母海豚驮着死去的小海豚游向深海
These are the heart-rending images of a dolphin carrying her dead baby out to sea.
这些哀伤的图片记录了一只海豚妈妈驮着死亡的小海豚游向深海的情景。
The pictures were taken by tourists in China's Guangxi Zhuang region, an area known for of its dolphin-watching tours.
图片是由游客拍摄于广西壮族自治区，这里以海豚观赏来吸引游客。
The mammals' mourning ritual is rarely seen - and it is even more rare for it to be caught on camera.
这种情景以前基本很少遇到，用照相机记录下来更是稀少。
The adult dolphin repeatedly lifted the dead calf to the surface, as if helping it to breathe. It was also moving the calf away from the shore, heading for deeper water.
成年海豚不断的将小海豚驼在背上使其浮出水面，似乎是在帮助小海豚呼吸，把其带入深海。
A large gash was seen across the calf's belly, and it is possible the infant was killed by the propeller of a boat. Ironically, it may have been one of the many boats that take tourists out for day trips.
小海豚身上有一道巨大的伤口，很可能是由于船舶的螺旋桨造成的，具有讽刺意味的是很可能是某支观光游览船就是罪魁祸首。
小海豚几次从母海豚身上掉落，但母海豚还是不离不弃
Researchers have observed dolphins carrying or pushing stillborn calves or those that die in their infancy. The dolphins show distress and can stay with the dead baby for several days.
研究人员曾遇见过海团驮着死胎或夭折的小海豚。母海豚十分伤心，会陪小海豚好几天的时间。
Mourning rituals in the animal kingdom have also been observed in whales, elephants, chimps and gorillas.
动物界这种哀悼仪式也存在于鲸鱼、大象、黑猩猩和大猩猩身上。
While experts are reluctant to attribute human emotions to animals, the behaviour seems to show that dolphins are at least aware of their mortality - and may even contemplate their eventual death.
尽管专家不怨将人类情感加之在动物身上，但是海豚这种行为似乎表明海豚至少能意识到即将到来的死亡，甚至还会对死亡进行思考。
游客在船上记录下了这一幕
Researcher Joan Gonzalvo, of the Tethys Research Institute, observed a similar scene in 2006, where a mother was carrying its dead calf on its back. He said that the mother seemed unable to accept the death.
特提斯研究所研究员Joan Gonzalvo2006年观察到了类似的情景，同是一只母海豚驮着自己死去的孩子，Joan认为母海豚似乎不能接受小海豚死去这一事实。
A year later, he witnessed a pod of dolphins trying to help a dying calf - lifting it to the surface and swimming around the sick individual in a frantic and erratic manner.
一年后，他看到一群海豚试图帮助一个即将死亡的小海豚——将其驮到海面上，其它的海豚狂躁的围着小海豚游动。