关于喵星人,铲屎官们不知道的事

2017-10-11 08:33:42  每日学英语

生活中,我们身边有很多人都是爱猫人士,更有不少人家里还养着“猫主子”,但是对于猫咪,你们真的很了解吗?小编就给大家分享一些关于猫咪,你不知道的事!快来看看吧~

  
1. Cats spend 70% of the day sleeping.

猫咪一天能睡约17个小时(一天的70%)。

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2. Exotics are the most popular breed in the US.

异国猫在美国很受欢迎。

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3. For 20 years, the mayor of Talkeetna, a small town in Alaska , was a cat.

20年来,美国阿拉斯加州的一个小镇——塔尔基特纳的镇长,一直是一只猫咪。

  
4. In 2013, a cat ran for a mayor in Mexico.

2013年,一只猫咪参加了墨西哥市长的竞选。

  
5. The longest cat in the world is over 42 inches long.

世界上最长的猫咪超过了42英寸。(1英寸=2.54 cm)

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6. Cats can't taste sweet things.

猫咪无法品尝到甜食的美味。

  
7. Cats can, however, distinguish flavors in water.

猫咪可以区分出水的味道。

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8. The longest living cat ever died at the age of 38.

世界上最长寿的猫咪活到了38岁。

  
9. The richest cat in the world inherited $12.5 million when its owner passed away.

世界上最富的猫咪——继承了已过世主人的1250万。

  
10. Purring actually improves bone density and promotes healing within a cat.

猫咪的呼噜声可以提高骨质密度、加快自愈。

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11. But cats don't just purr when they're content, they also purr when they're under duress, or when they're injured.

除了高兴时,猫会发出呼噜声;当它们被威胁强迫,或是受伤时,也会如此。

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12. Many female cats are right-handed (right-pawed?) while many male cats favor their left paw.

很多母猫都是右撇子(爱用右爪子),而许多公猫爱用 左爪。

  
13. A cat can jump about six times its own height.

猫咪可以跳跃自己身长六倍的距离。

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14. Structurally, a cat's brain is about 90% similar to a human's brain. They're intelligent, but most of the time, they can't be bothered to express their emotions.

在结构上,猫咪与人的大脑相似度约为90%。它们很聪明,但大多数时候,它们懒得去表达自己的情感。

  
15. Of all its senses, a cat's strongest is its hearing. They hear about four times as well as a human.

在所有的感官中,猫咪的听觉最好,它的听力范畴是人类的四倍。

  

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16. Cats are better at problem solving than dogs.

猫咪比狗狗更能解决问题。

  
17. And they have a better capacity for visual learning than dogs as well.

且他们还具有比狗更好的视觉学习能力。

  

18. Cats can change their meow depending on the situation, such as when they're demanding to be fed.

猫咪会根据情况变换自己的叫声,比如需要投喂时。

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19. If they exerted themselves, cats could run faster than Usain Bolt, the fastest living human.

如果猫咪尽全力跑,可以比乌塞恩·博尔特(世界“第一飞人”)还要快。

  
20. Cats cover their waste in sand or litter as a sign of subservience to humans. If they don't cover up their waste, it's like they're saying, "I'm not afraid of you, human."

若猫咪用猫砂或垃圾掩盖自己的排泄物,说明它服从(任从)你。若没有,就表明它不怕你。

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21. Cats use their whiskers to determine if they can fit in a certain space.

猫咪可以用胡须来确定特定的空间是否能够容纳自身。

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22. Cats can rotate their ears 180 degrees.

猫咪的耳朵可以旋转180度。

  
23. They can also move each ear independently.

它们的耳朵也可以单独动。

  
24. Cats sweat through their paws.

猫咪通过爪子排汗。

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25. Cats have a distinct pattern on their nose, like a human fingerprint.

每一只猫咪的鼻子表面都带有独一无二的纹理,就像人类的指纹。

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26. According to one study, cats prefer to be petted on their face, especially around their mouths. They actually dislike being stroked around their tails.

研究表明,猫咪喜欢被抚摸自己的脸,尤其是嘴周围的部分;但不喜欢被人抚摸尾巴。

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27. When a cat rubs its cheeks or whiskers on you, they're marking you with their scent. It's a sign of affection, and your cat is essentially claiming you as its own.

猫咪在你身上蹭自己的脸或胡须,其实是在用自己的味道标记你。 这是一种感情的标志,你的“猫主子”在无声宣告你是它的。

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28. The largest recorded litter of cats ever birthed was 19 kittens. Most litters are just four to six kittens.

猫咪一次最多生19只小猫,多数情况一次4~6只。

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29. Black cats may be a bad omen in the US, but in other countries, such as England and Japan, they're a sign of good luck.

黑猫在美国是不祥之兆 ,但是在其他国家,如英国和日本,却是一个好兆头。

  

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30. The oldest breed of cat is the Egyptian Mau. "Mau" actually just means "cat" in Egypt.

最古老的猫咪品种是埃及猫,"Mau" 在埃及是“猫咪(cat)”的意思。

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31. Cats are cute.

猫咪很可爱很萌!

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各位铲屎官~你们还知道其他关于猫咪的冷知识吗?欢迎留言分享!

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