你見過沒?英國「草泥豬」已瀕臨滅絕 毛可做成毛衫
原來世界上還有這樣一種生物 - 草泥豬!它的英文名叫Sheep-pig,是一種身上長著『羊毛』的豬 !原產自匈牙利和奧地利,曾經在英國的林肯郡也很常見。現已瀕臨滅絕。
據報導,跟羊一樣,它每年剪一次毛,剪掉的毛可以做成羊毛衫。
Sheep-pig: Boris is the first Lincolnshire Curly Coat pig in this country for 37 years
Elizabeth is a spectacularly sheep-like pig
Elizabeth was subject to a fierce bidding war, with the winner paying £250
Pig in a blanket: Buddy, one of the Mangalitza sheep-pigs that have been delivered to a zoo in Essex
Feeling sheepish: Margot has arrived in the UK as part of a programme to help keep the Mangalitza species alive |