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On October 19, 2022, a strange wild animal was found in Zhoukou County, Xi'an Province, which looked about the size of a dog, but had a pig's nose.
The villagers were very panicked and did not know what kind of animal it was, so they had no choice but to call the police for help.
In fact, the scientific name of this little guy who caused trouble to the villagers was "Pig Badger".
This creature may be unfamiliar to everyone. Forty years ago, this animal was called the "Earth Pig", and because it loved to steal crops, everyone hated him so much that they hated him.
During that time, it was a matter of trying to eradicate the animal.
Some places call this animal a pig, although the name has a pig, but in fact this creature has nothing to do with pigs, the only connection is estimated to be the same pig nose, the same appearance of the pig nose is easy for people to associate these two things together.
Mr. Lu Xun's juvenile leap earth hedgehog is a creature similar to a pig badger, after all, the word "Ru" was pioneered by Mr. Lu Xun, and it was impossible to study what kind of creature it was at that time.
The badger is an omnivore, will eat earthworms, eels, frogs and loaches and other creatures, the birds flying in the sky will also become its mouth food, belly food, but also eat the farmer's uncle planted in the field, potatoes, corn and soybeans will not let go, which leads to the farmer extremely hated this creature, after all, he is a thief who steals crops.
This kind of biological diet is a balanced and healthy, not only refers to stealing crops, but also eating vegetables and even the roots, stems and leaves of crops, not only being a thief but also spoiling crops, and the peasants' hatred for him is even stronger.
Don't look at this little guy is small, but he is very bold, and when he is bumped into, they will not immediately run for their lives, but will go against the human race, roaring like an overlord to tear the human to pieces.
But the end is often that a human will open his head with a hoe, and then be picked up and chopped up and boiled into oil, which shows that sometimes courage is not a good thing.
More often than not, it's more important to be reasonable, since you've been caught stealing something, you should turn around and run, and stand there and question things like yourself, it's strange not to be beaten.
Its appearance resembles a puppy, its body shape is the same as that of a puppy, its nose is very similar to that of a pig, and its weight can grow to more than 20 pounds. The body hair is dark brown with white body hair mixed in the middle, and the eyes are black like pandas. Hair changes slightly depending on the environment.
This creature is not unique to the continent and is often found abroad in countries such as Croatia, Denmark, etc. Hair changes slightly depending on the environment.
The rescued animal is now a national second-class protected animal
After receiving the report, the police station immediately dispatched the police, followed the villagers to put the little guy in a cage and take him back to the police station, where the staff of the animal protection agency took him for inspection, and the staff said that there was no major problem. Then you can move on to the reintroduction.
How did such an annoying creature as the pig badger become a national second-class protected animal?
The hog badger is a nocturnal animal, a very ferocious creature, when threatened, it will make a murderous cry, its cry is like a pig's cry, its teeth are very sharp, and it will attack each other with its claws and teeth. It's a vengeful creature that will fight back violently once it is hurt, and will not give up until it dies.
The hog badger is a nocturnal animal, but his eyesight is not very good. But it has a sensitive nose and a strong sense of smell that will help him find food, as well as help him turn out insects under the dirt.
He will keep his nose close to the ground, and with his strong sense of smell, he will smell food hidden in the mud, and then throw it out and eat it.
The badger is also a burrowing animal, and its burrows are often established in fields and roadsides, and occasionally encroach on the nests of other animals, such as hares and foxes.
Their caves are relatively simple, with only one or two entrances, and there are no complicated passages, but the entrances are more secretive.
The pig badger has particularly high requirements for habitat, to enter the dense forest, in the alpine area, will choose natural stone cracks, tree holes as habitat, of course, he is also very domineering, will also occupy other animals to build a good place.
Far from the predators, it lays hay in the place where it sleeps, and the inside of the hole is particularly clean, which is enough to prove that it is a clean-loving animal.
After the onset of winter in late October, they begin to hibernate, and like other hibernating creatures, they eat large quantities before hibernation in order to increase their capital to survive the winter. They don't sleep all winter, but when the temperature is high, they will wake up and crawl out of the hole to bask in the sun for a while, which proves that they love to be clean, and their bodies will be crawling with bugs and mold if they don't bask in the sun for a long time.
After hibernation for five months, it continues to be active in March of the following year.
Although it loves cleanliness, it is not a pet after all, and it will not be loved by humans. Humans hated their destruction of crops, hunted them on a large scale, and eventually became national second-class protected animals.
On the contrary, people had already changed their attitude towards the creature and began to show affection for the badger, and did not even curse the creature anymore.
Although the badger has won people's love, it still can't avoid the fate of being killed, what is the reason for this?
The badger has always been used to refine oil, and some people have discovered the medical value of this oil, and in some medical works, there is a use of this oil, and everyone knows that this thief is still valuable, and naturally changed their attitude.
In the past, it was a resentful scolding and killing, but now it is a civilized killing, at least it will not swear against this thing.
The oil made from it is yellowish-white in color and sour in taste, and although it is not delicious, it is said to have a healing effect on burns and some skin diseases.
I guess it has an adjuvant effect on these conditions.
Since its value was discovered, the value of this creature has also increased, and a small jar of oil can be bought for hundreds of dollars in the market.
In addition to being able to defraud the precious oil, he also has a good fur, which is made of very good material and is offered a high price in the market.
Although this is not a pig but looks like a pig, it can also be eaten, after being skinned, the best use of the material, the meat can also be sold, the price of his meat is not cheap, because the meat quality is good, it was sold for dozens of yuan a pound in the market that year.
Its own merits greatly stimulated people's desire to hunt him, and for a while, every night there would be people with flashlights to go to the mountains to look for traces of the pig badger.
The number of badgers was greatly reduced under human capture, and the state took note of the problem and urgently stopped people's behavior.
The number of hog badgers is declining not only in the mainland, but also abroad. The main reason is also because of being captured by humans.
So now, as a national second-class protected animal, killing a pig badger is punishable by up to five years in prison.
If you see this creature in the wild, it's best to stay away.
Reference: Xi'an News Network, "Pig Badger Strayed into the Village, Zhou Zhi Police and People Cooperate to Rescue" 2000-10-21