小男孩的拖鞋从山上掉下来，善良的鸭子帮他捡了回来

Myla Aguila was taking a walk near her home, minding her own business, when she noticed something that made her stop. A boy’s slipper had fallen down a hill, and a duck was trying its best to bring it back to him. Luckily, Myla had her phone with her and captured the entire experience.

米拉·阿奎拉正在她家附近散步，忙着自己的事，这时她注意到一件事让她停了下来。一个男孩的拖鞋从山上掉了下来，一只鸭子正尽力把它还给他。幸运的是，米拉随身带着手机，拍下了整个过程。

Looking at the video, it seems that the boy probably could’ve gotten his slipper himself. However, the duck was determined to finish the good deed, so the child amused it.

从视频中可以看出，这名男孩很可能是自己够不到拖鞋。然而，鸭子决心要完成这一好事，所以把孩子逗乐了。

But it wasn’t as easy as it sounds. Even though the hill was quite small, it still posed one hell of a challenge for the duck’s tiny feet. Nevertheless, it persisted.

但这并不像听起来那么容易。虽然山很小，但对鸭子的小脚来说仍然是一个巨大的挑战。不过,它仍然再坚持。

Throughout the whole video, it seemed that the duck perfectly knew what it was doing. And it could be so. Researchers have determined that even young ducklings have the ability for thoughts that are often associated only with primates and other highly intelligent animals. For example, ducks even outperform supposedly “smarter” animal species in certain aspects of abstract reasoning.

在整个视频中，这只鸭子似乎完全知道自己在做什么。可能是这样的。研究人员已经确定，即使是年幼的鸭子也有思考的能力，这种能力通常只与灵长类动物和其他高智商动物有关。例如，在抽象推理的某些方面，鸭子甚至比被认为是“更聪明”的动物表现得更好。

And it doesn’t take them long to get there. As soon as a few hours after birth, those adorable yellow critters understand concepts like “same” and “different,” remember them, and can even apply them to never-before-seen objects with no social cues or training whatsoever, researchers reported in a recent study.

它们不需要很长时间就能做到这些。研究人员在最近的一项研究中报告说，这些可爱的黄色小动物出生几小时后就能理解“相同”和“不同”等概念，记住它们，甚至可以将它们应用到从未见过的物体上，而不需要任何社交暗示或任何训练。

After capturing it, Myla couldn’t resist taking a photo with the feathery gentleman

拍下这张照片后，米拉忍不住和这位长着羽毛的绅士合影

Image credits: Myla Aguila