Chapter 85 Killer Whale (Ten)
"Yingying!" Fluffy glutinous rice balls!
"Mmmmm~" Suck, suck, suck~ Let me rub it twice!
Fat Tiger found the ice floe where the seal was, swam over quietly, poked out his cute big head, and peeked at the creamy glutinous rice balls lying on the ice.
He was so blinded by the cuteness that he almost forgot what he was doing there.
"Chirp!" Seal! Where is the seal?
Killer whales' sonar systems are limited to the ocean and cannot locate seals on the ice.
"Ying!" The foodie circled around the sea, looking for delicious leopards everywhere.
These days, the Blackfin Party has been circling the Arctic Circle and finally found a seal breeding ground.
The newly born seal pups have not yet put on their diving suits. Their bodies are covered with pure white fur. They are chubby and round, like glutinous rice balls dropped on the ice.
Poor, round, and full of whimpering sounds.
The childhood of this seal pup is only 12 days. After the mother seal feeds and teaches the pup as quickly as possible, she must return to the ocean to find food.
The cubs are left on the ice floe, waiting to molt and go into the water.
Because the mother's milk is very nutritious, each seal cub is well fed and plump, looking very cute, and...
Hiss.
Very delicious~
The foodie popped his big head out from the other side of the ice floe and deliberately created huge waves, washing the seal pups on the ice floe into the sea.
"Hmm..." Leopard made a hmm sound, and then fell silent.
The tender and plump seal pups are not only loved by polar bears, but also by killer whales.
Okay, cuteness is fleeting.
Yu Yiyun, who failed to rub the leopard, silently regretted for 0.5 seconds, then immediately turned around and swam towards his companions.
"Bing!"
Babies need to eat too!
Eat cuteness to replenish cuteness!
For the next half month, until the seal pups were old enough to go into the water, the blackfin gangs concentrated their activities in the unfrozen waters around the ice floes, and they would catch the seal pups whenever they got the chance.
The little ones eat the most and gain weight the fastest.
I grew up eating cute food.
Seal pups will shed their lanugo at around 25 days old, put on warm diving suits, and leave the ice floes to go into the sea.
When all the seal pups successfully leave the ice floes and return to the ocean like little sea lions, this year's seal season officially comes to an end.
However, the ocean's feast is far from over.
"Eeh~" Next, it's time to eat herring!
"Hmm?" Yu Yiyun asked curiously: Don't you guys not eat fish?
Yu Yiyun clearly remembered that carnivorous killer whales mainly feed on marine mammals and generally do not take fish as food, let alone travel long distances just to eat fish.
Just like resident whales, which mainly eat fish, never eat dolphins.
"Chirp." I don't like eating fish, but the little guy wants to eat fish.
"Mmmmm!" the foodie said happily: There are lots of herrings there, it's nice to change the taste occasionally!
"Woo." There are killer whales there too. Doesn't the little guy want to go to the ocean where there are killer whales?
"Bing!"
Fat Tiger didn't expect that his brothers not only remembered that they wanted to eat fish, but also wanted to go to the "ocean with killer whales". He shook his tail with emotion.
"Oh~"
While the little guy was spinning in circles to express his gratitude, four cool and handsome whales, who had no idea how to be sentimental, had already swam far away.
"Eh?" Little guy, what's wrong with you?
"Chirp, chirp, chirp?" Can't you swim? You're really useless.
"Woo?" Why is your tail wagging? Is it cramped?
“…”
Fat Tiger was silent, a long silence.
He never expected that he would get a taste of what it felt like to wink at a blind man.
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In the middle of each year, large numbers of herring swim past the coasts of Iceland and Norway.
At their peak, the herring population was even greater than the world’s human population, providing an unlimited supply for the killer whales that lived in nearby waters.
The killer whales living in this sea area belong to the North Atlantic Type I killer whales, and their feeding habits are relatively special.
They eat fish when there are fish, and eat seals when there are seals. They are typical "opportunists".
The Blackfin gang rushed to the Atlantic Ocean and found that local killer whales were 'hunting' herring.
Well, if that kind of thing counts as hunting.
Generally speaking, fish-eating killer whales hunt in a similar way to resident killer whales, forming a formation to surround a school of fish and then stunning them all with their tails.
