24 cold knowledge about animals

2018-05-26 「 3280 words / 7 minute 」
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你知不知道,河马通过尿液吸引异性,大象每晚只睡两个小时,雄蜂在冬季被关在蜂巢外面。
Did you know that hippos attract mates by peeing, elephants only sleep two hours a night,and male bees are locked out of the hive during winter?
如果雌狐死去,她的伴侣将终身孤单,但丧夫的雌狐却会立刻去找下一任丈夫。
1.If a female fox dies, her mate will stay single forever, but widowed female foxes look for a new mate immediately.
你咳嗽了吗?你是不是生病了?
Was that a cough? Are you getting sick?
大熊猫没有固定的睡觉地点。他们会在任意所处的位置躺下睡着。
2.Giant pandas don’t have set sleeping areas. They just fall aslppe wherever they are.
我的整个人生就是长长的一串小盹儿。
My whole life is just a long series of naps.
老鼠能嗅到其他老鼠身上悲伤的情绪。这会让他们也感到悲伤。
3.Mice can sense dasness in other mice. And it makes them sad too.
要不我们大家抱抱?
Can we all just hug?
灰松鼠会种下数以千计的树木,就因为他们忘了自己藏坚果的位置
4.Gray squirrels plant thousands of trees by fogetting where they hid nuts.
又种了一棵树,本来会是我的零食的。
There’s another tree that could have been a snack.
鸟类撞上窗玻璃大多都是攻击自己的影子。
5.Birds that run into windows are often attacking their reflection.
我恨我自己。
I hate myself.
北极狐在零下70°气温环境中才会发抖。
6.Arctic foxex don’t shiver until it’s -70°C.
我的心就是这么冷。
That’s the temperature of my heart.
猫能认出若干种人类声音,但它们并不在乎。
7.Cats can recognize certain human voices but they don’t care.
又是你。
You again.
迪克小羚羊用眼泪来标记自己的领地。
8.Dik-diks mark their territory with their tears.
我没事,我就想静静,我真的没事。
I’m fine,OK? I just need a few minutes. Everything’s fine.
蓝鲨会用咬噬对方的方式来示爱。
9.Blue sharks bite each other to show romantic interests.
爱情是痛苦的。
Love hurts.
大黄蜂不吃糖很难缓解压力。
10.Bumblebees have trouble recovering from stress without sugar.
我有那么多坏心情要吃掉呢。
I have so many feelings to eat.
一只小鸭鸭会把出生10分钟后看到的任何东西当做自己的母亲。
11.Anything a duckling meets 10 minutes after it’s born becomes its parent.
也许我妈妈只是一只三明治,但她在用她的方式爱我。
My mom might be a sandwich but she loves me in her own way.
普度鹿是世界上最小的鹿,他们实在太小了,角鸮都能猎食他们。
12.Pudu are the world’s smallest deer, so small that the great horned owl is one of their predators .
或许我的体型是正常的,只是其他所有东西都太大了。
Maybe I’m regular size and everything else is just really big.
有些蛾会饮用飞鸟的眼泪。
13.some moths drink the tears of sleeping birds.
好了好了……继续哭吧。
Shhh...keep crying
鸡可能会惊讶致死。
14.Chicken can be startled to death.
这就是为什么我总是先看一本书的最后一页。
That’s why I aways read the last page of books first.
雌性非洲豹一个人独居。
15.Female cheetahs live alone.
你只会拖累我。
You’d only slow me down.
大象发出的绝大多数声音人类都听不见。
16.Humans can’t hear most sounds that elephants make.
你去哪儿了,我给你打电话打了好久好久。
Where have you been I’ve been calling you for hours.
犀牛迷路时会发出尖锐刺耳的吱吱声以吸引其他同伴。
17.Rhinos make a squeaking sound to call for their friends when they’re lost.
马可?
Marco?
独居的土拨鼠寿命更长。
18.lone marmots live longer.
一天报废一个计划,医生拿我没办法。
A cancelled plan a day keeps the doctor away.
幼鲸一天就能增重200磅。
19.Baby whales gain 200 pounds a day.
现在只有超大运动裤才能装下我。
Sweatpants are all that fits me right now.
狗狗们会请人类帮助处理一些狼独自完成的事情。
20.Dogs ask humans for help to solve problems wolves solve alone.
给我们一点暗示就行。
Just give us a hint.
绵阳只能记住50张脸。
21.Sheep can only remember 50 faces.
我希望今天不会遇到新朋友。
I hope I don’t meet anyone new today.
水滴鱼没有肌肉。
22.blobfish have no muscles.
别盯着瞧我的胳膊。
Don’t look at my arms.
刺猬的鼻子总是湿的,所以它们总要打喷嚏。
23.Hedgehogs always have wet noses, and are always sniffing.
你能给我张纸巾吗?要柔软一点的哟。
Can you get tissues-the soft kind?
大象每晚只睡两个小时。
24.Elephats only sleep two hours a night.
昨晚我做了一个非常疯狂的梦哟。
I almost had the weirdest dream last night.