"fofofauna" meaning in Portuguese

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          "ref": "2020 January 28, Eliane Brum, “Precisamos falar sobre cocô [We need to talk about poop]”, Viagem à Antártida (8), in El País, archived from the original on 2020-01-29:",
          "text": "Só na Antártida percebi quanta poesia há no cocô. Pinguins, baleias e focas são o que os cientistas e ecologistas chamam de “fofofauna”. Mas nenhum filme da Disney sobre pinguins, por exemplo, mostra seu assombroso cocô cor de rosa.",
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          "ref": "2023 May 7, Gabriel Pires, “Fofofauna: entenda o que é o fenômeno que privilegia animais considerados ‘fofinhos’ e ‘carismáticos’ [Cutefauna: the phenomenon that prioritizes animals seen as ‘charismatic cuties’]”, in O Liberal, Belém: Delta Publicidade, archived from the original on 2023-05-07:",
          "text": "O analista ambiental do Ibama, Roberto Cabral, explica que “fofofauna” é um tipo de apelido — até utilizado em um tom mais cômico — para o termo técnico “megafauna carismática”: aqueles animais que despertam maior afeto entre as pessoas. Seja por serem mais dóceis ou até mesmo graciosos na aparência. O especialista comenta que a palavra “fofofauna” surgiu em reuniões de biólogos e estudiosos.",
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          "ref": "2024 July 12, Juan V. Ruiz, “Lágrimas de crocodilo: a extinção iminente dos crocodilianos [Crocodile tears: crocodilians' imminent extinction]”, in ((o))eco, Rio de Janeiro, archived from the original on 2024-07-13:",
          "text": "Crocodilianos não possuem o apelo carismático da “fofofauna” (apesar de que dizer que eles não possuem carisma é uma heresia). Ainda assim, é possível se identificar com eles, basta conhecê-los.",
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