Why don't animals kill camels? Is the growing environment without predators, or other reasons?
If you want to enjoy the Gobi scenery and go for a walk in the desert, there must be camels with you in the desert. This kind of animal living in the desert seems to have few natural enemies. Don't they have natural enemies? Or is there another reason for it? Now the curator talks to everyone about the camel.
Camels are herbivores. They usually live near deserts. They are extremely vigorous and drought tolerant, and are known as "desert boats". This kind of animal that looks somewhat similar to alpaca is only in the middle of the food chain. Although it is very tall, its overall movement is relatively slow, and it is definitely not in the ranks of beasts. The history of domestication of camels in China can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties more than 3,000 years ago, when dromedary camels were domesticated. There are two main types of camels, one is the dromedary camel and the other is the two-humped camel. The dromedary body is taller in size, its legs are longer and the soles of the feet are flat, walking in the desert like a rocker, it is not easy to sink into the sand, and it is suitable for walking in the desert for a long time. According to incomplete statistics, there are 13 million dromedary camels alone. Compared with dromedary camels, Bactrian camels are more suitable for helping humans advance in desolate arctic regions. Their fur is thicker and their limbs are shorter and thicker, making them extremely cold-resistant.
We know that in addition to invasive alien species, almost all animals have natural enemies, but when it comes to animals like camels, we have hardly heard that they are the favorite of some kind of carnivore. Why?
As herbivores, camels cannot be at the top of the food chain. The reason why they give people the feeling that they have no natural enemies has something to do with their distribution. A large part of the world's wild camels now live in Australia. That's right, it's Australia where almost all animals have a chance to live there.
In the middle of the 19th century, camels were brought into Australia by Europeans for the purpose of transporting goods. Since there are no natural enemies in Australia, and the Australian inland is a large desert area, the environment is very suitable for the survival of camels, and the subsequent plot does not require a curator. It is also known that camels have rapidly multiplied in Australia. By this century, the number of camels living in Australia has exceeded 1.2 million. As long as you stroll around the Australian desert for a while, you can almost see camels. Therefore, the natural enemies of camels in Australia can only be humans, while in other areas, camels are almost always farmed by dead people. Under the protection of humans, they naturally rarely hear news of being attacked by predators, so I will give us a report. A camel has no natural enemies.
In fact, except in Australia, the camel is a near-endangered animal in other parts of the world. Take China as an example, there are only about 500 wild camels in China, and they all live in the Lop Nur Wild Camel National Nature Reserve. inside. Another reason why people feel that camels have no natural enemies is their living environment.
The most favorite living environment for camels are the desolate and cold plateaus, and the deserts that lack water and food. These areas are almost forbidden areas for life, and even living things are not easy to see, let alone any large carnivores. Now, even if there is a carnivorous animal that wants to catch camels, it is a very difficult task. You must know that adult dromedary camels living in the desert can grow up to 2 meters in height and weigh up to 700 kilograms. Such a behemoth wants to hunt them. It's also not easy.
It is also for the above reasons that we hardly see predators hunting camels, and the areas where camels live are desolate deserts, so it is correct that they have no natural enemies to some extent. Although the number of camels raised by humans is considerable, the number of camels in the wild is very small, so it is imperative to protect camels.