苦觅佳偶——可能是世界上最后一只的苏门卡斯水蛙

Conservationists in Bolivia are scouring the country to find a mate for a childless frog who they fear may be the last of his species.

玻利维亚的保育学家正在全国范围内为一只还没有子嗣的青蛙寻求配偶，这只青蛙恐怕已经是它这个品种的最后一只啦。

Romeo, a 10-year-old Sehuencas water frog,  has been calling in vain for a mate for the past nine years.

罗密欧，是一只十岁大的苏文卡斯水蛙，之前长达九年的求偶之路都失败了。

A dating website donated to the search, and even gave him a profile that says he is "looking for my Juliet".

有一个相亲网站愿意为此服务，甚至给它准备的了资料里面写着“寻找我的朱丽叶”。

Scientists are now searching streams and rivers for a female with whom a breeding programme can be started.

科学家们正在溪流河塘里寻找一只雌性，这样才能开始繁育计划。

"We don't want him to lose hope," Arturo Munoz, a conservation scientist, told AFP news agency.

“我们不希望他绝望，”保育科学家阿图罗穆尼奥斯告诉法新社新闻部说。

"We continue to remain hopeful that others are out there so we can establish a conservation breeding programme to save this species," he said.

“我们继续保留着希望，可能外面还有其它的这种水蛙，这样我们就可以建立起一个保育计划来保护这个物种，”他说。

But conservationists will have to be quick, as Sehuencas water frogs don't often live beyond 15.

但保育学家们必须抓紧了，因为苏门卡斯水蛙一般活不过15岁。

That means Romeo, who lives in a tank in the Cochabamba Natural History Museum, has around five years to save his species.

这也意味着罗密欧只剩下五年来拯救他这个品种了，罗密欧现在住在科恰班巴自然历史博物馆的水族箱里。

As part of a campaign to raise $15,000 (£10,800) before Valentine's Day, the dating website Match created a profile for Romeo complete with a picture and essential information.

作为一个情人节前想要筹集到15,000美元的活动的一部分，这家相亲网站为罗密欧创建了一个账号，配有图片和基本信息。

"Not to start this off super heavy or anything, but I'm literally the last of my species," the profile reads.

“我不是故意要把这件事搞得很隆重，但我确实是我这个品种的最后一只了，”资料写道。

"I tend to keep to myself and have the best nights just chilling at home, maybe binge-watching the waters around me."

“我比较孤僻，最喜欢晚上在家里凉快着，或许好好地看一看我周围的水域。”

It adds: "I just need another Sehuencas like myself. Otherwise, my entire existence as we know it is over (no big deal)."

它还补充道：“我只是需要另一只像我一样的苏文卡斯水蛙。不然，整个像我这样的物种存在也就玩完了（也没什么大不了）。”

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