Giant pandas rank third, selected by foreign media as the world's cutest wild animal | sea otters | giant pandas
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The 20 cutest wild animals in the world
Previously, CNN Travel Channel ranked the world's cutest wildlife. These small animals have different living habits and appearances.
According to a report by The New York Times on several studies on cuteness, "cute images bring the same pleasure to the brain as a delicious meal.".
As expected, our "national treasure" giant panda is also on the list, ranking third
Let's take a look at the animals on the list with Bilingual Jun.
Top three cutest wild animals in the world
On this list, the Chinese national treasure giant panda, known for its cute and silly appearance, ranks third.
Foreign media describe giant pandas as follows:
Black and white fur, round buttocks, silly contemplation while chewing bamboo When it comes to the charm of giant pandas, no one can stop.
The giant panda is plump and bear like, with a round head and short tail. Its body color is black and white, with round cheeks and large black circles under its eyes.
Due to their unique dietary habits, giant pandas rely heavily on their habitats for survival.
Although giant pandas have a carnivorous digestive system, they eat like herbivores and can eat nearly 38 kilograms of bamboo in a day. Therefore, the survival of giant pandas is extremely dependent on their habitat.
The top ranked fox on the list is the Ear Fox.
The auricular fox is the smallest animal of the fox genus, and a pair of large ears may be the most recognizable feature. The soft and long body hair is roughly light yellow, which is beneficial for camouflage in the desert. Adult fox fur on the auricles is thick and smooth, while young fox fur is almost entirely white.
As the smallest fox in size, the eared fox has oversized ears like pumpkin leaves and a pointed small face, making it very cute and easy to tame.
However, as a wild animal, the daily routine and lifestyle of eared foxes are completely different from those of cats and dogs. They are prone to sleeping around the clock, skilled in drilling holes, and have sharp calls, making them unsuitable for domestication.
The second ranked one is the Philippine macaque.
As the world's smallest primate, the unique feature of the Philippine macaque is its eyes.
As the world's smallest primate, the Philippine macaque, which inhabits trees and is active at night, possesses all the basic cute features: its huge eyes embedded in a small body smaller than a human fist, and its multi jointed claws used to grab branches.
Due to the fact that their eyes can only look straight and cannot rotate, they always turn their heads when looking at things.
What are the cutest wild animals in the world
The small animals ranked 4-10 are harp seals, sea otters, hummingbirds, alpacas, bottlenose dolphins, Western roe deer, and South American chipmunks.
Fourth place harp seal
The cuteness of harp seals lies in the fact that their entire bodies are covered with a layer of small fluff, especially the young ones, which are snow-white and fluffy.
Harp seal cubs are covered in soft snow-white fur, and their fluffy white fur is very valuable, making them a coveted target in the fur industry.
The precious fur of harp seals also puts them at risk of being hunted or even extinct.
Sometimes, factors that make animals appear cute, such as a large amount of fur, can also make them the target of commercial enterprises such as captive breeding and fur industry.
Fifth place sea otter
The sea otter ranked fifth not only has a cute appearance, but also a smart mind.
Sea otters are both intelligent and likable.
They will use stones as tools and knock open clams and mussels as food. When sleeping, float face up on the water surface and fix yourself there with tangled seaweed.
Sea otters are social animals. To prevent each other from drifting away, they even hold their claws and float in the water.
Sea otters are social animals, sometimes up to 100 floating together, often tightly gripping each other's claws so they don't drift away from each other.
Sixth place hummingbird
Hummingbirds have a very small body size and are a very small animal.
The hummingbird from Cuba is the smallest bird in the world. It is not only small in size - weighing less than a penny, but also very fast - its wings can flap 80 times per second.
Seventh place alpaca
Although alpacas have a hot temper, they look very cute.
The dazzling and fluffy fur of alpacas is very valuable and can be used to make sweaters. The fluffy hair looks easy to rub.
Eighth place bottlenose dolphin
The bottlenose dolphin has a smooth and streamlined body shape, with a long snout and a short mouth, making it look like it is smiling.
In captive environments, bottlenose dolphins are widely praised for their intelligence and healing abilities. It is said that swimming with dolphins is beneficial for mental health.
Ninth place Western roe deer
According to CNN, Western roe deer from the UK are approximately the same size as goats.
The Western roe deer is chestnut brown, approximately the same size as a goat, and comes from England.
Tenth place South American chipmunk
The appearance of South American chipmunks bears a striking resemblance to the longcats in Hayao Miyazaki's movies.
A pair of black and shiny eyes, curved ears, and a furry tail, resembling both rabbits and squirrels. The fluffy and dense fur makes its body more rounded and looks very cute.
The South American chipmunk is a native rodent of South America. It is another example that shows us how dangerous it can be to be likable.
In the 19th century, South American chipmunks were hunted and almost extinct due to their long fur.
