Chapter 83 Killer Whale (VIII)
"Oh oh!" The foodie sent out a signal to inform his companions: There is a group of dolphins ahead!
"Chirp~" Let's go catch dolphins~
"Eeh!" Okay, okay~ Catch dolphins~
"Woo." Little guy, come back later.
The Sand Sculpture Blackfin Gang has been roaming the ocean for many years and is particularly skilled in hunting.
From the time the prey is discovered to the time the entire army attacks, it only takes thirty seconds.
"Hmm..." You guys...
Yu Yijun wagged her tail and made a pitiful little voice, wanting them to wait for her.
However, the four big eggplants soon swam away.
Whenever this happens, the poor and cute little guy will be excluded by his companions.
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The four ruthless and ferocious whales did not consider the mama's boy whales, who had just returned to the ocean and lived in a resident whale group, as hunting forces at all.
As the true overlord of the ocean, the transit whale has a terrifying perception ability and can locate prey several kilometers or even dozens of kilometers away.
Every time Fat Tiger swam over slowly with his tail wagging, the hunt was already over.
The older brothers would considerately divide the prey into small pieces and feed the nutritious offal to Fat Tiger to prevent the little guy who only eats salmon from biting too much.
A few days before joining the Blackfin Gang, Yu Yiyun had already used up all his energy just to keep up with their speed, and he really had no energy to participate in hunting.
As the saying goes:
If you are not good at it, just practice more!
After half a month of training, Tiger's swimming speed has improved significantly.
The number of times I fall behind is getting less and less, and my swimming posture is getting better and better.
Occasionally, you can join in their showmanship performances, jumping into the waves with the killer whales, splashing rainbows in the air, and making passers-by scream.
Yesterday, Fat Tiger once again cried to the killer whales, strongly requesting them to include him in the next hunt.
"Hmm!" I want to catch dolphins too!
"Boo!" The baby is so amazing~
The result...
The moment the killer whale spotted the dolphin, it forgot what it had promised the little guy.
Fat Tiger, who was left behind again, looked at his companions' receding backs.
Between being angry and feeling cowardly, Yu Yiyun chose to feel cowardly and chased after him, cursing.
After day and night swimming training, Fat Tiger's swimming speed has increased a lot.
Four 'big eggplants' were seen in the distance, circling around the dolphins frantically.
Killer whales do not have flexible claws, but they have rich body language and will express joy or concern by spinning in circles.
When I am bored, I will entertain myself by spinning in circles.
To a dolphin, however, a passing whale spinning in circles is roughly equivalent to an alligator death roll.
This group of top ocean hunters can create currents and whirlpools by swimming in circles at high speed, causing dolphins in the center of the whirlpool to fall behind and fall into deep panic.
In the chaos, the passing whales will find the right time to ram the dolphins with their bodies and then bite the dolphins' vital parts with their sharp teeth.
Or they may suddenly emerge from below, disrupting the dolphin's swimming balance and causing it to be injured and unable to move.
Killer whales not only have a variety of ways to deal with prey, but they also teach hunting methods to their offspring.
Different populations occasionally learn from each other.
Through long-term observation, humans have discovered that North Atlantic Type 1 killer whales, which feed on sharks, have found that turning a shark over can stimulate the shark's brain to secrete a certain substance, causing it to go into shock (enter a state of tonic immobility).
Soon, all the killer whales in the nearby waters learned this method to catch sharks.
The prey targeted by the sand sculpture blackfin gang is a long-beaked dolphin, which is two meters long and often moves in shallow warm water areas about 180 meters underwater.
After the foodie and the middle school kid controlled the dolphin, the handsome guy lifted the dolphin from below, jumped high out of the sea, and subdued the prey by repeatedly throwing it.
Yu Yijun came over slowly, floated out of the sea with his tail wagging, and went over to confirm whether he needed to finish off the enemy.
When the handsome boy saw the little guy coming, he subconsciously used his big tail to stop him.
"Eeh." Little guy, don't move, we will share it with you.
"Chirp!" Yes, I'll help you tear it open first.
"……?"
Little Fat Tiger eats a lot, but he never has the habit of snatching food.
His companions were so nervous, fearing that he would bite them, which made Yu Yiyun confused.
"Oh, oh, oh?" Why? Can't I eat it?
