Live Streaming: Great Adventure in the Wilderness

Bi Fang used two parallel tree sticks to completely remove the ostrich egg from the fire pit.

The white eggshell was slightly blackened by the flames but looked as good as new after being rubbed with sand.

He poured some cold water over it to cool it slightly, then used a rock to pry open the eggshell, peeling it away bit by bit with his fingers.

"Birds and mammals have different short breeding seasons. Their egg-laying period extends almost from spring to autumn, so it's not surprising to come across any type of egg during this period."

"Like domestic poultry reared by humans, they can lay eggs all year round."

"Don't ostrich eggs explode when directly roasted in a fire?"

"Why would they explode?"

"After all, you can't put eggs in a microwave; I've been exploded before. The whole microwave was covered in broken eggs, and then my mom scolded me fiercely. I remember it vividly."

"Don't worry, it's not very likely."

Bi Fang touched the sand with his fingers, having apparently been burned.

"You can't directly heat eggs in a microwave because it converts electricity into microwaves that heat the food from the inside out."

"The heat generated by the egg, trapped by the sealed shell, builds up and can't escape, leading to an explosion."

"In contrast, cooking with fire uses heat conduction to heat food from the outside in, which greatly reduces the chance of an explosion. Even if it does explode, it's more likely to crack rather than blow apart, so many people use ovens for cooking eggs, like salt-baked eggs."

"Of course, I personally just throw the eggs directly into the fire pit for convenience, like baking sweet potatoes. For safety's sake, don't follow my example."

After pouring some cold water, the temperature of the eggshell finally dropped a little. Following the crack made by the rock, steam rushed out, indicating the immense heat contained within.

The ostrich shell was very thick and hot, making it tough for Bi Fang to peel.

Nearby, Harley stood up, still pacing back and forth, licking his lips eagerly.

When the eggshell was completely peeled off, the delicate milky white albumen appeared before everyone, gently steaming in the air.

"This is for you."

Bi Fang cut two-thirds of it, then quickly cut it into small pieces to cool it down faster and placed it on a large eggshell, handing it to Harley.

Harley, who hadn't eaten for nearly two days, lowered his head to smell it, confirmed there was no odd smell, then joyfully started licking it up.

Bi Fang forked a trembling piece of egg white with his knife and took a quick taste.

"How is it, tasty?"

"What does it taste like?"

"I heard it doesn't taste good? That the bigger the egg, the worse it tastes?"

"Nonsense, I feel the bigger the egg, the tastier it is. Goose eggs taste much better than chicken eggs."

"Ah, I find goose eggs taste really fishy and the texture is quite coarse."

"I feel the texture of goose eggs is very delicate... The yolk isn't choking at all, and it's delicious dipped in soy sauce."

"Why don't you guys fight it out?"

"The taste is not bad," said Bi Fang after seeing the comments, sharing his own experience.

"In terms of taste, I think it's much more delicate than chicken eggs. The yolk isn't as dry, and it's delicious. However, like the comments in the bullet chat mentioned, some people don't find goose eggs tasty, while others do. I have a good impression of goose eggs. I'm not sure why. Maybe it varies from person to person?"

"From a scientific standpoint, ostrich eggs are considered the peak of all eggs, known as the 'King of Eggs.' On one hand, they are the largest eggs, and on the other hand, the protein, calcium, and iron content in ostrich eggs is higher than in other eggs. Nutritionists call the ostrich egg 'Soft Gold' as a top choice for dietary supplements to enhance physique and boost immunity."

After sharing a few words, Bi Fang and Harley became engrossed in devouring their meal.

The food rapidly entered their stomachs, reacting fiercely with the long-awaited gastric acid.

The intense hunger quickly faded from their minds, revitalizing their spirits, as if they were significantly relieved.

One ostrich egg weighs about three kilograms. Although the shell is thick, in comparison to the total mass, it doesn't account for much, one egg was enough for both Bi Fang and Harley for a meal.

[Pity I didn't get to eat the meat.]

[With such a big ostrich, you could eat for days, right?]

[Honestly, the part where it was rolling on the ground, kinda stupid (eating melon).]

[Why is the cheetah faster, but still couldn't catch up?]

