Who is the best, tiger or leopard?

a species of Carnivora, also known as leopard. Widely distributed in Asia and Africa, and distributed in almost all provinces of China. There are more than 2 subspecies in the world, and there are 3 subspecies in China: South China Leopard (P.pardus fusea), North China Leopard (P.p.fontanieri) and Northeast Leopard (P.p.orientalis).

It looks like a tiger, but it is smaller than a tiger, with a body length of 1-1.5 meters and a weight of about 5 kilograms, and the maximum weight can reach 1 kilograms. The tail is nearly 1 meter long; The whole body is orange or yellow, covered with black spots and black stripes. Male and female hair colors are the same.

inhabit mountains, hills, deserts and grasslands, especially dense forests or big forests. No fixed nest. Work alone. Lying in the trees during the day, or lying in the grass, or resting in the caves on the cliff, and wandering at night. Flexible, good at climbing trees and jumping, courageous, dare to live in the same field with tigers, and can attack large bucks or fierce wild boars. They mainly hunt small and medium-sized ungulates, such as muntjac, roe deer, musk deer and sheep, and also eat small carnivores, such as raccoons and ferrets, and occasionally prey on birds and fish.

It is estrus in winter and spring, pregnant for 3 months, giving birth in spring and summer, with 2-4 offspring each, and the offspring will leave the parent animal after 1 year. Life span is 1 ~ 2 years.

Leopard is a precious ornamental animal, with beautiful fur and high-grade clothing for women. Now all countries have been listed as protected animals.

. Leopard is widely produced in China and also in Asia, so there are China Leopard and Asian Leopard. It is also widely produced in Africa, so there are also African leopards. However, Europe does not produce leopards, and Australia (the hometown of marsupials) does not produce leopards; North and South America are even less productive of leopards.

2. China leopard first appeared in the middle Oligocene, which means that this animal has lived for at least 5, years.

-----------. The shoulder height is about .9 meters, the body length is about one meter, and the weight is 5 kilograms. Only the tail length is 6 cm. Leopard has bright colors, many spots and golden fur, so it is named leopard.

habitat

leopards live in various habitats, ranging from lowlands at an altitude of 1 meters to mountains at an altitude of 3 meters.

predation

The leopard can be said to be a perfect hunter, with a strong figure and flexibility, and can run up to 65 kilometers per hour. I can swim and climb trees. Smart temperament, good sense of smell, hearing and vision, extraordinary intelligence and strong concealment are all impossible for tigers and lions.

Reproduction

Estrous mating in March-April, and littering in June-July, with 2-3 litters per litter. Sexually mature 7-year-old

subspecies

Asian leopard (or leopard)

North China leopard

Northeast China leopard

South China leopard

Far East leopard

African leopard (or leopard)

Central Africa leopard

South Africa leopard

Congo leopard

Mountain leopard <

Endangered factors

were killed in large quantities because of their bright fur

They were killed in large quantities because they attacked livestock.

Protection measures

Leopard has been listed as a first-class protected animal of the Chinese people, and it is forbidden to kill it.

-----------. Weighing about 5 kilograms, the body length is more than 1 meter, and the tail length is more than half of the body length. Weighing 9-14kg. Round head, short ears, strong limbs, sharp claws and strong flexibility. Leopard has bright body color, brownish yellow fur, black spots and ring patterns all over, forming ancient money-shaped stripes, so it is called "leopard". Its back is dark and its abdomen is milky white.

Distribution: Geelong, Nyalam, Dingri, Bomi, Bianba, Qamdo, Jiangda, Mangkang, Gongjue, Chayu and Medog in Tibet. And mountainous forest areas in Guangdong.

Habit and habitat: the altitude of habitat is 2-35m. Often live in the mountains of subtropical forests, shrubs, tropical rainforests and temperate coniferous forests. Leopard has a variety of habitats, ranging from low mountains and hills to alpine forests and shrubs, and has a fixed nest with strong concealment. Leopard has extremely strong physical fitness, abnormal sensitivity in vision and smell, and alert temperament. It can swim and climb trees, making it a bold and fierce carnivore with a wide range of eating habits. There is fierce competition for females during breeding. They mate in estrus from March to April, and give birth in June to July, with 2-3 cubs each. The cubs left the mother leopard in the autumn of that year and lived independently.

status: it is a national first-class key protected animal.

