Despite defying so many expectations, meet the bear that still faces a serious image problem.
尽管出乎很多人的意料，但这只熊仍然面临着严重的形象问题。
Serving as the inspiration for the beloved worldwide phenomenon Paddington Bear, the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) is a remarkable animal.
作为深受全世界喜爱的帕丁顿熊的灵感来源，安第斯熊(Tremarctos ornatus)是一种非凡的动物。
The only bear species found in South America, many (but not all) of them have rings of coloured fur around their eyes ranging from whitish to yellowish.
这是南美洲发现的唯一一种熊，很多(但不是所有)的眼睛周围都有彩色的毛圈，颜色从淡白色到淡黄色不等。
This makes it look like they’re wearing their own pair of au natural glasses giving rise to their other name of ‘spectacled bears’.
这使得它们看起来就像戴着自己的一副纯天然眼镜，从而得名眼镜熊。
Unlike their fictional, marmalade-sandwich-obsessed counterpart, the Andean bear is not a social animal.
与他们虚构的、痴迷于果酱三明治的同伴不同，安第斯熊不是一种社会性动物。
They tend to live alone, only coming together for the mating season, which lasts from April to June. Andean bears are polyestrous, meaning they are have more than one period of fertility in a year.
它们倾向于独居，只有在交配季节才聚在一起，交配季节从4月持续到6月。安第斯熊是多性的，这意味着它们一年有不止一个繁殖期。
As a result, they are capable of delayed implantation. This means female bears are able to push pause on embryo development until a time when food is abundant - usually between November and February.
因此，它们能够延迟植入。这意味着母熊能够推迟胚胎的发育，直到食物充足的时候——通常在11月到2月之间。
Despite their large size (an can grow to around 5-6 feet tall and weigh approximately 350 pounds), the Andean bear is an excellent climber thanks to their long front legs.
尽管体型庞大(成年熊可以长到5-6英尺高，体重约350磅)，但由于前腿很长，安第斯熊是一个优秀的攀登者。
They climb to find food when there are slim pickings on the ground. Though they are omnivores, their diet is predominately vegetarian, with only around 5% of their diet being made up of meat.
当地上的食物很少时，他们就爬上去寻找食物。虽然它们是杂食动物，但它们的饮食主要是素食，只有5%的食物是肉类。
They harvest fruit, berries, cacti and honey (sadly, not marmalade). They also have incredible patience – it has been reported bears will sit in a tree for days just waiting for fruit to ripen.
他们收获水果、浆果、仙人掌和蜂蜜(遗憾的是，没有果酱)。他们也有惊人的耐心，据报道，熊会坐在树上几天，只是等待水果成熟。
When fruits aren’t available, they use their strong jaws and wide, flat molars to chew on tough fibrous parts of plants such as bromeliad hearts, soft parts of palms, orchid bulbs and tree bark.
当没有水果的时候，它们会用强壮的下颚和扁平的磨牙咀嚼植物的纤维状部分，比如凤梨心、柔软的棕榈树、兰花茎和树皮。
When they need to, they will supplement their diet with meat – small rodents, birds and insects, making them the largest carnivores in South America.
当它们需要的时候，它们会用小啮齿动物、鸟类和昆虫作为食物的补充，使它们成为南美洲最大的食肉动物。
安第斯熊面临的主要威胁是栖息地的破坏
Unfortunately for the Andean bear, it faces a multitude of threats. The main threat to the species is the destruction and fragmentation of their habitat.
不幸的是，安第斯熊面临着众多威胁。该物种面临的主要威胁是栖息地的破坏和破碎化。
Their homes are being destroyed to make way for human infrastructure, roads, illegal crops (such as coca and opium), timber and firewood, mining and petroleum exploration.
他们的家园正在被摧毁，为人类基础设施、道路、非法作物(如古柯和鸦片)、木材和木柴、采矿和石油勘探让路。
Thanks to this habitat loss, the species is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
由于栖息地的丧失，该物种被世界自然保护联盟列为脆弱物种。
As the bear’s habitat shrinks, they are being forced closer and closer to human habitats. This is particularly problematic when the bears are brought close to livestock.
随着熊的栖息地缩小，它们被迫越来越接近人类的栖息地。当熊被带到离牲畜很近的地方时，这个问题尤其严重。
Farmers blame them for attacking cattle, leading to calls for the bears to be hunted, creating a spiraling situation.
农民们指责他们袭击牛，导致人们呼吁捕杀熊，造成了不断恶化的局面。
Even though they barely eat meat, the stigma that the Andean bears face is influential and ingrained.
尽管他们几乎不吃肉，但安第斯山脉所背负的耻辱影响深远，根深蒂固。
These bears are also hunted for parts used in the wildlife trade. Their gall bladders are highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine and WWF estimate that one can fetch US$150, which is five times the average monthly wage in Ecuador.
这些熊也被猎杀用于野生动物贸易。它们的胆囊在传统中药中很有价值，世界自然基金会估计一个可以卖到150美元，这是厄瓜多尔平均月工资的五倍。
Fortunately, their demise is well-known and action is being taken to save the Andean Bears and their habitats.
幸运的是，它们的灭绝是众所周知的，人们正在采取行动拯救安第斯熊和它们的栖息地。
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have created an Andean Bear Occupancy Monitoring Methodology, a field-based strategy and suite of best practices.
野生动物保护协会(WCS)已经创建了一个安第斯熊居住监测方法，一个基于实地的战略和最佳实践套件。
Co-ordinating with conservation scientists and National Parks Unit, this methodology aims to help gauge current population levels and maximise the impact of conservation work.
该方法与保育科学家及国家公园组合作，旨在协助量度现时的人口水平，并尽量发挥保育工作的影响。
They ran a pilot program in Colombia’s Chingaza National Natural Park and detected a 20% reduction of the occupancy of the area, pointing to a need to reevaluate management systems in order to protect the species.
他们在哥伦比亚的Chingaza国家自然公园进行了一个试点项目，发现该地区的占用率下降了20%，这意味着需要重新评估。
The Andean bears seen in Seven Worlds, One Planet, were filmed in Maquipucuna (tender hand), a NGO run conservation site in the cloud forests of Ecuador.
在一个星球的七个世界里看到的安第斯熊，是在厄瓜多尔云雾森林里的一个非政府组织经营的保护网站Maquipucuna拍摄的。
The 14,000 acre private reserve was founded by Rodrigo Ontaneda and Rebeca Justicia and received Protected Forest status from the Ecuadorian government in 1989.
这片14000英亩的私人保护区由罗德里戈·翁塔内达和雷贝卡·吉斯蒂西亚创建，并于1989年从厄瓜多尔政府获得了受保护森林的地位。
The bears spend around 10 weeks each year in Maquipucuna when they come to feast on wild avocados.
这些熊每年要在马基普库纳度过大约10周的时间来享用野生鳄梨。
While the balancing of financial needs of the nation and protecting the bears is precarious, progress is being made.
虽然国家财政需要和保护熊之间的平衡是不稳定的，但正在取得进展。
With careful management, we should be seeing more Andean bears in the future. Although maybe not waiting at Paddington station holding a sandwich.
如果管理得当，我们将来会看到更多的安第斯熊。虽然可能不是拿着三明治在帕丁顿车站等着。
Featured image by Chadden Hunter
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