In the face of the hidden death threats of the future, are you willing to risk death alone to eliminate the danger, or do you want to fall together with the idea of "the sky is falling and everyone dies"? This is a difficult choice for any thinking life.
The Gobi wolf, greedy and murderous, is the god of desert death. Even the strong wild camels are very afraid of the Gobi wolf. Therefore, when faced with the potential danger of wolf pack killing, is it a lone camel to go to danger, lead the wolf pack away, and make the camel herd safe, or a collective escape, a collective disaster?
The danger of death is a touchstone for all life.
★ The sun is scorching, and the desert is scorching
In the middle of summer in July, the sun is scorching. The Kuriku Desert in the northwest is like a big furnace. The sun is scorching and the air is hot. The desert beneath your feet is like the iron sand of dry-fried chestnuts, which can be boiled eggs.
Even the thirst-tolerant, hardy, heat-resistant wild camels could no longer stand the heat, and they began to move out of the depths of the desert in groups and into the snow valleys of the Alkin Mountains.
The valleys under the snowy mountains of Mount Arkin have the cool air of melting ice and snow, the cool breeze that is used to blowing, the flowing river, the meadows of the herbs, and the lakes with turquoise waves. It is a summer sanctuary for wild camels in the middle of summer every year.
Wild camels are herbivores, and there are very few plants in the desert, so why should wild camels live in the desert?
Mr. Baidu said that although wild camels are tall, they do not have sharp teeth, especially young camels and pregnant female camels, and it is difficult to resist the attack of wolves, so they can only use their large hooves that are hungry and thirsty and accustomed to walking in the sand sea to flee to the depths of the desert where there is almost no life.
Mr. Baidu also said that although the wolf is fierce, it cannot adapt to the lack of food and drink in the desert, and if it persistently chases into the depths of the desert, sooner or later it will be dragged to death and boiled to death by wild camels. Therefore, over time, the depths of the desert became a refuge for wild camels that Gobi wolves did not dare to set foot on.
★ Wolves ambushed by the wild camel spring to "guard the spring and wait for the camel"
The wolf is the most ferocious and intelligent predator in the world, and its body as large as a watchdog can actually rank among the four top predators of tigers, wolves, lions and leopards.
The Gobi wolf, a species of tall northwestern wolf, lives exclusively on the edge of the Gobi Desert and feeds on wild camels, Tibetan wild donkeys and Tibetan antelopes. Brave, fierce, dare to fight, good at fighting, good at strategizing, good at team combat, is their courage to challenge the majestic wild camels.
In the middle of summer and July, the Gobi wolves begin to converge on the natural springs on the edge of the desert. They knew that this was the time for herds of wild camels to migrate towards the ice and snow valley of Mount Alkin. During the long journey, wild camels most need to replenish water halfway. Water springs are the source of life for all desert animals, so the Gobi wolf guards these springs to keep the rice bowl.
The wolf's method is simple: hold the spring and wait for the camels – crouching around the springs, using the terrain to hide their bodies, quietly waiting for the wild camels to come to drink water when they suddenly attack. There was no terrain to use by the spring, so the wolf dug a pit for himself to go into, and his coat was about the same color as sand anyway.
★ The humps can feel the danger from afar
A family caravan of white-nosed male camels, three female camels, and five small wild camels followed the camel trail towards the wild camel spring. The nine-headed camel caravan is one of several wild camel caravans that migrate long distances in midsummer.
Today, the white-nosed camel caravan left early and did not join the endless army of wild camels. This created a favorable opportunity for an ambush of seven Gobi wolves.
The Gobi wolves never dared to provoke too many caravans of camels. The camels are powerful, and the special vomiting saliva of the angry wild camels will also "drown" them. Swarms of beaten hooves will trample them into meat paste! Therefore, they often crouch quietly around the wild camel spring, patiently waiting for the appropriate opportunity.
Wild camels are very perceptive. They will perceive from a distance that there are Gobi wolves lurking next to the wild camel spring. However, if you see a large number of wild moose along the way, then no one will be afraid. The camel caravan will still step forward, still come to the wild camel spring to drink bitterly, and continue to march towards the ice and snow valley after drinking.
★ The White-nosed Camel King was in a dilemma
Today, the white-nosed harps were the first to arrive near the wild camel springs. They had sensed that gobi wolves were lurking near the wild camel springs, as if they would attack only when they arrived.
The white nose is a male camel, the camel king of this caravan. It stopped and looked back and forth, but did not find a camel caravan coming. Worst! It was too early today, and it was going alone, and it might fall into the siege of the Gobi wolves in the wild camel spring.
The white-nosed camel caravan is less than two miles away from the wild camel spring, and if you wait here for a large number of camel caravans to arrive, or retreat to look for the big camel caravan, then the wolves will surely lose no time in rushing to chase after them. At that time, the camels had only four heads, and it was difficult to protect the five young camels. The young camels are only four or five months old and can neither fight nor escape.
The Camel King knew that this place could not stay for long, but how could it be a perfect solution to keep the camel team safe? It is caught in a dilemma.
★ The camel king drank enough water and took the initiative to provoke the lurking wolves
The camel king thought about it, and a camel must venture to the wild camel spring, leading the lurking wolves into the distance, so that the camel group could go to the wild camel spring to drink enough water and then move on. However, except for herself, the other three camels are all mother camels. They not only protect the young camels, but also feed the young camels. So it was only up to him to lure the wolves away. However, this trip may never go back.
