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兰花竟有这般颜 Almost everyone has seen a beautiful orchid at some point in their life ， but have you seen orchids that look like animals or human beings ？ 几乎人人都曾在生活中的某个时刻见过美丽的兰花，但 你可曾见过形似动物或人类的兰花？ Monkey Face Orchid 猴面小龙兰 Location： Southeast Ecuador 生长地域：厄瓜多尔东南 部 One of the most popular of these flowers are the orchids that look like monkeys. Monkey Orchids are native to the mountains of Ecuador. They are accustomed to cooler temperatures and enjoy larger amounts of humidity1 ） . There are over 120 species of Monkey Orchids ， all found in this same mountainous region. They display one flower per stem2 ） that most people agree look like monkeys. These orchids can flower at any time during the year. 长得像猴脸的这种兰花（猴面小龙兰）是形似动物的兰 花中最受欢迎的种类之一。这种花原产于厄瓜多尔的群山之 中，喜欢较为寒凉和特别润湿的环境。猴面小龙兰共有 120 多个品种，全部都生长在同一山区。这种兰花一茎只开一花 （大部分人都认为其花酷似猴脸） ，一年四季常开。 White Egret Orchid 白鹭兰 Location ： China， Korea and Russia 散布地域：中国、 韩国和俄罗斯 These orchids are one of the most iconic orchids that look like animals， yet one of the most endangered. They grow between 1 ～ 8 flowers that can reach a little more than an inch wide. White Egret Orchids are one of the showiest3 ） flowers on Earth. White Egret Orchids are extremely easy to grow and are one of the only orchid species that prefer full sun. They need a bog4） -like environment and a dormant5 ） winter period in order to survive. 这种兰花是最典型的形似动物的兰花之一，也是最濒危 的一种。它们每株可开 1～ 8 朵花，每朵的直径可达一英寸 （译注：约 2.54 厘米）多一点。白鹭兰是地球上最夺人眼球 的花之一。 白鹭兰极易繁殖，仍是绝无仅有的偏爱全日照的兰花品 种之一。它们的生长离不开近似沼泽的环境，为了存活，它 们还需要在冬季休眠。 Bee Orchid 蜂兰 Location： Europe 散布地域：欧洲 This orchid is extremely deceptive in the way it pollinates6 ） itself. It is designed to look and smell like a female bee ， which attracts the male bees to come over and get covered in pollen7 ）. The bee then moves onto the next fake bee ， transferring the pollen. Bee Orchid spikes8 ） produce 1 ～ 12 flowers between April and July. They are plentiful in dry areas of Europe and spread rapidly ， but dont always appear every year. In the wild ， it