Wood asked: "Is that an ostrich?"

Like many people, he thinks the emu is an ostrich, and sometimes people simply call it the Australian ostrich.

The emu can be regarded as the largest bird in the wilderness. It looks like an ostrich, but is a little smaller than the ostrich. It has gray-brown feathers. Like the ostrich, the emu's wings have degraded and cannot fly at all, but its legs are very long and it can run very fast.

Extremely fast. If this guy runs hard, I estimate it can easily overtake the car speeding on Bladen Street. The most important thing is that the car still needs to be refueled, but this guy can run hundreds of kilometers continuously. He is simply not a human. Oh

, I’m wrong, it is indeed not a human being. Emus are very friendly to people, and you can get along well with them as long as you don’t anger them. The emu has two bright red wattles on its neck, so the indigenous people call it

Cassowary.

I nodded, and Wood was a little excited. He held the gun in his hand and was eager to try, "I'll kill it, and I'll eat some tonight."

I shook my head and said, "This is an adult emu. It's too big and we can't move it away."

After hearing this, Wood had no choice but to give up impatiently, but his reluctance was written on his face.

I think this is the difference between hunters and hunting enthusiasts. Real hunters actually only hunt prey according to their own actual situation and set many rules for themselves. However, hunting enthusiasts are different. Just watch

When they see birds and animals, they want to shoot to satisfy their desire to kill.

I said to Wood: "Mr. Wood, in the wilderness, the hunter is at the top of the food chain, so he maintains a delicate balance among all animals. This balance cannot be broken easily, otherwise there will be catastrophic consequences.

For example, there were no rabbits in Australia originally. Later, some farmers in Europe brought some rabbits. As a result, some rabbits escaped from the fence and wandered in Australia where there were no natural predators. Rabbits reproduce very quickly. In a few years, they can multiply from dozens to dozens.

After breeding to hundreds of thousands, then millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, Australian farmers have already paid the price, and some pastures have been eaten up by these rabbits. Moreover, the camels we ride,

It is also the foot power brought from outside Australia. Now that there are more and more cars, camels are gradually becoming useless. Some of them run into the wilderness and become wild camels. Oh, the same goes for pigs. Now the wild boars in Australia are all domesticated pigs.

As a result, it has the potential to replace the coyote as the king of the Australian wilderness."

Wood smiled and said: "Billy, you are becoming less and less like a hunter and more like a philosopher. You are starting to think about the laws of nature and society."

I ignored Wood's ridicule, "Mr. Wood, in fact, I have always hoped that the Australian government would treat Australia's indigenous people well. They are the real masters of Australia, and their knowledge is no worse than that of outsiders like us. I know Bama

Lao Bama, the leader of the tribe, told his tribe not to hunt young birds and beasts, not to hunt pregnant female beasts, and not to hunt female birds and beasts during the breeding season. Similar rules are found in other tribes.

This is the true meaning that these tribes have realized in their long-term lives. If you don't pay attention to it, you will be severely punished."

Wood still disagreed: "I agree with what you said, but human IQ is ultimately higher than these brainless animals, not to mention that we have mastered firearms," ​​he said, patting the gun in his hand, "This is

law."

I can't convince Wood that he will suffer big losses sooner or later when he enters the wasteland with this kind of mentality.

"I'm going to catch that big bird! Let's have barbecue for dinner tonight." Wood jumped off the camel, carried the gun and got into the grass, tracking the emu in the direction it ran.

I smiled helplessly. Wood finally couldn't suppress the desire to hunt in his heart. I had to stop there and wait for the good news of his victory, and shouted to him: "Mr. Wood, it's best not to kill that emu."

, now is the breeding season of emu, if you find emu eggs, you can bring back a few, one egg is enough for our daily ration."

I don't know if Wood heard it, I just saw him running forward quickly.

I casually put the camel's reins around their necks and let the camels take the opportunity to eat some grass.

About half an hour later, a gunshot was heard in the distance.

I think Wood saw the emu and fired. I think he would be able to carry the emu back after a while.

But immediately, another gunshot came.

