Before the dugongs appeared in the waters of Xingzhou Island, Lin Qitong rarely learned about marine life. Later, in order not to embarrass herself in front of the camera, she made up for a lot of relevant knowledge. So when these guys surfaced and rolled on the sea, she immediately recognized that they were humpback whales, known as the "ocean singers."
Their huge bodies and powerful "big wings" showed their unique appearance everywhere. Lin Qitong immediately thought of the "Kun" in "Classic of Mountains and Seas" who could transform into a Peng.
"How could a humpback whale appear here?" Many netizens sent out questioning comments.
Lin Qitong also came back to her senses. Although she had rich experience in live broadcasting, she didn't know how to answer this question at this time.
How could a humpback whale be here? And it's this season!
They migrate like many marine creatures, such as sea turtles, but they migrate to the seas between tropical and subtropical zones to mate and reproduce, and hunt in high-latitude waters. Every summer, when the weather in high-latitude areas gets hot and fishery resources are abundant, they will stay there for the whole summer, accumulate fat, and then return to tropical waters to live.
The fishery resources in tropical waters are not abundant, so humpback whales living there often have to endure hunger for a long time. If they have pups, the hunger time will be even longer, because they must ensure the safety of their pups so that they will not be attacked on the way to the high-latitude areas without the ability to fight back and escape. ①It
is only mid-September now, and the humpback whales should still be hunting in high latitudes. Before
Lin Qitong started to shake people, the netizens who were watching the live broadcast were already impatiently calling the police in front of the screen: "Police? Save the killer whales, the humpback whales have appeared!"
The police: "..."
Is this some kind of slang code? Why can't he understand?
After listening for a long time, the police finally understood that it was the killer whale pups and Chinese white dolphins living in the waters of Xingzhou Island who were chasing and playing, and the righteous humpback whales mistakenly thought that the killer whales were attacking the white dolphins. The humpback whales, known as the "singers of the ocean", and the killer whales are notorious "enemies".
The main reason is that killer whales have a wide range of food. Many marine mammals, such as dolphins, are on their food menu. Even humpback whale pups are in danger of being preyed on before they have the ability to fight killer whales.
Based on a sense of "justice" or simply because they dislike killer whales, as long as humpback whales find killer whales hunting marine mammals, they will definitely rescue the killer whales' prey. ②
Therefore, the killer whale pups playing and fighting with white dolphins are in danger!
By the time the police reported the incident to the fishery department and asked the law enforcement detachment to handle it, the incident had already become a hot topic. Netizens who had been following the development of the situation had no intention of paying attention to the operation of the cable car. They sent barrages to ask Lin Qitong to focus the camera on the humpback whale, because only on the cable car could she see the "battlefield" more clearly.
Lin Qitong: "..."
She looked down at her personal mobile phone. Li Yaolin had already replied to her message: "I know, the live broadcast plan will proceed as usual, and I can handle the rest."
Soon, Lin Qitong saw a yacht sailing out of the dock of Xingzhou Island and chasing the humpback whale. Later, the ships of the detachment patrolling at sea also appeared. They did not dare to get too close to the humpback whales for fear of hitting them.
The killer whale cub and Pipi probably also discovered the humpback whale. The killer whale cub was terrified and kept calling for his mother and family.
However, the killer whales were hunting several miles away. They thought the cubs were safe in the waters of Xingzhou Island. In addition, many of the fishery resources in the waters near Xingzhou Island were the property of the island owner and could not be eaten casually, so they usually ate in the distant waters.
Pipi thought his good friend was threatened, so he bravely swam back to stop the four huge creatures that were ten times bigger than him, but the whale sharks pushed him aside.
The audience held their breath and said, "Oh my god, killer whales, white dolphins, whale sharks and humpback whales are all together. If this can be made into a TV series, it will be so exciting!"
Although they are worried about the killer whale cubs, they also vaguely hope that whale sharks and humpback whales will fight. After all, both of them are super big guys with a body length of more than ten meters. If they fight, the scene must be spectacular.
Of course, they are destined to be disappointed.
Humpback whales are also gentle in character. If they hadn't seen killer whales "chasing" white dolphins, they would not have taken action. With their personalities, they would probably just watch from the sidelines.
Although whale sharks are "sharks", they are also very gentle in character, so do you want them to fight with humpback whales? Unless the whale sharks actively attack the humpback whales or join the ranks of predators of marine mammals.
At this time, Pipi saw the yacht appear, as if he had found a savior, and hurried to call his good friend back, as if saying: "The island owner is here, the island owner will definitely save you."
The killer whale cubs really came to the yacht. They followed around the yacht, and their restless hearts were gradually soothed, as if they were with their mother.
The humpback whales seemed to have received some kind of warning. They slowly stopped not far from the yacht and stopped chasing the killer whale cubs.
Pipi, as the middle "pork", ran to test the attitude of the humpback whales. It was unknown how they communicated, and the atmosphere on the scene was finally not as tense as before.
Li Yaolin, who was on the yacht, lay on the rear deck and touched the orca cubs, saying, "You guys go play first!"
