The harsh winter in Mongolia forced the grassland antelope to "break into" the suburbs of the capital for the winter. What are the habits of antelopes?
Antelopes like to live in groups, meet large groups of sheep and rarely live alone. Antelopes have a very large range of activities and can move over long distances. Generally, it moves with the growth of grassland grass. Where there is plenty of grass and water, there is a great chance to see antelopes in that place.
This kind of antelope was officially recorded in 1888, but in 1875, Russian naturalist Pugwar-sky discovered this kind of antelope in Ordos grassland in Inner Mongolia. Because the antelope looks like a Tibetan antelope, it was once considered a Tibetan antelope. So 13 years after its first discovery, it was officially named Przewalski's gazelle.
Przewalski's gazelle is found in many places in northwest China, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia and many other places. According to the fossil record, it is possible that in the geological age tens of thousands of years ago, the northwest of China was a place where grasslands and forests flourished. Przewalski's gazelle may be the dominant animal species in the population at that time. However, when the geological conditions change, the population of Przewalski's gazelle also differentiates with the change of environment.
Przewalski's gazelle, also known as Yuan Tan Gazelle, is widely called antelope, which has a lot to do with its fur characteristics. We know that sheep's hair is white. Even if the hair outside is gray because of the dirty environment, we can know that the hair inside is still white when shaving. But the antelope's hair is yellow inside and outside. Long-term running and jumping make its limbs stronger and more developed than other sheep.
Sheep are herbivores and like to eat grass and tender leaves and stems of Carex. When there are plenty of aquatic plants in spring and summer, you naturally don't have to worry about eating. But in winter, the thick snow will prevent them from finding food, so they can only move to warm places in the south, where there is more vegetation or thinner snow, and they can only eat some hay, stems and dead leaves.
Mongolia in the north of China is a country with a vast territory, but most of the land is desert grassland. Northern Mongolia is adjacent to Siberia, Russia. Winter is long, and there are often snowstorms. Summer is very short, and the temperature difference between day and night is also great; Needless to say, spring and autumn are also very short. Such climatic conditions are very unfavorable to the survival of plants, and it is difficult to have large forests and lush grasslands.
Animal husbandry in Mongolia is mainly free grazing. Livestock and wild animals compete for grassland, and the situation will be worse if the grassland vegetation is not rich. The cold weather in winter will harden the snow, and the hay leaves covered with snow will be more difficult to dig. It is an animal instinct to migrate to the warm south.
Protecting wild animals is our responsibility. Although we come from a foreign country, we should try our best to help them when we see them tired and hungry at our door.
For these wild animals, the grassland is their home. The grasslands are all connected, and we don't recognize this country or that country.