In 1994, 300,000 Chinchilla mice suddenly committed suicide, experts pointed out the painful truth

Accordingly, on February 26, 1994, about 300,000 chinchilla mice (also known as chinchilla chipmunks) died simultaneously in Xinjiang (China).

Chinchillas are not like ordinary mice . Chinchilla chipmunks (scientific name is Abrrocoma cinereal ) , usually live in the Andes Mountains, which is the territory of South America. Unlike other mice, Chinchillas do not live in humid terrain. Instead, they only live and develop in places with an altitude of about 4,000m above sea level. This animal often comes out at night to eat grass, seeds, and herbs.

Chinchillas are small animals that usually live at an altitude of about 4,000m above sea level.

In fact, the chinchilla is only 15-22 cm long and weighs about 300 grams. Despite its small body, it can climb on rocky terrain thanks to the strong claws located at the back of its feet. Their four legs are also uneven in the number of toes. Specifically, the two front legs have 4 toes, while the two hind legs have 5 toes. Thanks to the two feet having 5 toes, this small animal can stand firmly or jump out in urgent situations.

Chinchillas are very sensitive and have high requirements for their living environment. Because the terrain in Xinjiang is open, there are many large grasslands, high mountains. so it is very suitable for the growth and development of this animal.

In fact, although considered a source of disease, mice are very intelligent. Therefore, the IQ of chinchillas is not trivial. Their actions are very unpredictable.

A large number of chinchillas appeared, disrupting the lives of local people in Xinjiang. When people were "scratching their heads " thinking about how to deal with this animal, they suddenly discovered an extremely strange phenomenon. That was about 300,000 chinchillas jumped off a high cliff at the same time in 1994.

Although they do not like this animal, many people are still afraid of the above unusual phenomenon. To find out the secret of the phenomenon of 300,000 chinchillas committing mass suicide , many experts and researchers went to Xinjiang to conduct field investigations and surveys.

About 300,000 chinchillas died after jumping from cliffs in 1994.

What caused the mass death of 300,000 chipmunks?

As a result, after a long period of observation, study and research, the truth about the mass suicide of 300,000 chinchillas in Xinjiang has gradually been revealed.

According to experts, the act of 300,000 chinchillas jumping off a cliff together was not the animal's original intention, but rather was due to external pressure. That is the environment.

Environmental issues have always been a difficult problem for human society. Environmental protection in Xinjiang is also difficult because the ecological environment here has poor resilience. Moreover, at that time, local people had deforested and destroyed a lot of grasslands and turned them into farmland for growing crops.

Chinchillas are very sensitive animals to their living environment.

Meanwhile, Chinchilla chipmunks live in forests and grasslands. Therefore, as their habitat is decreasing, while their numbers are constantly increasing, Chinchilla chipmunks are in a "dilemma".

However, according to experts, the phenomenon of 300,000 chinchillas jumping off a cliff together was not actually a mass suicide. It was just an accident. Because the original purpose of these 300,000 chinchillas was not to jump off the cliff to commit suicide. Instead, they just wanted to find a new habitat, after realizing that their living area was threatened.

The cliff jumping incident witnessed by many locals in Xinjiang in 1994 was actually just the beginning of the chinchilla migration.

The phenomenon of mass deaths of chipmunks is a dangerous signal of ecological changes.

Perhaps 300,000 chinchillas underestimated the height of this cliff and jumped off en masse. Sadly, they did not find a new habitat and lost their lives.

Whatever the conclusion, there is an undeniable fact that the ecological environment has been destroyed by human actions.

The mass death of 300,000 chipmunks is a wake-up call to humans about the consequences of environmental change. Today's Earth is an ecological environment where humans, animals and plants live together in harmony. If humans want to disrupt that balance by continuously cutting down forests, hunting wild animals, and emitting greenhouse gases, they will receive a backlash from nature.