雄绒猴——“贤夫良父” 悉心照子
Monkey(绒猴):Marmosets(在南美洲亚马逊河流域,生长着世界上最小的猴子——绒猴。绒猴非常罕见,毛如厚绒,平均体重只有250克,体长如人的中指般大,被戏称为“拇指猴”)are tiny South American monkeys. The fathers take care of their babies from birth. When the marmoset is born, the father cleans it, then carries it to the mother only when it needs to be nursed. When the baby can eat solid food, the father will feed it.
在“绒猴”家族里,雄绒猴充当着“贤夫良父”的角色。雌绒猴生下子女后,只在喂奶时抱上它们一小会儿,照料孩子的工作全落在雄绒猴身上。雄绒猴会为小绒猴清洗身体,等到小绒猴不再吃奶时,它还会亲自喂小家伙们进食。
公沙鸡——为儿寻水 疲于奔波
Sandgrouse(沙鸡):A father Namaqua sand grouse of Africa's Kalahari Desert flies as far as 50 miles a day in order to soak himself in water and return to his nest, where his chicks can drink from his feathers!
在非洲卡拉哈里沙漠,由于雨量稀少,所有的动物自出生就要面临干燥的无情考验。由于纳马夸公沙鸡胸部的羽毛吸水性非常强,为孩子寻水的责任就自然而然落到了它们“胸”上——公沙鸡每天都会到湖边把羽毛在水里浸湿后再飞回家,以此满足小沙鸡对水的渴求。
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