Name: 在日本的雪猴公園工作 ★只在日本。 (Working at a Japanese Snow Monkey Park ★ ONLY in JAPAN)
Uploaded: 2020-10-24T20:41:17.000Z
Duration: 19 min 13 s

Welcome to Takasakiyama in Ōita city these monkeys are native to Japan. They're pretty special

歡迎來到大分市的高崎山 這些猴子是日本本土的猴子。它們很特別

This is not a zoo. This is a monkey reserve they come and go freely. In fact

這不是一個動物園。這裡是猴子保護區，它們自由來去。事實上...

現在進行式

This is more like a Town Square and today I'm gonna be working here for the afternoon

這裡更像一個城市廣場，今天我要在這裡工作一下午。

To get a closer look at the lives and society of these monkeys.

要近距離了解這些猴子的生活和社會。

And believe it or not they do not eat bananas.

Let's see where exactly Ōita city and Takasakiyama are located in Japan

我們來看看大田市和高崎山在日本到底是什麼位置？

Here Ōita City the capital of the prefecture and

這裡是大分市，也是大分縣的首府。

Takasakiyama is just to the west right off the bay

At the base is the rail line and highway and behind the park entrance is pure wilderness where the monkeys live

底下是鐵路線和高速公路，公園門口後面是純野地，猴子就生活在這裡。

8:00 a.m. It's time for me to start my job at Takasakiyama monkey park

早上8點，是我到高崎山猴子公園上班的時間。

You can walk a few minutes up the steps or commute there by monorail

您可以步行幾分鐘上臺階，或者乘坐單軌列車前往。

This definitely is not the Shinkansen but it's a smooth ride to the office

這絕對不是新幹線，但可以順利地坐到辦公室。

All staff members must wear Takasakiyama Park uniforms

所有工作人員必須穿著高崎山公園的制服。

We're ready for the first task of the morning calling the monkeys down from the mountain for breakfast and a headcount

我們已經準備好了早上的第一個任務，叫猴子下山吃早餐，然後清點人數。

Visitors aren't allowed up the mountain. But since we're on the job you're invited to join us

遊客是不允許上山的但既然我們在工作，就邀請你加入我們的行列。

We are out here to confirm the situation to see how the monkeys are doing and

我們是來確認情況的，看看猴子們的情況如何，以及

Reacting day to day. It's every morning they do this kind of check on the monkeys

每天都在反應。每天早上他們都會對猴子進行這樣的檢查。

This is when the bizarre monkey yelling started

Other staff members were higher up the mountain yelling and reporting on the population's movements

其他工作人員則在更高的山頭上大喊大叫，報告民眾的動向。

Other than our yelling the forest beyond was quiet

除了我們的大喊大叫之外，森林的後面很安靜。

Monkeys feel more secure at night up on the mountain in the trees and come down together every day

猴子晚上在山上的樹上更有安全感，每天一起下山。

We got live reports by radio saying they were coming down slowly

我們收到電臺的現場報道，說他們正在緩慢下降

I'm geeing used to this if you make human voices human sounds and the monkeys know you're human

我已經習慣了 如果你用人類的聲音發出人類的聲音 猴子就知道你是人類了。

You have to make something a little bit different. That's pretty different. It's pretty different.

你必須做一些不同的東西。這是相當不同的。這是相當不同的。

I wondered if it could be my presence that kept them away but then...

我不知道是不是因為我的存在才讓他們離開，但後來... ...

The troupe started to make their way down little by little like this mother and baby

戲班開始像這對母子一樣，一點一點地往下走。

It's pretty cool, we've got four or five of them now coming out of the dream

挺酷的，我們現在已經有四五個人從夢裡走出來了。

There's ten now monkeys that have come out of the forest to come and greet us.

現在有十隻猴子從森林裡走出來，來迎接我們。

One of the bosses came out to let everyone know it was clear of danger

有一個老闆出來告訴大家，已經沒有危險了。

Not all monkeys commute by ground some take to the trees

並非所有的猴子都走地面，有些猴子走樹上。

The young ones ride into town on their mother's backs, it's a lot more fun that way

年幼的孩子們騎在母親的背上進城，那樣會更有趣。

This is an important part of the job keeping the monkeys together so they don't go to surrounding farms

這是工作的一個重要部分，讓猴子們團結在一起，這樣它們就不會去周邊的養殖場了

They're used to coming down to town for breakfast now, which keeps farmers happy

他們現在已經習慣到城裡來吃早餐了，這讓農民們很高興。

So what exactly are these monkeys in Japan?

那麼日本的這些猴子到底是什麼呢？

Ōita is just one of many places where the Japanese macaque reside

大田只是日本獼猴棲息地中的一個。

They're the only native monkey in Japan and they get their name as the snow monkeys because no other primate lives more north than them

它們是日本唯一的本土猴子 它們的名字叫雪猴 因為沒有其他靈長類動物比它們生活在更北的地方

The Japanese macaque is the king of the cold

They can deal with temperatures as cold as minus 20 degrees Celsius

它們可以應對零下20攝氏度的低溫。

Their average lifespan is about 6 years in the wild and around 28 to 30 in captivity

它們在野外的平均壽命約為6年，人工飼養的平均壽命約為28至30年。

The nihon saru is part of Japanese folklore and is respected

日本丸是日本的民俗，受人尊敬。

Except maybe by the farmers which is why the park exists

也許除了農民，這也是公園存在的原因。

It opened in 1952 after World War 2 when food supplies for humans were low, and it kept the monkeys and humans in harmony

