Why is it that the docile camel has few predators in the wild?

The main reason why we rarely hear about camels being killed by carnivores is the current situation of camels. Now there are a large number of camels in the world have been artificially raised, in our country, the common camel is the Bactrian camel, because of the gap between its Bactrian is convenient for people to ride or transport goods, so as early as about 2900 years ago, the Bactrian camel was domesticated. Now that the scarce wild camels (wild Bactrian camels) have all been protected, people have naturally become the protectors of camels, and although wolves are the natural enemies of camels, under the protection of humans, these camels are rarely harmed by predators.

In addition, the size of the camel is relatively large, an adult camel can weigh up to 700 kilograms, they run very fast in the desert, and wolves are not suitable for survival in the desert, so the threat of wolves to camels is not much, and the difficulty of preying on camels is still very high. Camels generally live in deserts, where conditions are very harsh and there are almost no large carnivores, and it is not easy to hunt them even if there are carnivores. Camels rarely have other predators in the area where they live, so they rarely kill.

Since the wild camels live far from the places where humans live, we don't know that even if the camel's natural predators, the wolves, hunted the camels. It is precisely because it is rarely seen in such inaccessible places that we rarely hear about carnivores killing camels, and the remains of camel carcasses killed by carnivores will soon be covered by the wind and sand, and eventually we will not know the news of carnivores killing camels.

In conclusion, the scarcity and protection of camels are the main reasons why we rarely hear about camels being killed by predators.

The docile camel rarely has natural predators that threaten it in the wild, and here's why. It's not because camels don't have natural predators. The natural predator of the camel is the wolf, and the living thing has the natural predator.

But wolves are particularly ferocious. The camel looks like a little sheep in front of a wolf. They are no rivals, but the Wolves' ability to adapt to the desert environment is also exceptional.

It's not good. They could not adapt to desert life, so the threat to camels from wolves was not very great. It was also difficult to drive camels.

In addition, camels are now raised by humans, so it is difficult for wolves to eat camels. Up. The biggest enemy of camels is still humans, but now there are many artificial camels, wild camels are almost extinct, but it is unrealistic for wolves to attack human camels, because people will not give it a chance, and wild camels have protected areas outside the reserve, and the protection work is also very good.

There is no opportunity to pull camels to live in the desert. They can live well and can endure hardships and stand hard work. The reason why it can only adapt to life is simply because it is particularly poorly flexible.

Everyone who has been to the desert knows that camels also have humps.

First, in order to adapt to the desert climate, the limbs and skin of camels are unusually thick, and secondly, there are few other large creatures in the desert, so few natural enemies can threaten them.

The main reason is that camels usually live in the desert, and the climate in the desert is extremely harsh, and there are very few large hunters, so their natural predators are very few.

The natural predator of the camel is the wolf.

Wolves can be called the natural enemies of camels. First of all, the wolf's running ability is very strong, and the bulky camel is not the opponent of the wolf at all, not to mention that the wolf is also a social animal, and when they attack the camel, they often rush up and flank the front and back. Coupled with the fact that wolves are notoriously cunning and have an IQ much higher than camels, in addition to their ability to run, wolves can also outwit camels.

Therefore, if any camel is unlucky, it will most likely become a meal for the wolves.

However, because the living environment of camels is extremely harsh, few animals can survive in drought and lack of food, and animals such as tigers and lions can dominate in plains and forest areas, but it is difficult to survive in the desert, so the harsh natural environment will turn away some animals that may become natural enemies of camels.

The living environment of the camels

Camels live in the Gobi Desert. Camels are docile, alert and tenacious, responsive, fast and persistent, and can withstand hunger, thirst, cold and heat, so they have the title of "Desert Boat". Wild camels have seasonal migrations and diurnal migrations.

In terms of eco-geographical characteristics, the Bactrian camel belongs to the endemic animal of the distribution point of high salinity water source in the extreme arid region of central Asia, and its adaptability to the extreme arid environment is manifested in drought tolerance and the ability to transmit information from generation to generation to find water sources. Its habitat is not only far away from the harsh environment of the crowd activity area, but also the area where natural enemies are difficult to survive, and the self-defense ability only depends on evading and staying away from the infestation.

