Fascinating Bhutanese Animals. 引人入勝的不丹動物。

1. 不丹王國的野生動物
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2. Bhutan’s famous Tiger Nest Monastery
不丹著名的虎穴寺

3. Foreword
For most people, when visiting Bhutan you will visit the famous Tiger Nest
Monastery. But you realize that there is much more to this exotic kingdom
than meets the eye.
More than 72% of Bhutan’s territory is covered by forest and more than half
of the country’s landmass falls within protected areas that are home to the
incredibly charismatic Bhutan animals.
The kingdom is home to 90 species of mammals, 770 species of bird and at
least 5,400 species of plants.
If you don’t know much about Bhutan animals, read on to discover what
wildlife you could spot on your travels in the Kingdom.
前言
對大多數人來說，訪問不丹會參觀著名的虎穴寺。但會意識到，這個異國情
調王國，還有很多事情遠比你眼見的要多。
不丹 72% 以上領土被森林覆蓋，一半以上土地位於保護區內，而這些保護區
是極具魅力的動物家園。
這個王國擁有 90 種哺乳動物、770 種鳥類和至少 5,400 種植物。
如果你對不丹動物 知之甚少，請繼續閱讀，以便了解在不丹旅行時，可以發
現哪些野生動物。

4. Takin
羚牛
Takin is the national animal of Bhutan. With a nose like a moose, horns like a wildebeest
and body like a bison, takin the most odd-looking of Bhutan’s animals.
羚牛是不丹的國獸。鼻子像駝鹿，角像牛羚，身體像野牛，是不丹長相最奇特的動物。

5. Takin
羚牛
Bhutan takin is listed as Threatened Species on the IUCN
Red List, mainly because of overhunting and habitat loss.
不丹羚牛，在世界自然保護聯盟紅色名單，中被
列為瀕危物種，主因是過度捕獵和棲息地喪失。

6. Snow Leopard
雪豹
Bhutan is home to four big cats: snow leopard, Bengal tiger, leopard and clouded leopard.
不丹是四大貓科動物的故鄉：雪豹、孟加拉虎、美洲豹 和雲豹。

7. The snow leopard is an elusive feline that lives in
the high-altitude valleys of the Himalayas, where
there are thought to be 100-200 individuals.
雪豹是難以捉摸的貓科動物，生活在喜馬拉雅山
高海拔山谷中，據信那裡有 100-200 只雪豹。
Snow Leopard
雪豹

8. Globally endangered, the tigers are thriving in Bhutan.
The kingdom is home to 103 tigers according to the
latest population census. They can be found across the
country from the lowlands in the south to the elevations
of over 4000 metres in the north.
孟加拉虎在不丹繁衍生息，為全球瀕危物種。最新普查，
該王國擁有 103 隻老虎。 從南部低地到北部海拔 4,000
多米的高地，全國各地都有它們的身影。
Bengal Tiger
孟加拉虎

9. Bengal Tiger
孟加拉虎
What is even better, the tigers move between the different populations
in Bhutan, maintaining the much needed genetic exchange.
更棒的是，老虎在不丹 不同種群 之間移動，維持著必要的基因交流。

10. The clouded leopard is the world's smallest big cat and
is almost as elusive as the snow leopard. Its habitat
preference the dense jungles, making it one of the
most difficult animals to spot in the wild.
Clouded Leopard
雲 豹
雲豹是世界上最小的大型貓科動物，幾乎和
雪豹一樣難以捉摸。棲息地偏愛茂密叢林，
為野外最難發現的動物之一。

11. The clouded leopard is an excellent climber. Its bag of tricks includes the
ability to descend from trees head-first, hang off tree branches by a back
foot or climb along horizontal branches hanging upside-down.
雲豹攀爬能力非常出色。技巧包括 能夠頭朝下從樹上下來，後腳懸吊在樹
枝上 或沿著 橫向樹枝 倒掛著攀爬。
Clouded Leopard
雲 豹

12. Goral
斑 羚
Another mountain specialist, goral is a goat-like ungulate
that prefers rocky hillside habitat at the higher elevations
across the great Himalayas.
斑羚為類似山羊的有蹄類動物，是另類
登山專家，喜歡棲息在大喜馬拉雅山脈
高海拔地區的岩石山坡。

13. To keep warm on the windswept mountain slopes, goral
have woolly undercoats covered by long, coarser hair,
which gives them a somewhat shaggy appearance.
Goral
斑 羚
為了在多風的山坡上保暖，斑羚覆蓋
著又長又粗的毛質底毛，讓它們看起
來有點毛茸茸的樣子。

