科學傢們首次拍攝到以戴維·阿滕伯勒爵士的名字命名的一種古老的卵生哺乳動物 —— Attenborough long-beaked echidna 阿滕伯勒長喙針鼴。此前人們認為這種針鼴恐怕已經滅絕，但這些影像證明事實並非如此。
The black-and-white images taken from a camera trap show the Attenborough long-beaked echidna lumbering through the rainforest. Four three-second bursts of video. The first time this species had ever been caught on camera. And proof after years of searching, that they are not extinct and live in the remote Cyclops mountains of Indonesia.
從相機陷阱拍攝的黑白影像中可以看到阿滕伯勒長喙針鼴緩慢笨拙地在雨林中穿行。影像包括四段三秒長的視頻。這是該物種首次被相機拍攝到。經過多年的尋找，這些影像證明瞭阿滕伯勒長喙針鼴並沒有滅絕，它們生活在印度尼西亞偏遠的獨眼巨人山脈。
Echidna have spikes on their back like a porcupine and a toothless beak with which they dig for insects.
針鼴的背上有像豪豬一樣的尖刺，沒有牙齒的喙用來挖食昆蟲。
It’s hoped their rediscovery will strengthen the case for the pristine mountains they live in to be further protected.
研究人員希望這個發現充分表明瞭阿滕伯勒長喙針鼴生活的原始山脈需得到進一步的保護。
詞匯表
black-and-white 黑白的
camera trap （用於野外生態研究的）相機陷阱，隱藏的遙控相機
lumbering 緩慢笨拙地移動
caught on camera 被相機拍到
extinct 滅絕的
spikes 尖刺
porcupine 豪豬
beak 喙，（動物的）嘴
pristine 原始的，未受損的
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文後，回答下列問題。
1. What kind of environment was this echidna filmed in?
2. True or False? Echidna have smooth backs.
3. How do echidna get insects to eat?
4. What do some people hope happens as a result of this discovery?
答案
1. What kind of environment was this echidna filmed in?
This echidna was filmed in a rainforest.
2. True or False? Echidna have smooth backs.
False. Echidna have spikes on their back, like a porcupine.
3. How do echidna get insects to eat?
They use a toothless beak to dig for insects.
4. What do some people hope happens as a result of this discovery?
People hope the rediscovery of the Attenborough long-beaked echidna will strengthen the case for the pristine mountains they live in to be further protected.
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