Most lizards have two eyes, two ears, two arms, two legs and two ... tails? No, that's not right! Most lizards only have one tail. Can you imagine how surprised the man in this picture was when he found this lizard?
This lizard has two tails, which makes it look a little different from other lizards. In general, no matter how many tails they have, lizards are very helpful to humans. Lizards love to eat bugs that might otherwise bite or bother humans.
Sometimes, it's the humans who do the eating. In some parts of the world, lizards are considered to be a delicious food. Many people also like to keep lizards as pets. Can you imagine showing off a two-tailed lizard like this one to your friends? (Kayleen Hartman, staff writer)
PHOTO : AP
多數蜥蜴有兩隻眼睛、兩隻耳朵、兩條手臂、兩條腿和?兩條尾巴？不，不對！大部份的蜥蜴只有一條尾巴。你能想像照片中的男子發現這隻蜥蜴時有多驚訝嗎？
這條蜥蜴有兩條尾巴，所以看起來和其他蜥蜴有點不同。大體來說，蜥蜴不論有幾條尾巴都對人類有益，牠們愛吃可能會叮咬或騷擾人類的昆蟲。
有時人類自己就是進食者。蜥蜴在世界某些地區被認為是佳餚，許多人也愛把蜥蜴當寵物。你能想像向朋友炫耀照片中這條「雙尾蜥蜴」嗎？ （翻譯：鄭湘儀）
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