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今天才知道,原来宋以前的人,管左边的赤麻鸭叫鸳鸯,右边的㶉鶒叫紫鸳鸯。赤麻鸭头是白的,故有「白头偕老」之义,一雄一雌成双成对在一起,所以才用来代表夫妻爱情。而宋之后紫鸳鸯,算是恶紫夺朱,去掉了「紫」字,变成了鸳鸯。㶉鶒雄性在繁殖期紧跟雌性,是怕雌性结交新欢。繁殖期一过,立马走人。 twitter.com/bigtomking/status/

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