抓拍虎鯨的深情表達(dá)

復(fù)雜社會(huì)互動(dòng)：抓拍虎鯨的深情表達(dá)

Two orcas at Loro Parque zoo in Spain have been captured touching mouths and nibbling tongues in a believed display of affectionate reconciliation, supporting claims of shared social traits with humans.

日前，西班牙洛洛帕克動(dòng)物園的兩只虎鯨被拍到用嘴觸碰對(duì)方的嘴巴，并輕咬對(duì)方的舌頭，科學(xué)家認(rèn)為這是和解的表現(xiàn)，也印證了虎鯨與人類(lèi)有共同社會(huì)特征的說(shuō)法。

The orca whales have been observed for a study published on June 18 in Zoo Biology, 'Social interaction analysis in captive orcas'.

6月18日發(fā)表在《動(dòng)物園生物學(xué)》雜志上的一項(xiàng)名為《圈養(yǎng)虎鯨的社會(huì)互動(dòng)分析》的研究，對(duì)虎鯨的行為進(jìn)行了觀察分析。

"We conducted a detailed analysis of social relationships shown by the orcas kept at Loro Parque zoo and their tendency to reconcile after aggressive episodes," says the Zoo Biology study summary.

動(dòng)物園生物學(xué)研究報(bào)告中寫(xiě)道：“我們對(duì)洛洛帕克動(dòng)物園的虎鯨，所表現(xiàn)出的社會(huì)關(guān)系進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)的分析，并分析了它們?cè)诎l(fā)生攻擊行為后趨于和解的傾向。”

"We documented the pattern "gentle tongue bite", where an animal touches the other's tongue with his teeth but does not bite it."

“我們見(jiàn)證了‘輕咬模式’的和解行為，即一只動(dòng)物用牙齒接觸另一只動(dòng)物的舌頭，但不會(huì)咬它。”

A recent study published in the American Psychological Association Journal says that orcas appear to share certain behavioural characteristics with both humans and chimpanzees.

最近發(fā)表在《美國(guó)心理學(xué)協(xié)會(huì)雜志》上的一項(xiàng)研究表明，虎鯨似乎與人類(lèi)和黑猩猩都具有某些行為特征。

A press release summary says the findings "suggest some evolutionary convergence where the personality traits of killer whales and primates are similar because of the advanced cognitive abilities required for complex social interactions".

一份新聞稿摘要稱(chēng)，這些發(fā)現(xiàn)“表明，虎鯨和靈長(zhǎng)類(lèi)動(dòng)物的一些進(jìn)化趨同特征是相似的，因?yàn)樗鼈兙哂袕?fù)雜社會(huì)互動(dòng)所需的高級(jí)認(rèn)知能力”。

Arguing orcas have been seen to bite, jostle and act aggressively towards each other. Scientists believe subsequent affectionate behaviour is indicative of whales resolving the quarrel. They have also noted orcas will return to a synchronised swimming form after making peace.

爭(zhēng)執(zhí)中的虎鯨會(huì)咬人、擠來(lái)擠去，并對(duì)彼此表現(xiàn)出攻擊性，而隨后的親昵行為則表明它們解決了爭(zhēng)吵，科學(xué)家還注意到虎鯨在和解后會(huì)恢復(fù)花樣游泳的狀態(tài)。

The behaviour could help further illuminate methods of conflict resolution in killer whales, who are recognised as an incredibly socially-adept species.

這種行為有助于進(jìn)一步闡明虎鯨解決沖突的方法，虎鯨被認(rèn)為是一種非常善于社交的物種。