The giant panda is a carnivore and mainly eats bamboo. It is not only rare, endangered and special, but also very old, and is known as a "living fossil". At the same time, ancient animals such as saber-toothed tiger, mammoth and giant tapir were extinct due to glacier invasion, but the giant panda survived by retreating into the valley.

Now it is only distributed in the green hills and bamboo forests of about 40 counties in China, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, and lives in seclusion. Giant panda (scientific name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca), commonly known as "panda", is one of the most precious animals in the world. It is a national first-class protected animal, with black and white body color, and is known as the "national treasure of China".

2. White fin dolphin

The baiji dolphin is an endemic aquatic animal in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. There are more than 70 species of dolphins in the world, and only 5 species of freshwater whales. China is the only freshwater whale with a narrow distribution, which is older and rarer than the giant panda.

Baiji dolphin has a graceful figure, smooth skin, a sword-like kiss and a spindle shape. Eyes as small as beans, ears as small as needles, there are more than 130 small teeth in the upper and lower jaws, and there is a round nostril in the upper left of the head. Although its audio-visual ability is not good, its sonar system can get in touch with its companions more than ten kilometers away through ultrasonic echo positioning. It was officially declared extinct on August 8, 2007.

3. South China Tiger

South China Tiger, an English word, is a subspecies endemic to China. It was originally the most widely distributed tiger species in China, with the largest number and smaller size, but the oldest qualification.

There is only one kind of tiger in the world, both of which are produced in Asia. In the last century, there were eight subspecies of Bengal tiger, Northeast tiger, Java tiger, South China tiger, Lihai tiger, Bali tiger and Sumatra tiger, but the last three subspecies became extinct one after another. China's Xinjiang tiger (which subspecies is unknown) became extinct in the early 20th century.

4. Chinese alligator

Chinese alligator is a crocodile of crocodile family. It is a unique crocodile in China and one of the smallest crocodile species in the world. It is not only ancient, but also a very rare reptile, which is on the verge of extinction in the world. Because it lives in the Yangtze River valley, it is called "Chinese alligator".

Many features of dinosaurs and reptiles can still be found in Chinese alligators. Therefore, people call the Chinese alligator a "living fossil". Therefore, alligator sinensis is of great significance for people to study the rise and fall of ancient reptiles and the evolution of paleogeology and biology. China has listed the Chinese alligator as a national first-class protected animal, and killing is strictly prohibited.

5. Tibetan antelope

Tibetan antelope has attracted the attention of the whole world. The main reason is that the consumption demand of "shahtoosh" in western fashion circles since 1980 has stimulated poachers to murder money. In addition, some gold miners are also killing on a large scale, resulting in a decrease of nearly 10,000 Tibetan antelopes living in extremely cold areas, reaching the limit of their lives.

In order to crack down on poaching, the forestry police, the anti-poaching force in Qinghai, Xinjiang and Tibet, has been fighting for the protection of wild animals such as Tibetan antelope in recent years, among which the "Wild Yak Team" is the best, and two of them have dedicated their lives to it.

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