An uncle took a close-up of the wild sable in Changbai Mountain. What does a sable look like?

An uncle took a close-up of the wild sable in Changbai Mountain. What is a sable? What does a sable look like?

1. What is a sable?

Sable (scientific name: Martes zibellina): body length is about 40 cm, weight is about 1 kg, tail length is about 12 cm, and life span is about 8- 15 years. It is a small and medium-sized animal with a slender body and short limbs. The head is long and narrow, the ears are short and round, and the sense of smell and hearing is sensitive. Canine teeth are more developed and cracked teeth are smaller; The upper molars are arranged horizontally, and the inner leaves are wider than the outer leaves; The diameter of molar crown is larger than the height of lateral incisors. The body hair is soft and has no markings. Five fingers (toes) on the front and rear feet; Claws are sharp and inflexible. Sable is an animal of the genus Sable, which lives exclusively in northern Asia. It moves and hunts during the day. Hunting small prey by smell and hearing, including mice, birds and fish. Sometimes I eat berries and pine cones. Sables mostly nest on the forest floor. When the weather is bad or they are killed, they will hide in their nests and even store food in them. The fur of sable is called mink, which is only produced in the northeast of China. Ginseng, velvet antler? And call it? Three treasures in Northeast China? . Widely distributed in Urals Mountain, Siberia, Mongolia, Northeast China and Hokkaido. ?

Second, what does a sable look like?

According to the picture taken by the high-definition camera, the sable body is brown-black or brown (domestic sable has black, white, blue and yellow colors); Slightly white needle hair; The head is grayish brown, the ear margin is dirty white, and there are yellow or yellow-white throat spots; The color of chin coat is orange, yellow and brown; The chest has brown hair and the abdomen is lighter. In winter, the hair is thick, the coat is rich, the whole body is brown, the chest, abdomen and sides are the same color, and the white needle hair is all over the body.

Judging from the photos taken, the sable sometimes digs in the snow, sometimes crawls on the tree, sometimes jumps on the ground, and sometimes looks around warily, leaving a series of footprints in the snow, which is very cute.

3. Is the sable a rare animal?

Sable is a rare animal, which is under first-class national protection. Has been listed in the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species) 20 16 ver3. 1? No danger (LC); China's "National Wildlife Protection Law" has listed sable as a national first-class key protected animal; China's Red Book of Endangered Animals Level: Endangered.

4. Why are sable found in Yanbian?

It is understood that Pioneer National Forest Park is located in Yanbian Prefecture, Jilin Province, and the environment is quite suitable for sable to survive. The area where sable was found this time is the snowy mountain scenic spot of the park. Influenced by the unique climate of Changbai Mountain, there are abundant animal and plant resources here, and there are many birds even in winter.

The reporter found out that in 20 17, six sable were found in the Laoling underground river scenic spot of Xianfeng National Forest Park, which once attracted the attention of all sectors of society. In 20 18, more than 40 sable were found in the same area.

Pioneer National Forest Park Underground River Scenic Area is adjacent to Ling Xue Scenic Area. According to the staff of Ling Xue Scenic Area, there has been continuous snowfall in the scenic area recently, and there are traces of sable activities in the Woods from time to time. In addition to these three photographed sable, sable was also found in other areas of the scenic spot.

According to reports, since the discovery of sable in Pioneer National Forest Park, Jilin Yanbian Forestry Animal Protection Department and Forest Police have stepped up patrols to prevent poaching.

Sable likes to live in mixed coniferous and coniferous forests in the sub-cold zone at an altitude of 800 meters to 1600 meters, and feeds on rodents, birds and pine nuts.