mentions rare wild animals, you must be able to think of the national treasure giant panda, Siberian tiger , South China tiger , Tibetan antelope, golden monkey and other animal names. In fact, in addition to the above-mentioned "star" wild animals, there are actually many other "star species" that are very low-key, and this has caused many people to not know much about them.
Here are some "star" species that you don't know.
Mink Bear: The name is a foodie
As the saying goes: "The people take food as their heaven". In recent years, with the emergence of related dietary columns, the term "foodie" has obviously become a popular vocabulary, and has even been used by people to "self-deprecate" themselves. Speaking of "foodie", mink bears definitely deserve the title of "foodie". Its Latin name means "gluttony".
The mink bear is the largest living mustache. Their heads and mouths are large and long, their bodies are stout, and their limbs are short, very similar to bears (it feels like a reduced version of bears), but their tails are fluffy like mink.
Mink bears have long and thick hair, so they have enough money to survive in the cold environment. In some countries such as Northwest China, Russia, Mongolia, and Northern Europe, where there are mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests, open rocks and tundra, mink bears have settled down.
The maximum weight of an adult male mink bear is about 18.6kg, and the maximum weight of a female mink bear is about 14.8kg. The body length is between 0.66 and 1.15 meters, and the size is similar to coyote .Although Diao Xiong is small, he has a big appetite. They have very strong bones and muscles, very sharp claws and pointed teeth. The mink bears possessing this "equipment" can allow them to kill moose, which are about 7-10 times larger than themselves, and reindeer and other species; coupled with the excellent climbing ability of mink bears, this excellent climbing ability makes wild cats helpless. In the river, they can also eat delicious fish and shrimp food. As for porcupine , groundhog, fox, field mouse, hare, ptarmigan, grouse and other small and medium-sized animals, they are also essential foods on the menu. They will even secretly prey on livestock raised by humans.
In addition to what must be eaten for each meal, Mink Bear also uses snow and stone cracks to store food for the next meal. They can store up to 20 foxes and 100 birds at a time. With so many prey, you can open an “animal restaurant” In martial arts novels, the term "flying on a wall as if walking on the ground" is often used to describe a person's trivial accomplishments. As a primitive (referring to the earliest place) bovine animal unique to Taiwan Province of my country, the Taiwan hyena also has this ability.
Taiwan hyena is the smallest species of hyena in the world. The length of an adult iguana is no more than 115 cm and a weight of no more than 26 kg. The head of the iguana is similar to the head of impala; the hair on the head and neck is also relatively short; except for the one from the jaw to the cheek Part is light yellow, the rest of the body is mainly brown.
Taiwanese antelopes live on steep rocky slopes about 1000~3000 meters above sea level.In some steep forests, they have strong jumping and climbing abilities. Because of their light weight and muscular legs, they can jump up to 65 cm above the ground and jump between cliffs. When rock climbing, the thin toes on their hooves can not only open and pick up the rock, but also close and insert into the gap, which plays a good fixed role.
high-nosed antelope : big-nosed antelope can be used as a humidifier
high-nosed antelope is also called big-nosed antelope. There is only one genus and one species in the world. It is scattered in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and other countries (the Chinese subspecies is thought to be extinct in the wild). The tail is 160 to 260 cm long. It is a medium-sized antelope. Inhabits dry, hard grassland or plain areas. It feeds on grass, moss and lichen . It also eats branches, leaves and bark, and lives in groups near water sources.
The large, drooping nose of the high-nosed antelope makes them look very different from other antelopes, but a bit like the Tapir antelope. Although the shape of the nose is strange, it brings real benefits to life. The larger nasal cavity is filled with nasal hairs, glands, mucous ducts, and sacs with mucous membranes. High-nosed antelopes can not only breathe in more air in a cold and dry environment, they can also adjust their body temperature and the humidity of their noses like a "humidifier"; of course, the high-nosed antelope's big nose can also Smelling more odors, this function helps them not to be harmed by other animals.
In addition to the nose, the color of the horns of the high-nosed antelope is also very different. The horns of other antelopes are black, they are amber and white. Due to the excessive use of antelope horns, the number of male high-nosed antelopes is extremely rare, and the populations in many places have almost become a unified female army, which has brought great difficulties to rescue work.
loris : a little primate slacker that can put poison
If someone asks you,What are the slow-moving animals? Maybe you might say turtle or sloth . In fact, there is also a "slacker" in primates, which is a "homon".
The monkey is 2.6 to 3.8 cm long and weighs about 1 to 2 kg. It is about the size of a small wild cat. It belongs to a small primate. It has a slightly fat body and short limbs. Its flat face is inlaid with a pair of eyes, which are extremely inconsistent with the proportions of the face. They are mainly distributed in tropical forests and bushes in Yunnan and other places in southern Guangxi. It feeds on various fruits, young leaves, small animals and insects. It likes to live a single life (except during the mating period), and strictly insists on staying in a daze during the day and going out for food at night.
In terms of biological classification, the monkey belongs to the primate slow loris family, and it takes about 12 seconds to move forward one step. However, unlike the sloth, the roe's sloth is confined to the tree. When the two trees are far apart, they will quickly cross the ground. In addition, when in danger, the loris will also release venom from the elbow to protect itself. It is the only poisonous monkey among primates.
black muntjac : Who says deer can only be vegetarian
According to our common sense, deer are harmless vegetarians. However, this is not the case. Among them are not only moose, which hurts people more than wolves and bears, but also black muntjac, which likes to eat meat.
The black muntjac has a body length of 115~145 cm and a weight of 25~29.8 kg. It is slightly smaller than the Tibetan antelope; except for the head, buttocks, abdomen, top of the head, ears, etc., the hair on other parts is mainly dark brown Color; black muntjac have long and fluffy hair on their foreheads, so they are also called " unkempt muntjac"; when the black muntjac is frightened and frightened,They will bark like dogs; the black deer inhabits Jiangxi, Fujian, Anhui, Zhejiang and other places. Like the national treasure giant panda, the black muntjac is also a species unique to China.
Black muntjac usually live in hilly woodland about 1000 meters above sea level. In addition to feeding on branches, leaves, fruits and grass like other deer compatriots, it also occasionally supplements animal protein. It is the only deer known to eat meat.
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