This group of ruffians live here year-round, dealing with herrings and nearby fishermen, and mastering a simpler way of catching fish.
Yu Yiyun and his companions detected the location of the killer whales and the school of fish and mustered up the courage to swim over.
Before we saw the killer whales, we first saw some small fishing boats.
During the herring migration season, local fishermen will catch a large number of herrings and then process them into a classic delicacy that is famous all over the world.
Herrings, fish, cans, heads!
The smart killer whale group did not choose to compete with humans for herring.
Instead, they wait for them to catch a large number of herrings in their fishing nets, then happily swim over and eat their fill directly in the humans' fishing nets.
The local fishermen have long been accustomed to the gangster behavior of these bandits in collecting protection fees, and will choose fishing nets with larger meshes.
It can not only screen out fish fry for sustainable development, but also allow killer whales to grab the fish out of the holes.
Sometimes we accidentally catch a killer whale and have to let him finish the buffet before releasing him.
When Yu Yiyun rushed over, the groups of killer whales surrounding the fishing boat were all indifferent.
This area is often visited by visiting whales, and the Atlantic Type 1 whales know that visiting whales never snatch herrings from them...
Wait, wait!
Under the surprised eyes of several groups of Atlantic Type 1 whales, the handsome boy and the prodigal son surrounded the school of fish, the middle boy stuns the herring with his tail, and the foodie takes the opportunity to suck it in violently.
"嘤嘤!" Foodie's comment: I didn't taste anything.
"Eh?" Is this for you to eat?
"Chiu!" Get out!
"Woo." Little guy, come and eat the fish.
The herrings that were knocked unconscious just now were all swallowed up by the foodie.
The three ferocious and handsome whales drove away the foodie, called Fat Tiger to the nearby area, and knocked out a large group of fish again to feed them to the cubs.
"Hmm~" Thank you!
Fat Tiger wagged his tail and opened his mouth to welcome Yu Yu.
I ate fish again, it was so delicious!
Strangely enough, Yu Yiyun originally intended to use food preferences to distinguish which ecological type she belonged to.
The results showed that: fish is delicious, sea lion is delicious, and seal is delicious too!
Killer whales are supposed to be picky eaters, but Fat Tiger even wanted to taste the saltiness of a passing jellyfish.
Fat Tiger doesn’t think of himself as an omnivore at all, this must be a racial inheritance!
Could it be that...
Yu Yiyun blinked her eyes and glanced at the North Atlantic Type 1 whale group that eats both fish and seals.
The North Atlantic Type 1 whales were originally concentrating on picking up bargains.
Suddenly I heard a babyish "thank you" and my attention was instantly drawn to it.
Why is there a calf in a group of transient whales that can speak its own whale language?
The killer whales' natural curiosity drove them to send an advance team to swim over and observe secretly...
Before they even started to sneak away, the little fat tiger swam over and observed them curiously from the opposite direction.
North Atlantic Type 1 killer whales eat seals, but their main food is fish, and they have most of the characteristics of fish-eating killer whales:
They have fixed habitats and highly close social relationships.
Most importantly, North Atlantic Type 1 whales are smaller than resident and transient whales.
An adult male is visibly two or three meters shorter than a transient whale and weighs about five tons.
Fat Tiger, who is now nine years old, weighs less than four tons.
With Yu Yiyun's eating speed, even if he was malnourished before, he can definitely catch up with the growth rate of his peers now.
The nine-year-old killer whale is approaching adulthood, and there is not much room left for him to grow.
No matter how you look at it, this little guy should be a small-sized killer whale, perhaps a North Atlantic Type 1 killer whale.
Yu Yiyun swam to them and greeted them in a chirping voice.
In the distance, a large group of killer whales that were obsessed with stealing fish instantly changed direction and swam over.
“Chirp?” Whose little cutie has such a sweet voice!
"Gugu?" Is it a cub?
"Hmm!" Yes!
Yu Yiyun shamelessly admitted that he was a "cub" and asked them in a whisper whether they had ever lost a baby killer whale at home.
As he was talking, the little fat tiger turned around in all directions under the gaze of the big killer whale, and then turned over his white belly to let the Atlantic Type 1 whale observe him carefully.
"Oh, oh, oh?" Excuse me, am I your child?
