There is a passage in the Classic of Mountains and Seas that describes:
"There are beasts, and they are shaped like leopards
And the title of the text is white, and the name is Mengji
It is a good volt, and its song is self-exclamation. ”
Meaning, there is such a creature
It looks like a leopard, with a flower forehead and a white body
Some scholars have researched that "Meng Ji" refers to the snow leopard
Snow leopard, known as the "king of the top of the snowy mountain"
Be the top predator in the food chain
It is also the flagship species for the conservation of alpine ecosystems and mountain ecosystems in Central Asia
Today is World Snow Leopard Day
Let's take a look at its "N faces" together.
Can you find the snow leopard in the picture?
↓ Click on the picture to "circle" it
Snow leopard fur is smoky grey
The whole body is covered with spots and rings
These patterns blur their outlines
Help them blend perfectly into the rocks
Thus hiding oneself or ambushing prey
(Snow Leopard OS: My skin is just the protective color I wear)
A snow leopard that looks ferocious and wild
But it is a "big cute" who "bites the tail without a word"
The snow leopard's tail is thick and long
Almost up to the length of a snow leopard
The long tail is very useful
Balance can be maintained while jumping and climbing
It can also be used as a scarf during rest
Keep your paws and head warm
Practical level full!
Have you ever heard a snow leopard call?
The hyoid bone of the snow leopard has been basically ossified
Other animals in the genus Leopard have cartilage in the middle of their hyoid bones
This prevents the snow leopard from roaring like lions and tigers
So
Are they meowing? Or is it screaming?
↓ Poke to listen
Snow leopards bark
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Snow leopards live in areas that are usually steeper
Rocky mountains with high food density
They like to follow the ridgeline
Walk on the bottom of a cliff or mountain stream
Carelessly, he stepped out of the steps of the king
Walk on the cliffs
Tour the top of the mountain
Walk in the snow
Gaze at the lake
Look down on the territory
With the development of intelligent identification and monitoring data management technology
Infrared cameras have left more and more abundant
The figure of the "wild anchor"
Snow Leopard as "Head Anchor"
The sense of lens is a perfect score
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As the largest distribution country of snow leopards
The Chinese government formulated and implemented it
China Snow Leopard Conservation Action Plan
It plays an important role in the protection of snow leopards
Recently
China has established 138 nature reserves in the snow leopard distribution area
These protected areas vary in size and variety
Constitutes the most basic snow leopard protection monitoring network
↓ See where snow leopards live
A corner of the Bayi Glacier in the Qinghai area of the Qilian Mountain National Park System Pilot Area.
Located in Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, the Onsai Grand Canyon is home to a variety of ecosystem types such as alpine coniferous forests and alpine meadows, and is an important habitat for rare animals such as golden leopards and snow leopards.
Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, is located in the western part of the Qilian Mountains, where dozens of wild animals such as wild yaks, wild camels, Tibetan hartebeests, pan sheep, and snow leopards inhabit and breed here.
Photo: Bao Yongqing, Jiang Yongtudeng, Shen Zhijun, Fan Shihui
Wu Gang, Ge Wenrong, Li Linhai, Ma Ning
Snow Leopard Conservation Program
World Wide Fund for Nature
Courtesy of Sichuan Wolong National Nature Reserve Management Bureau
Qilian Mountain Nature Reserve Management Bureau of Qinghai Province
Source: Xinhua News Agency