【Ecology】Humans and Animals – Chapter 10：Zoos and the blood, sweat, and tears of animals performance.
被囚禁的動物們沒有了自由，慢慢喪失生存的本能，人類也慢慢喪失了憐憫心。
The imprisoned animals have no freedom and slowly lose the instinct to survive. Humankind also slowly lose their compassion.
聰明的人類，不知道從什麼時候開始可以馴服動物，就無所不用其極，從天上、地上、海底；從南極、北極、非洲、澳洲、美洲、亞洲……把全世界不同生活領域的動物們，捕捉後及強迫訓練，集合到一個園區，給孩子認識動物，方便觀賞……
記得小時候的旅行，或看過一些卡通裡，在馬戲團和動物園裡的動物們想逃離，最後失敗被抓回去的情節。當時我們看到這些情節都會替牠們很緊張，會很難過，甚至想要幫牠們設法逃走，心想為什麼要抓牠們，裡有沒有人可以幫助牠們嗎？
The smart human does not know when it beginning could tame animals and whatever it takes from the sky, land, ocean, Antarctic, Arctic, Africa, Australia, America, Asia, and so on. The animals that live worldwide in different areas were caught after and forced to train; afterward, they were all taken to zoos for children learning and easy watching.
The plot of watching some cartoons as a child that the animals of the circus and zoo wanted to escape, however, finally failed and were caught again. We were nervous and sad for those animals while we were watching the plot, even would like to help them to escape and thought why be caught them and was there anyone could help them?
準備逃跑
Prepare to run away
被逮到
Were caught
背後多少的傷痛，只為了給孩子觀賞
How much hurt was behind that was just for children watching?
如果我們帶孩子們去聽音樂會、看畫展、看跳舞，是希望可以啟發他們才藝的天分。
We hope it could enlighten our children's talent if we took children to the concert, painting exhibition, dancing performance.
那麼帶孩子們去看雜技團、馬戲團、動物園、海洋生物表演，是啟發他們去跳火圈？還是踩著球上轉圈圈？胸口碎大石？還是什麼......
人類強迫動物學習人類或超高難度的動作，比如讓獅子跳火圈、讓大象站立、轉圈、踩著球……讓猴子騎腳踏車……等等，要求動物做不可能的任務。讓賣動物的商人，製造奇怪畸形的動物，展示在這個秀場，並且訓練牠們表演。這是馬戲團。
PS：畸形動物（如獅虎、白老虎…等）就是動物商人把不同環境下的動物用違反自然的方式繁殖他們，這些動物承受各種缺陷和疾病，壽命都很短暫。
這些被抓到的動物數量一定要很多，因為從中要選出動物界的優等生和模範生，體態一定要最美、毛色一定要最漂亮（更好吸引人類的目光），還要最聰明的（更容易被人類訓練）。然後掛上牌子，上面只寫著學名、棲息地等等…，這是企鵝、這是獅子、那個是老虎，這是動物園。
If that so why we took children to watch the juggling troupe, circus, marine animals’ performance. Does enlighten them to jump over a ring of fire? or standing on the ball? or broken boulders upon the chest? or something else?
Humans forced animals to learn the actions like human or high difficulty; for instance, lions jump a ring of fire, elephants stand on two legs, spin around, step on the ball, monkeys ride bikes, and etc. This is a circus.
PS, Special species (Ex, a liger, a tigon, a white tiger, and etc.) are made by animal traders who have the way against nature to breed these animals of the distinct areas. These animals suffer from all kinds of defects and diseases as well as short life.
The quantity of caught animals has to a lot in order to choose the best one of them which must have a perfect shape, a beautiful fur (be more eye-catching) and also the smartest one (easier to be training). Then, put a board with their scientific name, habitats, and so on; this is a penguin, this is a lion, that is a tiger, this is a zoo.
自由自在
To be footloose and fancy-free
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我們曾經因為好奇去排隊，跟小老虎照相。當我們很開心抱著牠，這時候才發現牠已經全身無力癱軟、流著眼淚，原來牠被數千、數百個人類輪流抱著逗弄，只為了虛榮跟牠拍照。
We used to get in line to take pictures with tiger cubs due to curiosity. The cubs had already weakness with tears when we happily hold them. The reason is the cubs were taken turns to hold and to tease by hundreds or thousands of people, who just took pictures owing to their vanity.
鴕鳥園體驗
The Ostrich Park experience
（1）鴕鳥蛋導覽員說鴕鳥蛋堅硬無比，可以體驗大家上去踩一踩，就因覺得有趣，大家都上去把蛋被跳一跳踩一踩。
（2）小鴕鳥是膽小，小孩用隨手拿到石頭或樹枝或做假動作嚇牠。
（3）長大後，知名飲料廣告讓牠可以被征服騎乘，所以園區開始讓牠變成觀光可騎乘。
但是牠屬性膽小，需要先用一條破布蒙住眼睛，但眼睛較凸沒辦法閉眼睛，眼球直接被布矇住，受傷與疼痛所流下的眼淚痕跡就清楚的分佈在這條布上，承受著看不見的驚慌與眼球的疼痛。
遊客因為害怕，所以會亂抓，有的抓頸部，讓牠不舒服而狂奔，解說員說要抓翅膀胳肢窩，可是在不了解之下，牠身體羽毛已經被強硬拔下，一地上都是遊客拔下的羽毛。一旁的遊客笑到到肚子疼，受到驚嚇的遊客，下來後也覺得是很有趣的體驗，只有鴕鳥一直在驚嚇與落淚中渡過。
（4）最後來到鴕鳥園的餐廳，牠被烤成BBQ成肉串，大家吃的津津有味，說著這味道很好，討論著剛剛騎鴕鳥有趣經驗……
如果是推廣鴕鳥肉的健康與美味，我們可以直接品嚐，其實不用去經歷這樣的體驗。
（1）Ostrich eggs' guide told that eggs were extremely hard and could be stepped. Just because of interesting the eggs were jumped and stepped by everyone.
