After watching the river for a long time, the wildebeest leader finally decided to take the first step and give it a try.
The water was calm, clearly reflecting the golden and flowing hair of the wildebeest leader, and a round hoof that hung high in the air slowly stepped in.
"Wow!"
The huge sound of rising water scared away a circle of wildebeest on the shore, including the wildebeest leader who just wanted to give it a try. The wet hooves left circular marks one after another on the mud.
The river channel that was originally crowded with wildebeest suddenly vacated a semicircular open space with a diameter of more than ten meters, which also allowed Bifang and the audience in the tree to better observe what was going on.
In an open space surrounded by wildebeests, a Nile crocodile with a body length of more than four meters reportedly bit a young wildebeest.
A successful hunt!
From the waist and abdomen to the buttocks, the entire lower body of the wildebeest was tightly torn by the sharp teeth, making it unable to move. Only the two hooves of the upper body were kept kicking, and even then it gradually began to become weak.
After a long journey, many wildebeests had dry mouths and licked their lips and noses with their long, thick tongues while gnawing on yellowed, moisture-free hay along the way, letting out low gasps.
Facing the calm river, many wildebeests choose to risk their lives to drink a few sips of water before crossing the river.
The crocodile attacked without hesitation at this time.
This one-meter-long little wildebeest is too small for an adult Nile crocodile. It hunts effortlessly. It doesn't even use the crocodile's signature death roll. It raises its head high and slams it into the head.
Sideways throw.
Under the huge force, the sound of fractures was heard. The little wildebeest's body bent at an exaggerated angle, and its spine was obviously broken on the spot.
None of the wildebeests tried to snatch back their companions. They watched the Nile crocodile that had successfully hunted return to the river with its trophies, seemingly indifferent to the death of its companions.
Only a few equally strong Nile crocodiles on the side came forward to compete with their companions for food, adding noise to this strangely silent scene.
【This flick is so cool】
[This picture is so clear, it shocked me. I also want to build a drone of the same model as Laofang.]
【You may find that you cannot afford it】
[Learn about millions of drones]
Many viewers admire the power of crocodiles, while others focus their attention on wildebeests.
[This wildebeest is so cold-blooded and has no reaction at all]
[Cold-blooded? This is nature. This is how nature is. There is no vitality. Everything is the subjective feeling of human beings.]
"It is normal behavior to be indifferent." Bi Fang replied after seeing the barrage, "In other words, this is their survival strategy, just like when we see a big hole on the road, we will actively avoid it instead of stepping on it.
Go in."
Wildebeest can become the largest group of medium and large wild animals in the entire African savannah, and even in the world. Naturally, they have a unique survival strategy.
Sitting on a tree branch, Bifang adjusted his posture and raised two fingers in front of the camera: "The actions of the wildebeest group follow two rules."
"The first one is to follow the leader or companions, and follow them almost blindly."
"When the wildebeests pass through a new area, they tend to line up one by one. If we follow the wildebeest herd, we can often see a scene like this: the wildebeest herd is halfway through, and suddenly an individual
Dodge to the right."
As if to confirm Bifang's words, the semicircle that had been previously vacated by the hunting of the wildebeest was still not filled even after the crocodile left.
The wildebeest leader who was about to cross the river was once again faced with a decision. Many wildebeest then came to the river to drink water, but no more wildebeest went to the newly vacated semicircle.
Obviously other places are equally unsafe, with crocodiles swarming around.
This scene undoubtedly surprised many viewers.
[It seems to be true]
[What is the calculation? Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the rope for ten years?]
Bi Fang continued: "The reason may be that the first wildebeest to do this encountered a snake or smelled the scent of a predator, and then within the next half hour, every subsequent individual did it again.
This path has taken a curve with the entire team, even if the danger there has disappeared."
"In our opinion, this rule seems silly, but for imbecile animals, it can ensure their safety."
"The same thing happens when crossing a river. It looks stupid, but it allows them to cross the river smoothly in most of the most difficult places."
After a pause, Bi Fang started to talk about the second point.
