養一隻北極熊當寵物是種怎樣的體驗？

Some people dream of swimming with dolphins, while others have nightmares about swimming with sharks.
有些人夢想着和海豚一起游泳，而有些人覺得和鯊魚游泳就是個噩夢。

But bear trainer Mark Dumas likes nothing more than to share his pool and his bed with a 60 stone polar bear.
但是熊訓練師馬克·仲馬最喜歡和一隻60英石重的北極熊共享他的泳池和牀了！

Mark's unusual best friend is Agee, a full-size adult polar bear who stands at over seven feet when on her hind legs.
馬克這位不同尋常的好友名叫阿吉，是一隻健全的成年北極熊，用後腿站起來時可超過7英尺高。

The pair share an incredibly intimate bond, which even extends to bear hugs.
這對好朋友的關係親密得令人難以置信，他們甚至還會來“熊抱”。

'In the wild, bears can be dangerous animals - but the relationship we have with them is built up over years of living with them, 365 days a year.
“在野外，熊是危險動物——但是我們通過和它們共同生活，長年累月建立起了關係，一年可是有365天呢。”

'We live and breathe these animals, we love them and they are a part of us.’
“我們和這些動物一起生活，共同呼吸，我們愛着它們，它們是我們的一部分。”