黑猩猩宝宝来啦~
三十多年来，安特卫普动物园首次迎来了黑猩猩宝宝的诞生。安特卫普动物园成立于1843年7月21日，是比利时最古老的动物园，也是世界上最古老的动物园之一。这只名叫玛丽特的18岁雌性黑猩猩将于2024年12月或25年初出生。比利时人上一次看到黑猩猩在动物园出生还是在1989年。几十年来，动物园一直采取避孕措施来控制黑猩猩群体的数量。2022年，动物园获得了《欧洲动物志》的许可，可以再次开始繁殖黑猩猩。黑猩猩的怀孕期大约为8.5个月。动物园计划让玛丽特在黑猩猩围栏中分娩，就像黑猩猩在野外分娩一样。
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For the first time in over three decades, Antwerp Zoo is expecting the birth of a baby chimpanzee. Antwerp Zoo is the oldest animal park in Belgium, and one of the oldest in the world, established on 21 July 1843. The 18-year-old female chimpanzee, Marit, is due to give birth in December 2024 or early 2025. The last time Belgians saw a chimpanzee being born at the zoo was in 1989. For decades, they had been using contraception to control the population of its chimpanzee group. In 2022, the zoo received permission from the European Herd-Book to begin breeding its chimpanzees again. Chimpanzee pregnancies last around 8.5 months. The Zoo plans to allow Marit to give birth in the chimpanzee enclosure, in the same way as the animals would do in the wild.
玛丽特和动物园的另一只雌性黑猩猩、15岁的米娅获得了自然繁殖的机会。玛丽特很快就怀孕了，但孩子父亲的身份至今不明。动物园里的两只雄性黑猩猩Tambuzi和Tuma都与玛丽特交配过，因此将在孩子出生后进行DNA检测，以确认亲子关系。
动物园哺乳动物馆长Sarah Lafaut说：“怀孕对整个黑猩猩群体来说是一个令人难以置信的好消息。这只小动物将为群体带来更多的活力、嬉戏和抚育行为，这对雄性和雌性都有好处。理想情况下，一个群体应该由几代人组成。”
Marit and the zoo's other female chimpanzee, 15-year-old Mia, were given the opportunity to reproduce naturally. Marit quickly became pregnant, but the identity of the father is still unknown. The two male chimpanzees at the zoo, Tambuzi and Tuma, both mated with Marit, so a DNA test will be conducted after the birth to confirm paternity.
"The pregnancy is incredibly good news for the whole group," said Sarah Lafaut, the zoo's mammal curator. "The young animal will bring added dynamism and a lot of playful and nurturing behavior to the group, which will benefit both males and females. Ideally, a group should consist of several generations."
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