Why was the panda chosen as China s National Treasure?

1. Rare, the global distribution range is very small, and the number of pandas is only distributed in China, the mountainous area from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the second stage of subduction, and the middle section (between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River). Needless to say, a species is precious if it is scarce. In addition, the low reproduction rate also contributes to rarity.

Look at the counterexamples, giant salamanders and Chinese alligators, once artificial protection is in place, each litter produces a large number of seeds, and the number immediately soars.

2. Unique, exclusive subfamily, the oldest branch of the bear family is one of the three top hegemonic families, polar bears and brown bears are the dominant side, and the panda is the most special member of this overlord group, there are two major branches of the bear family, one is the panda, one is the other bear. Living fossils are not covered. In comparison, the status of the South China tiger is much more ordinary:

The South China tiger is only a subspecies of the tiger, and the whole tiger is only one of the five brothers of the leopard genus.

3. Important, the large size, speed and strength are top size, which means that it has an irreplaceable position in the ecosystem, and the panda represents the original ecology of the region and is known as the umbrella species. Being big is so important that every time a new species is discovered that weighs more than humans, it is a sensation in the world. (In contrast, new species of frogs, butterflies, and turtles are now being found in a rainforest, and there is not much noise; Or, a subspecies of a large animal is found to be unique enough to be upgraded to a new species, but this is not new enough).

4. Cute, born naïve, distinctive, the cutest animal.

Panda's naïve, rolling, big eye circles, black and white color, far more than other bears, please see the most common plush toy bear, do very cute, in fact, and the wild bear's true color gap is very large, and the panda is naturally cute.

5. Exclusive, all panda individuals now belong to China.

At present, all overseas pandas are sent in the name of leasing and scientific research, and they and newborn cubs belong to China.

Because giant pandas are living fossils.

The oldest giant panda fossil appeared 8 million years ago in two places, Lufeng and Yuanmou in Yunnan Province, China, and is known as the first panda. After millions of years of history, many species have become extinct, but the giant panda has survived and become a "living fossil".

Because pandas are living fossils, in their heyday, hundreds of thousands of years ago, it has very important scientific value for the study and protection of biodiversity and environmental changes on the earth, and secondly, pandas have a very strong and very important scientific value, and secondly, pandas have a very powerful function of digesting bamboo, which is mainly cellulose, and most animals cannot digest cellulose, but pandas can.

The reason why the giant panda can become a "national treasure" is that it is rare. Therefore, from the perspective of the distribution of the whole world, giant pandas are only distributed in China, and they are also in a corner of China. The existing wild giant pandas are mainly distributed in high-altitude coniferous and broad-leaved forests in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi.

Looking at all the wild grinding ants in our country, the giant panda is the only one whose distribution is so limited.

The giant panda is a national treasure of our country, so why is it that only China has a giant panda?

Why does China consider the giant panda a national treasure?