Forester

() "Ten meters, my God, why does this piece of elephant grass grow so tall?"

"I came here a few years ago. At that time, they were only six or seven meters tall. I didn't expect that they would grow like this after not seeing them for a few years. It's simply unbelievable."

"Some time ago, it rained heavily throughout western Nepal, especially in the Bardia Royal Forest Park area. The heavy rain lasted for more than a month. Since then, the vegetation in Bardia has begun to grow crazily. Not only these elephant grasses, but also the

The vines, sal trees, and fig trees have also grown much taller."

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Biologist Mu Yan, natural resource conservation expert Peter Ackerman, and local Tharu guides Layan and Kuman, four people, rode two tall tame elephants and walked slowly through the dense forest. They looked outside the dense forest.

The tall elephant grass was talking quietly.

Mu Yan is a well-known biologist in China and has a special liking for studying ferocious wild beasts. Last month, he learned that UNESCO was going to send an international comprehensive scientific expedition team to the Bardia Royal Forest Park in Nepal, so he immediately volunteered.

, and what is encouraging is that he was successfully selected.

This is the first time Mu Yan has come to the famous Bardia Royal Forest Park, and it is also the first time he has seen such tall elephant grass. Although elephant grass is also grown in China, the highest one is only four or five meters tall. This makes

He was very surprised.

Bardia Royal Forest Park, covering an area of ​​980 square kilometers, is the largest primitive area in the Terai region of the Siwalik Mountains, a branch of the Himalayas. It is home to more than 30 rare species including Bengal tigers, Asian great one-horned rhinos and Asian elephants.

Wild animals and animal resources are very rich.

"I heard that there is a giant Asian elephant named Bhim Gaji here. I wonder if we can meet it this time."

Mu Yan sat on the back of the tame elephant, getting very excited thinking about the giant Asian elephants, Bengal tigers and Asian great one-horned rhinoceros that live here.

"Elephant king Bhim Jaji, with a shoulder height of 3.3 meters, a footprint diameter of 56 centimeters, and a weight of 6.8 tons, is the largest known Asian elephant," said Neil McCann, a well-known biologist and natural resources conservation expert.

Expert and tracker Peter Bryan had seen it from a distance a few years ago."

Conservation expert Peter Ackerman said softly.

"The largest elephant in Asia is really exciting. Guide Layang, whether I can see it or not depends entirely on you."

Mu Yan nodded happily and turned to the Tharu guide Layan.

"Mr. Mu Yan, I'll do my best, but the giant Asian elephants have a bad temper. We can't get too close to them. Otherwise, if we piss them off, they can kill us all with one charge."

Layan said in a low voice.

"Well, safety first."

La Yang's words make sense. Mu Yan has studied Asian giant elephants and knows that their charges are very terrifying. Asian giant elephants charge with all their strength and can reach speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour. The power of a behemoth weighing several tons can be imagined when charging at such a terrifying speed.

, even heavy trucks can be knocked over by it, let alone the docile elephants underneath them.

"Ouch..."

At this moment, a rumbling cry suddenly came from the dense forest in the distance.

"It's a wild elephant. It's on the left front, about 500 meters away."

"Get close carefully and don't disturb them."

Wild elephants communicate using subsonic sound waves, and their rumbling sounds are no different from the sounds coming from the dense forest ahead.

There were wild elephants nearby. Mu Yan was overjoyed and immediately ordered Layang to drive the tame elephants closer to that side.

"Professor Peter, you come over there, we spread out to avoid attracting their attention."

After saying that, Mu Yan also called Peter Ackerman and the others to touch over from the other side.

Peter Ackerman's guide Kuman heard this and then gently patted the tame elephant and walked in the direction indicated by Mu Yan.

With everything arranged, Mu Feng held up his camera, ready to capture the giant Asian elephant that came into view at any time.

500 meters was not far away. The tamed elephant slowly moved closer. After a while, several gray shadows came into Mu Feng's eyes.

"One male elephant, two female elephants, and two calves."

Mu Yan quickly pressed the camera button and took a precious picture of five wild elephants eating and spreading sand with their trunks.

"That's great. They didn't notice us sitting on the elephant sedan. Layan, can you move closer to the front? I want to take some clearer pictures."

Mu Yan put away the camera and whispered to the guide La Yang.

