"Jackal, Tiger and Leopard" is called "four major beasts", and jackals are the first of the "four beasts", many people only hear its name, do not see its body, the main thing is that the number of species is not much, China's protection of jackals is not low, is a first-class protected species. So when people see this creature, they can't do anything about it. At the same time, it turned out to be the first of the "four beasts", and it must not be a troublesome creature.
If attacked by a jackal, it may even have a fatal effect, so this needs to be vigilant. No, the footprints of jackals have appeared in many parts of Yunnan. Yunnan Nujiang found it, Yunnan Pu'er also for the first time to shoot the jackal's precious video, let's take a look, to Yunnan Pu'er for the first time to shoot the jackal precious video to illustrate, is very rare.
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Jackals can be said to be a relatively large population, a total of 11 subspecies, many people see this creature, may think that it is their own "earth dog", indeed looks a bit like, mainly the hair is a bit like, the back hair is reddish brown, the tip of the hair is black, and the abdominal hair is lighter. There are also 11 unique species in China, and only in China. We call it the "Chinese Jackal", also call it "Red Dog, Red Dog", "Asian Wild Dog" and so on. It is true that this subspecies is only distributed in southern China, south of the Yangtze River and other places, so it is very scarce.
"Chinese jackal" in the IUCN is also an endangered species, jackals can be both cold-resistant, but also heat-resistant, belonging to social organisms, less than 2-3, generally 7-8, or even 10, flock activities are mainly for hunting has an advantage, the general male is more than the female, the proportion is about 2 to 1 state, mainly preying on deer, chamois, chamois, goats and other even-hoofed animals, there is time even buffalo dare to attack, so the boldness is very large, in general, the body length of the organism is about 90 cm, the tail length of 45-50 cm, Weight 10-20 kg.
And here there is a problem that needs to be explained, jackals have become a scarce species, occasionally may be in the food scarcity, eat some crops, such as: sugar cane, corn and other plants, we see also let a let it, protect this creature has been very difficult, can survive to eat a little to eat a little. From a conservation perspective, we shouldn't affect them either. At the same time, you need to be vigilant, don't attack, once you are besieged, the consequences may be very serious, jackals are not so easy to mess with. That's the basic case with it.
Pu'er, Yunnan Province, first found the jackal of the "Four Great Beasts"
The first jackal of the "four beasts of prey" was found in the Sun River Provincial Nature Reserve in Pu'er, Yunnan, which is located at the southern extension of the Wuliang Mountain of the Hengduan Mountains, with a total area of 14,892 hectares, in addition to jackals, there are scarce species such as bison. The climatic conditions in this region are very good, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C, the average temperature of the coldest month is 11.4 °C, and the rainfall is very rich, mostly concentrated in May to October, accounting for about 87% of the total precipitation, so this also provides the basis for the survival of the jackal.
At the same time, from the picture taken by the infrared camera placed in the wild, the number of jackals is not only one, but multiple, so it belongs to the jackal's very formal video picture, which is the first time that Pu'er has taken a video of the jackal, and also shows that the population of the jackal has changed from the previous "nothing to have", which is very good and very rare. This also shows that the ecosystem of Pu'er in Yunnan has become better.
Of course, from the perspective of the ecosystem of the entire Yunnan region, it is relatively good in China, and the animal and plant population ranks first in the country, and it is known as the kingdom of animals and plants, so it is not strange that some scarce species appear. According to the ecological data released by Yunnan in 2021, the forest area in Yunnan Province increased to 424 million mu, the forest stock increased to 2.067 billion cubic meters, the forest coverage rate increased to 65.04%, and the Land of Yunling continued to increase green, so this is also one of the reasons why there are more animals and plants in Yunnan.
Indeed, in 2021, we have seen many rare biological events announced in Yunnan, in addition to the jackals we said this time, there are also rare species such as the five-clawed golden dragon, the Indian bison, the holly silkworm moth, and the big python, which provide certain evidence for the maintenance of the Yunnan ecosystem.
How fierce are jackals, and what do people do when they encounter them?
Jackals are indeed fierce, and agile, good at jumping, even if they jump in place, they can reach more than 3 meters away, if they are running, when chasing prey, they can cross a trench five or six meters wide at a time. This is something that many creatures are hard to match. At the same time, it is more flexible than lions, tigers, bears, wolves and other beasts of prey, and the creatures it catches are basically unlikely to survive, its teeth are very sharp, hard and the special structure of the skull can achieve 500 pounds of bite force.
So it is also the strongest canid, and it is also the most ferocious and flexible canine. Although not as large as wolves, their combat power has far surpassed that of wolves, so attacking buffalo and killing buffalo is also a very common thing for jackals. It is certainly dangerous for that person to encounter, so try not to come into contact with them, and it is still a species that belongs to the group activity, and once the group attacks, it is either dead or injured, which is its ferocity.
On the whole, with the protection of the ecosystem, the emergence of more and more jackals is a good thing, after all, the expansion of biological populations is conducive to the stability of organisms, and in recent years, many people hate wild boar in many areas flooding, with the emergence of jackals, the number control of wild boars and other organisms, but also has a certain help, so we are still very happy.