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After catching an octopus, holidaymaker Labros Hydras followed local tradition by killing it and taking it to a taverna to be served for his supper.
拉布羅·海德拉斯在希臘度假時(shí)抓住了一只章魚(yú)，按照當(dāng)?shù)亓?xí)俗他們把章魚(yú)殺掉后送到小酒館做晚餐吃。
That is when he discovered this was no ordinary specimen – it was a ‘hexapus’ with only six legs instead of the usual eight. The creature found during a snorkelling trip in Greece is believed to be only the second recorded worldwide.
直到章魚(yú)做熟上桌，海德拉斯才發(fā)現(xiàn)這只和普通章魚(yú)有所不同——不是普通的八腳章魚(yú)，而是六腳章魚(yú)。這只罕見(jiàn)的動(dòng)物是游客在希臘潛水時(shí)捉到的，而且是迄今為止全世界發(fā)現(xiàn)的第二只六腳章魚(yú)。
Father-of-two Mr Hydras, 49, took it to a local taverner where a chef cooked it and served it with tomato, lemon and a lettuce leaf. It was only then that he checked with a friend who is a biologist – and felt sick at what he had done.
現(xiàn)年49歲的海德拉斯先生是兩個(gè)孩子的父親，他捉住章魚(yú)后把它帶到當(dāng)?shù)匦〔宛^里，廚師把章魚(yú)做熟，還和西紅柿、檸檬、生菜葉子一起端了出來(lái)。直到那時(shí)，海德拉斯和他的生物學(xué)家朋友才發(fā)現(xiàn)這只章魚(yú)的不同之處。海德拉斯對(duì)他之前的作為很懊惱。
The first known hexapus was found off North Wales in 2008 and taken to Blackpool Sea Life Centre. Nicknamed Henry, he was then released back into the sea where he has probably died of natural causes as their maximum life span is five years.
2008年人們?cè)诒蓖柺堪l(fā)現(xiàn)了全世界第一只六腳章魚(yú)后，把它送到了黑潭海洋生物中心。那只六腳章魚(yú)綽號(hào)叫做“亨利”，后來(lái)又被放生入海，現(xiàn)在大概已經(jīng)自然死亡了，因?yàn)檎卖~(yú)的最長(zhǎng)壽命只有五年。
A repentant Mr Hydras said: ‘It tasted just like a normal octopus but now I feel really bad. When we caught it, there was nothing to suggest it was any different or had been damaged.
后悔莫及的海德拉斯先生說(shuō)：“它嘗起來(lái)和其他章魚(yú)沒(méi)什么區(qū)別，但我現(xiàn)在感覺(jué)很糟糕。當(dāng)我們抓住它時(shí)沒(méi)發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)不同之處，也沒(méi)注意它是否受過(guò)傷。”
`I thought it had been born with six tentacles. We go to Greece every year and when we catch an octopus, we do the same thing so we just did not think about it.`
“我認(rèn)為它是天生就只有六只觸手。我們每年都去希臘，每次抓到章魚(yú)都會(huì)做同樣的事情，所以也沒(méi)再多想?！?BR> `I wanted to find out more, but there was no internet where we were. I then called my friend who is a biologist and he told me it was true and I was horrified.`
“我想知道更多信息，但度假的地方?jīng)]有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。后來(lái)我打電話給一個(gè)生物學(xué)家朋友，他說(shuō)這是真的，然后我就害怕了?！?BR> Mr Hydras, who was born in Greece but is now a US citizen living in Washington DC, caught the hexapus with his daughter Areti, ten, and son Arion, six, off the Pelion peninsula.
海德拉斯先生出生在希臘，但現(xiàn)在是住在華盛頓特區(qū)的美國(guó)公民。他和10歲的女兒艾瑞迪、6歲的兒子亞利安一起在波利翁半島抓住了這條六腳章魚(yú)。
The mechanical engineer has given details to the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research in Athens to increase awareness of the wild hexapus.
這位機(jī)械工程師向位于雅典的希臘水族生物研究中心詳細(xì)地匯報(bào)了情況，希望能提高人們對(duì)六腳章魚(yú)的關(guān)注。
‘It is the least that I can do given my ignorance and guilt that I feel for killing such a rare animal,’ he said. Biologists said the hexapus is the result of a natal abnormality in a common octopus (octopus vulgaris), not a new species.
海德拉斯先生說(shuō)：“因?yàn)闊o(wú)知我殺死了這么珍貴的動(dòng)物，內(nèi)心很愧疚。我現(xiàn)能補(bǔ)償?shù)膶?shí)在是太少了。”生物學(xué)家說(shuō)六腳章魚(yú)是普通章魚(yú)（八腳章魚(yú)）的胚胎變種，而非新型物種。
Professor Matt Bentley, a marine biology expert at Newcastle University, said: ‘It is rare to find an octopus like this. There is every possibility it could have grown an abnormality in early development. There is nothing to suggest it is a different species. Another explanation is it could have been injured and healed over time.’
紐卡斯?fàn)柎髮W(xué)海洋生物專(zhuān)家馬特·本特利教授說(shuō)：“這種章魚(yú)很少見(jiàn)，很可能是在早期發(fā)育時(shí)產(chǎn)生變異的結(jié)果?，F(xiàn)在還沒(méi)有證據(jù)表明它是一個(gè)新物種。另一種解釋是，它原本有八只觸手，但后來(lái)受傷斷了兩只，而傷口則隨時(shí)間完全愈合。”
After catching an octopus, holidaymaker Labros Hydras followed local tradition by killing it and taking it to a taverna to be served for his supper.
