最悲惨北极熊受阿根廷40度高温折磨_BEC初级作文

最悲惨北极熊受阿根廷40度高温折磨

This is Arturo, a polar bear living in South America who has been called the ‘world’s saddest animal’.

这只生活在南美洲的北极熊名叫Arturo，它被人们称为“世界上最悲伤的动物”。

He sits in a concrete enclosure at Mendoza Zoo in Argentina in temperatures of up to 40C (104F) and is said to have been depressed since his long-term friend Pelusa died two years ago.

它居住在阿根廷门多萨动物园里，馆内温度高达40摄氏度。据称，自从它一直以来的好友Pelusa两年前去世后，就一直很抑郁。

It is claimed the 29-year-old’s lonely life is causing him to display abnormal behaviour, including tilting his head and showing his teeth while pacing back and forth and rocking from side to side.

29年的孤单生活让它出现了一些反常的行为，包括摇头晃脑，露出自己的牙齿，前后不断踱来踱去，或是左右晃来晃去。

US singer Cher, 68, said on Twitter: ‘Don’t cry for him, Argentina? No tears of Mrs Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner for tortured polar bear Arturo. Your hands are stained with his blood when he dies.’

68岁的美国歌手雪儿在推特上说：“别为它哭泣，阿根廷？你们没有为这只受尽折磨的北极熊Arturo哭泣。当它死亡时，你们的双手将沾满它的鲜血。”

Animal rights activists now want Arturo - whose only access to cooling water in his enclosure is said to be a pool just 20in (50cm) deep - moved to another zoo that offers cooler conditions.