When it comes to Africa, you may feel that it is relatively poor, people are still living in the water, in fact, the real African life is not as hard as you think, because the African continent is full of food, these are the treasures given by nature, so living in Africa can not farm, hungry as long as you go out hunting can get food, so from a certain point of view, living in Africa is happy.
If you know more about geography, you will know that the African continent is located near the equator, which leads to a very dry part of Africa, water is very scarce for the animals and plants living on this land, especially in the dry season, the dry season here is very long, in order to survive in this land, you must learn how to deal with the dry season, many animals and plants have evolved their own special functions.
For example, a fish called "lungfish" in Africa, when the dry season comes, it will burrow into the soil and enter the "summer sleep" state, at this time the lungfish will be dried with the soil, life is like being pressed the pause button, quietly waiting for the arrival of the rainy season, this can wait for four or five years, as long as it encounters water, it will wake up and start a new life, as long as it is not an extreme dry season, African lungfish can generally carry it.
In addition, a plant called "Aquarius Tree" in Africa, when there is a lot of water in the rainy season, desperately absorb the surrounding water, and store precious water in the body, an adult water bottle tree can store about 1 ton of water, there is so much water enough to carry through the long dry season, the body hides so much water There is also an advantage, that is, it is not afraid of fire, so this tree has stubbornly adapted to the dry environment.
For humans living on the African continent, they are not so lucky, because humans have not evolved the specific function of fighting drought, they can only use any available water source, the local people even cherish the "muddy water", never waste, they will take the container, to the river on the verge of drying up to get muddy water, these muddy water in our eyes, may be very dirty and worthless, but the locals have to drink this water to quench their thirst.
Do you feel very lucky to live in Chinese mainland, because in our country, water resources are relatively abundant, especially in the southern region, sometimes a bath will even use up 100 kg of water, when you waste water resources next time, please think of the dry season hot and rainy Africa, the locals even cherish the "muddy water"!
So, have you ever traveled to Africa? Did you know that Africans value water very much? What is your impression of Africa? Welcome to leave a comment!
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