Fuzzy Little Chinchillas
毛茸茸呆萌小生物──絨毛鼠
Pet chinchillas require attentive health care from humans. As they have dense fur and lack the ability to sweat, they can overheat easily. Thus, they have to be kept in a temperature-controlled environment. Moreover, chinchillas can be easily upset and frightened. When they are unhappy, they may chew their own fur or that of their cagemates. While they may be super cute, make sure you know how to take care of a chinchilla before you get one as a pet.
寵物絨毛鼠需要人類非常細心的健康照顧。因為牠們濃密的毛和缺少排汗的功能，牠們的身體容易過熱。因此，牠們需要被放置在溫度受到控制的環境中。除此之外，絨毛鼠很容易不開心或是受到驚嚇。當牠們不開心時，牠們可能會咬自己或是籠子裡其他同伴的毛。雖然牠們超級可愛，你還是要確認自己知道如何照顧絨毛鼠再飼養牠們哦。
生活必備字詞：
attentive a. 照顧周到的，體貼的
Judy was attentive to her son when he was ill.
upset a. 不悅的，生氣的 & vt. 使心煩意亂
chew vt. 咬，咀嚼
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見五月號。
