Introduction: 1, the fox tribe is a matriarchal society, the domineering queen deprived her daughters and sisters of reproductive rights; 2, in the fox tribe, the princess gave birth to a child privately, what will the queen do? 3. Foxes feed on centipedes and poisonous scorpions every day, can they really be immune to the venom of vipers and cobras? 4. How can foxes defend against the raids of birds of prey in the air when they are buried in their heads and eating? 5. How do foxes react when their cooperative allies betray them? 6. How do gregarious foxes grow their colonies and expand their territory?
The desert seems monotonous, but it is actually as changeable as a woman. To survive in the Namib Desert, you have to regulate the temperature, so there are almost no thermostatic animals here, and thermostatic animals are not tolerant of the harsh conditions of hot and cold. But there is an extraordinary mammal that lives here.
In the vast sand dunes, these little guys look very inconspicuous. The desert edge is a vast land of sand dunes and hills, which is their ideal home. These nonsensical, even somewhat perverted cute little guys, are jokingly called "badger brothers". The adult lemur is only a foot tall, while the baby lemur is only the size of a mouse— but they are always moving side by side, struggling to survive under the threat of predators and enduring the ordeals of the dry season. A small family of foxes will face a harsh test, do they have a way to survive in the nanib?
Brother fox basking in the sun
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="53" > the fox population is a matriarchal society, and the queen monopolizes reproductive rights</h1>
The fox family is a matriarchal society with a tightly knit family structure, with members often related to mother, daughter and sister, or nephew and aunt – much like an elephant family. In the Namibian desert, there are more than a dozen members of the Dada family, which is a large ethnic group, but it is not the largest fox family. In other parts of Africa, there may be as many as 50 members of the fox family, but under namibia's harsh natural environment, the development of a family from 5 or 6 members to a family with nearly 20 members is a gratifying achievement. The achievements belong to the head of the family, Who is now 6 years old, and three years ago he sat on the throne of the eldest sister and began his iron-blooded rule.
There are many benefits to being old nature, the most important of which is the privilege of having reproductive rights. Unlike human society, the boss of the fox family has no more privileges than being able to procreate, not only does not have special food, but also has to charge the front line when resisting foreign invasion, in danger, born into death. Although there is no special benefit to being the boss, the female fox will still fight for the privilege of having children and fight for the position of the eldest sister.
Usually the eldest sister must have a big brother around her, and Dai's partner is called Shun. The eldest brother Shun is a year older than Da, in his prime, and he has a very obvious big dark eye shadow and is full of vinegar. Lemurs are born to wear sunglasses in order to be able to see things in the bright sun. Shun and Dai have given birth to many children in the past year, including their son Tai, but when he is not yet an adult, he always looks majestic and exuberant. The male lemur, along with other family members, went through some unusual adventures. Ginger is their older daughter, a 3-year-old female fox, a disobedient wayward princess, and Dai's other younger daughters, E, Dai, and Ji, are not all fuel-saving lamps. Dai and Shun also have several powerful helpers: the eldest son Yan, the second son Yuan, the younger son Yu, who is about to become an adult, and living with them is Dai's own sister Concubine. They formed a united camp, the fox camp.
In a lemur society, cooperation is the key to survival, and for any lemur, the family is everything. Mothers and sisters, children and uncles, are either allies or enemies, their family composition is similar to human society, and the degree of intrigue in the family is not inferior to the storyline of "The Gate of the Big House".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="55" > demographic dividend and is the basis for the growth and expansion of fox populations</h1>
Not only is the world of the lemur afflicted, but natural disasters are also accompanied by natural disasters, and the deadly predators make it difficult for the members of the mamur family in the Namib Desert to increase. The Dai family has suffered terrible losses over the past few years, with nearly half of its newborn members killed by deserts and other predators. For this mammal, which relies on the tactics of the sea of people, such a heavy loss has withered the People of the Da family and made them face the danger of extinction. To do this, they need to strengthen their strength, and the more young they have, the larger the family and the stronger the camp. Fortunately, Shun, who was in his prime, worked harder to "grasp the revolution and promote production" to ensure the prosperity of the family members, and gradually grew the clan to more than 20 members, away from the disaster of extinction.
The leader is about to give birth to a baby again. Perhaps for this reason, Shun has been busy marking territory for the past few days, smearing his own scent around the residence and warning other invading foxes, "Please do not enter." "They're highly social mammals, but they're only with family members, and outsiders are bound to be unwelcome." Foxes are particularly protective of their families, and it is particularly difficult to dig a hole in such an arid desert, so it is imperative to prioritize the demarcation of territories and food distribution areas, and they achieve this goal by scent marking.
