加拿大野外撿到的被遺棄“狗崽子”-- 其實不是“小狗”。。。# Animals - 动物园
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加拿大西部育空地區白馬鎮家庭在湖邊撿了一隻“狗崽子”，要為他找了一個狗奶媽。
把他送到了育空地區野生動物保育局。由保育員為他每三個小時喂一次奶瓶。但是發現
他不像小狗。於是猜想他是一隻水獺，水貂，狼獾。結果都不是。專家說，從他的尾巴
白色末端看，這是一隻幼狐。
Whitehorse family's rescued puppy turns out to be a fox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWtbuBPTkWA
Published on Apr 25, 2014
A Whitehorse family got a little wild surprise this week when it turned out
the abandoned puppy they rescued wasn't a puppy at all.
The baby animal was in poor shape when it was discovered abandoned near
Marsh Lake over the Easter weekend.
"I just defaulted to thinking it was a dog," said Ralph Shopland. The family
turned to Facebook to try and find a wet nurse.
"We needed to get it attended to because we don't have that capability," he
said. "I'm not a mommy."
For a few days the little one had a surrogate but then they found out the
little pup wasn't a pup at all.
"Originally, they thought it was a dog, but it wasn't a dog," says Yukon
conservation officer Dave Bakica. "Then they thought it might be an otter or
a marten or a wolverine, possibly."
Officials at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve say they're now pretty sure it's a
fox. Young fox have white tips on their tail, just like this one does. But
they're waiting until it grows a bit more to say for sure that's what it is.
For now, it's being bottle-fed every three hours.
"It seems like he is well hydrated and active," says Maria Hallock of the
Yukon Wildlife Preserve. "He doesn't cry between meals so that means he isn'
t hungry. He's getting enough milk. I only had him for a day and a half and
he gained six grams since yesterday."
Conservation officers say in this case the mother fox was likely hit by a
car and the little one was truly abandoned.
Generally, they urge people not to touch wild animals.
"If you think you've found orphaned wildlife, in most cases mother is very
close by and just waiting for you to leave," says Bakica.
"We try to tell people, please do not pick up any orphaned wildlife."
The little fox will now likely live in captivity since he's now imprinted by
humans. If there's not room at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, officials says
they'll find him a home at another site.
把他送到了育空地區野生動物保育局。由保育員為他每三個小時喂一次奶瓶。但是發現
他不像小狗。於是猜想他是一隻水獺，水貂，狼獾。結果都不是。專家說，從他的尾巴
白色末端看，這是一隻幼狐。
Whitehorse family's rescued puppy turns out to be a fox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWtbuBPTkWA
Published on Apr 25, 2014
A Whitehorse family got a little wild surprise this week when it turned out
the abandoned puppy they rescued wasn't a puppy at all.
The baby animal was in poor shape when it was discovered abandoned near
Marsh Lake over the Easter weekend.
"I just defaulted to thinking it was a dog," said Ralph Shopland. The family
turned to Facebook to try and find a wet nurse.
"We needed to get it attended to because we don't have that capability," he
said. "I'm not a mommy."
For a few days the little one had a surrogate but then they found out the
little pup wasn't a pup at all.
"Originally, they thought it was a dog, but it wasn't a dog," says Yukon
conservation officer Dave Bakica. "Then they thought it might be an otter or
a marten or a wolverine, possibly."
Officials at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve say they're now pretty sure it's a
fox. Young fox have white tips on their tail, just like this one does. But
they're waiting until it grows a bit more to say for sure that's what it is.
For now, it's being bottle-fed every three hours.
"It seems like he is well hydrated and active," says Maria Hallock of the
Yukon Wildlife Preserve. "He doesn't cry between meals so that means he isn'
t hungry. He's getting enough milk. I only had him for a day and a half and
he gained six grams since yesterday."
Conservation officers say in this case the mother fox was likely hit by a
car and the little one was truly abandoned.
Generally, they urge people not to touch wild animals.
"If you think you've found orphaned wildlife, in most cases mother is very
close by and just waiting for you to leave," says Bakica.
"We try to tell people, please do not pick up any orphaned wildlife."
The little fox will now likely live in captivity since he's now imprinted by
humans. If there's not room at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, officials says
they'll find him a home at another site.