一段令人難以置信的錄像顯示,一頭大象用它的鼻子卷起灰燼,呼吸濃煙,這讓旁觀者和專家都感到震驚。
The video, taken by Vinay Kumar, Assistant Directorwith the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS)-IndiaProgram, stumped the organization's scientists as towhy the elephant is showing off the unusualbehavior.
這段視頻是由野生動物保護(hù)協(xié)會印度項(xiàng)目組的助理導(dǎo)演維奈·庫馬爾拍攝的。該組織的科學(xué)家們對視頻中大象展示出的這種不尋常行為的原因感到困惑。
Dr. Varun Goswami, a scientist at WCS India and an elephant biologist, attempted to explainthe elephant's actions.
野生動物保護(hù)協(xié)會印度組的科學(xué)家、大象生物學(xué)家瓦倫·戈斯瓦米博士試圖解釋大象的這一行為。
"I believe the elephant may have been trying to ingest wood charcoal," said Goswami in apress release.
戈斯瓦米在一場新聞發(fā)布會上稱:“我相信這只大象可能一直在試圖攝取木炭。”
"She appeared to be picking up pieces from the forest floor, blowing away the ash that camealong with it and consuming the rest," Goswami added.
戈斯瓦米補(bǔ)充道:“它似乎正在從森林的地面上拾起東西,把隨之而來的灰燼吹走,然后消耗掉剩下的。”
It's possible the elephant may have been using the charcoal for health-related issues, as it hastoxin-binding properties that can provide medicinal value. It can also be a laxative, making itdoubly effective.
這只大象可能一直在使用木炭來治療健康相關(guān)的問題,因?yàn)槟咎烤哂形蕉舅氐奶匦?,具有藥用價值。它也可以是一種瀉藥,讓效果加倍。