Some time ago, thousands of crows appeared over the city center of Xining, Qinghai, from the scene of the shooting, we can clearly see that the flocks of crows hovering above the sky, the scene is really a piece of black pressure that covers the sky; and once the video is circulated, the news of this group of black birds immediately appeared on the hot search list, and the heat has been high, causing many netizens to discuss fiercely.
Many netizens have said that this is particularly like the scene of the animals fleeing en masse before the end of the world, which has only been seen in movies before, which is really scary! Some netizens even speculated: Will the appearance of this group of crows be an ominous omen? So, what is the truth of the matter? Why do crows appear in droves in the downtown area of Xining, Qinghai?
In fact, for the emergence of this rare and strange phenomenon, it is really not strange that netizens will think more, because people will always have associations with abnormal phenomena that appear in nature, and as the saying goes, "there must be demons when things go abnormal", since ancient times, as long as any abnormal behavior of animals appears, people will be prone to misunderstanding; and for this "crow collective into the city" thing, the local residents of Xining City have a great panic, after all, many people think that crows are an "ominous bird", It is believed that its appearance is usually accompanied by the emergence of phenomena such as death and disaster;
In addition, because the feathers of the crow are black, and the crow's call is very difficult to hear, plus the crow is a carrion-eating animal, not only will eat the carrion of animals, but even the carrion of people will eat, so this is why people often see crows in war places; therefore, people also call the crow "bird of death", thinking that it will happen to be unfortunate where it appears. Some citizens even think that this is a "disaster warning" for animals, worried that this will be a sign before the earthquake? So, is the bizarre behavior of these thousands of crows portending something?
For this problem, experts have made a scientific explanation, experts said: although before the earthquake, animals can detect unusual changes in the environment faster than humans, but there is no connection between the increase in the number of crows and the earthquake, and in the relevant data records of the earthquake, there is no phenomenon of crows gathering in large areas above the sky before the earthquake.
In addition, on the same day, the earthquake department of Qinghai Province did not detect any abnormalities under the strata of Xining City. Therefore, local residents can rest assured that the idea that an earthquake will occur when crows gather is pure nonsense. So, why are there a large number of crows gathering over Xining City?
In fact, the phenomenon of crows appearing in the city in groups is very common, mainly foraging and finding a suitable living environment; because crows are a group animal, so it is a normal phenomenon to migrate collectively during the winter, and people do not have to make a fuss. In addition, a northern city in Qinghai, as we all know, the climate on the outskirts of the northern city is too cold, but in the center of the city, not only are there high-rise buildings around to avoid the wind and rain, but also due to the cold weather, there will be heating supply every day.
Coupled with a large number of car exhaust emissions and power effects, the temperature in the urban area is much warmer than the temperature in the suburbs, in addition, the green construction in the urban area is good, and the trees are many and high, which is convenient for crows to roost. As a result, thousands of crows are attracted to migrate en masse to the city center to roost. Even if we understand the reason why the crows gather in the city center, there are still many citizens who want to express their concern, after all, the crow is a well-known "ominous bird", worried that its appearance will be an ominous sign?
In this regard, the curator specially consulted the relevant information about crows, in fact, there are many legends about crows in history, before the Tang Dynasty, people believed that crows were a kind of sacred bird that symbolized auspiciousness, in addition, in the Qing Dynasty, the Manchus worshiped crows as holy relics, if they hurt them will be punished.
But I don't know when it began, the saying that the crow is an "ominous bird" has been circulated, and the crow has inexplicably become a symbol of ominousness, and its status in people's minds has plummeted. However, according to the data, the crow is an omnivorous bird that plays a very important role in eliminating pests in forests and farmland.
And the benefits of crows far outweigh the harms to people, and they are beneficial birds in the ecosystem. Therefore, the crow is not an ominous thing, but a very "cute" beneficial bird, and now the crow is a national second-level protected animal, people still do not kill crows at will.
In summary, it is only a normal phenomenon for crows to gather in the city center, and because of the crow's living habits, crows will go out collectively during the day to forage, and at night they will fly back to a warm place to roost, and they will become a different landscape at night. It's just that after the crows have gathered, the local sanitation workers will have to work a little harder, because the crow-infested places are full of bird droppings, which need to be cleaned and cannot affect the urban environment.
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