The jackal in Qilian Mountain is the only northern jackal left in the world! What do you know about this animal?

A group of jackals numbered 10 was captured in the camera of Qilian Mountain National Park. This is a complete jackal group, and there are several jackals in the team. It is understood that the mink in Qilian Mountain is the only remaining northern mink population in the world, and now Qilian Mountain has become one of the important habitats for mink distribution.

What kind of creature is a jackal?

Jackal is a national first-class protected wild animal. It is almost smaller than a wolf, with short and round ears, short limbs, a slightly longer tail but not more than half of its body length, and long and dense hair, much like a fox's tail. Adult male jackals weigh about 15-2 1 kg, and female jackals weigh about 10- 17 kg. Tapirs are cold-resistant and heat-resistant, and their habitat environment is also very complicated. They can be found in tropical forests, jungles, hills and mountains, as well as subalpine woodlands, alpine meadows and alpine bare rocks at an altitude of 2500-3500 meters.

They are social creatures and often hunt in groups. Although jackals are smaller than wolves, they are more effective than wolves. The jackal is fierce and bold, and all animals are afraid of it. Usually, he is very silent and alert, but he can call and howl when hunting. Jackals have developed sense of hearing and smell. They move quickly and secretly. If anything goes wrong, flee immediately. Jackals hunt in packs. The food is mainly artiodactyl animals such as deer, muntjac, musk deer and goat, and sometimes it attacks buffaloes. ?

What is the reason for the decrease of jackals?

Tapirs are widely distributed in the world, with 1 1 subspecies. They are Indian jackal, Burmese jackal, West Asian jackal, Sichuan jackal, Indian zhina jackal, Kashmir jackal, China jackal, Sumatra jackal, Himalayan jackal and East Asian jackal. However, due to the changes in the natural environment to varying degrees, jackals have lost their habitat and living conditions, and people have hunted jackals on a large scale, which has led to the endangered status of jackals everywhere. In addition, jackals are very rare in North Asia and Southeast Asia.

Qilian Mountain in China has always been there? Wanbaoshan? The region is rich in mineral resources and has natural ecological resources. The humid environment here is suitable for pasture growth, and with the protection of this area, it is undoubtedly the right choice for the northern jackals to appear here.