Mandy is one of free keepers who care for little Wumundi in the gorilla enclosure every day. The team of 17 volunteers take on night duty. He' s never left alone, just like a baby gorilla in the wild. And he can see, smell and touch other gorillas, although separated by a fence.
曼蒂是一名在猩猩圍欄每天照顧小Wumundi的義務看護者。17位志愿者值夜班,因此他從未感到孤單,就像野生的嬰兒猩猩一樣。雖然被籬笆阻隔,但他可以看到,聞到和感覺到其他猩猩的存在。
When in the past, they may have been dressed up in clothes, even in addition to wearing diapers, now we are trying to treat them more like a gorilla so they know that they are gorillas, and it creates a lot less confusion in their minds. And in the gorilla troop' s mind when they get him back, he really is one of them, he is not a hairy human.
在過去,他們穿著衣服,甚至戴著尿布,現在我們正在設法對待他們更像猩猩一樣,這樣他們才會了解到自己就是猩猩,這或多或少會讓他們感到些許混亂。在猩猩大軍讓他回來的時候,他真的會是他們其中的一員,他不是一個多毛的人。
The bottle-fed baby has started to eat solid foods. And he is gradually being introduced to the troop, including his father, Rafiki.
這個抱著奶瓶的嬰兒已經開始吃固體食物。他正在逐漸被介紹給猩猩大軍,這當中也包括他的父親Rafiki。
He shows a lot interest in the baby especially did at first. Now he doesn' t come over and touch him or anything, but he sits close, he definitely knows that' his baby.
他對嬰兒表現出極大興趣并放在首位。雖然他現在不過來撫摸他或者做些父親應該做的事。但是他坐的很近時,他肯定知道那是他的孩子。
The keepers hope that by the time he is a year old and no longer accustomed to nursing, he will form a bond with one of the more experienced female gorillas. She would be his adopted mom through adolescence.
看護者希望當他一歲時,不再需要原來的護理,他會與另一位更有經驗的母猩猩建立聯系。她將成為他的養母讓他度過青春期。
Wumundi will likely stay with the troop until he is 5 or 6 years old. Then he may pose a challenge to his father Rifiki, and have to be moved to another zoo. Until then, Wumnundi and his keepers are a popular exhibit.
小Wumundi可能會留在隊伍里直到五歲或者六歲。那時他可能會構成父親Rifiki的威脅,而必須搬到另一個動物園。直到那時,Wumnundi和他的看護者們都將是非常受歡迎的。
You know just people watching you do everything, I mean they watch you sleep, they watch you crawl around with them. And, I don't know, it can be nerve-wracking sometimes. You know, people try to get your attention, and you know they will knock on the glass, and that's I guess how the gorillas probably feel too.
你只知道人們在看你做的任何事,我的意思是,他們看你睡覺,看你四處爬行。而且,我不知道,這有時候可能讓人頭疼。你知道,人們試圖吸引你的注意力,你就能知道他們可能會敲玻璃,我現在可能明白大猩猩的感覺了。
詞語解釋:
1. volunteer n. 志愿者
2. challenge n. 挑戰