They hesitated, but finally ran away, and after they were far away, they started playing again. Pipi was carried away by the "nanny" whale shark.
Li Yaolin asked someone to drive the yacht closer to the humpback whale, and the humpback whale came close to it and did a "turnaround". The splashes from its pectoral fins soaked the management station staff on the yacht.
Li Yaolin was only splashed a little because he was hiding behind them.
Management station staff: "..."
Island owner, you are a real dog.
Li Yaolin said shamelessly, "They are so happy, they are saying hello to everyone!"
The management station staff saw it.
A humpback whale approached. It was huge, a little longer than Li Yaolin's yacht, which was nearly 11 meters long. Watching it from a close distance, Li Yaolin couldn't help but feel her heart beating faster.
Although they didn't speak, Li Yaolin still sensed their thoughts, which meant that they were giving her a gift and apology: "We broke into your territory and almost violated your rules. It's our fault. Please forgive our ignorance..."
Li Yaolin pondered for a while and said, "I thought that everyone would consciously abide by my rules when they came to my territory. Fortunately, no big disaster was caused this time, and all misunderstandings were resolved in time, so I won't drive you away."
The humpback whales were both ashamed and happy.
Just as they were about to roll over, Li Yaolin stopped them: "Turn over later. I don't want to be the chicken in the water."
Humpback whales: "...Okay!"
They suppressed the idea of rolling over.
Through communication with them, Li Yaolin initially understood why they appeared here.
These four humpback whales are actually two couples.
Unlike many whales that live in groups, humpback whales are "monogamous."
Although oceanographers are still in the exploratory stage of their research on marine life and are not sure about the living habits of humpback whales, most humpback whales move in pairs. There
are some exceptions. When a female whale is pregnant, it will arrive at high latitudes in advance to hunt, store more fat, and prepare to care for and protect the cubs after giving birth. After the cubs have spent more than half a year safely in the breeding grounds, the family will set out on the migration journey to high latitudes to hunt again. ③
The two couples originally hunted in high latitudes to take care of the cubs to be born next year, but they heard that Xingzhou Island has rich fishery resources and they don’t have to worry about being hungry. It just so happens that their migration route is not far from here, so they swam back more than a month earlier.
As newcomers, they only know that there are three rules set by the island owner:
1. Do not harm or attack humans (except poachers);
2. Do not fight with protected animals in the reserve, and do not harm them;
3. Do not damage the assets of the island owner and farmers.
They thought that this place was indeed a suitable breeding ground for them. However, they found killer whales chasing white dolphins. In their haste, they forgot the rules and made such a misunderstanding.
At this moment, they thought fortunately that they had not had time to fight, otherwise they would have violated the second rule.
However, after learning that there was a group of killer whales living here, the humpback whales hesitated whether to give birth here. After all, their cubs were also on the killer whales' food list.
Li Yaolin did not ask them to make a decision, but told them that even killer whales had to abide by her rules when they came to her place.
…
At this time, as the cable car returned to the station building of Jiahaidengling, Xingzhou Island gradually disappeared from Lin Qitong’s live broadcast.
Millions of viewers were anxious and the comment section was filled with wailing: “Ahhh, Qiqi, please take the cable car again. We want to know what happened next. Why did the humpback whales stop moving after seeing the boat? Did they fight with the whale sharks? Have the parents of the killer whale cubs returned?”
Even the fishery department of the oil market was watching her live broadcast—although they could call the scene, the information from the scene had not been fed back yet, so they had to satisfy their curiosity through live broadcast.
The trending searches for Xingzhou Island almost overwhelmed the Internet. Many netizens came to Lin Qitong's live broadcast room after seeing the trending searches. The TV station couldn't help but carry a camera, rent a boat and ran to the nearby area to broadcast live.
Lin Qitong thought about it and didn't miss the opportunity to promote the cable car, so she took another cable car ride, and even called it "pampering fans".
The audience who originally thought that the ticket price was a bit expensive said: "It's not expensive to see such a scene!"
They happily opened the mini program to make an appointment, but found that the "sea cable car" did not have an online ticket purchase function!
Lin Qitong said: "The cable car will run empty for half a month, and will be officially operational on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Tickets will be sold three days in advance."
The audience wondered whether the humpback whales would continue to live in the waters of Xingzhou Island or be scared away by the presence of the killer whales, which would be convenient for them to wait for the follow-up. If the humpback whales can stay, in addition to the "marine ecological corridor" and ships, is there a more convenient way to watch the humpback whales than the "sea cable car"?
The former two need to land on the island first, and only those who have the qualifications to land on the island can make an appointment. Only the "sea cable car" does not have this restriction, and they have a great chance to grab tickets!
The author has something to say:
Island owner: Wet? That won't work, I have to take care of my image.
The chickens in the water: ..., island owner, you are really a dog.
——Note
: ①②③ The popular science knowledge about the life habits of humpback whales is all referenced to the entry "humpback whale". As for the grievances and hatreds between killer whales and humpback whales, you can also learn about them yourself. It is very interesting and... cruel.
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