There is a fish in the north, and its name is Kun. The size of the carp is unknown to thousands of miles. The carp was a very large fish in Zhuangzi's getaway, similar to the humpback whale we see today.
humpback whale
And it is such a giant that crosses the vast and boundless sea to the Amazon rainforest. Transformed into a bird, its name is Peng. Kunhua Peng's flight to the Amazon rainforest is incredible from any point of view.
The Amazon rainforest is home to the most diverse species in the world, and the surrounding freshwater rivers also support tens of thousands of creatures. And humpback whales live in the ocean, why would they cross thousands of miles to such an unrelated place? This question is really confusing to scientists.
Humpback whales and the Amazon rainforest
Humpback whales are cetaceans that live in tropical warm oceans and are extremely large. Adult humpback whales can reach a length of up to 18 meters. They are docile in nature, mainly travel in groups, and have a strong sense of belonging to each other.
Humpback whale body structure
Humpback whales feed in cold-water marine areas during the summer months, mainly fish and shrimp and small crustaceans. In the winter, they return to the warm waters for breeding work.
Year after year, groups of humpback whales can be observed at certain times, and the scene is spectacular. Humpback whales are best known for their jumping posture and complex singing-like calls, which have specific sound waves and are able to communicate with their peers.
humpback whale
The humpback whale was first spotted in the rainforest because of a vulture hovering above the sky. In December 2019, rainforest biodiversity researchers saw many hissing vultures above the mangroves. Vultures have very Buddhist habits, they never take the initiative to attack prey, although they have a strong predatory ability, but they are more willing to lie flat and eat "white food" than vultures who struggle to catch food.
vulture
Their diet is mainly based on saprophytes. Especially after some large predators have finished their food capture and there are still some leftovers, the vultures will wait silently not far away until the hunters leave the leftover food. Because they eat rotten ingredients for a long time, the stomach of vultures has also evolved a special substance that can consume carrion while ensuring that the body is not affected by rotten food.
vulture
The presence of such a large number of vultures above the Amazon rainforest only means that there are extremely large wild animal remains below them. What exactly is it? Researchers have also made a search. They followed where the vultures had stayed, eventually entering a mangrove forest.
At this time, a large smell of putrefaction greeted him, and people could not open their eyes. Only then were they surprised to find that there was a huge humpback whale lying across it. At this time, scientists are full of doubts, how can there be such a marine life as humpback whales in the Amazon rainforest? And there are so many mangroves around, how did it cross the obstacles to get here?
Geographical location of the Amazon tropical forest
The scientists first analyzed the carcasses of humpback whales. There were no obvious traumas on the whole humpback whale, and the cause of death was because there was no moisture to nourish it, and it was thirsty and thirsty. Moreover, its body length is about eight meters, less than one-half of that of an adult humpback whale, which can be judged to be a juvenile whale. At that time, the staff was ready to use the tools to bring the whale back for careful study, but unfortunately, they could not find such a large means of transport, and only a simple record could be made.
The cause of the humpback whale stranding
As mentioned above, humpback whales make specific migrations each year. They have their own unique navigation skills to find their way forward in the vast expanse of the ocean. This skill mainly relies on celestial activities, such as the Big Dipper, the Sun and many other celestial bodies that we often call it.
Big Dipper Seven Stars
The world has a specific magnetic field, and each living thing will perceive it differently. Perhaps because humpback whales migrate to reproduce and survive, evolution in this area is particularly evident. The average adult humpback whale is able to master the navigation route skillfully, but for juvenile whales, their brain and perception ability have not yet fully evolved, and it is easy to "get lost".
humpback whale
However, in general, the humpback whale family is particularly close, and there is almost no separation between them, and the mother whale will take the baby whale to migrate. So biologists theorized that the reason the humpback whale wandered into the Amazon rainforest was because it was attacked by the outside world, and its parents were killed to protect it. Young humpback whales don't have enough experience to get through obstacles to another habitat.
rising tide
Another reason could be high tide. Because every year when humpback whales migrate, the currents in the Atlantic Ocean begin to change. Rivers in the Amazon, on the other hand, are often stacked and overlapped at branch mouths due to the influx of excessive ocean water, eventually forming larger waves.
This tide is about four meters and usually lasts for about an hour. And this juvenile whale may be accidentally caught up in the high tide. Although these waves cannot be fatal in one blow, if it does not want to leave, it is attracted by the waves and delayed for time, waiting for the tide to slowly fade after it can only run aground on the shore.
Humpback whales ran aground
There are not a few cases of humpback whale strandings. In 2017, a humpback whale weighing up to three tons ran aground on the beach in a small village in Jiangsu Province. Fortunately, the discovery was timely, and with the help of government officials and police and people, the whale's life was assured. When humans find that there are large sea creatures stranded, they will have an incomparably united willpower, all creatures are directly inextricably linked, and saving others is also helping themselves.
Humpback whales that appear in the Amazon mangroves
And this humpback whale in the Amazon rainforest, even if it does not enter the mangrove forest, can not escape the fate of eventual death. Because it is likely to swim into deep water when it enters the tributaries of the Amazon River.
It is well known that the composition of seawater is very different from the composition of river water, and it is difficult to live if marine life is unfortunate enough to enter the river water area. And although the Amazon river is wide and long, it is still difficult to accommodate the next large creature of seven or eight meters.
epilogue
Humpback whale strandings have also awakened people around the world. As the ecological environment becomes worse, the oceans are also heavily polluted. Moreover, human beings are frequently active in the ocean, which has a great impact on the judgment of the migration direction of marine organisms.
Protection of marine animals
The International Society for the Protection of Animals also discusses that humans should not disturb the migration and breeding periods of protected animals in large oceans. The earth is a global creature, and respecting them can bring more long-term development to mankind.