Cloud Cat
Nature always discovers some differences everywhere, which forms the diverse world today. This diversity is reflected in species. The expression is particularly outstanding, just as every individual retains its uniqueness and uniqueness. What we cherish most is never the ordinary items, but those rare and special existences. Recently, the Clouded Cat, which had disappeared for nearly a hundred years, was rediscovered in Yunnan, attracting worldwide attention and reports from many media. However, as an endangered animal, its discovery does not just mean curiosity. It’s as simple as popular science.
Last yearOn December 16, the Tengchong Branch of Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve in Marine Yunnan provided Photos taken from a red-haired camera showed a cloud cat swarming into the Datang area. Relevant agencies conducted long-term, rigorous and serious review of the photos taken. Wang Yingxiang, a domestic mammal expert and researcher at the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Dr. Will Duckworth, a scientist from the World Conservation Union, confirmed that the cat captured by the red-furred camera is a cloud cat. Wang Yingxiang said: "The first record of cloud cats in our country was in 1976 with several fur specimens produced in Lijiang, Yunnan. The last confirmed record in Yunnan was in December 1984 with two fur specimens obtained in Beilao Mountain, Jingdong County. Original. The first photograph of the clouded cat in Gaoligong Mountain shows that this rare cat still lives in the mountains and forests of Yunnan."
So what is Cloud Cat? Cloud cat is a Chinese name, and its English name is marbled cat, which means stone-patterned cat. The body color changes from dark gray to light yellowish gray to reddish brown. There are freckles on the legs and abdomen, and vertical lines on the neck. Cloud cats are slightly larger than domestic cats and have a more elongated overall shape. The feet of the clouded cat are very large, more like the leopard subfamily than the cat subfamily. It has some characteristics in common with the clouded leopard and snow leopard, such as the central shape of these two species, the tail is long and loose, almost as long as the head and body .
The distribution of cloud cats in our country belongs to the northeastern marginal area where this species is scattered, and it is only scattered Located in the Wuliang Mountains, Beilao Mountains and Yunnan Mountains in Jingdong, central YunnanDali and Lijiang areas in the south, northwest, and overseas are widely scattered in India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Cloud cats mainly inhabit the tropical monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forests of South Asia, the tropical deciduous broad-leaved forests of Central Asia and There is mixed coniferous and broad forest, and the recreational sea level is generally 1500-2900m. They mostly move in trees and on steep riverside cliffs, and their long tail allows them to run quickly between branches and catch food. This is a unique characteristic of cloud cats and other animals of the genus Cat. In the mountainous areas of central Yunnan, the caves of cloud cats are mostly rocky caves, earth caves or tree holes, and they are mostly located around sunny slopes.
Cloud Cat's current existence is like the clouds and mist swirling in the rain forest, disappearing at the end of Asia In the rainforest. What the future holds for this representative creature of the rainforest depends entirely on how we treat the forest today. In China, when giant cats such as tigers, leopards, and clouded leopards are quickly disappearing from their historical habitats, how long can cloud cats roam in the remaining rainforests of China? The destruction of species occurs every day, and how to protect endangered animals is a question worth pondering.
Temporary species destruction occurs much faster than usual. A recent study estimates that the rate of species destruction has increased nearly a hundred times over the last century, and humans appear to be primarily responsible. However, there is a simpler answer to saving endangered species: we want to save them.
Every species is an important member of the ecosystem. Through the relationship between the food chain, species interact with each other. to the efficiency of interdependence and mutual containment. Once a problem occurs in a certain link in the food chain, the stability of the entire ecosystem will be seriously affected. On the other hand, protecting our country’s endangered animals has external value. Our country's specialty animals, such as the giant panda, golden monkey, and Siberian tiger, are not only world-class endangered animals, but also rare animals that people from all over the world love and are eager to see. Donating or exhibiting these animals abroad plays a unique role in increasing China's reputation, developing political and economic relations between countries, promoting cultural exchanges, and promoting people-to-people friendship.
Naturally, there are many ways to protect endangered animals, not only at the local level, but also at all social and national levels. Regulations, but a very important aspect is that currently our protection of endangered species is insufficient, largely because our communication is not in place. Some places are willing to spend money to spread our protection of endangered species through the media of television, newspapers, and radio. Endangered species strategies and initiativesThink about it, in some places there is absolutely no disdain for communication services. It is necessary to determine through legal regulations that media in various places have the responsibility and responsibility to spread the important meaning of the protection of endangered species. Each media should use some media materials to spread the protection of endangered species. We not only have to communicate in cities and on TV, but we also need to go to the fields and preach by precept and example. It is necessary to widely disseminate the important significance of protecting endangered species, not just regard it as an interesting news. From this point of view, the road to protecting endangered animals has a long way to go.
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