Save the flamingo eggs: The incubator breaks down on board the flight, and the crew’s quick thinking saves their lives.
米アラスカ航空の旅客機でジョージア州アトランタからワシントン州シアトルの動物園へ運ばれる途中だったフラミンゴの卵６個が、客室乗務員の機転と乗客の助けで救われる出来事があった
Six flamingo eggs were saved on an Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta, Georgia, to a zoo in Seattle, Washington, thanks to the quick thinking of a flight attendant and the help of passengers.
アトランタの動物園で選ばれた卵６個は昨年８月、繁殖期のフラミンゴがいなくなったシアトルのウッドランドパーク動物園に提供された
Six eggs selected at the Atlanta zoo were donated last August to Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, which is devoid of breeding flamingos.
The zoo’s zookeepers planned to incubate the eggs in a portable incubator before transporting them by plane from Atlanta to Seattle, a roughly six-hour flight.
ところが飛行中に孵卵器が故障した
However, the incubator broke down during the flight.
飼育員はすぐに助けを求め、客室乗務員のアンバー・メイさんに事情を説明した
The keeper immediately called for help and explained the situation to flight attendant Amber May.
メイさんはギャレー（調理室）でゴム手袋を見つけると、お湯を入れて飼育員のところへ戻った
May found a pair of rubber gloves in the galley, filled them with hot water, and returned to the keeper.
２人はお湯を入れた手袋で卵を包み、温かい巣をつくった
The two wrapped the eggs in gloves filled with hot water and built a warm nest.
Passengers nearby also offered coats and scarves to keep warm.
メイさんは目的地に到着するまで卵の様子をチェックし続け、お湯が冷めると新しい手袋に交換した
May continued to check on the eggs until they reached their destination, and once the water had cooled, she replaced them with new gloves.
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