In recent years, China has made remarkable achievements in the work of natural protection of the environment, the implementation of rescue protection actions for endangered species, through human intervention, let wild animals live in the wild environment, so that more than 100 endangered precious species population to achieve restorative growth, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration Director Guan Zhiou said that China has successively established a giant panda, Asian elephant, pangolin, Hainan gibbon and other precious endangered species protection and research center, national treasure giant panda is in the artificial breeding problem to achieve a breakthrough, The population has now reached 667, and the Once Extinct Przewalski's Wild Horse has established a wild population, and the number is expected to achieve a major breakthrough.
When the sun shines on the Kalamaili Desert in the Zungar Basin of Xinjiang, China, you can always see the small grasses on the ground that are crumbling because of drought, but this does not hinder the Przewalski's wild horses, it will always rest here in pairs, they are like camels, have super high drought tolerance, can thrive in the desert where grass is difficult to grow, such a harsh environment does not affect them.
Having survived in such a harsh environment, why was it declared extinct? Among them, the origin is too tortuous, but the ultimate culprit is human beings, and now the population can be re-established, relying on the reconstruction of environmental protection in our country, so that the Przewalski's wild horse can grow again, and it is just around the corner to get rid of endangerment!
Przewalski's wild horses like to live in mountain grasslands or deserts, good at running, belong to the population life, normally there are 5 to 20 horses together, led by strong male horses, living a camp wandering life, adult Przewalski's wild horses are strong, about 2.8 meters long, more than 1 meter high, weighing about 300 kg, similar to the domestic horses we see.
And it has another difference with the domestic horse, normal we see the domestic horse body is a variety of colors, or patterns, and the Przewalski's wild horse has only one kind of hair, for brownish yellow, from the abdomen slowly becomes yellow-white, in the middle of the back there is a black-brown ridge midline, only a closer look can be found, after the arrival of winter, in order to be able to become more warm, the hair on its body will become long and thick, the color will slowly become lighter.
Not only that, but in terms of limbs, the legs of the Przewalski's wild horse are also different from those of the domestic horse, becoming shorter and thicker, and the calf area shows black hair, which is called "stepping green legs", and the hooves are smaller than the domestic horse.
Equinaceae have lived in the world for more than 50 million years, appeared on the earth since the early Eocene, most of them feed on grass, although they do not have the offensive power, but their large long legs are conducive to running, and in ancient times, they became a tool for human travel.
And Przewalski's wild horse is also the only surviving wild horse breed in the world, it comes from the Jungar Basin in Xinjiang and the arid desert grassland of the Mongolian People's Republic, so it was also known as the Jungar Wild Horse or mongolian wild horse before, which was mentioned in some early documents, 3,000 years ago, China's ancient books have clear records, just like "Erya" said "like a horse and small, out of the plug", referring to the Przewalski's wild horse!
The biggest feature of the Przewalski's wild horse is to be able to survive in the harsh environment of the desert Gobi, not afraid of low temperatures and blizzards, in such a harsh environment to survive, but in Mongolia declared extinction, and then in the 1970s, China also declared extinction, and in contrast to the world, Przewalski's wild horse is only 28, but also displaced, of which only 13 can reproduce, which makes the global people worried, afraid that it will be completely extinct.
Przewalski's wild horses are still very strong in reproduction, they are in heat all year round, but in the spring and summer is more serious, the female estrus cycle is up to 1 month or so, the spirit is very excited when estrus, but the Civic is slowly becoming less, the mood is very irritable, and there will be a state of mutual sniffing.
And they, like most creatures in nature, during estrus, males will engage in fighting behavior, just to solicit a mate, and when fighting, the males will hold their heads high, look at each other for a while, and then scream, use their front hooves to plane the soil, and spew rough air from their nostrils to intimidate each other.
When the other is not afraid, the two sides will wrestle together, the scene is quite cruel, and after victory, it can mate with the female.
Between females, there will also be a struggle for a mate, and when it is found that the desired male is mating with the female, the female will interfere and stop them in order to obtain the mating rights of the desired male.
After mating, the female needs to go through a pregnancy period of up to 1 year, and then produce 5-6 cubs, which are then fed by the mare until they reach sexual maturity until about 3 years old, and mate again, and the lifespan of normal Przewalski's wild horses is up to 25-35 years old.
After contact, you can feel that the Przewalski's wild horses are extremely violent and difficult to domesticate, but they have super teamwork ability, they rarely fight with each other because of food, and they will clean each other's skin, between them, in addition to communicating with their limbs, they will also communicate with their voices, if they find that there is a lack of companions in the team, Przewalski's wild horses will make a loud and high-pitched cry for help, ensuring the safety of each companion.
They like to live in groups, the leader of the team has an important responsibility, generally will lead their companions to forage for food or drink water, because they live in a desert environment, so the water source is particularly important for them, basically through the wind to find water, may be a long-term life in the desert, they can instinctively sniff out the breath of water through the nose.
When many places announced that the Przewalski's wild horse has become extinct, parts of Europe still have its figure, in August 1985, China introduced 16 Przewalski's wild horses from the place, in the southern area of the Jungar Basin for scientific research and breeding, hoping to continue to grow this population, but these are far from enough, Gansu Endangered Animal Breeding Center from the United States, Germany and other places to introduce 10 Przewalski's wild horses, put in the wild to survive.
The reproduction of Przewalski's wild horses has become a task that China attaches great importance to, so it began to implement a large-scale release and return to the wild, a total of 27 Przewalski's wild horses were put into the natural environment to survive, and China also set a good example, becoming the first country in the world to release Przewalski's wild horses into the wild.
At that time, the reproduction of Przewalski's wild horses was extremely difficult, because there was little trace of it in our country, and this release into the wild was also an adventure, in case the Przewalski's wild horses were difficult to survive, it was easy to pose a threat to their lives, so after more than ten years of efforts, the Przewalski's wild horses were first placed indoors for breeding, and after observing that they had been able to adapt, they selected the large Przewalski's wild horses and released them into the wild, and the results were the same as we expected.
Przewalski's wild horses themselves live in the wild, so they directly accepted the environment at that time, in just a few decades of efforts, today's Przewalski's wild horse population has reached more than 300, most of which have been released into the wild, China has also become the largest wild horse breeding base in Asia, the breeding rate and survival rate of the Wild Horse Breeding Research Center in Xinjiang has also reached the world's first, at that time in the artificial breeding population, has reached a very good breeding rate, in 2017, More than a dozen foals were born in the breeding base, although not many, but it was also a good harvest year.
Today, the wild population of Przewalski's wild horses is slowly growing, the number of Przewalski's wild horses in China has exceeded 700, which is completely different from when extinction was first declared, in just a few decades, we have created miracles, which depends on the contribution of all mankind, in the early days, the extinction of Przewalski's wild horses is entirely due to human over-hunting, and now everyone has a strong awareness of environmental protection, which makes its number more powerful.
Although the Przewalski's wild horses are still endangered animals, but their own super strong personality can be better bred, as long as humans can further protect the environment, their species can be cared for, I believe that sooner or later one day Platts wild horses will be out of endangered state.
There are many creatures under nature that are on the verge of extinction, the biggest factor comes from humans, and now, we have a stronger consciousness, so that many species can continue to reproduce, although not counted, but to make up for it, every creature has the right to survive, we should respect other creatures as we respect ourselves.