1952年二戰後，在人類食物供應不足的情況下開放，讓猴子和人類和諧相處。

With about 1200 monkeys here. Takasakiyama's monkey troops are some of the biggest in the world

這裡有大約1200只猴子。高崎山的猴子部隊是世界上最大的部隊之一

It's a family friendly place for both monkey and human

這是一個適合人類和猴子的家庭場所

Feeding time several times a day staff fill a bucket full of barley

餵食時間每天幾次，工作人員將大麥裝滿一桶。

And I can't be late the monkeys know exactly when feeding time takes place

而且我不能遲到 猴子們知道餵食時間的確切時間。

experienced staff moves quickly. It will be hard to move the same way my first time

有經驗的員工動作很快。這將是很難移動相同的方式，我的第一次。

You can hear the monkey speaking they know it wasn't the usual guy on duty

你能聽到猴子說話，他們知道那不是平常的值班人。

Paying respect to the bosses like this confused them, but I wanted to get on their good side

這樣對老闆們的尊重讓他們很困惑，但我想站在他們的一邊

It really does take time to get to know the monkeys like the staff does

要像工作人員一樣瞭解猴子，真的需要時間。

Sometimes feeding them different caused fights to break down

有時候喂他們吃的東西不同，導致打架的事情發生了。

Thankfully I was untouchable, you know as the food guy, but they are sneaky sometimes

幸好我是不能碰的，你知道作為食物的傢伙，但他們有時是偷偷摸摸的。

But they don't just guess barley it's time for dinner the sweet potato cart race

但他們不只是猜測大麥，現在是晚餐時間，紅薯車比賽時間

It's a way for them to show off their speed and agility to the troop

這是他們向部隊展示自己的速度和靈活性的一種方式。

It gets pretty crazy out there like a mosh pit I'll show you from three angle's

它變得相當瘋狂，在那裡就像一個混亂的坑，我會告訴你從三個角度的。

After they get one or two sweet potatoes the troop scatters for some good eating

拿到一兩個紅薯後，部隊就分散開來吃好東西了

After you get your sweet potato you sneak of fast. Before the big guys swipe one from you

拿到紅薯後，你要迅速溜走。趁著大塊頭還沒從你手裡搶走一個

The monkey park is set up with urban services like a city. There's waste management

猴子公園像城市一樣設置了城市服務設施。有垃圾管理

One of our duties is to protect and serve the public make sure humans and monkeys get along

我們的職責之一是保護和服務公眾 確保人類和猴子相處融洽

The park gives visitors a chance to see the nihonzaru society in the wild roaming free

在公園裡，可以看到日本丸社會的野外漫遊。

Here are the rules you humans need to know.

以下是你們人類需要知道的規則。

3. Don't make fun of them. No one likes that!

3.不要取笑他們。沒有人喜歡這樣！

It's said if the monkey runs between your legs it brings good luck and many visitors try

據說如果猴子跑到你的兩腿之間就會帶來好運，很多遊客都會試一試

It's been a pretty cool experience working here so far

到目前為止，在這裡工作的經歷非常酷。

after a couple of hours you start to see that a lot of the monkeys really do have

幾個小時後，你開始看到很多猴子真的有了

Like a personality to them you could tell by looking at their faces

就像他們的個性一樣 你看他們的臉就知道了

It just, it just takes a little bit of time to get used to seeing their faces, I think

它只是，它只是需要一點點的時間 習慣於看到他們的臉，我想。

But yeah, you know you work here for a day. These aren't monkeys anymore. These are kind of like

但是，你知道你在這裡工作了一天。這些都不是猴子了。這些都是一種像

I asked Sugimoto-san about the park, how she got started? and why this place exists?

我問了杉本小姐關於公園的情況，她是怎麼開始的？ 以及為什麼會有這個地方？

This is a really special experience for me, to see this from the other side

這對我來說是一次非常特別的經歷，從另一個側面看這個問題。

The great thing about this monkey reserve is that they

這個猴子保護區最大的好處是它們

Live free up there in the mountain and come down here whenever they want

在山裡自由自在地生活，想來就來，想走就走

As someone who had a chance to see the other side as a staff

作為一個有機會以工作人員的身份看到對方的人。

You have to have a really great love for the monkeys to do this job

你必須對猴子有很強的愛心才能做這個工作

I think and you can see that by talking to

我想，你也可以通過與你的談話看到這一點。

Sugimoto-san and seeing the staff really care for the monkeys that meant a lot to me

杉本先生，看到工作人員對猴子的關心，對我來說意義重大。

I think if you're interested in coming to Ōita

There's a lot of stuff to do if you don't want monkey food

如果你不想吃猴糧，還有很多事情要做

準備好聽到大田市的消息了嗎？

Right at the airport. You're greeted with food on the luggage belt

就在機場。行李帶上有食物迎接你的到來

You've got some of the best seafood in Japan like Seki Saba and sekiaji

這裡有日本最好的海鮮，比如關刀魚和海帶。

Ōita's famous for it and also for its chicken. They're serious about it! toriten is a must

大田的名氣很大，還有雞肉。他們是認真的！鳥天是必須的。

As is their karaage Japanese deep-fried chicken the city center is easy to navigate in a stop at the retro Miyako machi is a must

由於是他們的karaage日本炸雞的城市中心很容易導航在復古的宮古町停止是必須的。