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中英文本
Scientists Bringing Zebra Cousin Back From Extinction
科学家挽救斑马同类物种
A group of scientists just outside Cape Town, South Africa are trying to bring a zebra species back from extinction through selective breeding. By studying DNA samples, scientists recently confirmed that the quagga, which went extinct in the late 1800s, was a sub-species of the plains zebra. Compared to the plains zebra, the quagga had fewer stripes on the lower half of its body. It also had a dark brown background. Through five generations of selective breeding, a handful of plains zebras now look similar to the extinct sub-species. The most quagga-like of these zebras will be placed on a separate reserve for further breeding. Critics of the project say that the scientists have merely changed the look of the animal, and have not taken into account any behavioural differences or ecological adaptations. The animals in this study have been named Rau Quagga, after Reinhold Rau, one of the scientists.
在南非开普敦外,科学家正在通过“选择性繁殖”挽救灭绝物种
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重点讲解
1.selective breeding 选择育种
例句:According to the investigation, Bombax ceiba possessed rich diversity in ornamental characters and enormous potential in selective breeding.
调查结果发现,海南木棉观赏性状具有多样性特点和较大的选育潜力
。2.compared to 与…相比
例句:Ferries are very powerful and manoeuvrable compared to cargo ships.
与货船相比,渡船马力大而且易操纵
。3.similar to 与……相似
例句:His stance towards the story is quite similar to ours.
他对该报道的态度和我们很相像
。4.sub-specie 亚种
例句:I believe they were a subspecies of human but not a different species.
我相信他们是人类的一个亚种,而不是什么不同的物种
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