西雅图居民Kiana Hall拍摄的一只名为Jimothy的浣熊近日引发网络关注，该浣熊患有短脊椎综合征这一罕见先天性疾病1。短脊椎综合征是由脊椎在子宫内发育不全导致的先天畸形1，患病动物虽然四肢长度正常，但脊椎明显缩短，从而呈现出圆形、无颈部的外观1。
这种疾病并非仅限于浣熊。短脊椎综合征也可能影响犬类、小牛等其他哺乳动物1。历史上曾多次出现过患病案例，1968年的一篇论文记录了17世纪瑞典画家David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl绘制的两只患此症的犬类1，20世纪60年代日本也曾报告过该病例1。该综合征在野生或救援动物中最常见1，但许多患此症的动物可能在子宫内或出生后初期无法存活1。
A raccoon named Jimothy from Seattle has gained widespread attention online due to short spine syndrome, a rare congenital condition that impairs vertebral development in the womb 1. Seattle resident Kiana Hall captured video footage of the animal, which displays the characteristic appearance of the disorder: a rounded body shape with virtually no visible neck 1. Despite having limbs of normal length, animals with this condition have dramatically shortened spines 1.
Short spine syndrome, while exceptionally uncommon, is not unique to raccoons and can affect other mammals including dogs and calves 1. Historical records document the condition's presence across centuries and continents. A 1968 academic paper referenced two affected dogs depicted by 17th-century Swedish painter David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl 1, and clinical reports from Japan documented cases during the 1960s 1. The syndrome typically appears most frequently in wild or rescued animals 1, though many individuals born with the condition may not survive in utero or shortly after birth 1.
评论
还没有评论，欢迎留下第一条。