I was very surprised, why did Wood fire again? I knew his shooting skills. I had seen him shoot a wild boar. His shooting skills were very accurate and he would never miss a hit.

Soon, I saw Wood jumping in the grass from a distance, followed by three emus.

Wood ran desperately, but to no avail. The emus were as fast as a car. They flapped their wings, and their long legs caught up behind Wood in a few steps, and then pecked him hard with their sharp beaks.

Every time Wood's head was pecked, Wood let out a howl.

An emu raised its leg and kicked Wood on the back. Wood lost his balance and rolled forward. Just as he was about to get up, three emu immediately surrounded him, using their mouths and feet at the same time.

He was giving a lesson to Mr. Wood who was attacking them. It looked like a group of people were beating one up. There was also a huge rumbling sound in the emu's mouth, which was caused by their special trachea structure.

Emus are vegetarians and feed on leaves and wild fruits, so I wasn't worried about Wood being eaten by three emus. But I couldn't just watch Wood fight in a group, so I urged the camel to run over.

The emu saw two camels running over. Such a huge thing made the emus who were angered by Wood have to face it. They decisively decided to stop attacking Wood, spread out their long legs, and ran away as fast as flying.

In the meantime, it disappeared into the grass.

Wood was lying on the ground, his gun was thrown aside, his hat was long gone, and several pieces of his hair were pecked out. There were bruises and purples on his hands and arms. I guess it would be worse on his body, just because it was covered by his clothes.

, I can't see it.

Wood was lying on the ground, as embarrassed as he wanted. When he saw me coming, he suddenly laughed: "Damn it, this is my first time being attacked by three birds."

He was in a good mood, so I felt relieved. I jumped off the camel, helped him up from the ground, and dusted him off. When he touched the spot where the emu had pecked him, Wood bared his teeth and cried out in pain.

"Mr. Wood, you should be glad that it was an emu that kicked you today instead of a kangaroo. When a kangaroo attacks an enemy, it will kick the enemy in the abdomen with its powerful hind legs, often killing it with one blow. So, try not to

If you provoke me, don't provoke me, otherwise you will be kicked to death and you won't even know what happened."

"Billy, didn't you say this bird is very friendly to humans?"

"Yes, emu are indeed very friendly to humans. I once climbed a tree to pick fruits, and several emu even ran to the tree to beg for fruits. But the friendliness of emu also has conditions, so

Just don't provoke them. If you provoke them, they will immediately transform into the most dangerous birds. Once the emus get angry, they will not be afraid of anything and will not be afraid of anything. They will move forward and never retreat until the other party has a psychological shadow. You run away with your gun.

In the past, if you wanted to kill it, could you be kind to you? In the whole of Australia, no animal is willing to provoke this desperate man, but Mr. Wood, you are the first, amazing!" I said, raising a big flag.

thumb.

"Haha, I saw a female bird incubating eggs there, so I wanted to shoot it to scare it away, and then come back with a few eggs. Who knows, this thing not only did not run away when it heard the gunshot, but instead chased me.

I also summoned my nearby companions to chase me together. If I had known this, I should have killed this guy with one shot."

"Mr. Wood, the bird incubating the eggs is not a female bird, it must be a male. Emus are all female birds are responsible for laying eggs, and male birds are responsible for incubation. It is the breeding season of emu, and emu every two

They mate once a day. After mating, the emu will lay dark green eggs with thick eggshells. After laying about seven eggs, the male emu begins to sit on the eggs and incubate them. From then on, the male emu will not eat or drink.

He took care of those eggs wholeheartedly for more than fifty days. During these fifty days, it relied entirely on body fat to survive and only drank a little morning dew every day. After the chick hatches, it will follow its father for two years."

Wood shook his head and sighed with emotion, "He is really a good father. Much better than me." Wood was so moved that he thought of Luna, and his heart was full of guilt for his daughter.

I continued: "Yes, the female bird is much more comfortable than the male bird, because when the male bird starts to incubate the eggs, the female bird will mate with other male birds. It is the poor male birds that have worked so hard to hatch the eggs."

