Who are hunchbacked rabbits?

On a request to call a humpbacked animal, 90-95% of the people interviewed will answer without hesitation: "Camel". And if the crossword is only 5 cells, then many will only have to shrug their shoulders. Read the article and find out what this mysterious animal is.

Humpbacked hares. Who are they?

Yes, such animals do exist. They are called agouti, and in place Habitat - also a South American hare. This rodent is small in size, but in appearance, rather, looks like a guinea pig, only very large. The length of the animal reaches a little more than half a meter and can weigh up to 4 kg. He has a peculiar appearance: a rounded (humpbacked) back, an elongated head with small ears, there is practically no tail. The thick coat on the abdomen is lighter, and the back can have a color from black to bright golden. Therefore agouti is also called the "golden hare". To date, 11 species of agouti have been studied.

Lifestyle and gastronomic predilections

Humpbacked rabbits are day-time animals. At night they try to hide from prying eyes in burrows under the roots of trees or climb into hollows. Prefer to settle near water. Eat hunchbacked hares nuts, seeds, various fruits, bark, leaves and stems of plants. The biggest treat for them is Brazil nuts. Thanks to strong teeth, these attractive animals easily cope with its hard shell. They eat while sitting, holding the food with their front paws. In their homeland hunchbacked hares are considered malicious pests of agricultural crops, so they are caught in large numbers by local residents. And the meat agouti is appreciated for its dietary properties and taste.

Brokeback Fish

And if in the crossword will be asked about a hunchbacked fish, whose name consists of 7 letters, then the answer is - pink salmon. True, only males are humpbacked during the period of fertilization of caviar. In the so-called "hump" they accumulate a supply of useful substances for a long journey to the spawning grounds of females. Pink salmon is appreciated for its taste and versatility. The salmon roast, baked in the oven, is as delicious as the ear from it, cutlets or salad.

Festive pink salmon

Very tasty pink salmon baked in the oven. The recipe for cooking fish With mushrooms will be an ornament of any celebration, and a gentle and unforgettable taste will be appreciated by all guests. Take:

• Kilogram pink salmon;
• Bulb;
• lemon;
• 200 gr. Young champignons;
• 40 gr. Hard cheese;
• 20 gr. Good butter;
• greenery.

Getting Started

1. Prepare fish, cut into 2 fillets, rub salt and pepper into them.
2. Cut the onions finely, mushrooms - large. Fry the onion, sprinkle with mushrooms. Fry everything until soft, turn off the stove.
3. Thinly chop the frozen butter. Put half of the fillets on foil, distribute half the oil over the surface of the fish, on top - mushrooms, and on them put crushed herbs. Then evenly decompose the remaining oil, and on it pour a layer of grated cheese, close the second half of the fillet. To decorate the fish with twigs of curly parsley and lemon ringlets, carefully pack it in foil.
4. Cook for about an hour at a temperature just below 200 degrees. Minutes for five before the end of cooking, carefully open the foil. Then the fish will be on top of a nice tasty color.