My Live Life at the Zoo

Chapter 381 Angler fish: The son-in-law of the animal world!

"Little otters can dive underwater for five to six minutes, and the diving distance is quite far. The senses of hearing, vision, and smell are equally keen, and they can automatically close the valves of nostrils and ear holes in the water to prevent water from flowing in.

Although it is cute, you must not feed it with a fluke mentality.

Because they are national second-class protected animals! "

Li Xiao finally finished speaking.

And the two little otters finally finished eating a small fish one after another.

They are still juveniles, so a small fish is enough to feed.

But after they are full, they feel that it is not enough.

He even grabbed the small fish and shrimp with his small claws, and stuffed them directly into his pocket.

I can't eat, so I walk around!
Pay attention!

"They're pretty prepared for danger in times of peace."

Tao Yaoyao said.

Li Xiaoxiao explained: "This is their nature. They always like to hide food or favorite things in their pockets, and take them out to eat when they are hungry, or play with them when they are bored."

Here, two little otters are happily holding small fish and shrimp.

Because they had Li Xiao and Tao Yaoyao by their side, they were very comfortable and seemed extraordinarily at ease.

But the seals on the other side suffered.

This time Li Xiao bought a total of ten seals.

There are many types of seals, such as crab-eating seals, leopard seals, elephant seals, etc., but Li Xiao bought ringed seals this time.

This kind of seal is the smallest of all seal species. Even if it is an adult, it can only grow to 1.4 meters at most, so it looks extremely petite and cute.

Among them, one's complexion is still silvery white, which looks even more beautiful.

When the staff threw the small fish and shrimp over, the seals who had been hungry all the way moved their fat bodies and started to act.

but……

As soon as he got close, he opened his mouth and prepared to gobble it up.

Whoosh!
A dark shadow flashed.

The leading silver-white seal took a closer look and found that it was a kitten.

It may be because I feel that I am a newcomer, I should be a little polite, and handle the relationship with all the animals in the park. The silver-white seal is also very polite, and even waved it lightly, moving a fat fish in front of the kitten.

Then, he began to enjoy his little fish.

As a result, the next second...

Snapped! ! !
The silver-white seal didn't react at all, it felt like it had been slapped hard on the head.

Because it was too fast, it didn't see clearly at all, and because of its size, it couldn't react.

But there is only my companion and a kitten in front of me, who would do it?
Kitty?
impossible!
It doesn't have the guts!
The silver-white seal was puzzled, and turned to ask his companion.

As a result, he saw that his companions were all staring at the kitten.

Is it really a kitten?
The silver-white seal was about to turn its head and take a serious look.

However, as soon as he turned his head, a black shadow flashed past his eyes again.

When the silver-white seal reacted, the big fish in its mouth had disappeared.

Look at the little cat again...

It has already run five or six meters away, and it happens to have its own big fish in its mouth.

Because the speed of the little cat was too fast, the silver-white snow leopard was in a dazed state the whole time. Even though the little cat had already taken the big fish out of its mouth, it remained motionless, keeping its mouth in the posture of biting the fish.

"Woooo!"

The silver-white snow leopard was in a hurry, and it cried out in a jest.

These calls directly drew the attention of Li Xiao, Tao Yaoyao and others.

In the live broadcast room, some tourists had better eyesight and had already noticed this interesting scene.

"Fuck! The prince is awesome!"

"The prince is so fierce! How dare you snatch food from the seal's mouth!"

"Prince: What you snatch from someone else's mouth is delicious. Even if you give it to me, I won't eat it. I just want to eat what I snatched!"

"Prince: In fact, seals can also be eaten as fish. Anyway, the fish is under my control. What are you?"

"Should I say it or not, this is the first time in my life that I have seen a cat that is not afraid of a snow leopard, but dares to snatch food from the snow leopard's mouth!"

"As expected of a cat fishing with bread!"

That's right, it was the prince who snatched the big fish from the mouth of the silver-white snow leopard.

After this guy snatched the big fish, he didn't gobble it up immediately, but waited until the concubine who had been following him came over, and tasted it together this time.

It can be regarded as polite, and knows how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade.