"OK."

Layang responded, then patted the tame elephant and guided it towards the herd in front.

100 meters away, the tame elephant stopped 100 meters away from the wild elephant group. Mu Yan picked up the camera and continued to take pictures.

The male elephant in front of us is about 2.8 meters high at the shoulders and weighs about 4.5 tons. The other two female elephants are smaller, about 2.5 meters high at the shoulders and weigh close to 4 tons. As for the two baby elephants, they were born not long ago, but they are small.

The size of a calf.

To maintain such a huge body, giant elephants need to eat about 150 kilograms a day.

"Ouch..."

At this time, the male elephant finally spotted the tame elephant a hundred meters away. It raised its head, extended its nose to sniff the smell in the air, and made a rumbling cry, as if to warn this strange animal of its kind not to stop.

Get closer.

"Mr. Mu Yan, it seems that it has discovered us and we can't get any closer. The adult elephant with the baby elephant beside him is quite bad-tempered and can be easily angered. We have to be careful."

Seeing the strange behavior of the male elephant, La Yang said in a low voice.

"Okay, let's exit slowly and don't disturb them again."

There were already more than a dozen precious photos in the camera. Mu Yan was satisfied and immediately ordered Layang to leave.

During field trips, safety comes first. Although Mu Yan wanted to get closer to these behemoths, he knew that it would be very dangerous.

Layan guided the tame elephant slowly away from the sight of the wild elephants and came to the river. Not long after, Peter Ackerman's tame elephant also followed.

"It's great. This is my first time to observe wild Asian giant elephants so close."

Peter Ackerman came over and said happily.

"Professor Peter, we will also see more giant Asian elephants, as well as Bengal tigers and Asian great one-horned rhinos. We can all see them in this forest."

Peter Ackerman was extremely excited, and Mu Yan himself was also pleasantly surprised.

"Mr. Mu Yan, let's cross the river. There are occasional Asian great one-horned rhinos over there."

Layan pointed to a beach on the other side of the river and whispered.

"Okay, let's go take a look."

Hearing that there might be an Asian giant one-horned rhinoceros there, Mu Yan was extremely excited.

Not long after, the two tame elephants, one behind the other, waded across the river and came to the beach. Mu Yan leaned down and carefully identified the footprints on the ground.

"There are many footprints here. The plum blossom-shaped ones are those of deer, those of Asia's great one-horned rhino, and those of Bengal tigers. It seems that the wild animals nearby come here to replenish their body fluids."

"Hey, look at the clear outline of the Asian great one-horned rhino's footprints. They must have been left not long ago. The footprints are so big, so they must be a huge creature."

Mu Yan was overjoyed when he saw the fresh footprints. He immediately called La Yang to stop, and he slowly landed on the ground along the tame elephant's trunk. Then, he leaned down and carefully observed the series of footprints on the ground.

"This Asian great one-horned rhinoceros should be not far over there. Let's rush over and have a look."

Mu Yan pointed towards the upstream direction of the river and murmured.

The two tame elephants walked more than 2,000 meters up the river. Mu Yan suddenly heard a rumbling roar not far ahead. The sound was deafening and extremely high-pitched.

"Hurry...there's a giant Asian elephant ahead."

Mu Yan was inexplicably excited and asked La Yang to hurry up.

"My God, it's so huge. Could it be the Elephant King Bhim Jaji?"

In the elephant grass by the river, Mu Yan saw a huge beast, even bigger than the male elephant just now, with a shoulder height of almost more than 3.4 meters.

Mu Yan was inexplicably surprised.

"It's attacking an Asian great one-horned rhinoceros!"

Peter Ackerman's tamed elephant followed closely, and he was seen standing up with the help of the sedan chair, looking over there, and suddenly shouted in surprise.

Mu Yan immediately stood up and saw the elephant grass in the distance. The huge Asian giant elephant was swinging its long trunk and roaring angrily at the Asian giant one-horned rhinoceros, which was much shorter than it.

The black Asian giant one-horned rhinoceros is also surprisingly big, with a body length of more than 4 meters. It also seems to be very angry. It shakes the thick and hard big horn at the front of its nose and roars angrily,

Not to be outdone.

Mu Yan immediately picked up the camera and quickly took a series of shots.

