萌物的秘密：动物界的11个有趣事实

爱思英语编者按：你知道这些可爱的小秘密吗？水獭身上有一个小口袋，用来装它最心爱的石子；当你给荷兰猪剃了毛，它就看起来像小河马；猫杀死小动物并送给人类是因为，它们认为主人是糟糕的猎手，并且它们不想让主人饿死；海豚会相互给对方起名字……

1. there’s a little pouch on an otter’s body where it can keep its favorite rock.
水獭身上有一个小口袋，用来装它最心爱的石子。

2. When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
当你给荷兰猪剃了毛，它就看起来像小河马。

3. The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant.
象鼩最近的亲属不是鼩鼠，其实真的是大象。

4. There have been studies that show that goats, like us, have accents.
有研究表明，山羊和人一样有“方言”。

5. Male pups will sometimes let female pups “win” when they play-fight.
小公狗和小母狗打闹的时候会“诈输”。

6. Cats kill animals and bring them to you because they think you're a bad hunter and they don't want you to starve.
猫杀死小动物并送给人类是因为，它们认为主人是糟糕的猎手，并且它们不想让主人饿死。

7. Red pandas can have tails that grow up to 18 inches — despite being the size of a house cat.
小熊猫的尾巴可以长到18英寸（约46厘米长），尽管它只有一只家猫的大小（不算尾巴约14英寸左右）。

8. Dolphins have names for one another.
海豚会相互给对方起名字。

9. Hundreds of trees grow every year because of squirrels that forgot where they buried their food.
多谢松鼠忘了把食物藏在哪里，每天都有成百棵树得以生根成长。

10. Cows have best friends and get upset when they’re apart.
奶牛也有最好的朋友，如果彼此分开了会很伤心。

11. In Welsh folklore, corgis were the preferred method of transportation for fairies.
在威尔士民间传说里，短腿狗是精灵仙子们很喜爱的坐骑。