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抹香鲸和巨型章鱼可能是死敌。 Sperm whales and giant squid may be mortal enemies. | ||
在地中海盆地中，抹香鲸并非没有被“听见”过。 These animals are not unheard of in the Mediterranean basin. | ||
令人惊讶的是，研究者发现生活在加拉帕戈斯群岛附近的抹香鲸受污染程度要比生活在太平洋其他海域的抹香鲸要严重得多。 In a surprising finding, researchers found that whales living near the Galapagos Islands appear to have higher levels of pollutants than those in other areas of the Pacific. | ||
其后果又对食物链产生影响，因为巨型鱿鱼是濒危抹香鲸的首选食物。 That in turn stands to have an effect on the food chain, since giant squid provide the meal of choice for endangered sperm whales. | ||
它的近亲，大王乌贼可能长得更大，抹香鲸身上的吮吸痕迹就是证据。 Its close relative, the Colossal Squid, may grow too much greater sizes, as evidenced by the size of sucker marks on sperm whales. | ||
你知道，在海洋底部一片漆黑，因此抹香鲸必须利用声波才能找到枪乌鱼。 You know, it is completely dark at the bottom of the ocean, therefore the sperm whale has to look for the squid by using sound waves. | ||
它们会撕裂小灰鲸的喉咙，甚至公认会从抹香鲸——有史以来最大的天敌身上撕下大块的肉。 They'll tear the throats from grey whale calves, and have even been known to take chunks out of sperm whales - the largest predators that ever lived. | ||
作为地球上最大型的齿鲸类，抹香鲸已经被国际自然保护联盟列入了高灭绝风险的野外物种之列。 The largest toothed whales on Earth, sperm whales are listed as vulnerable-or facing a high risk of extinction in the wild-by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. | ||
2007年当我在亚速尔群岛海边跳入3米深的水中与抹香鲸共泳时，我无法抑制地想向他表达歉意。 When, in the summer of 2007, I dove into the three-mile deep waters off the Azores and swam with sperm whales, my overwhelming reaction was to offer my apologies. | ||
通过观察海豚、驼背鲸和抹香鲸得知，促进鲸目动物通信进化的是一种在每代以及每个个体间传递鸣叫和强音的能力。 Fueling the evolution of cetacean communication is an ability, observed in dolphins, humpback whales and sperm whales, to pass songs and codas between generations and individuals. | ||
