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This tree was almost destroyed.
这些树几乎被烧毁
The condor nest inside survived only through efforts by scientists.
要保住林中的鹫巢,只能靠科学家的努力啦
In six months, the chick may fly,
6月,幼鸟便可飞行
but he'll stay with the family for another eighteen months.
但它们还会跟家人共同生活18个月

His parents must leave their tree to search for food.
它们的父母要离开巢穴出去觅食
As scavengers, they eat only carrion, but they're not dirty.
跟所有的食腐动物一样,它们只吃腐肉,但它们并不脏
Decaying flesh won't stick to their bald heads.
腐烂的肉不会黏住它们的秃头
Ultraviolet rays kill bacteria on their feathers.
紫外线会杀死它们羽毛上的细菌
Even so, numbers remain low, and individual birds are fragile.
即便如此,它们的数量依然稀少,而且个别种群已相当脆弱
Ventana Wildlife Society puts out meat at feeding sites.
本塔纳野生动物保护协会在设定的地点喂食它们肉类
Unfortunately, California condors need a wider variety offood.
不幸的是,加州秃鹫需要的是更多元化的食物
In the prehistoric past,coastal condors thrived by eating dead marine mammals.
在很久以前,加州秃鹫在海岸繁荣昌盛因为有大量的海洋哺乳动物可吃

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