Evolution from the crocodile

After resting for only half a minute, Lu Chen dragged his prey into the river. It wasn't until he swam into the central area and buried his prey in the mud at the bottom of the river that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he stretched his limbs and floated on the water to rest and bask in the sun.

Not long after, there was a rustling sound in the grass on the shore, and several earth-black gray wolves appeared in Lu Chen's sight.

These guys saw a thick layer of blood floating in the shallow water, and greedy light immediately flowed out of the beast's eyes.

Aww... A majestic gray wolf stood on the shore, making a threatening sound.

A demo, just like anyone who doesn’t know how to scream.

Come down if you can!

Lu Chen responded with the same voice... Anyway, these guys can't swim, so there's no problem in shouting to satisfy themselves.

In fact, his current weight is about the same as that of an ordinary gray wolf. If they met one-sidedly by the water, Lu Chen would not be afraid of the other person. You can even take advantage of the geographical advantage to seize the opportunity to complete the counterattack.

The key point is that these guys don't follow martial ethics and always appear in groups.

The result was a situation that shocked Lu Chen: After howling for a while, several gray wolves rushed into the river and circled around from the shallow water towards the center of the river.

Damn it, can't gray wolves know how to swim? !

Seeing the other party approaching slowly, Lu Chen suddenly realized: Domestic dogs can swim and are canines, so there is no reason why gray wolves can't.

But if these guys really dare to swim into deep water, I don't mind letting them know the true power of the estuary overlord.

Lu Chen even deliberately swam a few meters toward the shallow water in order to attract a few wolves.

Unfortunately, what was expected did not happen. The few gray wolves continued howling and did not step into the deep water.

These guys obviously understand where their real advantage lies.

Seeing that the other party didn't take the bait, Lu Chen also lost his interest in teasing. The days are long, and sooner or later those wolves will become his prey.

At this moment, he had almost rested, so he turned around and dived into the water again, looking for prey buried in the sand.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the smell of blood wafting from the bottom of the river has attracted many fish to look for food, and even an old turtle as big as a bowl.

Naturally, Lu Chen would not refuse the food served.

Bite the turtle cover into pieces with one bite and swallow it whole.

Soft-shell turtle, family Turtleidae, genus Turtle, can provide 3 energy points

As the food was quickly digested in his stomach, Lu Chen felt that most of his lost physical energy had been restored.

This little muntjac still had more than thirty kilograms of flesh and blood left, and it was impossible to finish it in one meal.

He planned to take it back as a food reserve and eat it at night.

Anyway, the temperature is relatively low now, and the food will not go bad even if it is stored for two days.

It took no effort to go down the river. Lu Chen floated up and down with food in his mouth, and returned to the cave in only half an hour.

It was almost noon, and the three little guys did not go down to the river to fish. They were still climbing on the rocks to bask in the sun.

Hearing movement in the river, the crocodile boss turned his head warily.

Seeing that it was his brother, he relaxed again and said hello lazily.

Sneeze... As soon as Lu Chen got closer, he heard Crocodile Girl sneezing, one after another.

The little guy has a cold!

Lu Chen reacted immediately.

Although crocodiles are cold-blooded animals, they can also cough and sneeze due to colds due to weather and other reasons.

If humans take medicine after catching a cold, what should the crocodile do?

I don’t have any cold medicine around me, and even if there is, I don’t know how much I should take.

Eating indiscriminately can easily lead to problems.

Under the current conditions, we can only resist forcefully.

Soon, Lu Chen discovered that not only Crocodile Laosi was sick, but the other two guys also seemed weak.

Only then did he realize that he had underestimated the impact of temperature on the young crocodiles.

He originally wanted to hide the prey secretly and enjoy it alone, but when he saw the appearance of the three little guys, he simply took it out for them to eat and temporarily replenished some physical strength.

Just as Lu Chen expected, the crocodile cubs felt much better after eating some food. Coupled with the warmer weather in the morning, they become active again.

However, Lu Chen was not so optimistic and crawled on the shore to start planning for the future.

It’s just late autumn now, and the cooling is just the beginning.

With the coming of winter, the temperature will definitely drop significantly, and it is very likely to fall below 10 degrees, or even encounter extreme weather with freezing and snowing.

What should they do then?

Lu Chen first thought of hibernation, but unfortunately, according to the body memory he received, the crocodile did not have this skill.

In fact, most members of the crocodile family live in tropical areas. There is no cold winter there, and there is no hibernation.

Only a few crocodiles living in temperate zones, such as the alligator and Mississippi alligator, can hibernate. They eat a lot of food before winter and accumulate enough fat in their bodies.

Then hide deep in underground caves to survive the cold winter.

This is very similar to the hibernation of many mammals.

Mississippiensis crocodiles also have an even more amazing skill: hibernating directly in the water.

Sometimes the temperature drops too quickly and the water freezes overnight. These guys have no time to find a suitable place to hide, so they will choose to float in the water and resist, just exposing their noses to the ice to maintain breathing.

In this state, the body metabolism of Mississippi crocodiles will also drop rapidly. Almost all organs in the body stop functioning to reduce calorie consumption.

But if their physical fitness is poor and their fat reserves are insufficient, they will never be able to wait until the next spring.

The Tiannan Mountain Nature Reserve is located in a subtropical area, so it is theoretically impossible for snow and ice to form.

There is no shortage of food in the waters near the cave, which can allow several young crocodiles to store enough fat.

But Lu Chen couldn't guarantee whether they could survive the winter with this method.

If the temperature continued to drop, even he could not guarantee his survival.

Or, migrate again... to the south?

Less than three months after settling down, Lu Chen couldn't make up his mind.

Just as I was thinking about things, there was a squeaking sound above my head, and the group of monkeys came to exchange food again.

Lu Chen was very annoyed and didn't want to pay attention to it at first. When I saw two monkeys holding bananas, my eyes suddenly lit up.

These guys kept sending bananas before, but Lu Chen never thought about it deeply. After all, this is a subtropical area, and it is normal for wild banana trees to grow in the mountains.

Only now did he realize that something was wrong.

Bananas are tropical fruit trees that bloom and bear fruit all year round.

However, this plant has high temperature requirements, and its growth will slow down when the temperature drops to 20 degrees Celsius. Growth will stop completely if the temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius, and the leaves will become frostbitten, turn green, or even wither at 4-5 degrees Celsius.

In autumn and winter in subtropical areas, the wild environment is definitely not suitable for banana trees to bloom and bear fruit.

This is a protected area. Generally, few humans enter it, and it is even less likely to bring bananas to the monkeys.

I have never heard of monkeys having the habit of storing food in autumn and winter...

And look at the color of these bananas, they are very fresh. The skin was even greenish-yellow, obviously it had just been picked not long ago.

This means that there are still banana trees bearing fruit somewhere in Tiannan Mountain. At least the temperature is suitable for banana trees to grow.

In this case, it is definitely suitable for the survival of the crocodile.