"Hakula Matata", when everyone hears this sentence, is it in their minds that Peng Peng and Ding Man are two living treasures? In our impression, the thick and honest Peng Peng is always played by the shrewd and clever Ding Man, Who calls himself "the wise man in the group", and the lively and cute image is loved by everyone, do you know? Ding Man's prototype is a fox, although it is a "small man", but it is very smart, three meals a day to eat a highly toxic poison, I believe many people hear here are very incredible, then let's take a look at the truth of the matter. In this issue, the Ziya Children's Fun Knowledge Bureau will take you to see the story of the African elven fox.
The lemur is about 30 to 65 cm long, with short limbs and a long tail, and a very classic standing posture is that several thin and long small foxes stand upright on their feet, stretching their heads to look into the distance, looking very cute. They like to live in arid desert environments, although they look petite, but don't underestimate it, even the cobra that we most people think of is not afraid at all.
The fox is a small mammal that looks very cute on the outside, so many people are confused by its appearance, but it is such a petite animal that eats highly poisonous poison three meals a day.
They have slender bodies, well-proportioned limbs, and only four fingers on their hind feet, because their claws are curved and full of power, which can be used to dig holes to hunt and adjust their underground caves. Their foreheads are round, their cheeks are tapered, and their pointed ones extend all the way to their brown noses. Their ears are very small and all black, in the shape of a crescent moon, and their ears help them avoid sand from entering the ears when digging holes.
They have a distinctive dark black spot around their eyes, which look like they have a layer of smoky makeup and a pair of sunglasses. Because the shape is the same as sunglasses, they can still see clearly in strong sunlight, and even look directly at the sun. This helps the fox a lot, because predators in the air usually fly before the sun, so their special eyes can help them avoid many dangers.
Their tails are slender and black at the ends, and when upright, the foxes use their tail support to maintain balance, as if the tail were their fifth leg. In addition, the color of the fox's fur is usually light yellowish brown mixed with gray, bronze or slightly silvery brown, with short parallel stripes on the back. In their abdomen, there is a very special black area, and the fox uses this black area of the abdomen to absorb the heat of the sun to achieve the effect of heating. This is usually the first thing they do in the morning.
They live mainly in the driest desert areas of Africa, and their distribution depends on the type of soil, with tropical hard soils as promised soils, mainly in deserts or sand dunes of terrestrial biomes. Because of their habits, they prefer some areas relative to drought.
Foxes have a very complex diet, mainly feeding on insects, but they will not spare some animals with toxins, such as spiders, cobras and poisonous scorpions. Because of this, they are also known as "African elves who grew up eating poisons".
Eating these highly toxic poisons for a long time not only did not bring any bad effects to their bodies, but over time their bodies also formed a complete immune system for this reason, so they can be regarded as invincible. Therefore, they never pay attention to the poison that ordinary people fear.
However, they also have an enviable physique, that is, eat more and not gain weight. Due to the structure of the body, the fat in the body cannot be stored, and no matter how they eat, they will not easily gain weight, so they are easily hungry. If you do not eat food in time to fill your hunger, you will face the risk of starvation at any time. Because of this, their mortality rate is also very high.
When they are carrying out foraging activities, they will have a system of their own, they will arrange one or two sentries to stand in the distance, scream when they feel that danger is coming, and at this time, the foraging partner will immediately drill into the ground to avoid danger. When the danger is lifted, another sound is made, and then they will re-emerge from the ground to forage.
Lemurs are highly social animals and their social skills are excellent, so they choose to live in groups. Each lemur population is generally made up of 2 to 50 lemurs, so their lifestyle is actually similar to that of ants. They usually choose a larger area of the ground and then dig a web-like cave that can accommodate all the ethnic groups at the same time. For every group there must be a supreme female leader, because only the chief can reproduce.
Therefore, the leaders not only have to lead their own ethnic groups, but also shoulder the heavy responsibility of opening up branches and leaves for the ethnic groups, and it is conceivable that their pressure is also very large. Once their cubs are too small, the group will face extinction, perhaps swallowed up by other groups, or eaten by their own natural enemies.
In addition to the chief, it belongs to the cubs with a slightly higher status. After reaching the age of 3, the cubs must leave the family and go on their own. Male cubs may become the leaders of other groups or form new groups, while females may return to the group after leaving.
In each ethnic group, each member has a corresponding job, and the division of labor between them is very clear. It is precisely because of this that they can tenaciously survive in this environment that is facing danger at any time.
In order to ensure that their offspring survive better, they will advance the knowledge of all dangers that threaten their cubs, and they will also kill all the cubs that are not born to themselves. Because of this, all foxes in each ethnic group are close relatives or children of leaders, which makes them more united in their survival and activities.
Because it is a social animal, the fox has a rich way of daily life. They often carry out wrestling and racing activities when there is no danger, which helps to exercise their running speed and ability, and can react in time when they encounter danger. Sometimes they sing with real and false voice variations, and they are a very interesting group.
Because the fox family is particularly strong in unity, they are really not easy to mess with. If you accidentally provoke them, wait until they go crazy, or rush up, or fight alone, the ability is very strong, even the cobra is not their opponent.
Lemurs are the more controlling and occupying animals in the desert, so they have a very special nature. Mainly in their territory, anything, even a stick left by a traveler, they would immediately mark it and take it for themselves. Because the glands at the base of the fox's tail are able to secrete volatile substances with strong odors, they rely on this as a marker. If someone accidentally takes what they have marked and gets to another ethnic group, it will lead to a war between the two ethnic groups.
Because the distribution range of this animal is very wide, the distribution area is also fragmented, and the living habits are mainly social, and the living environment is relatively stable. Therefore, their populations have a stable quantitative trend, so they are evaluated as species without existential crisis. By 2016 they had become the World's Protected Animals.
For us humans, every animal and plant that exists in the world has its own truth, and it is precisely because of them that a complete biological chain can be formed. On this earth, people and animals are complementary to each other, indispensable, so we should call on the people around us to start from practical actions, protect animals and protect the natural environment, provide a good place for our children and grandchildren, and make the homes where we human beings live more and more beautiful. Listening to this story, do you have any thoughts on this animal? Will you be attracted to its cute appearance?
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