Chapter seven hundred and twelve see the reindeer again
Of the eight dogs, five ran away, but Bifang only met three...
What about the other two...
"The chances of surviving are very small." Bi Fang sighed. As an explorer with the theme of wilderness survival, he naturally knows how difficult it is to survive in the Arctic. Maybe Goudan's companions will always fall in the snow.
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The only reason that made Bi Fang a little confused was why the Inuit in front of him sent the other three over. Shouldn't he be the one who returned the dog eggs?
In any case, the original owner of Goudan has no children. As a legacy, it is undoubtedly more appropriate to leave something to the neighbors, right?
After all, to Goudan's old owner, he was just a stranger.
The leader of the Inuit did smile: "But Banram is obviously closer to you. You see, even if I call its name, it only responds and does not come over. It has already found a new owner on its own.
Yes, isn't it?"
Bi Fang was stunned and looked down at Goudan squatting at his feet.
Indeed, when the Inuit man in front of him called Banram's name at first, Goudan was indeed very excited, and Bifang also let go of his hand at that time, but Goudan did not rush over, but remained quiet.
He squatted down at his feet.
Not in vain!
Thinking of this, Bi Fangli rubbed the dog's balls and head,
"Banram is the alpha dog and very smart. I have raised many sled dogs and have seen more than a hundred of them, but Banram is also one of the smartest ones. I believe in his choice.
Moreover, my family already has too many sled dogs. It doesn’t matter if there are three more dogs and three less dogs. They are not used, but they are fed more for nothing.”
The Inuit leader is right. Pet dogs generally consume about 1,000 calories a day, while sled dogs consume up to 10,000 calories a day, which is 10 times or more than ordinary dogs.
However, the reproductive capacity of dogs is very strong. Unless they are competition-level, ordinary sled dogs are not too rare, and having too many of them is a waste of resources.
A purebred sled dog can pull a person, not only because the sled dog itself is very strong, but also because the resistance in the ice and snow is small.
In international sled races, two people on the sled and usually four to six strong sled dogs are more than enough.
In a sled rally held near the North Pole, a dozen Samoyeds can even pull hundreds of kilograms of objects and fly all the way in cold winds ranging from minus 1 to 40 degrees, and only need to rest for a few hours every day.
How do normal people need such a large pulling force?
This pulling force is enough to drag a musk ox. Any more will not only be difficult to control, but will also be a waste of resources. You can only leave it at home and eat for free.
Now that the words have come to this, Bi Fang naturally agreed. For the Inuit people, the sled dogs left by Amaruk were an idle resource, but for him, it did greatly increase the transportation capacity and facilitate the transportation.
More operations.
The audience shouted excitedly that a new member was about to be added to the expedition team!
What an unexpected surprise! What an unexpected surprise!
Not only did the problem of the ownership of the dog eggs be completely solved, but there were even three more healthy sled dogs.
[Good boy, I didn’t give you so much meat for free!]
[From the moment Goudan wore a horn helmet and was unwilling to give up afterwards, I knew that these two Gouzi were really smart]
[Saving whales will indeed bring unexpected joy!]
After confirming the ownership of the dog egg, the Inuit people came over with three other sled dogs that afternoon and handed it over completely to Bifang.
Those are two Alaskans and one Samoyed. So far, Bifang has a total of six sled dogs, one with two sled dogs, three Alaskans and two Samoyeds.
The original team was reunited, Goudan jumped up and down excitedly, perhaps the only flaw was that there was no female in the team.
After the initial excitement passed, Goudan stared blankly into the distance, which was the departing figure of the Inuit.
"Stop looking, you won't see your wife again."
Bi Fang kicked Goudan's butt, causing it to bark dissatisfied.
Holding Goudan's head, Bi Fang didn't pay attention.
With three more sled dogs, the pulling power is really not that high. If it could pull 120 kilograms before, it is now even close to 300 kilograms!
This means that Bifang can modify the sled, improve the configuration, and can easily transport prey, as long as it is not as big as a musk ox.
The only problem is that food consumption has increased again, and the sense of security brought by muskoxen has quickly disappeared. These dogs eat more than adults, which is more difficult than Bifang originally expected.
Fortunately, the Inuit gave Bi Fang a key piece of information before leaving.
About twenty kilometers to the southwest, there is a reindeer herd!
Looking at Captain Harveys who was continuing to carry out the rescue plan in an orderly manner, Bi Fang felt that temporarily missing one person was not a big problem.
After being informed, Bi Fang led the six sled dogs towards the southwest.
Opportunities must not be missed and never come again. The reindeer herd is there now, and they may go somewhere in two days. Don’t miss it!
After briefly cultivating their feelings, feeding them some water and food, Bifang pulled the reins. After a brief period of unfamiliarity, he quickly mastered the essentials of driving. The six sled dogs galloped towards the southwest with full firepower.
There are six engines, and the power is really strong. Sitting on the sled, Bifang just feels like the wind is going fast, and he can go anywhere on the ice field.
There was no rest, and in just an hour and a half, Bifang discovered the traces left by a large number of reindeer passing by on the ground. There were so many footprints, it was obvious that this was an extremely large group.
Bi Fang made a rough estimate based on the number of footprints. There were at least hundreds of them!
"It's really rare." Bi Fang picked up the dry snow on his hand and identified the hoof prints on the ground. "The Greenland reindeer actually experienced an extinction event."
"Before the 19th century, there were herds of reindeer in Greenland. Except for polar bears that occasionally preyed on them, the ancient hunting methods of the Eskimos had no impact on their populations. But after the 19th century, the number of residents on the island continued to increase, and they hunted
The number of wild animals killed gradually increased."
"Especially after Greenland became a Danish colony in 1814, the appearance of shotguns completely announced the fate of the reindeer population, leading to the complete extinction of the reindeer. Most of the reindeer on the island now came from other places.
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"So it's very rare to encounter a group with hundreds of reindeer. They shouldn't have gone far, Goudan, keep going!"
Bi Fang got back on the sled and tracked again. In order to better search for traces, he slowed down. Finally, half an hour later, he saw dense black dots on the ice sheet.