What comes to mind when we talk about the spotted fish dog? It is a dog that looks like a fish or a fish that looks like a dog, but in fact the creature of the spotted fish dog is neither a fish nor a dog, but a very special kind of bird. Recently, the media reported that in the provincial nature reserve in Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, a technician took photos of a bird with black and white feathers, which was identified as a spotted fish dog. This is the first time a spotted dog has been found in Longling, Yunnan Province, as this creature requires a high level of natural environment for breeding and habitat. Purely by the name, I believe that many people are difficult to associate this name with a bird. So what kind of animal is the spotted dog? Next, I'll bring you to find out.
The spotted dog is a kingfisher, but its color is unusual is black and white color scheme.Although the spotted dog is a kingfisher, they are not the same as other kingfishers, with a black and white speckled body color scheme. Similar to the Spotted Fish Dog is the Crowned Fish Dog, which has this style of body coloring and looks very similar, the difference being that the Crowned Fish Dog's head is a bit larger compared to the Spotted Fish Dog, as if it has a flared crown. And both of them in the name ? Fish Dog? The origin of the two characters can be traced as far back as the Song Dynasty.
Their posture while hunting resembles that of a squatting puppy, hence the name fish dog.Alcedo bengalensis, the sky dog. The female bird nests in the earth. The female nests in the earth, and in the winter months, she enters her hole a foot or so across the ground and nestles in it. Her beak is red, and she is white underneath. They also come to steal fish from people's reservoirs and ponds to eat them. Nowadays, people call them fish dogs. From the Song Dynasty, Luo Wanguan's "Erya" (尔雅). Wing"
Of course, in addition to this explanation, Li Shizhen in his book "Compendium of Materia Medica" that dogs, tigers, lions and other animals are predators, and this type of bird likes to eat fish, so it is called fish dog. In my opinion, this one explanation seems to be a bit easier to understand.
Spotted fish dog this kind of strange creatures for the first time in Yunnan, which shows that China's ecological environment protection has made significant progress, I hope that in the future this kind of thing can be more and more frequent it.