Elephant seals are very cute, even if they are harassed by lively Adélie penguins from time to time.

Everyone still stayed where they were, craning their necks to look at the elephant seals and taking photos from time to time.

Watching the elephant seals, an hour and a half passed quickly.

It is almost noon, and everyone needs to board the ship to eat and rest, and then set off to the next landing point. They will soak in the hot springs at the next landing point and experience the feeling of ice and fire.

The temperature today has increased compared to yesterday. The thermometer hanging on the boat shows that the temperature has now reached 6 degrees Celsius.

This weather is already very warm for Antarctica, especially when there is no wind outside, making it very suitable for human activities.

Lin Qiyan was still as cold as a quail in the morning, but now he was in high spirits, holding a telescope and observing the situation on land with great interest.

After Lu Ao finished his meal, Song Zhou hadn't come back yet, so he simply went to the deck to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Antarctic continent with Lin Qiyan.

"looking at what?"

"Penguins." Lin Qiyan handed a telescope to Lu Ao, held up another, and said, "The Adélie penguins seem to be bullying the emperor penguins."

"Huh?" Lu Ao looked in his direction and realized that what he said was true. Farther away from where they landed, several Adélie penguins were chasing and pecking the emperor penguin chicks.

It's really too far there, and it's already close to another coastline.

Those Adélie penguins caught the Emperor penguin chicks and pecked them hard. The Emperor penguin chicks were surrounded back to back in a circle. It seemed that they could only avoid it and had no other options.

"What's going on with these penguins?"

Lin Qiyan muttered, not understanding how such a small Adélie penguin could bully the much larger Emperor penguin chicks.

Those cubs are so disappointing. When faced with Adélie penguins that are smaller than themselves, they still only know how to hide. They even fall over after taking a few steps.

Lu Ao also saw it.

He didn't study penguins deeply, and he didn't know what was going on with these penguins.

They can't get involved in a penguin fight of this level.

The two of them stood on the deck and watched for a long time. The Adélie penguins kept chasing and pecking the emperor penguins.

The members of the scientific expedition team had all finished taking samples on the deck. They turned around and saw that the two of them were still there. The members of the scientific expedition team couldn't help but lean down and get in front of them, "What are you looking at? You are looking at it with so much interest."

"Look at the penguins." Lin Qiyan handed him the telescope, "I don't know what's going on, but the Adélie penguins are bullying the emperor penguins."

The scientific expedition team member took the binoculars to see the situation clearly and smiled, "Adélie penguins are notoriously domineering. Is it strange that they bully emperor penguins?"

"The emperor penguins don't resist, either?"

"Emperor penguins have a docile temperament to a certain extent. Emperor penguin chicks are even more docile and can't resist."

Another scientific expedition team member interjected, "The Adélie penguins bullying the emperor penguins this time is not just a prank. They want to drive the emperor penguins into the water."

"Ah?" Lin Qiyan looked puzzled.

Lu Ao also turned to look at him.

The scientific expedition member made gestures and said: "About five kilometers away from here, a large iceberg slipped, blocking the way for Adélie penguins to feed. They may want to drive away the emperor penguins and occupy this area as a source of food.

New launch location.”

"Ah?" The scientific expedition team member who originally spoke touched his head, "Why didn't I know?"

"Maybe you didn't pay attention to the paper just published last week."

Lu Ao asked: "Does this situation have a big impact on Adélie penguins?"

The scientific expedition team member shook his head, "There was no specific observation data behind the paper I read at that time, and I haven't read the news for several days. I don't know if there are any follow-up papers. Logically speaking, the impact should not be particularly big, at least.

It won’t affect this ethnic group too much.”

While they were discussing, the scientific research ship started sailing.

The research ship will head to its next destination.

Lin Qiyan looked at the group of penguins from a distance.

The penguins in the distance have turned into black dots and can no longer be seen clearly.

He felt a little heavy, "Is it common for icebergs to slide?"

"It's quite common. It's not summer here right now. The weather has become very warm in the past ten years. Icebergs are melting much faster than usual. Large icebergs fall almost every summer."

The scientific expedition team member sighed, "Don't look at it. It looks like there are Adélie penguins all over the mountains and plains here. In fact, their number is only about 30% of what it was ten years ago."

"Isn't there any way to protect them?"

"Not currently." The scientific expedition team member said helplessly, "Global warming is a very complex proposition. It is not only a human problem, but also involves the operation of the entire earth system. Do you know about glacial periods and interglacial periods?"