The lemur has a very special nature, if anything new appears in their territory, even a stick left by the traveler, they are eager to mark it immediately and take it for themselves. The fox is one of the more controlling species in the desert. To claim territory and ownership, the fox lord Shun had to paint the entire benchmark with smell, just to show that the territory belonged to this group of foxes. Glands at the base of the fox's tail secrete volatile substances with strong odors. Shun rubbed his tail on the stick once and did it again. Therefore, anything unfamiliar, anything that appears in their territory, will claim sovereignty to itself, so tirelessly marking the smell. If someone accidentally takes the stick away and puts it in another population, it will lead to violent conflict. The stick marks the boundary of the territory of the two groups of lemurs here, and although it is not very visible on the surface, if you can enter their olfactory world, you will see the entire wavy flat area composed of the smell of the lemur. Such a heavily smelled area is the equivalent of a "no-go" sign for the fox.
The family is very industrious, working at sunrise, resting at sunset, and life is very regular. When they wake up in the morning, the small family is very active, as lively as the high school students who live on campus. The adult male fox Shun took the lead in the hole, and it looked calm. Like human society, you have to eat breakfast after waking up. Breakfast was also not readily available and had to go out to collect food.
However, you must warm up before setting off for breakfast, and the fox is the sun's most die-hard supporter in the Namib Desert. The Dae family, like all foxes, loves to sunbathe. After spending the night in a cool cave, their daily routine is to readjust the thermostats in their bodies. She lost 5% of her body weight overnight just to keep warm. For animals weighing less than a kilogram, the quality of every gram is important. Basking in the sun can warm up quickly and does not require any energy consumption. The fox has shorter hairs on its abdomen and a darker complexion, which effectively absorbs sunlight.
The fox sunbathes, forming a tripod with their tails and legs
But the fox's short legs cannot stand on both feet for a long time. Fortunately, the fox has a way to reduce the burden, and the long tail acts like a tripod, sharing the load of the toes. The cubs try to stay alert with their parents, but they are still a little confused when they first wake up. Adult lemurs are more nervous about unfamiliar things than their cubs, but for rhinos, small lemurs are more interested. But a sneeze of rhinos scares them. However, their curiosity will always overwhelm their fear. After the family finished warming up, the leader issued a marching order, and its "guidance and summoning order" told the family members: It is time to eat breakfast, let's work hard! In order to survive, for the prosperity of the family, everyone works together!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="59" > foxes bury their heads in the sand and prey on centipedes, scorpions, and other insects</h1>
It is not easy for foxes to get all the food they need on the ground. As a result, they are very agile, and each one is a running expert. Curiously, foxes can climb, and there are good reasons to do so. It is not easy for foxes to go out to forage, they spend 8 hours a day foraging, relying on their keen sense of smell and hearing to lock on to their prey fleeing under the sand. Foxes are natural diggers, with two-centimeter-long hard claws acting like shovels; second layers of transparent eyelids, which act like a wiper to prevent the eyes from entering the sand; and their crescent-shaped ears are designed to close the ears when digging holes. When adult foxes forage, they can dig up sand of the same weight every 20 seconds. It digs a lot of sand every day, hundreds of times its weight. The lemurs worked so hard like excavators, not to dig up gold, but to dig out some food, mostly insects or eggs.
In the busy breakfast, the other foxes are busy foraging and vigilance, but there is no trace of the queen, and everyone can't help but be a little worried. Fortunately, it appeared later and looked like it had lost a lot of weight. It must have given birth to the baby, but there was no movement in the nest. However, there is a young fox Tat watching the house, and it is taking care of the baby. Shun and Da will not take care of the children during the day, and the young members of the family will take turns to protect the newborn cubs until the whole family returns to the nest in the evening. It will take at least 3 weeks for the newborn cubs to climb out of the ground for the first time, but the young foxes are dedicated to looking after and helping the baby. However, whether the newborn cubs can survive the difficult year ahead is still a big unknown.
Dae joins the foraging team at the forefront of the foraging team, its sense of smell is so sensitive that a few sniffs can find out the exact location of the insect under the sand; then, with all its might, it will catch it. The bugs in the sand will not be caught, but will escape underground like "Tu Xingsun", so the foxes have more to do, and have been chasing the bugs to dig holes. They will eat all the small animals they dig up, and as long as they can catch them, they will not let go. But they are not without special hobbies, eating everything like pigs, and foxes prefer beetle larvae, lizards, centipedes, and scorpions, as long as they can catch them. Scorpions have deadly stings, but the foxes move very quickly and will bite them to death before the scorpion stabs itself. Although scorpions are poisonous, foxes appear to be immune to scorpion venom enough to kill human children, and eaten scorpions digest safely in their stomachs, providing nutrition without triggering poisoning reactions.
