If a snail doesn't like the weather, it can hide in its shell for up to three years.
如果蜗牛不喜欢某种天气,它可以“窝”在壳中长达三年。
猫头鹰有三层眼睑(眼皮):
一个用来眨眼、一个睡觉、一个清洁。
Owls have three eyelids on each eye:
one for blinking,
one for sleeping,
and one for cleansing.
一群小丑鱼中的雌鱼死亡,最重要的雄鱼会变成雌性替代它。
When the female in a group of clownfish dies,
the most dominant male turns into a female to replace her.
Koalas sleep for 22 hours a day.
考拉一天能睡22小时。
Crocodiles can survive for three years without food.
鳄鱼不进食能存活
3年。
Hummingbirds flap their wings as many as 200 times per second, which uses so much energy that they need to eat up to eight times their body weight every day.
蜂鸟每秒可以拍动翅膀200次,每天耗费的能量需要它们吃相当于体重八倍的食物。
If a tarantula loses a leg, it can just grow a new one.
如果狼蛛断了一条腿,很快会长出新的。
And giraffes' tongues are so long they can lick their own ears.
长颈鹿的舌头很长,甚至能舔到自己的耳朵。
Everyone knows chameleons change color, but they can also move their eyes separately and look in two directions at the same time.变色龙可以变换颜色,它们的两眼可独立地转动、甚至能同时看不同的方向。
Speaking of changing color, wild turkeys' heads change between red, white, and blue depending on their mood.谈到变色,野生火鸡的头可随着其心情在红色、白色和蓝色之间变化。
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When the female in a group of clownfish dies, the most dominant male turns into a female to replace her.
当一群小丑鱼中的雌鱼死亡,最重要的雄鱼会变成雌性替代它。
Crocodiles can survive for three years without food.
鳄鱼不进食能存活3年。
And giraffes' tongues are so long they can lick their own ears.
长颈鹿的舌头很长,甚至能舔到自己的耳朵。