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Hi guys. I'm Catie Wayne. And this is 'Animalist News.'
嗨，朋友们 我是Catie Wayne 这里是“动物新闻”
Halloween is almost here.
万圣节要到了
And in light of this spooky holiday, we're going to talk about one of history's most spooky villains-- werewolves.
既然是这个令人毛骨悚然的节日 我们将要谈谈这节日最让人毛骨悚然的反派之一——狼人
I'm sure I don't need to tell you that lycanthropy is the nonoptional ability to shape shift from a human into a vicious bloodthirsty half-human, half-wolf hybrid.
我确定我不需要告诉你 狼化是没有选择余地的改变形体的能力从一个人类变为凶残嗜血的半人半狼的杂种
References to werewolves date back as early as 7th century BC.
关于狼人最早的参考文献可以追溯到公元前7世纪
And this shows that tales of werewolves have been around basically as long as human civilization has.
这表明，狼人的传说基本在人类文明存在时就已经产生
But why do we fear the wolf so?
但是我们为什么这么怕狼呢
Real wolves rarely attack humans without provocation.
真正的狼极少在没有被挑衅的情况下攻击人类
It's a bit of a mystery.
这有点神秘
Regardless, there have been many recorded cases of lycanthropy.
然而，有许多关于狼人化的资料案例
In France between 1520 and 1630, there were more than 30,000 cases.
在法国，1520年到1630年期间有超过30000起案例
These werewolves hunts occurred during the same time as the famous witch hunts.
这些狼人攻击发生在同一时间 在有名的女巫狩猎时
One belief at the time was that werewolves turned their skin inside out to appear human, so one of their super-duper scientific tests was to cut your flesh, and pull it back to see if you had any fur hiding underneath.
当时的一种观念是狼人将他们的皮肤转到里面来伪装人类，所以关于他们的一个欺骗科学的测试是切掉你的肉然后放回去来验证你是否有藏在里面的毛皮
So logical.
如此有逻辑。
In their defense though, it was a different, simpler time.
尽管这是他们的防御，那是个不同、更简单的年代
They were still figuring out how to stay alive during childbirth.
他们还想知道孩子出生时怎样活着
I doubt they had time to study the intricacies of genetic disorders, like hypotrichosis, a condition where people can grow thick hair all over their face and body.
我怀疑他们是否有时间学习复杂的家族遗传病，例如多毛症 一种人们会全脸全身长毛的情况
Or worry ergot poisoning.
或担心麦角中毒
Ergot being a fungus which can thrive in wheat and barley, and when ingested can cause hallucinations.
麦角是种在小麦和大麦生长的真菌 当摄入时会产生幻觉
Forget about rabies, or any other kind of disease other than the sniffles.
忘了狂犬病和除了抽鼻子外的其他病
And guys, they were probably too caught up in collective hysteria to take a step back and go guys, hold on.
还有朋友们，他们很可能太投入了以至于得了集体癔病变成这副讨厌的模样，伙计们，坚持住
Hold on a second.
坚持一会
Maybe this dude isn't a shape-shifting bloodthirsty demon sent from hell to murder us all?
可能这个兄弟不是个会变形的嗜血恶魔，从地狱来谋杀我们大家？
Maybe?
可能？
Maybe we got some collective hysteria.
可能我们得了集体癔病
What animal are you the most afraid of their?
你最害怕那种动物？
Is there a story behind it?
它后面有个故事吗？
Please share with me in the comments below.
请在下面的评论中与我们分享
And if you want to learn more about actual wolves, check out my weird, gross, and beautiful on them.
并且如果你想知道更多关于真实的狼的故事 查看我的怪异、粗野和美丽关于它们的内容
Communal pacts will howl together to maybe communicate something to a different pack.
狼群会一起嚎叫 可能是与另外一个狼群交流
I love you all, and I'll see you next time. Bye.Mwah!
我喜欢你们大家，下期再见 拜拜 mua~