More than half of the chicks in a nest are not your own."

Wood laughed loudly after hearing this, "This big idiot is very interesting. He has cuckolded others and doesn't know that he can compete with our dignified Governor of Australia."

Wood just said it casually, but it aroused my doubts all the time, "Mr. Wood, Carl keeps calling the Governor uncle, and the Governor is obviously not Carl's father. So who is Carl's biological father? The Governor knows that Carl is not his own child.

Why do you still treat Karl and his son well?"

Wood said: "Of course he has to treat Karl and his son well, otherwise, the position of governor can be reserved for him!" After saying this, Wood looked full of disdain.

"Are you saying that the governor relied on Karl and his son to become the governor?"

Wood said leisurely: "Hey, who doesn't know that the one who lives in Buckingham Palace now is a romantic king, with a high position, and there is no shortage of women around him, but there is a princess who can't stand Edward's amorous feelings, so she chooses to leave, just for the time being.

Already pregnant. It stands to reason that no man would accept a pregnant woman, but what is surprising is that someone took over. A descendant of a declining aristocracy married the princess. The king regretted it greatly and often came to see the princess.

During the tryst, the princess behaved herself, asked the king for a transfer order for her husband, took her children and accompanied her husband to Australia and took office. "

After listening to this, I was surprised to find that Carl was actually a prince. I couldn’t help but laugh when I thought about this. It’s just a princess living in our ordinary vegetable garden. I didn’t expect that there was also a prince living in it.

I really don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

Wood and I walked and chatted, continuing to look for traces of Luna and Nemo.

With the lesson learned last time, Wood finally understood the magic and horror of the Australian wilderness. When he saw animals again, he was no longer so impulsive. This was good. It was much better than going deep into the wilderness and having his life taken away.

After searching for a whole day, I couldn't tell where Luna and Nemo had gone, because although I found coyote droppings and tracked them, I never saw a trace of a coyote.

On the contrary, we saw a few vague footprints around some feces. It was these footprints that strengthened our confidence that the direction we chose was correct.

The sun is setting in the west, and the clouds on the horizon are burning like fire, and the earth is burnt yellow. The orange-red glow is embedded in the deep black and blue sky with golden light, which is particularly dazzling. Especially a red cloud is surrounding the setting sun, and suddenly

Up and down, one rise and another fall.

A few trees stood alone in the wilderness, and a group of kangaroos spent the last time of the day munching on the grass. The moment the sun set behind the mountain, the leader of the kangaroos shouted, and the group of kangaroos dispersed with a roar.

.

From now on, there will be no sound in the wasteland, and night will soon cover the entire wasteland.

Fortunately, I know there is a cave nearby that is suitable for us to camp.

I took Wood to the cave and tied the two camels to the trees at the entrance of the cave.

Wood was responsible for lighting the fire, and I washed and skinned the two hares I had shot on the way at the entrance of the cave, briefly pickled them, then skewered them with a jujube wood and roasted them on the fire.

Standing by the fire, Wood asked me worriedly: "Luna has been running away for several days. Is there any danger? Can they have food like us now?"

I understand Wood's worry about Luna, "Nemo has followed me to the wasteland countless times. As long as Luna and Nemo are together, they should have no problem protecting themselves. We have been tracking them for a day, and we estimate that we will catch up with them soon."

"Why?"

"They came on foot. Nemo wouldn't have spent so much money to rent camels. They must have come on foot. If you think about it, they wouldn't have gone too far even if they walked out for three days!"

I only said this to comfort Wood, because I knew that the laws of the wasteland would not be so kind at all. It was impossible for Nemo and Luna to run away for three days and not return. They must be in trouble.

Wood stood up, walked to the entrance of the cave, looked at the night-dark wilderness, and was in a daze. "Billy, I beg you to find Luna. She is a good child. Although she is cold to me on the surface, she is warm inside."

Yes, the reason why she came home from time to time was because she was worried that I would live alone. Back then, I was madly in love with Jenny, and Fishers told me that she ran away from home and went to Australia, so I dropped everything and came to Australia to find her.
To be continued...