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不过,作为野生动物,耳廓狐的作息以及生活习惯和猫狗等完全不同,它们昼伏夜出、擅于打洞、叫声尖锐,并不适合家养。
排在第二位的,是菲律宾眼镜猴(Philippine tarsier)。
作为世界上最小的灵长类动物,菲律宾眼镜猴的独特之处在于眼睛。
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As the smallest primate in the world, the arboreal, nocturnal Philippine tarsier has all the basic qualities of cute: enormous eyes set in a tiny body no bigger than a human fist and tiny knobbly paws with which it grasps onto tree branches.
作为世界上最小的灵长类动物,栖息在树上、夜间活动的菲律宾眼镜猴拥有所有符合可爱的基本特征:巨大的眼睛镶嵌在一个比人类拳头还小的小身体上,以及多节的小爪子用来抓住树枝。
arboreal /ɑːˈbɔːriəl/ adj. 树木的;栖息在树上的
nocturnal /nɒkˈtɜːn(ə)l/ adj.(动物)夜间活动的
由于眼睛只能直视不能转动,所以它们看东西总是要转头。
世界最可爱野生动物还有哪些
排在第4-10位的小动物分别是竖琴海豹、海獭、蜂鸟、羊驼、宽吻海豚、西方狍和南美洲栗鼠。
▌第四名 竖琴海豹
竖琴海豹(harp seal)的可爱之处在于它们全身覆盖着一层小绒毛,尤其是小海豹幼崽全身雪白,毛茸茸的。
Harp seal babies are covered in a downy, snowy white fur and have been traditional targets for the fur industry, valued for their fluffy white pelts.
竖琴海豹幼崽全身覆盖着柔软的雪白皮毛,其毛茸茸的白色皮毛很有价值,它们也因而成为皮毛行业的觊觎对象。
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竖琴海豹的珍贵皮毛也让它们面临着被捕*甚至灭绝的风险。
Sometimes part of what makes an animal cute – a wealth of fluff, for example – is what makes it appealing to commercial enterprises, such as the captive pet industry or fur industry.
有时,让动物显得可爱的因素,如大量的茸毛,也会使其成为圈养业、皮毛业等商业企业的目标。
▌第五名 海獭
排在第五名的海獭(sea otters)不仅有着可爱的外表,还有着聪明的头脑。
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Sea otters are as clever as they are cuddly.
海獭既聪明又惹人喜爱。
They use rocks as tools to crack open clams and mussels for food and sleep floating face-up on the surface of the water with tangled kelp anchoring them in place.
它们会用石头当工具,敲开蛤蜊和贻贝作为食物。睡觉时脸朝上漂浮在水面,并用缠结的海藻把自己固定在那里。