"Maybe the other party has something to do!" Chen Yu thought. Then he raised his hand and swiped the screen of the mobile phone on the multimedia podium, and sent a quick message, "I'm in class, I'll contact you later."
"Let's continue. In December 1872, the British research ship Challenger began a three-and-a-half-year global expedition. This action is regarded as the beginning of modern marine scientific research." Chen Yu stood on the podium and talked eloquently. All the knowledge points were engraved in his mind, and he didn't need to check any reference materials at all. "This expedition covered all major oceans except the Arctic Ocean, including research on marine life, marine geography, marine physics, marine chemistry, etc., and collected a large number of marine animal and plant specimens and seawater samples, which made a significant contribution to mankind's true understanding of the ocean..."
Chen Yu spoke vividly at the podium, and the students below listened attentively one by one, with almost no slacking off. This was Chen Yu's teaching style. He never called the roll in class. Those who were willing to come could listen, and those who were unwilling to come would not be criticized. Therefore, those who could come to the class basically listened attentively.
Suddenly, the cell phone on the podium vibrated again. This time it was no longer a call, but a MMS, and the sender was still Xiang Yang's number.
Chen Yu frowned, and while continuing his lecture, he clicked on the MMS and took a look at it.
"Challenger, Challenger, Challenge..."
Chen Yu couldn't go on, so he grabbed the phone and looked at it carefully.
Is this a leatherback turtle
There is no horny shell on the back.
Flexible leathery skin.
The body is dark brown with white spots.
Its limbs are very developed and powerful, and it is a good swimmer in the ocean.
Chen Yu gasped, "It's really a turtle, and there are three of them." Chen Yu was stunned.
"Teacher, what is a leatherback turtle?" a student asked.
"Oh! Sorry, I was distracted just now." Chen Yu took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. At the same time, he sighed. The last time he took a photo of a leatherback turtle was a long time ago. Four months ago, fishermen found a leatherback turtle in a certain sea area. At that time, the Ministry of Fisheries and a scientific research institution sent two research ships and dozens of experts and professors to that sea area, but they didn't find even a single hair.
Some aquariums do keep some leatherback turtles, but those artificially hatched leatherback turtles are obviously different from those living in the wild.
Although the three leatherback turtles that Xiang Yang took pictures of were not big, they were real wild leatherback turtles.
Chen Yu suddenly couldn't sit still anymore. If he went too late, he might not even be able to drink the soup.
"That's all for today's class. Everyone should study on their own." After saying this, Chen Yu hurried out of the classroom.
As soon as he left the classroom, Chen Yu immediately called Xiang Yang back.
"Hello, is this Teacher Chen?" Xiang Yang asked respectfully.
"It's me. Are those three turtles in the photo really leatherback turtles?" Chen Yu went straight to the point.
"It's definitely a leatherback turtle." Xiang Yang said with certainty.
"Where is the leatherback turtle now? Where did you find it?" Chen Yu asked.
Xiang Yang told Chen Yu the whole story, but he did not say that the boy was selling leatherback turtles. He only said that a boy caught three leatherback turtles.
"My God, that kid is so lucky." Chen Yu sighed and said, "Student Xiang Yang, you did a great job this time. You must protect the three leatherback turtles. I will apply for scientific research through the school now. You wait for me at the entrance of Longcheng Sea Exhibition Hall. I will be here in two hours at most. Remember, no matter who asks you for the leatherback turtles, you are not allowed to hand them over."
Xiang Yang was a little stunned. "Teacher, you are coming here in person? It doesn't have to be so troublesome, right? It just so happens that I am free now. If you need it, I can send it to you now. By the way, I will also visit my alma mater."
"It's not as simple as you think. Not only will I come here, but the dean of the college may come with me. You can't take these three leatherback turtles anywhere. After we arrive, we will only conduct some simple scientific research experiments and then release them back to the sea immediately. Our main purpose is not the leatherback turtles, but the beach where the leatherback turtles were found." Chen Yu said seriously.
Xiang Yang understood as soon as he heard it. Chen Yu had no intention of keeping these three leatherback turtles. They would definitely be released into the wild later. The main scientific research direction of Chen Yu and his team was the beach where the leatherback turtles were discovered.
Xiang Yang said: "But the one who caught the leatherback turtle is a child, I can't keep him for too long. Also, I am in the marine exhibition hall now, and there is almost no one here who doesn't know the leatherback turtle."
Xiang Yang didn't continue speaking, but his meaning was very clear, that is, once others see these three leatherback turtles, they will most likely choose to call the police, and the local marine ecological park and the marine exhibition hall where they are located may also intervene.
Chen Yu said, "The leatherback turtle was discovered by that kid. Tell his parents to come over. I will give him some bonuses in the name of scientific discovery, provided he doesn't kill or injure the leatherback turtle or do anything else with it. As for other people, if anyone dares to take these three leatherback turtles, call me."
Xiang Yang understood immediately after hearing this. At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh that the old ones are the wisest. Even if he didn't say anything, Professor Chen might have guessed that the kid was selling leatherback turtles outside the marine exhibition hall for pocket money.
Seeing Xiang Yang hung up the phone, Mr. Peng asked, "How is it? What did your teacher say?"
Xiang Yang did not hide anything and told the truth: "My teacher is processing the scientific research procedures and it should take two hours for him to come."
Mr. Peng was secretly surprised when he heard this. To complete the scientific research procedures within two hours means that the scientific research procedures can be processed anytime and anywhere. Xiang Yang's teacher must be no simple person.
"General Peng, if you have anything else to do, go ahead and do it. Leave this to me." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
"I'm not in a hurry." Mr. Peng smiled and said, "I'll wait with you!" He wanted to make friends with Teacher Xiang Yang, and also wanted to monitor whether what Xiang Yang said was true.
Xiang Yang didn't think much about it and nodded his agreement. He said, "Then please stay here for a while, Mr. Peng. I'll go buy some food for these three leather turtles."
Leatherback turtles have a very rich diet, they basically eat everything, including fish, shrimp, crabs, jellyfish, and even algae. This is their advantage that allows them to adapt to various living environments in the ocean, but it is also their most fatal disadvantage.
Because leatherback turtles have very poor eyesight, they cannot even tell the difference between floating garbage bags and jellyfish, and often eat garbage bags floating in the ocean as jellyfish. This is the main reason why the number of leatherback turtles has decreased sharply in recent years and is even on the verge of extinction.