tigers are huge, with a body length of about 119-29cm. Among the subspecies, P.t.altaica is the largest, while P.t.sumatrae is the smallest. Tiger's body hair color varies from light yellow to orange red. Their huge bodies are covered with black or dark brown horizontal stripes, which extend all the way to the chest and abdomen, where the hair background is very light, usually milky white. The Siberian tiger, which lives in eastern Russia and northern China, has the longest body hair among several subspecies, in order to resist the cold in the north. Generally speaking, all tigers will have longer hair in winter than in summer, and their body hair will be lighter in color and pattern. Tigers' skulls are rounded and their cheeks are surrounded by a long circle of cheek hair, which makes them look majestic. The buccal hair of male tigers is generally longer than that of females, especially Sumatra tigers. Tigers have long nasal bones, and their noses are usually pink, sometimes with black spots. Their ears are very short, shaped like a semicircle, the back of their ears is black, and there is also an obvious big white spot in the middle. Tiger's limbs are strong, and its forelimbs are stronger than its hind limbs. Their tails are thick and long, surrounded by black rings, and the tip of their tails is usually black.

Tiger is a carnivore, which hunts many kinds of animals for food. It usually preys from dawn to sunset, mainly feeding on large mammals such as pigs, deer, antelopes, buffaloes and Indian bison. Tigers can hunt prey larger than themselves. A tiger weighing about 1 to 25 kilograms can hunt an Indian bison weighing 9 kilograms. Tigers in the wild can eat 4 kilograms of meat at a time. Without being disturbed, they usually return to the hunting place to enjoy the rest of the food within three to six days after catching their prey, until there is little food left. Tigers are different from other cats in that they are good at swimming. In the past, a tiger was recorded swimming for 29 kilometers.

The tiger is an expert hunter, but there is often a 9% chance that it will miss when catching prey. Thus, under natural conditions, the tiger will not lead to the extinction of prey, and it will not have any important impact on the number of prey communities. However, with the continuous destruction of the tiger's habitat, cutting down and burning plants, and killing animals that tigers depend on for their livelihood, the survival of tigers is threatened.

At the beginning of this century, it was believed that there were 1, tigers in * * * all over Asia, but since then, the number has shrunk by as much as 9%, leaving only less than 7, wild tigers. Killing tigers for commercial purposes, the reduction of their food quantity and the loss of habitat are the main threats faced by tigers. The future of tigers depends on whether the existing habitats can be preserved and whether human beings can completely curb the crisis of illegal hunting.

Hunters have been hunting tigers for collecting tiger skins, making specimens and decorations, and some have developed Chinese herbal medicines from tiger body parts. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of this century, shooting tigers became a sport. In 1911, 39 tigers were shot by the same group of people in Nepal in just eleven days. In China, tigers are regarded as "pests", and they can even get a reward for "killing pests". From the 194s to the 197s, 3, South China tigers were killed. In the past, obtaining tiger skin was the main reason for killing tigers, but in recent years, killing tigers is to obtain tiger bone medicine, and the problem of killing tigers to get bones has attracted much attention from all sides.

In the past, traditional Chinese medicine thought that all parts of tiger's body could also be used as medicine for medical purposes, but most of the medicinal purposes are no longer popular. In recent years, Chinese medicine mainly uses tiger's humerus as a medicine for treating rheumatism, and at the same time, tiger bones can be mashed into powder to make pills, plasters or soaked tiger bone medicinal liquor. Since 1993, the Chinese Pharmacopoeia has deleted the use of tiger bones as medicine. However, drugs containing tiger bones are still widely sold in many Asian, European and North American countries.

In December, 1997, WWF sponsored a breakthrough conference, during which traditional East Asian pharmaceutical professionals, drug dealers and researchers gathered together to discuss with environmentalists the replacement of tiger bones with other animal bones in East Asian pharmaceutical industry. At the meeting, the researchers explained the efficacy of tiger bones in many wild and farmed species, and hoped that China could replace tiger bones with other materials as soon as possible. However, the replaced materials must avoid endangering another wild animal and plant.

The most effective way to crack down on illegal trade in tiger body parts is to raise users' awareness of protection. Once users are aware of trade restrictions, they must abide by the relevant laws. First of all, it is necessary to make them understand the situation of tigers and encourage them to join the ranks of tiger rescue, including banning the use of tiger body parts and derivatives.

With the increasing population in tiger habitat, housing, agriculture and other human activities have contributed to the decrease of tiger habitat. Not only has the area shrunk, but even the wild areas in the past have become fragmented and difficult to be used as tiger habitats. At present, 5, to 7, tigers in the world are scattered into more than 16 small communities. Some of the distribution areas have been destroyed by human beings cutting firewood and hunting tigers' prey, which may cause the number of tigers to be reduced and unable to reproduce. At present, the habitats of the South China tiger are scattered. Although there have been some active rescue plans to link some small habitats into major protected areas, I am afraid they have not been successfully implemented before these tiger subspecies are completely extinct.

