一只神奇的中国猫咪居然成功从上海乘坐一艘货轮抵达了美国北卡罗来纳州。这只小猫的神奇之处就在于，它在货轮的板条箱里至少度过了35天，没有任何的食物和水来源。$ e9 j9 n6 m* x
% D' Y B! t2 j8 d- W 据悉发现小猫的是美国北卡罗来纳州的Hendersonville一家越野摩托运动器材店的店主康登。当他打开来自一批中国的货物时，他发现其中一个板条箱的角落里居然有一只奄奄一息的小猫。小猫尽管已经非常虚弱，但是仍然活着。5 ?4 y7 m! m/ O; }5 l/ f5 f
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当意识到这只小猫是来自国外的时候，这名店主立即打电话叫来了当地动物组织工作人员。动物组织的工作人员随后找来了兽医对小猫进行救治。根据北卡罗来纳州的法律，任何来自于国外的动物都必须经过疫苗接种并隔离6个月观察。 2 K, |0 ~ n. i8 S f ' C& g% K7 c( R; F5 f6 k5 _ 据悉，搭载这只小猫的货轮是4月3日从上海离港的。这也就意味着，这只小猫不吃不喝在海上至少35天。一般来说，动物如果不进食可以维持数周生命，不喝水也只能维持数天而已。当地的一名兽医对此解释说，小猫有很好的肾脏，也可以把自己的身体调整到缺水的环境，通过摄取潮湿的空气中少量的水分才能存活这么长时间。 ) g9 J& w" i* g * }/ s" ~7 S- X" |) t/ [0 s( F( R' |
为动物取名，有时煞费思量，康登说，那还不容易，从哪里来的，就取什么名字，所以就替它取名「中国」。那位工人说，他已拟定领养「中国」的计画，只等「中国」检疫期满。 % @" v1 ~$ Y. ?5 V9 N [$ A# r; ^& | 目前，发现小猫的店主的一名合伙人已经决定领养这只小猫。 : H5 Z% R" e6 ~+ }3 o& d, B + e1 K8 O1 M Z1 A" {2 g , D: y' l2 s; A% L8 U6 X4 M
No food or water, but North Carolina cat survives 35 days in crateBy The Associated Press ' ^' b2 b& c0 {* w+ {2 t/ G' v V4 Q 6 I) Y) L v' K$ A1 c# \2 Z- YHENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — After Eric Congdon opened a crate from China and discovered a cat inside, coming up with a name for the furry stowaway was easy. + u$ S0 G- G# C) N' A 7 {9 e9 T! S1 {8 G3 l8 _1 z" WChina the cat had chewed through one of the boxes before it left Shanghai on April 3 and spent at least 35 days on a ship inside the container filled with motorcycle gear.1 Q7 v# g$ W+ v& ?' M3 E+ r
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"I saw something in the container move," Congdon said. "I turned up the headlights on the forklift to get a better look."9 ^$ r0 y( E) m7 ]
7 k0 t0 g$ R# X2 ^1 W: n+ i4 E; vHe saw the cat cowering in a corner, weak but alive. Congdon, owner of Olympia Moto Sports in Hendersonville, said he and a co-worker called the county's animal services when the cat would not let them near. 6 I' K# k" s: X8 P* J 8 d- L0 y, m% w! AA co-worker of Congdon's plans to adopt China if she checks out with a veterinarian. North Carolina law says any animal coming into the country must be vaccinated and quarantined for six months. 3 g! j, G, A( u; {1 q/ } # W; i# l1 y- e5 L" \$ p# J"We have to take precautions," animal-services manager Brenda Miller said.& P O3 ]- n( Q6 \
o5 J% x0 Y6 _2 c& `0 mHow could China survive for so long on no food and water?; R, T; r9 R/ ` h6 g* P
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