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智利研究人員研發含銅鋅纖維防護衣,助受傷企鵝傷口癒合
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智利研究人員研發含銅鋅纖維防護衣,助受傷企鵝傷口癒合

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智利布因動物園與保育組織合作,為受傷企鵝設計了一款織入銅與鋅元素的防護背心。該材料具抗菌特性,能防止企鵝啄咬傷口並加速癒合,目前已在洪堡企鵝身上進行初步測試,效果顯著。

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智利擁有全球最大的洪堡企鵝族群,但近年受氣候變遷、聖嬰現象及人為活動影響,族群數量急遽下降。2024至2025年的調查顯示,活躍巢穴數量較三年前減少了63%。

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智利研究人員為受傷的企鵝設計了一款特別的防護衣:使用該國盛產的銅和鋅礦元素織入纖維中,利用這種金屬的抗菌作用,幫助企鵝傷口更快癒合。

美聯社3日報導,智利首都聖地牙哥郊區布因動物園(Buin Zoo)園長伊達爾索亞加(Ignacio Idalsoaga)表示,「含有銅、鋅等元素的微纖維背心已在寵物上測試多年,並且明顯有助於皮膚傷口恢復」,因此,他們思考何不也用在企鵝身上。

這款貼身紅色背心目前正在第一批企鵝身上測試。非營利組織「洪堡企鵝保育」(Conservacion Humboldt)負責人、獸醫皮諾(Tomas Pino)表示,目前觀察所見,企鵝的接受度相當好,「我們注意到,(受傷企鵝)穿上防護背心後,隔天傷口狀況就有所改善」。

皮諾指出,企鵝的傷口尤其難照護,因為牠們經常扭轉長長的頸部啄咬傷口、甚至扯掉縫線。這些特製背心除了可阻止這些行為,布料中的銅、鋅元素能抑制細菌和真菌生長,其中鋅還可促進新生血管形成,有助加速受損組織恢復。

智利為全球最大銅礦生產國,也擁有全球最大的洪堡企鵝族群,但是該國的洪堡企鵝數量近年急遽下降,漁網、塑膠污染、疾病,以及漁業捕撈企鵝食物來源等,都威脅其生存;此外,聖嬰現象(El Niño)導致太平洋部分海域水溫異常升高,也使洪堡企鵝更難以覓食到牠們偏好的冷水性魚類,親鳥因此被迫到離巢更遠處尋找食物。智利及國際研究人員2024、2025年調查該國洪堡企鵝主要繁殖地,發現活躍巢穴數量比3年前同地點減少63%。

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  • 該防護衣是否能大規模應用於野外企鵝群?
  • 長期穿戴對企鵝行為模式的影響為何?

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