Pygmy vipers that prey on lizards
Fox foraging is not easy, and sometimes it is inevitable to meet more difficult opponents. In the cool hour of the sunrise, other desert animals also crawled out of the grass. Puff vipers are very common here and are extremely poisonous. This lazy snake uses ambushes to hunt and is known for its fast attack speed. Using first-class camouflage, they approach their prey and launch surprise attacks as fast as lightning when they enter range. Among their prey, of course, are foxes. Foxes and snakes are old enemies in the desert and are incompatible with each other. Adult foxes dare to fight snakes and are fearless of highly venomous snakes, they react quickly, and their claws can cause damage to poisonous snakes.
Da's group was in danger, and instead of running away from the poisonous snake, the growing Yu attacked the poisonous snake. But to do so is a stupid move to touch an egg to a stone. In desperation, Dai had no choice but to rush to the aid of the attack on the swollen vipers who dared to offend, and the family worked together to deal with the danger. Adult lemurs also react like boxers, constantly nodding and moving their bodies to avoid being bitten by a poisonous snake; they also show their teeth and growl in a low voice, trying to drive away the annoying swollen vipers. The poisonous snake also tasted a lot of suffering, and had to escape. Most of the snakes in the desert are not venomous, but it is not good to let them take a bite, and the poisonous snake can seriously injure the small foxes that stay in the hole, and even prey on the newborn lemurs. A thrill passed, and the fox family began to continue to do their business and eat breakfast. Throughout the next day, the Dae-led family of foxes forages on their 3-square-kilometer territory.
Foxes are usually able to cope with trouble on the ground, but their foraging methods can put themselves in trouble. Because the desert is like a hot pot at noon, foxes can only do brief activities in the morning and evening, which means that they must be efficient in gathering food.
A fox sentry standing guard on a rock pile
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="66" > foxes use high-altitude sentries to defend against raptor raids</h1>
While delicious beetles and scorpions are common in grassy deserts, it can take time to find them. Most of the time, their noses are buried in the sand, and there is only sand in their eyes, and they cannot notice the dangers around them; and because of their petite size, they are easily attacked by birds of prey, so they use efficient safety measures to solve this problem: when everyone is busy working hard and digging as fiercely as a shield machine, there is usually a member who climbs up to a high place, such as the top of a rock, or a dead tree branch, and is responsible for standing guard and watching for danger.
Older foxes take turns to keep sentries, some more or less, depending on how well the sentries are fed. That is to say, the stomach problem is solved, and it is even more important to consider safety issues, and it is very honorable to stand guard and put up more sentries not only to protect themselves, but also to contribute to the family. Sentinel was dedicated, climbing to the top of the dunes to observe the sky and surroundings. Its dark circles act like sunglasses, which can effectively reduce the glare of the African sun and clearly see the situation in the air.
Adult foxes can make more than 30 different calls, each with a special meaning. Sentry kept shouting to let the other members know it was on alert and was now safe and sound. However, the calm is temporary, a crowned eagle brings an air raid crisis, and E will issue a sharp alarm: "F35 is coming, come hidden!" "E, who is standing guard, will take the lead in taking refuge at this time, so the sentry is not entirely a selfless and noble act, but also a selfish intention to protect himself; moreover, when the sentry comes down, the situation is also a bit awkward, and E rolls down from the top of the dune like a hairball, but this is also a way to go down the mountain, although it looks quite clumsy, but who knows if it is playing? The fox family does have a playful and witty and humorous side.
Other foxes hear the alarm and most likely burrow into numerous burrows on the ground. Adult foxes know the location of up to 1,000 hiding caves on the turf. Whether they are foraging or resting, the distance from the cave where they are hiding rarely exceeds 50 meters. Knowing the location of your hideout when you encounter an eagle strike is often the key to life and death. The survival of the fox depends on seizing every opportunity and being vigilant against every danger.
By the end of summer, the inhabitants of Namib can temporarily enjoy a comfortable life. But the desert will soon become a very different place. The sparse rainfall in the namib is in the summer months, and as winter approaches, desert residents are about to face a harsh test, the desert is once again dry, and there is less and less food. This is the world in which the Fox family lives, cruel and arrogant. But they have many family members who can live comfortably in the warmth of the collective, and everything looks as good as idyllic life.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="69" > wayward princess rebels to give birth, how to deal with the fox queen? </h1>
But this paradise is not calm. The presence of female adult fox ginger, which increasingly threatens her mother's royal power, is likely to lead to her eternal expulsion from the family.
