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Liu Wei returned to the shore and took a breath.

Pats rushed over and asked with concern: "Liu! Are you okay?"

Liu Wei smiled slightly, "Professor Patters, let me show you something good!"

The microcomputer of the diving live broadcast equipment clearly recorded the entire process of Liu Wei's discovery of the cave. The claw marks captured by the audience in the live broadcast room were particularly clear.

Pats was shocked at first.

His thoughts were consistent with Liu Wei's. It was indeed not a suitable location for crocodiles to nest.

However, his attention was quickly attracted by these clear claw marks.

What most aroused Patters' desire to study was the size of the claw marks.

More than ten years ago, Paters also used a camera to record the claw marks left by Gustav.

"Liu! I think we should rush back to the research base!" Pats said.

Liu Wei understood what he meant and got in the car.

Back at the research base, Pats hurried into the laboratory, stood in front of the photo wall, put on his reading glasses, and searched from top to bottom along the photos with his right hand.

Finally, I found claw marks taken more than ten years ago in the lower right corner of the photo wall.

Pats originally thought that these things would never be used again. In recent years, he has focused more on the protection of Nile crocodiles.

The photo on my hand is a little yellowed, but the traces left by Gustav's crawling can still be clearly seen.

Through comparison of more than ten photos.

Pats came to a shocking conclusion, "Liu, the crocodile living in that cave might be bigger than Gustav?"

Liu Wei was stunned for a moment.

Could there be a bigger Nile crocodile in Lake Tanganyiko?

It actually proved Liu Wei's previous conjecture that the four-meter-long tank was indeed not the Crocodile King.

Pats suddenly smiled and said, "Patted Liu Wei on the shoulder, Liu, Nile crocodile is an animal that grows throughout its life. Although it grows very slowly after reaching a certain age, it has been ten years since the last time I saw Gustav." years, if it were Gustav,

So the growth over more than ten years is also very obvious! "

Liu Wei couldn't help but smile.

Both of them had just been shocked by the length of the crocodile, and had forgotten the common sense that crocodiles grow throughout their lives.

Liu Wei said with some regret: "Because the water flow is too fast, I can't get in to investigate. However, given the brutal character of the Nile crocodile, if there are objects moving around its cave, it will definitely react. It can be concluded that it should not at home!"

Pats made another guess, "Maybe he was resting at another cave entrance!"

Liu Wei agreed with him.

The craft of crocodile nesting is very complicated, and the hole at the mouth of the lake is not the only exit for the crocodile.

This could also explain the crocodile's unconventional nesting site selection.

"Professor Paters, are you sure it is Gustav now?" Liu Wei asked the most critical question.

Pats shook his head, "Based on the information found so far, it is not certain that it is Gustav, but such a large Nile crocodile has attracted worldwide attention.

Liu! We need more power to help us uncover its truth! "

"What are you going to do?" Liu Wei asked.

"I will summarize the information you found and our reasoning, put forward an academic hypothesis, and then publish it to Nature Magazine. I believe it will gain attention soon!" Pats said.

"Then I'll trouble you!" Liu Wei and Pats had the same idea. It would be difficult for them to carry out this scientific expedition alone.

Pats wrote the material.

Liu Wei is resting at the base.

Before evening, an article titled "Gustave May Still Be Alive!" was published in Nature Magazine.

"Nature Magazine" is one of the most authoritative journals in the industry, and Paters has a high reputation in the field of reptile research.

In addition, the article is well-founded and the pictures are clearly compared. All kinds of evidence point to the possibility that Gustav is alive!

soon!

Several authoritative journals in the industry, such as "Science Magazine" and "Journal of Biology", have forwarded Pats's article.

In addition, various media related to natural ecology also forwarded Pats’ article.

Liu Wei lay in bed and finished reading Pats's article, which can be said to be the most rigorous writing of academic hypotheses. He had to admire this senior's thinking and writing power.

the next morning.

Pats received the good news and knocked on Liu Wei's door excitedly.

Liu Wei was still in a daze when he woke up.

Pats said excitedly: “Liu, there will be a powerful force to help us.

The World Wildlife Federation will sponsor our scientific expedition, and my old partner, Professor Ellison, the most famous zoological expert in France, no, Europe, will bring his research team to support us! "

Liu Wei smiled, "Great!"

While the two were communicating, there was noise outside the base.

"I'll go out and take a look!" Pats turned and walked out of the door.

Liu Wei also followed.

Local residents gathered on the river bank.

"What's going on?" Pats, who was familiar with the villagers, asked as he got into the crowd.

The villagers fell silent and did not reply. They all stared at the bodies on the river bank.

Liu Wei frowned.

The body was incomplete, with only the head and right shoulder remaining, and the skull was exposed.

Liu Wei walked up to Pats: "It's been soaked in the river water for too long!"

Pats looked at the corpse and had a bad feeling.

Turning to look at Liu Wei.

They both nodded at the same time.

They thought of going together.

The shape of the body was similar to that seen in the laboratory photos.

Although it had been soaked in river water for a long time, obvious bite marks could still be seen between the skin and flesh.

Pats was all too familiar with bite marks like this.

That’s right!

It’s a crocodile bite mark!

The hypothesis that Gustav might still be alive had just been raised yesterday, and today a body washed up on the river bank.

Isn't it too much of a coincidence?

However, Liu Wei and Pats are not yet sure that it was Gustav who did it, and it may be another crocodile.

Although it is not yet the Nile crocodile's estrus period, the Nile crocodiles, who have been waiting for a year and are hungry for the arrival of the migrating army, are also extremely grumpy.

At this time, if someone enters the watershed of the protected area for activities, it is also very likely that crocodiles will attack people!

wrong!

Pats suddenly frowned again.

He couldn't help but think of several similar murders that had occurred after Gustav disappeared.

The last time was three years ago.

The last time I went there was...

Pats suddenly froze.

It was five years ago!

That is 2015!

In 2015, villagers living around Lake Tanganyiko mentioned that they had seen Gustav capture a buffalo.

At that time, the news was not widely recognized, including by Pats himself. He believed that the most likely time for Gustav to appear before disappearing was from 2007 to 2008, because in 2004, he witnessed the incident with his own eyes. For Gustav who suffered a gunshot wound, the span between the two time points was only three years, while the time span for the one in 2015 was more than ten years, which is not very rigorous.

But now, Pats has to reconsider that time point, because a murder case by a Nile crocodile coincided with that time, and his observations and discussions with Liu Wei yesterday proved that Gustave might be alive.

Pats has a creepy feeling!

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