The short life of brown bear Bruno will be turned into a movie, an Austrian company said earlier this month. Bruno became a star after roaming through Austria and Germany for several weeks in 2006.
Cine Tirol signed up well-known writers, directors and actors for the movie. The company plans to start shooting the movie in summer 2008 in western Austria. They plan to call the movie The Bear is Loose.
JJ 1 was a young brown bear who was later named Bruno by the media. It roamed from northern Italy to Bavaria in southern Germany during May and June 2006.
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All attempts to catch the roaming bear failed. It was blamed for killing several sheep.
Bavarian authorities gave the order to shoot Bruno. Despite protests by animal activists, the bear was killed in late June 2006.(DPA)
奧地利一家公司本月稍早表示,棕熊布魯諾短暫的一生將被搬上大銀幕。二OO六年布魯諾在德國、奧地利一帶遊蕩數週後,受到各界關注。
提洛電影公司為這部電影簽下知名作家、導演和演員。這間公司打算於二OO八年夏天在奧地利西部開拍電影,並以「自由自在的熊」做為片名。
這隻小棕熊原被稱為JJ 1,後來被媒體取名為布魯諾,牠在二OO六年五、六月間,從義大利北部遊蕩至德國南部的巴伐利亞邦。
圍捕這隻閒晃棕熊的所有行動均告失敗,牠因殺害了若干綿羊而受到指責。
儘管動物保護人士提出抗議,巴伐利亞當局仍下令射殺布魯諾。布魯諾於二OO六年六月底遭到射殺。
(德通社�翻譯:袁星塵)
South Korea’s famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers saying the quality and quantity of the napa cabbage that is pickled to make the ubiquitous dish is suffering due to rising temperatures. Napa cabbage thrives in cooler climates, and is usually planted in mountainous regions where temperatures during the key growing summer season once rarely rose above 25 degrees Celsius. Studies show that warmer weather brought about by climate change is now threatening these crops, so much so that South Korea might not be able to grow napa cabbage one day due to the intensifying heat. “We
It’s widely recognized that there are far more right-handed people than left-handed people in the world. Being right-handed simply means preferring to use one’s right hand for tasks that involve only one hand, such as writing and eating. But have you ever wondered about the possible reasons behind the global dominance of the right hand over the left? As with many complex biological questions, multiple factors appear to be at play. First, one reason seems to be genetics. __1__ Therefore, the global dominance of right-handedness is something that has been passed down through many generations of humans. Next,
A: What’s even more horrible is that the five suspects who purposely supplied ketamine to actor Matthew Perry were all his “friends.” B: Who exactly are the five suspects? A: They include Matthew’s two doctors, a broker, a drug dealer, and even his live-in assistant. B: Those scumbags should go to jail. A: Yeah, one of the doctors may be sentenced to up to 120 years in prison. A: 更可怕的是,提供男星馬修派瑞「K他命」的5人全是他的「朋友」。 B: 嫌犯是誰啊? A: 其中包括他的2位醫生、1位仲介、1位毒販、甚至他的同居助理! B: 那些人渣真該去坐牢。 A: 對啊,其中1位醫生可能面臨120年徒刑。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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