The story begins in the early morning a few days ago, when the little ones of the Dai family get up early and continue their routine busyness, and Ginger's life changes dramatically. Although the wayward princess did not elope with other princes, she gave birth to three brothers, Xuan, You, and Rong. They are the crystallization of Ginger's dewy marriage 3 months ago. Ginger was the eldest daughter of the chieftain, Dai, and the first heir to the throne. But for now, reproductive rights are only owned by Da. Food and water have always been scarce in the desert, and the entire family must work together to raise the Queen's children, rather than each giving birth to its own offspring. The strict family planning policy is a manifestation of self-interest, allowing leaders to have children and not allowing poor people to have children, but only to make the leaders' descendants live better. In this case, ginger's cubs are an unwelcome burden, and for Rong, Xuan, and You, the first one or two days are crucial. During this dangerous phase, they may be killed and eaten by their grandmother. If you can live long enough to walk out of the nest to see the sunrise, the brothers are lucky enough. Maybe in the next few weeks, Dai will expel Ginger.
And pleasing the mother may be able to exchange for reconciliation, which is the only thing Ginger can do at present. However, the enlightened and tolerant dai seems to tolerate the fact that her daughter gave birth to a litter of illegitimate children, and turned a blind eye to her daughter who exceeded the rules.
Breakfast time came, but today was not full of people. While the other members search for delicacies in the desert, Da's sister concubine stays at home. The tension between them has been going on for some time. The death of their mother the year before, which plunged the family into chaos and a power vacuum, set off a fierce battle. The two sisters fought for the title of eldest sister for several weeks until dae gained the upper hand. But the discord between the hands and siblings was not the reason why the concubine stayed behind today, the real reason was that it was two meters deep under its feet. Hidden in the cave is a litter of babies that Dai has just given birth to, as well as Ginger's illegitimate son.
Dada's Palace consists of intricate caves, including several sleeping caves, and about 20 different entrances and exits. Caves are the safest hiding place for fragile newborns, but no cave can be 100% free from predators. Shield snakes often burrow into the ground to cool off or keep warm, and they can easily prey on unguarded baby foxes. Because of this, members of the fox family rarely leave their newborn babies behind.
However, the concubine in charge of taking care of the little fox today seems to be more anxious than usual, which is a chore. The other partners went out and enjoyed their breakfast, lunch, and dinner, while they had to stay home and take care of the baby. It could hear the little foxes, but they were too small, about the size of a mouse, and although they looked very cute, they were not playmates. Despite this, it still has to appease the little ones and make them quieter. When taking on the responsibility of babysitting, low-ranking female foxes like concubines can lactate even if they have not given birth and feed the chief's baby – the result of close cooperation between the fox family. It is precisely because of the help of someone to watch the children that the queen can increase the number of family members without distraction. If all goes well, Dai can give birth to up to four babies this year, plus several sons of her daughter Jiang, and the family members can increase by more than a dozen. Powerful families can forage beyond their territory and even invade other families to expand their territory.
Therefore, in the family of the fox, there are sentry guards during foraging, and there are infertile nannies who work as nannies at home and raise the queen's children, and they all make great sacrifices. In this harsh environment, the survival of individuals and the continuation of genes are less important than the preservation of population genes, and considering the selection of genes at the genetic level, it is not difficult to understand why some animals, such as bees and ants, behave so selflessly. Members of the fox family work together to nurture the younger generation. These unapologetic helpers may seem quite selfless, but they do so because they share the same genes as their breeders—and by helping them, they can ensure that the same genes as themselves can be passed on to the next generation. Like bees and ants, foxes abandon their personal genetic transmission and preserve their genes through queen reproduction.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="76" >when allies become liars, what should foxes do? </h1>
Summer is over, and the morning temperatures are still very low, leaving Swallowtail in trouble, because the weather is too cold to prey on flying insects, and the problem of food and clothing is difficult to solve. But this bird is good at using tricks. The swallowtail is the desert's most famous hypocrite, and the fox is the desert expert, and they are the object of the swallow's canonite – this combination, like a pyramid scheme organizer and a speculator trying to get rich overnight, hit it off.
