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The Valais Blacknose sheep are some of the cutest animals I’ve ever seen. On first glance, they don’t even look real. They do have a Facebook fan page with over 3,500 likes, but I think they ought to be more well-known.
瓦萊黑鼻羊是我見過(guò)的最可愛(ài)的動(dòng)物之一。乍看之下，它們都不像是真的動(dòng)物。臉書上有一個(gè)黑鼻羊的公共頁(yè)面，已經(jīng)獲得了3500個(gè)“贊”。但我覺(jué)得這些黑鼻羊還應(yīng)該更紅才是。

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The Blacknose sheep originate in the Valais region of Switzerland. They are a dual-purpose breed, raised for wool as well as meat. Their most notable features – a black face, black ears, black knees and legs. The rest of their coat is stringy, white and unbelievably fluffy; you’d just want to cuddle up with them.
黑鼻羊起源于瑞士的瓦萊州地區(qū)，當(dāng)?shù)氐娜藗兣嘤诒茄蛑饕菫榱耸橙夂褪占蛎?。它們最顯著的外貌特征是黑色的臉、黑色的耳朵、黑色的雙膝和四肢——除此之外，它們的毛皮是一片雪白，一綹一綹的，超級(jí)蓬松。你會(huì)忍不住想去抱抱它們。

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The Valais Blacknose are a Heritage breed. These domesticated animals are well suited to live in the extreme climatic conditions of the high mountains and are good at grazing on steep, rocky slopes.
瓦萊士黑鼻羊是一個(gè)歷史悠久的品種。這些動(dòng)物很早就被人類馴化，對(duì)高山地帶的嚴(yán)寒氣候有很強(qiáng)的適應(yīng)能力，它們能夠在十分陡峭的石坡上覓食。

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Each sheep weighs 80 to 100 kilos and produces about 4 kilos of wool a year. Their earliest mention dates back to 1400 A.D., but they were first recognized as a separate breed in 1962.
每只羊約重80到100千克，一年能夠產(chǎn)4公斤的羊毛。早在公元1400年，這種羊就已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)在人類的歷史記錄中了。但直到1962年人們才認(rèn)識(shí)到它們是一個(gè)獨(dú)立的品種。

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There isn’t a lot of content online about the Valais Blacknose. They are featured in a few videos about other topics, like this 10-minute documentary on the traditional festival celebrated by farmers and shepherds in the Swiss Alps. I do believe we need to see more of these incredibly cute sheep!
網(wǎng)絡(luò)上關(guān)于瓦萊爾黑鼻羊的資料并不多。在一些民俗等主題的記錄片里它們?cè)?jīng)露過(guò)臉，例如有一個(gè)介紹瑞士阿爾卑斯山脈地區(qū)農(nóng)民和牧民慶祝一種傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日的十分鐘的視頻中，曾經(jīng)出現(xiàn)過(guò)黑臉羊。這樣超級(jí)可愛(ài)的羊，求更多出鏡機(jī)會(huì)啊！