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The Alpine Musk Deer.The Large Indian Civet.The Small Indian Civet.The Golden Cat.The Lynx

 

The Alpine Musk Deer (Moschus sifanicus)

The Alpine Musk Deer is mainly distributed in the meadows, grasslands and bare rocks shrubberies with coniferous forests or beside hillcrests in the Wolong Natural Reserve. Alpine musk deer live in an altitude of 3000 to 4000 meters. Solitary in nature, they move in a relatively fixed route in the morning or evening. If they find any trace of man, they will find another route. The alpine musk deer does not climb trees. Its diet consists of mountain grass, shrubbery leaves and twigs, mosses and lichen. Its mating season is winter and a pregnant female Alpine Musk Deer often gives birth to two cubs in June of the following year. An animal peculiar to plateaus, In CHINA'S NATIONAL LIST FOR SPECIALLY PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS, the rhesus macaque was listed in Appendices II as a species threatened with extinction.

The Large Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha)

In the Wolong Natural Reserve, the Large Indian Civet is mainly distributed in the shrubberies and bushes with rivers or riverlets. Nocturnal and solitary in its habits, large Indian civets often make marks with gland oil on stumps meadows. Their diet includes both vegetarian and animal foods, consisting of frogs, wild fruits and sometimes domestic fowls. Their mating season is winter and a pregnant female Large Indian Civet often gives birth to two to five cubs in each pregnancy. They are also found in Jiangsu, West Sichuan, Guangdong.Guangxi.Hubei.Hunan.Shanxi.Hainan. Having a very small population, in CHINA'S NATIONAL LIST FOR SPECIALLY PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS, it is listed in Appendices II as a species threatened with extinction.

The Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica)

The Small Indian Civet is mainly distributed in the medium or lower mountains and deep valleys of East and Southeast Sichuan Basin. Small Indians Civets live in the forest and bushes. Solitary in nature and nocturnal in habit, they make their home in caves. They are also good climbers and often move in places near brooks.  Their diet includes both vegetarian and animal foods, consisting of insects, frogs, snakes, small-size mammals and wild fruits. Their mating season is between February and April and a pregnant female small Indian civet often gives birth to four or five cubs in each pregnancy. Sometimes, however, a manually-bred small Indian civet may also mate in August. In CHINA'S NATIONAL LIST FOR SPECIALLY PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS, it is listed in Appendices II as a species threatened with extinction.

The Golden Cat (Felis temmincki)

The golden cat is mainly distributed in the mountains with an altitude less than 3000 meters. Solitary in nature and nocturnal in habit, golden cats are good climbers. A fierce carnivore, the golden cat feeds on birds, rodents, and mdium-size ungulates like tufted deer. Sometimes, it may also attack young giant pandas for food. It has no fixed breeding season. After 91 days' pregnancy, a female golden cat often gives birth to two or three cubs in each pregnancy. In CHINA'S NATIONAL LIST FOR SPECIALLY PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS, it is listed in Appendices II as a species threatened with extinction.

The Lynx (Felis lynx )

In the Wolong Natural Reserve, the lynx is mainly distributed in the mountain thick forests, shrubberies and meadows. Solitary in nature, lynxes are good climbers and swimmers. A carnivore, the lynx feeds mainly on wild fowls, squirrels, conies, and plateau rabbits; it also hunts medium-size mammals like elks, deer, and goas. It has strong resistance to hunger and can go for days without food. The mating season of the lynx is in January or February. After 63 to 74 days' pregnancy, a female lynx often gives birth to two or three cubs in each pregnancy. In CHINA'S NATIONAL LIST FOR SPECIALLY PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS, it is listed in Appendices II as a species threatened with extinction.   


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