14. Serow
鬣 羚
Similar in appearance to goral, the Himalayan serow is another odd-looking goat antelope.
喜馬拉雅 鬣羚 外觀與「斑羚」相似，是另一種長相古怪如「斑羚」的羚羊。

15. Slightly larger than the goral, serows also like the rocky
hillsides. Serow is a protected species in Bhutan, it is
threatened mainly by habitat loss and hunting for its meat.
Serow
鬣 羚
鬣羚比「斑羚」稍大，也喜歡岩石山坡。
鬣羚在不丹是受保護物種，主要的威脅
是棲息地喪失和被獵殺。

16. Musk Deer
麝香鹿
The White-bellied Musk deer is found at high altitude
habitats in Bhutan, Nepal and northern India. This
hornless deer has a special gland on its abdomen that
secrets a waxy substance called musk. Male musk deer
use it to Mark their territories and to attract females.
白腹麝香鹿生活在不丹、尼泊爾和印度北部
的高海拔棲息地。這種無角鹿的腹部有一個
特殊的腺體，分泌一種 蠟狀物質 稱為麝香。
雄性麝香鹿用它來標記領地並吸引雌性。

17. Sadly, humans find the musk sent appealing as well, and the deer has been
hunted almost to extinction for the sake of the perfume industry. As a result,
it is currently listed as Endangered and protected by law in Bhutan.
可悲的是，人類發現麝香味很有吸引力，為了香水行業，麝香鹿幾乎被獵殺
殆盡。 因此目前在不丹，它被列為瀕危物種並受法律保護。
Musk Deer
麝香鹿

18. Dhole
豺(豺犬)
Dhole is not a well-known animal in Bhutan and it is often mistaken for a
wolf. Also known as Asian wild dogs.
豺 (豺犬) 在不丹並非知名動物，經常被誤認為是狼。也稱為「亞洲野狗」。

19. Dholes are highly social animals that live in large clans
with strict social dominance structure. They are
threatened with extinction and listed as Endangered.
豺 (豺犬) 是高群居動物，生活在大家族中具有嚴格的社
群支配結構。它們面臨滅絕的威脅並被列為瀕危物種。
Dhole
豺(豺犬)

20. Bharal
岩羊
Also known as the Himalayan blue sheep, bharal is a medium-sized sheep
which is predominantly found in the high altitude regions in Bhutan.
岩羊也被稱為「喜馬拉雅藍羊」，是一種中型羊，主要分佈在不丹高海拔地區。

21. The bharals are the most agile animals in Bhutan, and possibly, the world. They are capable of
easily navigating the near-vertical sheer cliffs of the Himalayas. And they put their skills to good
use to escape the attacks of their main predator – the snow leopard.
岩
羊
是
不
丹
乃
至
全
世
界
最
敏
捷
的
動
物
。
能
夠
輕
鬆
地
穿
越
喜
馬
拉
雅
山
近
乎
垂
直
的
懸
崖
峭
壁
。
它
們
可
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充
分
利
用
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的
技
能
，
來
逃
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主
要
捕
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者
雪
豹
的
攻
擊
。
Bharal
岩羊

22. Often overshadowed by the popularity of its larger namesake, the giant panda, to which
it’s not closely related, the red panda is one of the most charismatic Bhutan animals.
小熊貓經常被同名大熊貓的聲望所掩蓋，它們與大熊貓的關係並不密切。小熊貓為最有魅
力不丹動物之一。
Red Panda
小熊貓

23. Red panda is a small arboreal animal with a thick
reddish-brown coat and white tip of its face and ears.
Sadly the population of the red panda is declining and
it is listed as Endangered.
小熊貓是小型樹棲動物，有厚厚的紅棕色外
毛，臉和耳朵帶著白色尖端。可悲的是，小
熊貓的數量正在減少，並被列為瀕危物種。
Red Panda
小熊貓

24. Binturong
熊 狸
Another tree-dweller of Bhutan, the binturong, looks somewhat
similar to the red panda but lacks some of its charisma. It prefers
a warmer climate and feeds mainly on fruit.
熊狸是不丹另一種樹棲動物，看起來
有點像小熊貓，但並不討喜。牠喜愛
溫暖的氣候，主食為水果。

25. Binturong is completely at home in the trees
and even has a prehensile tail that it can use to
hang of tree branches when it’s reaching for
fruit with its forefeet.
熊狸在樹林中行動自如，有一條可以抓握的尾巴，
當牠前腳伸向水果時，可以用來掛在樹枝上。
Binturong
熊 狸

26. Golden Langur
金葉猴
The most endangered primate on the Indian sub-continent, the
golden langur has an exceptionally small distribution range.
金葉猴 是印度次大陸最瀕危的靈長類動物，分佈範圍極小。

