Live Streaming: Great Adventure in the Wilderness-Chapter 892 - 888 The Handsomest Cat

A perfect hunt!

As the wildebeest crossed the river, Harley presented a spectacular performance unlike any that countless viewers had imagined before, displaying what truly characterized a cheetah's pose!

Only the cheetahs that run across the plains are the true children of the wind.

[The coolest among the felines, not discussing others (joking)]

[Then there's nothing left to discuss (Dog's head)]

[Don't want to discuss? Then let's stop discussing altogether (flip the table)]

[Lion: I think we still need to talk about others; Tiger: agrees]

[Snow Leopard: Are we really not discussing anything else?]

The audience who witnessed this scene were thrilled, and if they were there in person, they would definitely have stood up and clapped wildly.

Praises were frantically thrown, occupying more than half of all the comments.

Similarly, thanks to this Celestial River Crossing paired with the cheetah's awakened hunting moment, the number of viewers surged tremendously, reaching a frightening 16 million simultaneous viewers.

[Too cool, the king of speed!!!]

[Awakened, the moment of the hunt!]

[Truly a masterpiece of nature, these lines are incredibly beautiful]

[The speed ceiling of terrestrial creatures]

[Isn't this shot a prototype of quick syrup?]

[For those who desperately work at the factory screwing bolts to support their families]

[What streaked by just now?]

The atmosphere in the initially silent live-streaming room revived once more, as comments erupted like a volcano.

Harley firmly clenched the wildebeest's throat, its belly extremely swollen, indicating the incredible amount of energy it had expended.

The wildebeest herd sprinted by mere meters away from it, kicking up dust that even reached Harley's wet nostrils, although none stopped to aid their kin, all strictly following the group's rhythm, cruelly displaying the laws of survival.

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To some extent, these laws also protected the exhausted Harley.

The wildebeests were still crossing the river, initially going one by one in a single line.

Now, the lines had grown to seven or eight and continued to expand, with the ranks growing larger. If Harley did not move soon, it could be overwhelmed by the expanding wildebeest herd, and then it would be in danger.

Bi Fang made a circle with his thumb and forefinger, placing it by his mouth and blowing a very loud whistle.

During the wildebeest crossing, the whole world was drowned out by the sound of their stamping, noisy and dull, only high-pitched, sharp whistles could effectively carry through.

Bi Fang loudly explained to the clueless audience, "According to the conservation center, the whistle signal was the original command Hamid set for Harley."

"In the past, Hamid would take the cheetahs to run on the grasslands, and sometimes when the cheetahs got too carried away and vanished, he would use the whistle to call them back. Harley is very sensitive to it."

Sure enough, the piercing whistle accurately reached Harley's ears, and it heard the command.

Upon receiving the command, Harley instinctively began dragging its prey away from the wildebeest herd, toward Bi Fang.

Though extremely exhausted, it gradually moved away from the increasingly large flow of wildebeests, ensuring its safety, and as Harley regained its strength, its speed also increased.

Hunting the wildebeest, Bi Fang had minimized the difficulty through his timing.

As a novice, although Harley was somewhat immature and his stamina was not completely depleted, Bi Fang did not step in to assist.

The best way to guide the cheetah to adapt to the wild was to let it fend for itself as much as possible.

Five minutes later, Harley, who had been biting onto the calf's neck, released its mouth and lay on the ground, gasping for air.

After such an extended time, the suffocated wildebeest was completely dead.

For the prey that Harley had hunted alone, Bi Fang did not quickly process and take the prey, but instead stayed in the same place, quietly waiting for Harley to complete recovery.

"Now our supplies are quite sufficient, and we are not lacking fur or tools, the greatest use of this wildebeest is to let Harley know which parts of the prey are the fattest, and offer the best value for consumption."

"Likewise, we need Harley to move the prey to a safe area after he rests, to avoid having his food stolen. This is an important point for a cheetah."

[Worker Cheetah, Mane Boss, Lion Police Officer]

[Prairie Whipping Boy]

[Just catch the prey; eating a bite means all the carnivores of the prairie lose (joking)]

[Nature really is full of pitfalls; surviving is not easy]

Bi Fang swatted a mosquito on his skin dead and flicked its body away with his finger.

The riverbank was rich in water vapor, and with the continuous rain and so many animals crossing the river, this extremely comfortable environment led to a terrifying amount of mosquitoes nearby.

Then under the last ray of sunset, if you looked at the sky, it kind of resembled staring at an old TV screen without signal.

"Oh, if only all the blood-sucking mosquitoes died, after all, their disappearance wouldn't have much impact on the ecosystem."

With such a number, even the carefully formulated mosquito-repellent grass by Bi Fang was not so effective anymore.

This rare complaint from Bi Fang while waiting for the cheetah to recover his strength sparked lively discussion among netizens.

[Mosquitoes disappearing won't affect the ecosystem?]

[Dang, is that true, how is that possible?]

"Ah, I just said it casually," Bi Fang touched the back of his head and laughed, "But there is some basis to it not affecting the ecosystem. An article published in 'Nature' once stated that no species is completely dependent on mosquitoes for survival."

"Biologist Olivia Judson has also advocated for the extinction of thirty types of mosquitoes, arguing that eliminating these thirty most harmful ones could save a million lives and would only reduce the mosquito family's genetic diversity by 1%."

[How is that possible, wouldn't the predators of mosquitoes be harmed?]

Bi Fang shook his head, "No, mosquitoes are not the sole food source for those creatures."

"In addition, most plants that depend on mosquitoes for pollination can also be pollinated by other insects. Mosquitoes are not so-called 'keystone species'; no ecosystem would collapse due to the absence of mosquitoes."

"The only exception might be the Arctic Tundra, but the species of mosquitoes there do not transmit diseases and can be preserved."

"After the mosquitoes are eradicated, the void they leave will be filled by other organisms."

"So if mosquitoes disappeared, the animals that feed on them would decrease in number, but they would not go extinct."

"The plants that rely on mosquitoes for pollination would also decrease, but would not go extinct. No species exclusively depends on mosquitoes to survive, so their absence would not greatly impact the ecosystem."

"The most likely scenario is that mosquitoes will be replaced by species from other groups beyond the Culicidae of the Nematocera, including Midges, Gall Midges, Moth Flies, Reticulidae, Phantom Midges, Chironomidae (Non-biting midges), Black Flies, and Sand Flies, etc."

"With less competition from mosquitoes and potentially fewer predators, these groups could experience a population explosion, and the original mosquito predators might switch to eating these groups, akin to a replacement?"

"This situation is still quite rare."

[Dang, I've learned something new]

[Though I've never heard of it, it sounds impressive]

[Awesome, strange knowledge increased]

[Whoa, this bit of knowledge has really shocked me.]

"But like I said from the beginning, I was just speaking off the cuff, just venting—exterminating mosquitoes wouldn't really help."

"According to Schermatin, eliminating mosquitoes wouldn't impact the ecosystem much, but the ecological niche vacated by mosquitoes would quickly be filled by other similar species, some of which might also bite and suck blood."

"It's like if one villain is punished, another will pop up, and the original mosquito predators will also prey on these species, bringing the ecosystem back to a balanced state."

"Okay, the cheetah has recovered enough strength now; we should hurry and leave."

After briefly sharing some knowledge, Harley had regained some strength and could now perform some strenuous actions.

Bi Fang got up and headed into the distance, signaling Harley to carry the prey and continue moving forward with him.