Cunning liar, swallow curly tail
The Dai family is busy picking up breakfast in the rising sun, and the swallow curltail begins to perform its own tricks. But the crooks first have to gain the victim's trust. The swallowtail flies through the sky, and it is easy to spot a foraging falcon. It warned, and the fox gratefully fled quickly back to the safe cave. The alert is dismissed. At this moment, the scammer has gained the trust of his friends. It then sends out another warning signal. This time it was a lie, and fox yu had just bitten a scorpion at this time, and had not yet had time to swallow it. At this time, Yu could only abandon the delicacies to his mouth and was busy fleeing for his life. Thank you very much, the fox has been calculated, and the scorpion that has been bitten to death has become a delicacy for birds. This seemingly simple deception worked.
The swallow curly tail will also repeat the same trick, but the fox is not so stupid, and the same when it will not be twice, the succulent scorpion will certainly not be left to the swallow curly tail again. But sometimes, the whistle-blower also gives a warning, and all the foxes will not ignore this warning, and the sentry will certainly not fool himself, flashing people! But the sentry did not see the danger, what is the matter? Of course, it is the swallow's tail that imitates the warning sound of the fox. At this moment, it can enjoy the spoils of deception again. A group of foxes was calculated by a bird early in the morning, which was really depressing! Fortunately, the swallowtail is only so cunning in the most difficult and difficult winters, and it is also a diligent guardian in other months. So, in general, the fox and the swallowtail are still dependent partners.
In the harsh desert, if you do not grasp your own rules of survival, life will be difficult. Although breakfast is disturbed by scammers again and again, the family's dining interest is not affected at all, living in an environment surrounded by scammers, where is the reason not to be deceived? She takes her family to a place full of delicacies, where there are not only insects, lizards, succulent grubs, but also a special meal, frogs. Everyone was very happy and happy in the delicious bar.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="78" > the fox family palace fight, not only the princess betrayed, but the sisters also tried to seize power</h1>
While the concubine was watching the children at home, the next door neighbor had just gotten up. Ground squirrels and foxes live next to each other. The two animals often occupy the same sphere of influence, sometimes even sharing holes, and are proper kings with each other. The squirrels, who like to play around, look like children with ADHD, but they are completely harmless to foxes. Vegetarian ground squirrels are neither a threat nor a competitor to the fox family, but a cute neighbor. In fact, ground squirrels are also useful partners, helping foxes dig holes and widen their dwellings while frolicking. After the ground squirrel laid the foundation and dug out the mansion, the fox entered the house - which was obviously a suspicion of bullying the neighbors.
Relying on the strong and bullying the weak is not the exclusive preserve of humans, and other animals are basically the same. However, at present, the ground squirrel seems to have no time to take care of family affairs and neighborhood disputes, but to concentrate on fighting. The concubine was distracted by the noise of her neighbors and did not notice the invasion of foreign enemies.
The tramp was approaching the concubine's lair, and it had another plan. Low-ranking male foxes will break away from their families in search of unrelated maternal girlfriends. To put it bluntly, male foxes are playboys in the desert, wandering and weeding in order to find one wife after another.
But wandering is a risky thing to do. In order to find the opposite sex in the neighboring family, low-ranking male foxes such as the fox often have to cross the territory of the rival family alone, and if they are not careful, they will be beaten to death by the group. The tramp heroically marches toward the target hole, leaving its distinctive scent mark with its tail along the way. Foxes, like lions and hyenas, use scent markers to declare their presence and spheres of influence. After the invaders left, the smell still lingered for a long time, and its most important function was to tell the female fox that there was a handsome man who was not related by blood nearby, and he was also a Ruyi Langjun who was suitable for talking about marriage.
Jackals roaming the Namib Desert
The homeless man's painstaking efforts were not in vain, and the concubine was very aware of the visitor's intentions. The concubine was confused in her dereliction of duty, forgot the heavy responsibility of protecting the baby, and involuntarily held hands with the disciples. When the couple is fighting fiercely, trouble creeps in, and a black-backed jackal enters the Dai family's territory. Although jackals are predominantly scavengers, they are also skilled hunters who pose a deadly threat to lemurs. If the jackal smells the couple or the baby, the concubine's date may end in tragedy. The jackal approached the lair of the Dai family step by step, and the other family members were still half a kilometer away, unaware that the nest crisis was coming.
When the catastrophe came, the concubine was unaware, and she completely ignored her responsibility to protect the young baby in the family. But this time, the indulgent nanny is favored by the goddess of luck. The jackal just passed by and didn't find the fox's nest, or the sweet food. The crisis lifts as the jackal moves away.
