Since ancient China, there have been many superstitious traditions, and worshipping various gods and goddesses is the most typical. In the Northeast, there is a kind of fairy who is very down-to-earth, do you know which one?
It is the famous "Wong Tai Sin", in some places,WeaselsThere are even tablets that are enshrined.
The weasel looks pretty cute.
So, what exactly is a weasel? Is it really as "magical" as the legend suggests? Do weasels really like to eat chicken? Does this creature still exist in abundance?
In fact, there are also strong weasels in superstitious legendsPredatorsDo you know what scares the animals the most? What are the creatures that can make weasels surrender?
A weasel with big round eyes.
What kind of animal is a weasel
It can be seen from the folklore that Wong Tai Sin will possess that people still have some awe of the weasel, but in fact it is not so terrifying.
The reason why it is rumored to be able to manipulate people's behavior is mainly because of the "hallucinating" ability it releasesGlandular fluidAs a result, it's not that weasels are really "fairies and ghosts".
So, before introducing the natural enemies of the weasel, let's talk about what kind of animal it is, after all, many people think that it is related to the wolf when they see the word "wolf", but in fact it is not. Weasels belongCarnivorous order Mustelidae, and it really has nothing to do with wolves.
Weasel preys on rodents in large numbers and are natural predators of rodents.
It is called a weasel because of its appearance. The creature's fur is predominantly yellow, its limbs are relatively short, and its body length is about 25 cm to 40 cm, while adult weasels weigh about 1 kg, and females may be more petite. At first glance the physiognomy and rat somewhatSimilarAnd at the time of predation, it is still comparedSo at first people thought that its habits were as cunning as jackals**, so they gave it the name weasel.
A weasel can prey on five or six rats in a night.
It can be seen that although this guy does not look like a large carnivore, his temperament is indeed quite fierce. And there is also the ability to rely on the anal gland to releaseStink, smoke the enemy or prey to meat, this unexpected "lethality**" is indeed a weasel'sTricksLocation.
The natural predator of the weasel
So, what are the natural predators of weasels?
The first one isBig gooseThat's right, in fact, you can become a weaselPredators, for the goose, is to be expected. After all, people who have been in the countryside know that the goose is not even in the eyes of humans, as long as it is unhappy, regardless of 3721, it is "pecked" to chase it.
No matter how spirited you are, you will eventually become a goose stewed in an iron pot.
So when a hungry weasel enters a human yard to "steal chickens", if it happens to encounter a free-range goose, it is bound to beBe educatedA little.
Not to mention that the geese have a very good physiqueRobust, the two wings are not ornaments, even in the face of the "stinking" attack of the weaselEasy to dissolve。It can be seen that even a weasel with a secret ** should take a goose with "courage" and is very irritable.
A weasel that is scared away by a goose.
The second is the "rhubarb" at the entrance of the village, yes, as one of the three major bullies in the countryside"Earth dog".Of course, it can be regarded as a natural enemy of weasels.
After all, the dog has long been responsible for the owner to see the hospital, as a very dedicated representative, once the "thief" such as a weasel is found to have entered the hospital, then it must beStrike nowand drive it away.
It is worth mentioning that in fact, people who have lived in the countryside should also be impressed by the war between the goose and the earth dog. I just don't know which weasel is more afraid of of these two.
The loyal big yellow dog, a good friend of man.
The last one is usHumansAlthough in the superstitious legend, people think that the weasel is "Wong Tai Sin", but after breaking the feudal superstition, everyone will not be afraid of the weasel as a creature.
And compared to the larger beasts, the small size of the weasel is really not a deterrent, so since the seventies of the last century, the weasel has been caught because of various traps by humansMedicinal herbsOr doFur coats, the population is largeSharp reduction
At this point, some people may say, isn't it because weasels are harmful creatures? After all, there are a lot of sayings like what weasel gives New Year's greetings to chickens, and weasels look at chickens more and more rarely, resulting in it looking like a typical example of "stealing chickens and touching dogs", so is this really the case?
Weasel in search of prey.
