Because there are no natural enemies in the reserve, elephants occasionally leave the herd and walk leisurely across the grassland as if patrolling their territory. However, it is usually male elephants who dare to do this, and female elephants with babies rarely leave the herd.
Wang Ping pretended not to notice the "ball" behind the elephant's leg that was bigger than him, and used the edge of his claws to climb up the wrinkles on the elephant's skin. Maybe the badger was too small, and even if it noticed his movements, the elephant didn't care, and just drank water. The long and narrow milky white tusks shone in the sun.
In the jeep in the distance, Gu Laosan and Sangge looked at each other in bewilderment at the blue figure moving up on the elephant. A salted fish never thought that this guy was so bold that he actually took the initiative to provoke the elephant.
However, it was too late to stop them, and the few people didn't dare to get close at all.
Unlike other animals, such as warthogs and antelopes, which would flee or stay away from a jeep as it approaches, elephants would probably flee from the jeep itself.
After finally climbing to the elephant's butt, before the badger could catch his breath, the phone tucked inside the vest suddenly rang. The elephant's ears flickered, and then there was a "snap" sound. Wang Ping felt a pain in his head, and it turned out that he was hit on the back of his head by the elephant's broom-like tail.
If you ask what part of an elephant's body is the ugliest, it is undoubtedly its tail. From a distance, an elephant's tail looks a bit like a pig's tail, thin and small and a bit cute. But if you get closer, you can see that there are two rows of brush-like black and brown hair at the end of the tail, like a large fly swatter. Elephants rely on this "fly swatter" tail to drive away mosquitoes.
Along with the ringing of the cell phone, the badger's head was whipped by the elephant's tail, and it would come into close contact with the elephant's skin from time to time. At this moment, Wang Ping was like a soldier advancing under the gunfire, but he didn't dare to use too much force with his claws for fear of scratching the elephant. After much effort, he finally climbed onto the elephant's back.
"Huh..."
The top of the elephant's back was so wide for a badger that it was like a kang. Wang Ping lay on it with his four paws spread out, looking at the blue sky above his head. It felt more tiring than climbing a tree.
The phone was still ringing, Wang Ping sat up and took out his phone. It turned out to be a WeChat video from Sangge. It was obvious that it was from a certain idiot.
Sure enough, as soon as I stuck out my tongue and connected, I saw Gu Xianyu's anxious face on the other side.
"Boss, how did you climb up there? We're just having fun, but don't anger the elephant!" Gu Lao San anxiously instructed.
"Tsk, Gu Laosan is becoming more and more timid!"
Wang Ping curled his lips, stared at the screen with a dark face, waiting for someone to hang up. He would not stick out his tongue to operate at this time. Based on his understanding of the character of a certain salted fish who never gets enough of being beaten, this guy might be preparing to take a screenshot.
However, the salted fish had no awareness of this and was still mumbling to him to get off as soon as possible. At this time, as the badger took a step forward and almost reached the elephant's shoulder, he suddenly felt a warning.
As soon as I looked up, a splash of water came towards me, pouring all over the badger's face. The long trunk flashed in front of my eyes, and the elephant shook its body and put its trunk into the lake again. I don't know if it was targeting a badger or if it was planning to take a shower here.
Wang Ping: …
Gu Laosan, is your phone waterproof
Before the badger could make any move, he saw the trunk raised again. Wang Ping shuddered, quickly put his phone back in his pocket, and lay down beside him.
“Wow~”
A stream of water flowed down the elephant's back and along the wrinkles of its skin. The elephant shook its body again, and it really looked like it was taking a bath.
Wang Ping quietly crawled forward a few steps and hid behind the elephant's ears.
At this time, a low cry seemed to be heard from the direction of the jeep. Wang Ping was startled, and quietly raised his head and turned to the back, but he saw no special figures around the jeep. However, he could see animals of all sizes scattered on the grassland behind him.
So even though he was sprayed with snot, the badger was very satisfied with his current height.
"Climbing high and looking far, the ancients were not deceiving me~"
Just as he finished sighing, he saw a salted fish suddenly stand up in the car, pointing in the direction of the lakeshore opposite the elephant with a look of surprise. Wang Ping turned his head to look, and then his face darkened. Suddenly, a taller guy appeared on the opposite side.
There seems to be an "ancient man" whose face cannot be seen clearly in my mind, mocking a badger quietly: "Not only did I say 'climb high and see far', I also said 'there are mountains higher than mountains'~"
On the opposite shore, a reticulated giraffe was approaching slowly, apparently also coming to drink water. I don't know if it was the one that was sent back with the team this morning, but they looked about the same size.
Although as the largest animal on land, the elephant's four-meter shoulder height is a height that Wang Ping will never be able to reach in his lifetime, but compared with the nearly nine-meter-tall giraffe opposite, it is still at the bottom.
And he didn't know if it was an illusion, but Wang Ping always felt that the giraffe was laughing at him. But after less than two minutes, it was Wang Ping who was laughing at the giraffe.
As the tallest animal on land, it is extremely difficult for a giraffe to drink water. After all, this is not a zoo, where people will connect the water pipe to the same height as the giraffe. In the wild, if you want to drink water, you can only find a way yourself.
A badger quietly poked its head out from behind the elephant's ear, looking at the giraffe across from it with a gloating look, trying to lower its head to reach the water. The giraffe's two front legs were already splayed, but its mouth was still a long way from the water.
Wang Ping took out someone's mobile phone and found that it was still lit even though it was splashed with water. He quickly pointed the camera at the other side of the lake. Then, the screen in the live broadcast room flashed and a shot of a giraffe trying to drink water appeared.
“Puff~”
“The picture is so beautiful”
"Giraffe: Me and My Last Stubbornness"
"Ze Ming of all schools of thought gave the anchor a super rocket x5..."
“This is too funny.”
"It seems that being too tall is not a good thing."
"Such a long neck doesn't bend downwards, bad review"
"Dong Bolong gave the anchor a yacht x6..."
"Maybe they forgot to drink water when they evolved."
“Isn’t there enough water in the leaves?”
In the live broadcast room, netizens were delighted when they saw the giraffe split its front legs and put itself in a "claw" shape by the lake. Unexpectedly, a badger brought such a big surprise to everyone after just a while. The giraffe trying to drink water in front of the camera was so eye-catching that few people noticed that the height of the camera seemed a little abnormal.
The lake shore was a bit high, or the water level was a bit low. The giraffe had been busy for nearly ten minutes, but still couldn't drink the water. The giraffe couldn't stand low enough, so it started to lie on the ground for its last attempt.
This is a very dangerous practice if it is outside a protected area.
Although the time a giraffe spends lying down is not long, for predators, it is no different from being motionless. Usually, the dangers a giraffe encounters occur at this time. Under normal circumstances, with its height of nine meters and 360-degree field of vision, no predator can get close to it.
It is because there are few predators in the reserve and there is usually no shortage of food, so they will not waste their energy on guys like it. That is why a certain giraffe is so unscrupulous in trying to unlock various postures by the lake.
Unfortunately, the giraffe was obviously out of luck. It lay flat on its back and still couldn't reach the surface of the water. From this angle, the black eyes with long eyelashes stared at its tongue, which was stretched out as far as possible, full of desire for water.
"9 meters... emmm..."
A badger scratched his head and suddenly a bold idea came to his mind.