But do Antarctic curly sea lions eat sea urchins
Xiang Yang didn't know this either.
Sea urchins are very common in the ocean, and their only natural enemy is fur seals.
Generally, where there are fur seals, there are also a large number of sea urchins, because sea urchins are the favorite food of fur seals.
But Antarctic curly sea lions probably don't eat sea urchins.
Xiang Yang tried to change his entire mind, but he couldn't remember the knowledge that Antarctic curly sea lions would eat sea urchins.
"Mr. Gao, there are no sea urchins on the fleet. If you want to feed these two seals, just feed them some krill. But it's better to be careful and don't get too close to these two fur seals." Gao Chuang's assistant said to Gao Chuang with concern.
Gao Chuang nodded. "Forget it if there are no sea urchins. Don't worry, I know my limits and won't get close to these two guys. If there are sea urchins, I will just throw two away from them."
Although Gao Chuang still has a childish nature, he pays more attention to safety.
There is no way he would treat safety as a joke just because of his little hobby.
"Assign two people to wear protective clothing and keep a close eye on these two curly sea lions. Don't allow them to get close to our camp. The rest of you can continue fishing for Antarctic krill." Gao Chuang gave the order.
Immediately, two crew members wearing white protective suits on the boat, one carrying a gas tank, walked towards the two Antarctic curly sea lions.
Strictly speaking, these two Antarctic curly sea lions are actually more dangerous than the leopard seal that Xiang Yang and his team encountered before.
Because the danger to the leopard seal is visible, while the danger to the Antarctic curly sea lion is invisible.
Xiang Yang checked the krill bucket by bucket.
As a result, Xiang Yang discovered that under this sea area, there were not only krill, but also a large number of salps and some other smaller marine creatures.
These salps and small fish are mixed in with the numerous krill, making it difficult to choose.
"Wow, Brother Yang, come and see, we caught the cute crystal jelly sea hare." Fang Youqun suddenly shouted.
"What the hell?" Xiang Yang's first reaction was disbelief. The crystal jelly cute sea hare is a species unique to tropical coral seas. How could there be such a thing in Antarctica
Xiang Yang's face immediately darkened, "Fang Youqun, if you keep talking nonsense to me, go back to the boat."
The people around also looked at Fang Youqun with contempt, thinking that he was so uneducated that he actually said something like he had caught cute crystal jelly sea hares in Antarctica.
Chen Qingsheng said to the first mate of a drift net fishing boat in an embarrassed manner: "You know, we just came from Xisha. After that kid saw the crystal jelly cute sea hare in Xisha, he couldn't forget about it. Now he is obsessed with it."
"I understand. To be honest, the Crystal Jelly Sea Hare is indeed a very beautiful creature. I felt the same as him when I first saw it." The first mate chuckled.
Fang Youqun was mocked by others, but his face remained calm and his heart was not beating. Instead, he stiffened his neck and shouted, "I clearly caught a cute crystal jelly sea hare. If it doesn't work, you can come and see."
Xiang Yang was quite speechless. He went over to take a look and was immediately surprised. "Southern beauty."
The Southern Beauty is also called the Southern Dancer. Different from the wild style of the Spanish Dancer, the focus of the Southern Dancer is her beautiful appearance and graceful and elegant dance posture.
Although the Southern Dancer is not as famous as the Spanish Dancer, it is because the Southern Dancer is difficult to catch and the number is far lower than that of the Spanish Dancer. In fact, among ornamental fish, the Southern Dancer is more dazzling than the Spanish Dancer.
Xiang Yang stared at the Southern Dancer and took a closer look. Its appearance was indeed very similar to a crystal jelly cute sea hare, but it had a few more white patterns around it, making it look like a long skirt with rolling white edges.
"Yes, this is indeed a sea hare, but it is not a crystal jelly cute sea hare, but an ice sea hare." Xiang Yang said slowly.
The real name of the Southern Dancer should be the Ice Sixgill Sea Hare, a gastropod mollusk distributed in the cold waters south of the South Pacific.
Like the crystal jelly cute sea hare, the six-gill sea hare is not a true rabbit, but is actually a kind of manatee.
The ice six-gill sea hare that Fang Youqun found in the ground trap is about ten centimeters long and its color is as charming as ice. It is more beautiful and eye-catching than the crystal jelly sea hare that Xiang Yang saw in the glass boat when he was in Xisha.
"Southern beauty? Ice sea hare? Is there any connection between the two?" Fang Youqun asked puzzledly.
"Ice Sea Hare is its name, and Southern Beauty is its nickname. Look, don't its gill feathers look like a girl's skirt? When the Ice Sea Hare is frightened, it will shake its gill feathers quickly to swim, and it looks like a dancer swinging her skirt, so it is also called the Southern Dancer." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
"It's actually a sea hare." Gao Chuang strode over with his eyes shining. "Sea hares are rare, and many of them live in cold water droplets. It's not easy to witness it dancing with your own eyes. Xiang Yang, give me a price. I want this sea hare."
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "This trip to Antarctica was only possible thanks to your help, Mr. Gao. If you like this sea hare, just take it. Don't ask me whether I want to buy it or not."
"That won't do. Let's put things in perspective. Just name a price for this sea hare."
Xiang Yang was not a person who liked to owe favors to others, so he refused to make an offer.
But Gao Chuang also didn't like to owe favors to others. Seeing that Xiang Yang refused to make an offer, he simply made an offer on his behalf. "I'll transfer 100,000 yuan to your account later. Now I'm going to get a sea tank so that we can enjoy the dance of this sea hare together."
Xiang Yang smiled helplessly. Well, Gao Chuang had said so. What else could he do
However, Xiang Yang still repaid the favor he owed to Gao Chuang.
Because a high-end Spanish dancer costs tens of thousands of yuan, and the number of Southern dancers is even rarer than that of Spanish dancers, and they are more difficult to catch. If you really talk about the market price, you definitely cannot buy a sea hare for 100,000 yuan.
Soon, a sea tank was carried down from the boat by two crew members.
Gao Chuang fetched water from the edge of the ice floe and placed the sea hare into the ocean tank.
After changing its living environment, the sea hare immediately began to swim restlessly in the aquarium.
When it swims, its six gill feathers twist rhythmically, tumbling and twisting in a figure-8 shape in the aquarium.
When it swam around the entire aquarium, it completed a figure 8. Then, it immediately turned around in one direction and started dancing the figure 8 in the opposite direction.
After watching for a while, Xiang Yang was slightly surprised. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, it would have been hard for him to believe that the dance of this sea hare was so beautiful. Although it was gentle, it was very powerful, just like a professional dancer.