A brief introduction to my country’s first-level protected animals

1. Sable: body length is about 40 cm, weight is about 1 kg, tail length is 12 cm, life span is about 8-15 years. It is a small to medium-sized mammal with a slender body and short limbs. The head is long and narrow, the ears are short and round, and the sense of smell and hearing are sensitive. The canine teeth are more developed and the cleft teeth are smaller; the upper molars are arranged horizontally, and the inner leaves are wider than the outer leaves; the crown diameter of the molars is greater than the height of the outer incisors. The body hair is soft and has no markings. Both front and rear feet have 5 fingers (toes); the claws are sharp and cannot be retracted.

2. Giant panda: my country’s national treasure. It is the only mammal belonging to the order Carnivora, the family Ursidae, the subfamily Giant Panda, and the genus Giant Panda. It has a head and body length of 1.2-1.8 meters and a tail length of 10-12 cm. It weighs 80-120 kilograms and can reach up to 180 kilograms. Its body color is black and white. It has round cheeks, big dark circles under the eyes, a chubby body, the iconic pigeon-toed walking style, and a scalpel. Sharp claws. It is one of the cutest animals in the world.

3. Golden monkey: The hair is soft and the nose is upturned. There are 6 species: Burmese golden monkey, Nujiang golden monkey, Sichuan golden monkey, Yunnan golden monkey, Guizhou golden monkey, and Vietnamese golden monkey. Except for the Burmese golden monkey and the Vietnamese golden monkey, all It is a rare animal unique to China.

4. Gibbon: It is the general name for a family of primates, with 4 genera and 16 species. It is named after its extremely long arms. The body length is 45.6-63.5 cm, tailless, and the weight is 6-13 kg. It is no more than 0.9 meters tall upright; its legs are short, its palms are longer than its soles, and its finger joints are longer; its body is slender, with broad shoulders and narrow hips; it has longer canine teeth. There are calluses on the buttocks, no tail and cheek pouches.

5. Red-crowned crane: It is a kind of crane, a large wading bird with a body length of 120-160 cm. The neck and legs are long, and the whole body is mostly white. The top of the head is bright red, the throat and neck are black, the ears to the headrest are white, and the feet are black. When standing, the neck, tail flight feathers and feet are black, the top of the head is red, and the rest are all white; when flying, only The secondary and tertiary flight feathers, neck and feet are black, and the rest are all white. The characteristics are very obvious and easy to identify. The head and neck of the young bird are brown, and the body feathers are white with maroon trim.