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「熊出沒注意!」雖然香港沒有熊,但相信大家都知道,外遊時萬一遇到熊,應該靜靜地立即離開現場。不過,一名遠足時遇上黑熊的女子卻做了一個出乎大家意料的舉動:她拿出了手機,跟黑熊自拍!
This is called a close shave! This is from Chipinque Ecological Park, San Pedro, Mexico. I like the cheek of the hiker to take a selfie when the bear was sniffing her hair. (Only an hour ago I tweeted about bears in @arakucoffeein for jackfruits @saffrontrail) pic.twitter.com/T7faYTh4GF
— Manoj Kumar (@manoj_naandi) July 22, 2020
This girl has nerves of steel.
— Rex Chapman?? (@RexChapman) July 19, 2020
She actually took a selfie with the big guy... pic.twitter.com/I3Ezyn8q7G
事件發生在墨西哥奇平克生態公園。數名遊客在公園內遠足時意遇上黑熊。不過,她們沒有立即逃跑,反而站在原地,讓好奇的黑熊慢慢走近。從兩段影片所見,黑熊走到其中一名女子身邊,用掌輕力抓她,然後站起來嗅她的頭髮。
也許不想錯過這個難得的機會,該名女子以緩慢的動作拿出手機,然後舉起來跟熊自拍。後來這次自拍片段在社交媒體上被廣傳,結果引起不少動物保育團體的注意。
For everyone who wanted to see the selfie she took as a bear stood over her...here it is. pic.twitter.com/O6Fa9WrTkE
— Pam Vaught (@psvaughtFOX7) July 21, 2020
首先是奇平克生態公園。它們發出一份聲明,指出來訪者不應靠近野生動物。當發現熊的時候,最適當的反應是離開,而不是向熊走近,更不應該尋求合照的機會。
"Allowing yourself to be close to a bear or stopping to take a selfie with a wild animal is taking your life in your own hands, and goes against everything you should do to protect yourself and the animal." - John Griffin, HSUS via @Newsweek https://t.co/L57RKg6SPN
— The Humane Society of the United States (@HumaneSociety) July 20, 2020
美國人道協會野生動物保護部的 John Griffin 表示,靠近熊或為自拍而靠近其也野生動物等同玩命,大家應該做的是保護自己和遠離野生動物。在一般情況下,黑熊看到人類就會逃跑。萬一遇上黑熊又無法立即逃離現場,可以舉起手臂和站直,讓自己看來盡可能很巨大。若有幾個人的話,便應站在一起並大聲喊叫,可嚇走黑態。另外,千萬不能扮死,因為熊其實愛吃新鮮的屍體(更可省下捕獵的工夫)。
來源:PetaPixel