When it comes to giant pandas, our first impression must be that they are cute. The black and white color scheme and the round figure make it synonymous with "stupid" .
The panda is so cute
But while you think it is harmless to humans and animals, it is also a extremely aggressive animal.
The giant panda belongs to the bear family . Although it mainly feeds on bamboo , it is an omnivore.
About 8 million years ago, the ancestors of the giant panda appeared on the earth. But at that time, the giant panda's fur was gray, which could camouflage itself well from predators.
Giant Panda Evolution
After continuous evolution, more animals have migrated to the habitat of giant pandas. In order to avoid food conflicts, giant pandas have chosen to eat bamboo for a living.
During this period, their meat-eating habits were also changed, and they could no longer taste the delicious taste of meat. Then it became the giant panda that we see now that only eats bamboo. However, many wild giant pandas occasionally prey on small animals and insects to improve their diet.
Extremely aggressive giant pandas
The giant pandas we see in the zoo every day are carefully taken care of by keepers and live a life of "opening their mouths for food and clothing". Their fighting power is relatively weak. Wild giant pandas need to be self-reliant, so their attack power is still very strong.
As we all know, the giant panda in ancient times was Chi You 's mount . Some scholars also believe that the " iron-eating beast " in "The Battle of the Deer" is the giant panda described. It got its name because the giant panda often runs down the mountain to eat the iron tools of the villagers.
Panda Attack
The bite force of a giant panda is usually around 1,298 pounds, which is about 598 kilograms. This data is quite scary.
In addition to its powerful bite force, an adult giant panda can even kill a wild boar with one slap. Its palm force can reach about 1,600 kilograms.
Wild giant pandas mainly live in areas with an altitude of 2,600-3,500 meters. Giant pandas are good at climbing trees. They are also relatively agile in movement and can run at a speed of fifty kilometers per hour. If they encounter natural enemies, they may be faster and are not as clumsy as they appear on the outside.
In addition, giant pandas' sense of smell and hearing are also very sensitive, which allows them to avoid predators and stay away from danger .
Giant pandas are very vigilant
These may subvert your understanding of giant pandas, but there are indeed some incidents that prove that giant pandas are not as docile as they seem.
Regarding giant panda attacks on people, the most serious one is "Gu Gu". It has attacked humans 4 times and is nicknamed "Security Captain" . Although each time it is due to humans infringing on its territory, this also proves that the giant panda has a relatively strong sense of attack.
Gugu is a square head
In November 2000, a student broke into the giant panda activity area in violation of regulations and was attacked and injured by a giant panda.
In December 2016, the giant panda "Ximei" attacked her keeper. The keeper was bitten by the giant panda for nearly five minutes. The muscles of his limbs were severely bitten, and almost one-third of his left hand was bitten off. The scene was extremely bloody.
Regarding this accident, the common theory is that the breeder accidentally stood between "Ximei" and her son, causing "Ximei" to think that the breeder wanted to harm her son, so she launched an attack on the breeder.
Giant Panda Ximei
Why don't you eat giant pandas
Giant pandas are so aggressive. Is it because lions and tigers don't eat them because they can't defeat giant pandas?
Giant pandas are very powerful, but they have shown a regressive trend in the process of evolution, even though they belong to the bear family. Giant pandas have shorter claws than other bears, and their canines are also shorter. During evolution, their faces and mouths gradually became wider, which reduced their bite force a lot. As a result, they are inferior to in battles with lions and tigers.
The panda's face is so big.
In comparison, lions and tigers are more powerful.
Let’s talk about the lion first. Lions are mainly found in the grasslands south of the Sahara Desert in Africa, and a small number are found in the Gir Forest in Asia.
Lions are also relatively large. The average weight of a lion is about 180 kilograms, while the average weight of a wild African male lion can reach 240 kilograms, and the length of a lion can reach 3.2 meters. In terms of body shape, it is much stronger than the giant panda..
When encountering prey, the average speed of lions can reach 80 kilometers per hour, so it is relatively easy to hunt down giant pandas.
Lions run very powerfully
Tigers We take the Siberian tiger as an example. The average weight of an adult male Siberian tiger is about 250 kilograms, and the average weight of a female is about 170 kilograms. The speed of a tiger can reach 65 kilometers per hour, so it will not be under great pressure when facing a giant panda.
Because they have lived in the wild for a long time, they are all large carnivores. The bite force of lions and tigers is also among the best. Coupled with the need for long-term hunting, their ability to survive in the wild is much better than that of giant pandas.
Tiger skull structure
Since both lions and tigers can beat giant pandas, why don't they eat giant pandas?
First of all, the habitats of wild lions and tigers do not overlap with the habitats of giant pandas. In other words, they don't even have a chance to duel.
Giant pandas are mainly distributed in the mountainous areas of Sichuan, Shaanxi Province and Gansu. They prefer humid climates and higher altitudes, and usually inhabit bamboo forests with rich food.
Lions are savanna animals, mainly distributed in Africa. There are no wild lions in our country, so there will be no incidents of lions eating giant pandas.
Distribution location of lions
Tigers are mainly distributed in the northeastern region of my country. Tigers in other areas are also far away from the habitats of giant pandas. Coupled with human protection of giant pandas, tigers cannot get close to giant pandas, let alone eat them.
Secondly, even if they are lucky enough to meet, giant pandas have rough skin and thick flesh, so they cannot eat .
In addition, the giant panda itself is also very powerful. If a tiger or a lion wants to prey on a giant panda, it will naturally be counterattacked by the giant panda. It is still unknown who will win. Even if the lions and tigers are lucky enough to win, they will be hurt by the giant panda, so they will not choose to prey on the giant panda.
Although lions and tigers have no chance of preying on giant pandas. But giant pandas also have other natural enemies, such as leopards, jackals and other carnivores.
Characteristics of jackals
Adult giant pandas may be more capable when facing natural enemies, but giant panda cubs and some older giant pandas can only be eliminated.
Scientific researchers once discovered an injured giant panda in a granite cave at an altitude of 1,860 meters. The giant panda is about three years old and suffered an abdominal injury with part of its intestine exposed, suspected to have been caused by an attack by yellow-throated marten .
Little knowledge about yellow-throated martens
After receiving the news, many experts rushed to the rescue. After more than two hours of treatment, the giant panda was "Pingping" out of danger.
Some zoologists once discovered that a group of jackals attacked a giant panda. The giant panda that was attacked by the group could only resist. Even if it had a strong fighting ability, it could not fight against a group of natural enemies at the same time. In the end, it was bitten to pieces.
Although in nature, adult giant pandas have almost zero natural enemies. However, with the development of human industry and the destruction of ecology, their habitats are gradually fragmented and their numbers are becoming smaller and smaller.
The living environment of giant pandas is worrying
Until 2016, The World Conservation Union reduced the threat level of giant pandas from "endangered" to "vulnerable". This is a significant achievement of my country's biodiversity protection work, and it also witnesses the efforts of relevant workers over the past few years.I hope that in the future, the number of giant pandas will increase, allowing China to truly rely on the cuteness of giant pandas to build aircraft carriers.
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