As the saying goes, the people take food as the sky, but if they only take the road of breaking the law and committing crimes for a bite of food, it will not be worth the loss. On August 9, 2022, a video of the arrest of seven criminals who captured bee monkeys by the Longchuan police struck a blow and triggered a heated discussion on the Internet. Some netizens commented that for the sake of food, even national first-level protected animals dare to do it. So, how were the 7 outlaws arrested?
How were the 7 outlaws arrested?
Natural selection, survival of the fittest. Under the interference of human activities, hundreds of species are facing extinction crisis every day, and even the famous Yangtze River white sturgeon was declared extinct in July this year. This shows the necessity of human protection of wild animals. In order to save endangered wild species, the mainland has issued a series of laws and regulations to protect wild animals and established nature reserves.
The severity of the law is well known, but there are always people who test the law by example and are severely punished by the law. On August 9, 2022, a Douyin video triggered a hot discussion on the Internet. The video content is that several spiritual guys in order to taste the early, even the national first-level protected animal bee monkey dares to hunt and eat, the final result is naturally difficult to escape the law. Some media reporters tracked down the matter, and the experience of how the 7 lawbreakers were criminally detained was revealed one by one.
It is reported that the suspect Li mou was on the way home, saw a monkey creature in the tree, and he used the slingshot he carried to knock it down. He then picked it up and took it home, invited 6 friends to come and visit, and finally seven of them ate the monkey creature together. Some staff conducted a judicial appraisal of the animal hair left behind at the scene of the case, and determined that the monkey creatures eaten by the seven people were bee monkeys, a national first-class protected animal.
Even the national first-level protected animals dare to eat, longchuan police naturally have zero tolerance, directly arrested 7 people and adopted criminal compulsory measures, the case is still under further investigation. If nothing else, the prison disaster of these people is inevitable. So, what kind of rare creature is the bee monkey?
What kind of rare creature is a bee monkey?
Bee monkeys, because of their slow movements and lazy personality, are also known as lorises. They should be the smallest of the monkeys, typical arboreal creatures, whether eating, breeding, resting, hiding in trees. They are only about 30 cm long and weigh 2 to 3 pounds. They are covered with thick hairs, look a little chubby, but have a very docile personality.
The colonization of bee monkeys in the mainland is mainly in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places, but due to their scarcity, they were listed as national first-class protected animals by the mainland in the 1880s. Hummingbirds are omnivorous creatures, meat is not taboo, bird eggs, honey, insects, fruits can become its food. Although they usually seem to live slowly, their intelligence is not low, and they are very good at camouflage when preying, making surprise attacks, and then making it impossible for their prey to escape.
The bee monkey is also a master of poison use in the jungle, and there is a poisonous gland under its armpit, which it often coats its body, thus making predators retreat. Relatively speaking, its body toxins are only effective against small animals, and there is basically no threat to large animals.
The fertility of bee monkeys is not strong, because they belong to mammals, female monkeys can only give birth to one cub a year, generally it takes several years to grow. The lifespan of bee monkeys is relatively long, and wild bee monkeys can live for more than 20 years. So, what are the reasons for the scarcity of bee monkeys?
What are the reasons for the scarcity of bee monkeys?
On August 9, 2022, a video of 7 criminals capturing bee monkeys for consumption and subsequently being arrested went viral on the Internet, arousing people's attention to the species of bee monkeys. Careful netizens have found that the number of bee monkeys on the mainland is only a few hundred, and the population status quo is precarious. Although the protection of the country has been strengthening, it will take a lot of time to restore the population of bee monkeys.
Bee monkeys are scarce, what are the reasons for this? The first is its cute appearance and docile personality, the trend of keeping bee monkeys as pets has been rising in the past few years, so that many bee monkeys in the forest have been captured and almost endangered. The second is the intensification of human activities, which has led to a decrease in forests, the destruction of the habitat of bee monkeys, and the loss of a large number of bee monkeys and the death of the jungle.
The third reason is the hunting of predators, although the bee monkey has a toxin in its body, it has little effect on large carnivores such as the golden leopard and the clouded leopard, especially its cubs, which are often hunted by these predators. The fourth reason is its economic value, and criminals take risks to trade, illegally hunting bee monkeys for sale and captivity. For example, in this Longchuan bee monkey incident, several people preyed on a bee monkey in order to taste the early.
For these reasons, the number of bee monkeys on Earth is decreasing and is now in jeopardy. In the new era, how to protect wild animals such as bee monkeys and achieve ecological balance is what we need to face and study in the future. So, what are the ways for friends to protect the bee monkey population? Feel free to leave a message in the comment area.