According to reports, recently, in Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China, found a national key protected animal - Indian bison cubs, infrared cameras filmed a scene of their activities, then, since it appeared in Yunnan, why should it be called Indian bison? How did they get to Yunnan?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="26" >What is an Indian bison? </h1>
Indian bison is also known as "Asian bison", they are also the world's existing, the largest cattle, according to the existing records, the largest Indian bison weight can exceed 1.5 tons, and their average weight is also about 1600 pounds, I have to say, they are really very huge.
As a species mainly active in the tropics, the distribution of Indian bison is not very extensive, mainly in the southwestern region of Yunnan in China, as well as India, Myanmar and some Southeast Asian countries.
The reason why they are rare in the wild is because the area of indian bison activity is far away from humans, and now that they are scarce, they have become endangered species, and it is natural to take pictures of Indian bison infestation in the wild, which is even more precious.
It is worth mentioning that more than 30 years ago, the number of Indian bison in China's Yunnan Province, there are more than 1,000 heads, but at present there are only more than 100 heads left, it can be said that in just over 30 years, the number of Indian bison has decreased by nine tenths, so what is the reason that the Indian bison is endangered?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="46" >Why is indian bison endangered? </h1>
You know, because of its huge size and fierce personality, indian bison is actually in nature, there are not many natural enemies, especially in Southeast Asia, Indian bison can even "kill" Bengal tigers, which also makes Indian bison also known as "tiger killers".
In the Areas where Bengal tigers are infested, in general, they will take a detour when they encounter Indian bison herds, because Indian bison are social animals, they will put their cubs in the middle of the team when they are active, and at the same time, the bull's horns will always be ready to attack, so that once the tiger attacks, it will be immediately used by the crazy Indian bison with its horns, giving the top a "broken stomach", naturally, the Indian bison has also won the title of "tiger killer".
However, if the Bengal tiger encounters a single Indian bison, it will also hunt unceremoniously, so strictly speaking, the Indian bison that falls alone cannot beat the Bengal tiger, so, most likely, there are more incidents of Bengal tigers hunting Indian bison.
However, the Indian bison is endangered, but it has nothing to do with the Bengal tiger, and the main reason why they are in smaller and smaller populations is related to humans.
Although Indian bison look very strange and look like "bodybuilding cattle", their flesh is very delicious, and from the origin point of view, Indian bison and today's domestic cattle are from an ancestor, so Indian bison in the past, people often hunted, and then used to eat meat.
Coupled with the reasons of human activities, the habitat range of Indian bison is getting smaller and smaller, and after a long time of nature, Indian bison is gradually endangered, and it has developed to this day, which is basically rare in the wild.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="47" What does it mean to photograph Indian bison > Yunnan? </h1>
Speaking of which, Yunnan is really a "treasure trove of animals and plants", not only will often photograph endangered species, but also often new species will be found, speaking of which, Yunnan this time photographed Indian bison, especially photographed very healthy Indian bison cubs, it can be said that the local ecological environment in Yunnan is constantly recovering, so that the local animal and plant resources continue to improve the symbol.
For example, some time ago, there was also a species in Yunnan that has been considered extinct in the wild - the round-nosed monitor lizard, and its appearance has also surprised and delighted relevant experts.
Many researchers believe that for many years, due to the protection of China's ecological environment, in the case of various measures in place, but also let China's ecological environment continue to improve, take the Yunnan region, now there are endangered species appearing, which means that the quality of the local ecological environment continues to improve, the future may find more endangered species.
Of course, the protection of animals and plants and the ecological environment is a long-term process, in the past, people always think that the diversity of animals and plants will not disappear, so in the process of wanton destruction, when it is found that it is endangered, in fact, it is too late, and it is too late to regret.
Therefore, since the end of the last century, with the introduction of various management systems, coupled with the continuous strengthening of people's awareness of protection, over the years has finally achieved a relatively good result, take this year, Yunnan has been the second time to photograph indian bison cubs, it can be said that their population in Yunnan is also recovering, which is a very good situation.
In the future, I believe that with the protection of people, along with the habitat environment is getting better and better, I believe that the number of Indian bison in our country will continue to increase, wait and see!