I am the Camel King, and it is my duty to protect the safety of the family! Before leaving, the camel king warned the three female camels that once they saw that they had lured the lurking wolves away from the wild camel spring, you immediately led the young camels to drink water, and then quickly marched towards the ice valley, without a moment's hesitation, without stopping for a moment. Otherwise, it will lose its life and will not be able to save the baby camel.
When the camel king saw that the mother and baby camels were well hidden, he immediately ran with his head held high toward the wild camel spring.
How is it a lone camel? The wolf king looked at the running camel king puzzled and ordered the wolves to continue to lurk and be careful. So all the wolves crouched on the ground and watched as the wild camel king ran to the wild camel spring with a white nose and grunted and drank heavily.
The camel king observed while drinking water, and there was no wolf found nearby! Didn't the wolves ambush here today? But where did this thick wolf qi and killing qi come from? It must have been them well hidden, waiting for a larger caravan.
The camel king drank enough water and immediately ran around the wild camel spring, and sure enough, a lurking wolf immediately appeared in front of his eyes. The four large hooves of the Camel King did not hesitate to trample on the wolf lying on the ground. The camel king weighed more than 700 kilograms, and every step he stepped on would crush the bones of the wolf.
★ The Camel King lures the wolves into the desert
Not good! The lurking wolves did not expect the Camel King to return to this hand, and no longer dared to lie down and lurk, jumping up one after another to attack the Camel King. But the Camel King was rambunctious and unstoppable, with four bowl-sized hooves kicking and kicking vertically. If the wolf is trampled by the big hooves of the Camel King, it will die, and if it is kicked, it will be injured, and it will be helpless!
After forcing out all the lurking wolves, the Camel King did not love to fight, looked at the leading Wolf King, rushed over and kicked, and then ran in the opposite direction of his camel team.
The Wolf King could not dodge, was slightly injured, and immediately became angry, even forgot today's lurking mission, roared, and took the lead in chasing after the Camel King. The camel king turned back to tease him as he ran, and saw that a dozen wolves were all desperately chasing after him, and he was immediately happy.
The Wolf King suddenly thought, is this Camel King playing the tiger away from the mountain? Just when he stopped and hesitated, the Camel King actually returned to the carbine, rushed into the wolf pack and trampled on it, and then turned around and ran again. The Wolf King was furious, and he could no longer care whether the Camel King had moved the tiger away from the mountain, and immediately took the lead in chasing after him. Five times like this, more than a dozen wolves chased farther and farther away, and were lured into the depths of the desert by the Camel King.
★ The camel herd drank safely and moved into the glacial valley
The three female camels lurking in the distance saw that the wolves ambushed next to the wild camel spring were all chasing the camel king, and immediately led the five young camels to rush to the edge of the wild camel spring, escorting the young camels to drink water, and quickly marched along the wild camel path towards the ice and snow valley.
The female camels know that this place is dangerous and cannot stay, and only by entering the snow valley will the young camels be safe. There are many wild camels in the ice and snow valley, and wolves can only hunt outside the ice and snow valley, and they definitely do not dare to go deep into the valley to commit crimes. Fearing that they would annoy the wild camels, the wolves surrounded them in the hundreds, probably trampling them into the flesh!
The Camel King ran in front of the wolves, and the wolves chased after them angrily. The sand sea is boundless, and both sides are getting more and more tired. However, the Camel King wanted to lure the wolves farther away from the wild camel spring, so that the female and baby camels were safer, and they absolutely could not let these wild wolves kill back to the carbine. Therefore, the wolves tried to turn back several times, but they were all rekindled by the Camel King, so they had to desperately chase after them.
★ The Camel King was seriously injured and died expectantly at the mouth of the wolf
The Camel King was eager to meet a migrating caravan of wild camels, so that he would be saved. But, after all, it led the wolves into a strange sea of sand. Strange to the point that there is no trace of wild camel breath along the way.
The Wolf King knew that he had caught the Camel King's plan to lure the wolf into the desert, and it was difficult to find a way out if he wanted to kill and escape. Because there was a hot storm in the Fangcai Desert. A small sandstorm has changed the trail of them when they come. Unless the Camel King can lead them to find their way back. But the Camel King was eager to trap this group of fierce beasts that ran rampant on the edge of the desert, how could he lead them out of the predicament!
The Wolf King hates it! It roared with a murderous heart, led a pack of wolves to launch a dying attack on the Camel King.
The Camel King was too tired. How much he misses the mother camel and the baby camel! Even if you can see it for the last time. But no. After a moment's hesitation, the legs and wrists of its four legs were bitten by four wolves, and it could no longer run, jump and kick.
At this time, the Wolf King commanded the wolves to attack the Camel King desperately. The Camel King could only swing his huge head violently as a weapon.
The Wolf King took the opportunity to bite the Camel King's throat. But the Camel King stiffened his neck and hung the Wolf King in mid-air. The wolf king's feet did not touch the ground, and he only relied on the wolf's teeth to hang his body, and finally he could not stand up and fell to the ground. However, more wolves began to pluck crotches, bite the abdomen, and break legs of the camel king...
The Camel King finally couldn't support it, and crashed to the ground, looking at the vast sky with wide eyes and nostalgia, thinking of the mother camels and baby camels who had entered the Ice and Snow Valley... (About the author: Wang Tianxiang, senior journalist and writer, has published 42 monographs such as novels, written more than 200 TV series, created dozens of special TV films such as history, culture, scenery, and documentary, published hundreds of articles in various newspapers and periodicals, and published more than 1,000 online articles.) ）
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