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The Asian elephant is the largest land animal in the continent.
亚洲象是亚洲最大的陆地动物。
Its daily routine is to eat, play and sleep.
它们的日常生活就是吃饭、玩耍和睡觉。
To sustain itself, an adult spends two thirds of the day feeding on grass and roots.
为了维持他们庞大的身躯，一头成年大象一天中有三分之二的时间用来取食草和根茎。
With its numbers having halved since the middle of the last century, however, it's classified as an endangered species.
自从上世纪中叶开始，亚洲的大象数量下降了一半，成为了世界濒危物种。
In the jungles of southwestern China, a team of workers have been rescuing and caring for elephants for nearly two decades.
在中国西南部的丛林里，有一个致力于野生亚洲象救助和繁育的团队，他们从事这项工作已有近二十年。
They are known as the “Elephant papas”.
被亲切地称为“象爸爸”。
Chen Jiming is one of them.
陈继铭是他们中的一员。
So far, Chen's team have rescued over 20 wild elephants.
迄今，这个团队共救助了二十余头野生象。
Seven year-old Yangniu was left by her herd a week after she was born.
今年七岁的“羊妞”在出生一周后就被象群遗弃了。
Weak and helpless, she wouldn't have survived in the jungle.
弱小无助的小象不可能在丛林中生存。
Luckily, Chen and his team found her and brought her up.
幸运的是，陈继铭和团队找到了她并将她抚养长大。
Eventually, rescued elephants return to the forest where they belong.
但最终，这些被救助的大象都将回归森林。
