印尼真人版少年派 男子與孟加拉虎親密相伴
It is quite common for people to form close and loving friendships with animals. But it is quite a different matter when that animal is a 27-stone tiger with a fondness for fighting. Abdullah Sholeh, 31 has formed an unbreakable bond with four-year-old feline Mulan.
能與動物親近友愛相處已經不足爲奇，但倘若對象是一隻重達27英石、喜愛捕獵的老虎，那就是另外一碼事了。不過31歲的阿卜杜拉·索勒就和這隻名叫“木蘭”的4歲老虎有着極爲密切的關係。
He regularly sleeps, plays and fights with the enormous tiger. The pair spend every day together after Mr Sholeh helped raise her from a three-month-old cub in Malang, Indonesia.
他經常和這隻龐大的老虎一起睡覺、玩耍、打鬥。他們住在印度尼西亞的瑪琅，索勒在木蘭3個月大時就開始照顧它，自那之後他們一直生活在一起。
He now cares for her full-time for owner Noer Mohammaed Sholeh - and has become affectionately known as the tiger nanny. The pair are so inseparable, Mr Sholeh often shuns his own bed to sleep alongside the big cat in a rickety outhouse.
現在他爲老虎的主人諾爾全職在照料它，爲此他還被冠以“老虎保姆”的名號。他們密不可分，索勒在睡覺的時候還經常會把自己的牀留出一塊來和這隻“巨貓”一起睡，他們一起住在一個搖搖晃晃的外屋裏。
And Bengal Mulan is even known to 'mock attack', hug and kiss her companion when they play in the garden behind their home.
當他們在家後面的花園玩耍時，這隻叫木蘭的孟加拉虎還會“模仿襲擊”，擁抱和親吻她的這位夥伴。
However, despite the playfighting, Mulan clearly doesn't appreciate her strength. As one picture shows, Mr Sholeh was left with a bruised and bloodshot eye after being caught by one of Mulan's paws.
不過儘管是嬉戲玩耍，木蘭很明顯並沒有意識到自己的力量有多大。一張照片顯示，索勒先生的眼睛被木蘭的一隻爪子抓傷，眼裏佈滿血絲。