Xuan continues to launch a courtship offensive, but has missed the opportunity - because it is too hot, Da's family has already returned home. Meeting with his in-laws was originally a nerve-hurting event, but the situation of his girlfriend's family for the first time was simply embarrassing. Although the concubine warmly invited Xuan to join the clan, the other members of the family could not tolerate this uninvited guest at all, and were extremely angry. Boss Shun took the lead in attacking Xuan, while the rest of the family straightened their tails and kicked their hind legs, launching the so-called "war dance". When necessary, the foxes will defend their territory to the death and eliminate competitors – and now is the time. Shun, in particular, cannot afford to lose, and he must defend his boss throne and guard his wives. Fortunately, the woman who seduced others should not be too public, and it is good for everyone to keep a low profile. Shun left his own scent, declared his sovereignty, and made it clear that he did not welcome tramps.
While the men were fighting for the wind and jealousy, Da hurried into the hole in the ground to check on the baby. The concubine wanted to take advantage of the fact that her sister was busy in the underground and had no time to take care of him, so she quietly burrowed into the hole in the ground and returned to her post. But it has the smell of a tramp on it, which can cause trouble. Fortunately, Dai was busy taking care of the baby under the ground, without distraction, not noticing her sister's abnormality. The concubine escaped the fate for the time being. But if it gets pregnant, things could change dramatically.
On this morning, as usual, Dai led most of the family members to find food, and her cubs stayed in the nest, cared for by a full-time nanny. Ginger is also one of the nannies, and at least by feeding her cubs, Ginger can stay with her 3 cubs who are still hiding underground. The brothers could only rely on it completely at this time. Ginger's cubs are still so fragile, and crises lurk around them all the time. Yu's uncle Yu, who has recently behaved strangely and appears to be insane—perhaps deceived by Swallow's Curltail miserably, and his subsequent actions confirm his insanity.
Intimate fox family
Suddenly, Yu disappeared into the ground. When it reappeared, it crawled out of the hole with ginger's smallest cub in its mouth and threw its small things on the scorched ground. After that, it turned around and grabbed the clam again. Ginger couldn't do anything about it, because Yu had also summoned some nannies to help him deal with Ginger. The cubs are both invisible and helpless, and they can't last long under the baking of the sun. There is no shade in the desert, and the ground temperature exceeds 50 degrees Celsius. You try to climb back into the cave. However, the cruel Yu caught it back again. Happy and sad, at this time crazy Yu is like a devil. Jiang is surrounded by clusters and unable to rescue his son from Yu's clutches. Because of Ginger's desperate resistance, causing a riot, a group of foxes ran in the cave, and even the cubs were in danger of being trampled at this time. In the midst of danger, Jiang still found You at the first time. But Yu He continued to obey his nanny and went back to capture Rong and Xuan. They are thus entangled like Ginger Hide-and-Seek. Jiang was tired of running for his life, so he had to return to Xuan and Rong, but he couldn't let Yu run away with You.
Ginger was exhausted, but at this point Dai had returned with the other members of the fox. Yu left Yu and slipped away, and things gradually calmed down. Yu and his accomplices go into hiding, and the villains don't know what to do next. What is certain is that Yu's troubles are big, and it will definitely be expelled. Jiang hurried over to check on his child, and Xuan and Rong didn't seem to be in serious trouble. But the youngest You is missing, where does Yu hide Yu? In addition to Yu's knowledge, the answer was also known to the fierce wind in the desert.
As night fell, the temperature plummeted. At the same time as the mother and son were reunited, Jiang's youngest cub was not heard. Yu was frozen alone somewhere outside, too weak to crawl home on his own. It was a mother's nightmare, and Yu was gone, but how dare Jiang leave Rong and Xuan again?
The cubs, including their own children, were disturbed and enraged, and Yu was violently expelled and forced to endure the long cold night alone. Unfortunately, it wasn't the only one to suffer, and the young yog lay in the discarded bunker. The young fox was abandoned in the desert for the night, and there was no chance of survival.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="85" > a quarter of the fox babies die, how does the queen grow the family? </h1>
The dry season is starting to creep away, and it's starting to change the desert. In the changing yellow sand of the namib, the situation has changed, and the desert has slowly regained the territory that was originally given to the meadows.
Desert dwellers are making it harder and harder to feed and survive, and the challenges of the fox family have only just begun. Thankfully, your baby has been able to climb out of the hole on his own to bask in the sun. A female fox can have up to 7 babies in a litter, but this one has only 4 babies. The new members of the family born to the Queen's name are a pair of brothers Xi and Qi, and their sisters Mo and Li. For the fox family, this is a moment of excitement and tension. Baby foxes of this size are easy targets for predators, and a quarter of baby foxes die before they reach adulthood. The three-week-old brothers and sisters are unaware of the dangers around them, and they must now rely on adult protection and feeding. Before you lead the team to forage, feed your baby the last milk. The chief must go out every day to forage for food and quickly replenish the weight lost during the 70 days of pregnancy. The baby is too young to go out with guys to forage. The little foxes had to stay at home for a week to keep up with the adults' foraging.
