Gaoligong Mountain in Yunnan is located in the Nujiang Grand Canyon. The mountains are steep and majestic. The forest coverage rate is high. Various animals and plants are thriving here. In the dense forest that covers the sky and the sun, a group of Ma Biao walked under the forest, making "squeaking" sounds from time to time. It turned out that he was summoning his companions to hunt!
Ma Biao's Chinese name is Jackal, and there are many alias. Because he often gathers his companions to hunt through barking, it is like whistling, so he is named "Whistle Dog"; because he is wearing red-brown hair, it is named Red-haired Dog, Biao Dog ; because he looks like a wolf and a dog, it is called Horse Wolf; because when hunting, some Ma Biao specializes in biting the buttocks of the prey from behind and sucking the anus, so the old hunters in Shennongjia call it "Paigouzi".
jackal, wolf, tiger and leopard, four beasts play an important role in maintaining ecological balance. The jackal, the number one, is famous in the animal world as the king of combat effectiveness of the canine family, but in recent years, it has gradually faded out of people's vision and is little known. As Ma Biao's population has dropped rapidly in the past 20 or 30 years, it is endangered and precious, it was upgraded from a second-class protected animal to a first-class protected animal in 2021.
01 A group of Ma Biao "whistles", assembles a team to hunt, and takes 200 kilograms of sambar
A group of Ma Biao living in Gaoligong Mountain , walking through the dense forest, making a "squeaking" sound. Those who have heard Ma Biao's call describe their voice as being like a bird's call, not loud, but rather thin, will not be hindered in the dense forest, and will be more likely to have a communication effect, and can also hear it with friends in the distance.
Ma Biao is like "blowing a whistle" and calling for her companions, sending out the message of "assembly and hunting". Soon, a few more Ma Biaos came to the dense forest, and they set out in the same direction.
This group of Ma Biao walked through the dense forest and came to a pool in the forest. Their target was an adult sambar with plump muscles and a foot of more than 200 kilograms.
Ma Biao rushed over directly, blocking the way for the sambar to escape. Some kept interfering in front of the sambar, and some biting their legs and buttocks behind them.
Although Sammola is big and strong, it is dragged down by Ma Biao not long after, and gradually falls down. At this time, the sambar had not yet died, so Ma Biao surrounded him and bit him with his teeth, and cut the sambar's skin with his claws. A group of Ma Biao took down 200 kilograms of sam deer without any damage.
02 looks like a wolf but is smaller than a wolf. His tail is fluffy like a fox
jackal groups have been found in many places in Qilian Mountains . In Yunnan, in addition to Gaoligong Mountain, Ma Biao's traces were also found in the Sun River, Bingzhongluo, Nangun River , Daxue Mountain, Tongbiguan and other places. It can be seen that the ecological environment is gradually improving.
Ma Biao looks like a wolf, but has a thin figure and looks smaller than a wolf. Adult Ma Biao generally weighs about 15-20 kilograms, and male animals are heavier than female animals, and some male animals can reach 30 kilograms.
body length is about 85-130 cm and tail length is about 45-50 cm. The hair on the tail is fluffy, brown-black, and always droops, just like the tail of a fox.
When Ma Biao calmed down, look at it carefully and looked at it pretty. The hairs on the whole body are thick but rough, and the color of the hair changes according to the region and season. Generally speaking, the hair on the back is reddish-brown, the hair tips are a little black, and the hair on the abdomen is lighter.
Ma Biao in the north has a rough appearance, with longer hair on her cheeks and neck, making her face and head and neck look very wide. Ma Biao from , Southern has a slimmer figure, no longer hair on his head and neck, and looks thinner in his face.
In fact, for Ma Biao, the beauty and ugliness of appearance are not important. What is important is strength and whether the combat power is strong?
03 Swimming and jumping Rock climbing is proficient in everything, with stronger combat power than wolves, and can climb up the cliff to catch Rock sheep
Although Ma Biao is not strong in size, his body structure is in the condition of being a beast. Ma Biao's snout is shorter and wider than a wolf, and his jaw is stronger. He has sharp teeth, as sharp as a knife, and his biting force reaches 500 pounds, which can break the bones of his prey.
Secondly, Ma Biao's limbs are strong, and his claws are not only very sharp, but also have "barbs".Ma Biao's claws can scratch the prey's eyes, and can also be used to slash the anus, or to cut the prey's skin, and even cowhide can be cut open.
The innate physical condition is very superior, and the acquired skills are also very powerful. You are proficient in swimming, jumping, rock climbing. Not only does the small man not restrict his performance, but he also gives it a high degree of flexibility. He is more flexible and agile than lions, tigers, and bears, and can catch up with the most flexible lynx and clouded leopard among cats.
