萌化人的兩腳貓

來自專欄夏面雙語新聞

The odds were stacked against them, but these kittens have fallen on their feet – even though they have only two each.

老天對這兩隻小貓非常的不公平，它們都只有兩隻腳，然而它們還是學會了走路，真厲害喲。

Frog, a tabby, and black and white Newt were born without their back legs.

「青蛙」是一隻斑貓，它的兄弟叫紐特，是一隻黑白相間的貓，它們兩個都沒有兩隻後腿。

Despite the disability, the brothers have taken life in their stride. They can jump and use scratching posts with no problem, using their tails to help them balance.

雖然身體是殘疾的，但這兩兄弟任能從容地應對生活，例如它們可以正常的使用貓抓板，因為它們的尾巴可以幫它們保持平衡。

And they are being well cared for at the Rescue Me Animal Sanctuary in Liverpool, which took them in ten days ago after the owner advertised them on social media.

它們現在利物浦的「拯救我動物收容所」里，十天前，它們的主人在社交媒體上為它們進行了宣傳。

The sanctuary is unaware of any other two-legged cats born in the UK.

這個動物收容所沒有在英國看到過兩腳貓。

Thought to be ten weeks old, they got their names because there are lots of frogs and newts at the rescue centre.

它們的年齡被判定為10周，因為這個收容所裡面有很多的動物叫青蛙和紐特，所以它們叫這個名字也就不足為怪了。

Because they are from the same litter, it is believed inbreeding may have led to them being born without their back legs. Sanctuary founder Steph Taylor said: 『It doesn』t seem to affect them at all, they are scratching up scratch posts. They even manage to jump down from levels as well. They are doing really well.』

因為他們是同胞兄弟，人們認為近親交配是它們雙腿缺失的原因，收容所創始人斯蒂芬.泰勒稱：「殘疾對它們一點也沒有影響，它們一樣可以玩貓抓板，它們也可以高處往低處跳，情況非常不錯。」

Frog and Newt will be kept in long-term care to assess their progress. Because they are thriving, there are no plans to fit them with wheels, which can happen with animals that lose their legs.

工作人員一直在評估「青蛙」和紐特情況。因為它們身體素質不錯，所以工作人員認為它們沒有必要裝輔助輪，沒有雙腿的動物通常需要裝輔助輪。

The sanctuary looks after some 500 animals a year, with each cat or kitten rescued costing it around ￡60.

這個動物收容所每年要接納上500隻動物，每隻成年貓或小貓的救助費用在60英鎊左右。

source:Two cats from the same litter born without back legs

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