Livestreaming the Hunt

This guy is happy and free!

Wang Kui joked in his heart, and at the same time, he also found a trace of open space among the dead leaves on the ground in front of his feet, as if it had been swept. He illuminated it with a flashlight while explaining to the audience: " You see here, it is a typical animal trail, and it is also a frequently used channel for animals to go back and forth between feeding grounds, habitats, shelters and water sources."

"Ordinary paths are generally used by multiple species at the same time, while exclusive animal trails may be used by only a few species or even one species. The specific distinction depends on the footprints. On the ordinary path, you will see the footprints left by multiple species, as well as the footprints of each species. Plants are torn down; due to heavy use, these paths often have only bare dirt or rocks with little vegetation cover; and the appearance of these passages is relatively stable and will not change much over time."

"The reason to understand the distinction is that ordinary trails are generally not suitable for setting traps because there is a high probability that a larger animal will trample or break the trap. Species-specific animal trails are the appropriate place to set traps."

Oda Nagama has already found the footprints of the animal just now. The shape is very similar to a human hand. The claws are thin and long, almost half the size of an ordinary person's hand, but the nails are extremely sharp, like an ancient concubine wearing a pointed finger guard. Concubine, leaving deep scratches in the soil.

【Fuck! He's not a kid, is he? 】

[Fortunately, I got it during the day, otherwise I would have been scared to death! 】

[A person with such long nails must be either a carnivore or a digger! 】

…

"Judging from the size and features, it looks a lot like a raccoon's paws."

Because it is close to the Mississippi River, the air in the nearby woods is very humid and the soil is soft, so the marks left are relatively clear. Wang Kui measured the size with his fingers, "Raccoons are nocturnal animals and often live in muddy areas or wet mud. There are a series of footprints left in the ground. Their front and rear footprints are surprisingly similar to human handprints, but the front feet are generally about 5 centimeters long, and the heels of the rear feet are longer, about seven or eight centimeters. These data are different from those in front of us. It fits perfectly.”

Raccoon?

Water friends are very familiar with this guy. Not only can we often see it in movies and TV shows, but many animal-themed cafes in modern cities also have raccoons as pets.

"Although raccoons look cute, they are actually very ferocious omnivorous animals. It is best for ordinary people not to come into contact with wild raccoons. There are some water stains on the ground, indicating that this raccoon may have just gone to the river to forage. Raccoons like It eats fish and shellfish, and its long claws are just for..."

Speaking of this, Wang Kui took out the fish offal that he had disposed of when grilling fish from his backpack, "Let's use this as bait and make a rope trap to see if we can catch it!"

In the process of making the trap, Oda Nagama saw a huge rock. He rolled his eyes and asked for some bait. He also set up a trap nearby. He cut several branches with a short knife and carved grooves on them to form a trap. A number "4" is used to support the stone slab.

Wang Kui glanced at it and saw that it was a typical toggle trap.

The bait is tied to the "4" horizontal pole.

If the prey touches the bait, the crossbar will be disconnected from the groove, and the "4" bracket will instantly collapse, causing the stone slab to fall and hit the prey target.

It has to be said that Oda Nagama does know a lot about classical hunting techniques. Although this kind of trap seems simple, in the process of placing the "4" branch combination, if you don't pay attention, it will not be able to form a balance, and it will be easy. collapse.

After the two set up all the traps, they chose to return to the campsite.

But just as Wang Kuigang had taken a few steps, there was a sudden trembling of sparse grass in the forest near the trap.

Damn it!

Are you hooked?

This is too fast!

Wang Kui raised his eyelids and was a little confused. Could it be that the North American raccoon "left and came back"?

Not too possible.

Raccoon is not a fool. He and Oda Nagama just left. There is no reason why he can't hear them walking!

Could it be that...that person is going to attack me again?

Not right either.

This sound does not sound like a human being. Moreover, if it is really to deal with you, there is no need to make a sound. Doesn't this serve as a reminder to the other party?

Oda Nagama felt something was wrong in the atmosphere, and his right hand had already been quietly placed on the handle of the short sword at his waist.

Wang Kui secretly turned on the infrared vision, and wow, in the black world of weeds, a red spherical figure was quickly approaching the trap.

