At first, Fang Youqun didn't understand what Xiang Yang meant.
After thinking for a while, Fang Youqun was surprised and said, "Brother Yang, do you mean that adult humpback whales will not care whether the humpback whale calf is their offspring or not, as long as the humpback whale calf is in danger, they will come forward to help?"
Xiang Yang nodded. "In theory, this is the case. Every humpback whale calf has a large number of adult humpback whales as guards. As long as a young humpback whale appears, there will often be a lot of adult humpback whales active in the surrounding waters. Whenever a humpback whale calf is in danger, no matter what creature it is, there will be a large number of humpback whale guards coming to help."
Humpback whale calves do have escorts from adult humpback whales.
Adult humpback whales protect their non-biological calves to a degree that most animals do not.
Humpback guards work with the calf's parents to defend against ocean predators, including killer whales.
Sometimes these guards would rush towards the killer whale ahead of the humpback whale calf, and sometimes they would stand between the killer whale and the calf, slapping its tail and fins.
What kind of relationship exists between these guard whales and their calves, and what benefits they gain from protecting their calves, is still unknown.
Based on the results of the study, scientists believe that killer whales may gather off the coast of Western Australia every year to hunt young humpback whales.
Humpback whales usually give birth to one calf every two years, so the death of each calf is a huge loss to the humpback whale population. Therefore, all adult humpback whales have the habit of protecting the calf of the population.
"So, Big Head and Two Head are actually the guards of the humpback whale calf? And there may be more humpback whale guards gathering in this sea area soon?" Fang Youqun asked puzzledly.
Xiang Yang nodded, "In theory, that's right."
Fang Youqun wanted to ask something else, but was interrupted by Xiang Yang.
"Okay, stop talking and watch carefully first."
In fact, Xiang Yang felt that the humpback whale calf was not absolutely safe.
It is too small, only the size of a calf, and cannot even withstand a killer whale. It may even die if it is bitten by a killer whale.
And those seven killer whales were so ferocious that they dared to charge even in the presence of four adult humpback whales.
According to Xiang Yang's understanding of killer whales, killer whales are extremely smart and they rarely do things without certainty. Since they dare to charge, they must be certain of their ability. Either they are extremely confident in their own strength, or they have some backup plan. For example, not far away, there is actually another group of killer whales heading this way.
“Woo—”
Just as Xiang Yang was thinking, a huge whale cry like a whistle came from a ship on the sea.
Among the four adult humpback whales, the smallest one, Bighead, rushed to the front of the seven killer whales first. It opened its mouth wide, made a low and melodious whale cry, then gathered all its strength and rammed hard into the largest killer whale.
The collision was so powerful that a huge white wave appeared on the sea. Xiang Yang had no doubt whether he could survive if he was hit.
The largest killer whale obviously knew that it could not withstand the impact of an adult humpback whale, so it flapped its tail quickly and swam to the side, narrowly avoiding the big-headed whale's head.
Xiang Yang secretly said what a pity.
Just when Xiang Yang thought that Big Head's attack had failed and he was about to fall into a passive position, Big Head suddenly swung his huge tail fin, which was as big as a bed board, and slammed it hard on the huge killer whale.
“Bang!”
It was like the sound of a textbook hitting someone's back, amplified countless times and spread to the surrounding sea, finally reaching Xiang Yang's ears clearly.
The killer whale that was hit by the big head had its eyes bulged out, its huge body flattened visibly, and then it shook all over, and then it sank to the bottom of the sea.
"No, it can't be, the killer whale was killed by Big Head just after the first encounter?" Fang Youqun shouted in shock.
At this moment, Fang Youqun was extremely disappointed with the killer whale. After all, it was known as the God of Ocean War, but it was killed instantly by a humpback whale in just one encounter. The title of God of Ocean War was too exaggerated.
"Won't."
Xiang Yang shook his head. "Although the killer whale's fighting power is far inferior to that of the humpback whale, it is not a small character. It is not so easy for it to die."
Sure enough, the next moment, Xiang Yang saw the killer whale surface again.
That guy seemed to be dying just a moment ago, swimming towards the bottom of the sea. When he appeared again, he became full of energy again. He appeared behind Big Head, opened his bloody mouth and bit Big Head's tail.
Xiang Yang's heart suddenly tightened.
Given the sharpness of killer whale teeth, if the killer whale were to be bitten, even if Big Head didn't die, he would definitely be seriously injured.
But soon, Xiang Yang found that his worries were unnecessary.
The big head was seen swinging its huge tail fin rapidly towards the killer whale's head.
If it was hit this time, not only would the killer whale's teeth be broken, but it would at least be knocked to the bottom of the sea again.
The killer whale obviously didn't dare to confront it head-on, so it quickly swung its tail, swam forward for a while, and then bit the big head on the back.
Immediately, a row of teeth marks appeared on Big Head's back, and blood began to flow out.
At the same time, the killer whale was hit again by Big Head's huge tail, and this time it hit the side of the killer whale. Immediately, the killer whale was hit sideways by Big Head.
The huge impact force caused the killer whale's skin to burst instantly, and the blood immediately dyed a large area of the sea red.
The killer whale also lost its fighting power in an instant. In addition to black and white, its body now showed a third color. Its skin was cracked and half of its body was covered in blood. It looked extremely scary.
"Captain." Fang Youqun exclaimed in a low voice.
Xiang Yang shook his head. "It's okay. Humpback whales and killer whales often fight. Bighead was only bitten on the back by the killer whale. The flesh wasn't even torn. He's definitely not dead."
"What about the killer whale?" Fang Youqun asked.
"I don't think he will die." Xiang Yang said unconfidently.
Humpback whales have very strong striking and slapping abilities, so it is normal for a killer whale to have its skin torn after being hit by one. Generally, a killer whale will be fine after being hit by a humpback whale, at most the skin will be cracked and injured, which will heal in a few days.
However, this killer whale was hit on the side of its abdomen by the humpback whale, which may have injured its internal organs.