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智利清洁绿色超级英雄狗与垃圾搏斗
Sam may not look like most superheroes. After all, he is a dog. He has four legs and fur. But, like all superheroes, Sam has a superpower. His special skill is collecting waste, or garbage, to set a good example for visitors.
Sam uses his superpower to help clean a large park in Chile's capital city, Santiago. He even wears a green cape – a piece of clothing that many superheroes wear.
Sam's superpower started with walks in Santiago's Metropolitan Park with his owner, Gonzalo Chiang. Chiang said he and the dog would find and pick up a lot of garbage along the way – from plastic bottles to face coverings.
Chiang said, "From that, the need to come prepared to take away the garbage that we found on each visit arose."
In just one month, Sam and Chiang collected 602 face coverings, 585 bottles and 304 cans.
Chiang said, "The walk is a good opportunity to clean, rather than litter." To litter means to throw or leave garbage on the ground in a public place.
Park officials were pleased with Sam and Chiang's effort. In fact, they decided to use Sam's image for their campaign urging visitors to take better care of the park.
Artist Catalina Aravena turned Sam into a cartoon character. A cartoon is a series of designs, or drawings, that tell a story. Sam's story is called "Sam: The Parquemet Superhero." Parquemet is what most locals call Santiago's Metropolitan Park.
Aravena said the cartoon "became much more widespread than expected." She added, "It reached different schools and it has been spread very well on social media."
Park officials launched anti-littering campaigns last year. They urged food and drink sellers within the park to use glass containers instead of plastic and to sort garbage into separate containers.
Eduardo Villalobos is the park's acting director. He said Sam and Gonzalo have "inspired" park leaders to strengthen their efforts related to educating the public and collecting waste.
I'm Gregory Stachel.
Rodrigo Gutierrez reported this story for Reuters. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English.
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Words in This Storypark – n. a piece of public land in or near a city that is kept free of houses and other buildings and can be used for pleasure and exercise
arise – v. to begin to occur or to exist
inspire – v. to make (someone) want to do something: to give (someone) an idea about what to do or create
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