"What are these big guys doing? Why did they suddenly lean up?" Shaq asked in surprise.

The propeller of the ship was slowly slowing down, but the Melon Princess was still moving forward firmly. Compared with the weight and inertia of the ship, the resistance of the sea water was too small.

The sea monster asked loudly: "BoSs, do you want to turn on the hydraulic reverse drive?"

The ship does not have brakes, but the propeller can run in the reverse direction and turn the ship, which is also a good way to slow down. However, the owners do not need to use it as much as possible, which consumes diesel, especially for giant ships like the Melon Princess.

Qin Shiou waved his hand and said, "Just turn off the propeller gradually and don't be hit by the propeller. I don't think these guys are so stupid that they will hit our ship from the front."

Shaq asked again, "I don't understand, why did they suddenly come up?"

"That's why there are so many ships that hurt whales." Winnie said, lifting her DSLR camera to start taking photos. It is rare for Arctic right whales to grow.

Qin Shiou shook his head and said, "No, the whales were hit by the boat, not because they saw the boat and were curious and came up to watch it. They were injured by accident. The reason for them was that they underestimated the ship and did not hide in time."

The ocean is vast, but there are many ships and many whales of all kinds. Although the ship accidentally hurts whales, the chances of both sides colliding are not small, especially blue whales, which are often injured.

The reason why whales were accidentally injured is similar to birds hitting planes. Why do birds hit the planes? Because the factor they judged is distance. When the plane was flying at high speed, when the birds first discovered them, they felt that this guy was still far away from me, so I don’t have to worry about it.

But the jets were too fast. When they found out that this guy was not far from me, the next second they met!

Why don’t whales avoid ships? Because they have few natural enemies, and are large and not slow, they lack the idea of ​​“escape” in their consciousness.

Take these blue whales as an example. They can reach 30 meters in length and weigh more than 200 tons. They can swim at a stable speed of 20 kilometers per hour in water, and can reach 50 kilometers per hour in a short period of time. Such powerful ability destined that it will not encounter any natural enemies in the long run, so the blue whales respond to threats in a unique way.

Blue whales have good vision. They can find ships blocking the way early, but they have no idea of ​​avoiding them, believing that ships will change their routes after discovering them, and even sharks choose this way.

Until the ship approaches, they find that the guys on the sea are bigger than themselves. When they need to avoid it, it is too late, because their habitual evasion actions are not to wander, but to choose to dive.

However, the whale dives very slowly, at an average of half a meter per second, so an accident like a bird collision occurred. It would be difficult for the ship to avoid it when it came to the front.

Qin Shiou was very good at being a teacher and told Winnie, but Winnie didn't listen at all and kept taking photos. She didn't even care about the stroller.

There was no way out, so the Qin Daren had to grab his daughter's stroller to take care of the little girl.

When the little girl saw everyone looking out, she tried hard to poke her head, but she couldn't stand up, so she still couldn't see anything. She could only call her dad in a hurry.

The ship is running at sea, and it is possible that a big wave will cause the hull to bump, so Qin Shiou will not allow the little girl to leave the stroller when it is absolutely safe.

These Arctic right whales are all big, 15 to 18 meters in size. Old whales can grow up to 21 meters. Their backs are very wide, which is why their name comes from. If a group of right whales stir up trouble around the Princess, then this ship is a giant. But it will still be affected.

Right whales are one of the overlords in the North Atlantic because they have big chunks, and you should know that because their hometown is in the Arctic, these guys have very thick layers of fat and have strong tolerance for pain. Hitting a fishing boat from the side is like tickling for them.

Fortunately, this kind of whale is very gentle. It is a foodie and will not actively attack large animals and plants, but this is enough for the fishermen to be frightened.

After swimming to the side of the Melon Princess, the whales made a difficult move, which was to stand up vertically in the sea water, revealing half of their heads on the water surface.

This also continued, several large whales exposed their half-pull heads, and then their heads slowly rotated. After a round, two of them returned to the sea. The rest no longer turned, but focused on looking at the ship in front of them.

Wennie was amused by the silly movements of the right whales, and she asked, "Hey, what are they doing? Are they performing? Hurry, Shaq, go and drag some herring sections out of the cabin, I'm going to feed them."

Qin Shiou frightened her and said, "Don't do anything randomly. This is called floating peeping. It is a way for whales to observe the surrounding environment and their opponents. It's like lions hiding in the grass to watch food. In fact, they are just observing us to see if we can eat it!"

Winnie didn't manage the fishing ground very much and didn't know much about the things on the sea. After listening to Qin Shiou's words, she took it seriously and subconsciously said: "Does whales still eat people?"

Shaq laughed and said, "No, whales' food does not include above the water surface. The purpose of doing this is to ensure the safety of the water surface environment and then float up to breathe. In addition, they sometimes check whether there are any new and fun things, and then return to their partners to share and communicate."

After saying that, he added: "Right whales are very smart, and they make many kinds of calls."

Floating peeping is a method for whales to observe the environment. Many whales do it, but they are best at killer whales, which are the legendary orcas of the ocean. However, killer whales are really looking for food. They will check whether there are seals, sea lions, walruses and other things on the islands on the sea surface. These are all delicious food.

Shaq waved, the crane started, and a large box of fish were caught, which was used to prepare to serve as bait to catch king crabs and sea fish in the North Atlantic.

The boxes were poured over the sea, and countless fish pieces were scattered into the water. The right whales were frightened and sank into the water. After a while, their figures appeared on the sea surface, slowly swimming and competing for the fish pieces.

The herring blocks in the fishing ground are the best bait for the big fish. They contain sea god energy and are very attractive to them.

The right whales probably had never eaten such delicious food in their lives. Seven big fishes surrounded them, and even the little whales were fighting for it, opening their mouths and sucking water into their mouths.

I was so happy to eat that an out-of-right whale suddenly poked out its head. It first opened its mouth and made a dull "moothing" sound, and then two torrents of water spray holes on its head spewed out! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!