As immigrant gold miners migrated en masse to San Francisco and northern California during the Gold Rush-era (ca. 1849–1855), they experienced new animals. Stopping in ports throughout Central and South America, these argonauts saw, felt, smelled, heard, and occasionally consumed, mammals, birds, reptiles, and many more creatures, which were wholly exotic to those species found at home. Two types of animals that the Gold Rush populace encountered during this era include parrots and monkeys. Although found throughout tropical environments in areas far distant from northern California, these animals became quickly imported to San Francisco during the early 1850s. A wild, turbulent Gold Rush-era helped facilitate the importation of these exotic animal types, both for comfort and entertainment, as they helped provide a source of companionship for miners unaccustomed to the shock of 1850s northern California.

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淘金热时代加利福尼亚的猴子和鹦鹉

在淘金热时期（约 1849-1855 年），随着移民淘金者大量迁移到旧金山和加利福尼亚北部，他们体验到了新的动物。在中美洲和南美洲的港口停留，这些阿尔戈航行者看到、感觉到、闻到、听到并偶尔食用哺乳动物、鸟类、爬行动物和许多其他生物，这些生物对于在家中发现的物种来说是完全陌生的。淘金热民众在这个时代遇到的两种动物包括鹦鹉和猴子。尽管在远离加利福尼亚北部的地区的热带环境中都发现了这些动物，但这些动物在 1850 年代初期迅速被进口到旧金山。一个狂野而动荡的淘金热时代有助于促进这些外来动物的进口，既舒适又娱乐，