The prodigal son swam to Fat Tiger, picked up the already cold dolphin, and told him coolly: Because you are a little guy, so just wait patiently.
"???"
Yu Yiyun was even more confused. He wagged his tail and asked for a long time before he figured out the reason.
It turns out that in the eyes of the passing whales, the little guy originally lived in a group of resident whales.
Resident whales are fish-eating whales.
Fish-eating killer whales mainly eat by swallowing and rarely use their teeth.
Even old killer whales, like the granny whale, still have sharp teeth.
Regardless of the ecological type of killer whale, they only have one set of teeth in their lifetime, and they cannot regenerate.
Carnivorous killer whales need to use their teeth to attack and bite their prey, which will inevitably cause their teeth to wear out or fall off over time.
Many elderly animal-eating killer whales are unable to eat due to damaged teeth and need to rely on their companions for support.
"Oh oh." The foodie concluded: Little guy, you have to protect your teeth.
Yu Yiyun blinked her eyes and asked:
"Hmm?" What about you?
"Eeh." It's okay for me, they will take care of me if my teeth fall out.
Zhong Er and Lang Zi didn't say anything and agreed with the handsome guy's statement.
This is a perfectly normal situation for transient whales.
When they get old and their teeth fall out, they will need younger killer whales to take care of them.
Yu Yiyun had been fed by the older brothers for nearly half a month, and she thought they were enjoying the joy of raising cubs, but now she has found out the truth.
Fat Tiger didn't bother to enjoy the dolphins. He asked them to open their mouths one by one so that he could check the condition of their teeth.
Except for the older handsome guy, the wear and tear is a little more serious.
The other three whales are young and strong, and their teeth are in good health.
The four brothers carefully checked his teeth and were about to tear the dolphin apart and feed its tongue to the little guy as they did in the past.
Just as he was about to start, he was stopped by Yu Yiyun.
"Oh, oh, oh!" Don't bite!
The former lion king was very aware of the importance of teeth, even if the killer whale would not be expelled from the tribe and starve to death because of tooth loss.
But for toothless animal-eating killer whales, they lose most of their hunting and eating abilities, and their later years must be very difficult.
There are no dental hospitals in the killer whale world, so dentures cannot be installed. You must take good care of your teeth while you are young and avoid overuse.
The problem is that the food of transient whales is too bulky to be swallowed directly.
How to cut the dolphin into small pieces without a knife?
Yu Yiyun circled around the nearby sea area.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and Doudou's eyes lit up instantly.
If there is no knife, you can find a way to create one!
The little fat tiger swam back to his companions.
When the four passing whales heard the little guy's serious tone, none of them started to move. They took turns carrying the dolphin to play games.
Yu Yiyun cried loudly to them, signaling them to take the dolphins and swim towards a huge ship that happened to be passing by.
When the giant ship was about to pass by, the killer whales followed the little guy's instructions, threw the dolphin high up, and slapped the speeding ship with their tails.
The huge ship sailed away, leaving countless pieces of debris on the sea.
"Eh?" What a scary big guy.
"Chiu!" So cool!
"嘤嘤~" The foodie called out in a very instinctive way: Don't just stand there, eat quickly!
"Woo." As usual, the prodigal son picked up a piece of meat and fed it to the little guy's mouth.
Yu Yiyun burst out a small fountain and expressed her gratitude happily.
Later, the Sand Sculpture Black Fin Party conducted several tests and scored the cutting capabilities of the tool boats passing by, believing that the larger the boat, the better it would be.
Yu Yiyun found several reefs above the sea level and told them how to use the protruding parts of the reefs to cut up large prey.
Although the reef's cutting ability is not as good as that of a giant ship, it can only cut the prey into larger pieces of meat, which is at least much better than cutting it with teeth.
Not long after the silly blackfin gang learned this technique, they encountered another group of passing whales who were rushing to eat sea lions, and took the initiative to share the "advanced technology of the whale world" with them.
The group of passing whales was not large in size, but they exuded the aura of a big boss who was "very cold and not easy to mess with" from afar.
At the beginning, they ignored the Blackfin Gang who were too stupid.
The groups of animal-eating killer whales are not as tightly knit as those of piscivorous killer whales, and they do not have matriarchal clans like resident killer whales.
