奇蹟！破裂鸚鵡蛋經膠帶粘帖竟孵出小鳥

Have you ever heard of a Kakapo?
你聽說過鴞鸚鵡嗎？

I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t. These incredibly rare parrots live in New Zealand. They are large, scholarly-looking birds that you’d just want to cuddle (if they weren’t a wild animal with really, really sharp claws). Their numbers are rapidly dwindling, they are officially a “critically endangered” species. Researchers can count the number of Kakapos left on earth. That’s why when one chick was in danger, an entire group of rescuers leapt into action.
如果你沒聽說過那並不足爲奇。這種罕見的鸚鵡生活在新西蘭。它們體型龐大、面似學者，讓你不禁想去抱抱它們（但它們有着非常非常尖銳的爪子）。鴞鸚鵡的數量正在急劇減小，已列入官方“極度瀕危”物種名單，研究者稱地球上僅剩的鴞鸚鵡屈指可數。這就是爲什麼一隻雛鳥陷入危險會引起一整隊救援人員的行動。

So when Lisa, the momma bird, accidentally crushed her egg it was vital for her keepers to attempt to save it.
鴞鸚鵡媽媽Lisa不小心壓碎了鳥蛋，對於Lisa的飼養者來說用盡一切辦法拯救雛鳥刻不容緩。

The keepers used a gentle adhesive to hold the egg together, hoping that the membrane inside and the baby Kakapo weren’t damaged.
飼養者使用一種柔和的黏合劑把鳥蛋聚合在一起，希望裏面的薄膜和鴞鸚鵡雛鳥不受傷害。

All they could do was pray and wait. Then, a miracle! The little Kakapo broke through the shell on February 28th, 2014.
做了這些之後，他只能祈禱和等待。然後奇蹟發生了！小鴞鸚鵡在2014年2月28日破殼而出！

This chick is the first Kakapo hatched in 2014.
這是2014年孵化的第一隻鴞鸚鵡。

The little chick is growing and staying strong. Hopefully, this is just one chick on the road to helping the Kakapo recover.
小雛鳥正在慢慢成長、身體越來越強壯。希望能夠幫助鴞鸚鵡恢復數量增長的小鳥不只是這一個。

Kakapos are unique, wonderful birds of New Zealand. Kakapo Recovery is an organization dedicated to saving the critically endangered animal. They work closely with the Kakapo population of Codfish Island in New Zealand to help boost their numbers.
鴞鸚鵡是一種生活在新西蘭特別美妙的鳥類。Kakapo Recovery是一個致力於拯救極度瀕危動物鴞鸚鵡的組織，組織成員研究新西蘭科德菲什島上的鴞鸚鵡數量，以幫助其增長。