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《中英對照讀新聞》 My three moms: Dolphin calf being nursed by 3 females at Baltimore aquarium 三娘育子：3隻母海豚哺育巴爾的摩水族館的幼海豚

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A two-month old dolphin calf at the National Aquarium is being nursed by three females, the aquarium announced.

國家水族館宣布，該水族館的1隻2個月大的幼海豚，現由3隻母海豚哺育。

While it is known that female bottlenose dolphins can spontaneously produce milk if a calf is present, the practice is not well documented and aquarium staff are carefully watching the process.

儘管已知母瓶鼻海豚會在幼海豚在場時自動分泌乳汁，但這種過程迄未得到妥善記錄，館方工作人員正密切觀察該過程。

The unnamed calf was born to a dolphin named Jade, who is being helped in her nursing duties by the mother-daughter team of Chesapeake and Shiloh , the aquarium said.

館方表示，這隻尚未命名的幼海豚的母親名叫婕德，幫牠分擔哺育責任的是一對母女檔海豚綺莎碧克和希羅。

The three-foot-（90-centimeter-）long, 36-pound（16.33-kilogram）calf is nursing regularly, swimming more on its own and has begun to interact with the trainers and toys, the aquarium said.

館方說，這隻3呎（90公分 ）長、36磅 （16.33公斤 ）重的幼海豚固定喝奶，逐漸自己游泳，並已開始與訓練人員和玩具互動。

Dolphin calves are fragile and not easily handled during their first two to three months of life, and trainers at the aquarium are leaving the nursing duties to its mother and her helpers.

幼海豚很嬌弱，出生後頭2、3個月很難照顧，館方的訓練人員把哺育責任交給幼海豚的母親及其幫手。

新聞辭典

calf：名詞，小牛，或其他年幼的哺乳動物，如象、鯨，複數為calves。類似字彙cub，名詞，特定肉食性動物如熊、狼或獅的幼獸。例句：My brother is a fan of Chicago Cubs.（我老弟是美國職棒大聯盟芝加哥小熊隊的球迷。）

on（one’s）own：片語，靠自己；不接受幫助或控制。例句：I can’t help you anymore; from now on, you’re on your own.（我不能再幫你了；從現在開始，你自己看著辦吧。）

來源：自由時報

 

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