Today's protagonist is the finless porpoise, who openly provokes the anglers.
It is the famous "street fish" of the Yangtze River, and once it appears in the waters, it will immediately enter the "first-level alert state". It gracefully turns and backstrokes, causing onlookers to be sprayed with a mouthful of water at any moment, and then quickly "slip away" when it's done!
The number of this mischievous species is even smaller than that of the giant panda, and according to statistics, there are only about 1,200 in China's waters. Some netizens joked when they were next to it: "If it fights with the national treasure giant panda, no matter whether it wins or loses, the national treasure will have to squat for at least three years!."”
You can see how precious it is!
What kind of animal can have the title of "Yangtze River Street Runner"?Why is it so unscrupulous?
Could it be that they are provoking humanity by spitting on passers-by frequently?Why do you do that?
Why do finless porpoises spit out water?
What are the characteristics that make the animal audition win the reputation of "giant panda in the water"?
They showed "extraordinary performance ability"!They have a lively nature and enjoy jumping and playing in the water the most.
They are one of the most expressive of aquatic animals because of their strong curiosity. As soon as a ship passes in front of them, they will "shout" at their companions to play around the boat, which is very happy!
In ancient times, the main means of transportation to cross the river was rowing. When you casually look into the water, you will notice that the boat actively interacts with the creatures in the water, sometimes approaching the hull to feel the material of the boat with its head or body, and sometimes slapping the hull with its tail.
Therefore, incidents of them capsizing ships have often occurred in the past. And the fishermen of the Yangtze River often regard them as fierce animals or river gods in the river.
After the Industrial Revolution, the materials and construction of ships changed, and the blades became sharper and rotated faster. However, their curiosity became their fatal flaw.
They are too dense to crowd around boats, and are easily scratched by paddle blades, or even lead to death. Their numbers have decreased dramatically due to fishermen's large-scale fishing for food.
Although the Yangtze finless porpoise used to suffer from human actions, when people came into sight, they still took the initiative to swim closer, showing people the angelic smile of the heart.
Occasionally, they will spit water and bubble at people after a few spins and rolls, which makes people feel cute. Their naturally optimistic and playful nature also makes it a unique way for them to express their happiness by spraying water on people.
This behavior is not motivated by malice, but by the unique way of life of the "water elves". Through this behavior, they ventilate, breathe, and prey on plankton in the water, which has become their Xi.
They are a group of intelligent and spiritual creatures, and the way they spray water can usually be summarized into two situations.
In this way, they play and play, and the action of sucking and spitting water is repeated, and they are happy to do it every day!
It looks innocent, but it's actually very smart, and if someone maliciously throws water at it, it will immediately fight back, holding its breath, inhaling a large mouthful of water and spraying it at the unfriendly person.
Once it lets go of itself, like a child, even when it sees a stranger, it will first observe whether it is friendly or not, and then dare to approach.
Once they sense that you are coming with good intentions, they will happily approach you and spray you with water, which is their way of showing friendliness, intending to be close to you and playing games, and one of the ways they show friendliness to humans.
A man standing on the shore had intended to fish quietly on the sidelines, but he fished by the river for three days in a row, which brought him closer to nature. However, a "smiling little angel" spat frantically at the man and disrupted his fishing by the way. In recent years, the "smiling little angel" is in danger of extinction.
What is the reason why the finless porpoise is an endangered animal?
If a species is upgraded from two levels of protection to one level of protection, it means that if humans do not take measures to save it, the species will be lost in this world forever!
In Poyang Lake, nearly half of China's finless porpoises inhabit it. Let's follow in their footsteps and head to the "Finless Porpoise Bay" to hear the story of the finless porpoise.
They have become the only mammal in the Yangtze River, and today they are rarer than the giant panda and are critically endangered.
This incident also touches the hearts of hundreds of millions of Chinese, who are still willing to be close to humanity and always have a sweet smile even in the face of devastating threats and unbearable suffering.
However, as a close relative, the finless porpoise can only live in a corner of inland rivers and lakes, drinking turbid fresh water and often being disturbed by human activities.
When I was in school, I heard a chemistry teacher talk about chemical pollution, and he mentioned that there are finless porpoises in the Yangtze River, and they are always following the boats. The teacher also pointed out that the painting of the ship caused a huge amount of pollution, which posed an unshirkable responsibility for the endangerment of these finless porpoises.
We are moving into an "industrialized society" where the endangered status of the finless porpoise is closely linked to the unrestricted movement of humans.
In the process of industrialization, human beings are simply focused on development, and a large amount of industrial wastewater is discharged into rivers, which makes the small creatures in the water suffer!
The rapid development of industrialization and urbanization has led to long-term pollution of water quality, and at the same time, the number of organisms in the water has decreased year by year due to human activities, and some toxic chemicals have also entered the fish.
Human trampling has destroyed their habitat, and the riverbed has been severely damaged by excavation, leaving the habitat in fragmentation, leaving them facing food shortages.
Fishermen fish in narrow channels, from downstream to upstream, leaving no room for anything. Ignorant fishermen do everything in their power to maximize their profits.
Giving up the previous way of net fishing, and instead using the "power grid" to block both sides of the river, the finless porpoise will not escape the fate of ** fishing, once hit by the current, it will fall into a brief coma.
If you don't get to the surface in time to breathe, you will face death.
The intensive operation of industrial vessels and fishing vessels generates a lot of noise, which seriously affects their echolocation and communication capabilities, and can undoubtedly mislead them into losing their sense of direction, as well as causing hearing damage.
Whenever they emerge from the water, they can be scratched by the propeller at the bottom of the boat, so it is not uncommon to see the bruised carcasses of finless porpoises found in the Yangtze River basin in the news, with blood marks on their bodies, which are a reminder of the injuries they have suffered.
They are extremely sensitive to environmental requirements, and their rapidly declining numbers are also due to a series of environmental changes such as continuous human exploitation, reclamation of lakes and increased soil erosion.
While preserving the Xi of life, rescue measures are taken to protect the habitat.
The volunteer service team set up a water patrol team, and when they found someone fishing illegally during the patrol, they immediately reported it and assisted the relevant departments to crack down.
In order to protect the finless porpoise and other aquatic life, promote and support the ban on fishing. A 10-year perennial fishing ban has been imposed in key waters of the Yangtze River basin. This unprecedented great project, from the perspective of the common development of man and nature in the true sense, has given many rare creatures a chance to breathe. Such a feat sets an example for ecological and environmental protection.
At present, the implementation of the fishing ban policy is relatively the right direction. The number of finless porpoises has gradually increased from less than 1,000 a few years ago to more than 200. There is no doubt that working in this direction is relatively correct, and there is still a long way to go to save the finless porpoise. We hope that everyone will be kind to the environment in which we live, because we are interdependent and influence each other!