日本攝影師捕捉到了一只害羞的貓鼬寶寶和它的家人

日本攝影師捕捉到了一只害羞的貓鼬寶寶和它的家人

Japanese photographer mamekoro51 has probably the most pleasant hobby one could imagine – taking photos of baby animals of various types.

日本攝影師mamekoro51可能是你能想象到的最令人愉快的愛好——給各種各樣的小動物拍照。

On a recent visit to Inokashira Natural Cultural Parkin Musashino City, Tokyo, the animal lover came across an adorable meerkat family with newborn pups, one of whom was a little shy for the camera.

在最近一次參觀東京武藏野市的Inokashira自然文化公園時，這位動物愛好者遇到了一個可愛的貓鼬家庭和剛出生的小貓，其中一只在鏡頭前有點害羞。

Peeping cautiously from behind a wall, this little meerkat seemed to be afraid at first. However, after a little time, it emerged from its hiding place to say hello, and people are just in love!

這只小貓鼬從一堵墻后小心翼翼地窺視著，起初似乎很害怕。然而，過了一會兒，它從它的藏身之處出來打招呼，人們都愛上了它!

The meerkat is a small carnivoran in the mongoose family. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa.

小貓鼬是貓鼬家族中的一種小型食肉動物。貓鼬生活在博茨瓦納喀拉哈里沙漠的所有地區(qū)，納米比亞和安哥拉西南部納米布沙漠的大部分地區(qū)，以及南非。

A group of meerkats is called a “mob”, “gang” or “clan”. A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats, but some super-families have 50 or more members. In captivity, meerkats have an average life span of 12–14 years, and about half this in the wild.

一群貓鼬被稱為“暴民”、“幫派”或“氏族”。貓鼬家族通常有20只左右，但一些超級家族有50只或更多的成員。在圈養(yǎng)環(huán)境中，貓鼬的平均壽命為12-14歲，而在野生環(huán)境中，貓鼬的平均壽命只有貓鼬的一半。

Meerkats babysit the young in the group. Females that have never produced offspring of their own often lactate to feed the alpha pair’s young and they also protect the young from threats, often endangering their own lives.

貓鼬會照顧幼崽。從未生育過自己后代的雌性通常會分泌乳汁來喂養(yǎng)幼崽，它們也會保護幼崽免受威脅，往往會危及自己的生命。

On warning of danger, the babysitter takes the young underground to safety and is prepared to defend them if the danger follows.

一接到危險警告，保姆就把孩子帶到安全的地下，并準備在危險來臨時保護他們。

Like many species, meerkat young learn by observing and mimicking adult behavior, though adults also engage in active instruction. For example, meerkat adults teach their pups how to eat a venomous scorpion: they will remove the stinger and help the pup learn how to handle the creature.

和許多物種一樣，貓鼬幼崽通過觀察和模仿成年貓的行為來學習，不過成年貓鼬也會接受積極的指導。例如，成年貓鼬會教它們的幼崽如何吃掉有毒的蝎子:它們會拔掉毒刺，幫助幼崽學會如何對付這種生物。

Despite this altruistic behavior, meerkats sometimes kill young members of their group. Subordinate meerkats have been seen killing the offspring of more senior members in order to improve their own offspring’s position.

盡管這種利他行為，貓鼬有時還是會殺死群體中的年輕成員。據(jù)觀察，下級貓鼬為了提高自己后代的地位，會殺死更高級成員的后代。

Meerkats become sexually mature at about two years of age and can have one to four pups in a litter, with three pups being the most common litter size. The pups are allowed to leave the burrow at two to three weeks old.

貓鼬在兩歲左右性成熟，一窩可以有一到四只幼崽，其中最常見的是三只。幼崽可以在兩到三周大的時候離開洞穴。

Inokashira Park Zoo is located in a quiet and distinctive suburb of Tokyo. It exhibits a variety of Japanese species and contributes to the conservation and breeding of Japanese squirrels, mandarin ducks, and swans. The park also comprises a pond, a botanical garden and Seibo Kitamura (Japanese sculptor) Museum.

Inokashira公園動物園位于東京一個安靜而獨特的郊區(qū)。它展示了多種日本物種，并為日本松鼠、鴛鴦和天鵝的保護和繁殖做出了貢獻。該公園還包括一個池塘、一個植物園和日本雕刻家北村Seibo Kitamura博物館。

Source: Wikipedia

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