The giant panda, known as the "ancient animal", is a rare animal that has survived on the earth for at least 8 million years. If the lion tiger and the giant panda are kept in the same cage, the first one to be eaten should be the lion, and if the giant panda is not hungry, it will sit on the sidelines.
The lions and tigers at the top of the food chain , one is the overlord of the grasslands, the other is the lone ranger in the mountains. Most animals are their meals, and even rhinos and wild deer are prey in their eyes.
However, in nature, it is rare to hear about the duel between lions and tigers and giant pandas, or even eating giant pandas. Why? Next, let's discuss this issue together.
I: Giant pandas, lions and tigers, who is more powerful?
is an omnivorous giant panda, which belongs to the order Carnivora, Ursidae , the giant panda subfamily, and is classified under Mammalia and Carnivora like lions, tigers, jackals and other beasts .
Pandas are plump in size, similar to bears, with round heads and short tails. The body length is generally 1.3 to 1.9 meters, the tail length is 9 to 13 centimeters, and the weight is 90 to 120 kilograms. Generally, females are smaller than males and are plump and rich.
The giant panda is different from other animals. Its body color is relatively monotonous, with black and white colors, round cheeks, oval dark circles under the eyes, and a very iconic walking pattern in the figure-eight shape. .
The giant panda with "thick skin and rough flesh", under the black and white appearance, the thickest part of the skin can reach 10 mm. Their claws are as sharp as knives, not only good at attacking, but also good for climbing trees, but they also prefer to play with their chubby claws.
Like lions and tigers, giant pandas generally have a lifespan of 19 to 20 years, and can exceed 30 years if they are carefully fed.Every spring is the golden time for giant pandas to breed. Male giant pandas will leave a "court" signal by urinating upside down. The urine sprays higher, which means that the smell will travel farther, and it may be more likely to find a mate. .
In addition to eating, pandas usually sleep. It can be said that half of the panda's day is eating, and most of the rest of the time is spent in sleep. And giant pandas sleep for 2 to 4 hours each time they eat twice. 99% of giant pandas' food is bamboo . For them, eating meat is an extra meal, depending on their mood.
Friends who like to watch animal columns and have been to zoos will often see pictures of giant pandas eating bamboo. More than a dozen giant pandas in black and white will surround a bamboo, naughty They will fight and fight, and the charming ones will sit on the ground and enjoy the deliciousness of bamboo. If you feel that they are not as powerful as big beasts based on their cute appearance alone, you are very wrong.
In addition to the bite force of 1298.7N sharp teeth, the giant panda also has a pair of " iron sand palms ", which can reach 1600 kg with a full blow. Not to mention eating meat, just eat iron.
In August 1981, a 7-year-old female giant panda named Lily bit an iron plate containing food and swallowed it into pieces. It didn't take long for the terrified breeder to call the veterinarian, but it had no trouble expelling the iron.
The giant panda is a rare national treasure in my country. I believe it will give you the impression of being cute, charming, lazy, and good-natured. However, we must not forget that giant pandas are bears, not cats. As carnivorous bears, they also have temperaments.
"Shuzhong Guangji" records that the giant panda in the book is called "Mongolian beast". In 2016, the giant panda bit the staff of the conservation center and almost bit off the left palm, which is enough to prove that although the giant panda likes to eat bamboo every day, it still retains the fangs and claws of predators, especially those who live in the wild all year round. Giant pandas are more aggressive.
2011,A group of photos of wild giant pandas caused quite a stir on the Internet. In the photo, the wild giant pandas are still eating the dead animals in a leisurely and elegant manner, but they completely break the image they left as cute pets to humans. The remains of animals, and in zoos, breeders will also give giant pandas some minced meat as a snack.
Qinling giant pandas eat antelope leg bones
As omnivorous giant pandas, eating bamboo is only their instinct, but eating meat is natural, as a giant panda that has survived on the earth for 8 million years" "Living fossils" national animal, they are not only the ambassadors of the Nature Foundation, but also the flagship species of the world's biodiversity conservation.
The digestive tract structure of giant pandas is the same as that of carnivores such as lions and tigers. The extremely simple monostomach structure allows them to retain a "meat-eating" body after 8 million years of evolution.
The reason why giant pandas rarely eat meat is because they don't know the taste of meat, and they love bamboo more. The reason is that in the process of evolution, giant pandas lacked the T1R1 gene, which changed their sense of taste. Compared with the fragrance of bamboo, they could not taste the deliciousness of meat at all.
The giant panda's defense is relatively low, and it is the main force of assists. In "Historical Records. Five Emperors", Sima Qian recorded Huangdi When playing Yandi, he organized An army of beasts, including giant pandas.
Therefore, as a bear-like giant panda subfamily, the combat effectiveness of giant pandas should not be underestimated. It is a combination of strength and strength, and there are few rivals in nature.
