What is the "Chinese New Year's Eve meal" of the tiger?

Beijing, February 1 news According to the "News Hyperlink" of the Voice of China of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, what is on the table of your family's Chinese New Year's Eve meal in the Year of the Tiger? What will be the "Chinese New Year's Eve meal" of the Siberian tiger?

"Is it a blessing to be able to eat"?

Liu Dan, deputy director of the China Hengdao Hezi Cat Breeding And Breeding Center and chief engineer of the Siberian Tiger ForestRy Park, introduced that whether the Siberian tiger in the wild eats well or not is not only related to its own survival, but also affects the entire ecosystem.

Siberian tigers are carnivores at the top of the ecosystem's food chain, preying on wild boars and various deer, such as sika deer, red deer, roe deer, etc. Liu Dan introduced that their predatory ability and aggression are amazing: "The strength of the forefoot can reach thousands of pounds, the bite force can also reach thousands of pounds, and even directly bite off the neck of a deer or wild boar, bringing a fatal blow to the prey." ”

From the perspective of the whole ecology, Liu Dan pointed out that the tiger's predation can control the ecological balance, otherwise, wild boar and other herbivores may flood, but destroy the ecological balance of the area.

For Siberian tigers in the wild, prey is not available every day. Sometimes they are hungry for a long time before catching their prey, and they can even eat thirty or fifty pounds of meat at a meal. Usually, Siberian tigers in the wild can also eat more than twenty pounds of food in one meal.

Hunting also takes into account the value for money

Siberian tigers have the ability to prey on large prey such as wild boars and bears, but this does not mean that Siberian tigers will often use these big guys as hunting targets. Adult Siberian tigers hunt alone, and large prey is more difficult to hunt, not only consumes a lot of energy, but also may pose a threat to their own life safety. Therefore, the Siberian tiger will try to catch some small and easy to obtain food.

Under artificial breeding conditions, Siberian tigers do not have to eat dozens of pounds in one meal. For example, in winter, adult Siberian tigers raised in captivity only need to feed seven or eight pounds of meat a day.

However, Liu Dan also told the Voice of China "News Hyperlink" that artificial breeding of Siberian tigers is not as simple as feeding a piece of meat, and for tigers undergoing rewilding training, live animals should be prepared: "Initially for domestic chickens and livestock. In order to improve the wild nature of tigers, tigers must also be trained with live wild boars and various deer. ”

Is there anyone on the Tiger "Recipe"?

Liu Dan said that tigers do not easily attack people in the wild, but in the case of threats to cubs, they may attack people. Liu Dan suggested that there should be a sense of prevention: "Try to minimize the activities of the tigers in the mountains and forests where the tigers may be active." ”

Just like the phrase that frequently appears on cultural and creative products in this year of the tiger, "Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, do not go to the mountains of knowing." ”

Producer: Guo Jing

Reporter: Liu Fei

Editors: Marus, Yang Yang