Chapter 864 Waiting for the Rabbit
The extinguished bonfire was emitting green smoke.
On the dead tree next to it, the baboon was tied to the bark with his hands and feet bound, curled up in a ball, squeezed between two thick tree roots exposed on the ground, and breathing slowly and deeply.
On the other side, the cheetah leaning against the rock was also snoring softly.
Bifang woke up from his sleep and first checked the surrounding environment. After confirming that there was no danger and other animal footprints, he got up and prepared for today's activities.
He first collected some black and gray charcoal ash, then found a tree with relatively strong vitality nearby, climbed up, and took some branches.
Pushing away the tree wrapped in the branches, Bifang crushed one end and rubbed it on the stone. After the broken end was ground into dense fibers, he stained this end with some charcoal ash and used it as a toothbrush to start brushing his teeth.
There was a slight burning sensation in the mouth, but fortunately it was not strong.
Normal operation should be to add charcoal ash to water to make charcoal ash water, and then use it as toothpaste to brush teeth, otherwise it is easy to irritate the mouth.
If conditions are good, some aromatic plants can also be added to sterilize. Unfortunately, there is no water to drink now, let alone toothpaste.
After a simple wash, spit out the charcoal ash in the mouth, Bifang put on the backpack and woke up the sleeping Harley.
Finally, turn on the live broadcast.
[Although the National Day is over and I have to go to work again, I still choose to slack off and watch the live broadcast (dog head)]
[Reasonable, work is to exchange labor for rewards, slacking off is the real money]
[Make money from the boss]
[Is it time to find a water source today?]
The baboon next to the tree was also awakened by the movement of Bifang at this time, and continued to howl. After a while, it found that no one paid attention to it, and gradually calmed down.
At this time, Bifang came to it and checked the status of the baboon.
[A kind smile]
[Have some salt, salt]
[Subway, old man, mobile phone face]
"Drinking water is an innate behavior, mainly caused by two different types of thirst. One is osmotic thirst caused by increased blood osmotic pressure, which drives animals to drink pure water."
"The other is hypovolemic thirst caused by fluid loss. Animals will seek water and minerals, usually salt, to restore blood volume."
"Although the causes are different, the emergence of both states has some external manifestations, such as loose skin, which is basically universal in mammals."
Bifang picked up the baboon and prevented it from tilting its head at will to avoid biting itself.
Then he reached out and pinched the back of its neck.
"If you have a dog or cat at home, you can try pinching the back of their neck. If they are well hydrated like humans, their skin will be firmer and more elastic."
"But if they are in a state of lack of water, you will feel loose if you pinch the back of their neck."
"The second is pacing back and forth. When animals feel thirsty and can't find water to drink, they will become restless and pace back and forth in a certain place, accompanied by a certain level of mental depression, and sometimes drooling."
The mental depression was not clearly seen by everyone, because the baboon had been very depressed since it was caught yesterday.
However, the drooling was indeed shown. Before, Bifang had seen the baboon licking its mouth subconsciously in its sleep.
This is also a manifestation of thirst.
When thirsty, they will unconsciously lick their lips and subconsciously moisten their mouths to relieve the feeling of thirst.
This is of course useless, and will aggravate the lack of water.
But it does not affect the animal's instinct to do this.
From all these manifestations, the baboon's thirst is almost certain, and to a considerable extent.
"Let's wait a little longer, until eight or nine o'clock, when the line of sight is the best and it is least likely to lose track, and we can let the bullet fly for a while."
It is not yet six o'clock, and the sky is not completely bright. It is not the best choice to let the baboon go at this time.
There is no time limit for this live broadcast mission, and Bifang is not in a hurry.
Bifang collected materials nearby, re-started the bonfire, and then found a few straight branches, sat on the stone and started cutting.
After making the spear head, put it on the bonfire to smoke it black.
"Wood is carbonized after burning, and the spatial structure of the molecules changes, so it will become harder, but don't bake it for too long, just remove a certain amount of moisture, too long will catch fire, and it will become loose and fragile due to burning."
After making several spears as weapons, he chatted with the audience for a while.
