時速56公里!關(guān)于長頸鹿的12個真相
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2015-04-13 11:45
Some zoologists think that the giraffe's pattern is for camouflage. Many people have reported mistaking a giraffe for an old dead tree. When the tree walked away, they realized that it was a giraffe.
一些動物學家認為長頸鹿身上的花紋是用來偽裝自己的。很多人都表示曽把一只長頸鹿看成一棵枯死的老樹。當樹自己走開了,他們才發(fā)現(xiàn)那是長頸鹿。
A giraffe's feet are the size of a dinner plate—12 inches across (30.5 centimeters).
長頸鹿的腳跟西餐用的大盤子差不多大——直徑12英寸(30.5厘米)。
Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae in their necks as we do—seven.
長頸鹿的脊椎骨數(shù)量跟我們的一樣——都是7塊。
A giraffe's tongue is 18 to 20 inches (46 to 50 centimeters) long and blue-black. The color may keep the tongue from getting sunburned.
長頸鹿的舌頭有18到20英寸長(46到50厘米),顏色是藍黑色。那樣的顏色或許可以保護舌頭不被曬傷。
長頸鹿可以像牛那樣哞哞叫,也可以發(fā)出蛇那樣的嘶嘶聲,會咆哮,也會吹口哨。
The record running speed of a giraffe is 34.7 miles per hour (56 kilometers per hour).
長頸鹿的奔跑速度最快紀錄是每小時34.7英里(每小時56千米)。
The giraffes at the San Diego Zoo enjoy raw onions as a treat.
圣迭戈動物園的長頸鹿很喜歡吃生洋蔥。
Male giraffes are preyed upon more often than the smaller females; they generally spend more time alone, so lions can sneak up on them.
比起體型較小的雌性長頸鹿,雄性長頸鹿更常被捕食。它們通常會花更多時間獨處,所以獅子得以悄悄地接近它們。
The world’s largest pollinators? Pollen from a tree’s flowers can attach to the giraffe’s nose while it’s nibbling there; when the animal moves on, the pollen is rubbed off onto the next tree used for a snack.
世界上最大的授粉者?長頸鹿吃樹葉的時候,樹上的花的花粉就會落到長頸鹿的鼻子上。當長頸鹿到下一顆樹來點加餐時,花粉就會被蹭到上面。
Giraffe females can conceive while still feeding their young infant.
雌性長頸鹿在哺育小長頸鹿的時候也會懷孕。
Giraffe calves grow 1 inch (2.54 centimeters) each day during their first week.
在出生后的第一個星期里,長頸鹿的腿肚子每天會長1英寸(2.54厘米)。
A giraffe’s eyes are the size of golf balls.
長頸鹿眼睛大小跟高爾夫球差不多。?