天府自然历丨会“铁头功”的盘羊(2022年2月23日)

Argali with an Iron Head

动画《喜羊羊与灰太狼》里，盘羊一族给不少观众留下深刻的印象，因为它头上的弯曲犄角实在太独特了。

In the animation "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", the argali impressed us with their unique curved horns.

身形高大威猛的盘羊，因雄性角呈螺旋状盘曲而得名。其实，犄角是盘羊骨骼的重要组成部分，从出生起盘羊头部的犄角就开始萌发，并逐渐长大。

The argali is named after the spiraling horns of the male. In fact, the horns are an important part of its skeleton that sprout and grow from the time they were born.

常年在山地环境活动的盘羊，练就了“飞檐走壁”的本领，近乎垂直的崖壁上，它也能如履平地。除了“飞檐走壁”，盘羊的“铁头功”也是一绝。在角斗时，两只公羊进行猛烈对撞时速度可达35千米/小时。这一撞到底有多大的冲击力?以汽车行进为例，速度为30千米/小时的对撞，足以令汽车的钢铁之躯支离破碎。

The argali lives in the mountainous area and can “fly ”up and down the cliffs that are almost vertical. Besides, they also have an iron head, reaching speeds of up to 35 km/h when slamming into each other. In other cases, a collision at 30km/h is enough to shatter the steel of the car.