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亮点原创·Recently, many people have fallen in love with the cute marmots(土拨鼠) in the movie Ne Zha 2.
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, people start to buy real marmots online as pets. However, many organizations have quickly
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the public that these wild animals are actually high-risk carriers of the plague(鼠疫).
Marmots are common rodents(啮齿动物) in North-west China. Listed as a second-class protected animal in China, they always
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cool mountain grasslands, open deserts, and rocky hills as their homes. They are good at digging holes and each hole has a different purpose. They mainly
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fresh grass and juicy plants like apples or lettuce. Living in family groups, these social creatures work together and communicate often to survive in the tough
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marmots may look harmless, these furry animals carry plague bacteria(鼠疫杆菌), which cause a
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disease that killed over 100 million people in historic outbreaks like the Black Death. This infection(传染病) can spread through minor cuts or even breath droplets, causing high fever, painful lumps(肿块) under the skin, and bleeding. Without treatment, it remains highly
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with survival chances as low as zero.
The National Health Commission advises to:
• Keep safe distance when meeting wild marmots
• Never keep them as pets, touch
or feed them
• Report injured animals to forestry workers
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helping directly
• Seek medical care in time if you develop fever or lumps after contact
The recent online sales of marmots have raised alarms. While their round faces might make us want to get close, health organizations remind everyone that cuteness isn't worth
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lives. Protecting both wildlife and public health means watching animals safely from a distance.
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