The Pallas’s cat gets its name from Peter Simon Pallas, the first person to study it in 1776. Since then, it has been found throughout Central Asia. The cat mainly lives in high-altitude grasslands and mountainous regions in small populations. The Pallas’s cat is about the size of a typical house cat. Its fur, which is the thickest among all cats and protects the cat from extreme cold in the winter, makes it appear larger.
兔猻因彼得．西蒙．帕拉斯而得名，他是 1776 年第一個研究兔猻的人。從那時起，兔猻就被發現遍布在中亞各地。這種貓科動物主要以一小群的形式棲息於高海拔的草原和山區。兔猻的體型與典型的家貓差不多。牠的毛是所有貓科動物中最厚的並保護牠免受冬季嚴寒的侵襲，這使牠看起來體型較大。
生活必備字詞：
population n.（一定範圍內的）動物總數
fur n.（動物的）毛，毛皮
extreme a. 極度的，極端的
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