科學家破譯大熊貓13種語言密碼
Scientists decode language of panda
Can you imagine giant pandas baa like sheep to say "I love you" and warble a cheerful "I do" when wooed by a suitor, and bark like a dog when they are furious?
你能想象熊貓說"我愛你"時是"咩咩咩",說"我愿意"時像鳥叫,而說"我很生氣"時又像狗叫嗎？
Researchers there have decoded 13 different kinds of giant panda vocalizations in a surprising new insight into the private life of the reclusive creatures.
長期從事大熊貓人工繁育的中國保護大熊貓中心的專家們研究發(fā)現(xiàn),大熊貓至少會用13種不同的聲音來表達不同的意思,而"破譯"了這些"貓言貓語"無疑將幫助專家們進一步了解大熊貓生活習性和心理,走進他們的世界.
The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda has been working on a panda linguistics project since 2010. Scientists first made recordings of pandas at the center, vocalizations between cubs and adults in various situations, such as when they were eating, mating, nursing, fighting and so on, said Zhang Hemin, head of the center. Then they collected a large amount of data on pandas' voices and activities, and analyzed the voiceprints. "We managed to decode some panda language and the results are quite interesting," Zhang said.
中國保護大熊貓研究中心主任、臥龍自然保護區(qū)管理局局長張和民介紹,在2010年,來自音樂之鄉(xiāng)奧地利維也納的專家和中心合作,已經(jīng)通過錄音和頻譜分析,破譯了部分大熊貓的語言密碼,聽懂了它們在采食、求偶、照顧寶寶等不同情景下的"喜怒哀樂".近年來,中心繼續(xù)與其他國內(nèi)外的學術研究機構合作繼續(xù)"破譯"工程,到目前已初見成效.
Panda cubs can barely vocalize at all except to say things like "Gee-Gee" (I'm hungry), "Wow-Wow" (Not happy!) or "Coo-Coo" (Nice!).
專家們發(fā)現(xiàn),剛出生的熊貓寶寶和人類寶寶一樣,基本只能發(fā)出"吱吱"、"哇哇"和"咕咕"這三種簡單的叫聲.一般情況下"吱吱"表示"我餓了","哇哇"表示"我不爽了",而"咕咕"則是表示愉悅和舒適感受時發(fā)出的滿意叫聲.
"Adult giant pandas usually are solitary, so the only language teacher they have is their own mother," the researcher said. When they grow a little, cubs learn how to express themselves by roaring, barking, shouting, squeaking, bleating and chirping.
