Very Animal Beavers' Legendary Castle

Author: Beijing Land Bridge Culture Media Translation
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The "Legend" series books are rooted in the classic "Legend" documentaries, selecting novel and unique perspectives. With popular and fluent text, rich materials, and exquisite images, they freeze moments in history, striving to convey broader knowledge and profound culture while preserving the thrilling visuals of the original footage. After four years of accumulation, the "Legend" series books are presented to the readers with a fresh approach. Shanghai Science and Technology Literature Press and Beijing Land Bridge Culture Media have fully cooperated to launch the "Extraordinary Animals" series. The books in this series feature meticulously crafted images and rich, delicate text. We believe readers will embark on a spiritual journey of legends through this series. This book is one of the "Extraordinary Animals" series. In it, you can see rare extraordinary animals and their extraordinary lives in the animal world. You will see the beavers' legendary castles, the albatrosses of Midway Island, and be taken into the vast wilderness of Saudi Arabia and the forest home of the pygmy hippopotamus.
The "Legend" series books are rooted in the classic "Legend" documentaries, selecting novel and unique perspectives, with popular and fluent text, rich materials, and exquisite images to freeze moments in history. They strive to preserve the thrilling visuals of the original footage while conveying broader knowledge and profound culture. The significance of the "Legend" series books is not just to bring temporary pleasure but to benefit a lifetime! That year, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the World Wildlife Fund launched a large-scale rescue campaign. At that time, only a few Arabian oryx remained in the world, scattered in zoos in the UK, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. According to the action plan, they were quickly gathered in the Phoenix Zoo in the United States. There, the breeding program to save the Arabian oryx was about to launch, and people had to do everything they could to prevent this species from becoming completely extinct. After more than 10 years of artificial breeding, in 1985, a batch of Arabian oryx settled in a national park specially built for them. With human help, they gradually adapted to life of freedom and independence and reproduced more offspring in the wild environment. Today, this program has been recorded in history and is considered one of the most successful actions in the history of international wildlife conservation. However, the rescue of the Arabian oryx did not end there. If immediate further assistance was not provided to help this animal regain its wild life in more places, the program might have been in vain. In February 1996, under the care of a group of wildlife biologists, the second batch of artificially bred Arabian oryx embarked on a long journey. They were to be settled in a newly established protected area. The Saudi Royal Family was the sponsor of this action, and for 10 years, they had been providing funding to the scientists. For this oil-rich country, money was not an issue. These distinguished guests—the Arabian oryx—would travel to their new home on Saudi military aircraft, and no mistakes were allowed during the journey. To ensure the safety and comfort of these special guests, relevant personnel had meticulously prepared for the trip. In fact, the people who escorted the Arabian oryx this time included not only airport staff but also military personnel. Thanks to the support of the royal family, the status of natural resource conservation scholars in the public eye had greatly improved. Their destination was the vast Rub' al Khali Desert in the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. P24