At this moment, the Asian great one-horned rhinoceros, which was forced to retreat by the giant Asian elephant, suddenly roared and charged towards the giant Asian elephant.

"Ouch..."

The majesty of the king of the forest could not be challenged. The giant Asian elephant roared and launched a charge.

Two ferocious giant beasts ran wildly with their hooves raised. In an instant, the elephant grass was filled with dust and the ground was shaking. Even from a distance, Mu Yan could feel the huge body of the tame elephant beneath him trembling slightly. It was very uneasy.

Bang!

There was a loud noise, and the two behemoths collided crazily. The Asian giant one-horned rhinoceros was slightly less powerful, and its huge body was slightly shaken by the huge impact. However, its thick skin and flesh did not suffer any trauma.

Although the long tusks of the Asian giant elephant are extremely sharp when charging rapidly, the defensive power of the Asian great one-horned rhino's skin folds, which are like thick armor, is also quite amazing.

In the first collision, the Asian giant elephant was slightly better.

Seeing that the Asian great one-horned rhinoceros blocked its charge, the Asian giant elephant was very angry. It jumped to the side of the rhinoceros and tried to pick it up with its long tusks.

The Asian great one-horned rhinoceros is not stupid either. Seeing the Asian giant elephant attacking its flank, it immediately turned around to face the enemy.

Bang……

After a close collision, the Asian great one-horned rhinoceros shook its head and took a few steps back. Obviously, it was at a disadvantage this time.

Taking another step forward, the giant Asian elephant raised its head and roared, continuing to hit its opponent while making a deafening rumbling sound.

Although the black skin of the Asian great one-horned rhinoceros is extremely tough, the skin between the skin folds is very delicate. The giant Asian elephant hit it many times, and its long tusks finally penetrated the delicate parts of the skin, injuring its internal organs.

The injured Asian great one-horned rhinoceros finally became timid and frightened. It whined and turned around and ran into the elephant grass, running for its life.

The victorious Asian giant raised its head and roared, and its pair of bloody tusks looked particularly bright and dazzling under the sunlight.

It's so scary, so shocking.

The tyrannical collision of the ferocious beast deeply shocked Mu Yan. His heart was beating faster than ever before.

But at this moment, the giant elephant suddenly turned around and looked towards them. Its long trunk was swinging in the air, as if it was sniffing the air.

Layan let out a strange scream and slapped the tame elephant under his seat desperately, forcing it to leave quickly.

Seeing this scene, Mu Feng felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Oh my god, it...it found us, go away, go away."

Peter Ackerman shouted hysterically on the side.

The two tame elephants turned around and rushed towards the river quickly.

At the same time, the giant Asian elephant in the distance let out a rumbling roar, and then Mu Yan saw it charging towards this side.

The charge with a speed of over 40 kilometers per hour shook the earth.

"It's over, we can't run away."

Peter Ackerman's guide Kuman howled and immediately jumped up from the elephant's neck.

ah……

But the tame elephant was also running wildly. Cuman jumped down in a hurry. Not only did he fail to escape, but he broke a leg. He got up wailing, dragging his broken leg that could not touch the ground, and ran towards him in panic.

There was a thicket of grass on one side, and he wanted to escape.

Ouch...

The elephant bush was close at hand, but he could never run into it because the giant Asian elephant had already discovered him and rushed towards him.

ah……

The long tusks pierced Cuman's body, and blood spattered everywhere.

Ouch…….

The giant elephant roared, shook its head and threw Cuman out of the ivory, and then rushed madly towards Peter Ackerman who was lagging behind.

The huge body collided, and Peter Ackerman and his tamed elephant were immediately knocked high into the air, and then fell far away.

A tame elephant weighing several tons was easily knocked away by it. How powerful is this giant elephant?

After knocking Peter Ackerman away, the giant elephant refused to give up and charged at Mu Yan and Layan's tamed elephants.

With a loud bang, the tame elephant was also thrown away, and Mu Yan was blown far away by the terrifying force.

From the moment he was thrown away to the moment he landed, Mu Yan's mind went blank. Even the pain of broken chest ribs and shattered leg bones couldn't make him wake up for even a moment.

The wails of people, the whine of tame elephants, and the rumbling roar of the king of the forest intertwined together at the edge of the creek, and Mu Yan fainted.