First of all, weaselsEat chickenThere is no doubt about this, but it is important to note that they are not only interested in chickens or only eat chickens, as the legend suggests. In fact, weasels eating chickens mostly occurWinterAt this time, there are too few prey in the wild, and in order to be able to "feed their stomachs", weasels will quietly enter the courtyardSteal foodChickens raised by humans.
Relevant scientists have done a large number of investigations in 11 provinces and cities across the country, and dissected more than 5,000 weasels, and from the food residues in their stomachs, it was determined that only 2 weasels had eaten chickens, a proportion of 4 per 10,000.
Weasel gives New Year's greetings to chickens.
So for so many years, we have been giving the weasel the nickname "chicken thief", and it is really a little wronged to it, although it is very hungry and eats chicken, butMost of the timeStill eat rats.
So weasels are actually "rodent exterminators" and are a very important link in the food chain.
The weasel's size makes it a natural predator for rats, after all, everyone knows itRat holesHow muchCramped。Most of the natural predators of rats can only wait for it to come out of the hole before eliminating it, even if it is a cat with "shrunken bones**", it is difficult to get into the mouse hole.
Weasels can weave into holes at will.
But Wong Tai Sin is different, its size allows it to directly "dig up the rat nest" and directly serve the rat nest. Whether it's a rat out of a hole or a rat squatting in a hole, as long as the weasel is willing to act, then they will not escape death.
It can be seen that people do have a lot of misunderstandings about the traditional perception of weasels.
InRodent infestationIn a very rampant situation, human beings should take the initiativeProtect the weasels, instead of hunting them on a large scale.
Rats are so fertile that if we hit a population of one of their predators in the food chain, the rat population will continue to proliferate.
Weasels are good rat catchers.
As for the weasel's other grievances, such as being able to possess and the like, we have already said above, and this is essentially only because of the weaselSelf-preserving gland fluidcaused.
In the past, because people were verySuperstitions, so this kind of rumor is constantly being added to the vinegar in the process of spreading and becoming more and more real.
Now that we have used science to dispel superstitions, it is a little inappropriate to believe that weasels have "divine powers".
Weasel has a thin head and a long neck, and is very agile when running.
Speaking of which, Wong Tai Sin's injustice has almost been washed away, but the most important thing is to hope that everyone can pay more attention to this creature, after all, it has long been in our countryProtect animalsFinish.
In the past, there was no problem catching weasels when there were no legal restrictions, but now, illegal hunting is subject to legal prosecution!
Please don't catch such a cute little rodent killer.
As one of the three protected animals in China, weasels and sparrows face the same threat, that is, the "appetite" of human beings.
Although many times people can't understand why in the age of civilization, there are still so many people who like to eat secretlyGame
But it has to be said that it is these people who eat wild meat that have become Wong Tai Sin's biggest natural enemies.
Of course, in addition to being eaten as game, weasel fur can also be used to make itBrushes or clothes, which can be regarded as a treasure in the eyes of those black-hearted businessmen who hunt illegally. Perhaps it is precisely because of this value that the weasel is incurredMurder
Let me see if there are rats again! ”
For example, on December 4, 2018, the Ningxiang Forest Public Security Bureau received a report from the public that some local villagers illegally hunted the national "three haves" protected animal weasel and requested investigation and punishment. According to the clues, the police who handled the case quickly rushed to the scene to investigate and collect evidence.It should be noted that such illegal hunting of weasels is not only destroyedEcosystemThe balance is also impairedSocial and public interests。In accordance withWildlife Conservation**is to beSentencingand also bear the fines caused by such acts.
It can be seen that for the illegal hunting of wild animals, the punishment measures at this stage are still relatively heavy, and in this case, do not defy the law.
Do you have rats there that I need to exterminate? ”
Looking back on the status and image of the weasel in the eyes of humans, it has indeed undergone a lot of changes, from the former "Wong Tai Sin" to the weasel that everyone shouts and beats, human beings always like to give their own perspective to the creatures in natureLabeled
Is it really right to interfere with the fact that they are often defined as good or bad based on their feelings alone, while ignoring the significance of these animals to nature or the food chain?