在东京的动物咖啡店享受“宠”爱

By Akiko Fujita

Hi there. Im Akiko Fujita with ABC News， coming to you today from Tokyo， with my friend here， Lexus.

Now Tokyo is a city thats known for its abundance of animal cafés. There is the Cat Café， the Bunny Café， but lately weve seen a shift from cute and cuddly to， well， this. Here at the Falconer Cafécockeyed creatures greet curious customers eager for a unique view with their meals and desserts. From a tiny Barn Owl to Jade， the Harris Hawk， theres no shortage of feathers 1）ruffled here.

大家好，我是ABC新闻记者藤田秋子，今天从东京给大家带来报道，和我一起的还有我的朋友，猎鹰雷克萨斯。

现今的东京到处都有动物咖啡店，这家是猫咪咖啡店，这是小兔咖啡店，但最近我们发现风格有所转变，从可爱风变成这个——这里是鹰匠咖啡店，这种斜眼盯人的动物正在欢迎为一睹它们进食的好奇游客们。从小仓鸮到“杰德”栗翅鹰，这里可不缺羽毛直竖的愤怒家伙。

True to its name， the café is run by master falconer Kaoru Sasaki， who has 2）dabbled in hawking for more than 40 years. He tells me falconry has been a part of Japanese culture for centuries. 3）Shogun， or military dictators， actually hunted with falcons in this neighbourhood.

Today the birds are the newest spectacle in a crowded animal café market. Fierce and exotic are so popular customers regularly line up outside for a mere snapshot. And， thanks to Japans lax animal regulations， they can get a lot closer than that.

The café double as pet stores so customers can take their favorites home， but Sasaki isnt exactly hoping people flock to buy. “These animals live a very long life and require a lot of commitment，” he says， “more reason for people to enjoy them in the café.”

名如其人，这间咖啡店的店主就是一名鹰匠，名叫佐佐木熏，养鹰超过四十年了。他告诉我们在日本文化中，养鹰已有数百年的历史了。幕府时代的将军，或是军事统领，就是在这附近捕鹰的。

如今，这些鸟是动物主题咖啡馆市场的新宠。凶猛却具有异国情调，这些鸟类非常受欢迎，客人通常都会在店外排起队，为的就是给它们拍张照片。所幸的是，日本的动物条例比较宽松，他们可以更近距离地观察这些动物们。

这家店咖啡馆同时还是一家宠物店，所以客人们可以把他们最喜欢的动物买回家，但是佐佐木并不那么希望人们蜂拥购买。“这些动物寿命很长，而且需要主人非常有责任心，”他说，“最好是人们来咖啡店享受与它们共处的乐趣。”