"The second point of the rule is that the movement of the group is more important than anything else."
"Zoologists once saw such a scene near Mara: a female wildebeest found that her calf was missing after crossing the river, and other individuals were moving forward, so she wanted to return to the river to find her child.
"
"The little wildebeest heard its mother's call and swam towards her in response, but it couldn't climb ashore because the place where its mother was was 4 meters high and it was a steep slope, but fifteen meters away there was
There is a gentler place.”
After a pause, Bi Fang added: "I don't know if you have ever encountered dangerous experiences. If you think back carefully, you will find that in danger, it is difficult for our brains to notice changes in the external environment.
It’s a safe zone, but you can’t even notice it when you’re in fear and panic.”
[I have never encountered danger before, but I feel that what Lao Fang said is similar to the first time I gave a speech. I focused all my attention on the manuscript, and then hurried down, and I had no idea how the people would react in the end]
[Good guy, you can feel it when you compare it like this]
"This is true for all humans, and even more so for animals with more instincts. The wildebeest instinctively chases in the direction of its mother and keeps struggling on the steep slope."
"If the female wildebeest can move to a gentler spot 15 meters away from the shore and guide her bewildered cub, then the wildebeest calf may come ashore."
"However, the momentum of the group march was too great. The female wildebeest did not hesitate for too long before turning around and running towards the large group and chose to give up."
"The little wildebeest that was finally abandoned struggled in the same place until it was exhausted, retreated into the water, and became crocodile food."
Most of the audience who heard this were speechless and felt like they couldn't explain.
Sad?
Or angry?
Nothing at all.
Faced with her own children, the female wildebeest finally chose to follow the large group.
These are their two major strategies, blind obedience and following closely.
Facing the silence in the live broadcast room, Bi Fang smiled: "The wildebeest's survival strategy is actually in sharp contrast to the zebra's survival rules."
"Zebras generally use a breeding group as a family unit, which consists of a champion horse, several females, and their cubs."
"The relationships between family members are very close, especially the males, and they stick closely to their offspring."
“Once, in the Ngorongoro volcano area, a zoologist accidentally accidentally lost his life while fitting a radio collar on a young male zebra that accidentally strayed away from the herd. Then the little zebra’s father began a crazy journey.
Searching, it searched all the family groups in this area for 10 months."
【Grass, knife, I am, right】
【This comparison】
[Although I wasn’t that moved, I was still poked a little bit]
[Wait a minute, did Lao Fang say N’Goro twice? 】
Bi Fang shrugged: "That place is called Ngorongoro Crater. I was right. It is an extinct volcano crater in the East African Rift Valley in northern Tanzania. It is known as the 'African Garden of Eden' and is the most complete and beautiful crater in the world."
Crater.”
"Zebras are so dedicated and have such close family bonds, but here their population is only one-fifth of the wildebeest population."
"Although the wildebeest is surrounded by dangers when it is born and is surrounded by predators that have been waiting for a long time, the seemingly stupid wildebeest has established the most perfect strategy to adapt to the entire ecosystem, eating the maximum amount and being preyed on the minimum amount.
, making itself the largest kingdom in the Serengeti.”
The majestic beauty of the grassland and the watchful eyes of predators coexist, but millions of wildebeest can survive in it, which has become a miracle in the mammal world.
"Many of our seemingly ruthless and indifferent actions are one of the keys to the continuous reproduction of large groups."
"This is why I seldom and do not like to anthropomorphize animals. It is difficult to understand the perspectives of different species. We don't need to understand, we just need to record it, as a bystander."
After Bi Fang's words fell to the ground, the noisy sound of water rising started again.
This time it was no longer hunting, but the wildebeest finally took a step forward and led the large group across the river.
Many organisms contain certain toxins in their bodies. Toxin-containing organisms can use the toxins produced by their own bodies to capture prey, etc.
But there are also animals like the Black-headed Wood Flycatcher. Although it is not poisonous itself, it can eat poisonous prey to obtain toxins for itself.