There are many legends about god beasts and exotic animals circulating in Chinese myths and legends. In related books, there are legends of many beasts like Qinglong and Baihu. In these ancient books, there is also a very special kind of beasts, that is, the "iron-eating beast" that takes iron as food.
According to relevant research, the mythical iron-eating beast is very likely to be the national treasure giant panda in China today. Today, the author is here to introduce a new "iron-eating beast" that was discovered more than ten years ago.
According to relevant scientific research, it is highly probable that the giant panda is an iron eater. Because pandas need to supplement some trace elements in the process of survival, the origin of the name of iron-eating beast may be named because it often enters human gathering places and licks human iron pots.
Of course, iron-eating beasts spread in all kinds of ancient books, but there are still many questions about whether they really exist in real life. For example, I believe all readers know the legend that Chiyou's mount was a giant panda in ancient times, but there was no written record at that time, only relying on people's word of mouth, so there is no clear conclusion as to whether iron-eating beasts are giant pandas or not.
If we consider the living environment of the giant panda, the conclusion that the giant panda is an iron eater is probably correct, because the panda mainly lives in southwest China, and there are no fierce large carnivores there, so it can be said that the giant panda is a well-deserved hegemon in the local ecological circle.
Through scientific genetic testing, it can be proved that the giant panda has lived on the earth for more than 8 million years, and its existence history is very long. Based on the above evidence, people believe that the simple and lovely giant panda is the legendary beast in ancient times.
Then why do you say that this discovery is a new "iron eater"? This is because a brown giant panda was found in Qinling Mountains, and it is extremely rare, with only five pandas in history. This newly discovered giant panda is the only living brown giant panda in the world, so the relevant personnel are also very fond of it and named it "Qizai".
Qizai was abandoned by his mother when he was found as a child. At that time, in order to protect Qizai's smooth growth, the staff took him back to the reserve for feeding. At that time, Qizai's physical condition was not optimistic, with a large number of harmful worms parasitized on his body surface, and his body was dehydrated because he had not eaten for a long time. Under the careful feeding of the staff, Qizai was gradually out of danger.
The problem of Qizai's brown hair has always been a puzzle, and it has not been solved yet. According to the explanation of relevant professionals, there is no unified explanation about the reasons for the appearance of this giant panda. There is a saying that the hair color of this giant panda is caused by recessive gene combination, and there is also a saying that the appearance of this hair color is an atavism phenomenon.
But in any case, Qizai has the cute appearance of a giant panda, and with its rare brown hair, it won many loyal fans as soon as it appeared in front of the public, which shows its popularity.
Now Qizai lives in the Giant Panda Breeding Center, and his little life is very colorful. He even acts like a "big brother" to the breeder. When eating bamboo shoots, if he is not tempted, he simply ignores the breeder's feeding and behaves quite cold.
At present, Qizai, who is 11 years old, is an adult giant panda, but the staff are heartbroken by its reproductive problems. With the concerted efforts of researchers and breeders, Qizai finally passed the natural mating training and successfully mated with a female giant panda.
The success of this mating is also of great scientific significance, which helps to solve some mysteries of the brown giant panda. Different from the perspective of researchers, I believe readers are more looking forward to whether there will be a new brown giant panda in their offspring, but in any case, the public is full of expectations for Qizai's promotion to the role of father.
As the living environment is constantly being compressed by human beings, the living conditions of giant pandas are not optimistic. If it is allowed to develop according to the laws of nature, the giant panda may even become extinct. Fortunately, human beings have gradually realized this, and established panda-related protected areas to give pandas a safe and comfortable living environment.