Golden Fishery

v2 Chapter 1425: .Happy Whale (5/5)

  "What are these big guys doing? Why are they suddenly approaching?" Shaq asked in surprise.

  The ship’s rotating propellers slowly slowed down, but the Melon Princess was still moving forward firmly. Relative to the ship’s weight and inertia, the sea water’s resistance was too small.

  The sea monster asked loudly: "BOSS, do you want to turn on the hydraulic reverse drive?"

  The ship does not have brakes, but the propellers can run backwards. This is also a good way to slow down, but the owners can avoid using them as much as possible, which consumes diesel fuel, especially for a huge ship like Melon Princess.

  Qin Shiou waved his hand and said, “Gradually turn off the propellers and don’t get hit by them. I don’t think these guys are so stupid enough to hit our ship from the front.”

  Shaq asked again: "I don't understand, why did they suddenly come up?"

   "That's why there are so many ships hurting whales." Wei Ni said, holding up the SLR camera and starting to take pictures. Arctic right whales are very rare.

  Qin Shiou shook his head and said: "No, the whales were hit by the ship, but it wasn't because they saw the ship and came up to watch it curiously. They were accidentally injured. The reason they were hit was because they underestimated the ship and didn't avoid it in time."

  The ocean is vast, but there are many ships, and there are also many types of whales. Although the incident of ships accidentally hurting whales may sound incredible, the chances of collisions between the two sides are not small, especially blue whales, which are often injured.

  The cause of accidental injury to a whale is similar to that of a bird hitting an airplane. Why do birds hit an airplane? Because they judge the risk factor is distance. In the high-speed flight of the plane, the birds will feel that this guy is still far away from me when they first spot them. I don't care.

  But the jet plane is too fast, when they find that this guy is not far from me, the two sides will run into each other in the next second!

  Why don’t the whales avoid the ship? Because they have few natural enemies, plus they are big and slow. Therefore, the idea of ​​‘escaping’ is lacking in consciousness.

  Take these blue whales as an example. They can reach 30 meters in length, weigh more than 200 tons, and can swim at a steady speed of 20 kilometers per hour in the water. In a short time, it can reach 50 kilometers per hour. Such a powerful ability is destined to never encounter any natural enemies for a long time. Therefore, the blue whale's response to threats is unique.

  Blue whales have good eyesight. They can detect ships in the way very early, but they have no concept of avoidance. They think that ships will change course when they find them, even sharks choose this way.

  Until the ship approached, they found that the guy at sea was bigger than themselves. When they need to avoid, it is too late, because their habitual avoidance action is not to walk, but to choose to dive.

  However, the speed of the whale diving is very slow, an average of half a meter per second, so that an accident like a bird colliding with a plane occurs-it is very difficult for a ship to avoid it when it comes to the front.

  Qin Shiou is a good teacher. I told Winnie once, but Winnie didn't listen at all, she kept taking pictures, not even the stroller.

  There is no other way, Qin Daguan had to grab his daughter’s stroller to take care of the little girl.

  The little girl saw everyone looking out. She tried her best to probe, but couldn't stand up, so she still couldn't see anything. She could only call her father Ma Ma in a hurry.

  The ship is dangerous to run at sea, and it may be possible when a big wave will cause the hull to bump. Therefore, it is not absolutely safe. Qin Shiou did not allow the little girl to leave the stroller.

  These Arctic right whales are large, with an adult body measuring 15 to 18 meters, and old whales can grow to 21 meters. Their backs are very wide, which is why their name comes from. If a group of right whales is making waves around the Princess, don't look at the ship as a giant. But it still has to be affected.

Right whales are one of the kings in the North Atlantic, because they are big, and because their hometown is in the Arctic, these guys have a very thick layer of fat and are very resistant to pain. They hit the fishing boat from the side. It's the same as tickle.

  Fortunately, this kind of whale has a gentle temperament. It is an apprehensive animal and will not actively attack large animals and plants, but this is enough for fishermen to frighten.

  After swimming to the Melon Princess side, these whales made a difficult movement, which was to stand upright in the sea, exposing half of their heads on the surface of the water.

This also continued one after another. Several big whales showed their half-drawn heads. Then, their heads slowly rotated. After a round, two returned to the sea, and the rest stopped turning. It was watching the ship in front of me intently.

Vinnie was amused by the silly movements of the right whales. She asked, "Hey, what are they doing? Are they performing? Hurry up, Shaq, go to the cabin and drag some herring, I want Feed them."

Qin Shiou scared her and said: "Don't mess around. This is called floating peeking. It is a way for whales to observe the surrounding environment and their opponents. It is like a lion hiding in the grass watching food. In fact, they are just watching us to see if we can. Can't eat!"

  Weini didn’t manage the fishing grounds much, and didn’t know much about things on the sea. After hearing Qin Shiou’s words, she took it seriously and subconsciously said, “Do whales still eat people?”

Shakhaha laughed and said, "No, whales do not include food above the surface of the water. They only do this to ensure that the water surface is safe, and then they can float up to get a breath. In addition, they sometimes check out if there are any novelty and fun. Things, and then return to the partners to share and communicate."

  After finishing speaking, he added: "Right whales are very smart, and they make many kinds of calls."

  Floating peeping is a way for whales to observe the environment. Many whales can, but the best one is killer whales, which is the legendary sea **** of war orcas. But killer whales are really looking for food. They will see if there are seals, sea lions, walruses and the like on the small islands on the sea. These are all delicious food.

  Shaq beckoned, the crane started, and a large box of fish was caught. This was used to prepare bait to catch king crabs and marine fish in the North Atlantic.

  The box was dumped at sea, and countless pieces of fish were thrown into the water. Right whales were frightened and sank into the water. After a while, their figures appeared on the sea again, swimming slowly to fight for these pieces of fish.

  The herring block from the fishing ground is the best bait for the best big fish. It contains the power of Poseidon, which is very attractive to them.

  Right whales estimate that they have never eaten such delicious food in their lives. Seven big fishes surrounded them, and even the small whales were vying for it. They opened their mouths and sucked water into their mouths.

  Happy eating, a right whale suddenly poked its head out. It first opened its mouth and made a dull sound of ‘moo-moo’, and then two torrents spurted from the spray hole on its head! (To be continued~^~)