"Prince, you are naughty again!"

Li Xiao walked over slowly and said angrily.

But the prince didn't seem to hear anything, he put his head up in front of the concubine without hesitation, as if to say: "How is it, brother is good? Follow brother in the future, and make sure you have meat every day! "

Whether it is an animal or a human being, when meeting someone they like, they all want to perform as much as possible, so as to gain the attention and favor of the object.

Tao Yaoyao also said helplessly: "My concubine hangs around with your crown prince all day long, and she has become wild. She never ate raw fish before."

"I'm helpless too, the prince is too skinny!"

Li Xiao shrugged helplessly.

Skin is on the one hand, and on the other hand, this guy ate parrot eggs, and his IQ became super high. When he competed with seven or eight-year-old children, he naturally became more mischievous.

Typical bear child.

"Okay, don't be wronged, they only eat one fish from you, and the rest of the fish are all yours."

Li Xiao looked at the silver-white snow leopard, and gently stroked it with his hands.

"I've never seen this kind of seal!"

Tao Yaoyao stepped forward and tried to touch it.

"This is the ringed seal, the only seal in the world that can live in fresh water!"

"Seals still live in fresh water? Don't they all live in the ocean?"

Tao Yaoyao was dumbfounded.

The tourists in the live broadcast room were even more surprised.

Li Xiao explained: "This kind of seal mainly lives in Lake Baikal, and there are more than 2000 species of animals living in Lake Baikal, the most attractive of which should be the ringed seal here.

Anoshko, a Sino-Russian Lake Baikal Comprehensive Scientific Expedition Team and a zoologist at the Lake Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that a long time ago, there was a legend among the fishermen here that there was a waterway at the bottom of Lake Baikal that connected to the Arctic Ocean. It is through this waterway that they "swim" here.

Of course, it now appears that this statement does not stand up to analysis at all.

First of all, Lake Baikal is a freshwater lake, while the water in the ocean is salt water, and the altitudes of the two places are also very different. In addition, seals are mammals and can only rely on their lungs to breathe. more than half an hour.

The scientific community generally believes that the Baikal seals should indeed come from the Arctic Ocean, because they are the closest in blood to the seals there.

However, the exact time when the seals came to Lake Baikal is still an unsolved mystery.

However, scientists speculate that the arrival of seals most likely occurred during the Ice Age.

At that time, because the river was covered with snow and the river bed became deeper, the range of seals living in the Arctic Ocean continued to expand to the south. They traveled thousands of kilometers to Lake Baikal.

When the Ice Age ended, the flow of the river decreased greatly and the river bed became shallower. These guests from afar had to stay here, and gradually evolved into the unique freshwater seals in the world.

In addition, the reason why this kind of seal is rarely encountered is that in addition to mostly gathering in Lake Baikal, it is more due to multiple factors such as environmental degradation and frequent human visits, which have seriously affected the habitat of this kind of seal.

Scientists have estimated that in five to seven years, the ringed seals in Lake Baikal will be on the verge of extinction. "

"This is too pitiful, then we must protect these ten seals in the zoo, and pass them on to the next generation!"

Tao Yaoyao's big eyes were full of tenderness and pity.

Maybe it's because of distress, the movement of stroking the seal has become more and more gentle.

"Learn to be old! Live to be old!"

"Today, I gained more insight in the director's live broadcast room!"

"If it wasn't for the head of the park, I would have never known that there are seals living in fresh water in the world!"

"Director yyds, the title of Beast Encyclopedia is not for nothing!"

Li Xiao looked at the rolling barrage, and said: "Don't brag about me like that, I will be proud, everyone follow me, and then I will show you the fish with lanterns on its head.

Here I want to ask, has anyone played the game "Ark Survival Evolved" in the live broadcast room? "

"I've played it, I've played it!"

"what game is this?"

"I'm a primary school student. I've got a showdown. Is there any original god in this game? Can it be played on a mobile phone?"

"This game can be played on mobile phones and computers!"

Li Xiao explained patiently: "This is a survival game, if you like raising small animals, you must Amway this game.

In the game, you will go back to the age of dinosaurs and see all kinds of dinosaurs.

