The Moral Animal

The real point of the cautionary tale, says animal behaviorist Herzau, is that the labels we put on things can affect our moral responses to them.

动物行为学家 Herzau 说，这个警示故事的真正意义在于，我们给事物贴上的标签会影响我们对事物的道德反应。

Once the research animal hits the floor and becomes an escapee, says Herza, its moral standard is instantly diminished.

赫扎说，一旦研究动物到了地上成为逃犯，它的道德标准就立即下降。

While one might think that these oddities are examples of some kind of moral breakdown in the animal kingdom, it turns out that hybridization among distinct species is not so rare.

对于某些道德洁癖者来说，这种怪胎的出现是动物王国道德沦陷的最好例证，但事实证明，不同物种之间的杂交并不是什么罕见的奇观。