Lu Ao and Lin Qiyan both nodded.

"Some people believe that we have entered a new 'interglacial period' now, so the climate has been warming. This global warming will inevitably lead to drastic ecological changes, regardless of human will."

Lin Qiyan couldn't help but asked, "Can't we do anything?"

"That's not true. There are not so many scientists around the world working hard for this. You see, we don't just come here to drink the cold wind when we are full. We are all for scientific research."

Another scientific research team member hugged his neck and said, "Aren't you the same? Coming all the way here to record this program, doesn't it have a certain role in promoting people's understanding of Antarctica and protecting the earth?"

The research team members are very friendly.

Neither Lin Qiyan nor Lu Ao was comforted much.

The two of them shuffled back to their respective cabins for a lunch break, feeling a little frustrated.

Lu Ao returned to the cabin feeling a little depressed. Song Zhou had already returned.

Seeing that he was not in a good mood, Song Zhou came over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"We were just talking about the impact of global warming on penguins." Lu Ao walked in side by side with him. "The scientific research team said that now is the interglacial period, global warming is a major trend, and we may usher in a wave of biological extinction."

Song Zhou looked at him, "It's not that bad. The world is always changing, including the environment and climate. Sometimes it changes in a direction that is unfavorable to mankind, and sometimes it changes in a direction that is beneficial..."

Lu Ao raised his eyes and whispered: "I don't understand something."

Song Zhoudao: "Just like our existence, we are originally part of this world. When we actively play a role, to some extent, we can change the world."

Seeing that he was still depressed, Song Zhou pinched the back of his neck and softened his tone, "Humans may become more pessimistic when looking at something in a magnified manner, but overall, the situation is still within control."

Lu Ao raised his hand.

Song Zhou put his arm around his shoulders and said: "Both humans and non-humans are working hard for this. The abnormal personnel supervision agency is eliminating these abnormal factors. The humans who lead the human race still have a certain spectrum in this regard. Don't worry.

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"Oh." Lu Ao sat on the chair, resting his chin on his arms, looking at him, "Can non-human beings like us interfere with the environment?"

"That's not called interfering with the environment. We are part of the environment. The concept of the environment is much bigger than we think. We can exert some positive influence on it."

Lu Ao thought about it for a while, and felt like he understood it, but he didn't seem to understand it at the same time.

Song Zhou pulled him up and said, "It's time for you to take a nap."

Lu Ao took advantage of the situation and hung on Song Zhou's shoulder, "Together."

"good."

Lu Ao was being carried away by him, and then he thought, "How are the geese and Pang Dun at home?"

"Don't worry, I just fed him." Song Zhou put him on the bed, "The fat man has grown a little bigger visibly to the naked eye."

Lu Ao felt a little more relaxed, "Is it so exaggerated?"

"You'll know when you go back and take a look in a few days. Now go to sleep."

Lu Ao was pinned down on the bed, so he had to take off his coat and pants, throw them to the end of the bed, wrap himself in a quilt and prepare to sleep.

Song Zhou came up to accompany him.

Lu Ao shrank into Song Zhou's arms and slept soundly smelling his breath.

They wouldn't be able to reach the hot spring spot until late in the evening, so Lu Ao set the alarm clock for 4:30 p.m.

However, Lu Ao was awakened not by the alarm clock in the afternoon, but by the sound of rain.

The rain was heavy and fast, hitting the walls of the ship, mixing with the sound of the waves, and the sound was very special.

Lu Ao has an instinctive concern for rain.

He turned over and sat up, looking at the sky outside the window.

The Antarctic continent is now in the polar day phase. It has been daytime for the two days they sailed around Antarctica. Before taking a nap, it was still very bright outside the window.

It's completely different now.

He looked out the window and saw dark clouds in the sky, heavy raindrops hitting the sea and outside the ship, and the waves below were undulating. In the distance, there were wandering albatrosses and Antarctic skuas flying in the wind and rain, which looked very pitiful.

Lu Ao didn't expect that the weather would change when he woke up, let alone that it would rain in Antarctica.

The weather in Antarctica is too cold. It usually snows and rarely rains, let alone such heavy rain.

I guess it's been raining moderately.

"What's going on?" Lu Ao got up, picked up the clothes from the bed and put them on briefly, frowning and asked, "Why did it rain so heavily all of a sudden?"

Song Zhou looked at the rain outside the boat with him, "Maybe it's because the weather is warm."
To be continued...