What are the animals that live on land?

Land animals include elephants, tigers, lions, wolves, dogs, leopards, pangolins, mice, cows, rabbits, snakes, horses, sheep, elk, rhinoceroses, brown bears, snails, giraffes, ostriches, hippos, foxes, ants, lizards, ducks, turtles and hedgehogs.

1. According to historical records, elephants have long been friends of human beings and can help them. Elephants are very clever. They can open up a field and bury their dead companions in the fallen leaves. Elephants have a long life span, and generally live to be around 70 years old. 10 ~ 15 years old sexually mature, pregnant for 22 months. Elephants are widely distributed. About 40 million years ago, all continents except Oceania and Antarctica had their footprints. However, there are two main types: Asian elephants and African elephants.

2. Tiger (scientific name: Panthera tigris? ; English name: Tiger): big cats; The coat is light yellow or brownish yellow and covered with black stripes; Round head, short ears, black behind the ears and a white spot in the center. Strong limbs; The tail is thick and long, with black rings and black tail.

Tigers are typical mountain animals, which can survive well from tropical rain forests and evergreen broad-leaved forests in the south to deciduous broad-leaved forests and mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests in the north. In the northeast of China, it often appears in mountainous areas, such as ridges, bushes, rock or gravel ponds, etc. In order to hunt.

Tigers often act alone, and only in the breeding season do males and females live together. There are no fixed nests, and most of them wander in the mountains for food. Can swim. Due to the development of forest areas and the surge of population, remote areas have developed into villages and towns in the past, and tigers often forage near forest settlements. Tigers are more active at dusk, more dormant during the day and rarely come out without being disturbed. Tigers have a wide range of activities, and their daily foraging activities can reach dozens of kilometers in the north; In Xishuangbanna, south of China, there is more food, so the moving distance is shorter.

3. Lion (scientific name: Panthera leo；; English name: lion): referred to as Lion for short, and China is called Sister-in-law. This is a big cat that lives in Africa and Asia. It is the cat with the largest average weight in existence and the only male and female cat in the world.

Lions are big, even big, with long limbs and toes. The head is big and round, the snout is short, and the vision, hearing and smell are developed. Canine teeth and cracked teeth are extremely developed; The upper tooth has three tips, and the lower tooth has two tips. The molars degenerated, and the crown diameter was smaller than the height of lateral incisors. Soft fur. 5 toes on the front foot and 4 toes on the back foot; The claws are sharp and retractable.

The tail is more developed. Known as the "king of grassland", it is the top cat carnivore in Africa. The average weight of wild African lions is 240 kilograms and the total length can reach 3.2 meters. Lions have short hair and are light gray, yellow or brown in color. Lions also have long manes, such as light brown, dark brown and black. The long mane extends to the shoulders and chest.

4. Wolf (Latin name: canine lupus? Linnaeus), the protection level has "three haves" to protect animals. Sub-species ***46, medium in size, well proportioned, with slender limbs and flexible toes, is conducive to fast running. The head and palate are sharp, the face is long, the nose is prominent, the ears are sharp and upright, the sense of smell is sensitive and the hearing is developed. Canine teeth and cracked teeth are developed; The upper molar has obvious tooth tip, and the lower molar has small tooth tip and heel tip inside; The diameter of molar crown is larger than the height of lateral incisor; The tooth type is.

Hair is thick and long. Forefoot 4 ~ 5 toes, hind foot 4 toes; The claws are thick and blunt, and cannot or can only protrude slightly. The tail is hairy and developed. He is good at fast running, likes to live in groups and often hunts. Feeding on herbivores and rodents. Habitat in forests, deserts, mountains, grasslands in cold regions, coniferous forests and grasslands.

5. Leopard, alias Leopard Tiger, Latin famous leopard. It belongs to the leopard genus, ranking fourth among the five leopard cats, only bigger than the snow leopard. Leopard-patterned tiger has bright color, many spots and golden fur, so it is also called leopard-patterned tiger or leopard. The leopard can be said to be an agile hunter, with a big figure, flexible movements, infinite strength and extremely fast running speed. The sprint speed can reach about 70 kilometers per hour, with an average speed of 60 kilometers per hour.