Looking at the direction of the tree shadow on the ground, Bifang confirmed the time, came to the baboon, and untied the knot tied.
"It's eight o'clock, time to go."
"At this time, the baboon won't care who follows it to find the secret water source."
The baboon squatting on the ground watched the rope on the tree trunk suddenly loosen, and finally fell on the ground, raising some dust.
Then his hands and feet suddenly relaxed.
The baboon, who originally thought he was about to be eaten and howled wildly, was stunned for a moment, but soon reacted and ran away at a high speed.
"Quick, quick, keep up!"
Seeing this, Bifang immediately grabbed the backpack and called Harley behind him to keep up.
So, on the vast African savannah, a man and a leopard started a chase towards a monkey. During the period, Bifang also had to pay attention to the cheetah not to run too fast, so as not to catch the monkey directly.
But there are problems.
After running for nearly twenty minutes, Harley was panting and unable to keep up.
The baboon's secret water source is much further away than Bi Fang thought.
The baboon was on all fours. The speed was not very fast. For the cheetah, it was just a jog. But it couldn't hold on for twenty minutes.
Seeing this, Bifang didn't hesitate too much and passed the rope through the cheetah's limbs. After quickly fixing it, he directly carried the cheetah behind his back.
Harley is still a sub-adult, slightly smaller than an adult cheetah. In addition, Bifang's backpack only contains a Gambia rat, an empty water bottle, preserved fire, some plant ashes, and a few spears on his body. Only about forty kilograms.
The forty kilogram load was not too difficult for Bifang when the temperature was not too high.
Some soldiers with strong qualities can also do it, but in the eyes of the audience, it is also an extremely awesome thing.
On the contrary, if you don't carry it, something might happen if something unexpected happens.
It's just like parents can't safely let their children run around in the supermarket alone.
[Fuck, hang]
[Fang Shen: This thing runs so slowly, do you deserve to be called Yellow Lightning? 】
[The earth’s golden flash, right?]
[Harley: Who am I, where am I, how can I fly? 】
[Formal video of early humans taming the wild monkey king]
[Baboon: What’s going on behind there? Damn it, cheetah, damn, the person running with the cheetah on his back! 】
【regular? I want to see the official one! 】
[You know how to record videos]
[I saw it in this live broadcast, designing complex tools, formulating complete strategies, using other living things, patiently waiting for the opportunity, developed sweat glands, strong cardiopulmonary function and muscle recruitment ability, and sufficient joint range of motion. Sure enough, talents are monster. 】
【Talent is an endurance monster! ! ! 】
[I really envy Lao Fang’s physical fitness. If I had this body, I would definitely become the most handsome guy in the gym]
[One thing to say is that even if you don’t know anything else, You Fang Shen’s physical fitness can still make it in society. 】
Nearly a quarter of an hour passed.
After running for so long, even Bi Fang was exhausted and sweaty.
He had not drank water for more than a day, and his throat was almost smoking.
Finally, the hard loess on the ground turned into hard rock. The baboon jumped on the uneven rocks and disappeared in front of everyone in a few flashes.
By the time Bi Fang felt that a small dark cave had appeared in front of him.
Bifang put Harley down and was no longer in a hurry to go in. Instead, he sat at the entrance of the cave and rested for a while.
The baboon found the cave with such purpose, it is self-evident what is inside.
The target has been found, so there is no need to rush.
"Even if there is no water source in a rock cave like this, water droplets will gather and flow to form puddles during the alternation of day and night."
Bi Fang explained to the audience while sweating.
"Because it's surrounded by rocks, water doesn't seep into the soil and it just accumulates."
After breathing for a while, Bifang's tone became smoother.
"However, I believe there should be underground water inside. You see, there is almost no grass nearby, and there are many footprints, indicating that many animals actually visit here. If it is just because of the alternation of day and night and the condensation of water vapor, it cannot support such a situation. Many animals take water.”
Although he was sweating profusely and was a little out of breath, it didn't mean that Bifang's physical strength had reached its limit.
Sweating profusely and panting are just normal physiological phenomena of heat dissipation. No matter how strong the physiological quality is, people will do this. The key is to check whether the legs are already sore.