A fox that excels at digging
Today it was The elder Shun's turn to take the children at home, and the other family members went to the east edge of the site for dinner. The location of their foraging changes daily so that the prey that has foraged in the previous few days has a chance to recuperate. Every day when I go to the same place to eat and drink, I will always sit and eat mountain air.
Father Shun was very busy. The little lemurs have shown the instinct to sit and dig, and they are eager to try, eager to come out and see the colorful world. There is one little guy who has emerged from the crowd, this little male fox is bolder and more curious than his siblings, and this little baby is Xi. It had popped out of the hole, close to the fox population that had returned home after foraging for food. At this time, it was the first chance for the little foxes to eat since they went out in the morning, secreting enough milk to feed the four little ones, which made them physically and mentally exhausted. Fortunately, there is also the support of the entire ethnic group, which allows it to store enough milk when it leaves its children during the day. This is one of the great advantages of living in a united collective. With other members to help take care of the cubs, Dae can give birth to three litters of baby foxes in one season. In the harsh environment, this achievement has been quite good, and it is especially important for it and Shun to occupy a new territory.
The Xi brothers and sisters obviously enjoyed their newly acquired freedom, their previous lives were spent in the world of black pressure, this was the first time the Xi brothers and sisters met other family members and neighbors, and it was also the moment when the little guy learned to stand upright. Of course, Jiang's two surviving children also came out to move. Chasing and fighting with their nephews is not only fun, but also helps the little fox develop the fighting skills they will need in the future.
By 9:30 a.m., temperatures in the sun were as high as 35 degrees Celsius. Of course, it is much cooler in the shade, but first you have to find a place with trees to be shady. But escaping the sun in the desert is not easy, no trees, no shrubs, the sand is scorching, it is a matter of life and death. There are no clouds, the sun shines directly into the desert, and after the ground air is sharply heated, the illusion of a mirage appears. The sand and gravel at noon are so hot that they are like a burning coal, and only by adapting to such an environment can animals survive in the extremely harsh Namib Desert. The little foxes also need to get used to it, burrowing into the sand, covering the sand and indeed having a cooling effect.
The slow metabolism of the lemur, that is, for animals of this size, their internal temperature is surprisingly low, very adapted to the high temperature of the day and the bitter cold weather of the night in the desert. In addition to fighting, foxes also comb each other's hair, which can avoid infection with ticks and other parasites, and is also an important means of consolidating friendship. The little foxes don't just pay attention to grooming, but always play wrestling games in the end. Playing is fun, and it can also help young foxes of different ages to earn their place in the group. Although the fox community is very united, each member must know his or her status with other members, which is also a group of seniors. Obviously, these little guys don't care who can beat whom, and when they grow up and are ready to stand on their own, they will value winning and losing. They now act like fifteen or sixteen-year-old teenagers, mostly venting their exuberant energy.
The morning was almost over, and now even in the shade of the trees it was extremely hot. The foxes vent their anger on their neighbors, and their reaction to ground squirrels is purely out of playfulness and youthful recklessness. Foxes and ground squirrels share a home, and it is inevitable that ground squirrels will be bullied. In fact, many of the fox's cave systems are based on the burrows that ground squirrels have painstakingly dug. They really shouldn't treat their neighbors like this, they don't forget to dig wells, they are just little bastards without tutors! However, the young foxes and clams, as well as rong, always can't help but bully the weak, which is also the instinct of all animals.
African eagles, preying on foxes
This is the hottest and driest corner of the Namib, and a small amount of rain falls on these dunes, which sinks to the bottom of the valley and nourishes many desert creatures, including foxes. But fair nature gives from one side and takes from the other. The upward swirling current formed by the hill allows the eagle to exert its skills, thus posing a fatal danger to the fox. The eagle is the fox's number one predator, scanning the earth with its eyes in search of unexpected prey. With wings more than two meters long, coupled with the talent of keen vision, it is unique among the African earth eagles. This barren desert is also a world where people eat people, either eating others or being eaten by others - therefore, guarding against natural enemies is the first lesson that Xi needs to learn. Xi and his elder brother Tai cling to each other and watch as they change. Dangers can come from all directions, and foxes must be vigilant at all times to live long. Xi learned from Tai how to deal with the eagle, in fact, it is very simple, when the eagle is still circling in the air, he will drill into the hole in the ground. Any fox that wants to grow into adulthood faces many tests, whether or not he is a descendant of the Queen.
