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The alligator's body is black and shiny under the sunlight.

Liu Wei took the live broadcast mobile phone and scanned it from the head to the tail, and then returned to its mouth. He said: "I think what everyone is most interested in is the crocodile's teeth. What do you see in documentaries or movies?" The bloody scenes seen in the clip were all caused by its sharp teeth, but the crocodile’s teeth are not of much help to its eating!”

Liu Wei reached out and gently pried off the teeth arranged on the edge of the alligator's mouth. The teeth were long and numerous, and looked extremely sharp.

The alligator basking in the sun gently twisted its tail to remind Liu Wei that it didn't like humans touching it with such movements.

Liu Wei touched the alligator's head to soothe it and ensure that it would not leave because of boredom. "Brothers, all crocodile teeth are groove teeth. These teeth can grow back quickly after falling off." .

Its biggest flaw is its inability to bite and chew food, which greatly reduces the function of its strong and grown jaws.

Therefore, the alligator can only hold the food in its mouth when eating, and then swallow it whole.

When a crocodile pounces on larger land animals, it cannot bite them to death, but drags them into the water and drowns them. On the contrary, when crocodiles pounce on larger aquatic animals, they throw them onto land, causing the prey to die from lack of oxygen.

When encountering a large piece of food that cannot be swallowed, the crocodile often uses its big mouth to "clamp" the food and beat it violently on a stone or tree trunk until it is soft or broken before opening its mouth to swallow it.

If that doesn't work, it simply throws the prey aside and lets it rot naturally until it is rotten enough to be swallowed. Therefore, the alligator is also called a "scavenger" because of its habit of eating carrion.

Although the crocodile's teeth cannot chew food, it has developed a special stomach with a lot of gastric acid and high acidity, which makes the crocodile's digestive function particularly good.

Crocodiles often eat sand and stones and use them to grind food in their stomachs to facilitate digestion. This behavior is somewhat similar to that of chickens. "

After listening to Liu Wei's science popularization, the audience had many questions, which completely changed their understanding of the genus Crocodile.

Originally, in their opinion, the crocodile's teeth could tear apart any opponent. As long as the crocodile appeared in the water, the water would be dyed red with blood. They didn't expect it to eat food with such difficulty.

"All I can say is that I may have misunderstood crocodiles!"

"It's boring,

I thought Ah Wei was going to fight the alligator, but it turned out to be like an old man. It was so enjoyable! "

"It's a crocodile after all! You should sound fierce!"

"Brothers, we should also gain knowledge from the program instead of thinking about killing people every day. We are now a harmonious society."

"..."

The wooden boat was leaning against the shore, and all the alligators that were moving in the triangular bend dived into the water and disappeared. Only two alligators were left lying down and enjoying the sun.

Zhang Kui went up and took a brief note. Yang Zicrocodile slowly felt the pressure brought by humans. It twisted its body into the water, and then dived into the water.

Liu Wei said: "We have too many people, and the alligators can't adapt yet!"

Zhang Kui smiled and said: "I have done some simple data analysis. I am very lucky to encounter a group of wild alligators today. Ah Wei, you are a lucky star for wild animals!"

Liu Wei smiled and nodded. This nickname sounded good, so he happily accepted it.

Director Zhang glanced at the time and said, "It's still early, I'll take you to see the growth of the alligator we released last year!"

"It's up to you!" Liu Wei said with a smile.

The group got back in the car and drove for two hours to the westernmost part of the Alligator National Reserve in Jingxian County. The ecosystem in the west is relatively complete and is far away from the influence of the city.

Zhang Kui took Liu Wei to meet an old man named Li Jinyin, who was the "crocodile protector" they hired.

Before Li Jinyin established the Alligator National Nature Reserve, he had already had long-term contact with wild alligators in the reserve.

Although his education level is limited and he cannot analyze 123 like Liu Wei and Zhang Kui, he is emotionally invested in the alligator, and this emotion makes him very familiar and understanding of the alligator.

Liu Wei and Li Jinyin shook hands.

Li Jinyin said with a smile: "I'm just going to feed some meat to Zhupolong (the local name for alligator). I'll take you to see. The Zhupolong that was put in last year is growing very well!"

The water area where the water is released is half an hour away from Li Jinyin's home, so we can only walk.

Liu Wei learned that Li Jinyin would bring food to the alligators on time every day to deliver dinner to the alligators. Considering that the alligators that had just entered the wild would need a long time to adapt and there might be insufficient food, the reserve would hire some people familiar with the release site. Alligator villagers come to take care of them.

Arrived at the edge of the pond.

Li Jinyin chopped up some of the chicken he brought, then held the meat with tongs and shouted into the water: "Li Long, here we come, Li Long, eat the meat!"

Li Jinyin's local accent was very strong. Liu Wei didn't understand it and asked curiously: "Uncle Li, what did you shout just now?"

"Li Long, my surname is Li. I treat them like children, so I named them Li Long!"

After Li Jinyin finished speaking with a smile, the head of an alligator emerged from the water. He excitedly pointed at the alligator and said to Liu Wei: "Look, it's out!"

The smile on his face is as innocent as a child's.

The alligator that emerged from the water was not yet an adult. It stared at the people on the shore for a while, as if it was identifying Li Jinyin and the others.

"Come quickly, Li Long~" Li Jinyin called again.

The alligator swam to the shore. Li Jinyin held the food and handed it to it. It took a bite of it and then quickly got into the water.

Liu Wei asked: "Can I feed you?"

Li Jinyin smiled and said: "Of course, don't worry, it is very obedient and will not bite!"

Liu Wei took the tongs and clamped a chicken leg, and also shouted into the water: "Li Long, here we come, Li Long, it's time to eat meat!"

"Hahahaha, the same thing!"

"Awei, it's useless if you shout, people will ignore you!"

"If Ah Wei could call out the alligator, I would stand on my head and wash my hair!"

"..."

An alligator about the same size as before popped up on the other side. Like the previous one, it stared at Liu Wei and the others for a while, and then swam to the shore while watching the meat held in its pliers.

Liu Wei stretched out his hand, and the alligator raised its head to bite. Liu Wei took it away immediately, and the alligator's bite was empty. Liu Wei saw that Li Jinyin was smiling, and he guessed that teasing the alligator in this way would not be a problem.

Liu Wei handed it up again, and then pulled it back little by little. The little alligator worked hard to climb the mountain bank with its short and thick feet in conjunction with its neck, and kept staring at the food held by the pliers in Liu Wei's hand with its mouth open.

It swung its body to catch up, and Liu Wei took the pliers back. It stopped in place, with its mouth wide, as if it was begging Liu Wei: Hurry up!

"Cry with laughter! Cry with laughter!"

"Awei, you are so bad!"

"I won't let you eat, just bite me!"

"Awei, I order you to feed it quickly!"