在電視上相信大家都看過中國大陸或日本的漁夫,他們利用飼養的鳥類「鸕鶿 (音同盧慈) 」捉魚。但可曾有聽過漁夫利用海豚來補魚的方法?在巴西拉古納 (Laguna) 一帶的漁民確實就是這種方式捕魚,而且還長達了120年!
![A group of about 20 dolphins in the area have chosen to work <em>with</em> the humans.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432067711.jpg)
Flickr|Gregory “Slobirdr” Smith
和其他自食其力的海豚不同,這裡約有20隻海豚選擇與人類合作捕魚,比起自給自足他們更喜歡這樣和人類並肩合作。
![While other dolphins hunt on their own, these guys seem to prefer the symbiotic relationship.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432067714.jpg)
Flickr|Ken Lund
科學家相信海豚的行為應該是傳自他們的父母,就如同人類父傳子一般。
![Scientists believe that the behavior must be passed from the mothers of this group down to their calves...](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432062445.jpg)
不論是海豚或是人類,都將這樣合作共生的做法傳承給下一代。
當地漁民會在海豚身上標示以便辨別,每隻海豚甚至還有自己的名字!
![The men and women of Laguna can recognize each individual dolphin by its markings.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432062449.jpg)
海豚們會透過特殊訊號來提醒漁夫們何時收網,就像是一種特別的語言!
![The dolphins use special signals — like a language — to let the fishermen know when and where to cast their nets.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432061170.jpg)
由於海水混濁單靠人力不利捕魚,多虧了海豚的協助才能順利捕撈漁獲!
![It would be near impossible for them to successfully fish in the area without the help of the dolphins...](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432062434.jpg)
令人不敢置信的,他們以這種方式合作居然超過了120年!
![Incredibly, their combined efforts have been going on for over 120 years.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432062458.jpg)
像這樣的人類與動物合作可說是非常稀少…特別是他們並不是寵物和主人的關係、而是捕魚的夥伴!
![Other collaborative human-animal relationships like this are very rare...](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432061518.jpg)
像在這種情況,不管對漁夫或海豚都是雙贏的局面。
![But in this instance, both sides win.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432061526.jpg)
漁夫甚至不需要將捕獲的魚分給海豚,因為海豚在捕魚過程中就已飽餐一頓。
![The fishermen don't need to necessarily divide their spoils with the dolphins, because the fish swimming away from the nets head right into the dolphins' mouths.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432062438.jpg)
待海豚將魚群趕進網裡,漁夫們只需收網即可!
![The dolphins show up to fish whenever they feel like it, often leaving the men hanging with their nets.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432062442.jpg)
快來看看他們實際捕魚是什麼樣子吧!
來源:Australia for Dolphins|Oddity Central
動物行為確實令人感到驚奇,會選擇與人類合作的動物可說是少之又少。不過人類和動物各取所需,維持良好的共生關係也是挺不錯的。將這些聰明機伶的動物分享給你的朋友們看看吧!
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