celebrity, outstanding appearance, young rich man, expert promoted by the UN Security Bureau, especially good at catching snakes...
Santos recalled the information about Feng Yi. What they had heard the most recently was,
It was not the Blue Diamond incident, but Feng Yi took many rare pictures and videos in the rainforest alone. They were all very important research materials, and researchers outside the crawling circle were shocked.
The many doubts I once had about Feng Yi have now become pale and powerless.
No matter how many controversial labels this Internet celebrity tycoon has on him, judging from the results, Feng Yi does have rare talent and strength at least in matters such as field inspections.
Santos and another member of the special team, Gray, followed Feng Yi towards the rocky beach.
Behind them were several investigators and a six or seven-year-old girl. "Who is this?" Feng Yi looked at Santos in confusion.
Are you still traveling with your cub?
He doesn't look anything like these two.
Santos whispered: "The child I rescued while fighting illegal gangs was abducted to that ship. It was me and Gray who rescued her at that time. There are some questions that need to be asked to her in the case, but her mental state is not right now.
It’s not appropriate to ask questions. She feels very insecure right now and doesn’t believe anyone. She only follows Gray and me. We will send her home when the time comes to return.”
"Then let her follow you. You are responsible." Feng Yi didn't care, "As long as she doesn't run around. There are no dangerous places on the island."
"She doesn't run around. She has experienced being abducted, which is a bit exciting. She needs to do something else to distract her attention. I gave her a drawing board, and she will just draw quietly next to it without causing any burden to you.
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While chatting and walking towards the reef beach, Santos also observed the island. Feng Yi was indeed an expert certified by the Joint Security Bureau. He paid attention to all aspects, and Santos found no violations.
Or maybe there were violations, but they were cleared up before they arrived. It doesn't matter, Santos won't delve into it. He came here this time to deal with the marine iguanas and the smuggling case.
The period of climate anomalies that lasted for twenty years dealt a devastating blow to most reptile species, and in terms of the recovery of wild populations, marine iguanas are definitely among the best.
Many people want to study them, but local governments and conservation agencies have strict restrictions, which is why smuggling cases frequently occur.
Most of the wild ones bear the mark of a conservation organization, so driven by profit, the secret illegal breeding gangs have their own unique tricks. What Santos is investigating this time is a large-scale smuggling gang, a group of people who specialize in smuggling live animals and products.
Coming to Feng Yi to deal with the nine marine iguanas was already the result of his attention, the dual importance he attached to these nine marine iguanas and Feng Yi.
Not long after, the group came to the reef beach.
At this time, there were only five marine iguanas lying on the rocks, and the others had gone into the water to look for food.
However, after watching the video evidence provided by Feng Yi, Santos knew that there were indeed nine here.
"Nine...Gerry, when they surrounded the cargo ship, how many marine iguana boxes fell into the sea?" Santos asked.
"On the record, there is only one. There are ten in a box." Gray said. "Hmm, the survival rate is 90%, which is really a miracle. Or maybe there are some that have not been recorded. Anyway, there are nine here.
A lucky little monster," Santos said.
Feng Yi frowned.
Lucky?
Perhaps it was because there was a lot of noise when he analyzed the skills of his ancestors that night, which kept the large predators in the sea away, making the sea near the island quieter and safer? These marine iguanas actually swam here instead of following the sea.
The same way other animals hide or avoid.
Maybe it's because they didn't go through that oppressive time period and were later attracted by the energetic seawater?
Feng Yi speculated on various possibilities in his mind.
But the two special investigation team members did not know the inside story.
Santos looked at the marine iguana in front of him.
Although I don’t know why nine marine iguanas were able to arrive here safely, but if
I'm lucky enough that it's theoretically possible. Otherwise it would be difficult to explain.
"Congratulations on adding another island to their footprints! They are strong in the strategic level of ocean migration. They are always good at finding a way out of crises. I pay tribute to the marine spirit."
Santos said as he approached the reef with steady steps.
After walking a few steps, he looked back at Feng Yi, his eyes asking: "Don't you want to follow?"
Feng Yi spread his hands: "They are afraid of me."
Team leader Santos added: "Maybe it's because you smell like snake."
Feng Yi looked stunned: "Oh, that's it."
Wild marine iguanas may have experienced the life-and-death escape of being chased by snakes when they were young. Snakes are their natural enemies when they were young. This may be a fear engraved in their genes.
Seeing Feng Yi's reaction, Santos walked to the rocky beach for a while and said to Gray next to him: "He should be able to understand that what I just said was just a joke?"
Gray raised his eyebrows but said nothing.
They didn't know Feng Yi well, so it was hard to tell whether Feng Yi took him seriously.
Santos looked back again and saw that Feng Yi was still standing where he stayed, not approaching.
Taking another look at the marine iguana still lying on the stone, Santos said to Feng Yi, "How about you come over and give it a try?"
"That's what you said. I'm not responsible for them running away!" Feng Yi raised his feet and took a few steps in that direction.
The marine iguana, which was lying peacefully on the stone just now, suddenly seemed anxious and restless.
Wait for Feng Yi to take another two steps closer.
The marine iguana lying on the stone quickly moved its limbs and crawled away.
Feng Yi stopped: "So, I'd better stay away."
Santos' eyes gradually became strange.
Without saying anything more about letting Feng Yi get closer, he walked towards the stone where the marine iguana was lying just now, waiting for the marine iguana to come out of the sea.
"I just said it as a joke, right?" Santos said to Gray, "Maybe because he often comes into contact with snakes, he really smells like snakes? Is the marine iguana's ability to distinguish so strong? You smelled it just now around him
Does it smell strange?"
"No." Gray said.
"Then why are marine iguanas so afraid of him?"
"I'm also surprised. If he hadn't provided complete video surveillance, I would have suspected him of sadistic behavior."
"Yeah, it's so strange. There are no snakes here. Could it be that... it's already pickled?"
"Santos, please allow me to give you a suggestion. As the leader of the investigation team, you can speak a little more tactfully when facing experts certified by the organization."
"for example?"
"For example, you can say that this is the professional quality of an expert!"