Ma Biao is like a wolf, good at team fighting. If the same number of Ma Biao group plays a game with the wolf pack, the combat effectiveness of Ma Biao group will be significantly stronger than that of the wolf pack.
Let’s take a look at Ma Biao’s jumping and climbing skills. It can jump over a 5-meter-wide ditch, jump to 2 meters high, and rush to a mountain wall at full speed to allow itself to jump into the air. Then, with its flexible spine, it will turn in the air, and then rebound again after descending to a foothold, which is equivalent to a superb triple jump performance.
's ability makes jackals confident to catch ungulate animals that are specialized in steep cliffs. There are 5 Ma Biao in the Qilian Mountains and climb the cliff to catch an adult rock sheep.
04 uses the "anal method" to deal with wild boars, and attacks them in full swing against bisons. They dare to provoke tigers and
Ma Biao is so powerful, and he also likes to live in clusters, is good at team combat, and can capture a lot of medium and large prey, so its menu will definitely be very rich!
medium and large ungulate animals, such as cows, horses, deer, musk deer, goats, wild boars, etc., are all hunting targets of Mabiao and are definitely the nemesis of wild boars. In the Qilian Mountains, you can hunt rock sheep.
The powerful Ma Biao has powerful hunting methods and will also use different hunting methods for different preys!
When dealing with wild boars, Ma Biao was in groups, clamoring and chasing, first causing the wild boar to panic, and then pursuing the wild boar's physical strength by chasing without attacking, then rushing forward and using the "anal method" to deal with wild boars from behind.
At the first time, attacking from behind can avoid the sharpness of the wild boar, not be injured by the male boar's fangs, and avoid being hit by the wild boar; secondly, you can use the effect of "exciting the anus" and take out the wild boar's intestines in a cruel way. At this point, no matter how strong the wild boar is, it can only fall down and let Ma Biao slaughter it.
When dealing with large animals such as bison and sambar, Ma Biao is still fierce. After locking the target, they ran up and surrounded the bison. One Ma Biao stepped forward to bite the bison's mouth and nose, or directly locked the throat. The other Ma Biao would go up and attack the bison's buttocks, side of the body, legs and other parts until the bison fell down. The methods were cruel and extremely cruel.
Ma Biao is unambiguous in dealing with herbivores, and is not afraid when facing tigers, bears, wolves and other beasts. Not only do they dare to confront the tiger, but they even dare to provoke the tiger. Generally, no attack on tigers is launched, but if tigers threaten Ma Biao's cubs, they will spare no effort to fight back.
05 After the cubs grew up, the male beast stayed in the original team, and the female beast went away to establish a new group
As a cluster carnivore, Ma Biao was widely distributed in history, and Ma Biao was present in most provinces and regions in my country. But later, Ma Biao was on the verge of extinction. In the past decade, Jackals have been recorded in only 26 counties and cities in Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, Xinjiang, Sichuan and Yunnan.
It is understood that Mabiao prefers mountains and hills covered with forests, followed by alpine meadows and high mountain bare rock areas. It has strong adaptability to the environment, but cannot adapt to the environment in desert areas.
Usually, Mabiao cluster activity is generally around 5-15 individuals. There are male and female adult individuals in the team, as well as minor cubs, with a female Ma Biao as the leader.
Ma Biao can give birth to 4-6 cubs in one child. When the cubs are still young, in order to protect the female jackal and the young jackal, the male beasts will "stand guard" outside the cave and are not allowed to approach the carnivorous beasts.
After the cubs become adults, male animals generally do not leave the group and will help their parents take care of younger "brothers and sisters". The female beast will spread out, go far away, integrate into other jackal groups, or attract male spouses to build a new jackal group.
Wolf packs are of strict rank, and low-level wolves are treated very poorly. But the jackal group is completely different. The team members are united and friendly. After catching prey, they will first let the underage cubs eat it, and then the leader will eat it.
Ma Biao likes to scream, and every time he appears, he will make a sound, which is quite noisy. Usually, we use calls to communicate with our companions. There are 7 tone signals, 2 high-frequency component signals, and 2 rhythm component signals in the calls.
Ma Biao will wail, roar, whistle, and whistle different calls, conveying different messages. When I'm fine, I will grin and use my body to hit my companions, playing the wrestling game.
Conclusion
Don’t think Ma Biao is cruel, you think it is hateful. A complete and healthy forest ecosystem is indispensable for large carnivores, and jackals play an important role in regulating herbivore populations and maintaining ecological balance.
For example, in some mountainous areas of Sichuan, wild boars are domineering. If there is an appropriate number of jackal groups, you don’t have to worry about what to do with the wild boars.
