Name: IG 現場問答：認識水獺幼崽和馬蒂博士 (IG Live Q&A: Meet the Otter Pup and Dr. Marty)
Uploaded: 2025-03-28T22:44:01.000Z
Duration: 29 min 48 s

I'm the head veterinarian here at Vancouver Korean Marine Mammal Rescue Society.

我是溫哥華韓國海洋哺乳動物救援協會的首席獸醫。

歡迎收看我們的首次 Instagram 直播。

So I'm just going to spend a good half an hour just talking about veterinary stuff.

所以，我打算花半個小時來談談獸醫方面的事情。

And oh, wait, I guess there's this guy, a girl, actually, I should say.

哦，等等，我想還有一個人，其實應該說是一個女孩。

So today we are going to do one of the things that I really just don't like too much.

所以，今天我們要做一件我真的不太喜歡的事情。

And that's, we're going to go ahead and give this little girl a checkup.

那就是，我們要繼續給這個小女孩做檢查。

So this sea otter, he has yet unnamed, is about four to five weeks of age.

這隻海獺還未命名，大約四到五週大。

She came to us about eight days ago and was found likely orphaned, no mom around.

她大約八天前來到我們這裡，被發現時可能是個孤兒，身邊沒有媽媽。

These guys are very, very dependent on their mom for everything when they're little.

這些孩子小的時候非常非常依賴媽媽，什麼都要媽媽做。

They do move around on their own, but they don't dive on their own.

它們會自己走動，但不會自己潛水。

And so when they come into our facility as an orphan, they are under 24 hour care.

是以，當他們作為孤兒來到我們的機構時，就會得到 24 小時的照顧。

The volunteers and our staff are working tirelessly.

志願者和我們的工作人員正在不懈努力。

I do nothing except for this incredibly tiresome chore, which is to have a really good look at our little girl here.

我什麼也不做，只做一件令人厭煩的事，那就是好好看看我們的小姑娘。

So let's just do a few little things here.

所以，讓我們在這裡做幾件小事吧。

I know this is really terrible for me as it is for this one.

我知道這對我來說真的很糟糕，就像對這個人一樣。

Now, one thing these guys can get is nasal mites.

現在，這些傢伙會感染的一種疾病是鼻蟎。

So we're just going to do a little eye check.

所以，我們只是要做一個小小的檢查。

And then one thing these guys get is nasal mites.

這些傢伙還會得一種病，那就是鼻蟎。

So we're just going to have a really good look up there.

Make sure she doesn't have any nasal mites.

Not a huge problem, but can make them cough and sneeze and irritate the mucous membranes of the nasal passages and set them up for pneumonias later.

問題不大，但會讓他們咳嗽、打噴嚏，刺激鼻腔粘膜，為日後患上肺炎埋下隱患。

So the other big thing for these guys is that hair coat needs to be perfect.

是以，對於這些傢伙來說，另一件大事就是毛髮必須完美無瑕。

These guys, unlike a lot of the other marine mammals that we deal with, don't have a blubber layer.

這些傢伙與我們接觸的其他海洋哺乳動物不同，沒有脂肪層。

Their insulation is 100% due to this hair coat.

它們的隔熱性能百分之百得益於這種毛髮。

And these guys can have 600,000 to a million hairs per square inch.

而這些傢伙每平方英寸可以有 60 萬到 100 萬根毛髮。

And as a pup, those hairs need to be near perfect.

作為一隻幼犬，這些毛髮必須近乎完美。

That allows them to float when mom leaves them to go forage.

這樣，當媽媽離開它們去覓食時，它們就能漂浮起來。

And of course, insulates them from the cold water of the water that they live in.

當然，還能使它們與生活在水中的冷水隔絕。

So when they're in here, mom's not around.

所以他們在這裡的時候，媽媽不在身邊。

於是，新郎新娘就轉向了我們。

Our staff is amazing, but they are no match for mom.

我們的員工很了不起，但他們比不上媽媽。

是以，這需要非常細緻的照料。

It takes a lot longer than mom would normally care.

這比媽媽平時關心的時間要長得多。

And there are a couple of little mats happening here.

So I'll just take note of those and make sure the staff is well aware of that.

是以，我會注意到這一點，並確保工作人員對此有充分的認識。

所以，我們一定要把這兩瓶啤酒喝完。

These guys have huge crushing power when they get older.

這些人老了之後，就會有巨大的爆發力。

These guys eat a lot of invertebrates, particularly things with shells.

這些傢伙吃很多無脊椎動物，尤其是帶殼的東西。

They can take apart a crab or clam or mussels and just devastate them.

它們能把螃蟹、蛤蜊或貽貝撕成碎片，對它們造成毀滅性的破壞。

Now we're having fun with the physical exam.

現在，我們正在享受體檢帶來的樂趣。

So I think unfortunately, it's this nasty disfigurement that people are quite worried about.

是以，我認為不幸的是，人們非常擔心這種令人討厭的毀容。

They're not a very pretty creature and we worry about them.

它們並不漂亮，我們很擔心它們。

No, I mean, this thing is about the cutest thing that you can ever imagine.

不，我是說，這東西是你能想象到的最可愛的東西了。

Really important for me when I'm looking at how we're taking care of these guys is I want to see weight gain right away.

對我來說，當我考慮如何照顧這些孩子時，最重要的是我希望看到他們的體重立即增加。

Again, having to do with that thermoregulation, but also with her growth, of course.

這也與體溫調節有關，當然也與她的成長有關。

是以，需要放入很多很多的食物。

I want to make sure it's coming out properly and we want to make sure there's good weight gain.

我想確保它能正常排出，我們想確保它的體重增長良好。

讓我們來感受一下腹部的感覺。

Let's distract you with my thumb in your mouth.

讓我的大拇指插進你的嘴裡，分散你的注意力。

And of course, they like a good squeeze on the nose.

All right, you guys, that's pretty much it for my exam.

好了，各位，我的考試到此為止。

It's probably time for something else fun for this little girl.

也許是時候給這個小女孩找點別的樂子了。

And yeah, we'll turn it over to you guys.

If you have any questions, I've got myself.

如果你有任何問題，我自己就能回答。

We have Lindsay over here who's our hospital manager and facility manager for our Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society.

林賽是我們的醫院經理，也是溫哥華水族館海洋哺乳動物救援協會的設施經理。

接下來的時間我們就在這裡了。

Okay, so lots of questions popping up here.

I guess, why does an otter who lives most of their time in water need to get dried and groomed?

我想，水獺大部分時間都生活在水裡，為什麼還要擦乾身體、梳理毛髮呢？

Well, as I think I mentioned before, it really is that hair coat that provides the insulation, allows them to survive at sea, and that hair needs to be perfect.

嗯，我想我之前已經說過了，它們的毛髮能起到保溫作用，讓它們在海上生存，而毛髮必須完美無瑕。

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