"Actually, the speed of a cheetah isn't as fast as imagined. Many sources claim that a cheetah can reach speeds of 110 kilometers per hour, some even say 120 kilometers per hour, but this isn't accurate."

Bi Fang, chewing on a yolk, swallowed and continued.

"This figure didn't appear until 1957."

"Back then, cheetahs were already dubbed 'the king of speed,' a global consensus, but nobody had actually measured the precise speed of a cheetah's run."

"Later in 1957, a photographer named Kurt Servalin designed an experiment to test the speed of a cheetah."

"He set an inverted bicycle on the ground, with its wheels connected to a long, sturdy fishing line, with a bag of meat securely tied to the end."

"As someone spun the wheel, it would move the meat bag, prompting the cheetah to chase after it."

[Okay, why do I get a donkey and carrot déjà vu (dog's head)?]

[This is too primitive, right?]

[Can the results even be accurate?]

[Feels like these things aren't very accurate, after all, if the animal was hungry, its status definitely wouldn't be online, and if it wasn't hungry, why would it chase the meat bag at full speed?]

[Damn, makes sense, then you can't really measure it, can you?]

"Then the experiment began, with the sound of the starting gun, people began to spin the wheel at full capacity and the cheetah started chasing the meat bag, meanwhile, the stopwatch began timing. "

"After the tense experiment ended, it was calculated that the average speed of the cheetah reached 71 miles per hour, which is roughly equivalent to 110 kilometers per hour."

"This experimental result was later published in the newspaper, and then the whole world came to know that the speed of a cheetah had reached 110 kilometers per hour."

"Even during the dissemination process, some people began to say the cheetah's top speed was 120 kilometers per hour, and that is the true story behind the rumored 120 kilometers per hour speed."

Bi Fang didn't finish his portion of the ostrich egg; feeling somewhat unsatisfied, he still saved some and slowly fed it to Jerry.

Jerry took the egg white with both hands, stuffing his mouth full, continuously refusing.

Beside them, Harley pushed two intact eggs towards the fire pit, trying to nudge them in with his paws, only to be stopped by a foot that stepped in.

Eating uncontrollably is essentially a waste of food.

Bi Fang wouldn't do that. He put the two eggs back into his backpack and continued explaining to the audience.

"With the development of technology and deeper research into cheetahs, some scientists began to doubt whether the cheetah's speed was as high as legend claimed."

"Furthermore, the tools used in the 1957 experiments were relatively simple—wheels, stopwatches, starter guns, etc.—which could introduce significant errors, so scientists planned to use more scientific and accurate methods to measure the speed of cheetahs."

"By the 21st century, researchers from the Central Country equipped 367 cheetahs with the most advanced GPS tracking systems."

"After hundreds of tests on cheetah hunting actions, it was discovered that the highest speed cheetahs could reach was only 93 kilometers per hour—far less than the previously claimed 110 kilometers or 120 kilometers per hour."

"It's important to note that this is the highest value, concluded from close to four hundred cheetahs running thousands of times, and not an average or median value."

"Moreover, the speed of ostriches also exceeded seventy, so the gap between the two isn't too wide. Add to that the difference in stamina; just a few sharp turns by the ostrich, and the cheetah would no longer be able to keep up."

"That's why I always stress the necessity of ambush, cheetahs are fast, top predators in nature, but other animals aren't too shabby either; all are top-tier, and a slight mistake can lead to failure."

"After all, the entire natural world co-evolves, both sides' speeds are like an arms race, essentially increasing in sync."

"Co-evolution: In a natural habitat, two or more species, due to close ecological ties, have interdependent evolutionary trajectories. When one species evolves, the selection pressures between species change, and other species will evolve to adapt, leading to a high degree of adaptation among species."

"This is what the netizen mentioned, this is co-evolution. There's a famous Red Queen Hypothesis about this, proposed by an evolutionary biologist from the University of Chicago in 1973."

"It believes in co-evolution between different species."

"For instance, if cheetahs undergo genetic mutations that increase their running speed, the running speed of the antelopes they hunt will also increase."

"Because antelopes that run slower due to genetic reasons will be caught by cheetahs, their genes won't pass on to the next generation, meaning that slow-running genes will be eliminated by natural selection, leading to antelopes getting faster."