Before he had time to observe the guy's bones and internal organs, the target had already rushed out of the grass and headed straight for the noose and trap he had laid.

But as soon as the front paw fell into the rope, the mechanism was triggered, and whoosh, the elastic tree stick collapsed, throwing the guy away and hanging in the air.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

It wasn't until they heard a rat-like scream and struggle that the viewers in the live broadcast room realized that an animal had actually taken the bait.

[Tianxiu, this is really the stupidest animal I have ever seen. It ran straight to the trap. Couldn't it see such a big human standing next to it? 】

[Good guy, I’m just a good guy! If I hadn't been watching Lao Kui's live broadcast for so long, I would have thought this guy was an actor! 】

[It sounds like a rat, not a raccoon. Are rats so stupid? 】

[This is really low IQ! No one is looking! 】

[Probably a foodie! 】

…

Wang Kui swept the flashlight light over, and the target shook even more. Upon closer inspection, many water friends couldn't help but were dumbfounded, because the thing hanging in the air was not a raccoon. To be precise, it was hard to tell whether it was an animal.

Because what they saw was a ball!

right!

It's really a ball!

This ball is about the size of a basketball, black and gray, round, covered with drop-shaped and spike-shaped armor, and has no claws, no tail, or even a head.

【I'm numb! What kind of animal is this? 】

【pangolin? 】

[It seems to be a pangolin. It must have huddled up because of nervousness! 】

[Is this an earth creature? 】

[Isn’t it an alien? 】

…

The main reason is that the forest is pitch dark, and a ball that moves and screams suddenly appears, which would scare anyone.

Since Wang Kui had roughly glanced at this guy's skeleton through infrared fluoroscopy, now even if the opponent turned into a ball, he could identify the "identity" of the ball at a glance, "This is not a pangolin, it is a North American armadillo!"

【What fish? 】

[What kind of fish is Qiuyu? Can fish still walk on land? 】

[Lao Kui should be talking about a kind of turtle! 】

[Just finished Baidu, armadillo, these two words! 】

…

It wasn't until someone posted a barrage that everyone reacted.

Wang Kui slowly approached the huddled armadillo, "No wonder this guy completely ignored me and Oda Nagama. Armadillos have very poor eyesight and are highly myopic. In America, these things often get into car accidents with vehicles. Texas The highways in Sizhou are littered with its corpses, and it just hits trees or people while walking. In short, it’s just a fool.”

"The armadillo, also called the "armored rat", is an endangered species that lives in tropical forests, grasslands, semi-deserts, and warm flatlands and forests in Central and South America. The number is very rare, mainly because it is relatively stupid, has many natural enemies, and is very It is easy to be captured by humans. Many villages have the custom of eating armadillo meat. Its shell is also a natural armor and is used to make armor."

"But with the advancement of modern science, armadillos have been found to be the only carrier of leprosy other than humans, and eating them has basically been banned!"

As he spoke, he tapped the armadillo's shell.

So stupid?

It’s a miracle that he survived!

[I really want to see what this guy looks like. Can Lao Kui let him open his body? 】

【I want to see what this animal looks like! 】

[Most animals seem to be endangered because of humans. Hey, it would be great if animals could live in peace with humans! 】

[It seems that the animal world is also about appearance, and they are all fools. The giant panda and the sloth have become national treasures, and these guys have no special protection from the country. 】

[I have posted pictures of armadillos to the fish bar, so you can see them for yourself! 】

…

Faced with everyone's requests, Wang Kui scratched his head and said, "Let me give it a try. Once an armadillo shrinks into a ball, it is similar to a hedgehog. It needs to relieve its nervousness..."

With that said, he used the method he used to tickle the giant snapping turtle before, hoping that the armadillo would feel itchy and open itself.

Oda Nagama had only heard about armadillos but had never seen an armadillo with his own eyes. When he saw the ball, he was very curious and joined the "ball catching army" together.

But the more this happened, the more nervous the armadillo became. Instead of showing no signs of relaxing, it actually shrank tighter.

Wang Kui shrugged his shoulders, "No way, let's stay away, give it some space, let it adapt, and open it on its own!"