Pterosaurs, Diplodocus, Brontosaurus, Velociraptor, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Therxosaurus, Spinosaurus and more.

You can even see various animals such as mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and griffins.

And these animals can be tamed and can help you do various things, such as building houses and installing turrets.

In this game, there is an animal called anglerfish.

In real life, anglerfish do exist.

In the game, the anglerfish can help the owner collect pearls.

In reality, anglerfish have high medicinal value.

Liver extract has a 30% inhibition rate against certain cancers.Fish gallbladder can extract taurine and glycine, which are clinically used for anti-inflammatory, heat-clearing and detoxifying.

Folks often dry fish bones into powder and mix sesame oil to treat boils.

Some European countries also extract insulin from its pancreas to prevent and treat diabetes. "

While speaking, Li Xiao had already come to the anglerfish, and continued: "I bought a total of twenty anglerfish.

There are many types of anglerfish, and there are only three in China, yellow anglerfish, black anglerfish, and pseudo-spiny anglerfish. You can tell from the color of the ones I bought that they are black anglerfish.

The biggest feature of anglerfish is flat and soft body, big head, wide and flat, short trunk and wide mouth.

Because of its ugly body shape, it is known as the ugly fish in Shandong.

And because it sounds like an old man coughing, it is known as the old man fish along the coast of Hebei.

Biologically, this small lantern is called artificial bait.

The small lantern is formed by the gradual upward extension of the anglerfish's first dorsal fin.

The front section is like a fishing rod, and the end expands to form a "bait".

The reason why the small lanterns glow is that there are gland cells inside the lanterns, which can secrete luciferin. Under the catalysis of luciferase, luciferin undergoes slow chemical oxidation with oxygen to emit light.

The anglerfish looks bulky and is not active at ordinary times. It is not good at swimming and chasing food, but it is an excellent fisherman.

The reason is that its first dorsal fin spine has become a long "fishing rod", and at the top of this "fishing rod" there is a fleshy spike, which can attract some sea creatures when it glows. The light source is very sensitive. Once found, it will swim towards it like a moth to a flame without hesitation. Therefore, it can be used as bait.

Anglerfish often bury their bodies in the sand in the deep sea, but the "fishing rod" keeps shaking in the water, luring small fish swimming around.

When the greedy little fish are attracted, the cunning monkfish opens its mouth, and those little fish are sucked into the fish's belly along with the water flow.

Its large mouth and inflatable stomach are capable of swallowing fish as large as itself.

Because of this, some deep-sea anglerfish are bumping sharks in their stomachs. "

"I'm going! It's so scary!"

"Scare me to death! This guy even dares to eat sharks!"

"Unbelievable! It's unbelievable!"

Li Xiao's last words were so powerful that they exploded in the live broadcast room.

After all, in people's minds, even sharks are the top predators in the ocean, and there are very few creatures that can do anything to them, but I didn't expect to see them today.

"Wait! No! Why are there only ten anglerfish here?"

"Hey, I found out too!"

"Didn't the director say that he bought [-] pieces?"

"Couldn't you have been cheated?"

"It seems that we really need to take an inventory. Isn't this just the way to find the problem!"

The tourists in the live broadcast room noticed the clues and started discussing again.

"Quiet! Quiet everyone!"

Li Xiao said calmly: "Actually exactly twenty, no more, no less.

You may not know that the male anglerfish is also called soft rice fish.

Because they grow very small, most of them board on the female anglerfish and get nutrition from them.

Some female anglerfish host even a dozen male anglerfish.

In the early days, some experts also thought that there were no male anglerfish until they found it under the belly of a female anglerfish.

The reason for this phenomenon is that anglerfish are born unequal. Female anglerfish will develop rapidly after birth, and quickly complete the transformation from a little girl to an aunt.

The male anglerfish chooses to lie flat, what it is when it is born, it will be what it is when it grows up, which also causes the body of the male anglerfish to be [-] times smaller than that of the female anglerfish, and the key point is that it cannot grow a fishing rod , can't attract animals at all, so they can't hunt, and naturally there is no food, but life has to go on, they can only focus on the female anglerfish..."

(End of this chapter)