Camels did not originate in the desert and later fled to the desert and adapted to the environment
Millions of years ago, on the distant continent of North America, our protagonist, the great-ancestor of the camel, was leisurely nibbling on the verdant and juicy grass. However, the narrow Bering Strait became their only route for migration, and the ancient species was destined to leave their homeland and embark on a long journey.
They are monotonously but resolutely marching towards the unknown new world, hunger, cold, fatigue, and all hardships cannot stop their longing and hope for a better future.
However, when they finally arrived in the vast Eurasian steppes, they found themselves wronged – the homeland they had always dreamed of could not accommodate them.
Therefore, in the elimination competition with the strong people from all walks of life, the ancestors of camels could only choose to flee in the wilderness. They were in a hurry, swaying in the seemingly boundless land, until they decided to retreat to a barren land called the "desert".
At first, the camels scoffed at the devastated new home. However, they soon discovered that this "barren land" was an excellent stage for natural selection and survival of the fittest since ancient times!
This is the camel we see today – desert walkers with unique humps, generation after generation.
After humans domesticated camels, they were more susceptible to prey
For thousands of years, intelligent humans have domesticated these tall and proud desert walkers from free desert kings to docile and docile domestic animals. However, the progress of civilization has a price, and as generations reproduce, these wild genes that have been trained in a cruel environment are gradually "diluted" in the process of domestication, and replaced by more and more suppleness and dependence.
Once, the family's camel herd was leisurely foraging in the sand. At this moment, several ferocious wild dogs suddenly burst out and launched a frenzied siege! The camels that should have resisted were now at a loss - they had long lost the innate ferocious instinct of their ancient ancestors.
Even if the size is several times that of the opponent, it is difficult to escape the fate of being bitten.
To make matters worse, this passive beating situation is still unfolding. As time went on, due to the hardships of life, more and more impoverished nomads had to give up raising these big guys who ate idle food.
For a time, these "high-quality ingredients" that have lost their ability to defend themselves are like street children who are not disciplined, and they are allowed to be divided by wild dogs one by one.
Some people have questioned how a five-ton behemoth cannot defend even the weakest carnivore? It is the domestication of human civilization that has caused these powerful beasts to gradually lose their instinct for self-preservation and let others slaughter them.
The harsh reality is chilling.
Camel carcasses pose a major life-threatening threat to the environment
In this sun-drenched desert land, the sudden appearance of a complete camel carcass must be intoxicating. That was a signal that the Rotten Tissue was brewing its deadly move.
When the internal pressure accumulates to its peak, any slight external impact can cause a massive biochemical explosion - in an instant, a large amount of bacterial toxins ejects from the camel's body, forming a deadly cloudless and colorless in the air.
Any intelligent life that has gone astray, as long as it breathes or comes into contact with it, will have symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea in a short period of time, and even face the threat of organ failure and death.
And even those who are keenly spared are not immune, as these bacteria and toxins can quickly spread to a wider area with the help of the wind.
They can be deposited in food and water sources, further infecting other plants and animals. There is even a "death zone" around the carcass of camels, where 100% of all life that enters the area will die from poisoning in a very short period of time.
The terrible thing is that this camel carcass that can "explode" has been "sleeping" in the vast desert for a long time, and it is a potential biochemical bomb that attacks indiscriminately anytime and anywhere, which makes people unguardable.
We have to face up to the terrible fact that once the tall and mighty guardians of the desert die, they will turn into a huge army of killer viruses without warning, dealing a devastating blow to this fragile ecosystem.
Take multiple measures to protect camels and ecological balance
When all the truth is revealed, an invisible sorrow envelops the heart of every sober person.
However, after careful reading, we finally understand: this is the price of human civilization being too arrogant.
And so an unprecedented conservation movement began:
The government organizes special agencies to investigate the living conditions of camels and the threats they face. Camel nature reserves have also been designated by law, and the hunting of poached camels and the destruction of their habitat are strictly prohibited.
At the same time, law enforcement has been strengthened, and there is "zero tolerance" for all violations of law and discipline.
Eco-friendly companies have pledged to use sustainable and environmentally friendly business models and launched a public welfare campaign called on the public to stop buying illegal goods such as camel skins.
Ordinary people have also taken the initiative to join the ranks of environmental volunteers. Adopt scientific and environmentally friendly circular agriculture to restore the ecological environment of camel habitat. And launched the "Save the Camels" challenge on social media to awaken more people's environmental awareness with real actions.
At the same time, climate change experts have joined the ranks of camel conservation. They use high-end models to predict the impact of climate change on desert areas, and propose practical survival strategies based on the simulation results.
Thanks to the concerted efforts of all parties, the once-endangered camel population has begun to recover. They're no longer fragile creatures that can slump in extreme weather, they're behemoths that give birth to new life.
This also indicates that the small ecosystem of the desert is gradually regaining its original balance.