A man in Daxinganling, Heilongjiang, encountered a lynx on the side of the road near the Zhuona River, so he stopped the car to take photos and observe, from the picture, it can be seen that this lynx is very calm, although it sees humans, but does not show obvious panic, still crouched on the side of the road, observing the surroundings.
Mr. Guan, the photographer, said that lynx are more common in winter, and it is the first time to see them in summer, because in summer lynx generally stay in the grass and do not come out.
Mr. Guan also said: In the past two years of hunting, there are more roe deer, and there are more lynx.
There are 4 members of the lynx family, namely: Eurasian lynx, Iberian lynx, Canadian lynx and short-tailed cat, their distribution can also be seen from the name, of which the lynx living in the mainland Daxing'anLing belongs to the "Eurasian Lynx", the largest and very fierce medium-sized beast.
The lynx is a member of the feline family, and like most cats, their whereabouts are very hidden, and usually, it has seen you, but you do not notice it at all, it lurks in the middle of the forest, quietly watching your movements, when you see it, it will quickly slip away, do not deal with humans too much, this is the way of survival of the lynx.
Eurasian lynx is the largest of the lynx family, but they are not very large, only between 12-30 kg, similar to a medium-sized dog.
Don't underestimate the lynx, although they are small, but their ambitions are not small, they not only prey on mice and rabbits, but also prey on silly roe deer, deer, and even wild boars in the territory. In the ecological chain of the lack of large carnivores, the Eurasian lynx replaced the jackal, tiger and leopard as the top local predators.
In 2019, the Nan'ouhe National Nature Reserve in Heilongjiang Province filmed the lynx preying on silly roe deer, in which the head of the silly roe deer has been bitten off, and the lynx is eating in the middle of meizizi.
The secret of lynx hunting lies in the wisdom of the lynx, in our opinion, the hair of the lynx is dark yellow, but in fact, most mammals are two-color vision, in our view is yellow, in their view is green, so that the lynx can perfectly integrate with the vegetation.
Lynx are very patient, they usually lie in ambush where their prey often haunts, and are often able to lie quietly in one place for several days and nights, waiting until the prey is close to the attack range, and then quickly attack.
Why do lynx and wolves kill each other?
Medium-sized beasts of prey like lynxes, in fact, there are still many natural enemies, in different ecological chains, lynx natural enemies are different, in the Daxing'an Mountains, Siberian tigers, Northeast leopards, etc. are their natural enemies, and wolves are their competitors, but also natural enemies, and they are also natural enemies of wolves.
In our impression, wolves are social animals, in fact, in the season of abundant food, that is, in the summer, wolves will also live alone or in pairs, because at this time food is more abundant, lone wolves can also hunt enough smaller prey, can eat and drink enough without equal sharing with others.
When the season of prey poverty, that is, the cold winter, there are fewer small animals, it is increasingly difficult to catch, and catching large prey requires several wolves to work together, at this time wolves are more inclined to live in groups.
When wolves live in groups, it is a disaster for lynx, because wolves also attack lynx and rob lynx of food.
The recipes of wolves and lynx overlap, and the lynx prefer to live alone, and only mothers will live together temporarily with their underage children. In this context, the wolves will seize the advantage of the number of lynx, snatching the food of the lynx, and the lynx has no choice but to temporarily hide and give food to the wolves.
However, the wolf pack has the advantage that the food that cannot be eaten is left in place, and when the wolf pack is finished, the lynx can also eat some leftovers. Lynx, like tigers and leopards, have the habit of "hiding food", hiding the food they can't eat and waiting for the next time.
Wolves also attack lynx, which are their competitors and a source of energy during periods of food scarcity, and will be fierce if they do not quickly dodge in the face of flocks of wolves.
But in the season when lone wolves live, everything will be reversed, and lynx will specifically attack smaller wolves, and even bite the baby wolves to death when their parents are not at home.
The advantage of this is that the survival rate of the wolf is low, the wolf and the lynx overlap in the recipe, and the wolf is less, and the lynx has more prey, which is more conducive to the survival of the lynx.
At the same time, biting young wolves can also lead to a small number of wolves during the social season, and the development of wolves will be inhibited. If there are too many lynx in a forest, wolves may fall into negative growth and may even be expelled from the forest.
From the relationship between wolves and lynx, it can be seen that lynx and wolf recipes overlap, and the active areas overlap, so conflicts may break out after encounters, in which lynx fall behind during wolf pack activities; During lone wolf activity, lynx are more aggressive, attacking smaller lone wolves but not being able to do anything about larger adult individuals.
Why protect the lynx?
Lynx are a link in the ecological chain, the original native species of the mainland, although they eat rabbits, roe deer, eat wild boar, eat human favorite "mountain treasures", but they also have great uses.
It should be known that the forest is inseparable from animals, animals can help them spread seeds, animal activities can also shape the forest form, such as: wild boar destroying trees, can let the sun shine to the surface, help shrubs grow; Moose eat aquatic plants, excrete on land, can bring the energy in the water to the ground, avoid eutrophication of water bodies, etc.
But only herbivores will lead to their lack of natural enemies, which will get out of control and threaten the forest ecology. For example, the sharp decline in the number of predators such as jackals, tigers and leopards has led to the flooding of wild boars, which eat a large amount and are destructive, not only destroying forests, but also threatening human crop growth.
The presence of predators like lynx can wipe out some wild boars and control the local herbivores.
In fact, not only lynx, jackals, tigers, leopards and bears can play such a role, so although they eat national first-level and second-level protected animals, they are also very valuable, but also national first-level and second-level protected animals, which need to be protected.
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