Wolves and snow leopards are the main predators of wild camels, and in the spring of 1999 during an expedition to the northern foothills of the Altun Mountains, a 2-year-old female camel was killed by 3-4 wolves. In the distribution area of the China-Mongolia border, wolf pride is the main reason for the decline of the number of wild camels. In the Gobi Park reserve in Mongolia, wolves are very harmful to wild camels, according to Turdot research, 61% of the 89 dead wild camels found between 1984 and 1989 were killed by wolves; Of the 54 wild camels killed by wolves, 17 were cubs, accounting for 31 percent.

Analysis of the contents of the stomachs of the five wolves killed by the hunters proved that they all contained the flesh and bones of the young camels. The remains of one calf, 10 second-year-old cubs and two argali were also found in a wolf's den. Due to the severe wolf infestation, the survival rate of wild camel cubs in Mongolia is very low.

Since the 90s, the wolf infestation has become more and more serious, and the wolves not only kill the young camels, but even the adult camels are not spared, and after 1995, the number of wild camels in Mongolia has decreased significantly.

Only wolves. Bears can also threaten the camels, but they can't run fast enough.

Wild camels are large herbivores, and in terms of size, an adult wild camel is equivalent to two or three adults without getting tired, while a snow leopard will collapse to the ground after running for one or two miles in a row. But wild camels can't compete with snow. Wild camels are not as resilient as bison, ass or boar in the face of a beast like the snow leopard.

Bison have sharp horns on their heads, and several bison have their tails facing inward and outwards in circles and arrays, and their knife-like horns sway in front of predators, which can indeed make snow leopards fearful. The wild donkey is small and flexible, good at kicking, can continue to kick the enemy with the hind hooves, the donkey's hooves are as powerful as a hammer, if the snow leopard is unfortunately kicked, the light is the brain, and the heavy is broken tendons and bones. Therefore, when a large group of wild donkeys form a circle with their heads facing inward and tails facing outwards, and their hooves pound on the ground like war drums, snow leopards tend to retreat.

Wild boars have terrible fangs in their mouths, especially male wild boars, there is no lack of desperate Saburo spirit, dare to fight to the death with strong enemies, fangs can dig through the frozen soil to eat tree roots, so although the snow leopard covets the wild boar, it must also think twice. Wild camels have neither horns nor frightening fangs. Although the hooves of camels are very large, and the soles of their feet also have a thick layer of hard horns, which can kick and kick, but wild camels are bulky and can't kick, and of course, they can't use hooves as effective self-defense.

Suffice it to say, wild camels encounter large beasts, and unless a miracle happens, it is difficult to escape the doom of being pounced, bitten to death, and eaten.

Wild camels are distinguished from domestic camels by their elongated limbs, pale earthy coat color, short hump and long narrow head. It mainly feeds on halophytes, and its main food is reed, large white leaf hemp, camel thorn, crow onion, salt spike wood, and white thorn of bubble fruit. Wild camels have a particularly sensitive sense of smell, and will quickly hide dozens of miles away after smelling human smells; If a person wants to hurt it, it can squirt a very smelly sleeping liquid, which will suffocate the person.

Wild camels have a strong memory. <

1. Wild camels are distinguished from domestic camels by their slender limbs, pale soil coat color, short hump and narrow head. It mainly feeds on halophytes, and its main food is reed, large white leaf hemp, camel thorn, crow onion, salt spike wood, and white thorn of bubble fruit.

2. Wild camels have a particularly sensitive sense of smell, and will quickly hide dozens of miles away after smelling human smells; If a person wants to hurt it, it can squirt a very smelly sleeping liquid, which will suffocate the person.

3. Due to the extreme shortage of water in deserts and desert areas, wild camels can smell water sources dozens of miles away, and can distinguish the water vapor emitted by sporadic water sources in the desert. The wild camel has a strong memory, and it can accurately find the water source that has been found in the area for generations along the ancient camel path, and pass on the information to the population.