中英對照讀新聞》Dolphins ’deliberately get high’ on puffer fish nerve toxins by carefully chewing and passing them around 海豚仔細咀嚼和傳遞河豚神經毒素 「故意使自己興奮」

紀錄片顯示，海豚會刻意咀嚼及傳遞河豚神經毒素，好讓自己處於興奮狀態。示意圖。（法新社檔案照）

◎孫宇青

Dolphins are thought of as one of the most intelligent species in the animal kingdom – and experts believe they have put their ingenuity to use in the pursuit of getting "high".

海豚被認為是動物王國中最聰明的物種之一，專家相信牠們會利用自己的聰明才智，來追求「興奮感」。

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In extraordinary scenes filmed for a new documentary, young dolphins were seen carefully manipulating a certain kind of puffer fish which, if provoked, releases a nerve toxin.

在一部新紀錄片拍攝的特別場景中，人們看到年幼海豚小心翼翼地操縱某種河豚，這種河豚若被激怒，就會釋放一種神經毒素。

Though large doses of the toxin can be deadly, in small amounts it is known to produce a narcotic effect, and the dolphins appeared to have worked out how to make the fish release just the right amount.

儘管大劑量的毒素可能致命，但眾所周知，少量毒素會產生麻醉作用，而海豚似乎已經知道如何讓河豚釋放適量毒素。

Carefully chewing on the puffer and passing it between one another, the marine mammals then enter what seems to be a trance-like state.

這種海洋哺乳動物會小心地咀嚼河豚，並將其在彼此之間傳遞，接著就能進入一種類似恍惚的狀態。

新聞辭典

ingenuity：名詞，聰明才智。例句：It took a little ingenuity to solve the riddle.（解開這個謎題，需要一點聰明才智。）

trance：動詞或名詞，恍惚、出神、昏睡狀態。例句：Everyone was in a trance while Max was talking.（麥克斯說話時，大家都在恍神。）

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