When you see the Asiatic lion in India,what you sense is enormous vitality.
當(dāng)你在印度看到亞洲獅的時候,你能感受到一股巨大的生命力。
They're very impressive beasts and you would never guess that they had this vulnerability when you look at them.
它們是令人印象深刻的猛獸,當(dāng)你注視著它們的時候,你不會想到它們是這么的脆弱。
The Asiatic lions don't have the Gir Sanctuary to themselves,I should add.
我必須補(bǔ)充一點(diǎn),亞洲獅沒有自己的吉爾禁獵區(qū)。
They actually share it with about two thousand farmers.
事實(shí)上,它們和2000名農(nóng)民一起共享這片土地。
A significant proportion of the lions' diet is made up of the livestock of these farmers - goats,chickens and so on - as much as a third,in fact.
獅子的大部分食物來源于這些農(nóng)民的家畜,羊、雞等等。事實(shí)上,這些占據(jù)了多達(dá)三分之一的比例。
And they've even been known to attack humans,especially in times of drought.
而且它們因?yàn)橐u擊人類而被人熟知,特別是在旱季。
One final piece of interesting information - in ancient India one of the greatest tests of leadership for a man was to fight a lion.
最后一個有趣的信息是,在古印度測試一個人領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力的最好的方法之一就是與獅子搏斗。
Now it seems,in modern India it will be a great test to see if the lion can be saved.
現(xiàn)在,在現(xiàn)代印度最好的測試似乎是能否挽救獅子。
I'm sure this is something that all of you will share concern for too.
我肯定這也是你們共同關(guān)心的事情。