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Gohan and Aochan make strange bedfellows:one is a 3.5-inch dwarf hamster,the other is a 4-foot rat snake.Zookeepers at Tokyo Mutsugoro Okoku zoo presented the hamster,whose name means“meal”in Japanese,to Aochan as a tasty morsel in October,after the snake refused to eat frozen mice.
But instead of indulging,Aochan decided to make friends with the furry rodent,according to keeper Kazuya Yamamoto.The pair have shared a cage since.“Ive never seen anything like it.Gohan sometimes even climbs onto Aochan to take a nap on his back.”Yamamoto said.
Aochan,a 2-year-old male Japanese rat snake,eventually has developed an appetite for frozen rodents but has shown no signs of gobbling up Gohan.
“We named her Gohan as a joke,”Yamamoto chuckled.“But I dont think theres any danger.Aochan seems to enjoy Gohans company very much.”
譯文:
東京動物園蛇鼠一家親
Gohan和Aochan是一對特殊的伙伴:一個是3.5英寸長的小倉鼠;一個是4英尺長的食鼠蛇。去年10月,由于Aochan拒絕吃冰凍的老鼠,東京Mutsugoro Okoku動物園的管理員將Gohan作為食物送進了它的籠子,Gohan在日語中是“膳食”的意思。
但據(jù)動物管理員山本和矢表示,Aochan并沒有吃Gohan,反而與這只有毛的嚙齒動物交起了朋友。從此之后,它們兩個便共同享用一個籠子。“我從沒見過這樣的事情,Gohan有時甚至還爬到Aochan的背上打盹兒?!鄙奖菊f。
Aochan,一條兩歲的雄性日本食鼠蛇。如今已經(jīng)培養(yǎng)起了對冰凍老鼠的興趣。但到目前為止,仍然沒有任何跡象顯示它想吃掉Gohan?!拔覀?yōu)閭}鼠取名為Gohan似乎是個玩笑,”山本暗自好笑,“但我不認為那有什么危險,Aochan看起來非常喜歡有Gohan的陪伴?!?/p>