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Chapter 146 145. Hunting Ground!

Leaving the female seal that had already given birth safely, Su Yun paced to the next seal that was about to give birth.

"The milk obtained from the mother and the fat grown can be consumed by the cub until the ice and snow melt."

"After the ice and snow melt, the young can enter the water to catch fish, or shellfish and cephalopods as food."

When Su Yun approached the next seal that was about to give birth, the other party's reaction was a little too aggressive, and he seemed even more excited. Su Yun paused and chose to avoid it. He had already photographed the birth of the seal, and he originally wanted to help other seals give birth. If the other party is defensive, there is no need to go over.

Looking at the male seals that were next to each other on the crushed ice, Su Yun said, "Don't look at them living in harmony now, without any disputes. When they start courting, one is more fierce than the other!"

"Seals are polygamous, and generally young and strong seals can best reflect this characteristic. When a female sends a courtship message, male seals will flock to them."

"During estrus, seals generally eat less or even go on a hunger strike. The male reproductive organs will be exposed, and the female's perineum will be red and swollen."

"If there's a competitor there's a big fight, and usually the loser exits bloodied and goes on to find another female to mate with."

"And the victorious male seal will enter the depths of the sea with the female seal to mate. During the mating process, the male seal will clasp the female seal's muscles with his claws, and then bite the other's neck with his teeth, causing the female seal to be in the water. Stand still and then finish mating."

"The mating time is determined by the age of the male seal. When he is older, the mating time is shorter. After mating, he returns to the ice and waits for migration."

【Survival of the fittest, understanding】

[It must be a strong seal to have the right to mate, after all, a strong seal will have better genes! 】

[Good guy, polygamy, this is the reverse of history, I want to condemn them! 】

【Age is old, time is short, master, I have realized it! 】

Su Yun is speechless, what have you realized?Your short has nothing to do with your age!

Turning back to the cub just now, the female seal has finished feeding and dived into the water. Compared with it, the water is much warmer than the ice surface.

But it didn't dare to go far away, and was always on guard against the male seals in the distance, protecting its cubs.

Seeing Su Yun approaching, the cub immediately made a milky sound.

Su Yun hugged him, then sat cross-legged on the ground and laughed, "It still knows me! It's so heavy and round."

As he spoke, he patted the other party's bulging head lightly.

Rubbing the opponent's fur, Su Yun smiled and said, "Look at its white hair? It not only keeps warm, but also a protective color. In the ice and snow, it is not easy to be found by natural enemies. But there is also a bad point, that is, its body The white fur absorbs water very easily, making it difficult for the pups to swim in the water."

"16 days after the cubs are born, their subcutaneous fat will slowly grow out, and they will begin to lose their lanugo hair. There will be a thick, short and hard hair to replace the white hair! This process will last for 9 days."

As he spoke, he pointed to the female seal who was looking at the cub in Su Yun’s arms, “It’s the hair on the other party’s body. Let the body freeze."

The cub let out a soft cry, then struggled out of Su Yun's arms and went straight to its mother on the side.

The newly born seals did not seem to have adapted to their bodies, crawling extremely slowly and irregularly.

Su Yun also squatted beside the female seal and said with a smile, "Everyone, look at his ears!"

【ear!And ears, hahaha, why didn't I see it! 】

[It turns out that seals still have ears? 】

Su Yun smiled helplessly. Although his ears are not reflected, the fact that he has ears cannot be denied.

Su Yun pointed to the mother seal who was touching the cub's nose and said, "Look at its eyes slanting upwards, this small hole is the other's ear, unlike sea lions, they don't have outer auricles."

"The seal's hearing is extremely developed, and it can accurately locate the source of the sound. Its ears are the same as its nose. When it moves underwater, the muscle valve will close to prevent water from entering."

"The valves here can be understood as the valves in the blood vessels. One prevents blood from flowing back, and the other prevents seawater from entering. There is a hole that does the same job!"

After a pause, Su Yun added, "You saw the way they were sniffing each other nose to nose just now. This is a move that seals must do to prevent them from recognizing the wrong child and feeding the wrong cub, because sometimes they will Mistake your own child!"

Just as Su Yun spoke again, suddenly, about 50 meters away, waves splashed everywhere, and the male seals that had rested on the crushed ice suddenly stood up to look, and then jumped into the water one by one to fill up.

Some seagulls, on the ice and on the water, also jumped into the air and rushed straight past.

Su Yun was stunned for a moment, and said immediately, "They are hunting. I was wondering when the seals would hunt, but I didn't expect this to happen."

Do the task quickly!
The mother seal looked eagerly at the underwater hunting ground, envious of the food in front of her eyes, but she dared not leave her cubs. If she didn't pay attention to such a chaotic scene, her cubs would die.

Su Yun didn't have any worries. He immediately took off his clothes and threw them on the ice. Then he put on a diving suit with only his underwear on, and fastened his waist after putting on the scuba lungs.The clothes were piled into a pile by Su Yun. No one had stolen them, so there was no big problem if they were left here. Taking two quick steps, Su Yun jumped into the water.

[Good guy, if you say you want to go into the water, go into the water, don't hesitate! 】

[Time is the most precious thing for an anchor, if you delay for a while, maybe the seal predation will be over, and we won't have a chance to see it! 】

[I want to watch polar bears prey on elephants, can the anchor satisfy my wish? 】

Su Yun couldn't speak in the water, otherwise he would have to complain about the person who wanted to watch the polar bear hunt the elephant.

White bubbles emerged around Su Yun, and Su Yun swam quickly to the hunting ground 50 meters away.

This is his first underwater live broadcast, which is novel and exciting.

Seals flew past him one after another, and the speed of 27 kilometers per hour really lived up to its reputation. Even whales and dolphins could not compete with seals in the water.

Large, silk-like schools of fish fled in haste.

But the seals in the surrounding area are not vegetarians. As long as they find that the fish school is about to break through, they will immediately block the gap and surround it.

It's a feast for the seals, but hell for the fish.

Su Yun swam vigorously and couldn't wait!
(End of this chapter)