"Likewise, after the speed of antelopes increases, slower cheetahs will find it harder to hunt and are more likely to starve, meaning the evolution of antelopes will also select the genes of cheetahs, making the cheetahs run faster and faster."

"Wow, so that's how it is."

"I always thought cheetahs could run over a hundred."

"Well, not necessarily, after all, we humans have Bolt, don't we?"

"Exactly," Bi Fang smiled, "just like the netizen said, when hungry they can't run; when not hungry, they don't want to run. Average speed can be known, but it's hard to measure the maximum speed of animals since they don't have sports competitions like humans."

"So, there might actually be cheetahs capable of running a hundred kilometers per hour."

"However, despite this, cheetahs still remain the fastest feline and the fastest animal on land."

"The reason cheetahs can run so fast is related to their streamlined bodies, long tails, powerful hearts and lungs, and lightweight skeletons."

"Come listen to Harley's heartbeat."

Bi Fang called over the drone, and the drone immediately flew to his side, also approaching Harley.

Harley, curious about the big black bird-like object, reached out to swat it down, but Bi Fang held him back. In his immobilized state, the audience could hear his strong and potent heartbeat.

"Pay attention to the cheetah's exhaling and inhaling, and also note its heartbeat."

"Umm, what's up?"

"I couldn't make out anything."

"Someone with knowledge, please explain."

"If you put it that way, I can't keep quiet. It's actually very simple, just listen carefully. Did you get it?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"Drag him out, kill him by sunlight!"

"Ha ha ha, my hint was already quite obvious. Listen, when a cheetah inhales, its heartbeat speeds up, but when it exhales, its heartbeat slows down again."

"If it were humans, this would be called respiratory sinus arrhythmia, a minor heart rhythm disorder, but it's perfectly normal for cheetahs."

"This is because a cheetah's body needs to adapt to fast sprinting, requiring a lot of energy to accelerate, the heartbeat speeds up during inhalation to help provide oxygen to the muscles for high energy, and it slows down during exhalation to allow carbon dioxide to be expelled at a normal rate."

"Awesome!"

"Done, why do I feel like I have the same problem?"

"Watching the live stream is getting to me (heartbroken)."

"What happens with arrhythmia?"

"Don't worry, it won't really affect you; sinus arrhythmia is just a clinical sign, normal people have it too, especially when they're tired, drinking alcohol, having coffee, or unable to sleep. Just rest more, and it'll be fine."

"Thanks, Dr. Bi."

"After hearing Dr. Bi's words, my legs aren't sore, my back doesn't hurt, and I can go up eight floors in one go."

"You really have a way with rhymes."

"skrskr."

After a simple lunch, Bi Fang had replenished his water supply and continued his journey with Harley.

As they moved further north, the vegetation on the surface of the earth gradually became sparser, and in many areas, the hard ground had turned into sand.

"I don't know how many days we have until the wet season starts, but it should be in these next few days."

Looking around at the dry land, Bi Fang felt like all the moisture in his body was being sucked away by the ground beneath his feet.

It wasn't even that hot, yet he had such an illusion.

At the same time, a small plant on the ground caught his attention.

"Yesterday I showed how to track animals to find water sources. Actually, normally speaking, many plants' roots and stems can also meet our needs. Look at this."

Bi Fang crouched down and lifted a plant that looked like tree roots.

It resembled a root system and lacked much branching, and its height was questionable if it even reached ten centimeters.

It was truly the epitome of inconspicuousness; a normal person wouldn't give it a second glance.

But Bi Fang recognized it immediately.

Meanwhile, Harley took this opportunity to lie down on the ground for a rest.

"What's this?"

"Can hydrate, cactus (confident)."

"Hey, you actually guessed right. This is a cactus."

Bi Fang pulled out a dagger and plunged it into the soil, prying up the hard dirt pit, then continued digging.

"This is a type of cactus called Audia, not a traditional cactus in the usual sense, but its roots are very bulky. In times of great thirst, many natives in Africa dig up this plant to quench their thirst."

"But it's quite hard to find, as you can tell by its appearance which is unremarkable and looks like normal tree roots."