Have you ever seen a collar around the neck of a sheepdog? In order to prevent wolves, many herders put a collar shaped like a sea urchin around the dog's neck, with many sharp spikes on it.
This kind of collar seems to be ordinary but it is "the best equipment", which can make the wolves flee when they hear the wind, what is the mystery? Why are wolves afraid of "anti-wolf collars"? How effective is this collar?
Gray wolf, also called plain wolf, common wolf, it's not very ordinary, it's just called so because it's the most numerous and common in the world. Wolves are usually active in areas such as forests, deserts, meadows, etc., and they areSocial animals, likes to come out in groups at night to forage for food, and will also send out wolf howls to communicate information.
Chinese wild wolves are usually found in:Northwest and Northeast regions, is the bitter enemy of the local herdsmen. Ever since humans began to settle the area and live by herding, this human-wolf war has been going on for thousands of years. The wolf's wildness and intelligence make themRepeatedly attacking the flockIt's too much of a headache for herders.
In order to reduce the losses, the herders are doing everything they can, such as:Strengthen and raise the sheepfold, place iron traps in the places where wolves must pass, or directly take ** to dig the wolf's den...However, they are all ways to treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and the most troublesome thing is the sneak attack when grazing.
Although the herders have shotguns, they cannot sleep in the sheepfold all the time, and they cannot spot wolves at the first time when they are grazing. When people see their flocks suddenly in chaos, it's too late to stop themAt this time, the herdsman had an idea and set his eyes on his dog.
A shepherd dog, as the name suggests, is a dog used for herding, but it is not a specific name for a certain breed. There are many family members of the Shepherd Dog, including many well-known dog breeds such as German Shepherd, Scottish Shepherd, Border Collie, etc., most of them are docile, strong, alert and intelligent.
Herders domesticate sheepdogs to manage and guard their livestock, keep their flocks in a stable formation during grazing, and recover lost sheep. But shepherd dogs do much more than that, they canAct as security guards for farms and pastures.
As the saying goes, "two fists are hard to beat four hands", and from the perspective of combat effectiveness, it is naturally difficult for a shepherd dog to defeat a wolf. Although a herder with a large number of sheep will domesticate multiple sheepdogs at the same time, it is impossible to fight with more than 10 wolves! Therefore, the security work of the sheepdog is to keep barking to warn the herdsmen when bears, wolves and other fierce beasts are attacking.
If you have a dog at home, you will get a treasure. Since raising a sheepdog, the ** of the sheep is finally not so bad. When the wolves sneak up on them,Even in the middle of the night, when nothing can be seen clearly, the shepherd dog can wake up alertly and roar for its owner to rush to the scene to help, Bang Bang to the wild wolf to give a shuttle.
This can make the wolf gnash his teeth in anger, but their intelligent nature allows them to quickly understand the temperament of the shepherd dog. The wolves took full advantage of their "wolf numbers" and began to unfoldTeam battlesThey will send a low-status wolf to act as bait to attract the attention of the sheepdogs, at which point the remaining wolves will rush up and chase after the sheep.
There are even some cunning wolvesWill trick the shepherd dog into his home baseand then carry out the brutal killing, thisJust to take revenge on the herdersto let the herders know how good they are. Who can bear this? The herdsmen remembered the dogs who "sacrificed their lives for their families", and decided to build a "superb equipment" for them.
People scrutinized the carcass of a sheepdog that had been bitten to death by a wolf and found a breach-Almost all of the fatal injuries of dogs are on the neck. The neck is the most vulnerable part of many animals, with arteries, trachea, and nerves, and the neck is thinner and softer than other places, and it is easy to be attacked.
Herders who have been fighting wolves for thousands of years naturally know itThe wolf's fatal blow is to bite the neck until the prey is incapacitated by suffocation or excessive blood loss. This is undoubtedly an effective and lethal attack, and many times the sheepdog is bitten by a wolf before it can bark out.
In response to this, the herders designed a unique collar for the sheepdog. themNumerous holes are made in the surface of the collar and sharp spikes are placed in the holesFrom a distance, it looks like a dog has a circle of sea urchin skin around its neck, and the appearance is still very intimidating.
Some friends may wonder, won't so many thorns pierce the dog itself? People also try to take this into account when designing, soThe material of the collar is usually leatherThe inside of the dog's neck is also padded with soft fluff, so even if the shepherd dog is tired and lies down, the spikes rarely hurt them.
The dog has this circle of "anti-wolf artifact", which is simply reborn. When the wolf wants to bite the dog's neck again,Their fragile mouths can be punctured by spikes and injured, the pain will cause the wolf to quickly let go of the dog, and then watch or run away from a distance. When the evil wolf has suffered a few times, he will naturally not provoke at will.
There is a documentary that once captured such a picture:A wolf got into the hole in the sheepfold and secretly bit two sheep to death, and the sheepdog found out that the wolf was bitten to death, and the anti-wolf collar made a great contribution to it. It stands to reason that such a smart animal as a wolf should know how to attack from another part, why is it still getting more and more cowardly?
The wolf is actually afraid of the herdsmen
In fact, wolves are not afraid of the anti-wolf collar itselfBecause they are not so stupid and only know how to bite their necks, but the existence of anti-wolf collars blocks the wolf's attack to a certain extent, so that they cannot use the most efficient and convenient way to bite the sheepdogThis is already a lost opportunity.
In a fight with a sheepdog, the dog is bound to bark wildly at its owner. For wild animals, human technology can be said to be the most terrifying**, these "two-legged beasts" seem fragile, but the end of the shotgun is decisive and bloody. Faced with such a predicament, the wolves had no choice but to flee in disgrace.
The fighting art of the wolves is very amazing, usually only about 7 15 individuals, but in severe cold times can gather up to 40 individuals, they cooperate tacitly, the strategy is accurate, it is difficult for prey to escape from the siege. So if we look closely, we will find thatMost of the wolves killed by the shepherd dogs are lonely.
The lone wolf loses its collective shelter,It's hard to survive alone in the wild。They are not able to hunt enough food, so they are averagePhysically weak, In the face of a shepherd dog that is well-fed and well-fed, and has an "artifact", the odds are naturally not great. But if it is a large pack of strong and cunning wolves, then the "anti-wolf collar" may not be able to please well.
I have to say,The wisdom of the herdsmen is indeed the best in life, and I didn't expect that the vicious wolf could be driven away in such a simple and rude way。I wonder if the shepherd dog who put on the "anti-wolf collar" to bite the wild wolf to death will brag to other dogs? Thank you for reading.