Pallas's Cat, a cat that can change colors  

    2022-02-04 02:54:52 by SICC

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    兔狲,光看名字跟猫没有半毛钱关系。但是,它和老虎狮子豹子一样,确实是猫科动物大家族的一员。

    Even though its Chinese name has nothing to do with cats, Pallas's Cat, like the tiger, lion and leopard, is a member of the cat family.

    它长得像家猫,外表乖巧丑萌,是网络世界的网红表情包,但在自然界,却是凶猛的野兽,野兔、鼠兔、沙鸡……都难逃它的掌心。

    It looks like a domestic cat, cute and adorable, making it a popular meme on the internet, but in nature, it is actually a ferocious beast. Hares, sage grouse, all can not escape its palm.

    兔狲拥有一双小短腿,天生就不是速度型选手,在一众猫科动物中名列末尾。因为跑得慢,兔狲在漫长的进化中习得了另外一项保护自己的技能——变身术。兔狲的毛色会根据季节改变。冬天,为了把自己藏身雪地,它的毛色更苍白,花纹较少;夏天,它会换上布满条纹的红褐色“花毛衣”。

    The rabbit has a pair of short legs and is not a natural speedster, ranking at the bottom of the pack of felines. Because they are slow runners, rabbits have acquired another skill in their long evolution to protect themselves, color-shifting. Its color varies with the season. In winter, to hide itself in the snow, its fur is paler and less patterned; in summer, it changes into a reddish-brown covered with stripes.