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Escort elephants back to tradition

Maybe! Because this time, the elephant, day and night, has been heading north. Although experts have several explanations for this, they are all at the level of' possibility', that is to say, they are all assumptions and possibilities! Maybe not!

So far, there is not a recognized and exact reason for going north that has been proved by reality! But the elephant still goes north day and night.

So I boldly speculated that the reason why I hurried north was like shouldering some important mission that must be completed! So regardless of the farther north, the more unfavorable the living conditions are, dragging the newborn elephant to death, and constantly spreading rumors! So I think it may be the memory of returning home, activated by some unfavorable external factors, and returning to the hometown where our ancestors lived, leaving beautiful memories. Isn't it wonderful?

In history, the most famous hometown of elephants is Henan. Henan was called Yuzhou in ancient times. According to the authoritative explanation of "interpreting words with words", Henan is an elephant.

In ancient China, there were Kyushu. According to Gong Yu, Jizhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Liangzhou and Yongzhou. Among them, only the only Yuzhou is named after the local animal elephant. It is conceivable that elephants should be all over the state at that time, and there were many of them.

There were many animals in ancient China, but there were no tigers, leopards, deer and wolves! And only like [Henan] state! )

In addition, according to my research, there is conclusive evidence in all aspects that there were a large number of elephants in ancient Sichuan, Shaanxi and Hubei.

Therefore, the next step will be to further speculate on the location where the elephants may return to their hometown according to their action trend.

Because in the historical period of our country, the temperature in different places changed greatly, sometimes it was hot and sometimes it was cold, so the origin of elephants in the past dynasties changed greatly, that is, the northernmost living boundary of elephants varied with the latitude. Because elephants are not hardy (hardy mammoths and this elephant are two different things).

Nowadays, due to the limitation of climatic conditions, elephants are confined to Xishuangbanna at the southern tip of China. Mr. Zhu Kezhen has made an in-depth study on the temperature changes in the historical period of China, and has a long paper for reference! )

Animal kingdom! It is not uncommon for this kind of ancestral memory to return to ancestral home.

For example, migratory birds fly south and back to the north every year, which is formed by the climate of their ancestors during the ice age. Now the glaciers have disappeared, but they still toss and turn like their ancestors every year: flying south and returning north, taking the Wan Li Road and working tirelessly!

Fish return to the inland river from Haikou, and they try their best to return. This is the memory of ancestors' reproductive migration, giving birth to offspring, and then the fish went downstream and rushed into the sea to live! This cycle is not self-defeating!

Elephants, how strange, run to the unfavorable north? It reminds me of my ancestor beautiful homeland.

Now the temperature in the north is not suitable for elephants to live. Why go all the way to danger? The good memories of ancestors are calling, as urgent as the law! Haha)

I don't know why you think so. These elephants will never return to Henan. Even if they want to go back to Henan, they will be stopped because the losses they caused are too great. According to the news, the migration road of this elephant group, which began in March last year, has been 500 kilometers away from its original habitat, and new members of the elephant group are constantly born and old members leave. It has now become 15.

The southern tour has become a veritable king of destruction. According to a network news report, there were 4 12 accidents among elephants in two months, which directly damaged 842 mu of crops. It is estimated that the direct economic loss is nearly 6.8 million yuan. In addition to temporary economic losses, their travel routes are uncertain, which is easy to cause human life damage. Therefore, local organizations are also trying to stop their migration or guide them to the right place.

If they can really walk from Yunnan to Henan, it will definitely be a disaster for the country and people, so no matter what direction they consider, they will not be allowed to go north.

Unless a delegation from Myanmar or Laos invites them to visit China, let them go back with the bill when they go back.

The friend who asks questions is very childlike. I also hope that this group of elephants will come to our beautiful Jiangsu. Unfortunately, this is not the place where they can come. Our Jiangsu river network criss-crosses, we will get lost and be frightened by the river.

What are you thinking about? Just kidding. These 15 elephants migrating north will not leave Yunnan, they are just lost.

Wild elephants have high requirements for living environment and are suitable for areas with high temperature. They are sparsely populated and have not been found yet. It is quite possible that they are going in the wrong direction.

Elephant migration is very destructive, causing a lot of economic losses, and may also pose a threat to human beings. It is impossible to let them go so far.

What kind of habitat should we say is suitable for elephants? First of all, there is enough food. The staple food of Asian elephants now is wild crops such as bamboo shoots, tender leaves, banana leaves and reed leaves. I also eat bananas, sugar cane, watermelons and crops, and sometimes I eat grass and bark.

Secondly, it is unreachable. Although Asian elephants look stable, they are actually very easily frightened. They are very afraid of strange sounds. When they hear a little noise, they may change their original direction, or become irritable and attack defensively.

Finally, the climate is suitable. Now they are most suitable for living environments where the average temperature in spring and summer is above 30 degrees and the average temperature in autumn and winter is above 25 degrees. In more than a year, this group of wild Asian elephants' "trip to the north" can be described as fruitful.

At present, the next moving direction of this elephant group is still unclear and uncertain. It is said that in ancient times, Henan was known as the hometown of elephants, but from the historical records of Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Henan was indeed like an elephant at that time. Some netizens ridiculed; Elephants may want to go back to their hometown in Henan.

If you continue to go north, it is not conducive to the survival of elephants in terms of altitude and food. Therefore, the headquarters adopts artificial induction to let it return to the starting point.