There are many species of animals living in China, due to environmental damage and relentless hunting by humans, some animals are very rare in number and are already at the point of endangerment. In order to make these rare animals better survive, we must protect their ecological environment. Let's introduce the top ten rare animals in China, such as giant pandas, golden snub-nosed monkeys, Chinese sturgeon, South China tigers and so on.
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1. Giant pandas
Also overtime!
Undoubtedly, the top ten rare animals in China are the national treasure giant panda, which has been breeding and living on the earth for nearly 8 million years. The appearance of the giant panda is very cute, the body surface color is black and white, round cheeks, a pair of black slippery eyes. It is mainly distributed in the Sichuan area and feeds on bamboo shoots. It is very rare in number, with more than 3,000 in total, of which only 1800 are in the wild.
2. Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
Tilt your head to nibble on the fragrance
The golden snub-nosed monkey is a unique and precious animal in China, with a relatively small body, golden body hair, and shining golden in the light. It mainly inhabits the dense forests of high mountains, has a mild temperament, and often lives in groups, feeding on wild fruits, shoots, bamboo shoots, and bryophytes. According to statistics, there are only 20,000-30,000 golden snub-nosed monkeys in the country, which are becoming increasingly rare in number and have been listed as key protected animals in China.
3. Green turtle
My family is fine, don't think crooked.
The green turtle is known as the treasure of our country and enjoys the reputation of the thousand-year-old god turtle. It mainly lives in freshwater, with a body length of 25 cm and a dense green algae body on its back, which is very rare in number and has high research and ornamental value. There is also a rare Yunnan closed-shell turtle, distributed in the mountainous plateau of Dongchuan, Yunnan, China, at an altitude of 2000 meters, feeding on small fish, small shrimp and earthworms.
4. Clouded leopard
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The clouded leopard is a cat endemic to Taiwan, China's treasure island, with a body length of 1.2 meters, a weight of 40 kilograms, a light gray-brown color, and six cloud-like dark stripes. The number of clouded leopards in Taiwan is very rare, for example, in the recent 20th century, more than a dozen or so were found. By the twenty-first century, there were only a few left, and they were rarely seen, on the verge of extinction.
5. Chinese Cobra
Yes, laugh one, shoot it right away!
The Chinese cobra is a unique snake in China, and only a few thousand or so remain at present. Adults grow up to about 2 meters in length, are dark brown in color, and are distributed in some plains, hills and low mountains. The activity time can be day and day, the temperament is fierce, can release toxic venom, mainly nerve and blood circulation mixed poison, once poisoning the consequences are unimaginable.
6. Elk
Brother Antelope, how do you go to Wanda? Elk: I'm lost.
Elk is a species of animal that is endemic to our country. You see its appearance, the head and face are like horses, the horns are like deer, the hooves are like cattle, and the tail is like a donkey, so people give it the title of four different. The body length is 170-217 cm and the tail length is 60-75 cm. Mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River in China, according to statistics, there are only more than 1,000 existing animals, which are special rare and protected animals in China.
7. South China Tiger
I must be able to lick the tip of my nose
South China tiger is a unique tiger species in China, the body length is 2.5 meters, weighing 300 pounds, distributed in the tropical rain forest in southern China, evergreen broad-leaved forest, the current number of wild South China tigers has no trace to be found, may have perished, only more than a hundred artificially raised South China tigers. Siberian tiger is the largest surviving tiger species, living in the three eastern provinces of China, there are currently only 500 wild Siberian tigers left.
8. Chinese sturgeon
Who am I and where am I!
Chinese sturgeon is known as the "giant panda in the water", with a body length of about 1 meter and a weight of 500 pounds, living in the Yangtze River Basin, is the largest fish in the Yangtze River, so it is known as the "Yangtze River Fish King". The Chinese sturgeon has been on Earth for 140 million years and is the oldest vertebrate on Earth. Due to the large number of human hunting and destruction of habitats, the number has been drastically reduced and it is already on the verge of extinction.
9. Yangtze crocodile
Good baby, live well Ha!
The Yangtze crocodile is a crocodile unique to China, which has survived on the earth for 200 million years and is called a living fossil. The body length is about 1-2 meters, the weight is 70 pounds, and he is good at crawling and swimming. Often come out at night to hunt, the amount of food is relatively large, but also has a strong hunger tolerance. According to statistics, the number of wild Yangzi crocodiles may be less than 200, and most of them are currently raised in artificial breeding.
10. Chinese salamander
Never seen shit!
The Chinese salamander is the largest amphibian, belonging to an ancient animal, small and cute, 6-7 cm long, the epithelium is black convex, the lower skin is orange-red, interspersed with black spots, and the limbs are short. The living environment is strong, mainly meat-eating, such as earthworms, snails, water fleas, insect eggs, larvae and small aquatic animals. Populations in the wild are currently extremely sparse.
Conclusion: In addition to the above rare animals in China, there are golden eagles, peacock pheasants, white-tipped dolphins, red-crowned cranes, gray cranes, red pandas, etc., we must protect these animals well and refuse to reach the point of extinction.