Fat Tiger is very polite and has a sweet voice, which stimulates the killer whale's desire to raise a cub.
The oldest and most experienced tribe leaders swam over and carefully observed the unfamiliar little killer whale.
At first, when they heard the sound of the baby killer whale and saw his body shape, they were briefly confused.
After careful observation, the clan leaders came to the same conclusion at the same time.
"Buzz." Baby, you are not our child.
"Gu." The eyespots are different, the dorsal fin shape is different, the way of making sounds is also different... although I can understand it.
"Hmm..."
Yu Yiyun's expectations were dashed and she hung her tail in disappointment.
There were two clan leaders who had been slow to speak, so they gathered together and whispered to each other for a long time.
After a long while, they asked the little guy to open his mouth.
"Hmm!" Yu Yiyun opened her mouth obediently.
The well-informed Chief Whale carefully examined the little fellow's teeth and told him:
"Squeak." Little guy, you might be the child of those guys next door.
"Buzz." Your dorsal fin and teeth are very similar to theirs, although I don't know why, yours is smaller.
"Hmm?" Really?
Yu Yiyun got the clue and wagged his tail happily.
When his companions saw the little guy wagging his tail happily, they asked him curiously what he heard.
“Oh my!”
Fat Tiger raised his head and excitedly told his brothers: They said that I am the child of the group of killer whales next door!
"Eh?" From next door?
"Chirp!" Great, the little guy has found his home!
"Ming-ming." The killer whales next door are very similar to us. They like to eat dolphins and whales. As long as we eat whales, the little guy will be one of our own kind.
"Woo." Finish the fish quickly, I'll take you to find the whale next door.
The Atlantic Type 1 whale then realized that the little guy could not only talk to itself, but also to the passing whales, and immediately expressed disbelief.
Just as they were interested in exploring the mystery of the little guy, a cry for help suddenly came from afar.
“Buzz——”
The distress call was made by Atlantic Type 1 whales, which the transient whales could not understand.
The closely knit Atlantic Type 1 whales took collective action and swam towards the source of the distress calls.
When Yu Yiyun heard the painful sound of the strange whale, he quickly told his brothers what happened and rushed over with them to check the situation.
When they swam to the whale asking for help, they found that the whale's tail was entangled in the rope that secured the fishing net because he came too close to the fishing boat while eating herring.
In recent years, due to human fishing activities and marine debris, thousands of cetaceans have been entangled in fishing gear and drowned every day!
Even as more and more people become more aware of conservation, more and more marine conservation organizations will provide rescue efforts.
However, if cetaceans whose bodies or tails are entangled cannot surface to breathe in the short term, tragedy will occur.
The killer whales naturally knew the consequences of having their tails entangled. A group of killer whales floated to the surface and asked for help from the fishermen on the boat.
Unfortunately, due to the language barrier, the fishermen thought the killer whales wanted to eat more herring, and said helplessly, "Okay, okay, I'll collect the nets later."
If the fishermen did not plan to pull in the net immediately, they would not be able to discover the killer whale whose tail was entangled.
Even if discovered, this location is hundreds of meters below the sea surface.
If the fishermen have no diving experience, they will definitely not be able to get off the boat to rescue the victims in a short time.
The killer whales listened to their companions' cries for help and anxiously blew out bubbles containing air, hoping to help their trapped companions hold on for a while.
When Yu Yijun saw this scene, she couldn't help but feel distressed.
Human activities have a huge impact on the ocean. Sometimes, human activities do not involve any intentional action, but can cause devastating damage to marine animals.
According to investigations, every blue whale on the seabed has a large amount of undigested plastic and marine debris in its body.
Killer whales, who like to be close to humans, once died under the sharp propellers of a ship because they got too close to it.
In recent years, humans have consciously changed the propellers of ships to internal ones and introduced various policies to control marine debris.
Even if more and more people are willing to protect the ocean, change will not happen overnight and the same accidents will continue to happen.
Yu Yiyun learned from her mistakes and did not choose to float to the sea to ask for help from humans.
He swam to the trapped killer whale and found that the rope that trapped him was made of fishing line and nylon rope, tangled together.
The strands of fishing line are very strong, as thick as a human wrist, and are difficult to break easily.
But once this knot is untied, it will break into small strands that are easy to break.
