来见识这条绿色的小狗

A dog owner in Germany was surprised to see one of her Golden Retriever’s nine puppies wasn’t so golden. In fact, it was a strange shade of green.

德国一位狗主人惊讶地发现，她养的一只金毛猎犬的9只幼犬并没有那么金黄。事实上，它是一种奇怪的绿色。

The mint green puppy was born last week – just in time for Halloween – in the north German town of Wermelskirchen at the home of dog owner Joanna Justice, German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) reports.

据德国新闻社(DPA)报道，这只薄荷绿的小狗于上周在德国北部小镇Wermelskirchen的主人乔安娜·贾斯特家中出生，当时正是万圣节前夕。这只小狗的主人是乔安娜·贾斯蒂(joanna justice)。

Justice was concerned about the color at first, however, she quickly realized the puppy was otherwise healthy, as were the eight other siblings.

贾斯特一开始很在意这只小狗的颜色，但是她很快意识到这只小狗和其他8个兄弟姐妹一样都很健康。

She aptly named the puppy “Mojito,” inspired by the mint and lime-infused white rum cocktail.

她给这只小狗起了个贴切的名字:“莫吉托”，灵感来自于薄荷和柠檬混合的白朗姆酒鸡尾酒。

Fear not though, young Mojito won’t stay this faint shade of green for too long. Christian Dimitriadis, a veterinarian in Düsseldorf, told DPA that the color will eventually fade and grow out of the pup’s hair. After a few days or weeks of licking from its mother, Mojito will be bright white, just like the rest of the litter.

不过别怕，年轻的莫吉托不会在这淡淡的绿色里待太久的。杜塞尔多夫的兽医Christian Dimitriadis告诉DPA，狗毛的颜色最终会褪去，并从狗的毛发中生长出来。经过几天或几周的舔食，莫吉托就会变成白色，和其他幼崽一样。

While extremely rare, green puppies are not as uncommon as you might think. In fact, over in the US this week, a green “shamrock-colored” Great Dane puppy was born too. She's been named "Verdant," and is healthy, her owners have confirmed.

虽然非常罕见，但绿色的小狗并不像你想的那么罕见。事实上，本周在美国，一只绿色的“三叶草色”大丹犬也出生了。它的主人证实，它被起名为“翠绿”，身体健康。