Under the careful supervision of the big family, Xi can play freely and grow healthily. Its mother takes care of the entire group, and as the son of the head of the family, aunts, brothers, and sisters take turns to take care of Xi, teach it, and help it get through it. The birth of the Xi brothers and sisters, coupled with Jiang's only two remaining illegitimate children, greatly increased the power of Da's family. But Xi is very different from other small foxes, it likes to be far away from its friends, maverick. It seems to be more curious, more courageous, and more independent. The playful Xi always hides at the mouth of the cave, launches surprise attacks on its brothers and sisters, and also likes to play with his brother Tai. Ty was a year older and much smarter than it. Young Xi knew that those who were close to Zhu were red and black, and that they would become smart with smart people. For Xi, Tai is like a tower, tall and mighty -- but if you look closely, your brother is almost a foot tall, and the gap between them is more than ten centimeters, and Xi immediately understands that he lives in a world full of giant beasts.
Today, Tai is not at home, without the careful guidance of the nanny, Xi will focus on the ground squirrel that is smaller than himself. Even dealing with friendly neighbors is a great opportunity to learn. But Xi dislikes ground squirrels more than they love and is very unfriendly to them, although the cave where it now lives is still dug by ground squirrels. After Xi bullied the neighbor's ground squirrel and the little nephew, he still felt that it was not interesting, so he played with the cat; Mo and Li tried to dig their own holes, pretending not to need the help of the neighbors. These little ones also have to learn to discern what to eat, but that's not until they can go foraging with adults.
The little foxes had been playing around the house all morning, and they were already exhausted. Caverns are safe, but cave defenses don't work for all predators. A monster broke into the hole in the ground, frightening the little foxes. This is a golden cobra, but also a special color of a poisonous snake, in addition to its name, the whole body is golden, some species are brown to brown, the body will also have black spots. The markings on the snakeskin almost made it disappear and stealth in place until it was bumped by a foot from the hapless shepherd. If not detected, they can easily ambush unsuspecting foxes. Fortunately, the nanny was very vigilant, and it found the evil figure that had been submerged in the cave, and immediately issued an alarm for a poisonous snake.
Close-up of the head of the golden cobra
The little fox heard the alarm and quickly gathered around it. Yuan kept roaring, and it moved fast, circling with the cobra, fighting and retreating, and waiting for an opportunity to attack. The golden cobra is one of the deadliest large venomous snakes in Africa, a snake with a length of one meter and a half, neither the largest nor the most widely distributed venomous snake in Africa, only found in southwest Africa, and if you mistakenly meet this snake, you will most likely have to pay with your life. In South Africa's annual snake bite-fatality case, the golden cobra is the second culprit after the black mamba. This predator reacts quickly, launching a swift attack to take a single bite of the injected venom, enough to kill 6 adults. Generally, after a poisonous snake attacks once, it will stop attacking or fleeing, while the golden cobra is extremely fierce, attacking the opponent more than once, and will continue to attack until the threat is lifted, filling the victim's body with venom, releasing enough venom to kill 600 people.
The golden cobra relies on strong venom and repeated attacks to make the enemy retreat, but the badger brother is always needless. Xi and Xuan were already excited at this time, and also joined the cheerleaders to cheer Yuan. The foxes are numerous and lightning-fast, and the cobras, who originally wanted to have a good meal, now have to take a defensive posture - the weapon evolution competition between them confirms this special moment in history, the snake almost never won, and the fox reacts faster than the snake by tens of thousands of seconds. The trapped cobra arches its front body, opens the skin folds of its signature head as a deterrent, and then attacks. The toxin of the golden cobra, like that of other cobras, is a neurotoxin, and its venom is one of the most intense members of the cobra family, second only to the Philippine cobra. If the fox is bitten, the snake venom immediately invades the body's nervous system, paralyzing the muscles, triggering coronary artery occlusion and respiratory failure. Usually within 2 hours, the victim dies of breathing difficulties. #Almighty Creator ##Debunking Rumors Have Attitudes##Cobra##猫鼬 #
But the cobra was eventually overwhelmed by the claws of the abyss and had to give in. The golden cobra was driven outside the cave. At this moment, the sudden arrival of a fierce eagle disrupted the fox camp, and taking advantage of this panicked moment, the poisonous snake that caused the incident managed to escape. The foxes won the round. If it were not for Yuan's bravery and good fighting, the fate of the little fox could be imagined. This is a profound lesson, and even if the family encounters an emergency in the future, it will never drill into this hole again, and there will be a snake smell in it. After the thrill passed, the little fox began to play, wrestle and chase. (To be continued)