While cheetahs might look like majestic and dangerous beasts, actually, they are very nervous beings. They get so anxious, they don’t know how to socialize with each other and get too stressed to have sex. That’s why they needed help as they’re becoming extinct – and the solution came in the most unexpected form…
雖然獵豹可能看上去像威嚴(yán)又危險的野獸，但實際上它們是非常膽怯的生物。它們非常焦慮不知道如何相互交往，而且會因為太緊張而無法交配。因為它們?yōu)l臨滅絕，所以它們需要幫助，而解決的方法卻是以一種最難以預(yù)料的方式……

Seeing that cheetahs need some assistance, for years now zoo keepers have been assigning these animals their very own… emotional support dogs. “It’s a love story of one species helping another species survive,” said Jack Grisham, vice president at the St. Louis Zoo and species survival plan coordinator for cheetahs in North America.
鑒于獵豹需要些幫助，多年以來動物園管理員一直在為這些動物指派他們特有的……情感支持犬?！斑@是一個物種幫助另一個物種生存下去的友愛故事，”圣路易斯動物園副總兼北美獵豹生存計劃統(tǒng)籌者杰克·格里沙姆說道。

“A dominant dog is very helpful because cheetahs are quite shy instinctively, and you can’t breed that out of them,” explains Janet Rose-Hinostroza, animal training supervisor at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. “When you pair them [cheetahs with dogs], the cheetah looks to the dog for cues and learns to model their behavior. It’s about getting them to read that calm, happy-go-lucky vibe from the dog” – and that helps them be more confident and willing to get it on.
“一只有影響力的狗狗是非常有幫助的，因為獵豹天生就很害羞，而且在人工繁殖的過程中，你也無法把它們的這種特性消除，”圣地亞哥野生動物園動物培訓(xùn)主管珍妮特·羅斯-伊諾斯特羅薩解釋道?！爱?dāng)你把獵豹和狗狗配在一起的時候，獵豹會通過觀察它們而得到提示，并學(xué)著模仿它們的行為。這是要讓獵豹從狗狗那里感受到那種平靜且無憂無慮的氣氛”，并且這會使他們更自信，并愿意交配。

Cheetahs are very socially awkward and shy animals – and that’s why they need dogs.
獵豹是非常不善于社交而且很害羞的動物，所以它們需要狗狗（的幫助）。

They get so anxious and stressed, they don’t breed and are becoming extinct.
它們太焦慮不安，無法繁殖后代，而且瀕臨滅絕。

When they have a dog around, cheetahs relax and learn confident behaviors they can mimic.
當(dāng)有狗狗圍著它們的時候，獵豹就放松下來，并學(xué)習(xí)它們可以模仿的自信行為。

“It’s a love story of one species helping another species survive.”
“這是一個物種幫助另一個物種生存下去的友愛故事?！?/div>

That’s right, cheetahs, relax and enjoy yourselves like doggies would – then procreate!
這就對了，獵豹，放松，像狗狗一樣盡情享受，然后繁殖后代去吧！

（翻譯：Dlacus）

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