The woman picked up a puppy and raised it to be a raccoon
In Shanghai during April this year, when the epidemic was at its worst, i had a friend who happened to go to Shanghai to work hard in early March and was quarantined for three months, and I was impressed by his untimely time.
At this time, Ms. Hu, a Shanghai citizen, was naturally in quarantine, but she was better than most people, at least in the self-built house in her hometown, and there was a yard activity. While she was wandering around the yard, she suddenly found a very small dog in the leaf pile, its eyes had not yet opened, and even the umbilical cord was still glued to the body, obviously just a little after birth, the mother dog may have heard the sound of people and fled.
How to say that it is also a life, Ms. Hu did not want to take it directly, because she also had a puppy before, so she can say that she brought up this puppy, she was named "auspicious" by this puppy, the meaning is obvious.
Ji Xiang grew up day by day, but it became less and less like a puppy, and although its size grew larger, its weight grew slowly, and it looked thin. And its face seems to have black covering the eyes, inexplicably seeing a feeling of "protection". Ms. Hu is not stupid, she knows that she may be mistaken, after contacting the expert, the expert immediately confirmed that "auspicious" is a national second-level protected animal raccoon.
Now "Auspicious" is sent to the Shanghai Zoo for temporary adoption. Although Ms. Hu is very reluctant, she also knows that she cannot raise "auspicious" for a lifetime, and only hopes that it can grow into a healthy adult.
Why did you pick it up in your yard?
At present, urban greening is progressing rapidly, but the damage and encroachment on the natural environment cannot be stopped, because society is constantly expanding. In this context, the habitat of many animals is fragmented, and they can only move towards human society in order to survive. Parks, communities, factories and other green areas will become temporary residences for wild animals, and the abundant house rats in human activity areas are also the targets of wild animals.
In Shanghai, since last year, there have been statistics, in more than 150 communities have found raccoons, their number is estimated to have more than 3,000, so some Shanghai citizens simply look at the raccoons are used to it, mainly these raccoons are not aggressive, encounter people are hiding, so there is no conflict.
With such a large number of raccoons in Shanghai, it is no big deal to breed in Ms. Hu's yard.
Canines - raccoons
Pretty familiar, right? This cute figure and "black sunglasses"? It is actually commonly known as the Tanuki cat, but it is not a feline at all, but a canine, and its position in the canine family is still very special.
This six-point raccoon-like and four-point dog-like animal body length is about 45-67 cm, and their English name and its blunt "Raccoon dog" are literally "raccoon dogs".
It is the oldest canine species, dating back millions of years. Scientists have found evidence of raccoon ancestors in the late Pliocene sites in what is now Italy, France and Romania, and studies have found that they are closely related to the ancestors of canines, and the fossils of raccoons found in Japan can be traced back as far as 2.58 million years ago.
Raccoons are not dominant populations, and the genomes of different regions show that they were almost extinct during the Ice Age, confined to a small part of East Asia, but have stubbornly held on and retained some tinder. When the ice sheet began to melt, they seized the moment and rushed into East Asia. However, they are more cautious, if they rely on their own rate of reproduction, they can only reach Central Asia so far, but in fact they are almost all over most of the world.
The reason is the introduction of humans. In 1928-1957, the Soviet Union introduced them to the countries on its western border for the sake of their thick fur. Naturally, like other invasive species, raccoons began to multiply and expand wildly.
postscript
The progress of animal urbanization seems unstoppable, but then again, aren't they all forced by humans?
Many people will say that the animals that can be seen now are all "three haves", which is to protect animals. Just kidding, don't set it up like this, these animals have long been eaten by some unconscious people! Those who raise objections, are they afraid that they do not have to eat in anger?