Their eyesight is very sharp, and their sense of smell is also extremely sensitive. Therefore, it is more difficult for some large carnivores to successfully hunt during the day.

Because of this, some large carnivores choose to hunt at night. Because in this case, the success rate of hunting is much higher.

But people who don’t know the habits of wild animals will usually see some lions on the tour bus when they travel to the African savannah, always lying in the shade of trees to rest in broad daylight, and they won’t hunt at all.

Even if there are herbivores walking by them, they will at most look up and not hunt at all. And more often than not, they may not even look at them and just lie in the shade of the trees.

Going to bed and taking a nap!

Because of this, some tourists who don't know the habits of animals will feel that lions on the prairie are particularly lazy. They just lie there and sleep all day long and are not willing to hunt at all.

In fact, this is a misunderstanding of lion behavior. It’s not that lions are lazy. It’s just that you don’t understand the living habits of lions. Lions are large carnivores, and their food intake is also amazing. When they are not hunting, they will lie down.

Sleep on the grass. This way you can preserve your strength.

Because their hunting success rate is very low during the day. If they are not too hungry, they generally will not choose to hunt during the day.

And those tourists who travel to the African savannah always want to see the lions on the African savannah within a limited time and give them a hunting show, so that they can feel like they are on the African savannah this time.

Traveling is worthwhile.

However, after many tourists go to the African savannah, although they can see a lot of wild animals, it is difficult to see carnivorous animals hunting.

In this way, many tourists will say after returning from the African savannah that the lions there are really too lazy. Herbivores pass by them, but they just ignore them. They will give the lions

Put on a big lazy hat.

In fact, it’s not that lions are too lazy. It’s just that tourists are too ignorant. You know, lions hunt at night. Tourists always travel during the day, and few tourists go to the savannah at night.

Because of this, when we watch some TV programs such as "Man vs. Nature" or "Animal World", when we see scenes of lions hunting, they are usually shot at night. It is not easy to see lions during the day.

Shots of them hunting.

When lions rest during the day, it's not that they are lazy, but that they are accumulating strength and preparing for the battle at night. It can be said that when our tourists are sleeping soundly in their beds, the lions have to fight for their own stomachs.

Started running on the prairie.

In the eyes of ordinary people, they feel that lions are the king of beasts. Their life must be very easy. You can eat any animal you want. This is obviously a sign of ignorance.

In fact, we consider lions to be the king of beasts. This is because we don’t know much about this animal. Just thinking that they are wild animals standing at the top of the food chain, we take it for granted that their lives

It's very easy. You can eat the kind of herbivores you want. You can choose the prey you want to eat according to your own interests and hobbies.

In fact, this is a very wrong view. When you truly understand the way lions and tigers survive, you will know how difficult the life of these kings of beasts is. And we call them the kings of beasts.

, that is so inappropriate.

Although lions are large carnivores, their size is only the largest among carnivores. But if you compare them with some huge herbivores, their size is nothing.

On the African savannah, there are many herbivores that are much larger than lions. The size and weight of African bison and African elephants are far greater than that of lions. Lions want these two

If you want to plant animals, you must first weigh your own strength.

If lions fight alone, there may be many kinds of animals on the African savannah that can defeat lions. For example, the hot-tempered and strong African bison. If lions are to fight alone with adult bison, then

Even a male lion is no match for an adult bison.

A single lion may not even be able to defeat a half-grown buffalo, let alone an African elephant. It weighs seven to eight tons and has a body of more than three meters tall. Just standing in front of a lion can

It can scare a male lion so much that it makes a mouse run away.

Therefore, the survival strategy of lions on the African savannah is mainly to use unity and cooperation. Only with the power of a team can they survive on the African savannah. It would be very difficult to rely solely on individual strength.

Survive in the competitive African savannah.

In other words, if the lion, the king of beasts, wants to survive on the African savannah, he can only survive by forming a group to make a living.

This is the most realistic situation for the king of beasts to survive on the African savanna. In that fiercely competitive arena, in fact, there is no real king at all. All animals in nature are mutually reinforcing, and no one can be the king.

The real king. If there really was one animal that could become the real 'King of Beasts', then other animals would have become extinct long ago.

Compared with the hard life of lions on the African savannah, the life of jaguars in this Amazon rainforest seems relatively easy.

Because there are so many types of animals living in the rainforest. Jaguars always have endless prey to eat in this dense forest. Even if they cannot catch large prey for a while, they may still eat some small prey.

The tropical rainforest is not like the African savannah. There is no difference between the dry season and the rainy season. During the rainy season, various animals have abundant food for them to enjoy. However, during the dry season, various animals encounter a survival crisis.

In tropical rainforests, such a situation does not exist at all. Near the equator, due to high temperatures and active air convection, the probability of rainwater forming is greater. Especially in the Amazon rainforest, due to the numerous rivers, the humidity on the ground is high. Temperature

High, water vapor evaporates quickly. Therefore, in tropical rainforest areas, it rains frequently and the rainfall is very abundant.

Animals living in such a tropical rainforest area do not have to worry about the dry season. There will be no drought at all. All animals are like a fish in water in such an environment and can live very well.

For jaguars, living in such a food-rich place, there is no need to form a group to survive. They can live well just by being alone.

Due to the different environment, in the tropical rain forest, there are no large running herbivores like those on the African savannah. In the Amazon rain forest, the largest herbivore may be a magical animal like the 'tapir'.

