抓拍虎鯨的深情表達
復雜社會互動：抓拍虎鯨的深情表達
Two orcas at Loro Parque zoo in Spain have been captured touching mouths and nibbling tongues in a believed display of affectionate reconciliation, supporting claims of shared social traits with humans.
日前，西班牙洛洛帕克動物園的兩只虎鯨被拍到用嘴觸碰對方的嘴巴，并輕咬對方的舌頭，科學家認為這是和解的表現，也印證了虎鯨與人類有共同社會特征的說法。
The orca whales have been observed for a study published on June 18 in Zoo Biology, 'Social interaction analysis in captive orcas'.
6月18日發(fā)表在《動物園生物學》雜志上的一項名為《圈養(yǎng)虎鯨的社會互動分析》的研究，對虎鯨的行為進行了觀察分析。
"We conducted a detailed analysis of social relationships shown by the orcas kept at Loro Parque zoo and their tendency to reconcile after aggressive episodes," says the Zoo Biology study summary.
動物園生物學研究報告中寫道：“我們對洛洛帕克動物園的虎鯨，所表現出的社會關系進行了詳細的分析，并分析了它們在發(fā)生攻擊行為后趨于和解的傾向。”
"We documented the pattern "gentle tongue bite", where an animal touches the other's tongue with his teeth but does not bite it."
“我們見證了‘輕咬模式’的和解行為，即一只動物用牙齒接觸另一只動物的舌頭，但不會咬它。”
A recent study published in the American Psychological Association Journal says that orcas appear to share certain behavioural characteristics with both humans and chimpanzees.
最近發(fā)表在《美國心理學協(xié)會雜志》上的一項研究表明，虎鯨似乎與人類和黑猩猩都具有某些行為特征。
A press release summary says the findings "suggest some evolutionary convergence where the personality traits of killer whales and primates are similar because of the advanced cognitive abilities required for complex social interactions".
一份新聞稿摘要稱，這些發(fā)現“表明，虎鯨和靈長類動物的一些進化趨同特征是相似的，因為它們具有復雜社會互動所需的高級認知能力”。
Arguing orcas have been seen to bite, jostle and act aggressively towards each other. Scientists believe subsequent affectionate behaviour is indicative of whales resolving the quarrel. They have also noted orcas will return to a synchronised swimming form after making peace.
爭執(zhí)中的虎鯨會咬人、擠來擠去，并對彼此表現出攻擊性，而隨后的親昵行為則表明它們解決了爭吵，科學家還注意到虎鯨在和解后會恢復花樣游泳的狀態(tài)。
The behaviour could help further illuminate methods of conflict resolution in killer whales, who are recognised as an incredibly socially-adept species.
這種行為有助于進一步闡明虎鯨解決沖突的方法，虎鯨被認為是一種非常善于社交的物種。
