Name: 【動物】老虎見面會！當大老虎遇上小老虎 (Cubs Meet Adult Tiger for the First Time | Tigers About The House | BBC Earth)
Uploaded: 2020-05-15T21:01:20.000Z
Duration: 4 min 11 s

As the cubs have become bolder at home, Giles thinks it's time for Spot and Stripe to increase their socialization with the adult tigers back at the zoo.

小老虎在家裡變得越來越大膽，Giles 認為是時候讓 Spot 和 Stripe 增進社會能力，到動物園見見成年老虎了。

情態副詞

At the main tiger compound, Giles and his team are full-time carers for ten adult tigers and Spot and Stripe have been gradually exposed to them.

在老虎區內，Giles 和他的團隊，都是十隻成年老虎的全職照顧者，而 Spot 和 Stripe 正在慢慢認識老虎們。

Seeing the adult tigers through the glass is one thing, but their next big milestone is to socialize and meet one of the adults in the open air.

隔著玻璃見成年老虎是一回事，下個更大的里程碑是社會化，在開放空間中與其中一隻老虎見面。

There's going to be lots of interesting smells in here with all the other tigers, like, you know, the big guys come through here on a regular basis and it's much, much more of a sensory stimulation for them in here, in terms of the smell than just being round the front of the glass.

有其他老虎在，這裡會有很多有趣的味道，成年老虎都會定期來到這裡，所以比起在玻璃前面，小老虎會有更多感官刺激。

And the big tigers never go around that side, so...

成年老虎從來不會繞到這邊，所以......

In just over a month, the cubs will be too big to live at home.

再過一個月，小老虎會大到不能住在家裡了。

And they need to be accepted by the adults for them to live here full time.

成年老虎必須接納他們，他們才可以全天住在這裡。

He's a little bit nervous, as you would expect.

You can see he's smelling all the smells around.

你可以看見他在聞周遭的味道。

There's lots of smells of big predators, other tigers around, so you got to be a little bit cautious, naturally.

有很多大型補食性動物的氣味，有很多其他老虎，所以自然要比較謹慎。

In the wild, an unrelated tiger could easily injure the cubs.

在野外，老虎能很輕易地傷害沒有血緣關係的小老虎。

And Giles hopes Maneki won't display any threatening behaviours.

Giles 希望 Maneki 不會出現任何威脅性的行為。

Well, this is the very, very first time that Maneki's seen any cubs whatsoever.

Tigers communicate using a range of vocalizations.

And the most common nonthreatening sound they make is called a "chuff."

最常見的非威脅性聲音，是嚓嚓聲。

So, it's a reassuring type of noise, but it's also a way of greeting.

嚓嚓聲既是讓人安心的聲音，也是一種打招呼的方式。

So, she speaks your language, not like Ruby.

她會說你的語言，跟 Ruby 不同。

Tigers are one of the few cats in the world to communicate in this way.

老虎是世上少數會這樣溝通的貓。

These guys are very inquisitive, so their facial expression with their ears is exactly that.

這些傢伙很好奇，他們的表情和耳朵會顯示出來。

Now he's being a bit submissive for the fact that he's putting his ears slightly back.

他現在呈現屈服狀態，因為他把耳朵稍微往後壓。

So, that's just being a little bit unsure, if you like, whereas Maneki, you can see how relaxed she is.

他看起來有點猶疑，但 Maneki 非常放鬆。

So, Stripe, he's getting a little bit close.

He's being cautious in the way in which he approaches.

He's very, very cautious, like he wants to go up a bit closer, but he's also a little nervous, but that's to be expected.

他非常、非常小心，他很想靠上前，但如同想像中的，他又有點緊張。

Like, look at the size of her in comparison to him...

只要看看他們彼此的體型差異......

And she's reacting a little, she doesn't want to be surprised.

她有點反應了，她不想被嚇到。

The cubs have won over Maneki and Giles is relieved.

Maneki 已經喜歡上小老虎們，Giles 鬆了一口氣。

For a very first encounter, you couldn't have asked for it to go any better or any smoother.

在第一次的會面中，你無法期待更好、更平順的過程了。

No one's showing over interest, or too much interest, so... and the cubs are coping really well.

沒有老虎展現太多興趣，而小老虎適應得很好。