Laughing Hamstyna

For many, a cross between a spider and a shark would be the stuff of nightmares, while mixing a kangaroo and a mango something someone might dream up after too much cheese before bed.
对于很多人来说，蜘蛛和鲨鱼的混合体可能会出现在噩梦里，而如果梦见袋鼠和芒果的混合体，那很有可能是睡觉前吃了太多芝士。

But for one enterprising artist these crazy animal mashups have become a virtual reality at least after she used photoshop software to merge creatures together in an intriguing set of pictures.
不过，对于一个很有进取心的艺术家来说，通过运用图像处理软件（PS），她在一组有趣的图片中把不同物种混合在一起，使疯狂的动物混搭成为了虚拟现实。

Sarah DeRemer, 25, originally from California, started making the hybrid animals as a way to improve her Photoshop skills.
来自加利福尼亚的莎拉·德雷姆起初把制作杂交动物作为提高PS技巧的方式。

Crazy creature: Artist Sarah DeRemer created a host of new species, such as this Laughing Hamstyna - a hybrid of a hamster and hyena - to help improve her Photoshop skills.
疯狂物种：艺术家莎拉·德雷姆创造了很多新物种，例如这只“大笑仓鬣”，混合了仓鼠和鬣狗。她这么做是为了提高PS技巧。

A cross between a spider and a shark

Stuff of nightmares: Many people would find the thought of a cross between a spider and a shark to terrifying to even contemplate.
噩梦产物：很多人会认为蜘蛛和鲨鱼的混合体很吓人，甚至到了令人望而却步的程度。

An eagle mixed with a stag

Hybrid: Here Ms DeRemer has mixed an eagle with a stag to create this hybrid with both antlers and a beak.
杂交：这里，德雷姆女士把一只老鹰和一头牡鹿混合在一起，创造出一只既有鹿角又有鸟喙的生物。

A sparrow mixed with a tabby cat

New species: A sparrow and a tabby cat are usually sworn enemies, but they come together in this hybrid created by Ms DeRemer.
新物种：麻雀和虎斑猫往往是死对头，但在这个德雷姆女士创造的杂交动物身上，它们合为一体了。

Mangaroo

Fruity combination: Ms DeRemer does not limit herself to animals when coming up with the new species. Here she has combined a kangaroo and a mango - the Mangaroo.
果味结合：德雷姆女士在创造新物种时并不仅限于动物混合，这里，她结合了一只袋鼠和一个芒果——“芒鼠”。

A killer whale mixed with a black Labrador

Painstaking work: Ms DeRemer works with 20 layers on her pictures to make the combinations between the animals, here a killer whale and a black Labrador, seamless.
呕心沥血之作：德雷姆女士制作混合动物的图片上有20个图层，这是个虎鲸和黑色拉布拉多的混合体，完全看不出图片接缝。

A cat mixed with a Pomeranian

Creature discomfort: This cross between a cat and a Pomeranian does not look like the friendliest of creatures.
造成不适感的生物：这个猫和博美犬的混合体看起来真是不友善。

Fierce Schnowlzer

Fierce creatures: Ms DeRemer says she enjoys the juxtaposition of cure and scary animals, such as this dog and vulture, which come together to create a Fierce Schnowlzer.
凶猛生物：德雷姆女士说她很喜欢把治愈系动物和可怕系动物混合在一起，就像这个，把狗和秃鹰混合在一起便创造了一只“凶猛雪纳瑞”。

Birboon

Favourite: Ms DeRemer says the combination of a baboon and a sparrow, which she has named the Birboon, is one of her favourite creations.
最爱：德雷姆女士说这个狒狒和麻雀的混合体是她最喜欢的创造之一，她将这个生物命名为“狒雀”。

A new class of sheepdog

A new class of sheepdog: The artist has named the combination of sheep and dog German Shepherds.
新品种牧羊犬：艺术家如是命名绵羊和德国牧羊犬的结合体。

Pandowl

Something to squawk about: What do you get if you cross a panda and an owl? A Pandowl of course.
叽叽喳喳来讨论：如果把熊猫和猫头鹰混合，能得到什么？当然是“熊头鹰”。

A tapir mixed with a shark

Art work: Tapirs are known for their protruding snouts, but would one be much use on the body of a shark?
貘以突出的鼻子而著名，但这种突出的鼻子长在鲨鱼身上还有用吗？

Green Bark Python

Would its bark be worse than its bite? A cross between a snake and terrier - The Green Bark Python.
叫得比咬得可怕？蛇和小猎犬的融合——“翠吠蟒”。

Llioma

Open wide: A lion and a llama join forces to become this yawning Peruvian Llioma.
嘴巴张大：狮子和大羊驼结合成为这头打哈欠的“大狮驼”。