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Why would someone try to smuggle 5,000 ants?

2025/4/30
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Akisa Wandera
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Hannah Gelbart
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Kaden (Ender Ants)
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Mauro (Bruma Ants)
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Hannah Gelbart: 我主持了本期节目，介绍了两个比利时青少年在肯尼亚走私5000只巨型非洲收割蚁的案例，并强调了该事件的严重性和对生态环境的影响。节目还采访了相关专家和蚂蚁饲养爱好者，探讨了蚂蚁走私背后的原因以及蚂蚁饲养的乐趣。 Akisa Wandera: 我作为BBC记者，详细报道了这起在肯尼亚发生的蚂蚁走私案。两个比利时青少年在内罗毕机场被捕，他们试图走私数千只巨型非洲收割蚁，这些蚂蚁被精心包装在2000多个试管中，以躲避检查并保证存活。此案是肯尼亚首例根据反生物盗版法起诉的蚂蚁走私案，它凸显了日益增长的异宠贸易对生物多样性和生态环境的威胁。 Kaden (Ender Ants): 我是一名蚂蚁饲养爱好者，我在YouTube频道上分享我的蚂蚁饲养经验。我解释了我开始饲养蚂蚁的原因，以及我对蚂蚁多样性和独特特性的热爱。我分享了我的饲养经验，包括如何选择合适的蚂蚁种类、搭建合适的蚁巢、提供食物和水等。 Mauro (Bruma Ants): 我也是一名蚂蚁饲养爱好者，我运营着一个关于蚂蚁饲养的YouTube频道和网站。我解释了我对蚂蚁的着迷，以及我将蚂蚁群体视为一个大型单一生物体的观点。我分享了饲养蚂蚁的简单性和乐趣，以及从零开始建立蚂蚁群体的成就感。

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Two Belgian teenagers have plead guilty to trying to smuggle thousands of giant African harvester ants out of Kenya. The authorities said they were allegedly planning to sell the ants on the growing exotic pet market in Europe and Asia, where ant keepers put the insects in special habitats and watch them build their colonies. BBC reporter Akisa Wandera talks us through this landmark case.

We also hear from two ant keepers, Kaden (Ender Ants) and Mauro (Bruma Ants) on why they love their pets.

And finally, a quick question for you, how many ants do you think there are for every person on earth? A) 10 ants B) 67 thousand ants C) 980 thousand ants D) 2.5 million ants

Listen to the episode for the answer!

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