濒危生命的希望：伦敦动物园三只亚洲狮幼崽诞生

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上个月，伦敦动物园迎来了三只亚洲狮幼崽的诞生，这一消息引起了广泛的关注和喜悦。亚洲狮是一种罕见的动物，据称野生物种仅存600到700只，因此新生命的到来对保护工作起到了巨大的推动作用。

Three Asiatic lion babies have been born at London Zoo. The three babies arrived last month and the zoo said that their mother, seven-year-old Arya is proving to be a great mum to her new babies.

三只亚洲狮宝宝在伦敦动物园出生。这三只幼崽是上个月出生的，动物园说它们的妈妈，7岁的艾莉亚证明了她是一个伟大的妈妈。

Since their birth, zookeepers have been watching the three-week-old siblings’ growing carefully from a hidden camera in their home — including watching them take their first steps. Keepers say all three are getting stronger every day and they’re happy with their progress.

自从它们出生以来，动物园管理员就一直在兽舍里用隐藏的摄像头仔细观察这对三周大的兄弟姐妹的成长过程，包括看着它们迈出第一步。饲养员说它们三个每天都在变得更强壮，他们对它们的进步感到高兴。

The zoo added that the three newborns are yet to be named and that they’ll be able to find out if they are boys or girls in the next few weeks. It will wait until their first physical examination, when they are 10 to 11 weeks old.

动物园补充说，这三只新生幼崽还没取名字，他们将在未来几周内确定它们是雄性还是雌性。要等到它们10到11周大的时候进行第一次身体检查。

London Zoo’s head big cat keeper Kathryn Sanders said: “We are over the moon to be able to share the amazing news. We’ve had three Asiatic lion babies born at London Zoo.” She added: “We expect that the three-week-old babies will likely stay inside with mum for a little while yet, although as the weather gets warmer, we might see them playing outside soon.”

伦敦动物园的大型猫科动物负责人凯瑟琳·桑德斯说:“我们欣喜若狂，能够分享这个令人欣喜的消息。我们在伦敦动物园有了三只亚洲狮宝宝。”她补充说:“我们预计三周大的宝宝们可能会和妈妈呆在家里一段时间，不过随着天气变暖，我们可能很快就会看到它们在外面玩。”

The new arrivals greatly encourage protection efforts. Since Asiatic lions can now only be found living in the wild in India’s Gir Forest. And there are only thought to be between 600 to 700 remaining in the wild.

这些新生动物极大地促进了保护工作。因为现在只能在印度的吉尔森林中找到野生的亚洲狮。据估计，目前野外仅存600到700只。