If the panda faces a lion and a tiger,Their size and strength disparity, which one has the advantage?
Tigers live in the mountains and forests, and their habit of loners makes them like loners, and their powerful and domineering power is also known as the king of the forest in the mountains and forests. They are only 2 million years old, with a body length of 2.3 to 3.7 meters and a weight of 150 to 260 kilograms. The huge body makes them very flexible when chasing prey, jumping 3 meters and jumping 8 meters distance, no problem at all.
The ultimate weapon of the tiger is very similar to that of the giant panda. It can reach a bite force of 500 kilograms, strong teeth, and a palm strike that can reach 1000 kilograms with one full blow. This is its capital in the mountains and forests.
It can be said that under the tiger's claws and fangs, with the amazing leaping force, the prey they are eyeing has almost no possibility of escape.
When a giant panda faces a tiger, but in terms of flexibility, facing a tiger's leap, pounce, paw, and bite, no matter how rough the giant panda is, it will not survive. Live a tiger bite.
And the lion and the tiger, in terms of combat effectiveness, the comparison between the two is not very big. Unlike tigers, who prefer to be alone, lions are social animals. If the cute giant panda is facing a group of lions, the fighting power of the giant panda seems to be weaker.
In short, if you compare the size and strength of giant pandas, tigers and lions alone, it seems that giant pandas have little chance of winning. Then, why don't lions and tigers eat giant pandas? Is it because you can't beat it? The reality is that giant pandas are more powerful.
II: The giant panda's fighting power mainly has the following three aspects:
①, strong bite force and sharp teeth
As mentioned above, the giant panda's bite force is 1298.7N, and it cracks The bite force of the teeth is 1851.9N, which is the third runner-up among the beasts and the third place, which is comparable to that of tigers and lions.
Compared to lions and tigers, giant pandas have powerful teeth that can bite iron, and their sharpness is the highest among beasts. For a perennial giant panda, it is not a problem at all to deal with lions and tigers.
②, deep "iron sand paws"
For an adult giant panda, they have fleshy paws that are more lethal than bears, and they will be flexible when in danger Climbing trees, and leaning against rocks or trees to defend against sneak attacks from animals. Compared with a bear that can hit 1,600 kilograms in a single blow, the power of a giant panda's palm can overwhelm a male lion.
And usually don't watch the giant panda stroll leisurely, in fact, it is in the case of not worrying about eating and drinking. Once in danger, they can instantly fling their fleshy bodies and run fast at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour.
③, the invincible "killer"
American scientists have found that the reason why the giant panda's ears are black is to scare other animals, in order to express a "murderous" carnivorous order character. I personally don't agree with this point of view. Pandas are pandas, not cats. Simple and honest giant pandas are very powerful.
In addition to the panda's strong defense, there is also a trump card, that is, climbing a tree. Even if it falls from a tree several meters high, it still gets up and leaves quickly without any damage.
Generally, the area where giant pandas live is on the high mountains. Once they encounter an opponent, they will roll down the hillside with their opponent in a fight. Along the way, the giant panda will roll down the hillside with rocks, branches, , thorns, and bumps and bumps. safe and sound.
In short, in theory, the above three points of data fully illustrate the strength of the giant panda's combat effectiveness. However, in real life, no one will really see the scene of panda fighting with other animals.
As for why lions and tigers don't eat pandas, there is only one answer: it's not that they don't eat it, but they can't.
1. The lion is not in China
The giant panda is a national treasure of our country.Mainly live in Sichuan, limited to Qinling area. There are no lions in China. According to genetic research, after the birth of human beings 8,000 years later, there are no lions in China, and lions are mainly released in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
It can be said that not only because lions are not in our country, but also in the areas where some wild animals live, there are also no giant pandas.
2. Tigers and giant pandas live in different areas
Tigers live in forests, while pandas live in bamboos. possible. As for the combat power of giant pandas and tigers, we compare tigers and brown bears , we can say that the outcome is five or five points.
For giant pandas, lions and tigers are not a threat at all, and their main threats are only leopards and jackals. Professor Pan once rescued a panda from a pack of jackals, cured it and released it back into the wild. A jackal is not lethal to a giant panda, but a pack of 16 to 30 jackals is still a great threat to giant pandas. big.
The only brown panda in the world
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Lion and tiger, one is the overlord of the grassland, the other is the king of the forest, they have their own survival chassis. In the face of giant pandas who can eat meat and vegetables, lions, tigers and giant pandas have different distribution areas and different living environments, and naturally there is no intersection between the three.
As an endangered species of giant pandas, they are very naive, and they are now well protected by us. Their cute black and white bodies not only heal the human heart, but they are also very difficult to mess with!
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