So, he turned off the flashlight. There was no bright light stimulation, and the armadillo visibly relaxed.

【Is it so strenuous? Just knock it open with a stick! 】

[Will it open when the racket is hit twice? 】

[Isn’t this too cruel to animals? 】

…

Wang Kui shook his head and smiled: "You think of armadillos too simply. Such a stupid animal can survive to this day in an environment full of giant monsters on the American continent. Its defense power is beyond your imagination. Once the armadillo shrinks into a Even a jaguar would be hard-pressed to bite it open."

"This guy's defense is so abnormal that he can even defend against bullets. There was a news in North America before. A man in east Texas shot at an armadillo. As a result, the armadillo's hard shell bounced the bullet back, causing the man to The jaw was injured. This incident is not the only incident in the southern United States where an armadillo rebounded a bullet and injured a person. In April 2015, a man in Georgia, USA, shot an armadillo and the bullet ricocheted away. His mother-in-law was hit.”

Listen to these two cases explained by Lao Kui.

The water friends couldn't believe it at first, thinking he was joking, but when they went to Baidu to search, they didn't expect to find the official news.

【Is it true? 】

[This guy's scales don't look very thick. How can he block bullets? 】

[Blocking bullets is not the point, the most exciting thing is that it can bounce bullets! 】

[I guess there is some mechanical principle. Why don't humans imitate the armadillo's scales and develop anti-bullet armor? 】

…

"There has long been research on armadillo bionics, such as SiC-ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene flexible protective panels with bionic armadillo shells, and folding cars made of bionic armadillos curling up. Nature is indeed quite magical sometimes. A certain If you are weak in one aspect, you will be particularly strong in one aspect.”

While Wang Kui was quietly communicating with the audience, the armadillo hanging in mid-air seemed to have gradually let down its guard and slowly opened its scales.

Through the night vision mode of the recorder, the audience finally saw what this guy looked like.

To be honest, the water friends who thought it was a pangolin were right. The appearance of an armadillo is very similar to that of a pangolin. They both have a long triangular head, small ears and a long pointed mouth. They have powerful claws on their front feet. Yu burrows, and its body is covered with gray-black bone armor on its head, body, tail and outside of its legs. This layer of bone armor seems to grow out of the skin and adheres tightly to its body, but its head , the bony nails in the front and back half are separate. The bony nails in the middle of the body are band-shaped and can be flexibly moved. There are sparse hairs in the parts of the body where there is no bone plate.

Different from the pangolin, this guy's body is very round, unlike the pangolin's slender appearance. It is precisely because of this round eggshell structure that it can fully hold its claws, tail and head inside.

However, in the eyes of water friends, this look is particularly interesting.

With a triangular head like a mouse and a round body like a pig, it always looks ugly.

"Okay, I've seen it, let it go. This guy is a protected animal in the United States, and it carries the leprosy virus. If you encounter it in the wild, it's best not to get too close to it!"

With that said, Wang Kui took out his knife and walked out from behind the tree trunk.

This time, the armadillo once again proved to be a complete fool. It wasn't until Lao Kui walked in front of it that the guy realized that a human was approaching and huddled up again in a hurry.

Wang Kui cut off the fishing line, "Oh, this little thing is not light!"

The way the armadillo unfolded just now, it was estimated to be only about half a meter from beginning to end, but it weighed more than ten kilograms. It was so heavy that it felt like it was really holding a shot put in the hand.

The "shot put" landed.

The chubby armadillo rolled twice, as if it felt that it had landed, and immediately turned over, looked around with its little head, and ran forward quickly.

"etc!"

Just as Oda Nagama opened his mouth to shout, the next second, the guy hit the tree trunk with a "bang".

It is estimated that the armadillo usually bumps into trees. It is very experienced. He simply shook his head and ran into the darkness.

[Hahaha, I really hit a tree! 】

【2333, so cute! 】

[It would be great if I could raise one! 】

…

Seeing the silly armadillos, the water friends in the live broadcast room all wanted to rub them with their own hands. Unfortunately, armadillos are protected animals, so many people posted comments, hoping to introduce a few to Lao Kui's big wolf dog island.

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