“感动网友的袋鼠一家”剧情大逆转



“感动网友的袋鼠一家”剧情大逆转

A mother kangaroo has been captured reaching out to cuddle her joey①joey英 ［'dʒəʊɪ］ 美 ［'dʒoi］ n. 幼兽one last time before she died.

The photographer， Evan Switzer， captured the moment on a bushland②bushland 英 ［'bʊʃlənd］ n. 未开垦森林地带；原始林区property in River Heads， Queensland， Australia.

After she died， her male companion guarded the corpse.

He chased after any kangaroos that came near her corpse.

After the photographer saw what was going on， he ran home to get his camera.

However， it looks as if this story has taken a shocking twist later.

Experts have said the male kangaroo may not have been mourning③mourn英 ［mɔːn］ 美 ［mɔrn］ v. 哀悼；忧伤；服丧after all.

Dr Mark Eldridge at the Australian Museum told the BBC the male kangaroo was trying to lift the female in order to mate with her.

袋鼠妈妈临死之前伸出手，试图最后一次去拥抱自己那年幼的小袋鼠。

在澳大利亚昆士兰州河头镇的一处原始林区，摄影师埃文·斯威策捕捉到了这一幕。

雌袋鼠死后，雄袋鼠守护着她的尸体。

只要有别的袋鼠靠近，他就会驱逐他们。

摄像师看到这一幕后，赶紧跑回家去拿照相机。

不过，这个故事后来似乎又发生了惊人大逆转。

专家称，雄袋鼠可能根本不是在伤心。

澳大利亚博物馆的马克·埃尔德里奇博士告诉BBC，雄袋鼠想把雌袋鼠托起来，其实是想与她交配。

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