（2）The baby ostriches are timid. Children frightened them by picking up a rock or branch or making fake moves.
（3）After growing up, a commercial of the famous beverage company let an ostrich can be ridden so the parks began tourism of business by riding the ostrich.
However, they are timid. A rag has to cover the ostriches' eyes but they can't shut their eyes due to the bulge eyes. The eyeballs had directly touched the rag so their tears from hurt and pain were obviously distributed on the rag. They endured the panic of the unseen and the pain of the eyeballs.
The frightened tourists gripped the ostriches' any part of the body. Some tourists gripped the ostriches' necks that the ostriches ran fast owing to their uncomfortable. The guide explained that the grip must on ostriches' wingpits; however, the ostriches' feathers had already been plucked out without understanding and there were many feathers on the ground by these tourists. The frightened tourists thought that was an interesting experience after the riding while other tourists were laughing out loud. But only these ostriches were terrified and lived with their tears.
（4）At the last station, came to the restaurant of the ostrich park. Ostriches were cooked as skewers on a barbecue. Tourists enjoyed the food and said it was tasty while they were also discussing the interesting experience of riding the ostrich just now.
We can taste the ostriches' meat directly if it just promoted how the meat was delicious and healthy. So, we do not have to go through such an experience.
update:2018/2/27
人類捕捉海洋動物，訓練牠們接球、把人頂起來，迫使牠們做超越極限跳躍跟旋轉等動作，當完成這些極限動作時，整個園區都是孩子們的笑聲、歡呼聲和掌聲。這是海洋動物表演。
動物的被虐待哭泣聲跟人們的笑聲，形成了對比。
我們藉由旅行，滿足我們的好奇心，卻傷害了牠們。
Humankind caught the marine animals that training them to catch the ball, carry people on, and force them to do actions beyond the limits like jump or spin. The whole park was filled with the children's laughing, cheering, and applause. This is a show of marine animals.
It was the contrast of the crying of the abused animals with people's laughing.
Our curiosity was satisfied by traveling; however, it hurt them.
我們希望是用尋找的方式去體驗大自然生態。以不破壞牠們的生活方式和環境，例如可以在一些生態教室以看圖片或影片與導覽員的解說、或前往牠們的生活領域去了解。也許不一定每次可以發現牠們的蹤跡，但可以真正了解到牠們的整個生態。讓孩子們看到動物們本來真正自由自在生活的環境，不應該是被捕捉到牢籠裡，讓孩子們愛護大自然，也有憐憫的心。
We hope that the experience of the natural ecosystem in a searching way. Understanding them without destroying their living way and environment, for instance, watching some pictures or videos in some eco-classrooms or going to their inhabitant areas. Maybe it could not ensure to find their trace every time, but this could truly understand their whole ecosystem. Children would know the environment where the animals really live freely. Children would know the environment where the animals really live freely instead of being caught in a cage. Children would cherish nature and have mercy.
所以我們不忍心、也不想安排去動物園、馬戲團、海洋公園看任何的動物表演。
現在有很多國家，慢慢也禁止馬戲團的表演（美國的好幾個城市：洛杉磯、紐約......等，以及英國、義大利、荷蘭、印度、伊朗......等41個國家，已經明文禁止馬戲團的表演）。可是動物園與海洋動物的表演，還沒有受到保護的重視。
So we could not bear and would not like to arrange to watch any animals' performance in zoos, circuses, and ocean parks.
Nowadays, many countries gradually prohibit the performance of circuses. ( Several cities in the U.S., which are Las Angeles, New York, and so on; moreover, 41 countries which include the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, India, Iran and etc that have been already prohibited the performance of circuses by laws.) However, the shows are still not paid attention to protecting in zoos and ocean parks.
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用最自然的方式親近牠
Getting close to them by the most natural way
【趣味】
公獅子的鬃毛有不同的顏色，有的是淺色，有的是深色。猜猜看，母獅子喜歡公獅子的鬃毛是哪一種顏色？
【Interest】
Adult male lions have a different color mane which some are light or dark. Guess, which color mane is adult female lions' favorite of male lions?
曾經有影片做了一個實驗，分別把兩隻假的公獅子，放在草原的一棵樹下。一隻鬃毛是深色，一隻鬃毛是淺色。
一開始，母獅子們慢慢靠近這兩隻公獅子......
Once, there was an experiment in a video where two fake male lions were placed under a tree in the grassland. One was a dark mane and the other was light.
In the beginning, female lions slowly close those two male lions.
過了一陣子，母獅子們慢慢移向深色鬃毛的公獅子，冷落了淺色鬃毛的公獅子。
After a while, the female lions slowly went to the dark mane one and ignored the light one.
又過了不久，母獅子們發現公獅子沒有什麼動作，一個一個慢慢離開。
最後居然還有一隻深情母獅子，還待在公獅子旁邊。
Then after that, the female lions left one by one because the male lion did not have any action.
However, there was an affectionate female lion still with that male lion.
至於淺色鬃毛的公獅子，從頭到尾都沒有一隻母獅子逗留在身邊。
答案揭曉：原來在母獅子們眼中，深色鬃毛的公獅子是有魅力的。
【行程】
［自然生態之旅］
As for the light mane one, there was not any female stay with him from beginning to the end.
The answer is, the male lion with a dark mane is the most attractive for the females.
【TOUR】
【to be continue … 待續】
2018/02/13
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