大象竟然被拍到吞云吐霧

Incredible footage of an elephant picking up ash withits trunk and breathing smoke has been captured, stunning onlookers and experts.

一段令人難以置信的錄像顯示，一頭大象用它的鼻子卷起灰燼，呼吸濃煙，這讓旁觀者和專家都感到震驚。

The video, taken by Vinay Kumar, Assistant Directorwith the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS)-IndiaProgram, stumped the organization's scientists as towhy the elephant is showing off the unusualbehavior.

這段視頻是由野生動物保護協(xié)會印度項目組的助理導演維奈·庫馬爾拍攝的。該組織的科學家們對視頻中大象展示出的這種不尋常行為的原因感到困惑。

Dr. Varun Goswami, a scientist at WCS India and an elephant biologist, attempted to explainthe elephant's actions.

野生動物保護協(xié)會印度組的科學家、大象生物學家瓦倫·戈斯瓦米博士試圖解釋大象的這一行為。

"I believe the elephant may have been trying to ingest wood charcoal," said Goswami in apress release.

戈斯瓦米在一場新聞發(fā)布會上稱：“我相信這只大象可能一直在試圖攝取木炭。”

"She appeared to be picking up pieces from the forest floor, blowing away the ash that camealong with it and consuming the rest," Goswami added.

戈斯瓦米補充道：“它似乎正在從森林的地面上拾起東西，把隨之而來的灰燼吹走，然后消耗掉剩下的。”

It's possible the elephant may have been using the charcoal for health-related issues, as it hastoxin-binding properties that can provide medicinal value. It can also be a laxative, making itdoubly effective.

這只大象可能一直在使用木炭來治療健康相關的問題，因為木炭具有吸附毒素的特性，具有藥用價值。它也可以是一種瀉藥，讓效果加倍。