被赋予“人格”的猩猩庆祝34岁生日

被赋予“人格”的猩猩庆祝34岁生日

A orangutan named Sandra, who was granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina and later found a new home in Florida, celebrated her 34th birthday on Valentine’s Day with a special new primate friend.

一只名叫桑德拉的猩猩在情人节那天和一位特殊的新灵长类朋友一起庆祝了她的34岁生日。桑德拉在阿根廷被法官授予了法人资格，后来又在佛罗里达州找到了新家。

Patti Ragan, director of the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida, says Sandra “has adjusted beautifully to her life at the sanctuary” and has befriended Jethro, a 31-year-old male orangutan.

佛罗里达州沃丘拉的大猩猩中心主任帕蒂·拉根说，桑德拉“已经很好地适应了保护区的生活”，并与31岁的雄性猩猩杰斯罗成为了朋友。

Prior to coming to Florida, Sandra had lived alone in a Buenos Aires zoo. Sandra was a bit shy when she arrived at the Florida center, which is home to 22 orangutans.

在来佛罗里达之前，桑德拉一个人住在布宜诺斯艾利斯动物园。桑德拉刚到佛罗里达中心的时候有点害羞，那里有22只猩猩。

“Sandra appeared most interested in Jethro and our caregivers felt he was a perfect choice because of his close age, calm demeanor and gentle nature,” Ragan said in a news release. “Sandra still observes and follows Jethro from a distance while they are in the process of getting to know and trust each other. But they are living harmoniously in the same habitat spaces as they continue to gain confidence in their relationship.”

“桑德拉似乎对叶忒罗最感兴趣，我们的看护者认为他是一个完美的选择，因为他年龄小，举止冷静，性情温和。”Ragan在新闻发布会上说。桑德拉仍然远远地观察和跟踪叶忒罗，而他们正在互相了解和信任。但它们在相同的栖息地和谐地生活着，因为它们对彼此的关系越来越有信心。”

Judge Elena Liberatori’s landmark ruling in 2015 declared that Sandra is legally not an animal, but a non-human person and thus entitled to some legal rights enjoyed by people and better living conditions.

法官Elena Liberatori在2015年做出了具有里程碑意义的判决，宣布Sandra在法律上不是动物，而是一个非人类的人，因此她有权利享受人类享有的一些法律权利和更好的生活条件。

“With that ruling I wanted to tell society something new, that animals are sentient beings and that the first right they have is our obligation to respect them,” she told The Associated Press.

她在接受美联社采访时表示:“通过这一裁决，我想告诉社会一些新的东西，即动物是有感情的生物，它们的首要权利是我们有义务尊重它们。”

But without a clear alternative, Sandra remained at the antiquated zoo, which closed in 2016, until leaving for the US in late September. She was in quarantine for a month at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas before arriving in Florida.

但由于没有明确的选择，桑德拉留在了这家2016年关闭的老旧动物园，直到9月底前往美国。在抵达佛罗里达州之前，她在堪萨斯州的塞奇威克郡动物园被隔离了一个月。

On Friday, Sandra celebrated her birthday, complete with pink signs and wrapped packages. Jethro, who was once in the entertainment business, attended the party.

周五，桑德拉庆祝了她的生日，用粉红色的标志和包裹包裹。曾经从事娱乐工作的叶忒罗也参加了这次聚会。

Ragan said that Sandra and Jethro will “sit in the vicinity of each other,” but not close enough to touch. Sandra weighs 129 pounds and Jethro, 260.

Ragan说桑德拉和叶忒罗会“坐在彼此的附近”，但不会近到可以接触。桑德拉体重129磅，叶忒罗260磅。

“Sandra does like to watch Jethro eat,” Ragan said. “Some adult male orangutans will advance an introduction forcefully, but Jethro has been patient and calm giving Sandra more confidence in his presence.”

“桑德拉喜欢看叶忒罗吃东西，”Ragan说。“一些成年雄性红毛猩猩会强有力地进行介绍，但叶忒罗一直很耐心、很冷静，这让桑德拉对他的存在更有信心。”