The mermaid prototype "Dugong" has been confirmed that it has been extinct in China and the task of maintaining biological diversity is arduous

Science Fiction Network August 25 (Wang Xiuxia) Recently, scientists have reported that Dagong, which is considered a prototype of mermaid in China, has been extinct in China. Many people are deeply sorry for the extinction of species. Rú gèn is a first -class protection animal in my country and has been listed as one of the endangered species.

(Picture source: Baidu Encyclopedia)

They have a mild temperament and similar to the hood, but there is a whale -like tail. They can reach about 3 meters in length and weigh around 300-500 kg. Because of the need to take a regular water to breathe, they are considered to be the source of inspiration for ancient mermaids and sea demon legends.

Dugong is a kind of marine herbal mammals, which mainly lives in the tropical shallow seas of South China in my country, and can be seen in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other places. They mainly use the aquatic plants such as algae and salt grass as the staple food.

In areas where human activities are frequent, Mumagai is mostly foraging at night. They consume more than 45 kg of aquatic plants every day, and a lot of time is used for eating every day. And because their actions to eat seaweed exactly like cattle, they kept swinging their heads while chewing, so they are also called "tannuts".

The whole body of Dugong is treasure. Their meat can be eaten or squeezed; bones can be used to engrave things; skin can also be used for tingling. Since four thousand years ago, human beings have begun to murder Dugong, and the current number of Dugong has been extremely scarce.

Data show that the last discovery of the creature in my country was in 2008. At that time, a duggly body was found in the eastern suburbs of Wenchang City, and there was no trace afterwards. Recently, scientists said that due to the destruction and fishing of habitats, after the extinction of the "King of Freshwater Fish" in the Yangtze River in the Yangtze River, Dugong has also been functionally extinct in China.

In fact, the tragedy of animal extinction has been staged.

In 1681, the Watanabe disappeared on the earth. Between 1600 and 1800, there were 25 species of birds and animal species on the earth. Between 1800 and 1950, there were 78 birds and animal species on the earth. Icelandic birds, North American travel pigeons, South African donkey, Australian wolf, Zhili macaque, high -nasal antelope, Taiwan cloud leopard, Chinese rhinos, and Antarctic wolf, no Icelanda, South Australian bait donkey, Australian bags, Zhili macaques, high -nasal antelopes, Taiwan cloud leopards, Chinese rhinos, and Antarctic wolves. Animals such as White Capital Dolphin, Sumatra Tiger, Northern White Rhino, Olino Crocodile, and Small -mouth fox monkeys are also endangered.

How to find a balance between human development and biological diversity is a difficult task. But we must meet the difficulties, find the way to solve, and protect our common home.

- END -