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First Images Taken of Rare Gorilla with Babies
A conservation group has captured the first images of rare Cross River gorillas with their babies. Scientists once feared that this rare kind of gorilla had disappeared from existence. But, the images show it is reproducing as efforts to protect the animal continue.
The Wildlife Conservation Society, or WCS, had placed cameras in an area of Nigeria's Mbe mountains, where the Cross River gorillas live. The organization recently released the images, which were taken in May. The camera captured images of Cross River gorilla adults and babies.
A statement on the group's website describes Cross River gorillas as "the most threatened ape in Africa." These gorillas live in a small mountainous area at the beginning of the River Cross, along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon.
Only around 300 Cross River gorillas were known to be alive in the area, noted WCS.
Although illegal hunting is common in the area, the Cross River gorilla is rarely a target of such activity, says WCS. But hunters often use animal traps that represent a threat to the gorilla's survival.
John Oates is a former professor at the City University of New York and a primatologist. He helped establish conservation efforts for the gorillas more than 20 years ago.
"It was great to see ... evidence that these gorillas in these mountains are reproducing successfully because there have been so few images in the past," he told The Associated Press. "We know very little about what is going on with reproduction with this subspecies, so to see many young animals is a positive sign."
I'm John Russell.
重点解析
1.sign 信号
Headaches may be a sign of stress.
头痛可能是紧张的迹象 。
2.reproduction 繁殖
The reproduction and growth of the cancerous cells can be suppressed by bombarding them with radiation.
癌细胞的繁殖和生长可通过放射线辐射加以抑制 。
3.subspecies 亚种
Some researchers in Japan agreed with 4 subspecies of Apis cerana.
日本学者认为东方蜜蜂有4个亚种 。
4.positive 积极的
Organic fertilizers will have very positive results in the long term.
有机肥料从长远来看将产生非常积极的效果 。
5.These gorillas live in a small mountainous area at the beginning of the River Cross, along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon.
at the beginning of 在...开端
Can I go back to what you said at the beginning of the meeting?
我想回到你在会议开始时所提的话题,行吗?
El Salvador first hit the world headlines at the beginning of the 1980s.
萨尔瓦多首度成为国际媒体的焦点是在20世纪80年代初 。
6.Only around 300 Cross River gorillas were known to be alive in the area, noted WCS.
be known to 已知的
Governments have been known to snoop on and harass innocent citizens in the past.
众所周知,政府过去一直监视和侵扰无辜市民 。
This drug is known to have adverse side effects.
众所周知,这种药具有不良副作用 。
参考译文
稀有大猩猩携幼崽现身被拍
一个环境保护组织首次捕捉到稀有克罗斯河大猩猩携带幼崽的照片 。科学家们一度担心,这种稀有的大猩猩已经灭绝了 。但是,这些照片显示,随着保护克罗斯河大猩猩的工作继续,这类动物正在繁殖 。
野生动物保护协会(WCS)在尼日利亚Mbe山脉的一处区域放置了摄像机,那里是克罗斯河大猩猩的栖息地 。该协会最近公布了这些5月份拍摄的照片 。摄像机捕捉到了成年的克罗斯河大猩猩以及幼崽 。
该协会网站上的一份声明称,克罗斯河大猩猩是“非洲最受威胁的猿类” 。这些大猩猩生活在尼日利亚和喀麦隆边境的克罗斯河起点处的一个小山区 。
该协会强调,这一区域已知存活的克罗斯河大猩猩只有大约300只 。
该协会表示,尽管该地区的非法捕猎现象十分普遍,克罗斯河大猩猩却很少成为这类活动的目标 。但是捕猎者经常使用的动物陷阱会威胁到克罗斯河大猩猩的生存 。
约翰·奥茨(John Oates)是前纽约城市大学教授和灵长类动物学家 。20多年前,他帮助发起了保护克罗斯河大猩猩的项目 。
他在接受美联社采访时表示:“很高兴看到……有证据表明,生活在这些山区的克罗斯河大猩猩能够成功繁殖,因为过去很少能拍到这样的照片 。”“我们对这一亚种的繁殖情况知之甚少,所以看到这么多幼年大猩猩是一个积极的信号 。”
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