2014-08-09

【Aiden in English】

        What better way is there to finish a summer trip to the Everglades NP of Florida? So when our bags got packed, we left our Glory Carnival to revisit some world famous Everglade Alligators.

        Please keep it in mind that alligators eat humans, but only for reasons.

                1. They're hungry. Very, very hunger.

                2. You're threatening them.

                3. They're extremely pissed off at you.

        The third one doesn't happen a lot since alligators tolerate a lot of pokes, slaps, and punches. Do not test that theory on wild alligators. Their personalities could differ.

        There is one huge question floating around. What's the difference between alligators and crocodiles? It is Simple. First of all, alligators have larger tongues and round snouts, while crocs have smaller and sharp ones. Secondly, alligators only live in fresh water, while crocs stay in both fresh and salt water habitats. Last, alligators don't consider human beings to be food, while crocs don't mind to eat people at all.

        Alligators are really amazing lizards/reptiles/cold-blooded animals. They are not the monsters you think they are, although you should be careful around them. Now that I know the truth, I'll be back to see them again.

【紅霞譯文】

        有什麼比採用重訪大沼澤地國家公園的方式來結束盛夏之旅更為圓滿？我們打好行囊輕裝上陣，告別“嘉年華·光榮”號遊輪之後，即刻踏上通往世界所謂着名濕地──鱷魚棲息地的征途。

        務必記住濕地鱷魚吃人，其原因不外乎：

            第一，它們餓得要死，飢不擇食；

            第二，你沒事找事威脅到它們生死存亡；

            第三，它們看你不順眼。

        第三種情況並不多見，因為濕地鱷魚氣量寬宏，經常打不還手罵不還口，頂多朝你橫眉冷對翻個白眼。千萬不要跟野生鱷魚較真顯擺你的本事，它們個性迥異，脾氣各有不同。

        對我們而言，天大的困惑莫過於濕地鱷魚跟普通鱷魚有什麼根本區別？答案很簡單。首先，濕地鱷魚舌頭大鼻子圓，而普通鱷魚舌頭小鼻子尖；其次，濕地鱷魚僅生活在淡水環境裡，而普通鱷魚則足跡遍布江河湖海；末了，濕地鱷魚尚未把人類列入日常食譜之內，但普通鱷魚卻來者不拒。

        濕地鱷魚純屬那種了不起的蜥蜴／爬行動物／冷血動物，絕不是通常你所認為的魔怪，儘管如此，對它們切不可掉以輕心。既然對濕地鱷魚有了初步認識，來日方長，咱們必定後會有期。