What is a ruminant?

Ruminants refer to camels, giraffes, buffaloes, sheep, roe deer and other animals.

1, camel

Camels are herbivorous ruminants with 1-2 humps on their backs. They usually act alone, mainly feed on coarse grass and shrubs, and are cloven-hoofed animals, which have multiple characteristics such as salt-loving, humidity-loving, wind and sand-resistant, cold-resistant and coarse-feeding-resistant.

2.giraffe

Giraffes mainly live in Africa. They are ruminant cloven-hoofed animals with long necks and can stand up to 6-8 meters. They are also the tallest land animals in the world. They are also designated as national animals in South Africa. They usually take leaves and twigs as their main food sources.

3. Buffalo

Buffalo is an artiodactyl ruminant, which can travel alone or in groups. They usually take aquatic plants as their main food source. Due to the serious pollution of living environment, there are only 4,000 wild buffaloes in the world today, which are one of the endangered species.

4. sheep

Sheep is one of the common ruminants, easy to domesticate, docile and timid. They have high endurance and adaptability to the living environment. They can put anything into their mouths by eating deciduous leaves, weeds and other plants.

5, roe deer

The roe deer is a ruminant with a body length of1.2m. They like to move in pairs in the sparse forest belt at dawn and dusk, and are one of the common ruminants in Northeast China. The roe deer is a herbivore. The food they eat includes leaves, buds, all kinds of grass, berries and so on. When they are frightened, they will lift their white asses.