309 The Past of the Siberian Tiger
() Breeding centres.
Rows of neat red brick houses extend out in an orderly manner.
When Liu Wei walked in, it was very quiet, and he didn't hear the tiger's bark.
Ma Rongsheng said as he walked, "In order to ensure that the Siberian tiger breed is excellent, there are two main ways to artificially breed in Lin Yuan.
First, select the best breeds of male and female tigers in the whole park to mate, and avoid inbreeding, you know, Xiao Liu, the inbreeding of wild beasts has a particularly great impact on racial genes, so there are separate accommodations in the breeding center for female and male tigers in estrus!"
"I'll rub, it's okay, including marriage, and accommodation!"
"I don't want to move bricks, I want to be a tiger, and the organization will assign me a daughter-in-law!"
Ma Rongsheng continued, "The second way is a little more complicated, with the help of tigers giving birth to tigers, China and Russia have established a joint reserve for Siberian tigers to ensure the free movement of Siberian tigers between the two countries, and one of the most important purposes is to reproduce wild populations."
China's wild population of Siberian tigers is small, so we need to borrow tigers from Russia to breed, and we also allow domestic Siberian tigers to mate and breed in Siberia. ”
While chatting, the group walked to the edge of an iron cage.
Inside the cage is an adult female Siberian tiger, with a cub waiting next to her, playing crookedly.
Seeing that someone was coming, the cub looked at Liu Wei curiously, and then walked to the edge of the cage, and the female tiger lying on her stomach immediately stood up and walked to the cub's side, first hummed at the cub a few times to remind it, and then faced Liu Wei and the others, and roared.
Ma Rongsheng smiled and said, "How about you observe the breed of this tiger?"
Liu Wei: "The roar is thick, it sounds good!"
Facing the live broadcast camera, Liu Weipu said: "Brothers, the female tiger in the nursing period has a short temper and does not allow humans or other animals to approach, it must ensure the absolute safety of its children."
Only the staff in charge of feeding them in the park have the opportunity to get close, but they must also keep a certain distance, otherwise they will inevitably be intimidated or even attacked by the female tigers.
The female tiger we see now is unusually sensitive, it is warning us to stay away from her and her own young, and given the danger of the female tiger at this stage, she can only be kept alone with her cubs in the park.
Otherwise, the whole population may be fighting because of the cubs!"
Ma Rongsheng looked back at Liu Wei, smiled, and found that it was quite interesting to listen to his popular science on the spot.
The barrage of "tigress, can't be provoked" was played on the mobile phone screen.
The group took the initiative to push back a distance, and the female tiger in the cage quieted down a little, its nose and mouth sticking out of the gap in the iron cage to face the humans in front of it, keeping vigilant.
On the contrary, the little tiger next to him was very active and did not look worried at all, grabbing its two front paws on the iron cage, and then biting vigorously with its newly grown baby teeth.
The audience in the funny live broadcast room is directly happy.
It's so cute.
Ma Rongsheng said: "Generally speaking, cubs will stay with their mothers until they are two to three years old, and female tigers will also take the initiative to alienate their children, so that they can learn to survive independently, and the cubs in front of them are only seven or eight months old, and the female tigers have a strong sense of protection, and strangers are basically difficult to approach!"
Liu Wei nodded, the audience in the live broadcast room wanted him to touch the little tiger, considering the protection of the park, Liu Wei gave up, so as to avoid the female tiger getting angry and hurting other people or leaving a bad impression on it, and then the work of the keepers was even more difficult.
Subsequently, Liu Wei followed Ma Rongsheng to visit the entire breeding center, and there were more than a dozen female tigers who were nursing their cubs.
Normally, females give birth to 2 to 4 per litter, and with the improvement of artificial breeding technology, the survival rate of cubs is still quite high, and the Siberian Tiger Forest Park can reach 10%.
After visiting the Siberian Tiger Breeding Center, Liu Wei sat in the car and asked, "Brothers, are you cool?"
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"It's cool to watch, I just want to feel it for myself!"
Liu Wei said: "Everyone is welcome to come to the Siberian Tiger Forest Park to play and get close to the Siberian tigers.
But I still have to remind everyone that all my actions and movements, don't imitate!"
"Hahaha, Ah Wei, I think too much, we don't want to die yet!"
"When my knowledge is as rich as yours, let's talk about this topic again!"
"I have a wife, a child, and an eighty-year-old mother, and I have to support my family, and I won't die!"
Liu Wei looked at the barrage and finally concluded, "Finally, let's analyze the living environment of Siberian tigers and draw an end to this program to explore Siberian tigers."
I have said several times that the expansion of human range has had a huge impact on the activities of wild animals, especially large beasts such as the Siberian tiger, which is very territorial and has a wide range of activities, and it is possible that a road several meters wide through the forest can lead to the danger of extinction.
The national government has vigorously rectified the ecological environment, and an important purpose of establishing nature reserves is to protect the living environment of wild animals, but in recent years, there are still many gold diggers who will cross the line and take advantage of loopholes under the crackdown, and the reason for this is monetary interests.
In the 80s, the Siberian tiger was slaughtered.
In China's history and culture, the tiger has always been a symbol of the majesty of power, and it is precisely this that the market has used to speculate on the price of tigers.
Everyone is most familiar with the fact that tiger bones can be used in medicine and wine, etc., and tiger skins are sold at sky-high prices in the market.
In fact, the medicinal effect of tiger bones is not as miraculous as it is boasted, because the market boasting has unanimously raised the price of tigers to millions, and at the highest point, everything pulled from the body of a dead tiger can be sold for three or four million, and it is the greed for money that has led to their destruction.
Talking about this reminds me of ivory, fish bones, etc., and I still feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.
Although governments around the world are now aware of the major problems of protecting the ecological environment and protecting wildlife, the most important thing is to raise human awareness.
Between us and them, no one owes anyone, if I can, I desperately want to share this earth together, after all, human beings may not be the creatures that can survive this planet in the end, the universe is so big, the mystery is so deep, who knows what will happen in the future?
Brothers, cherish each other!"
Liu Wei's summary resonated with the audience and played a good role in publicity.
Academician Ma Rongsheng, who was sitting next to him, smiled and looked at Liu Wei with some appreciation.
He felt that this young man's mind was more profound than many industry experts, and he could truly appreciate the love for wildlife from him, just as he did when he was young thirty years ago.
Ma Rongsheng said, "Xiao Liu, if there is anything you need help with in the future or a puzzle that can't be solved?"
Liu Wei: "Thank you, Mr. Ma!"
Ma Rongsheng said: "You still call me teacher! I like the title of teacher!"
"Okay, Mr. Ma!"
The smile on Ma Rongsheng's face became even brighter, as if he was satisfied.