27. Golden langur is known from only two populations: one on the
border between the Indian state of Assam and Bhutan and another
in the Indian state of Tripura. Due to such a small distribution range,
this golden-coloured monkey is listed as Endangered with the
population on the India-Bhutan border doing slightly better.
金葉猴只存在於兩個猴群中：一個位於印
度阿薩姆邦和不丹邊界，另一個位於印度
特里普拉邦。由於分佈範圍如此之小，這
類「金色猴子」被列為瀕危物種，印度和
不丹邊境的猴群情況略為好些。
Golden Langur
金葉猴

28. One-horned Rhino
獨角犀牛
The greater one-horned rhino, also known as the Indian rhino,
is the largest of the rhino species and the second-largest
land mammal in Asia after the Asian elephant.
大獨角犀牛也稱為 印度犀牛，是最大的犀牛物種，也是僅次
於「亞洲象」第二大的亞洲陸地哺乳動物。

29. One-horned rhino once roamed across most of the northern part of the
Indian sub-continent but was subsequently hunted almost to extinction.
Today, it is one of the most endangered of Bhutan’s animals.
獨角犀牛曾經漫遊於印度次大陸北部大部分地區，但隨後遭到獵殺幾近滅
絕。今天它是不丹最瀕危的動物之一。
One-horned Rhino
獨角犀牛

30. Sloth Bear
懶熊
About the same size as an Asian black bear, the sloth bear is one of the most recognizable
Bhutan animals. Its shaggy coat, whitish claws, and lanky build are unmistakable.
懶熊 的體型與 亞洲黑熊 差不多，是最知名不丹動物之一。它毛茸茸的皮毛、發白的爪子和
瘦長的身材都不會被認錯。

31. Sloth bear walks with a slow, shuffling gate and appears quite clumsy, but don’t let it fool
you. It’s capable of galloping faster than a running human. The sloth bear feeds primarily
on fruit, nuts and termites that they can suck up from their nests in huge quantities.
懶熊 走得很慢，拖著腳走路看起來很笨拙，但別被騙了，
它能夠比「賽跑的人」跑得更快。懶熊主要以水果、堅果
和白蟻為食，可以從蟻穴中大量吸食白蟻。
Sloth Bear
懶熊

32. Tibetan Wolf
藏 狼
A subspecies of the gray wolf, the Tibetan wolf is native to the
Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas. It is slightly larger than its
European cousins and has a thicker and lighter fur.
藏狼是「灰狼」的一支亞種，原產於 青藏高原 和喜馬拉雅山。
它比歐洲遠親稍大，毛皮更厚輕。

33. The wolves get a bad rap for hunting domestic
stock, particularly sheep and goats which makes
them unwelcome neighbours for the local herders.
狼因捕食家畜而壞了名聲，尤其是綿羊和山羊，它
們成為當地牧民不受歡迎的鄰居。
Tibetan Wolf
藏 狼

34. Chital deer
花 鹿
The chital deer, also known as spotted deer
and and axis deer, is a species of deer that
is native in the Indian subcontinent.
花鹿，也被稱為「斑鹿」和「軸鹿」，是一種
原產於印度次大陸的鹿。

35. The chital deer is sexually dimorphic; males
are larger than females, and antlers are
present only on males.
The body upper parts are golden to rufous,
completely covered in white spots. The
abdomen, rump, throat, insides of legs, ears,
and tail are all white.
花鹿兩性不同形；雄性比雌性大，只有雄性
才有鹿角。
身體上部 呈金黃色至紅褐色，覆蓋著白色斑
點。腹部、臀部、喉嚨、腿內側、耳朵和尾
巴都t呈白色。
Chital deer
花 鹿

36. Yellow-throated marten
黃喉貂
The yellow-throated marten is a species of marten native to
Asia. Its global population is stable, and it is widely spread.
It is not majorly threatened by anything and lives in several
protected areas, making it a species of least concern.
黃喉貂 是一種原產於亞洲的貂。全球分佈廣泛，
總數穩定。生活在幾個保護區內，不受任何威脅，
使其成為不受關注的物種。

37. Its name comes from its peculiar yellow throat. It is a large and muscular animal with a small
head that hunts in pairs. It feeds on small rodents, eggs, and reptiles like lizards and snakes.
Yellow-throated marten
黃喉貂
它名字來源於奇特的「黃色喉嚨」。是體型龐大、肌肉
發達的動物，頭部較小，成對捕食。以小型囓齒動物、
卵、蜥蜴和蛇等爬行動物為食。