The hunting of wildlife by human beings leads to the reduction of food for tigers, which poses a serious threat to tigers, even in large protected areas. Studies show that if the number of prey per square kilometer is below the standard of two to five animals, it will be difficult for tigers to reproduce successfully. In 1991, the World Wide Fund for Nature sponsored a study on tigers in South China. The results showed that although no tigers were killed in the reserve, the killing of pigs and deer in the reserve threatened the survival of tigers. The reduction of tiger food is also an important problem in other protected areas. At the same time, grazing livestock in the reserve not only leads to the competition between livestock and wildlife for food, but also greatly reduces the vegetation where tigers and prey hide, and these livestock may also indirectly transmit diseases and wildlife. As the food for tigers decreases, the distribution of tigers becomes more and more scattered, and the number of tigers will also decrease as human activities affect the ecology of the reserve and its adjacent areas.

To protect tigers, it is necessary to completely stop the trade activities of hunting tigers and their body parts, and to preserve the existing tiger reserves. In order to ensure the sustainable reproduction of these beautiful creatures, it is necessary to expand the protection of tigers. Identifying large-scale "tiger protection sites", including major habitats and complete prey communities, is the first step to effectively implement the protection work, and then innovative management planning is needed to balance the contradiction between the needs of residents and tigers in the region. All these are major challenges that mankind must face when entering the 21st century.

Tigers are basically single Nocturnal Animals, but in some protected areas far away from human beings, these guys also go out for a stroll during the day. Tigers living in the cold north sometimes have to go out to hunt in the daytime. They usually prey on large mammals, including all kinds of wild deer, wild sheep, bison, wild boar, and sometimes catch all kinds of small animals, such as birds, monkeys, fish and so on. It is said that they even eat insects and berries, and occasionally eat grass to help digestion. Sometimes hungry tigers will prey on human livestock and even kill people (human-eating tigers are often poor guys who are old, weak, sick and unable to deal with healthy animals, and this tragedy usually only happens after humans enter the tiger's territory), so they are hated by some human beings. If the food can't be eaten, they will also hide the rest, usually not far from the water source, and come back to eat in a few days.

Although tigers are solitary animals and have their own territory, male tigers may still often stay with their spouses and children. Adult tigers, especially siblings, are likely to cooperate with each other for a period of time (whether it is long-term or not) and enjoy the harvest. Tigers divide their territory by scratching on tree trunks and spraying excrement. There may be more than one female tiger in the territory of a male tiger, but the territories between female tigers may not overlap. The male tiger strictly defends his territory. If the territory area is too large, it is inevitable that someone will want to take advantage. In the face of shameless invaders, the male tiger usually pursues the policy of killing without forgiveness, and this can also reduce his future competitors. A tigress is generally not so boring. Even if her neighbor dies, she may not explore the territory.

Tigers don't like hot weather, because they lack sweat glands. When summer comes, they always look around for shade. Because of their superb swimming skills, they love swimming very much, and tigers in hot areas especially like to bathe and play in ponds. However, their tree climbing skills are far less than swimming skills, which is estimated to be caused by their large size and weight.

Geographical distribution

The distribution range of tigers can be different according to the habitat and prey distribution. Take India as an example, the distribution area is only 5 to 1, square kilometers, and the largest distribution area is located in eastern Siberia, with about 1,5 square kilometers.

There were originally 8 subspecies of tigers, but now 3 of them have been wiped out by human beings:

P.t.balica: Balihu, Bali, Indonesia, became extinct in the 194s;

P.t.sondaica: Java tiger, Java Island, Indonesia, extinct in 198s;

P.t.virgata: Lihai tiger, Caspian sea area, extinct in 197s.

The remaining five kinds of tigers are distributed in India, Southeast Asia, China and Northeast China-Russian Far East. Generally speaking, tigers are forest animals. As long as they are not far away from water sources, they can also adapt to swamps and grasslands on the edge of woodland. In China, there are four subspecies of tiger, namely Bengal tiger, mainly distributed in southern Tibet and western Yunnan; Indosinian tiger, mainly distributed in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan and southwest Guangxi; South China tiger, a subspecies endemic to China, is also called Chinese tiger, which is distributed in southern China. After the shocking tiger-killing movement in 195s and 196s, it was basically extinct. Northeast Tiger, Hunchun County, Jilin Province.

breeding

tigers begin to breed at the age of three to six, and they can mate all year round, but mainly from the end of November to the beginning of April. The pregnancy takes about 13 days, and they can produce two to five chicks at a time. Female tigers breed every two to two and a half years and have to bear the responsibility of feeding their young.