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Scientists
科學(xué)家們
have been trying to encourage the pandas
一直在努力促使大熊貓
to breed naturally
自然交配
but it's difficult to the get the conditions right
但卻很難成功
since few people have ever seen
因?yàn)閹缀鯖]人看到過
how panda courtship happens in the wild
大熊貓是如何在野生環(huán)境中求愛的
Meanwhile
同時
artificial insemination
人工授精
has proved highly successful
已被證獲得巨大成功
At just five weeks old
由于僅僅5周大
this baby needs 24-hour care
這個熊貓寶寶需要24小時的看護(hù)
It's simply too precious to be entrusted
熊貓寶寶太珍貴了
to its natural mother
以至于不敢讓它那
who may have little experience of parenthood
沒有撫育經(jīng)驗(yàn)的父母撫養(yǎng)
After initial teething problems
熊貓長出牙齒
Wolong's artificial insemination program
標(biāo)志著臥龍的人工授精工程
has been remarkably successful
獲得了巨大的成功
In 2006
2006年
the reserve reared 16 cubs
保護(hù)區(qū)哺育了16只大熊貓幼仔
and there're now more captive bred pandas at Wolong
如今臥龍撫養(yǎng)著更多的熊貓寶寶
and can be safely released back
他們會被安全地放生到
into the shrinking wild habitat
正在縮減的野生環(huán)境中去
In nature
自然條件下
giant pandas learn survival skills from their mother
大熊貓跟隨母親學(xué)習(xí)生存技巧
but have little contact with other pandas
卻很少與其他熊貓接觸
These youngsters may have exceptional social skills
這些幼年的熊貓社交能力可能很強(qiáng)
but they wouldn't have a clue how to survive in the wild
但對于野外生存卻是一無所知
All the majority
他們絕大多數(shù)
their future lies in zoos
未來會動物園中度過
While the ultimate value
這樣封閉的
of captive breeding projects like this is debatable
繁育工程的最終價值尚未定論
there are places in China
但在中國有些地方
where animals are being successfully protected
在野生環(huán)境中保護(hù)動物
in their wild habitat
已獲得成功
