4月7日,旅美大熊猫“丫丫”租借期满。
当地时间8日,美国孟菲斯动物园的游客们在大熊猫“ 丫丫”返回中国前的告别派对上向她说再见。
美联社称,这场欢送仪式标志着孟菲斯动物园与中国动物园协会20年租借协议的结束,8日后 “ 丫丫 ”起居生活就全部移交给中方。
On Saturday, the Memphis Zoo held a farewell party for Ya Ya to wish her a safe trip home at the end of this month and to celebrate the 20-year partnership between the zoo and the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens, according to the zoo on Twitter.
图源:视觉中国
周日,相关话题“丫丫正式移交中方”再度登上了微博热搜。截至发稿前,话题浏览量已达到2.5亿次。
孟菲斯动物园首席执行官兼总裁马特·汤普森 (Matt Thompson)表示,动物园的工作人员和中国饲养员将共同照顾 “ 丫丫 ”,直到她4月底返回中国。
On the same day, the zoo's CEO and President Matt Thompson told media that staff members of the zoo and Chinese caretakers would jointly take care of Ya Ya until she returned to China in late April.
据美国媒体报道,汤普森说,孟菲斯动物园与中国动物园协会的合同已经到期,并正在讨论后续合作。汤普森还表示大熊猫未来可能会回到孟菲斯动物园。
“丫丫正式移交中方”的消息确定后,网民们都在为“丫丫”的回家之旅而感到高兴。
此前,另一只大熊猫乐乐也曾生活在孟菲斯动物园,并计划与 “ 丫丫 ”一起返回中国。不幸的是,乐乐于今年2月因心脏疾病去世。因此,乐乐去世后, “ 丫丫 ”的健康状况触动了许多中国网民的心。
中国饲养员到达孟菲斯动物园后, “ 丫丫 ”的直播视频显示,原先瘦骨嶙峋的她目前正在长肉,并以新鲜的小竹子和竹笋为食。由于寄生虫感染, “ 丫丫 ”长期患有皮肤病,因此掉毛严重。
Since Chinese caretakers have arrived the zoo, recent livestreaming videos of Ya Ya, who was bony, showed that the senior panda is seemingly putting on some flesh with fresh young bamboos and bamboo shoots available to her. Ya Ya has long suffered from a skin disease due to parasite infections, which caused her to shed much of her fur.
近年来,一些美国动物园的行为引起了活动人士的愤怒。他们认为大熊猫在动物园遭受了虐待和忽视。
生活在美国华盛顿国家动物园的另外两只大熊猫“美香”和“添添”的安全和健康状况也引起了人们的关注。网友发布的视频显示,这两只大熊猫的状况很差,疑似有健康问题。 许多网友呼吁,“丫丫”回国后,需要对这对大熊猫给予高度关注。
The safety and health of Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, a pair of giant pandas living in the US National Zoo in Washington, have also raised concerns, with videos posted by netizens showing the two pandas are in poor condition with suspected health problems. Many netizens have called for high attention to the pair of pandas after Ya Ya returns home.
“ 丫丫 ”回家的路牵动着每个人的心,希望她能安全顺利到达,并健康地度过未来的日子!
编辑:焦洁
实习生:张笑妍
来源:环球时报
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