很有爱:受伤松鼠寄居女孩头发2个月
爱思英语编者按:津巴布韦16岁女孩艾比·普达鲁尔饲养了一只被遗弃的小松鼠,这个小家伙就在艾比的头发里安了家,艾比给它起名哈米。艾比说,哈米和她一见如故,一下就钻进了她绑起的头发里赖着不走了。 A teenage girl from Zimbabwe is rearing an abandoned baby squirrel - in her hair. Abby Putterill, 16, says Hammy, a mopane squirrel, climbed into her tied-up hair one day and decided to stay. The schoolgirl and her furry companion have been together for two months - and he is thriving. Hammy was just days old when he was found on the cold office floor of the Bally Vaughan Wildlife Sanctuary. Abby's mother Debbie Putterill, who co-owns the park with husband Gordon, took the baby back to her home. To the amazement of the family, Hammy made for her daughter, climbed on to her head and snuggled in to her hair. Abby wears her hair in a loose ponytail which she usually has tied up at the back, making a wonderful home-from-home for Hammy. Barring sleeping and showering, the squirrel and the schoolgirl are practically inseparable. Mrs Putterill said: 'He's doing really well and is growing up so quickly. 'When we first found him he was lying on the concrete floor of the office. He must have fallen out of the thatched roof after being abandoned.' 'If we hadn't taken him in he would have died because he was only around ten days old.' The youngster was nursed back to health on a diet of baby formula and cereal, regaining his strength and quickly becoming a member of the family. Mrs Putterill added: 'When he was tiny he refused to sleep anywhere else but on the palm of your hand but as he got older he started treating us like trees, burrowing under our clothes. 'We've never had a squirrel do this before and it's really quite funny to see but he's happy enough to lie there and watch the world go by.' |