Urban biota and methods of its study endangered protected animals Phoenix

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Golden Pheasant 红腹锦鸡
The golden pheasant is a unique bird species in China and is a national key second-class protected animal, which is similar to the ancient Chinese mythical creature phoenix
Phoenix 凤凰
Phoenix, one of the ten ancient divine birds in ancient Chinese legends, the king of birds, is a symbol of auspiciousness and harmony
living myth 活着的神话
Myths often originate from life, from the ancient people's understanding and imagination of nature and culture.

Red-bellied Golden Pheasant: also known as Golden Pheasant, the male bird has gorgeous feathers, the head has a golden-yellow filamentary crest, the upper body is golden yellow except for the dark green upper back, and the back neck is covered with orange-brown fan-shaped feathers with black edges. , forming a shawl. The underparts are dark red, and the tail feathers are dark brown with cinnamon spots. The top of the female bird's head and nape are dark brown, and the rest of the body feathers are brownish-yellow, covered with black-brown worm-like spots and horizontal spots. Feet yellow. The wild features are very obvious. The colors of the plumage on the whole body set off each other.
It inhabits broad-leaved forests, mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests and forest edge sparse forest thickets at an altitude of 500-2500 meters. Group activities, sexually alert, timid and afraid of people. Hearing and vision are keen, and if there is a slight sound, he will immediately escape. They often forage while walking in the forest, and also go to forest margins and cultivated land to forage in the morning and evening. It mainly feeds on the leaves, buds, flowers, fruits and seeds of plants, and also eats crops such as wheat, soybeans, corn, and green beans. They also eat animal foods such as beetles, worms, and insects.
Golden Pheasant
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Phoenix凤凰
Phoenix, also known as "Phoenix Emperor", also known as Phoenix Bird, Dan Bird, Fire Bird, Kun Chicken, Weifeng, etc., is a pair of birds and animals in ancient Chinese myths and legends. It is divided into male and female, and the male is ""Feng凤", the female is "Huang凰", collectively known as Phoenix. According to the "Shan Hai Jing", the two phoenix birds are shaped like ordinary chickens, with colorful feathers all over their bodies, the pattern on the head is in the shape of the word "morality德", and the pattern on the wings is in the shape of the word "twilight羲" , the pattern on the back is in the shape of the word "ritual礼", the pattern on the chest is in the shape of the word "benevolence仁", and the pattern on the abdomen is in the shape of the word "believe信"

Deeds
Guo Cunsuo, an old man in Shanxi, is a forest guard. Four years ago, he accidentally found two golden pheasants on a patrol up the mountain. He mistook them for the legendary Phoenix Phoenix and brought them home to raise them. When researchers from the China Endangered Species Science Committee learned about and found the old man Guo Cunsuo, he had raised him to a scale of 40, increasing the number of this endangered species.
conclusion
Myths often originate from life, from the ancients' understanding and imagination of nature and culture. Ancient Chinese mythology is not only the ancient people's understanding of the nature at that time, but also the expression of the culture at that time, and it is also a good expectation for future generations
living myt活着的神话