Each group has its own personality, and some whales do not like to greet each other.
The handsome guy has maximum insensitivity. Even if the other party is too lazy to pay attention to him, he will still follow them and whisper to them about his experience. He even caught a dolphin to demonstrate it himself.
Finally, the big boss Blackfin Party was moved!
The big whale who looked like the leader stopped and looked at them, then uttered the first words.
“Buzz.”
Did you know that we're running out of sea lions?
"Huh?" How, how could that be?
The handsome guy was stunned.
The rest of the members were stunned.
What's the point of them swimming so far if they can't eat the sea lions?
A group of useless whales suddenly lost their dreams.
“Buzz!”
Swim faster, or the little sea lion will fall into the water!
The peak period for killer whales to catch sea lions is the short two or three months from when the sea lions come ashore to give birth and reproduce to when the baby sea lions go back into the water.
Newly born sea lions cannot enter the ocean immediately, so the sea lions will stay with their babies and take care of them.
During this period, the sea lions go into the water to look for food, which is a great opportunity for killer whales to catch them.
Once the sea lions break through the killer whales' encirclement and enter the deep sea, they will quickly scatter throughout the ocean, making hunting much more difficult.
The sand sculpture blackfin party set off too late, and on the way they were delayed by waiting for the little ones, taking pictures, and learning to use cutting tools, resulting in the sea lion season progress bar being halfway through.
"Chirp!" Sea lion! Wait for me!
"Boohoo!" I am a sea lion eater and I must eat sea lions!
"Woo." The little guy had never eaten sea lion before.
The big killer whale turned to Fat Tiger, thinking that the little guy had never eaten sea lions and might not be very interested.
As a result, Fat Tiger, who was a glutton, heard that the sea lion season was about to end, and he immediately swung his tail anxiously and followed the group of strange passing whales, wanting to get to the northern coast as soon as possible.
“…”
The stupid blackfin party fell silent.
You kid, you were calling us brother in a sweet voice just now.
So whoever has the fans is the boss, what is a green tea whale?!
The silly blackfin group didn't have time to play and hurriedly chased after the group of strange passing whales.
After swimming for a while, the group of passing whales suddenly remembered something and made a sound without turning their heads.
"Buzz." Thank you for sharing your experience just now.
"Buzz." In return, I'll teach you some cool stuff when we get to the North Coast.
"Eh?" What powerful thing?
"Buzz." The killer whale made meaningless syllables, clearly unwilling to reveal its secret weapon in advance.
However, no matter how aloof a team is, there will always be one or two conspicuous bags.
The young whale, who was originally swimming in the front, turned back and started to make trouble:
"Squeak!" How to catch sea lions!
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" In order to learn this method, he swam to the Atlantic Ocean and secretly observed how they caught walruses...
"Buzz buzz!" You're the one who talks too much! You're the one who talks too much!
The big killer whale, who had a cool face, suddenly got angry, chased after the conspicuous bag and plowed his tail with his teeth, scaring the young killer whale into crying.
After a long chase, we finally arrived at the North Coast.
Looking from afar, the coast was dark and the baby sea lions had been born.
Countless killer whales gathered in the sea, eagerly waiting for the sea lions to enter the water to find food.
The sea lions knew very well that as long as they stayed on the shore, the hunters who were unable to walk would be powerless against them.
As if deliberately provoking, the little sea lion stayed very close to the coastline so that the killer whales could see it but could not eat it.
Sea lions often come into contact with killer whales and are very cautious. They rarely go to deep sea areas to hunt during the entire breeding season.
They either eat shellfish washed ashore by the waves or catch fish in the shallow sea, which makes the killer whales under the water stare in anger.
Nature always maintains a delicate balance. Faced with the cunning and powerful top hunting fins, sea lions as prey will take corresponding defensive measures.
As hunters, killer whales must come up with more advanced hunting tactics, otherwise they will be eliminated by natural evolution.
Obviously.
This time, the scales of victory still tipped towards the hunters.
The blackfin whales and the unfamiliar whale group that arrived late saw many of their kind wandering around in the deep sea in boredom from afar. They should have joined them and waited for the sea lions to go into the water on their own initiative.
The big whale who just said confidently "I will teach you something powerful" did not blend into the whale group, but concentrated on feeling the tide.
