萌寵棒棒嗒:巨兔是超棒的寵物
They're cuddly, they're fluffy, and they're 4 feet tall. No, it's not the plot of a new Michael Bay children's film -- although add some exploding robots and, who knows -- these rabbits are for real.
它們讓人想抱，它們毛茸茸，它們1.2米高。它們不是兒童電影裏纔有的存在，它們是真實的存在。Meet Darius and his son, Jeff. They're giant continental rabbits, and they're just freaking huge.
讓我們來見一見大流士和他的兒子傑夫。它們是大陸巨兔，它們真大。Story continues after these amazingly cute photos:
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But contrary to Bay-logic, just because they're big doesn't mean they're inherently destructive. Quite the opposite, these lagomorphs of unusual size are incredibly gentle.
這些巨兔不因爲自己體型巨大就作威作福，相反它們很溫柔。"They're no different to keeping smaller rabbits. In fact, I'd say they're easier. The giant rabbits plod around like dogs, where as the small rabbits, they tend to burrow and be scatty," owner Annett Edwards told Caters TV.
巨兔主人愛德華說："養巨兔和養普通兔子差不多，實際上，我覺得更容易。巨兔像狗一樣緩慢行走，至於小型兔子則蠢爆了，一天到晚都在找洞鑽。"Edwards, who raised both rabbits in rural Worcestershire, England, says the trick is to expose them to people early and often.
愛德華在伍斯特郡的鄉下養着這兩隻巨兔，他說養巨兔的訣竅在於儘早地經常地將巨兔暴露在人類的視線中。
"They're very laid back. They've been handled since they were tiny. If you put a lot of time into [the] animals, you get a nice bunny back," Edwards said.
愛德華說："巨兔很懶散的。我從它們體型很小的時候就開始養它們了。你說它們爲什麼會變這麼大？因爲灌滿了我的愛。"
Edwards says they munch their way through 2,000 carrots and 700 apples every year, so a lot of money goes directly into the bunnies' bellies.
愛德華又說道，巨兔一年要吃2000個胡蘿蔔和700個蘋果，好多錢都被巨兔吃進了肚子裏。Five-year-old Darius is currently over 4 feet tall, but at 3 feet 8 inches, 1-year-old Jeff is swiftly catching up. Edwards thinks Jeff will one day be even bigger than his dad. There's lots of time to find out, since giant continentals live about 8 years.
五歲的大流士目前1.2米高，但是1歲的1.14米高的傑夫馬上要追上來了。愛德華認爲傑夫的身高一定會超過他爹。還有很多的時間可以來見證這件事，因爲巨兔能活8年。
