紅嘴牛椋鳥會食用大型哺乳類動物身上的蟲子。極危的黑犀牛視覺非常差，牛椋鳥除了能替牠除去身上寄生蟲，亦能在發現危險時預警犀牛。研究發現，當黑犀牛身上有牛椋鳥作伴時，能100%偵測到人類的迫近，但當沒有牛椋鳥時則降到23%。因大型哺乳類動物的消失令紅嘴牛椋鳥在部分地區已滅絕，亦令很多黑犀牛失去這些夥伴。 Red-billed oxpecker mainly feeds on ticks on large mammals. The critically endangered black rhino has very poor vision; in addition to keep the rhino tick-free, oxpeckers also warn the rhino when they spot danger. Study found a black rhino with oxpeckers can 100% detect human approach, but dropped to 23% if the rhino is without them. due to the disappearance of large mammals, the red-billed oxpecker became extinct in some areas, leaving the black rhino alone without oxpecker companions.

幫今日對話下個標題 ._.? ------------------------------ 這個片語非常直白 假設你今天要尋找理想對象 可能就會在心裡列一些條件 每符合一項就在框框打個勾 (tick the box) 而當遇到那個全都符合的人時就可以說 He/She ticks all my boxes ._. - tick the box 是英式英文的用法 美國通常會用 check the box 前幾天看影集 New Girl 就有看到 check all the boxes - 看到時印象很深 因為這片語在前陣子出的線上課程中有教到 ._. ------------------------------ tick 除了打勾/做記號外還有以下意思： - 鐘錶滴答聲 (tick tock) 年輕世代大概比較多人知道 TikTok ._. - 一瞬間；片刻 可以想像秒針 tick 的瞬間 - popping 的一種風格 搜尋 popping ticking 會有很多教學影片 ._. (我記得這就是街舞好像翻成秒針運動 ._.) 簡單說就是要震 1 and 2 and 3 and... - 一種叫壁蝨的蟲 ._. ------------------------------ 做選擇時 每個人心中的條件可能都不一樣 就只能盡量溝通囉 ._. ------------------------------ #jkenglishjk #tick #check #tickalltheboxes

[Pretzel兩歲生日🎂／領養一週年🎉] 一年前今日，我地係HKDR帶你返屋企，當時你身體發出陣陣臭味，過百隻大大小小嘅牛蜱咬住你，耳仔有蟎蟲，毛毛打結，硬如鋼絲刷，完全可以想像到你係繁殖埸嘅慘慘生活。 領養你初期，你非常難攪，每次滴藥你都反抗，經常俾你刮傷，你仲鍾意追手咬，撲人，出街扯繩，走狗，最誇張一次係爬高跌咗落山，要call 消防員👨🏻‍🚒救你，對你真係又愛又恨🤦🏻‍♀！好記得曾經好嬲講過 😡：「唔要你啦！俾返HKDR，真係攪唔掂呀！」當然這只係一時嘅晦氣說話！😓 一年啦！宜家聽人叫你最多嘅唔係「Pretzel 」,係「靚仔」🙈 你已經變得聽教聽話，氹得大家都好開心，成為我地家中嘅寶貝，Bagel 家姐🐶嘅好弟弟！ 每次見到你儍儍嘅笑樣，好肯定當日領養你嘅決定係無錯！ 請大家支持領養，俾一個家這些毛孩❤！ . . [Pretzel’s 2nd birthday🎂/1st adoptiversary🎉] #oneyearagotoday we brought you home from @hkdr_official . At that time, you had hundreds of ticks stuck in your skin and your smelly, dirty coat was as hard as a wire brush. It’s sad to imagine your horrible life as a breeder dog. At first, it was so much trouble taking care of you. You would fight back every time we try to apply ear drops to treat your ear mites, we can’t even remember how many scratches we got from you on our arms and faces... You also love play biting, jumping on people, pulling on the leash and running away when off leash (which you still do…) The worst time was when you fell off the hill and we had to dial 999 for the firemen 👨🏻‍🚒 to save you 🤦🏻‍♀ once Mama got so mad 😡, she even said to return you back to HKDR (but obvs she didn’t mean it 😓) It’s been a year now! People don’t call you by your name, but you are known as the “handsome boy” 🙈 You have turned into a happy and playful dog, spreading joy to everybody that you meet! You have also become the darling of our family and a good little brother to Bagel 🐶! Every time we see your silly smiley face, we know that adopting you was def the right choice! Hereby, we wish to spread the message of #adoptdontshop , please offer a forever home to all the puppies and dogs in need, you will never regret bringing home a four-legged friend who will give you unconditional love ❤ in return! . . #pretzelthehusky #firstadoptiversary #secondbirthday #happybirthday #gotchaday #bagelthebeagle #bagelandpretzel #fursiblings