The ancient practice of yoga is undoubtedly a human invention - but these furry creatures prove that animals can get in on the action, too.
瑜伽這項古老的運動無疑是人類的發(fā)明，但這些毛茸茸的生物證明了動物也能做這種鍛煉。

Take a look as a?bulldog,?lemur, lion, sloth and even a polar bear give human?yogis?a run for their money.
看看斗牛犬、狐猴、獅子、樹懶、甚至是北極熊都來跟人類瑜伽大師一較高下。

The?resemblance?between their?poses?and a few popular yoga poses - including the?triangle, half?lotus,?plank?and tree pose - is?uncanny.
它們的姿勢和一些流行的瑜伽姿勢——包括三角式、半蓮花單腿獨立伸展式、平板支撐式和樹式——有很多相似之處，真是令人難以置信。

And while the?spiritual?context may be lost on them, these?flexible?furries sure appreciate a good?stretch.
雖然它們可能沒有達到那種精神境界，但這些有彈性的毛茸茸的身體確實能好好放松一下。

This will get rid of that puppy fat: but this pooch doesn't seem too keen on keeping fit.
這能幫小狗減肥，但這個小家伙好像不怎么熱衷于健身。

I'm not monkeying around: there's some serious stretching going on here.
我沒有到處胡鬧，我要在這兒認真地伸展身體。

Let's trance: a ring-tailed lemur meditates in the half lotus position.
我們一起入定吧，一只環(huán)尾狐猴以半蓮花單腿獨立伸展式在冥想。

Lion down on the job: even the king of the jungle needs to spend some time keeping trim.
獅子躺下開始運動了，即使是叢林之王也需要花點時間養(yǎng)生。

Cool dude: if you're a polar bear, there's a danger of freezing solid in a yoga plank.
小伙真酷：如果你是一只北極熊，練習(xí)瑜伽的平板支撐式有被凍住的危險。

Meditation: it's otter concentration.
冥想：水獺集中注意力的方式。

Believe it or not, this position really is called the upward facing dog.
信不信由你，這個姿勢真的叫“上犬式”。

That's why they call me Yoga Bear... because when it comes to exercise, I'm smarter than the average bear, Boo Boo.
這就是為什么他們叫我“瑜伽熊”……因為鍛煉時我比普通的熊更靈活，吼吼。

Feline flexible: this one is easy for a puss.
貓科動物的彈性：這個對貓咪來說很容易。

Don't drop me, mum: a orangutan does the tree pose - and the baby comes, too
媽媽別把我弄掉了：一只猩猩做出“樹式”姿勢，小寶寶也來了

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