在德国的法兰克福动物园,一只叫西拉 (Shira) 的大猩猩抱着她的女儿,不时搂搂她、摇摇她,似乎不知道她的女儿已经不会再醒来了。
![Heartbreaking: Shira the gorilla, living at Frankfurt Zoo, tragically lost her week-old baby](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/55fba37309f84.jpg)
她的宝宝在出生后一星期就突然死亡。在晚上,西拉把她死去的宝宝放在肚子上一起睡觉,在隔天,她想叫醒宝宝,却发现她没反应时,脸上充满困惑。
![Grief: The ten-year-old gorilla could be seen walking frantically through her cage at Frankfurt Zoo in Germany, desperate for her dead baby to wake up](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/55fba3732c94f.jpg)
动物园园长说:「上周四早上她还很OK,但下午她突然毫无预警地死了,我们还不知道是什么原因造成的。」
![Double loss: This is the second time Shira has lost a baby, her six-month-old son Tandu died last year](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/55fba3734a353.jpg)
动物园管理员们希望能在西拉愿意放手后,将宝宝交给验尸官解剖。
尼基施教授说西拉这些近似于人类的举动「在大猩猩中很常见,妈妈和小孩的连结特别密切。」
![Pacing: Shira struggles to come to terms with the loss, and tries to wake up her baby daughter](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/55fba3736654c.jpg)
他也说:「西拉需要时间和空间来疗伤。」
西拉会如此伤心欲绝,可能是因为她已经痛失第二胎了。在去年5月,她6个月大的儿子坦度 (Tandu) 死于致命的病毒感染,当时她也像现在这样轻搂着他、哄着他,试图把孩子唤醒。
![Happier days: Shira pictured with her baby daughter shortly before it died. She is still carrying the little one](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/55fba373826c6.jpg)
在她明白已经没希望之后,她把死去的儿子放在她的地盘上一个僻静的角落,然后独自到她的床上哀悼。
![Tragedy: The grief is etched across Shira#s face as she realised that her baby is dead](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/55fba373a1592.jpg)
现在园方在等西拉明白女儿已经死了,他们才能找出死因。
![Zoo keepers were able to retrieve the body of the baby after Shira finally realised her daughter was dead](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/55fba373be7f2.jpg)
来源:Dailymail
没想到大猩猩也会像人类一样,没办法接受自己的孩子死亡…希望西拉能够尽快走出伤痛,不要再露出那么哀伤的表情了。
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