去看网红“弹跳猪”,注意别被甩一身粑粑……
The following article is from 博物 Author 大清神龙
最近大家有没有刷到一只网红“弹跳猪”,是泰国的动物园内一只名字叫穆邓的倭河马(Choeropis liberiensis),我已经收藏了很多它的表情包了。
Moo Deng是他本名,翻译成弹跳猪,它还差点被起名“叉烧”、“剁碎的猪”
倭河马和河马有啥区别?
倭河马的犬齿比起河马短小很多,而且口中的上门齿比起河马少一对。倭河马比起大兄弟相对暴躁的性格要温和不少,当然它也是未经驯化的野生动物,平均体重也超过了人,还是不要用手去rua为妙。
为什么有些动物叫“倭XX”?
倭新小羚,看着有当网红的潜质 图源:zelenvsit.cx.ua
总之,基本上有近缘物种、相比亲戚个头偏小的物种,中文正式名里都可能带个倭字。但它们为什么比亲戚更小的原因有所区别。
河马粪便,自由的“飞翔”
倭河马和河马都是水中胖子,这些水中胖子上厕所时总能给人一种味觉上的特别感受,去过动物园的朋友一定知道河马区基本是最臭的!那就是因为它们的排便方式——它们大便的时候总是经常动一动自己的尾巴,搅拌自己的粪便之后甩出去,当然也连着尿液一起甩。
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