Cats, as one of the animals that human beings are most obsessed with, are born with the function of healing people's hearts, and in their hearts, they have an elusive power, born with a cold personality, a cute and cute appearance, humans are fascinated by them, even Mr. Land Patrol has the habit of picking up cats, and in the 21st century, cats have become another member of many families, people are happy with it, in recent years, cats have become one of the most concerned groups, China has 12 kinds of cats, everyone has a certain understanding, But only the desert cat, has become the most mysterious cat, although it has a cute appearance, but the natural combat effectiveness is extremely fierce, they are mysterious to the present in the literature is rarely recorded, even the number of occurrences are countless, so it is difficult to study, biologists are more inclined to divide it into wild cats, and what kind of power it has, let's unveil it together!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > became one of the least known cats in China</h1>
Desert cat is a collective name, there are also people called grass lynx or Chinese bobcat, in some parts of Shaanxi is also called "cat leopard", mainly because of its strong attack power and leopard is almost the same reason, as a unique species in China, once found in the desert in the northwest of China Indeed, but it is very sparse, China's scientific researchers in various places have infrared cameras, once recorded in western Sichuan, Gansu parts of the region have been seen, But most of these cats live on plateaus above 4,000 meters above sea level.
In June last year, China's relevant scientific researchers finally detected the existence of desert cats again in Qilian Mountain National Park, when there was 1 female cat with 4 kittens, mother and child played with each other, frolicking, appearing particularly loving! It was still daylight, but the desert cat belonged to the nocturnal animals and had always been alone, and this time the appearance of mother and child was very strange.
Desert cats belong to the close relatives of domestic cats, larger than domestic cats, the normal body length is more than 610 mm, adult desert cats reach 4-8 kg, the back has brownish gray or sand yellow fur, rich hair, long and dense, beard is white, the inner corners of the eyes have white lines, the back of the ears is brown, the overall shape is similar to the rabbit, sharp teeth, like tigers and leopards, which has become a tool for them to hunt.
They are born very isolated, the mating period is about 1-3 months in the spring, in order to better hunt, they live normally in the alpine jungle irrigation, feeding on rodents and birds all year round, and in their diet, there have also been poisonous snakes, which shows its fierce character.
And their existence has also been very troublesome to humans, in 2015, Gansu region once appeared desert cat bite more than 100 chickens in the village phenomenon, when the villagers found, desert cats hiding in the chicken coop, seeing humans they are not timid at all, but the villagers are afraid, and finally caught after finding that it is a national protected animal, it was handed over to the relevant units.
The desert cat has never been afraid of humans, even if we see it in the zoo, it will maintain a ferocious posture, if you try to feed it, it will not stare at the food, but will stare at you, always maintain a fighting posture, and will also emit a dull roar, a little careless you will be attacked by it, such a fierceness, it is difficult to combine with its cute appearance.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="20" > male cats are only responsible for mating, but never take care of their cubs</h1>
Spring is a good season for desert cats to mate, when the female cat is in heat, there will be a baby crying, and at this time the male cat will smell the sound, although it is usually very cold, but it is not rejected at all when mating, when the male cat is sown, it will once again embark on a single life, no longer participate in the rearing of offspring.
When the female cat finds out that she is pregnant, she will return to her home, and when the cub is born, she will find a more stable place to live again, and when looking for a place to live, she usually finds a cave that the marmot abandons, and then lets the cub live in the deepest part, while she waits outside.
Before the cubs are born, the mother cat's personality becomes extra cautious, only in the cave during the day, and only goes out to hunt late at night, and even late at night, they will be alert and in a state of combat at any time.
After the cubs are born, they are accompanied by the mother cat, and when the cubs cannot act independently, the mother cat will choose to go out to hunt during the day in order to make the child have better nutrition, but they will not stay outside for too long, because the child is still at home, and the heart is worried at any time.
When the cubs can act alone, the mother cat will first observe the surrounding environment, make sure that there is no problem, take the kitten out to bask in the sun, play, and slowly teach them some predation actions, perhaps in the life of the desert cat, only the mother is the most gentle at this time, enjoying the warmth of the children' flocks, not at all cold.
According to the data currently displayed, the desert cat will only stay for a period of time between the male and female when breeding, while the pregnancy period of the female cat is only a short period of 3 months, giving birth to 2-4 cubs, and the growth rate of the kitten is extremely fast, and it can enter the breeding again at about the age of 2, and the overall physiological cycle is almost similar to that of the domestic cat.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="36" > like a domestic cat, but on the verge of extinction</h1>
As you can see, the breeding ability of desert cats is actually very strong, they live in the wild for a long time, but they have the same characteristics as domestic cats, but they are more ferocious in action, but they have become endangered animals, mainly because of human reasons, the trade in early animal furs is prevalent, the killing of desert cats is very deep, many people specially set up various traps to hunt them, because the fur is long and dense, so it is very expensive to make clothes.
In the early days, the operation of hunting desert cats was actually very simple, they lived on the plateau for a long time, and in winter there was thick snow, and hunters could touch the desert cat's cave according to their footprints.
In addition, the reason for the degradation of grasslands in the last century, in Tibet, Qinghai and other places poisoned a lot of rats, and some animals that feed on rats have also been killed tragically, because rats contain toxins, so the desert cats that feed on them will also retain toxins after eating, so they are killed by mistake.
Not only that, the desert cat also has a domestic cat like toxoplasma gondii, which is also a fatal injury, scientists have found that the wild desert cat in the body of the toxoplasma is extremely harmful, they are not as lucky as domestic cats, after being raised by humans, they will be protected by vaccines, in order to be able to grow healthily, desert cats are born full of defense for humans, even if we treat it well, it will stay away.
Finally, the most real reason for nature, the destruction of the environment again and again, so that many animal habitats have been devastating damage, of which the desert cat's living place is so, although we are now difficult to find their traces, in fact, the desert cat's heart is also eager to be loved by humans, they are not born to be loner, as a close relative of the domestic cat, from the most primitive form, in fact, they also need to be cared for, I hope that everyone can join hands to give the desert cat more warmth, As a cat unique to our country, we need to love it more, do you think?