太累在浮冰上睡死!海象從北極一路南漂在異地驚醒:我是誰我在哪?
男子賀里漢(Alan Houlihan)和5歲女兒米米(Mimi)去年3月在愛爾蘭的瓦倫西亞島 (Valentia Island)海邊散步,赫然發現一個龐然大物,竟然是一隻海象。父女倆站在50公尺以外觀賞這個大傢伙,看著牠從水中跳到岩石上曬日光浴。
賀里漢打電話叫太太和其他孩子一起加入,也把對這件事可能感興趣的朋友也一起叫上,有人將海象的照片PO上社群網站,瞬間爆紅引發熱議,賀里漢和女兒就這樣站在那邊觀賞海象長達2小時。
然而海象多半居於北冰洋海域,鮮少出現在愛爾蘭,令人不禁好奇牠到底是怎麼過來的?海洋生物學家Kevin Flannery指出,這隻海象應該是在冰山上睡著了,一路從北極圈向南漂流到瓦倫西亞島;由於太疲累又飢餓,不小心漂的太遠,從格陵蘭島穿越大西洋抵達愛爾蘭。
Five year old Muireann Houlihan was out walking with her dad Alan when they spotted what they thought was a seal but quickly realized was a walrus!
— JennïeØSullivân (@OSullivanJennie) March 14, 2021
"It was amazing. A real adventure. We couldn't believe our eyes. It is once-in-a-lifetime stuff,” said Alan who took these pics. pic.twitter.com/3fRZDjAeAG
Flannery表示,這是一個相當特別罕見的經驗,自己的父親是漁夫,他從年輕就開始打漁、潛水和游泳,從來沒有遇過這樣的事,他覺得這隻海象應該是累壞了。
據悉這是愛爾蘭自1999年第三次看到海象,關於另一個海象抵達愛爾蘭的說法是牠跟隨俄羅斯的船隊,在浮冰的旅程中,靠著船上的人丟下海的任何食物過活。賀里漢表示希望這隻海象可以在當地好好飽餐一頓,靠自己的力量回到北極的家。
An Arctic Walrus has landed on Valentia Island... believed to have made its way all the way from Greenland! It appears to be exhausted. Video by Alan Houlihan, who’s 5 year old daughter was the first to spot the walrus. #Kerry pic.twitter.com/TLtBLBAZDk
— Seán Mac an tSíthigh (@Buailtin) March 14, 2021
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