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Hey, what's up, guys? I'm Alex Farnham. And this is 'Animal's News.'
嘿，大哥，大哥你好嘛 我是Alex Farnham 这里是动物小新闻
Take a look at this sheep.
看看这只小羊羔
I mean, take a look at this pig.
我的意思是，看看这只小猪崽
All right. Is it sheep? Or is it pig?
好吧 这是羊吗 还是猪？
Mind-explosion!
脑子该炸了
OK, what is this exactly, you may be thinking?
好吧，你认为到底是神马东东
Mind-explosion!
脑子该炸了
OK, what is this exactly, you may be thinking?
好吧，你认为到底是神马东东
It's a mangalitsa.
这是曼加利察猪
And those of you who follow us on our Instagram and our Facebook may have seen us post a picture of one last week.
上礼拜，那些在我们Instagram和face book上 关注了的人应该看到过一张图片
Believe it or not, it's said to be the most delicious of pigs.
相信与否，据说这就是一种十分好吃的猪
Some even say it's the Kobe beef pork.
甚至有人大赞它是，神户猪肉
To understand how this pig is different from most pigs, let's just travel back to the 19th century, where it all began.
琢磨琢磨为什么这种猪和其它的猪不一样 那我们的穿越到19世纪 这种猪的发源地
Hungarian nobles were trying to breed a tasty pig with more lard.
匈牙利贵族尝试着培育一种肥膘更多的好吃的猪肉
So they cross-bred a wild boar with a pig.
他们让野猪和家猪杂交
Thus these fatty pigs were born.
因此这种肥猪诞生了
Turns out that mangalitsa pork was so amazing that it was only reserved for royalty.
培育出曼加利察猪实在是不可思议 因此它仅仅作为御用肉品
You see, back then lard had so many uses, not only for cooking, but for candles, soaps, even cosmetics.
我们知道，那时猪油有很多的用途 不仅仅是食物，还能制作蜡烛，香皂，甚至是化妆品
But then we learned that saturated fat was unhealthy.
但后来我们发现饱和脂肪酸不利于人们的健康
So lard was substituted for a vegetable oil and other oils instead.
所以猪油渐渐被植物油或其他的油品所替代
Since these pigs grew slower, they needed large spaces, and they produced less piglets than the more common pig, the breed began to die off.
因为这种猪生长缓慢，需要的空间很大 每窝的猪崽也比一般的猪少 饲养量也就越来越少
By the 1990s, there was only an estimated 200 remaining.
19世纪90年代，这种猪大概只剩下200头了
The real question here is how did this species of pig go from almost being extinct to making a comeback?
真正的问题是这种猪是怎么从快要灭绝了后又恢复数量的
According to the 'New York Times', Peter Toth, a Hungarian animal geneticist, noticed the decline and started a program to raise them again.
据纽约时报报道 一个叫Peter Toth的匈牙利动物遗传学家，注意到了这种猪的消亡后 开始实施这种猪数量的提升项目
For over 20 years, their numbers grew, becoming particularly sought after by the fine dining industry.
20年来，它们的数量增长了成为餐饮业里最受欢迎的美食
Today there are around 50,000 being raised.
现在，大概已经增长到了50000头
Nowadays, they're even treated as pets.
现在他们也被当成宠物来饲养
They mainly feed on a mix of barley, wheats, grains, and seeds.
主要饲养食物有大麦，小麦，谷物，和种子
And when treated well, they're as loyal as a dog.
如果养的好的话，它们会像狗狗一样忠诚
So basically humans created this breed of pig.
所以人类创造了这种猪
And as a result, it seems the animal is totally dependent on being useful to humans in order to survive.
结果是这种动物完全依赖于人类是否想让它存活
What do you guys think?
你怎么看
Is it right to save animals from extinction if we're only raising it as a resource?
把它们当做一种资源来拯救即将消亡的动物是否正确呢
Let me we know in the comments below.
把评论写在下方，让我看看大家的看法
And to find out how pigs can help your dog's behavior, check out this episode here.
猪是怎么改变狗狗的行为的 我们来看看这段
New research shows that if you spray a pheromone produced from male pigs on or around a dog's face, the dog will stop barking or jumping, or doing whatever they're doing.
研究表明，如果你把公猪在产生的荷尔蒙 喷在一只狗脸上或附近 狗狗会停止大叫大跳或其他正在干的事情
Don't forget to share this with your friends. Subscribe.
别忘了把这期节目分享给你的朋友 来订阅一下
And I'll see you hairy mammals next time.
下期我给你们看个毛茸茸的动物
