Live Streaming: Great Adventure in the Wilderness-Chapter 805 - 801: Taming the Camel (Part 2)

"In order to tame the camels, ancient humans thought of many methods and expended a lot of energy, finally discovering the technique of piercing their noses with a nose stick and using reins."

"The nose is the most sensitive organ on an animal, rich in nerves, especially for camels with a keen sense of smell; the nose is their weak spot, so leading them by the nose makes the camel mild and compliant."

"The wooden stick used in camels' noses, called a nose stick in Mongolian, is generally made from tough woods or antlers such as red bursting wood tips, red willow, yellow elm, or sheep horns. Even if these wood-made nose sticks break, they won't harm the camel's nose."

In the desert, Bi Fang held down the camel's sack, shifted his backpack upwards to block the line of sight, revealing the camel's jaw area simultaneously.

The camel snorted loudly, its large canine teeth visible on its lips, appearing extremely fierce.

[No wonder it could impersonate a tiger's teeth, they're so big]

[If it bites someone, won't it leave several blood holes? I'm kind of scared]

[Watching Old Fang reach out, it feels like seeing a crocodile open its mouth at the circus]

During the removal of the backpack, the camel showed some resistance, but Bi Fang firmly controlled it.

"Most herbivores cannot exert much force when fully lying on the ground, mainly due to their body structure."

"Bulky bodies coupled with long, thin limbs result in a high center of gravity, but they virtually have no muscles below their knees to provide sufficient strength, making it easy for us to hold them down."

Bi Fang formed a rope loop, carefully passing it through the camel's mouth, and tightened it to prevent the camel from biting people.

"In the desert, some seemingly trivial wounds, if not promptly treated, might develop into desert sores, with the injured area becoming painful and swollen, potentially worsening to the point of being unable to walk..."

"We must be careful to avoid sustaining any injuries."

[Impressive]

[This is what a man should do]

[Master Fang is my idol]

After Bi Fang had successfully fitted the nose ring, the first step was completed very smoothly.

Just as Bi Fang had described, the camel showed little reaction to having the nose ring, as if the extra piece of wood in its nose hardly made any difference.

Next came the reins.

"In Mongolian, Benrenteg is the rein used for leading camels, one end fastened to the camel's nose stick, the other held by the herdsman."

"It plays an important role in camel gear, hence herdsmen strictly avoid casually tossing aside or misplacing the reins, and when not in use, they are neatly hung on the west side of the yurt."

After fastening the reins, Bi Fang pulled a rope fabric package from his bag, opened it up, and it took the form of some kind of cage.

"What I hold in my hands is called Daomuge, essentially a muzzle for male camels, preventing them from biting other camels or burping. In many places, colorful fabric strips are sewn onto it to make the Daomuge more vibrant."

"When camels spit foam to show dominance, the colorful strips create a vivid contrast, making the male camel appear more imposing, forming a unique aesthetic taste."

With the nose ring, muzzle, and reins in place, all the tools for leading the camel were complete.

If a saddle were installed last, it would be fully ready for riding.

Tools may be superficial, but riding a camel ultimately relies on the camel's own training and temperament, and Bi Fang had merely completed a superficial project.

"Next would be towing and training while lying down, but it's getting dark now, so we should find a place to spend the night quickly or head back the way we came. However, before that, I need to help it stand up."

Camels are not like elephants which, when they fall, cannot stand up at all; it just takes more effort.

But without being able to see, it dares not move, and removing its blindfold would drive it crazy, so Bi Fang had to help it stand and then lead its movements.

Bi Fang found another piece of cloth to replace his backpack, then used his tools to make a small shovel and began digging around the camel.

"Given that we are surrounded by sandy terrain, getting the camel to stand is relatively simple; just dig out the sand beneath it, and it will naturally stand up."

Clouds of sand were lifted and piled around, gradually changing the angle of the camel's body.

From lying completely flat to thirty degrees, forty degrees...

By the time Bi Fang pulled the reins from a sixty-degree slope to help it up, the sky had completely darkened.

It had taken a whole day just to catch this camel.

A trace of coolness rose in the air.

"The temperature difference between day and night in the Sahara Desert can average 42℃, meaning forty degrees during the day and possibly minus two degrees at night. I can already feel the chill, and I suspect the current temperature might be only eight or seven degrees and still dropping."

Night had just fallen, and the temperature had dropped so rapidly.

Many viewers found this quite incredible.

It was a "sharp" drop indeed.

"Many people think the reason for the large diurnal temperature range in deserts is because sand has a low specific heat capacity."

"During the day, the top layer of sand quickly absorbs light and heat and then releases it back into the air, overheating the air and causing the temperature to soar. At night, most of the heat in the sand quickly dissipates, thereby cooling the surrounding environment."

"However, this phenomenon alone doesn't fully explain why the temperature drops so sharply at night, or is just one of the reasons, but if you experience it yourself, you know the cooling is incredibly fast."

The blindfolded camel obediently followed the towing.

Bi Fang deliberately extended the reins to three meters to prevent the camel from suddenly lashing out.

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"The main reason for the sharp change in desert temperatures is that desert air is very dry, with low rainfall and few clouds, unable to absorb the sun's heat radiation, so the daytime temperature in the desert is very high, like in Chile's Atacama Desert where the humidity is almost zero."

"The water vapor in the air acts like a huge, invisible blanket, wrapping the heat on the ground and preventing it from escaping into the atmosphere."

"Air with high humidity also requires more energy to heat up, which means that heat dissipation and cooling of the surrounding environment also takes more time."

"This is the underlying reason why the diurnal temperature variation in the desert is so great."

"Furthermore, because the temperature drops too quickly, people often can't react in time, leading to hypothermia. If no warming measures are taken, it could quickly become life-threatening, which is why the cold in deserts, though not as severe as in high-latitude regions, remains deadly."

"If it were a normal crossing, I might choose to find a place to rest as soon as possible, but to avoid accidents and to tame the camel early, let's continue to travel through the night today."

Under the starry sky, Bi Fang led the blindfolded camel out of the desert.