Located in the southeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Luolong County in Tibet is a county seat in the alpine valley of the upper reaches of the Nu River. Icebergs and snow peaks, dense virgin forests and alpine meadows are home to a wealth of creatures.
In the territory of Luolong in Tibet, there is a mysterious "Snow Leopard Canyon", where the beautiful big cat Snow Leopard lives. For the snow leopard, this place has a rich food source and lives a very moist life, but recently the golden leopard has also come here to settle down, not only to grab the territory, but also to grab food.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="34" >01 In the "Snow Leopard Canyon" of Luolong, Tibet, more than 30 golden leopards appeared, and their roars were low </h1>
In the "Snow Leopard Canyon" in Luolong County, more than 30 golden leopards have appeared, sharing a regional survival resource with more than 20 snow leopards. Local residents first discovered the appearance of the golden leopard in the Nu River Gorge, calling it the "golden leopard", which was identified as a subspecies of the North China leopard.
The juvenile golden leopard, almost inseparable from her brothers and sisters, plays and fights in the mountains and forests, waiting for the female leopard to return with food, and lives a carefree life every day. The adult golden leopard has to leave its mother and go out alone to explore its own territory.
In the dense mountain forest, an adult golden leopard walks unhurriedly and patrols the mountain forest. Walking through a forest passage, suddenly stopping to look around, the two hind limbs began to plan the ground, until they ran out of a shallow pit, and then left satisfied.
The golden leopard is marking the territory, around its own territory, leaving its own breath. Round the circle back and rest crouching under a rock. Holding his head high, he let out a roar, low and short, showing the style of a beast.
Although it did not have the momentum of the "Tiger Howling Mountain Forest", it also made the surrounding small animals uneasy, and after hearing the cries of the golden leopard, they fled to a safe place to hide.
The golden leopard is not hungry at this time, does not want to bother to hunt, half squinting his eyes, recuperating, and when it is time to shoot, he will shoot.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="58" >02 jumped to throw the prey down and caught the yak and ate it in two meals </h1>
In this beautiful mountain forest, there are not only snow leopards, golden leopards, lynx and other beasts, but also herbivores such as roe deer, rock sheep, pan sheep, and deer.
The golden leopard has always been confident in its predation skills, with a strong posture, quick movements and sharp canine teeth. Usually, the golden leopard chases deer or rock sheep, runs to the near front, jumps out and pounces on it, and then the sharp canine teeth bite the neck of the prey, and a delicious meal is in hand.
But sometimes the golden leopard makes up its mind for larger, more difficult prey, and no, the golden leopard looks at the herder's yak and stares at the moving feast from a distance.
The golden leopard did not specifically pick a small yak to start, but found a fat one. When the fat yak ran to the remote side in order to eat the tender grass, the opportunity came, and the golden leopard lowered its body and sneaked past quietly, without alarming the yak herd.
The golden leopard estimated the distance and the risk of hunting, and only then did it find the right moment, jumping out of the bushes and coming to the yak in the blink of an eye. It swooped out from behind and bit directly into the yak's neck.
However, the yak was so powerful that it instinctively ran and struggled, throwing the golden leopard away. Unwilling to give up the food that came to its mouth, the golden leopard jumped up again, caught up with the fleeing yak, and took a bite. This time, no matter how the yak flinged and struggled, it would not let go.
After a while, the yak gradually lost its strength and struggled, and eventually became the food of the golden leopard.
The golden leopard cherishes the hard-won food, and after catching the yak and eating it, it drags the rest of the food into the mountain forest and hangs it on the branches of the tree for the next meal.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="59" >03 If the golden leopard collides with the snow leopard, will it fight? </h1>
Both the Golden Leopard and the Snow Leopard are beasts at the top of the food chain, and the Snow Leopard is the king of the Snow Mountain, and within its own territory, similar invasions will be driven out.
Many people are curious, will the golden leopard make a home on the snow leopard's territory, will it meet in a narrow way? Will two fierce big cats fight? If a fight starts, who will be better?
According to monitoring data, the golden leopard and the snow leopard not only overlap in their habitat, but also have food competition. Moreover, the golden leopard and the snow leopard walked through the same animal path, and it is likely that they both aimed at the rock sheep drinking water from the water source.
Despite this, it has never been found that the golden leopard and the snow leopard have had a direct conflict, and the two beautiful and elegant big cats have played the role of good neighbors and are at peace with each other.
In the steep mountains, the golden leopard is likely to collide head-on with the snow leopard, look at each other for a long time, and then walk away idly. Instead of fighting each other, it is better not to interfere with each other and go their own way.
This shows that in the "Snow Leopard Canyon" in Luolong County, Tibet, there are not only diverse organisms, but also enough food resources to support the golden leopard and snow leopard groups.
Xuelinggu Nature Lab/Production