live animal world

Chapter 236 235. Flying Fox
On the way, Su Yun passed by a must-pass city on the way to the Staten River Basin, Cairns, a coastal city with a developed tourism industry.

The place was not affected by the hurricane, and the beach location was bustling with young men and women in scantily clad carnival on the beach.

But Su Yun had no intention of going ashore for an excursion. After all, as a foreigner, language was a big problem, so it was more pleasant to communicate with animals.

It's just that the audience in the live broadcast room are a little disappointed. They always have a strong interest in the opposite sex with revealing clothes, but the decision is in Su Yun's hands.

The destination is 200 kilometers west of Cairns. At 04:30 in the afternoon, Su Yun finally saw the mouth of the Staten River Basin.

The degree of erosion at this estuary is much stronger than that at the reef in the inland sea, just like a child's play house.

There is a strip-shaped island at the mouth of the river, which divides the mouth into two to form a fork. The island is full of trees and is a very suitable resting place.

There is a small beach with its back facing the river, about an acre of land. Su Yun drove the boat over and stopped the boat.

Ignoring the damaged engineer shovel, Su Yun walked onto the island carrying the snake trap.

The vines with thick arms are intertwined and intertwined on the ground, and the trees are also tightly wrapped by vines, which tightly combine the scattered trees. This may be the reason why this small island can still be firmly located at the mouth of the river. .

"This river area is a paradise for crocodiles. As I said before, in Australia, there are no top predators on land, and basically all of them are less threatening."

"That's why the crocodile can become the real boss of this land."

Su Yun introduced, walked to the edge of the woods, looked up and saw flying foxes hanging upside down on the treetops, startled, Su Yun backed away slowly.

"Damn it, what the hell is this!" The parrot was startled, originally it wanted to fly up to the treetops to have a look, but just after flying into the air, it was so scared that it fell to the ground.

[Holy shit, is this a bat?So big? 】

[I was so startled, this thing is too big, it is born with a sense of fear]

[This thing won't turn into a vampire at night, right? 】

Picking up the parrot, Su Yun looked at the flying fox still hanging upside down on the tree, retreated to a certain distance and said, "I didn't expect there to be flying foxes on the island, tsk tsk, it's a little scary."

After a pause, Su Yun said, "The bat species in front of me is called flying fox, and it is the largest bat species in the world."

"As the name suggests, there is a word fox in its name. Look at its head, is it very similar to a fox, but flying foxes don't eat meat. They prefer to eat some vegetarian food such as fruits and vegetables."

"They are not very active now, but once it comes to night, they will come out in groups, with their wingspan covering the sky and the sun. It is scary to look at, and the Vampire Duke seems to be based on the flying fox."

Licking his chapped lips, Su Yun continued, "If we ignore its body and just look at its head, it will be quite cute, just like a fox dog crossed between a fox and a dog, but how can we add it? With a wingspan of 1.8 meters, it's not too cute, but it makes people a little scary."

"I am also afraid of this creature, not because of its appearance, but because of its inner being."

The parrot broke free from Su Yun's embrace, and ran to the cabin to hide without stopping. For it, such a huge flying fox is really a nightmare existence.

After thinking about it, Su Yun said, "The bat is a creature, someone named it Pandora's box before, once it is opened, human beings will be doomed forever."

"This description is quite suitable, but the sentence of eternal doom is too absolute."

Su Yun's voice attracted the attention of the flying fox, and the two sides looked at each other, but the flying fox didn't say anything, still lazily hanging upside down on the tree.

"The body temperature of flying foxes is generally maintained at about 41 degrees throughout the year. If the body temperature of humans is maintained at 41 degrees, it is hard to say whether they will live or not, but this temperature is just the normal temperature of others. They can tolerate a body temperature of 56 degrees to the greatest extent. "

"So their body temperature is a very good breeding environment for viruses. Nipah, Hendra and Ebola all exist in each other's body."

"You may not have heard of the first two viruses, but you have definitely heard of the Ebola virus. The Ebola virus is extremely contagious. Once you are infected, you will definitely die. There is no way that medicine can do it now. solve."

"It's not an exaggeration to say that this virus has changed the color of a sentence."

Su Yun rubbed his eyebrows, "That's why I don't want to get close to each other. I'm not afraid of rabies. After all, we can get vaccinated, but I really panic about other viruses."

[Damn it, it’s a good thing our country doesn’t have this kind of animal, otherwise I’d be scared to death. 】

[The last time I left the window open, a palm-sized bat ran into the house and almost sent me away.If there is such a big bat running into my house in our country, I will be scared to death on the spot! 】

[Can this thing be eaten? 】

[Good guy, the anchors say that flying foxes are carriers of the Ebola virus, and you still want to eat them, are you dying to eat them! 】

Back on the boat, Su Yun tore open a bag of beef jerky and preserved fruit. Originally, he wanted to go to the island to cook, but there were flying foxes, so forget it, so he could only make do with eating in the cabin.

"In fact, our country used to have this kind of animal, but it gradually became extinct." After a pause, Su Yun said with a smile, "Actually, the reason for its extinction is quite simple, that is, it was eaten up."

"Although this thing carries a lot of viruses, in my great dynasty, whether it is swimming in the water, running on the mountain, or jumping in the forest, there is a dish that can be named, so this kind of bat has disappeared in our country. gone."

"In fact, the flying foxes in Southeast Asia have also become endangered. The main reason is that the meat of this bat is very delicious, so it is slowly being eaten up."

"But Tu'ao is quite serious about animal protection, which is why the number of flying foxes has not changed much."

After eating a little bit, Su Yun chose to go to Hanoi, "If there is a chance, if I go to Africa, I will take you to the market. Their market not only sells bat meat, but also sells monkey meat." , hyenas and gorillas can also be found."

"They sell all the animals you dream of that can be kept in fish tanks or in incubators. As long as the money is available, they are even willing to go to the forest to catch you what you want."

"But don't even think about bringing back animals bought from Africa, it's against the law."

He sighed with emotion, and complained in his heart that he was uncivilized, so he drove the motorboat straight to the inland river, and it was important to find the crocodile as soon as possible.

After all, the task is too heavy, he almost has to travel more than half of the map of Tuao, which is really terrible.

Riding the wind and waves, Su Yun gradually went deep into the inner river.

(End of this chapter)