阻碍公众了解这种动物的原因之一是穿山甲不大可能出现在动物园。没有任何野生动物乐意被关在笼子里,但似乎穿山甲尤其不适合圈养,圈养的穿山甲会变得紧张,精神不振,最后早早死去。对于这种99%的普通人在现实生活中都从未见过的动物而言,更不必说能和这种动物合张影,因此,想要成功唤起人们对它的保护太难了。
Perhaps part of the reason they don't fare well in captivity is because not much is known about them. We know they eat ants, but their diet may include all kinds of other bugs. We don't know how long they live in the wild or much about their breeding habits. They are mammals of mystery.
或许穿山甲不适合人工饲养的原因还在于人们并不熟悉它的习性。我们知道穿山甲吃蚂蚁,但它们的食物可能也包含其它虫类。我们不知道它们在野外的寿命有多长,对它们的繁殖习惯也不甚了解。这是一种神秘的哺乳动物。
It's a vicious cycle, without much love for the creature, there's little pressure to throw precious scientific research funding dollars at it.
如此一来就陷入了恶性循环:人们对穿山甲了解甚少,因此没有过多关爱,进而使得人们对此投入的科研基金也甚少。
They haven't been completely forgotten, though. There are admirable and hardworking people dedicated to shutting down the illegal pangolin trade and running rehabilitation centers in Asia on a shoestring budget. There is World Pangolin Day and you can buy a "save pangolins" T-shirt online.
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