Yu Yiyun came to the trapped killer whale, turned counterclockwise several times, and asked the killer whale, which was still full of energy.
"Oh." You do this like me.
"Buzz." Little guy, the situation is very dangerous now, not the time to play.
The anxious companion tried to stop the little guy's seemingly playful behavior.
The silly blackfin gang reacted immediately, swam behind the little guy, and threatened the whale in a strange language, "Get out of here quickly."
Although I don’t understand the reason, the little guy must have his reasons!
Passing Whale: Blind Indulgence.
"..." The trapped killer whale heard several evil killer whales that were more ferocious and stronger than itself shouting loudly.
Even though it didn't understand, the trapped whale was instinctively afraid and turned over slowly several times.
"Squeak?" Is it okay?
"Oh!" It's not enough, turn a few more times!
The trapped whale had no choice but to follow his request and roll itself up like a washing machine.
Soon, the fishing rope wrapped around the trapped whale's tail unraveled and turned into ropes about as thick as a finger.
Yu Yiyun called out to his companions, asking them to remove the weapon - the narwhal tooth - that was stuck on the dorsal fin.
A few of the sharpest teeth were selected and fixed vertically in the cracks of rocks and mud on the seabed.
Then, Yu Yiyun signaled the trapped whale to lower its body so that the rope could rub repeatedly against the top of its sharp teeth.
Even trapped, the killer whale is still very strong, and its body weighing about five tons creates huge friction.
Even though the fishing line that a detective crew often uses as a weapon is very strong, it will soon be torn apart due to the huge friction.
After rubbing for a few minutes, the trapped whale swung its tail vigorously and the fishing rope that trapped it was completely broken free.
He surfaced dragging the remaining fishing nets and breathing hard, startling the fishermen who were admiring the scenery on the shore.
When the fisherman saw that his fishing net was broken, he realized what had just happened. He quickly took out a pair of scissors and waved his hand to signal the killer whale to come over.
The trapped whale had just escaped death, and when faced with the little man's call, it didn't react for a while.
Fat Tiger floated out and pushed him from behind.
"Ying!" Go, he will help you.
Yu Yiyun didn't know this fisherman. But judging from the density of his fishing net and the fact that he didn't use barbed wire, which is even more unfriendly to marine animals, he would not harm killer whales.
The trapped whale approached the fishing boat, somersaulted on the spot, and exposed its tail, which was still entangled with the fishing line, to the surface of the sea.
The fishermen took out large scissors and cut the rope that was entangled around the killer whale's tail.
Looking at the wounded tail, the fisherman said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't understand what you meant just now. I will tell everyone to avoid similar situations."
The killer whale swung its tail and dived back into the seabed. Soon another head popped up with a few herrings in its mouth.
The local fishermen all knew about these clever big eggplants and would send gifts to express their gratitude.
After searching for a while, he gave a few herrings to the fishermen who helped cut the rope.
The killer whales were busy, forming a hunting formation for the first time in a long time, and knocking out a large group of herrings to give to the powerful little guy.
The Atlantic Type 1 killer whale watched as the gourmet and the prodigal crossed their bodies and clamped hard, pulling out the narwhal's tooth and putting it back on the gourmet's back.
The foodie has been on the road for many years, and his dorsal fin has several notches, which are perfect for fixing weapons.
"Gugu?" The Atlantic Type 1 whale group asked curiously: What is that? It's amazing!
"Woo?" Little guy, what are they talking about?
Hearing Langzi's question, Fat Tiger, the only designated translator in the whale world, began simultaneous translation.
"Eeh~" is a narwhal's tooth, it is super useful.
"Chirp!" The little guy helped us find it!
“Coo-coo!”
“Chirp!”
Two groups of killer whales with completely different ecotypes sandwiched the little guy in the middle and had an unprecedented pleasant communication.
When preparing to leave, the Atlantic Type 1 killer whale caught a lot of herring and asked the little guy to take them to eat on the way, and told him to come back when he had time.
"Buzz buzz!" Although you are not our child, as long as you come, we will catch fish for you to eat.
"Gu!" You can also catch seals.
"Bing!" Okay, bye~
Yu Yiyun waved his tail as a farewell, put the hat made of herring and seaweed on his head, and set off happily.
I almost forgot, we must not lose the virtue of packing up leftovers!
