1. There are many unique animals in China, including: giant panda, white-tip dolphin, alligator, golden monkey, golden monkey, white-headed langur, Tibetan antelope, takin, white-lipped deer, Tibetan wild ass, black-necked crane, red-bellied golden pheasant, etc. The following are some of them.
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2. Giant panda.
The giant panda is endemic to China, and its main existing habitat is the mountainous areas surrounding the Sichuan Basin in central and western China.
There are about 1,590 wild giant pandas in the world. Due to their low birth rate and high requirements for living environment, they are rated as endangered species in the China Red Data Book of Endangered Animals and are China's national treasures.
3. Alligator.
The alligator is a unique type of crocodile in China, commonly known as Zhupolong or Tulong. It is also one of the smallest crocodile species in the world.
Mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake, the number of wild alligators may be less than 200, of which about 50 are adult alligators.
Its threats mainly come from habitat destruction. It is a national first-level protected animal in China and is listed in Appendix I of CITES. It is listed as critically endangered by IUCN.
4. Golden monkey.
Golden monkeys live in broad-leaf forests and coniferous broad-leaf mixed forests at an altitude of 1,400 to 3,000 meters. They are almost distributed in the same area as giant pandas. They are also afraid of intense heat and can tolerate severe cold.
The golden monkey is a unique animal in my country and is a national first-level protected animal.
There are three types of golden monkeys in China: Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. There are thirty-nine Sichuan golden monkeys that thrive in the Qinling Mountains, and the total number of golden monkeys is more than 4,000. The Yunnan golden monkeys live in the snow-capped cedar forests of Yunnan and Tibet.
, the number is only more than a thousand; the Guizhou golden monkey is only found in Fanjing Mountain, Guizhou, and the number is only more than 700.
5. Tibetan antelope.
The Tibetan antelope, whose scientific name is Tibetan antelope, is an animal of the order Artiodactyla, Bovidae, and genus Tibetan antelope.
One of China's important rare species, it is a national first-level protected animal and is included in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
It is a typical representative of the fauna of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
In recent years, Tibet has increased its protection of Tibetan antelopes, severely cracked down on illegal hunting and killing of Tibetan antelopes, and strengthened legal propaganda and law enforcement. The number of Tibetan antelopes in Tibet has increased from 70,000 in 1999 to the current 100,000.
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6. Black-necked Crane.
The black-necked crane is a large wading bird, with a length of 115-120cm and a weight of 5.35kg.
The whole body is grayish white, the neck and legs are relatively long, and the skin on the top of the head is blood red and covered with sparse hair-like feathers.
Except for a small white or off-white spot behind and under the eyes, the rest of the head and about 2/3 of the upper part of the neck are black, so it is called the black-necked crane.
It is the only crane in the world that grows and breeds on plateaus, and is a rare bird unique to China.
As of 2002, China's Xining, Beijing Zoo and the International Crane Foundation have successfully carried out artificial breeding of black-necked cranes.
At present, there are 15 nature reserves at all levels in China that mainly protect black-necked cranes, 3 of which are national nature reserves.