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熊獅虎一家親 15年後獅兄先行 熊虎依舊溫情

「BLT」(「Bear, Lion, Tiger」簡稱)三兄弟聚首的溫情一幕,在粉絲心中成為永恆。(Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)
「BLT」(「Bear, Lion, Tiger」簡稱)三兄弟聚首的溫情一幕,在粉絲心中成為永恆。(Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

【大紀元訊】一隻黑熊、一隻非洲獅和一隻孟加拉虎,2001年同時被救出「虎穴」——毒梟家的鐵籠。此後15年間,牠們形影不離,親情不可思議,成為有名的「BLT」(「Bear, Lion, Tiger」簡稱)三兄弟。

BLT三人組從來形影不離。(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)BLT三人組從來形影不離。(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

BLT在英文裡原指夾有培根煙肉(Bacon)、萵苣(Lettice)和番茄(Tomato)的美味三明治,看牠們仨親密無間的樣子,這個名字是不是也很貼切呢?

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)
(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

2001年,在一次搜查毒梟住處的行動中,美國亞特蘭大警方在地下室的幾隻小籠子中發現了三個小傢伙。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

剛剛安家喬治亞州 洛克斯特格羅夫 (Locust Grove)的諾亞方舟動物收容中心(Noah’s Ark sanctuary)時,Leo的鼻頭上幾乎沒有皮,那是牠不斷拱鐵籠企圖逃走而留下的傷口。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary)

小傢伙們到了一起並不打鬥,而是一起探索周邊環境。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)
(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

牠們一起洗澡;

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary)

也喜歡一起玩球……

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

長大了還是喜歡一起玩球。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

玩累了就趴在一起休息。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

第二天睡醒了,再出來繼續一天美好的生活。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

收容所的工作人員說,15年來,這三兄弟從未打過架,只是很喜歡惡作劇地撲上來嚇對方一跳。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

Leo和黑熊Baloo感情尤其好,很喜歡窩在一起。牠們倆也特別喜歡一起吃菠蘿——飼養員給Leo的甜點。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary)

Leo和老虎Shere Khan也是好兄弟,據遊客說,獅子更溫柔,老虎則喜歡玩惡作劇。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary)
(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)
(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary)
(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

舔舔舔……

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)
(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

撒個嬌……

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

三兄弟和照顧他們長大的人也親密無間。Shere Khan可真是一隻愛撒嬌的老虎。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

「Baloo,天氣冷就戴條圍巾吧。」

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

Leo向照顧牠的人「敞開胸懷」,親密「聊天」。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

做錯事都要被訓話。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

去年8月16日,獅子Leo因肝部長滿腫瘤無法開刀而去世。生病期間,牠的籠子緊臨黑熊Baloo和老虎Shere Khan,兩個夥伴可以隨時進籠子裡陪牠。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

Leo也有獨立的空間,不受遊客的打攪。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

中心介紹,動物們十分敏銳,且牠們自15年前感情就那麼好,所以在Leo表現出不思茶飯的症狀前,黑熊Baloo和老虎Shere Khan可能早就知道獅子兄弟身體有恙。

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

牠去世後,BLT的粉絲們紛紛湧入中心的臉書慰問。網友利夫(Liv Necastro)的留言令人鼻酸。他寫道:

「牠還在看著大家,最重要的是,牠在看著牠的兄弟們!牠們曾經甘苦與共,而你們把牠們仨一起解救出來那天,對牠們來說如同天堂。」

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)
(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)

而中心也告慰大家,剩下的兩兄弟仍然「格外健康」,至今時常曬出牠們的溫馨照。「BT」兩兄弟,還在不斷溫暖著四方網友的心!

(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)
(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)(Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary: home of the BLT/Facebook)