At present, most countries already have the national bird . The United States on the other side of the ocean identified the endangered white-headed sand sculpture as a national bird as early as 1788. India on the other side took the blue peacock as the national bird. Most countries regard the national bird as the aesthetic and value orientation, but in our country, there is no definition of the national bird. There used to be more than 100 zoologists who wanted to regard the black-necked crane as a national treasure as a national bird, but there is no relevant information yet. According to the news, it is understood that the crane is called Xi’an bird in our country, and the black-necked crane is also known as the "snow bird". There is only one partner, not for reproduction. This is very similar to the traditional virtues of our country, and its appearance is relatively late. Humans only saw it on Qinghai Lake in China in 1876, and its story is too legendary. Let us get to know it together!
The black-necked crane is very similar to the red-crowned crane and is called the "bird panda"
Since the black-necked crane was discovered in 1876, most people have been presenting 3span cranes. Taking this as its embryonic form, it belongs to a large wading animal. It is tall and tall, standing close to 1.5 meters, and more than two meters after spreading its wings. The adult black-necked crane is more than 10 kilograms and belongs to the giant bird. They are used to being near the water. In life, you can often see its figure in shallow water. The black-necked crane is a very Buddhist animal. It often stands with closed eyes and rests. The small movements around it can hardly affect them.
Most of their feathers are off-white, only the head and neck are black, and the top of the head and eyes are dark red, which will be very conspicuous under sunlight. This is The origin of the name of the black-necked crane, but the whole body of the young black-necked crane is brownish-yellow, and the color of the neck, back and wings is relatively darker.The mouth and legs are fleshy red. Black-necked cranes also change their feathers to other colors according to the environment they live in. In the Caohai area of Guizhou, my country, there are many smelters around, and the air is seriously polluted. The feathers of black-necked cranes living here appear even blacker.
But most of the black-necked cranes are not here. After all, the air environment is so bad. Most of them will choose places with better air quality, such as my country's Yunnan Zhaotong area, which has a relatively high altitude and There is no heavy industry, mainly because there is a large reservoir here, which can facilitate the bathing of black-necked cranes, so the color of the feathers is relatively white, so here, it is also called "the hometown of black-necked cranes."
The black-necked cranes only live in the Yunnan Zhaotong area, from the north of my country to Xinjiang's , and all the way to Gansu's Qilianshan Mountain, Qilianhe They like to live on plateaus at an altitude of 2500 to 5000 meters, mainly in wetland environments such as swamps or river beaches, which are convenient for playing and bathing.
Why do you want to regard the black-necked crane as a "national bird"? The main reason is that most of it lives in our country. Except for a small part of it currently lives in India, the Yunnan region has the most, mainly here. The altitude is relatively high, the climate is relatively warm, and there are dense forests, so black-necked cranes are most suitable for the cold winter here.
The living place of black-necked cranes is actually relatively simple, the nest is relatively wide, there is a depression in the middle, the diameter is about 90 cm, the height is only more than 10 cm, usually some dry caress is made of stems. When constructing their own nests, both male and female black-necked cranes will start construction. The male is responsible for the periphery and the female is responsible for the internal construction.And if there are young birds in the nest at this time, the black-necked cranes as parents will be very vigilant. Once an "intruder" appears, they will raise their heads and pass through the intruder. If there are fierce wolves, black-necked cranes. The crane will also make a loud sound, calling out to his surrounding companions to drive away. If there are no companions around, the male black-necked crane will show "masculinity" and show weakness to attract the wolf to the depths of the swamp, until the opponent cannot extricate himself from flying. In the lair, such smart behavior makes wolves and other natural enemies bully them.
Black-necked cranes are also sensitive animals. They make different sounds for different climates. People living around black-necked cranes can also distinguish the weather according to the sounds of black-necked cranes. In terms of behavior, the black-necked crane is well-deserved as the national bird of our country.
follow monogamy
Black-necked cranes are also called loyal birds. When small black-necked cranes grow up, they will find their own After the Qingming Festival, the weather becomes warmer, they will fly back to their breeding grounds, and then meet many black-necked cranes here. When they meet, if they fall in love with each other at first sight, they will instantly enter the river of love. In terms of emotions, black-necked cranes are still very specific. They stick to their own hearts, choose a monogamous life, and will not choose to be particular in order to breed the next generation.
This also means that the black-necked crane has only one partner in its life. When one of the partners dies, the other black-necked crane will either choose to go on a sorrowful hunger strike or resolutely choose to commit suicide. For them, another Half of them are all of them. Even if the black-necked cranes did not choose to commit suicide, they would choose to be alone for a lifetime and would not form another family with other black-necked cranes. This is their loyalty.
And when black-necked cranes form a family, they will also reproduce their own love crystallization. After the female bird lays the egg, the male black-necked crane will also help the female black-necked crane to guard the family, so the black-necked crane Crane babies are still very happy. Their parents are very in love with each other, and they love him very much.From the black-necked crane's thinking, love is the existence above all else. For the other half, they are willing to come back. When the partner encounters an attack, the other half will choose to fly to the sky for help instead of flying away in disaster.
After the black-necked cranes form a family, their greatest energy is to take care of their children. They will stay with their cubs when they go out for food during the day, in Xiaohei When the necked crane is not yet able to forage, they will feed it with their beaks themselves. Even if they are already hungry, they will choose to give the food to the young birds first. When the young birds are able to forage, they will also choose tight Stay with your parents and pay attention to your surroundings. Sometimes if the distance is too far, your parents will directly tweet to let it come back to you.
Black-necked cranes are social animals, so you can often see several families living together, but they don’t compete with each other. Most of them are relatively peaceful, and they will selflessly tell other families where There is more food, so there is basically no fighting among the black-necked cranes.
When night falls, the black-necked crane will also guard the cubs. When the weather is colder, they will use their wings to protect the cubs from the wind and cold. If the young birds can fly, they will also be in the middle of the night. Will slowly reduce the flight speed, until the young bird can live alone, the parents will be "cruel" to drive out of the family, let them learn to be self-reliant, this is also an expression of love.
Such a loyal black-necked crane needs our protection
The life of the black-necked crane has moved many people. Although zoologists are still working hard to call for it, I believe it will be able to do so in the near future. Become the national bird of our country, and their lives need our protection. Human life has undergone earth-shaking changes. As a result, environmental pollution in many places has become serious, and the weather has changed severely. In order to allow animals to live better, we We need to protect the environment, save energy and reduce emissions, and realize an environmentally friendly life.
not only that,Now that the scope of human life continues to expand, and the range of black-necked cranes is constantly shrinking, they begin to slowly move to higher altitudes. Today's black-necked cranes have a very low survival rate. When we see them At the same time, try not to make any noise to disturb them.
The black-necked crane is already a first-class protected animal in my country. It is one of the birds that hunters "save the world urgently". At the International Crane Conservation Conference held in India in 1983, the current global black-necked crane was announced. The number of cranes is less than 200. This terrible number is shocking. So the world has begun to increase the protection of black-necked cranes. After more than 20 years of hard work, the number of black-necked cranes has finally grown to more than 7000. Thank you Everyone’s efforts, but the road ahead is still very long. I hope we can join hands to protect animals, respect the rights of every species, and jointly protect the blue planet we live on.
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