Because our country has adopted a series of policies and regulations to prohibit illegal hunting and wildlife trading, it continues to repair degraded forests, wetlands, grasslands and other habitats, providing more living space and food resources for wild animals. Coupled with the increase in people's awareness of animal protection, more people have begun to pay attention to the protection of wild animals and actively participate in wild animal protection actions.

So in these years, the number of wild animals in our country is It is growing visibly to the naked eye, as can be seen from the increasing number of related sightings. Wild animals that were rarely seen in rural mountains and forests in the past are now abundant around cities.

As temperatures continue to rise, wildlife activities in various places are becoming more and more frequent, especially for some animals that are sensitive to ambient temperature.

It is a good thing that there are more wild animals, which proves that the ecological environment is gradually improving. But this will also bring about a phenomenon, that is, wild animals will come down the mountain and break into human living areas more frequently. This phenomenon will be more obvious especially near some forest edge villages, which are located in the transition zone between human activity areas and wild animal living spaces.

For example, an "uninvited guest" recently came to a farmer's home in Xiji County, Guyuan, Ningxia, and was identified as a nationally protected animal.

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The villagers returned home after a tiring day and planned to cool off in the yard after dinner. Suddenly, there seemed to be something strange in a corner of the yard. At first, the villagers thought it was the noise caused by rats and didn't pay much attention. However, as time passed, the villagers discovered that the noise did not seem to be caused by rats, so out of curiosity, they went to see what happened.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it, but when you look at it, you will be shocked. It is not a rat that is making the noise, but a strange-looking wild animal.

On its face there were distinct black and white striped patches, and its body shapeFat, looking a bit like a dog, but not quite. For a while, the villagers were not sure what kind of animal it was, so they did not dare to act rashly, and finally chose to call the police.

After the staff arrived, sure enough, there was a "magical animal" curled up in the corner of the yard. After repeated identifications, it was determined that it was a badger, a protected animal under the "Three Certainties" of the country.

Its biggest feature is that it has an obvious mask on its face It has similar black and white markings, a long and prominent head, and a nose like a dog's nose, hence its name. After the badger was captured, it was carefully inspected and found to be fine, so it was taken to the wild and released.

The hair of the badger is short and rough. The color of the hair on the back and sides is usually grayish brown or dark brown, and the belly is light gray or white. Weighing 4-8 kg in adulthood, it is a common mustelid in Eurasia.

Dogs and badgers have a mixed diet, or they are "melon-eating turtles"

When we were young, we all studied Lu Xun's text "Young Runtu" and looked at it under the moonlight. The impression of stealing melons and eating them was very deep. Since there is no animal called a zodiac in real life, it naturally aroused people's discussion.

As for "猹", Lu Xun said in a later letter to Mr. Shu Xincheng that he coined the word "猹" based on the sounds spoken by the country people at that time. Later, when he thought about it, it might be badger. That’s all.

There are many kinds of badgers in our country, such as ferret badgers, pig badgers, dog badgers, wolverines, etc. However, among these badgers, the badger has the highest voice. Many scholars believe that the badger may be the 繀 in Lu Xun's works.

First of all, badgers have a very diverse diet. Whether it is insects, fish, frogs, lizards, earthworms, or plant roots, fruits, buds, etc., they are their daily food targets.

Near rural areas, badgers will also take advantage of the sowing and maturity stages of crops to run into the fields to harm crops. Corn, peanuts, potatoes, and melons are all badgers’ favorite foods. So the badger's diet contains watermelon.

Secondly, badgers are nocturnal animals. They usually hide in caves to rest during the day and come out in the evening. Sometimes they look for food all night long and sneak into the melon fields to eat watermelons at night. They are It can be done.

Finally, badgers are widely distributed. They can be found in many places throughout Eurasia and in most provinces in my country.

Dogs and badgers are ferocious, but they are easily attacked by raccoons

In the animal circle,There has always been a saying that "weasels are ferocious". In fact, most mustelids are indeed ferocious in nature. The badger belongs to the genus Badger of the Mustelidae family. Among the mustelids, it is relatively large in size. It also inherits the ferocious characteristics of the Mustelidae family, just like its "big cousin" the honey badger. Not someone to be trifled with.

When a badger is threatened, it will make a short "feed, feed" sound, straighten its front body, wave its paws, and grin its canine teeth to warn the other party. However, although badgers are very ferocious, people have observed that they almost never attack humans or domestic animals unless they are cornered.

In nature, badgers and raccoon dogs are enemies. They share a large area of ​​overlap in their habitats and there is interspecific competition, so fights are inevitable. The raccoon dog is a small canine, about half the size of a badger.

In a single fight, a raccoon dog is no match for a badger, but raccoon dogs do not follow martial ethics and often bully those with numbers. In addition, raccoon dogs have an even more thief-like method, which is extremely harmful to dogs and badgers.

Both badgers and raccoons are species that need to hibernate, but badgers sleep early and wake up late, while raccoons are just the opposite. So in autumn and winter, badgers take the lead in hibernating in caves dug by themselves. Because the badger's cave was large and spacious, with rooms and living rooms, Raccoon soon walked into the badger's cave and checked in with his bags.

The brief harmonious time passed quickly. In early spring, Raccoon woke up from hibernation first and walked out of the cave. He found that the landlord, Badger, and his family were still hibernating, so he hatched a plan. , use their claws to pull dirt and leaves towards the entrance of the hole, blocking the badger's hole. As the oxygen in the cave was gradually depleted, the badger family never woke up again.

In the Naliboki Forest in central and western Belarus, zoologists have discovered several similar incidents. The dead badgers were all attacked by raccoon dogs while hibernating, and eventually suffocated to death.