【聯合報╱編譯陳世欽／美聯社東京7日電】 2008.09.08 03:26 am
日本東山動植物公園的綠色北極熊，讓遊客議論紛紛。
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日本中部東山動植物公園飼養的3頭白色北極熊，最近因為難奈7月高溫而浸泡在充斥大量水藻的獸欄池塘，結果染成綠色。
東山動植物公園的工作人員黑部表示，許多遊客看到綠色北極熊後，懷疑牠們是否生病或身體長出黴菌。他表示：「綠色北極熊似乎使許多遊客感到意外。每天都有民眾問，牠們為什麼變成綠色。」
黑部表示，7月與8月的高溫，加上園方為節約用水而較少換水，導致北極熊獸欄內池塘與安全壕溝內的水藻大量增生，而一旦水藻滲入北極熊毛皮內的空隙，就很難清除。
他說，獸欄內的水藻進入11月就不再增長，北極熊屆時即可恢復原色。
【2008/09/08 聯合報】@ http://udn.com/
English Version
Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors
By The Associated Press
TOKYO - Green-coloured polar bears are drawing questions from puzzled visitors at a Japanese zoo.
Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan changed their colour in July after swimming in a pond with an overgrowth of algae.
The sight of green polar bears has prompted many questions from visitors concerned about whether the animals are sick or carrying mould, zoo official Masami Kurobe said Sunday.
High temperatures in July and August and less-frequent water changes because of the zoo's conservation efforts caused an algae growth in the bear pond and safety moat, Kurobe said.
Algae that enters hollow spaces in the bears' fur is hard to rinse off, he said.
The bears are expected to return to their natural colour when the algae growth subsides in November, Kurobe said.
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一剛開始看到圖片......真是太令我驚訝了！
我還想說，難道北極熊跟變色龍混到，開始會變色了？？囧
原來是池裡的綠澡害的......
希望對北極熊的健康無害~
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