At the moment the tide rose, he jumped with all his might following the current, and the entire whale rushed to the shore.
It opened its mouth wide and quickly bit a little sea lion that was on land.
In an instant, the group of killer whales were stunned!
"Chiu chiu?" He could actually jump onto the shore and catch a sea lion!
"Squeak!" So amazing!
"Gugu~" Coach, I want to catch a sea lion!
After a brief shock, the group of sea lions fled in panic, fearing that a second killer whale would rush over.
However, until the tide receded, no second killer whale came up.
——They won’t.
Yu Yiyun followed closely behind the big boss whale and witnessed this set of smooth movements with her own eyes. She almost immediately remembered:
On a small beach along the Atlantic coast, a family of killer whales uses the 'beaching tactic' to catch prey and teach this tactic to their young.
Due to the small size of the Atlantic killer whale group and the difficulty of beaching tactics, it has not been popularized in the killer whale community.
But who would have thought that a group of passing whales would travel thousands of miles to the Atlantic Ocean just to learn the hunting techniques from them.
Moreover, he succeeded in stealing the skills.
The killer whales surrounding them watched them get their prey with envy, and were even more envious of the big whale's hunting skills, so they all gathered around and asked to hold the big fin.
"Buzz." The big whale drove away the group of killer whales and did not eat the sea lion immediately. Instead, he found a sharp reef under its weight.
After confirming the location, they and their companions swam over quickly, holding the prey on their heads.
Sure enough, they didn't need to tear it hard, the prey hit the reef at high speed and turned into large pieces of meat that were easy to eat.
After the test was successful, Big Boss Whale exchanged skills with the Sand Sculpture Black Fin Gang as agreed, and taught them the techniques of beaching tactics.
Only when we really started to learn did we realize:
The movements of the big whale may seem difficult, but they are actually not simple at all.
Killer whales are purely marine animals and have no competitiveness on the surface. They will be stranded if they are not careful.
Although killer whales breathe with lungs, they will not suffocate to death if they leave the water.
But killer whales are too large, and if they stay out of water for a long time, they will lose buoyancy and their heavy bodies will press on their internal organs. Their skin will be directly exposed to the sun, and they will face the risk of sunburn.
Therefore, in order to use the stranding tactic, many conditions must be met:
The right slope, the right soft and hard beach, the right tide and sea conditions, and...
A nimble whale.
The big whale took his team to learn from the master, but in the end he was the only whale who returned with the skills learned.
Their companions are either too slow to react or too clumsy, so even if they rush onto the beach, the sea lion will have a chance to escape.
Another time, the largest member of the team actually stranded himself.
When the tide receded, he was still lying straight on the shore, staring blankly, and the whales were so anxious that they were circling around in the shallow sea.
Fortunately, a passing tourist boat discovered the stranded killer whale and called local marine conservation personnel.
Hundreds of people took turns pouring water to keep the killer whale moist, and loosened the sand on both sides to prevent it from continuing to press on its internal organs. This allowed the stranded killer whale to survive until high tide the next day, and with the support of everyone, it returned to the sea.
When he returned to the team again, he was scolded for three days and three nights, and was forever banned from learning beaching tactics.
Now, the Black Fin Party is facing the same situation.
The body of the handsome whale is too large, which seriously affects its impact speed, and the risk of stranding is greater than other whales.
The second-grade whale is a minor and has less hunting experience than his older brothers, so his loud noises can easily scare away sea lions.
After layers of screening, the team's hopes fell on the foodie and the prodigal son, and they were the ones to conduct the final assessment.
As the tide was about to rise that night, the Prodigal Son and the Foodie were ready to set off with full confidence.
Just as he rushed forward a little, Yu Yiyun realized something and suddenly cried loudly, asking the foodie to go back quickly.
“Hmm?” The foodie didn’t understand what was going on, so he just stopped rushing to the beach.
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When the foodie returned to the team, he found that the place he was about to rush to had been swept away by the ocean, revealing a rugged rock.
It is conceivable that if the foodie rushed forward as planned, the worst result would be that his belly would be rubbed raw.
In bad situations, you might be pinned to the beach by rocks.
"Oh oh!" The foodie noticed the stone and was so scared that he rushed to Fat Tiger and thanked him excitedly.
