日本摄影师捕捉到了一只害羞的猫鼬宝宝和它的家人

日本摄影师捕捉到了一只害羞的猫鼬宝宝和它的家人

Japanese photographer mamekoro51 has probably the most pleasant hobby one could imagine – taking photos of baby animals of various types.

日本摄影师mamekoro51可能是你能想象到的最令人愉快的爱好——给各种各样的小动物拍照。

On a recent visit to Inokashira Natural Cultural Parkin Musashino City, Tokyo, the animal lover came across an adorable meerkat family with newborn pups, one of whom was a little shy for the camera.

在最近一次参观东京武藏野市的Inokashira自然文化公园时，这位动物爱好者遇到了一个可爱的猫鼬家庭和刚出生的小猫，其中一只在镜头前有点害羞。

Peeping cautiously from behind a wall, this little meerkat seemed to be afraid at first. However, after a little time, it emerged from its hiding place to say hello, and people are just in love!

这只小猫鼬从一堵墙后小心翼翼地窥视着，起初似乎很害怕。然而，过了一会儿，它从它的藏身之处出来打招呼，人们都爱上了它!

The meerkat is a small carnivoran in the mongoose family. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa.

小猫鼬是猫鼬家族中的一种小型食肉动物。猫鼬生活在博茨瓦纳喀拉哈里沙漠的所有地区，纳米比亚和安哥拉西南部纳米布沙漠的大部分地区，以及南非。

A group of meerkats is called a “mob”, “gang” or “clan”. A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats, but some super-families have 50 or more members. In captivity, meerkats have an average life span of 12–14 years, and about half this in the wild.

一群猫鼬被称为“暴民”、“帮派”或“氏族”。猫鼬家族通常有20只左右，但一些超级家族有50只或更多的成员。在圈养环境中，猫鼬的平均寿命为12-14岁，而在野生环境中，猫鼬的平均寿命只有猫鼬的一半。

Meerkats babysit the young in the group. Females that have never produced offspring of their own often lactate to feed the alpha pair’s young and they also protect the young from threats, often endangering their own lives.

猫鼬会照顾幼崽。从未生育过自己后代的雌性通常会分泌乳汁来喂养幼崽，它们也会保护幼崽免受威胁，往往会危及自己的生命。

On warning of danger, the babysitter takes the young underground to safety and is prepared to defend them if the danger follows.

一接到危险警告，保姆就把孩子带到安全的地下，并准备在危险来临时保护他们。

Like many species, meerkat young learn by observing and mimicking adult behavior, though adults also engage in active instruction. For example, meerkat adults teach their pups how to eat a venomous scorpion: they will remove the stinger and help the pup learn how to handle the creature.

和许多物种一样，猫鼬幼崽通过观察和模仿成年猫的行为来学习，不过成年猫鼬也会接受积极的指导。例如，成年猫鼬会教它们的幼崽如何吃掉有毒的蝎子:它们会拔掉毒刺，帮助幼崽学会如何对付这种生物。

Despite this altruistic behavior, meerkats sometimes kill young members of their group. Subordinate meerkats have been seen killing the offspring of more senior members in order to improve their own offspring’s position.

尽管这种利他行为，猫鼬有时还是会杀死群体中的年轻成员。据观察，下级猫鼬为了提高自己后代的地位，会杀死更高级成员的后代。

Meerkats become sexually mature at about two years of age and can have one to four pups in a litter, with three pups being the most common litter size. The pups are allowed to leave the burrow at two to three weeks old.

猫鼬在两岁左右性成熟，一窝可以有一到四只幼崽，其中最常见的是三只。幼崽可以在两到三周大的时候离开洞穴。

Inokashira Park Zoo is located in a quiet and distinctive suburb of Tokyo. It exhibits a variety of Japanese species and contributes to the conservation and breeding of Japanese squirrels, mandarin ducks, and swans. The park also comprises a pond, a botanical garden and Seibo Kitamura (Japanese sculptor) Museum.

Inokashira公园动物园位于东京一个安静而独特的郊区。它展示了多种日本物种，并为日本松鼠、鸳鸯和天鹅的保护和繁殖做出了贡献。该公园还包括一个池塘、一个植物园和日本雕刻家北村Seibo Kitamura博物馆。

Source: Wikipedia

Image credits: mamekoro51