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The elephants in Warsaw zoo are receiving doses of cannabis① extract in a grief counselling experiment after the death of the herd’s matriarch②. Since Erna died in March, aged 35, keepers noticed that the zoo’s surviving females, Buba and Fredzia, were displaying signs of stress and anxiety. In what appears to be the first study of its kind they have been put on a course of cannabidiol (CBD), one of the non-psychedelic③ active ingredients④ found in cannabis, to soothe⑤ them. If the experiment is a success the zoo plans to begin administering the drug to other large mammals. (The Times)

华沙动物园象群的母象首死后，大象们开始接受大麻提取物的悲伤治疗实验。今年3月，35岁的欧娜（象群之首）去世后，饲养员便注意到园中仍活着的母象布巴和弗雷德齐亚表现出紧张和焦虑的迹象。本次实验用于安抚它们的是大麻二酚（CBD）——大麻中发现的一种非致幻活性成分，此次使用是此类研究中的首例。如果实验成功，动物园将给其他大型哺乳动物使用这种药物。

【注释】

① cannabis: [ˈkænəbɪs]   n.   a drug made from the dried leaves and flowers or resin of the hemp plant, which is smoked or eaten and which gives the user a feeling of being relaxed. Use of the drug is illegal in many countries. 大麻

② matriarch: [ˈmeɪtriɑːk] n. a woman who is the head of a family or social group 女家长；女族长

③ psychedelic: [ˌsaɪkəˈdelɪk] adj. (of drugs) causing the user to see and hear things that are not there or that do not exist (= to hallucinate) （药物）引起幻觉的；使人精神恍惚的

④ ingredient: [ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt] v. a component of a mixture or compound 成分

⑤ soothe: [suːð] v. to make sb who is anxious, upset, etc. feel calmer 安慰；抚慰；劝慰; 缓解

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