旅英大熊猫吃冰棍“庆生”

              The big pandas eat popsicles "birthday trip"

旅居英国苏格兰爱丁堡动物园的中国雄性大熊猫“阳光”和雌性大熊猫“甜甜”１１日享用了它们今年的生日礼物——用苹果糊、水和竹子特制的冰棍。

苏格兰皇家动物学会下属的爱丁堡动物园当天发布消息说，“阳光”和“甜甜”看起来很享受这种特制食品，爪子举着用竹子作柄的冰棍，开始慢慢咬吃。“阳光”和“甜甜”将分别于８月１４日和２４日迎来１３岁生日。

爱丁堡动物园标本园主管达伦·麦加里说，“甜甜”选择在大熊猫馆的室外游乐园吃冰棍，“阳光”则躲在室内品尝。这是爱丁堡动物园首次尝试为大熊猫制作冰棍，饲养员看到“阳光”和“甜甜”抓起冰棍吃的样子感到很高兴。大熊猫通常爱吃竹子，但也爱吃新鲜水果、蔬菜、蜂蜜和特制糕点。

麦加里说，冰棍的冰爽可以刺激感官。食品多样化是爱丁堡动物园动物护理计划的一部分，动物园力求园内动物的食品丰富多样。

之前“阳光”和“甜甜”在爱丁堡动物园“庆生”得到的礼物是特制糕点、数字１０造型的手工竹子编织物，以及竹子和冰制成的双层蛋糕等。

爱丁堡动物园表示，尽管最近有调查表明野生大熊猫的数量在增加，但大熊猫作为濒危物种，有关其未来生存状况的研究仍有很长的路要走。苏格兰皇家动物学会通过资助、部分资助以及沟通协调等方式，参与了全球４０个与大熊猫有关的研究项目。

根据中英２０１１年签署的大熊猫保护研究合作协议，“阳光”和“甜甜”当年１２月４日抵达爱丁堡动物园，开始为期１０年的“驻外”生活，是目前旅居英国的唯一一对大熊猫。

来源：人民网

The big pandas eat popsicles "birthday trip"

China male panda "in British Scotland zoo in Edinburgh sunshine" and "sweet" female panda 11 days to enjoy their birthday gift this year -- Apple paste, water and bamboo made popsicles.

The Royal Scotland Institute of animal under the Edinburgh zoo announced the same day that the "sunshine" and "sweet" seems to enjoy this special food, holding claws made of bamboo handle popsicles, slowly began to bite to eat. "Sunshine" and "sweet" will be 13, respectively, on August 14th and 24th.

Edinburgh zoo garden director Darren Magari said, "sweet" choose to eat popsicles in the outdoor amusement park panda, "sunshine" indoors taste. This is the Edinburgh zoo for the first time try to make popsicles for the giant panda, the breeder to see "happy sunshine" and "sweet" grab and eat popsicles. Pandas usually love bamboo, but they also love fresh fruit, vegetables, honey and special pastries.

McGarry said, iced popsicle can stimulate the senses. Food diversification is part of the animal care program at the Edinburgh zoo. The zoo strives for the richness of the animals in the garden.

Before the "sunshine" and "sweet" in Edinburgh zoo "birthday gift" is a special pastry, number 10 other hand knitted fabrics made of bamboo and bamboo, and ice double cake etc..

Edinburgh zoo said that despite recent investigations that the number of wild giant pandas is increasing, the giant panda has been a long way to go. The Royal zoology society of Scotland has participated in 40 research projects related to giant pandas worldwide through funding, partial funding and communication and coordination.

According to the Sino British cooperation agreement on Panda Protection in 2011, "sunshine" and "sweet sweet" arrived in Edinburgh zoo in December 4th of that year, and began a 10 year "resident abroad" life.