So he looked very tired, and after just sitting for a while, Bi Fang felt that he had almost rested, so he rekindled the remaining fire, made a torch, and led Harley into the dark cave.
Although the hole is not big, it is two meters long and one meter wide, which is more than enough for one person to enter.
At this time, Bi Fang didn't care about the scenery in the cave. For him, the water was the most beautiful.
After only advancing less than thirty meters, a slowly flowing river appeared in front of everyone.
At the same time, the audience also saw the escaped baboon noticing Bifang entering the cave after having a drink, and immediately climbed the rock wall to escape and disappeared.
Bi Fang didn't care when he saw this. As both primates, he couldn't regard the baboon as food. The only purpose of catching it was to find water.
The goal has now been achieved.
Seeing the water source, Harley couldn't wait to step forward to drink water, but was grabbed by Bifang along the rope.
When Bi Fang carried the cheetah on his back earlier, for the sake of convenience, he tied it up with a rope and carried it on his back. Now he had no time to let go.
"Don't be anxious to drink water when you encounter it. I have said before that you should pay attention to whether the water source is safe in the wild. There is a difference between living water and stagnant water, and there is also a difference between living water and living water."
"Even if it is running water, it is difficult for a big river to be cleaner than a rushing stream."
"Of course, this is not the reason why I stopped Harley. Baboons can drink it, and so can so many animals. Of course Harley can do it too. It's just for us humans that it can't be cleaned. I stopped it to guard against things that might be in the water. "
“You must pay attention to your location in the wild, especially when you are in contact with living water. There may be some large creatures in the living water. Most of the time, you don’t need to worry because large fish rarely attack the shore. creatures, but now that we are in Africa, we have to be careful about whether there are crocodiles in the water.”
"Harley, who has never seen a crocodile hunt before, definitely doesn't know about this kind of thing. He will know to be careful after seeing it a few times. Now he can only let me avoid accidents."
African rivers are almost infested with crocodiles.
[Holy shit, there are crocodiles in the underground river too? 】
[Fang Shen, are you kidding me? 】
"The probability is very small, but not impossible, because you don't know whether this underground river is connected to a surface river, or whether a crocodile that is good at holding its breath accidentally broke into this place."
Bi Fang raised the torch and shined it on the water, checking the environment on the shore to see if there were any reptile footprints.
"Normally, a crocodile's spontaneous dive into the water takes about 10-15 minutes each time, but if it is to avoid danger, the dive can last up to 30 minutes."
"In extreme cases, most crocodiles can even dive for close to two hours, and the larger the crocodile, the longer the time limit."
"It's different from the way we hold our breath, which is like taking a deep breath and then storing the air to extend the hold time. Crocodiles simply don't like this inefficient method. Even before diving, crocodiles will empty the air from their lungs. Their main ability to hold their breath relies on their extremely strong ability to regulate their heart rate.”
"During diving, the heart rate of crocodiles can drop to 2-3/minute, which causes their body's oxygen consumption to drop sharply during diving."
"In addition, the length of crocodile diving has a lot to do with the water temperature. One study once found that in an almost frozen river, there were crocodiles that could hold their breath for more than 8 hours and still survive."
"Therefore, there is a chance that some crocodiles in surface rivers may enter underground rivers."
"However, there are no traces nearby, so it should be safe."
After walking around the shore, Bifang found no trace of the crocodile and stopped stopping Harley from drinking water.
Without any constraints, Harley, who had been thirsty for a long time, could finally drink in the river.
Bi Fang also took some water from the kettle. After Harley drank enough, he went outside to light a fire and boil it. Afterwards, he wrapped himself in clothes with water and swayed around to quickly cool down. When the temperature reached about 60 or 70 degrees, he didn't even bother to burn it and took a sip. Drink it.
As the fresh water moistened his body, Bifang suddenly felt refreshed and felt much better all over.
This was repeated many times, until Bi Fang was satisfied after drinking two bottles of water.
But after water resources were solved, another problem arose.
hungry.
From yesterday to now, Bifang and Harley have not eaten any food.
Look at the animal footprints all around.
Bi Fang grinned: "Maybe we can wait and wait."
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