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メルボルンの動物園で子象が生まれる
メルボルンの動物園で初めての子象が生まれました。一般的に、象の出産は危険を伴うと言われていて、動物園は２２ヶ月間に及ぶ準備をしてきました。チョコレート色の子象は、生まれて５分で自立して、２時間後には母乳を飲む健康ぶりです。専門家は、子象の出産は教科書通りの自然分娩だったと語っています。今後１００日間、子象の体重は、毎日１キロずつ増える予定です。
| Baby elephant's jumbo delivery 2010/1/18 |
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AS soon as she took a breath, Melbourne's first elephant baby was ready for action. The gorgeous chocolate brown calf, born at 1.10am yesterday, took her first steps within about five minutes and was suckling on mother Dokkoon, 16, only two hours later. She even did her first poo. Ecstatic experts described the birth and its aftermath as "textbook", but those hoping to catch a glimpse of the zoo's new star will have to wait at least until the middle of the week, probably later. Labour was tough on Dokkoon, but the birth was natural and required no human intervention. Yesterday there was not a dry eye in the elephant barn and the relief was immense after 22 months of planning and preparing the first-time mother. Keepers Dave McKelson and Pat Flora comforted Dokkoon as she was about to give birth, while Steve Blanchard and Tully Johns "caught" the baby when she came out. . (More) Discussion Questions: 1. What are the advantages of breeding animals in captivity ? 2. What are the drawbacks of doing this ? 3. Should zoos only be permitted in rural settings rather than urban ones ? 4. How important are conservation areas ? 5. Will conservation areas come under more pressure to be developed in the future ? |
| 記事引用： Herald Sun |
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