老外在中国：救救穿山甲
<p>如果看过《葫芦娃》，你可能还对那个动画中被害死的善良穿山甲有印象。这种单纯可爱的生物在现实中的生存状况更加可怜，世界上的8种穿山甲全部处于濒临灭绝的状态。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Rose">Rose</span> <span word="Bolger">Bolger</span></p><p><span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pangolin">pangolin</span> <span word="is">is</span>? <span word="An">An</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span>, <span word="guessed">guessed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>. <span word="Term">Term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="panda">panda</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="oddly">oddly</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="response">response</span>.</p><p>你知道穿山甲是什么吗?“乐器”，一位朋友猜道。又或许是熊猫宝宝的别称？还有一个一本正经而令人哑然失笑的回答是: 一种生长在印度尼西亚的热带水果。</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="haphazard">haphazard</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pangolin">pangolin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>.</p><p>自从偶然在一个关于非法贩卖野生动物的资讯中了解穿山甲后，我就时不时地进行这样的小调查。</p><p><span word="Whilst">Whilst</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pangolin">pangolin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pangolin">pangolin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>. <span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aardvark">aardvark</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="armor">armor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="endearing">endearing</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="curling">curling</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>.</p><p>穿山甲尽管不被大众熟知，但却是黑市交易的“明星”，人们在这里买卖活动物或死动物。没错，穿山甲是一种动物，想象一下，它型似非洲食蚁兽，铠甲却更为引人注目，还喜欢蜷缩成一团球，十分可爱。</p>
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