The tapir, which lives in the Amazon rainforest, is the largest terrestrial mammal among several tapir species in the world.

The Central American tapir is the largest of the three American tapir species and the largest terrestrial mammal seen from Mexico to South America. Like other tapirs, their noses are long and can be flexibly retracted. The front limbs have four toes and the hind limbs have four toes.

Three toes.

Poor vision, sensitive smell and hearing, alert sex, timid. Body length is about 180~250 cm, shoulder height is 73~120 cm, tail length is 5~13 cm, weight is between 150~300 kg, average weight is over 230 kg. Whole body

Dark brown or reddish brown, with lighter color on the head and cheeks, and white patches on the lips, ear tips, throat and chest. This is a unique feature of Sino-American tapirs.

There is a long, narrow mane on the back, but it is not noticeable. The legs are short and slender, allowing them to adapt to fast movement through the undergrowth. The snout and upper lip are short, and the fleshy beak is used to find food and detect tactile stimuli.

. Their eyes are small, their ears are large, erect, oval, and cannot move.

Sino-American tapirs inhabit areas at an altitude of 3,600 meters. Close to swamps, mangroves, humid tropical rainforests, riparian woodlands, monsoon deciduous forests, mountain cloud forests, and alpine sparse grasslands (alpine plateaus without trees). Food and water are their choices.

Important criteria for habitat.

Sino-American tapirs mainly live alone, but also gather together during the breeding season. They are nocturnal animals, but they can also be active during the day. Due to their large size, it is difficult to dissipate heat, so nocturnal activities can avoid the high temperature of the day.

Sino-American tapirs are good at swimming and climbing, and can quickly cross rugged roads. Their walking tracks are zigzag-shaped. They generally live near water, and they especially like swimming and wading.

Central and American tapirs are largely solitary animals with little vocal communication. According to observations in Colorado Island, Panama, the most common sound is a continuous whistling sound, usually followed by a nearby sound.

The Chinese and American tapirs also make the same sound.

Young tapirs often emit high-pitched screams. At this time, the female will find that the cubs have fallen behind and will wait until they regroup before setting off. The most important senses of Sino-American tapirs are smell and hearing, both of which are used to find food and detect

Threats, and nearby tapirs can also be found by smell. Because the eyes are small, the eyes do not seem to be an important cognitive method.

Compared with the animals living on the African savannah, the living habits of the animals in the rain forest may be completely opposite to those of the animals on the savannah.

On the African savannah, not only lions must form groups to live. The same goes for other animals. It can be said that on the African savannah, there are almost no species that live alone, and all animals must form groups to live.

Both carnivores and herbivores must form groups to survive in the fiercely competitive African savannah.

In addition to lions, these carnivores also include African hyenas and African wild dogs. They all live in groups on the African savannah. Only the African cheetah is a solitary animal.

Of course, the reason why cheetahs can live solitary lives is also because of their relatively high hunting ability. Their hunting success rate is also the highest among all carnivores on the African savannah.

This is all due to the excellent running talent of the cheetah. Because the cheetah is the fastest animal on the African savannah. Therefore, as long as it is interested in the prey, it is generally difficult to escape. Of course, the cheetah also has a disadvantage. That is, there is no

Endurance. Although it can run very fast, it cannot run at the fastest speed continuously.

Cheetahs are carnivores, and their prey are mainly small and medium-sized ungulates, including Thomson's gazelle, Gurdjieff's gazelle, impala, wildebeest, etc. When food is scarce, they will also attack zebras. In addition, ostriches are also frequent prey of cheetahs.

object.

The cheetah sneaks up to a distance of 10 to 30 meters from the prey, and then hunts the prey. When hunting, the speed can reach up to 120 kilometers per hour, and only one foot touches the ground, but it can only run for a maximum of 3 minutes. When it exceeds the physiological structure, the cheetah must

Slow down, otherwise they will die from overheating. Usually the prey can be hunted within 1 minute. If the cheetah fails to hunt, it will be a waste of energy.

Generally speaking, only 1 out of 6 hunts will be successful. After the cheetah has just captured the prey, it can continue to bite the prey's neck with its mouth until it expires, while breathing heavily through its nose. However, the cheetah's physical condition after running at full strength is weak and requires

It took dozens of minutes to recover, so he was unable to face the enemy African jackal and had no choice but to give up the prey he had obtained.

But there was an extreme case where a cheetah risked its life to drive away an African jackal after hunting. If a cheetah fails to hunt 5 times in a row or the prey is snatched away, it may starve to death because it no longer has the strength to hunt.

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Therefore, although African cheetahs are master hunters on the African savannah, their life is also very difficult. Because the prey they finally obtain may be snatched away by other animals. Especially hyenas and lions often

It will steal the cheetah's prey.

Because both animals are very mean. When they see a cheetah hunting, they will follow behind them. Once they see a cheetah succeed in hunting, they will immediately run over and give the cheetah the prey it finally captured.

snatch away.

Faced with such a situation, cheetahs are also helpless. After all, although cheetahs are good at running, their bodies are not very strong. Not to mention that lions, which are much stronger than them, can easily snatch away the cheetah's prey. Even with their size,

Hyenas, which are no bigger than cheetahs, can also snatch away cheetahs' prey.

The reason why hyenas can do this is first of all because this animal also lives in groups and relies on groups to make a living on the African savannah. Another even more powerful thing is that this animal can eat carrion.
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