my country's first artificially bred rabbit turned one year old
On July 7, Xining Wildlife Park 's internet celebrity "Auntie" turned one year and two months old. "She" is my country's first artificially bred animal that survived. Rabbit cat, "she" not only filled the gap in the successful artificial breeding of rabbit cats in China, but also accumulated valuable experience for the wildlife protection work in Qinghai, the beautiful country.
At present, "Aunt Xi" weighs 3.4 kilograms. The breeder will feed her fresh mutton or beef regularly every day, and she is in good physical condition. As the eldest rabbit princess of Xining Wildlife Park, she has long attracted the attention of many netizens and fans. In the future, the "Cat Lady" will participate in artificial breeding and conservation education related work to play her role in ecological protection.
It is understood that Xining Wildlife Park is the only zoo in China that raises and displays rabbit cats. There are five plateau subspecies rabbit cats, one male and four females. They are the only five purebred plateau subspecies rabbit cats in the world. As an ancient cat with a history of 6.5 million years, its own immune system is not perfect. Toxoplasmosis , which is not very harmful to ordinary cats, has a very high fatality rate for rabbit and cat cubs. Rabbit cat breeding has troubled the world for decades, and it has never been successfully bred domestically. The breeding of "Auntie Cat" has successfully filled the gap in the country.
"The survival of rabbit cat breeding has laid the foundation for the breeding of small cats in the park. We will fully summarize the experience and lessons of rabbit cat breeding, strive to achieve more results in rabbit cat breeding, and develop other small cats such as desert cat A breakthrough in the artificial breeding of scientific animals," said Qi Xinzhang, deputy director of Xining Wildlife Park.
Xining Evening News reporter: Shi Xiaoqiong
Editor: Sun Xichun