"嘤~"Don't hit me!
Yu Yiyun was knocked to the ground and rolled in the sea, then surfaced to check on the prodigal son.
The prodigal son did rush forward and successfully caught the sea lion.
The problem is, he doesn't seem to be coming back.
Beaching tactics are very risky and often come with the risk of running aground.
Even the Atlantic killer whales, the birthplace of the beaching tactic, often dry their dorsal fins on the beach after failing to beach themselves.
Without external help, they would have to wait until the next high tide to return to the sea.
Although being stranded for half a day is not fatal, being left on the shore must be very uncomfortable, and there is a risk of exposure to the sun and compression of internal organs.
Yu Yiyun saw that the tide had not yet receded and the sand where the prodigal son was was still relatively soft.
The prodigal is slightly smaller than the handsome boy. He just shed his skin last year and his body surface is very smooth.
Theoretically, as long as an external force is applied, it can be moved again.
Yu Yiyun gritted her teeth.
A few days ago, the big guy Whale trained them in beaching tactics, and the little guy was eliminated first during the interview phase.
The little guy is too small, so the experience of hunting sea lions does not need to be rounded off, the absolute value is equal to 0.
In addition, he was a mama's boy whale who ate fish before, and the big killer whale didn't consider the little guy as a fighting force at all.
Even though they disliked her, they did not avoid Yu Yiyun when they were practicing beaching.
The big whale was very patient and taught the sand sculpture blackfin party all the skills about how to choose the beach, how to seize the opportunity, and what to do after being stranded.
Although Yu Yiyun did not have the opportunity to try it, she secretly rehearsed it in her mind while her companions were practicing.
The big killer whales don’t know that the little guy who looks weak and in need of protection in their eyes has been living on land in his previous lives, and that is his comfort zone.
Even the experiences from previous lives are not applicable to killer whales.
However, Hill's eight and a half years of imprisonment left him with a valuable experience:
How to move in shallow water.
Unlike killer whales that are accustomed to deep seas, Hill is more adapted to shallow waters.
Even if the water couldn't cover his body, he still found a way to control his body to move slightly.
After rigorous analysis, Yu Yiyun chose the right angle, and then took advantage of the next rising tide and rushed forward.
At the same time as he rushed over, there happened to be a naughty little sea lion coming to watch the excitement of the stranded killer whale.
Yu Yiyun subconsciously opened her mouth and accurately grabbed the sea lion's neck.
After biting the sea lion, Fat Tiger realized:
You're wrong, I'm not here to hunt!
After tasting the delicious little sea lion in his mouth, Yu Yiyun apologized insincerely:
Sorry, it's just a conditioned reflex.
Seeing the little guy rushing onto the beach, the blackfin gang was completely panicked.
The prodigal son was stranded on the beach, but instead of being in a hurry, they laughed and laughed at how he had come to this day.
After all, Langzi is an adult killer whale with strong survival ability. Even if he is stranded for a short time, he will be able to escape danger.
The little one is different!
He's a weak, pathetic, non-hunting...ugh.
Just as the big killer whale was in a mess, thinking about how to rescue the little guy.
The stranded prodigal son was also worried sick and tried hard to move his body to push the little guy back.
In theory, the baby killer whale, which should have lost its ability to move due to being stranded, turned over.
Then, he used his three-ton body to desperately push the prodigal son next to him.
After about half a year of hard work, Yu Yiyun's weight has almost returned to normal, and he is much stronger than 100 bipeds.
When the next wave of tide hit the shore, the prodigal son's huge body finally had room to move, and he immediately returned to the ocean with the help of buoyancy.
The prodigal son, who had just escaped from danger, looked at the little guy anxiously and was about to discuss how to catch his cub back.
The next second, they suddenly saw...
The little guy twisted his fat waist flexibly and moved on the beach where his body was only half covered by water.
Then it easily used its pectoral fins to push itself back into the deep sea unharmed, still holding the sea lion it had just bitten in its mouth.
"Hmm~"
That's it? It's easy.
"Bing!"
Is there any killer whale that can’t learn it?
“…”
All the killer whales within a few kilometers fell into deathly silence.
The big whale looked up at the coast at a 45-degree angle and saw the waves hitting the shore, as if his dignity was crumbling...
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