My Deep-sea Fishery

Although the elephant seal has a strong ability to keep out the cold, it is not afraid of the cold.

Now there is heavy snow in the sky, and they need to find a place to hide from the wind and snow.

"Captain, should we get it on board?" Fang Youqun asked anxiously.

"How?" Xiang Yang asked rhetorically.

Fang Youqun opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer.

Xiang Yang shook his head and said: "This elephant seal weighs at least two tons. Throwing a fishing net simply cannot bear its weight. The boat net is unrealistic. Don't look at this elephant seal being so flexible in the sea. When it reaches the surface, its agility immediately drops several steps, relying on its own ability, it is impossible to climb onto our ship."

"But this elephant seal is so pitiful. In such a cold day, I still have to soak in the cold water and drench the snow." Fang Youqun said.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yang laughed, "Don't worry, you worry about whether elephant seals will freeze to death, just like you worry about whether fish will drown, it's impossible."

Such creatures as seals can survive the whole winter in the ice and snow on a single body of fat. If they were frozen to death by the next snow, they would have been extinct long ago.

Sure enough.

After the elephant seal tried a few more jumps and didn't have enough to work overtime, he immediately stopped wasting his energy to do useless work.

I saw it standing upright in the sea, with its head coming out of the water, slowly closing its eyes, and then keeping this weird posture motionless.

The snow was so heavy that it soon covered the elephant seal's head.

The crew immediately looked at each other.

Fang Youqun tentatively asked, "Captain, isn't this elephant seal frozen to death? Didn't you say that elephant seals can't die from freezing?"

"People are saving energy and waiting for the blizzard to pass. How come they become frozen to death in your mouth? Have you ever seen a frozen fish stay in the water with its body upright?" Xiang Yang said with a dumb smile.

The subcutaneous fat of elephant seals is very thick, up to 87 millimeters. A 4-meter-long male elephant seal can produce 32.5 liters of oil. Such creatures are more resistant to freezing than polar bears. How can they be frozen to death?

It is not an exaggeration to say that the penguin was frozen to death, and this elephant seal could still live well.

Speaking of hardy animals, many people think that the most hardy animals are polar bears or penguins, but this is not the case.

There are many kinds of animals in the world that are harder than penguins, and seals are one of them.

Another example is lynx, which is a kind of cat that loves the cold very much. Most of them live in snow mountains. It is the most northern cat, and it is the most cold-proof cat.

If Xiang Yang is to rank all the animals on a list of warmth, Xiang Yang believes that the animal that is least afraid of cold should be the water bear.

Water bear worm can be said to be the most tenacious species on the planet. It can withstand the terrifying low temperature of minus two hundred degrees and can live in a vacuum.

Because the water bear is a creature with its own resurrection armor, it has a "hidden" trick. When in a bad environment, the water bear can slow down the metabolism of life to almost stop, and stay in a kind of suspended animation for a long time. After the state.

During suspended animation, the water bear worm’s body will dry up, stop its metabolism completely, or even completely lose its vitality.

However, as long as it encounters water, the water bear can be resurrected.

In second place, Xiang Yang thinks it should be an ice worm.

Ice worms are mainly distributed in coastal glaciers in the northern Pacific Ocean. They are the only animal known to live in ice, and they are also the most cold-resistant creatures known to date except for the compound water bear worms.

Ice worm is a very secretive animal, and its enzymes are still active when it is close to 0°C.

And ice worms are not only resistant to freezing but also to starvation, they are only afraid of heat and environmental pollution.

If the temperature exceeds 5°C, the enzyme will digest its cell membrane and melt the ice worm itself into a pool of water.

Although humans do not yet know how much ice worms can withstand the extreme cold, just because they can live in the cold ice, not all animals can do it.

The third place, undisputedly, is the Arctic wild duck.

Arctic wild ducks are more cold-resistant creatures than polar bears. They can withstand the severe cold of minus 110 degrees.

Under the feathers of Arctic ducks, there is a layer of fine plush, like a blanket wrapped around them, which can help them withstand the cold.

Most Arctic wild ducks live in the Arctic all year round and usually rest and sleep on the snow.

Although the penguin is a symbol of Antarctica, and is known for its hardiness. But strictly speaking, penguins need temperature, for example, when they hatch eggs, they need temperature.

"I heard that elephant seals don't eat Antarctic krill, and I don't know if it's true." Fang Youqun suddenly said at this moment.

When Xiang Yang heard the words, he was slightly taken aback, "Who did you listen to?"

Antarctic krill occupies a very important position in the entire Antarctic ecosystem. They almost feed the entire Antarctic ecosystem by themselves.

As long as those who can survive in the ice and snow of Antarctica, there is almost no one who does not eat Antarctic krill.

To exaggerate, there would be no Antarctic ecosystem without Antarctic krill.

"Captain, what are you doing with him? This kid must have wanted to hit the krill and shrimp porridge on the boat again." Chen Qingsheng smiled and said with a smile to break Fang Youqun's lie.

"Oh? Is that right?" Xiang Yang looked at Fang Youqun with a smile.

Fang Youqun’s mind is not embarrassed to be exposed. He opened up and said: “Brother Yang, Brother Sheng, anyway, there is still leftovers from the porridge on our boat. Let the rest be used to feed this seal. Don’t waste it, look. It's so cute and pathetic."

Xiang Yang smiled and shook his head, "The porridge is nothing for you, but how do you feed it? Anyway, I can't agree with you to get it on the boat~www.readwn.com~It's different from the docile harp seal. The elephant seal's temper has soared and its combat effectiveness has exploded. It is a seal whose danger is second only to that of a leopard seal.

Not to mention that there is no way to get this elephant seal to work overtime, even if there is a way, Xiang Yang is determined not to do it.

In fact, many seals are dangerous, and leopard seals are the representative.

Although most of the seals are relatively mild, they are carnivorous seals after all. When food is scarce, they will even prey on animals of the same seal family.

In addition to preying on krill, seals usually attack penguins and other marine life. Their sharp canine teeth are a powerful tool for predation and can penetrate the thick skin of penguins.

Seals are at the top of the Antarctic food chain. Only killer whales can hunt them in the area where they live.

Xiang Yang is already taking a risk when he gets a harp seal on the boat. If he gets another elephant seal on the boat, Xiang Yang's boat will become a seal den.