潔癖大猩猩直立行走英語美文

PHILADELPHIA — A male gorilla at the Philadelphia Zoo is taking a stand against dirty hands by opting to walk on two legs.

費城動物園的一隻雄性大猩猩選擇直立行走來避免弄髒雙手。

Apparently, 18-year-old Louis is a clean freak.

顯然，18歲的.路易斯是個愛乾淨的怪傢伙。

When Louis has his hands full of tomatoes or other snacks, he walks upright like a human to keep food and hands clean, rather than the typical gorilla stance of leaning forward on his knuckles.

當路易斯的雙手滿是西紅柿或其他零食時，他就像人類一樣直立行走，來保持食物和雙手的清潔，而不是以典型的大猩猩姿勢，身體前傾，撐在指關節上。

Michael Stern, curator of primates and small mammals, says workers had to install a fire hose over a mud puddle in the yard. The nearly 500-pound, 6-foot-tall primate crosses it like a tightrope to avoid getting dirty.

靈長類動物和小型哺乳動物的館長邁克爾.斯特恩説，工人們必須在院子的泥坑上安裝一條消防軟管。這隻近500磅，6英尺高的靈長類動物小心翼翼地穿過它，以避免弄髒自己。

Stern says it’s “pretty unusual” for gorillas to walk around upright. In the wild, Western lowland gorillas like Louis might do it for a few seconds to reach food or wade into swamps.

斯特恩説，大猩猩直立行走“非常不尋常”。在野外，像路易斯這樣的西部低地大猩猩可能會直立行走幾秒鐘去取食物，或者涉入沼澤地。