The calm night, the endless sea, the evening breeze blowing across the sea from time to time, everything is very peaceful.
Thick fog filled the air and spread out, making the white fog look even hazier under the soft moonlight.
Under the blurred moonlight, a cute little whale shark was swimming on the sea. Her speed was very slow, her tail gently swayed in a graceful arc, and the sound of rushing water sounded, which was particularly clear in the silent night.
It is winter at this time, and it should logically be expected that there will be some snow, but here, the temperature has only dropped a little, and there has not been a particularly big change.
It’s so boring. When will I grow up?
Or maybe she is even bigger than she is now, and she is now a solitary fish with no friends she knows. The fish here have extremely low IQs and cannot communicate at all.
Xu Qiaoqiao is so worried.
After finally getting an animal with a long life, she should meet Junjun earlier, so that there would be more opportunities to get along with her. And now she is very, very, very looking forward to meeting Jun Qi.
I don’t know what kind of character he is. Is he also a whale shark like her?
This is not bad, but if the whale shark gives birth to babies...
Xu Qiaoqiao suddenly remembered this matter. If a female whale shark gives birth to a baby, it seems to be different.
It's different from whales.
After all, even the types are different.
She reacted, so if she wanted to have a baby, she had to... lay eggs??
Xu Qiaoqiao instantly got goosebumps all over her body.
She stopped swimming in the water, turned over, and looked at the bright moon. An idea suddenly came to her mind. In fact, it would be nice if Junjun were not the same kind.
Eggs, it’s a bit hard to imagine.
The whale shark is an ovoviviparous animal. The female whale shark will keep the eggs in her body until the baby shark grows to 40 to 60 centimeters, and then excretes them from the body. However, not all baby sharks are born at the same time.
Female whale sharks will preserve the male's possessions and breed young sharks over a long period of stability.
Xu Qiaoqiao didn't know much about whale sharks. She only knew about them from science and education films such as "The Knowledge of the Ocean" with Xiaoxue.
But she can still know these simple knowledge points. She doesn't want to pretend to be those things, travel around the world, and then give birth to a baby in a safe place.
Just like that whale shark mother.
Thinking of this, Xu Qiaoqiao felt a little melancholy again. She thought of her whale shark mother who abandoned her as soon as she was born. She had no memory of her except that her body was as huge as that of an ordinary whale shark.
If we meet again, we will definitely not recognize each other.
Xu Qiaoqiao swam in the sea and turned over in the water. With his increasingly larger body, Xu Qiaoqiao soon became the most prestigious big fish in the area.
No fish dared to mess with her.
Although it's not even two meters.
But in this sea area, it is already very conspicuous. In addition, the water here is extremely clear and the sunlight can easily reach the bottom of the sea, so Xu Qiaoqiao's presence cannot be blocked.
Once, humans who came here to have fun diving accidentally photographed this baby whale shark. Although it was very blurry, the square and flat mouth was unmistakable no matter what.
A juvenile whale shark appeared here at Bayliss Reef. The news spread quickly, and many wildlife enthusiasts wanted to come and see this baby whale shark.
According to the photos, this baby whale shark is about 3 to 5 years old. It is visually estimated that it is more than one meter long, not even two meters long. This is really surprising.
Up to now, the number of whale sharks is still decreasing, and there are still many secrets about them that have not been unearthed. However, there is a baby whale shark resident on the Bayliss Reef, which makes everyone very excited.
The first to arrive here was a small team of wildlife documentary photographers. It is not accurate to say it was a small team, because there were only two people. These two humans were fully armed and had brought all kinds of diving equipment. Fortunately, the sea here
It is not very deep and the dangers encountered are not particularly high.
After George put on his diving suit and goggles, and made all preparations, he took a video camera, gestured OK to his companions, and went into the sea.
His companion Ross immediately returned to the screen, looking at the pictures taken by his companion in the sea, observing them carefully, and at the same time guiding his companion in the direction and explaining the surrounding situation.
"I don't know if I can see that cute baby whale shark today."
Ross sat down on the low stool and looked at the picture on the screen with great anticipation. He was between 3 and 5 years old, still in his early childhood.
But several days passed, and nothing was gained. Apart from the beautiful corals, colorful tropical fish, and some rare fish, no trace of the whale shark was found at all.
They almost gave up.
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Going round and round, this year's winter will soon pass, and soon it will enter the second year.
Xu Qiaoqiao didn't know that she had been exposed. She was still very happy here in the past three years. There were no particularly vicious animals, and her food was very simple, so she lived to such a big age smoothly.
Yeah, yeah, it's still pretty good.
She looked at her body shape, flicked her tail, opened her mouth wide, and sucked all the small tuna into her mouth, puffing out bubbles with satisfaction.
The weather was good today. Xu Qiaoqiao slowly emerged from the sea. She looked at the blue sea, which continued to stretch towards the surrounding area. It was so vast.
It's not enough. When she gets older, she can leave this sea area, leave this protected area, and go to a strange place.
Just when Xu Qiaoqiao had seen enough and dived down, she saw a vague figure that looked slender and a little strange. She curiously swam forward a few steps and found that it was a human being.
No, why did humans come here?
Xu Qiaoqiao was a little confused. The first thing that came to her mind was the report she had seen about humans killing fish. This made her feel very uncomfortable and subconsciously wanted to stay away from humans.
Even though she is still a human being at her core, it is always right to be cautious when it comes to life.
When the human saw Xu Qiaoqiao's figure, he was obviously very excited. His swimming speed also accelerated a lot. He was closer and Xu Qiaoqiao could see him clearly. He was wearing a diving suit and had several cameras installed on his body.
Is this for filming?
Xu Qiaoqiao waved her tail and subconsciously took a few steps back. Seeing her behavior, the other party seemed to think that her behavior had disturbed her, so she slowed down and exercised patience.
Whale sharks are a very gentle species. They will not actively attack people and have a gentle personality. They are just not as enthusiastic as beluga whales.
Xu Qiaoqiao could feel that this human being was trying to be as gentle as possible. He didn't want this little guy to be scared and run away. It wasn't easy to actually run into him, so he still wanted to watch from a closer distance.
Seeing the cameras on the other party, Xu Qiaoqiao thought about many possibilities. It might be a documentary photographer, it might be a photography enthusiast, or it might be a staff member of some animal protection association or some other association.
Or maybe you are a pure diving enthusiast.
She tilted her head, and through the hazy sea water, she saw the other person's bright eyes, which were not malicious. The human gently stretched out his arms and floated in front of the whale shark, seeming to say hello to her.
Hello, little whale shark.
The other party conveyed this meaning to himself.
Xu Qiaoqiao looked at the figure getting closer and closer, and had no tendency to avoid it. This human being was the first creature she had encountered in the past few years that could think independently, so she was still a little curious.
Coupled with the small cameras on the opponent's body, Xu Qiaoqiao was slightly relieved. This kind of thing had happened before when he was an animal. These people should not be the kind who want to eat themselves or catch themselves.
Seeing that the baby whale shark did not avoid it, George was obviously even happier. He tried to make contact with the baby, but he was extremely happy in his heart.
The other party seemed to still want to play with her, so Xu Qiaoqiao was not in the mood anymore. It was better to let her swim by herself.
Boring.
Then she swung her tail and left here directly to cooperate with the shooting? Impossible, she is not an ordinary whale shark. If you use the data decoded from her to interpret ordinary whale sharks, it will be a joke.