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n291 Extreme Low Temperature, Tundra Wolf

nLooking at the footprints ahead, Bell suddenly frowned and stopped.

n“Unfortunately, this roe deer suddenly changed direction. It’s different from what we expected.”

nThis situation made it difficult for Bell to choose.

nHe was really pressed for time. The journey he had to travel every day was fixed.

nIf he continued to track this deer, he would undoubtedly waste a lot of time.

nMost importantly, he was not completely confident that he could capture the prey.

nBut Bell, who had been hungry for a day, really needed food to replenish the proteins in his body.

nIn this environment, it was very difficult to find food.

nIf he could have a hot meal, not only could he replenish his stamina, but he could also feel much better.

nIt was also a form of spiritual comfort.

nAfter some thought, Bell finally chose a compromise.

n“We can’t give up on traveling for food. But we cannot miss the food too.

nTherefore, I’ve decided to try tracking it for half an hour. If we can’t catch the prey in half an hour, we will continue to travel at full speed.”

nIn fact, Bell was still unwilling to give up.

nHis schedule was indeed tight, but food was equally important in this environment.

nHe had not eaten anything since yesterday except for a few insects.

nResisting the cold also required energy.

nIf he kept going hungry, he would only feel the weather getting colder.

nAfter making the decision, Bell held the hiking stick and continued to follow the footprints.

nThis Siberian pine forest was similar to a tropical rainforest.

nIt was also easy to get lost in the forest.

nIn this environment, once they got lost, death was almost a certainty.

nEven if the person had enough survival skills, the chances of survival were still slim if they could not find food.

nIn fact, many people thought that the coldest places on Earth should be the South Pole and the North Pole.

nAfter all, they were places where the sunlight could not reach.

nBut that was not the case.

nAlthough the South Pole and the North Pole were cold, they were still inferior to the land under Bell’s feet.

nIn winter, the daytime temperature in Siberia’s Far Eastern Plains could reach -45 °C.

nIn the evening, the average temperature was -65 °C.

nAt extreme times, it would reach a terrifying -71.2 °C.

nPerhaps some people did not know what -71.2 °C meant.

nFor example, in this temperature, once you fell into the water, you would have to climb ashore in a few seconds.

nOtherwise, you would immediately be frozen into a popsicle.

nNo one would want to try such a thing.

nEven just looking at the photo of the scene here would be enough to feel the temperature here.

nThis indirectly proved how terrifying the environment was.

nAfter walking for about 20 minutes, Bell was about to give up.

nBut at this moment, some different footprints suddenly appeared in front of him.

nBut the direction was the same as the footprints of the roe deer.

nBell looked at it and came to a conclusion.

nThese were the footprints of some tundra wolves.

nAfter coming to this conclusion, Bell stood up and said excitedly.

n“As I said before, we are not the only ones tracking this prey.

nDo you see these footprints on the ground?

nThese are the footprints left by the tundra wolves. Their goal should be the same as ours.

nThey also discovered the traces of this deer, so they followed it. ”

n“We can follow and take a look. Maybe we can find some leftovers.”

nBell did not ask for much.

nIt would be good enough if he could fill his stomach in this environment.

nAs he walked forward, he took out his dagger.

n“I just saw the audience in the live-stream asking me why I’m confident of getting leftovers.

nNormally speaking, wolves do not waste food when hunting. They usually eat their prey clean.

nBut the current environment does not allow them to do so.

nThis is -45 °C. The prey’s body will be frozen within ten minutes of death.

nWhen hunting in this situation, the tundra wolves will usually choose to eat the internal organs first.

nThen, they would start eating from the place with the most fat.

nBy the time they finish eating the remaining meat, it will be frozen solid and they will not be able to eat it.

nAfter all, they can’t start a fire like humans. ”

n“By the way, I have to say this. I’m not the first person to do this.

nThe Yakutsk people used to use this method to obtain food.

nOf course, this is not limited to the wolf pack. Brown bears are the same.”

nAlthough Bell was chatting with the audience in the live-stream, he did not stop for a moment.

nJust as he finished speaking, Bell suddenly realized that the footprints on the snow in front of him were becoming messy.

nThis meant that the tundra wolves had already attacked.

nBell became vigilant.

nHis footsteps became much lighter.

nThe key was that Bell was not sure if these tundra wolves had gone far.

nHe did not want to be the dessert of these tundra wolves.

nTundra wolves were extremely intelligent animals.

nIn addition to moving in a pack , they also knew how to use tactics.

nOf course, it was also because their intelligence was too high that the people who once lived in Siberia hated them.

nWhenever winter came and food became scarce, these tundra wolves would attack the pasture and farms in groups.

nOnly in recent years did Russia finally launch a policy.

nThey began to hunt these tundra wolves every year to control their numbers.

nThis made the residents living outside the city live in peace.

nIn fact, a dozen tundra wolves were not scary. As long as you had a shotgun, you could easily chase them away.

nBut the problem was that once there was a lack of food, these wolves would gather into packs of hundreds and thousands.

nUnless the armed forces were mobilized, these packs were impossible to resist.

nMoreover, it was because of the trouble these tundra wolves caused to the local residents that some local governments had no choice but to issue a bounty on these tundra wolves.

nA wolf could give 4000 rubles.

nWith all these measures, the number of tundra wolves was finally controlled.

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