Survival in the Biome
living in the wilds
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We didn't want to accidentally destroy ecosystems by unearthing creatures' habitats and digging deeply into the ground. Disheartened, we slumped against the rough bark of a baobab tree for a few minutes and contemplated on how we would survive. Suddenly, the geographer uttered a sharp yelp - a mass of black and white was slowly ambling towards the right. We leaped to our feet and quietly slipped into the herd, trying hard to by very inconspicuous.
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After a quarter of an hour, we began to see a variety of animals, like buffalo, antelope, and even some lions, heading towards the same place the zebras seemed to be going to (click here for the full list).
At last, we reached the watering hole. Predators and prey alike were lapping up the cool water in the heat of Africa. Greedily, the meteorologist began to scoop it up with some canteens she had in her pack to drink later using our water purifier. The geographer then proposed a better idea.
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The second basic human need is food. Now that we were right next to the water hole at its peak time, the botanist, cringing, decided to kill some game to eat and store for later. With our rifle (the geographer turned out to have learned how to shoot a gun accurately when she was young) and hatchet, we killed and skinned the following:
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(Left) We got all the nutrients that we needed from the versatile variety of edibles.
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Our home was tested one day when an especially heavy downpour descended upon us. We all scrambled back and slammed the metal lid (made out of airplane scraps) down. We huddled against the dead-grass floor, and when the pounding stopped, we let out a cheer - our shelter worked! This would be the perfect settlement for us, in the wet and the dry seasons.
Now the only thing left to do would be to protect ourselves from dangers, both biotic and abiotic, lurking nearby. |