拉布羅·海德拉斯在希臘度假時(shí)抓住了一只章魚(yú)，按照當(dāng)?shù)亓?xí)俗他們把章魚(yú)殺掉后送到小酒館做晚餐吃。
That is when he discovered this was no ordinary specimen – it was a ‘hexapus’ with only six legs instead of the usual eight. The creature found during a snorkelling trip in Greece is believed to be only the second recorded worldwide.
直到章魚(yú)做熟上桌，海德拉斯才發(fā)現(xiàn)這只和普通章魚(yú)有所不同——不是普通的八腳章魚(yú)，而是六腳章魚(yú)。這只罕見(jiàn)的動(dòng)物是游客在希臘潛水時(shí)捉到的，而且是迄今為止全世界發(fā)現(xiàn)的第二只六腳章魚(yú)。
Father-of-two Mr Hydras, 49, took it to a local taverner where a chef cooked it and served it with tomato, lemon and a lettuce leaf. It was only then that he checked with a friend who is a biologist – and felt sick at what he had done.
現(xiàn)年49歲的海德拉斯先生是兩個(gè)孩子的父親，他捉住章魚(yú)后把它帶到當(dāng)?shù)匦〔宛^里，廚師把章魚(yú)做熟，還和西紅柿、檸檬、生菜葉子一起端了出來(lái)。直到那時(shí)，海德拉斯和他的生物學(xué)家朋友才發(fā)現(xiàn)這只章魚(yú)的不同之處。海德拉斯對(duì)他之前的作為很懊惱。
The first known hexapus was found off North Wales in 2008 and taken to Blackpool Sea Life Centre. Nicknamed Henry, he was then released back into the sea where he has probably died of natural causes as their maximum life span is five years.
2008年人們?cè)诒蓖柺堪l(fā)現(xiàn)了全世界第一只六腳章魚(yú)后，把它送到了黑潭海洋生物中心。那只六腳章魚(yú)綽號(hào)叫做“亨利”，后來(lái)又被放生入海，現(xiàn)在大概已經(jīng)自然死亡了，因?yàn)檎卖~(yú)的最長(zhǎng)壽命只有五年。
A repentant Mr Hydras said: ‘It tasted just like a normal octopus but now I feel really bad. When we caught it, there was nothing to suggest it was any different or had been damaged.
后悔莫及的海德拉斯先生說(shuō)：“它嘗起來(lái)和其他章魚(yú)沒(méi)什么區(qū)別，但我現(xiàn)在感覺(jué)很糟糕。當(dāng)我們抓住它時(shí)沒(méi)發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)不同之處，也沒(méi)注意它是否受過(guò)傷。”
`I thought it had been born with six tentacles. We go to Greece every year and when we catch an octopus, we do the same thing so we just did not think about it.`
“我認(rèn)為它是天生就只有六只觸手。我們每年都去希臘，每次抓到章魚(yú)都會(huì)做同樣的事情，所以也沒(méi)再多想?！?BR> `I wanted to find out more, but there was no internet where we were. I then called my friend who is a biologist and he told me it was true and I was horrified.`
“我想知道更多信息，但度假的地方?jīng)]有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。后來(lái)我打電話給一個(gè)生物學(xué)家朋友，他說(shuō)這是真的，然后我就害怕了?！?BR> Mr Hydras, who was born in Greece but is now a US citizen living in Washington DC, caught the hexapus with his daughter Areti, ten, and son Arion, six, off the Pelion peninsula.
海德拉斯先生出生在希臘，但現(xiàn)在是住在華盛頓特區(qū)的美國(guó)公民。他和10歲的女兒艾瑞迪、6歲的兒子亞利安一起在波利翁半島抓住了這條六腳章魚(yú)。
The mechanical engineer has given details to the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research in Athens to increase awareness of the wild hexapus.
這位機(jī)械工程師向位于雅典的希臘水族生物研究中心詳細(xì)地匯報(bào)了情況，希望能提高人們對(duì)六腳章魚(yú)的關(guān)注。
‘It is the least that I can do given my ignorance and guilt that I feel for killing such a rare animal,’ he said. Biologists said the hexapus is the result of a natal abnormality in a common octopus (octopus vulgaris), not a new species.
海德拉斯先生說(shuō)：“因?yàn)闊o(wú)知我殺死了這么珍貴的動(dòng)物，內(nèi)心很愧疚。我現(xiàn)能補(bǔ)償?shù)膶?shí)在是太少了。”生物學(xué)家說(shuō)六腳章魚(yú)是普通章魚(yú)（八腳章魚(yú)）的胚胎變種，而非新型物種。
Professor Matt Bentley, a marine biology expert at Newcastle University, said: ‘It is rare to find an octopus like this. There is every possibility it could have grown an abnormality in early development. There is nothing to suggest it is a different species. Another explanation is it could have been injured and healed over time.’
紐卡斯?fàn)柎髮W(xué)海洋生物專(zhuān)家馬特·本特利教授說(shuō)：“這種章魚(yú)很少見(jiàn)，很可能是在早期發(fā)育時(shí)產(chǎn)生變異的結(jié)果?，F(xiàn)在還沒(méi)有證據(jù)表明它是一個(gè)新物種。另一種解釋是，它原本有八只觸手，但后來(lái)受傷斷了兩只，而傷口則隨時(shí)間完全愈合。”