What is most rare is that all golden cats of various colors have appeared in the Qinling Forest Area, and the cameras have almost all types of golden cats, including gold, spotted colors, and black.

at the end of 2022. When the Shaanxi Provincial Forestry Bureau collected infrared camera data, it was found that in this years, a large number of images of wild cats were taken.

The most rare thing is that , Golden Cat , of various colors, has appeared in the Qinling Forest Area, and the cameras have almost all types of Golden Cat, including gold, spotted colors, and black. Different types of golden cats live in the same field, which is very rare.

Golden cat, the most mysterious wild cat animal in my country, a first-class protected animal. You may not be familiar with the name of the Golden Cat. It has many nicknames. You must know one of them: Biao, Yellow Tiger, Fire Tiger, Yellow Leopard, Earth Leopard, Dark Cloud Leopard , Sesame Leopard , Red Toon Leopard .

Golden Cat, although its name is a cat, it is 13 times larger than a domestic cat , and it looks more like a small leopard . Golden Cat is fierce by nature and is a top hunting expert on Qinling . Forestry Bureau praised it as the "God of War in the Forest", and there is also a legend among the people that "kill the tiger's son".

The golden cat has a long history, let’s start from the beginning.

There must be one treasure for the tiger to have three sons

Tang and Song historical notes " Guixin Miscellaneous Knowledge " says, "If the tiger has three sons, there must be one treasure for the tiger to have three sons." Tigers usually give birth to or cubs in one child. If a tiger gave birth to 13 cubs in one child, and there were 11 s in it, it would be particularly fierce and powerful. The most fierce and powerful cub is called Biao. It is said that Biaohu will bite other brothers to death while Hu Mom is away and monopolize resources. Tiger mom never dares to leave the tiger alone at home, and takes it with you every time you hunt.

Once, the tiger mother took cubs out and encountered a big river blocking the way. Tiger mother can only carry one cub across the river at a time. In order to prevent the tiger from getting along alone with his brothers, Tiger mother racked her brains and finally came up with a good way to cross the river.

The first time , the tiger mom left Big 2, first swam across the river with a tiger in his arms, put it on the other side, and returned to the place alone. The second time , the tiger mom crossed the river with the boss in her arms, stayed on the other side, then picked up the tiger on the other side and returned to the original place. The third time , the tiger mom left the tiger in place, crossed the river with old 2 in her arms, and met with the boss on the other side. The fourth time , the tiger mom returned to her original place, crossing the river with a tiger in her mouth.

Raising a tiger exhausted the energy of the tiger mom. So, when Hu Biao just learned to hunt, he was driven out of the house by the tiger mom and made a living alone when he was just learning to hunt.

When I was young, I had to make a living alone, and I could not grow taller. Compared with other brothers who grew up with tiger moms, it is short, thin, and has no tiger stripes on its fur. However, the tiger has a strong fighting power and a cruel personality. It especially holds a grudge against the tiger cubs protected by the tiger mother. It often finds opportunities to bite the tiger cubs to death and take revenge. There have been rumors in ancient times that "tigers are afraid of tigers".

The tiger in "Guixin Miscellaneous Knowledge" is the golden cat. Tigers are large cats, while golden cats are medium cats. Like a tiger, it is also a representative of fierce and domineering beasts.

" tofu " on the official server of the Ming and Qing dynasties represents different levels with different animals. Civil officials embroider birds, symbolizing virtues; military officials embroider beasts, demonstrating fierceness. military officers' official uniforms include first-grade and second-grade lions, third-grade and fourth-grade tigers and leopards, fifth-grade bears, sixth-grade and seventh-grade beards, , eighth-grade rhino, and ninth-grade seahorse. Biao, ranked in the sixth rank official uniform.

Asian Golden Cat

The golden cat found in Qinling Mountains is the scientific name Asian Golden Cat, the family of Feline, Metallic Feline , golden cat species. When it comes to relatives, the blood relationship between the golden cat and the tiger is closer to the domestic cat than to the domestic cat.

Golden cat footprints are widely distributed. In my country, the forest areas of southwest southwest are distributed in the forest areas of southwest east China, central China, south China and southeast Tibet. In addition to our country, there are also golden cats in the jungles of South and Southeast Asia.It has strong ability to adapt to the environment and often moves in mountainous areas with an altitude of ,500 meters to 3,000 meters, and can run the forest at an altitude of ,000 meters.

Tiger fear buzz is not a unique legend in my country, it also exists in Thailand. Thailand calls the golden cat "fire tiger". It is said that ignite the fur of the fire tiger can scare away the attacking tiger. Kron , who lives in the junction of Myanmar and Thailand, believes that as long as you carry a fire tiger's hair, the tiger will retreat three feet from you.

The average weight of the golden cat is 5 kg , and the body length is 0 cm . It is good at climbing, has a sharp hearing and has excellent hunting skills. Those who fly from the sky to the earth cannot escape its sharp claws and fangs.

Golden cat recipes are widely used, from small birds and rodents to large ungulates such as strong deer , musk deer, musk deer, goril , and even reptile snakes, lizards, and even primate monkeys.

This picture is in the Giant Panda National Park in Laohegou, Sichuan. The golden cat caught a wool-crowned deer and was busy tearing it up and eating. The weight of the Maoguan Deer is 12 times that of the Golden Cat, which is enough for it to eat several meals. The golden cat ate for more than 150 minutes in this venison feast recorded in the camera.

Mysterious and changeable golden cat

Among all wild cats, the Asian golden cat has the most hair color changes.

The most common one is a red-brown golden cat, with red fur shining in the sun. This is exactly the source of the golden cat's name, also known as Fire Tiger and Red Toon Leopard .

The rare color is pure black. This time, a rare black gold cat was found in the Qinling Mountains. Its other name is the dark cloud leopard. The smooth black fur looks like a little black panther.

In addition, there is also a spotted golden cat wearing leopard print, and its other name is Sesame Leopard.

Female color sometimes matches reddish brown and black to form leopard hair of different colors. In the upper left corner of the picture, there is a new color type of Golden Cat, with black as the base and leopard print faintly revealing under the black.

The color of golden cats changes in many ways. Different colors of golden cats can easily make people think they are different animals. Sometimes, the leopard print gold cat is confused with leopard cat . However, the golden cat has one biggest feature, which can distinguish it from the leopard cat at a glance.

Identify the golden cat and just look at the tail. When the golden cat walks, the tip of its tail will be bent and warped, revealing the white hair below the tail. No matter what color the golden cat is, including the all-black clouded leopard, there is a piece of white hair growing under its tail.

Summary

Except for domestic cats, other cats maintain a single color pattern. Why do golden cats grow so many colors?

A study said that multicolor type is a reaction of Asian golden cats to adapt to different altitudes and vegetation. The dark golden cat stays in a relatively low altitude area, the red-brown golden cat is at medium altitude, and the sesame leopard is at high altitude.

However, the rules of different color types of gold cats distributed in different regions are not without exception. In 2022, the figures of golden cats of different colors were recorded in the same area of ​​the Qinling Mountains. There are many gold, leopard prints, and black, which is really rare.

If a color type is not conducive to the survival of the species, it will disappear during the evolution process. The existence of so many colors of golden cats in the same place shows that each color has its unique ecological advantages.

Looking forward to more discoveries in Qinling Mountains and seeing more golden cats.

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Reference:

, Six different ‘colour morphs’ of Asian Golden Cat discovered in Northeast India