The hair on the spotted hyena's head was stained with blood, and the strong smell of blood wafted through the air.
The zebra's dark eyes occasionally flashed with light, making people wonder if it was dead after all.
Bi Fang said with emotion: "As of today, there are no more than 30 zebras domesticated by humans."
"That's a pretty rare number."
Since 1890, European colonists accelerated their predatory behavior in Africa. In order to solve the problem that ordinary horses could not adapt to the hot areas of Africa, Europeans began to try to domesticate three kinds of local zebras, namely plains zebra, Grevy's zebra and mountain zebra.
Zebra, but had no choice but to succeed.
It was not until the filming of "Zebra Race" that the locals finally seriously trained ten zebras. Unfortunately, after a lot of effort, they found the most professional trainers and spent a lot of time, in the end there were only two
One zebra was successfully tamed and could ride safely, while the other zebras could only carry goods.
"It is very difficult to domesticate zebras. Neither Africans nor European colonists were able to complete such an arduous task. In addition to their own personality factors, this may also be related to the reason why they live in groups without a leader to coordinate."
【Outrageous】
[Taming is always a two-way process]
[Zebra: Think I’m stupid]
[Zebras are so vicious. Last time I went to the zoo, a woman, quite young, went to touch the zebra, and her middle finger was bitten off. It was bloody.]
[True or false, a little scared]
【seen it myself】
The hyenas bit the zebra, and when the zebra's belly was ripped open, a larger spotted hyena squeezed into the group of hyenas. The other hyenas got out of the way and watched the big hyena bite into the zebra's belly, killing it.
A piece of fat liver was dragged out.
"Probably the leader of the hyena pack."
Bi Fang guessed, "The social organization of hyenas is very hierarchical. When foraging for food, the 'mother leader' always gets the largest piece of meat with the best parts, and this is a matter of course."
Hyenas are a matriarchal social system, in which females weigh about 10% more than males and are the stronger and more dominant of the two sexes.
Female hyenas with low status will give birth to offspring with low status, and other female hyenas must be responsible for helping to take care of the offspring.
After the leader took out the fattest liver and enjoyed it alone, the other hyenas excitedly began to share the meal.
The form of the lion group next to it is almost the same, but compared to the matriarchal society of spotted hyenas, the group of lions has a different form. The male lion with the mane starts first, followed by the female lion, and finally the cub.
.
Regarding this situation, Bi Fang said with a smile: "Don't think there is anything wrong with male lions. African lions are the only social cats. They have complex social attributes. In a lion group, although it is led by female lions,
The male lion is responsible for hunting and raising cubs, but the male lion’s task is also not light. It is responsible for patrolling the territory and resisting the invasion of other lions and opponents such as hyenas.”
"Since the pressure of guarding the territory is almost entirely on the male lions, and they have to participate in battles every day, the average lifespan of male lions is several years shorter than the average lifespan of female lions."
The last leopard didn't have so many twists and turns. He caught the whole ostrich by himself and had no companions. Naturally, he enjoyed it alone. He didn't even look at the wild dogs surrounding him.
The blood drips down the leopard's beard, and its temperament is fierce and ferocious. It is completely different from the cunning of the hyena and the might of the lions. The painting style is very different.
Rather than having to compete with its companions, the leopard ate very quickly, filling its stomach in less than ten minutes and choosing to leave.
"Competition is fierce in the animal world. Even the food of a pride of lions may be snatched away by hyenas. In order to avoid unnecessary disputes, almost everyone has developed the ability to eat quickly. Like hyenas, they can basically eat within half an hour.
Eat the whole prey until only the bones are left."
Bi Fang was now less than 30 meters away from the lions and less than 25 meters away from the hyenas. He could clearly hear the sounds of the animals chewing meat and their heavy breathing.
The distance was quite close, and many viewers were frightened and their palms became sweaty.
After the leopard had finished eating and drinking, the African wild dogs swarmed up and drowned the entire ostrich.
The order in which they eat is completely different from that of lions and spotted hyenas.
"African wild dogs live in close groups. They hunt together and raise their young together. Although their size does not have an advantage on the African savannah, they can often hunt antelopes, wildebeests, zebras, etc. by relying on the strength of the group.
Larger herbivores.”
"And from the performance point of view, wild dogs are a relatively loving family, especially when it comes to their pups. If pups are present at the hunting site, adult wild dogs often let the puppies eat first, and then eat them themselves."
"If the pups are far away from the hunting site, the adult wild dogs will eat their fill first, then run home to spit out the meat and feed it to the puppies, the wild dogs who care for the puppies, and the old, weak, sick, and disabled wild dogs that are unable to hunt.
.”
"When eating, wild dogs will show humility to each other, and a piece of meat will often pass through the stomachs of several wild dogs."
【Is it so cute?】
[Actually, I have always wanted to ask why this African wild dog looks like a tabby cat {dog head}]
【So loving】
In African spotted hyenas, females are the first to eat, while in a pride of lions, males are the first to eat. In the case of wild dogs, it is the cubs that eat first.
Three completely different eating orders once again show the completely different characteristics of animals on the African savanna.
Several cubs that were obviously smaller in size walked out from the group of wild dogs. Under the protection of the big dogs, they began to bite the ostrich.
Perhaps because they haven't grown up yet, fresh ostrich meat is still a bit challenging for their teeth.
After seeing this scene, Bi Fang lay down directly on the grass, crawled closer to them, and began to explain with great interest.
"Actually, the African wild dog is a very unique creature."
"In the "Handbook of African Mammal Behavior" published in 1992, there is a sighting record of a group of variegated wolves near the 5895-meter summit of Mount Kilimanjaro."
"The author of this book is Richard Easters, a renowned ethologist and assistant professor of mammals at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology."
“In 2012, when this book was republished as a ‘20th Anniversary Special Edition’, E.O. Wilson, the great master of animal behavior and the founder of sociobiology, also wrote a preface.”
"With the endorsement of these scientists, the variegated wolf is almost certainly the 'tallest' canine in the world."
[It’s over, I don’t know anyone]
[If you can tell it from Fang Shen's mouth, there is a high probability that he is some kind of super boss]
[What is a variegated wolf? Is it another name for these wild dogs?]
"Yes, even many domestic researchers who are very familiar with African mammals will be confused by the name "variegated wolf". But if you translate 'varied wolf' into Greek or Latin, you may suddenly understand
.”
When Bi Fang explains, a barrage will automatically appear in the live broadcast room, and different subtitles will be displayed according to the region, which greatly facilitates the audience's understanding.
This is also a very old function of the system. It is very useful and allows audiences around the world to understand it at a glance.
"Lycaon pictus, this is its scientific name. Lycaon comes from Greek, meaning 'wolf-like', and Pictus comes from Latin, meaning 'painted'."
"There is an English common name derived from this Latin scientific name, called Painted Wolf, which is also the true origin of the 'variegated wolf'."
"And the name Painted wolf describes this animal very accurately in its literal meaning: it looks like a wolf, and its body is colorful. It is usually a mixture of black, white, yellow and orange, just like a blurred calico cat. It can be said that it is
The most appropriate name, but it is only one of the many common English names for this animal that is not widely accepted and used."
【6】
[I bet you will be hit by knowledge dimensionality reduction next!]