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Wildlife experts have discovered an unusual animal that they believe could be a new species. The animal was found on the French island of Corsica. The experts showed reporters a "cat-fox" that they had captured in the mountains of Corsica. The experts said they found a group of sixteen cat-foxes in a remote area of Corsica. The captured cat-fox measured nearly 90 centimeters in length from head to tail. The creature has very wide ears, short whiskers and a thick coat. It also has stripes on its front legs. Gilles Simeoni, a local government official, thanked the wildlife team for finding the cat-fox. He said: "It's a wonderful discovery." He added that Corsica was a "paradise of animal and plant biodiversity".
The cat-fox has been talked about by local people in Corsica for decades. It had become a mythical creature with farmers, who tell stories about seeing it. Corsicans are now happy and proud that their island is home to a new species of animal. Scientists believe that the cat comes from a little-known species that could have originated in Africa and the Middle East thousands of years ago. It is largely a nocturnal animal. One scientist said the cat-fox could have been brought to Corsica as far back as 6500BC. Another scientist said: "By looking at its DNA, we could tell it apart from the European wildcat. It's close to the African forest cat, but its exact identity is still to be determined."
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重点解析
1.The experts showed reporters a "cat-fox" that they had captured in the mountains of Corsica.
capture 捕获
The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos.
那些动物用网捕获后被卖到当地的动物园 。
2.Another scientist said: "By looking at its DNA, we could tell it apart from the European wildcat.
tell apart from 区分开来
And his tastes are so plain that you can barely tell him apart from his neighbours.
他的品味平淡无奇,以至于你很难把他和邻居区分开来 。
参考翻译
野生动物专家发现了一种不寻常的动物,他们认为这可能是一种新物种
科西嘉岛的当地居民几十年来一直在谈论猫狐