In nature, there are herbivores and carnivores, and there are dependencies between them and mutual restraints. In order to survive, carnivores have evolved a skill, some with strong limbs, some with strong flexibility, and some with sharp teeth.
Their characteristics are unique secrets for the purpose of facilitating the hunting of herbivores in order to survive in nature. And today, what we want to introduce to you is also a carnivore, which is the lynx.
lynx
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" what is the > lynx data-track="3"? </h1>
Lynx are cats, but much larger than domestic cats, with a strong physique, an extremely short tail, a body of tendon meat, and flexible attributes. Its ears are wrapped in black towering tufts of hair, and its cheeks have long, drooping hairs. The upperparts are pale brown, earthy yellow brown, light grayish brown or hemp brown, or grayish with a pale brown hue; the ventral surface is pale white, yellowish white, or sand yellow, somewhat resembling a leopard, followed by a pale white, yellowish white, or sand yellow on the abdomen.
Due to human hunting and the development of industrial technology, commercial demand, the lynx has become a national second-class protected animal. Now, with the concerted efforts of various countries, the lynx in some areas has been pulled back from the edge of the species crisis and restored to a non-hazardous level.
Lynx were once protected animals
Next, give you a science popularization of the distribution area of lynx, lynx is a cold-loving animal, they inhabit the cold area of the northern temperate zone or cold alpine area, the living height can be extended from the plains at an altitude of hundreds of meters to about 5000 meters of plateaus.
In other words, lynx are distributed in Qinghai, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang in China. In addition, the distribution of lynx overseas is also very extensive, like Eurasia, Canada, Libya, etc., lynx in different regions will have different sizes, from small to large are short-tailed cats, Iberian lynx, Canadian lynx, Eurasian lynx, their only constant feature is that they like to eat meat!
Lynx species
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="8" > the habits of </h1>lynx
Lynx are solitary animals, their predation time is mainly concentrated in dawn and dusk, hunting targets are mostly rabbits, followed by insects, small rodents, sometimes they will hunt squirrels, wild rats, quails, wild pigeons and other animals during the food shortage stage, and even attack roe deer, deer and their cubs. In addition, they do not let go of domestic animals.
According to scientific statistics, the breeding cycle of lynx will have a peak period from September to October. During this period, due to excessive growth in quantities, food shortages can arise. Faced with such a situation, they will bury the leftover food in the snow so that they can fill their stomachs when hunting is difficult.
Lynx need to consume 1-2.5 kg of meat per day, which is also reasonable for large cats with a body length of 80-130 cm and a weight of 25-40 kg.
Lynx cubs
They live in rock crevice caves or tree caves, and they mate from February to April every year, and the gestation time is about 2 months. Lynx pups reach maturity with clear differentiation, female lynx pups take 20-24 months to reach reproductive maturity, and males take 30-34 months.
Finally, lynx live for 12-15 years, but captive lynx can live up to 24 years because they avoid natural disasters, food shortages, and other species.
Human captive lynx can live up to 24 years
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > the power of the lynx</h1>
Strong patience, fast speed, great strength
The lynx is extremely tolerant and can wait for dozens of hours in the place where it ambushes its prey until it appears. When the lynx sees its prey appear, it will quickly throw the prey down, giving the prey a surprise.
After the fall, the lynx will fight with the prey, but the prey naturally does not let the lynx slaughter, they try their best to resist, try to break free of the lynx's attack, but the lynx is not only fast, their strength is also very large, the lynx's grasp is like a sharp spear, and the prey is like a shrimp soldier crab, directly pierced through the body and throat.
They gasped for their last breath and struggled for the last glimmer of hope for survival, but the prey that fell into the hands of the lynx was eventually left to be slaughtered.
Lynx hunting
Climbing, swimming and long-distance running, triathlon
The appearance of lynx is similar to that of cats, and its agile hands have created their ability to climb, swim and run due to environmental factors and survival factors.
Because the lynx mainly preys on rabbits, the rabbits themselves are fast and have strong endurance, according to the absolute truth of "survival of the fittest" in the laws of nature, the lynx also began to strengthen itself, speed up its speed and staying power, and eventually, the running distance can reach more than ten kilometers.
If the leopard is a sprinter in the Animal Games, then the lynx can be regarded as a long-distance running champion.
Lynx are sprinters
The lynx's climbing skills are designed to escape the attacks of other animals on land and the troubles caused by natural disasters such as thunderstorms. In addition to self-protection, the main thing is to give the prey a sneak attack, after all, birds, squirrels and other small animals are on the lynx's diet.
Finally, its swimming skills, although the lynx rarely swims, but it does not mean that it does not, most animals in nature do not like to get wet, because it makes them feel very uncomfortable, and the same is true of lynx. But in the face of an emergency, or when food is reduced, the lynx will still choose the fish in the water to fill their stomachs.
Predation in the water
Genius mind, survival expert
The size of the lynx is relatively small compared to large carnivorous cats such as cheetahs, tigers and lions, and there is an old saying that "all that is concentrated is the essence." Although the lynx differs greatly from their bite force, strength and speed, they are not inferior in survival skills and intelligence. The lynx uses its wisdom on "how to better reproduce and ensure adequate food."
