Blue Star Survival Project: Animal Edition

The water in the canyon is very cold, and there is no sunlight all year round. With the sinking cold current, despite the thick layer of fat, Shengcun still feels that his blood is almost frozen.He reasonably doubted that this place would be a desert of life.

However, he was quickly slapped in the face by the fact that he had only swam a few hundred meters. He had already detected many shrimps and crabs, and sensed the disturbance caused by the passing of the sperm whale. They quickly hid behind the reef, waiting for the danger to pass.

This kind of little thing, which is not enough to fit between the teeth, indeed rarely appears in the diet of sperm whales.What they are more interested in is squid, a mollusc that eats shrimp and crab.

Sheng Cun heard the sound of sperm whales opening their mouths to hunt, followed by a few disappointed murmurs. It is estimated that the squid in this sea area is not very fat to eat.

An adult sperm whale consumes at least one ton of food a day, and it is conceivable that they basically spend their day sleeping and foraging.

Such sporadic small mouths naturally cannot satisfy the strong appetite of the whales. Their low-pitched clicks spread in all directions, and the sound waves are reflected back when they encounter obstacles, telling them where to look for bigger prey.

The voice coming back from the front suddenly changed its tone, which seemed to imply that a big guy had come to the door.

The female whale, who had been following unhurriedly, suddenly accelerated, pushing Shengcun to catch up with the group.

Soon, the sonar system of Shengcun also vaguely perceived a bunch of fast-moving objects not far away, and they were constantly changing shapes. They followed the ocean current, getting closer and closer to the whale group, and seemed to be unaware of the ambush ahead With a group of hunters.

The giant whales silently swing their huge bodies, like deep-water torpedoes unleashed, actively approaching their prey.

A little bit of fluorescent light flickered in the sunless deep sea, and Sheng Cuan thought for a moment that what he saw was a night sky full of stars.

As the distance got closer, he finally saw that the light source was a small fish. There were several light spots on the sides of each fish. The huge school of fish formed a sphere, which exceeded the volume of more than ten sperm whales.

The school of fish is constantly spinning, and every small fish only passes in front of the predator, and soon merges into the large group of tens of millions, which makes people dazzled for a while.

It's like a lantern in the sea, Sheng Cun thought.

His hunch was right, and the glowing little fish are collectively known as lanternfish.

For sperm whales, they are moving dining tables, and a gluttonous feast is about to kick off.

The sonar system was still working dutifully, and the dim light on the lantern fish was enough to see the movement around it vaguely. In a trance, Sheng Chuan felt that he was still a red horned owl moving in the dark.

He saw several black shadows rushing into the school of fish. The broad head and powerful tail fin easily destroyed the formation of the lantern fish. The scattered fish formed their own formations and fled between the bodies of the sperm whales in long lines.

The whale group also dispersed accordingly, two or three formed a small team, surrounded a group of lantern fish, and opened their mouths to prepare for dinner.

The already dizzy school of fish scurry around randomly, and is suddenly blocked by a sperm whale in front.

The frightened lantern fish scatter in all directions, but they don't know that there are bloody mouths lying in ambush on the left and right sides. As long as the sperm whale shakes its head sharply, a large number of small fish will fall into the net.

The lantern fish that escaped by chance merged into a group again out of instinct, and the sperm whale that had just eaten did the trick again, driving them to the mouths of their hungry partners.After one operation, the small fish in the encirclement were basically wiped out.

Shengcun and his mother arrived one step too late, and by the time they were ready to join the hunt, most of the lantern fish had already been divided.

But as the only calf in the pod, he always gets some special treatment. A sperm whale is driving the school of fish swimming towards them.

Sheng Cun rushed to meet him, his mother moved faster and helped the companions in front to outflank them.

The fluorescence is getting closer, and the sonar system senses hundreds of small things that are close at hand.Sheng Cun understood that the two elders were going to let him eat first.

The old father Sheng Cun, who was still working hard to hunt with his cubs yesterday, was flattered and quickly opened his mouth to enjoy the delicious meal delivered to his door.

Sperm whales have a strange structure, that is, they only have teeth in the lower jaw, which means that they cannot bite like predators such as great white sharks and killer whales, and can only swallow them whole after a rough grind.

After swallowing a lot of lantern fish raw, Sheng Cun burped contentedly.Apart from less meat and more thorns, he didn't taste any special delicious taste of this pure natural fish from the Atlantic Ocean.

He drove the rest of the school towards the mother whale, and stepped back to observe the social structure of the group.

Sperm whale groups are somewhat similar to African elephant groups. They are all grouped together by females and cubs. The leader is an experienced female, and adult males are usually not seen.

A sperm whale hunting team accidentally made a mistake, and the escaped fish rushed to the side of another team. The nearest female whale ate most of the lantern fish first, and then drove the remaining fish back to the original owner.

This obvious stealing behavior was not punished. The female whale who came to Xingshi to inquire about the crime bumped into it lightly, and it didn't dodge at all.

It seems that the relationship between the members of the group is very harmonious, and there seems to be no particularly obvious hierarchical relationship.Sheng thought to himself.

As for the leader of the group...his eyes were on the female whale chasing the school with her mother.

Compared with other sisters, his mother's figure is considered tall, but the female whale next to her is even bigger than her. Through the hazy light provided by the lantern fish, Shengcun found that the female whale's body was covered with dark spots. The deep and shallow scars are in stark contrast to the smooth bodies of the other companions.

Moreover, its movement seems to be slower, especially when it makes a sharp turn following the school of fish, its huge body can hardly stop the car, and it almost lets the school of fish slip away several times.All this suggests it may be getting old.

Sheng Cun could see that his mother respected this female whale very much, she always took the initiative to let it eat first, and other young female whales never competed with her for food, and even actively drove scattered small fish to her side.

It seems that the largest female whale is the leader of the group.

Sheng Cun finally had a clearer understanding of the new environment. Obviously, this is a model group that respects the elderly and loves the young. If he did not consider the massacre five years later, he could have spent a carefree childhood here time.

I don't know if the pressure on the bottom of the sea is too high, and his heart feels a little heavy.Such a united group, when struggling under the harpoon of human beings, how desperate it must be.

Sheng Cun was praying for that day to come slowly, when a piercing scratching sound from above attracted the attention of all the members.

Strictly speaking, the depth of more than 500 meters where they are located is no longer within the scope of the Great Shoal. The geomantic treasure called the Newfoundland Fishing Ground is located on a submarine plateau above. The water depth is only 25-100 meters. paradise.

The sound came from the fishing ground in Newfoundland, and Sheng Cun's heart tightened, his intuition told him that this unnatural sound must have something to do with human beings.

The author says:

大浅滩和纽芬兰渔场是一个地方，出于一些私心，只有出现人类的时候才会用“纽芬兰渔场”这个称呼，记住这个地方，它非常重要哦~（地理老师敲黑板）感谢在2022-03-0823:59:58~2022-03-0923:59:57期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!