The leader of the North Atlantic Type 1 killer whale group, after looking at the little guy, said that he might be the child "next door".
Next to them live the North Atlantic Type II killer whales, which are mainly distributed in the eastern North Atlantic and usually eat whales.
Atlantic Type 2 killer whales are much larger than Type 1 killer whales. The length of male killer whales can reach more than 8 meters. No matter how you look at it, it is impossible for a mini cutie like Fat Tiger to mess with them.
Even so, Yu Yiyun still feels that whales should have more trust in each other!
Since the tribe leader said he might be the kid next door, the action-oriented Black Fin Party decisively set sail to accompany the little guy to the next door to find his ancestry.
The problem is…
The Atlantic Ocean is smaller than the Pacific Ocean, but it is also the second largest ocean.
The behavior pattern of the Atlantic Type 2 killer whale is somewhat similar to that of the transient whale, and it does not have a relatively fixed habitat.
The sand sculpture blackfin party swam in the nearby waters for three days without sleep before finally finding the Atlantic Type 2 killer whale. They are...
Being chased by a group of sperm whales.
As the undisputed overlord of the ocean and at the top of the food chain, the killer whale even dares to taste the saltiness of the water of the blue whale, so it does not have many experiences of being chased by other animals.
But for North Atlantic Type 2 killer whales, the "marine mammals" on their diet mainly refer to the young of other whales.
Whether it is a humpback whale, a sperm whale, or a blue whale calf, this group of gays dare to covet them.
As a result, when nearby whale groups discover a killer whale, they will definitely attack with their entire army to drive it away.
Sperm whales are the most social large whales and tend to gather in large groups.
It is much larger than a killer whale. The male can be 16 meters long and weigh more than 40 tons. It also has a huge head that is disproportionate to its body.
Although it swims slowly and has no weapons that can cause fatal injuries to killer whales.
But the unlucky killer whale encountered a group of sperm whales and could only be chased away.
When the group of killer whales saw the stupid blackfin gang, they swam towards them without saying a word, leading the group of sperm whales.
“Hmm?!”
Yu Yiyun was confused.
To be honest, I have never hurt a sperm whale!!!
But sperm whales are unreasonable.
In their eyes, all killer whales in the sea are one family, and all are enemies.
Helplessly, Yu Yiyun could only follow the whale group that "led the devils into the village" to escape.
After swimming for dozens of kilometers, he finally got rid of the huge group of whales.
After escaping danger, the group of gay people who were being chased returned to their old ways and murmured with regret.
"Squeak." What a pity, the little sperm whale was not caught.
"Gu." It's okay, let's go catch the humpback whale.
"Chirp." No, they are courting recently.
"Hmm?" Yu Yiyun asked curiously: What happened to the humpback whales seeking mates?
"Squeak." Humpback whales in the mating period keep making vomiting sounds, which is very noisy.
“…”
Is it possible that humans call that sound 'humpback whale song'?
Humpback whales are known as the singers of the ocean. During the mating season, male humpback whales write new songs that quickly spread across most of the globe.
Then, all the male humpback whales will sing the same song to attract females, which is a spectacular sight.
"Gurgle." I'm hungry. Let's go catch the blue whale calf.
"Hmm?" Yu Yiyun asked worriedly: Can you catch the blue whale?
"Chirp." It won't work if its mother is here. Just continue catching sperm whales.
After the 'professional whale eater' answered, he realized that he had been talking to a strange killer whale.
They curiously surrounded the little killer whale and asked him where he came from.
Yu Yiyun told them in a low voice that she was a killer whale bred by humans and came to the ocean to look for her own kind.
"Oh!" The killer whale next door said, I am your child.
“Coo-coo.”
“Squeak.”
The whale-eating professionals circled around Yu Yiyun and said uncertainly:
"Gu." The appearance... is indeed somewhat similar, the dorsal fin and genital fissure are also in similar shape.
“Chirp.” But the eyespots and the tail are different, and you’re too small.
The Atlantic Type 2 killer whales surrounded him and asked in confusion:
'Are you really our child?'
“…”
Yu Yiyun blinked her eyes in response to their questions.
In a trance, Fat Tiger seemed to realize something.
Do I...really belong to the existing killer whale ecotype?
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