Lynx are better able to reproduce for themselves, create a more comfortable circle of life, and hunt animals that threaten their survival and affect the amount of food they eat.
According to the researchers, lynx hunt other predators in time, such as foxes and cubs every two weeks, and raccoons every month.
Hunt and kill the cubs
If a lynx attacks it, it will kill 234 foxes and cubs and 12 raccoons in a year. If every lynx does this, the amount produced is enormous.
The lynx's practice is to expand its living space and ensure that its species can create a comfortable living circle and survive in nature without being threatened.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="33" > feud between lynx and wolf </h1>
There is a feud between lynx and wolf, killing and controlling each other. In the above view, we expound the view that lynx choose to kill other carnivores, and that lynx hunt wolves in order to create a better living environment and ensure that they have sufficient food sources.
Lynx and wolves
Because in April to September every year, the environment in which they live, animals will accelerate reproduction, during the breeding period, animals need more nutrition to replenish physical strength, so they will hunt animals in large quantities to fill their stomachs.
Wolves are social animals that choose to move in batches to increase food supplies. The lynx, on the other hand, attacks the lone wolf during this time period, preferring female or pregnant wolves to kill them. Sometimes wolves hunt, and the she-wolf stays behind to care for her cubs, but in the face of the lynx, they are helpless and can only let their cubs be slaughtered by the lynx.
After the lynx hunts the she-wolf or cub, they will inevitably encounter the male wolf, the lynx will not attack unprepared, but choose the war of attrition, because the lynx is a long-distance running champion, its own physical reserves are much more than the wolf, so after consuming the wolf's physical strength, give it a fatal blow.
She-wolves and cubs
After the lynx hunted the wolf, the wolves also developed a hatred for the lynx. Wolves also attack lynx, usually only under the group, they surround the lynx to attack, after all, "good men can't stand many people". Wolves also attack the lynx's pups when food is filled.
Secondly, in the period of relative scarcity of food, the competition between carnivores is more intense, they will compete with each other for food, and if they are lucky, they will be able to grab back their own food. The large collective of wolves has a high demand for food, and in the face of the lynx's food, they use the quantity to suppress each other, thus snatching the food that the lynx has brought to its mouth.
Again, the feng shui took turns, and when the wolf broke away from the group and then encountered the lynx, it could only become a defeated general. Because after the lack of food, the overall demand is in short supply, so some wolves go out to hunt alone.
A wolf chased by a lynx
Individual wolves require much less food, and they no longer choose food to hunt large prey like a herd. When the lone wolf tastes the sweetness of acting alone, it will soon encounter trouble, that is, to face the lone ranger, the lynx.
Finally, the lynx faced attacks from large beasts of prey such as tigers, leopards, bears, and wolves, which greatly reduced their living space, and chose this survival policy in order to create their own space and ensure that food was sufficient. After a long period of implementation, the lynx was finally ensured to be a brother in nature.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="43" >Why can "subdue" the lynx? </h1>
Species in nature are mutually restrained and interdependent, and the change of any one species will affect one species or more species. After expounding the characteristics of the lynx above, who can subdue it?
The lynx ready to go
According to scientific records, tigers, snow leopards, bears and wolves are all natural enemies of the lynx, and they will suppress and threaten it, and in the face of these, the lynx not only resists, but also expands its living space. So the lynx was not only not subdued, but also grew, which also proved that the lynx was not only a natural hunter, but also a genius survival master.
In nature, in the face of attacks and threats from other species, lynx can skillfully defuse and create new methods, but in the face of this opponent, it is powerless, they are human beings.
Human beings are the existence of the strong in nature, from the evolution of apes to the current information age, the progress of science and technology is a qualitative leap, people are not satisfied with the basic survival needs of food and drink, but to the spiritual field. People began to over-reclaim, turn trees into furniture, disrespect the laws of nature, and wreak havoc, resulting in the danger of extinction of forest animals.
Human logging
Nor did the lynx escape the palm of a human hand. Humans extend their clutches to the lynx and make its fur into clothing worn by nobles. The second is that humans squeeze the living space of lynx, and lynxes begin to prey on domestic animals in order to survive and hunt, resulting in a large number of lynx hunting.
In the period that followed, the lynx passed through a very dark phase. During this period, people's awareness and knowledge began to improve, correctly understanding the laws of nature and the significance of the existence of lynx, and also turning lynx into a national second-level protected animal. Subsequently, under the protection and rectification of humans, the lynx returned to the level of safety and showed its charm in nature.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="50" > conclusion </h1>
As one of the carnivores in nature, lynx can be regarded as excellent in their abilities, coupled with a genius-like mind, making them walk sideways in nature with a relatively weak body, and eventually become the existence that we now know as the wolf must be called "big brother".
Lang saw it and also called "big brother"
They prove in their own way that in this environment of survival of the fittest, only the strong can stand in the forest of nature.