Scientists are stumped by this smoking elephant they found in India's wild 科学家们被他们在印度野外发现的这只吸烟的大象搞的不知所措 For scientists conducting long term research on tigers and their prey, catching an elephant smoking is a rather strange sight. 对于那些把老虎及其猎物当作长期研究对象的科学家们来说,捕捉到大象吸烟,是一个相当奇怪的现象。 That's what they discovered when they visited camera trap locations around India's Nagarahole National Park. 而这就是他们在印度的纳加尔霍雷国家公园巡查相机捕捉点时所发现的。 "I believe the elephant may have been trying to ingest wood charcoal," Varun Goswami, an elephant biologist working with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). "She appeared to be picking up pieces from the forest floor, blowing away the ash that came along with it, and consuming the rest.” “我相信大象可能是在尝试咽下木炭,”,与野生动物保护协会(WCS)合作的大象生物学家Varun Goswami说。”她看着像从森林的地面上捡起了一些碎片,把上面的灰吹走了,然后把剩下的吃了。 ingest:美 [ɪn’dʒest] 咽下 According to WCS,charcoal has toxin-binding properties which could be useful medicinally. It's also useful as a laxative,serving a purpose after forest fires, lightning strikes, or controlled burns. 据野生动物保护协会说,木炭具有与毒素结合可药用的特性。在森林火灾、闪电袭击、或在控制性燃烧之后,被当作泻药使用。 laxative:美 [ˈlæksətɪv] n.泻药; [药] 缓泻药; 👇 |
|
来自: 新用户02986T3F > 《待分类》