標題: King Penguins at Risk.（英文及圖片引自美國時代周刊） [列印本頁] 作者: 藍藍的天 時間: 2008-2-19 23:15 標題: King Penguins at Risk.（英文及圖片引自美國時代周刊） 氣候變化可能把長期存活分南極國王企鵝在風險減少供貨的獵物，報道一項新研究的結果公布在的Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences上。
The King Penguin thrives on the islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica and the southern oceans, like this grouping, photographed in the Falkland Islands.
意譯：雄偉壯觀的滋生
國王企鵝興，就在島北部的南極和南大洋，喜歡這個分組，拍照，在福克蘭群島。
2．Hearty Bunch
A colony braves a blizzard on Australia's Macquarie Island. The birds have four layers of feathering to keep themselves warm.
意譯： 衷心一大堆
一個生物群體勇感的對抗暴風雪在澳大利亞的麥誇里島。 鳥類有四層羽毛箭，以保持它們自己的熱情。
3．Keep on Swimming
In their foraging trips, the birds will repeatedly dive to depths of over 350 feet and sometimes over 700 feet.
意譯：繼續游泳
在它們的野外覓食旅程，企鵝會多次下潛到水深超過350英尺，有時超過700英尺。
4．Preening
Like Emperor Penguins, with whom they are often confused, the King Penguin has a white belly, silver-grey back and blackish heads. The King Penguin is distinguished by its smaller size and yellow feather "ear muffs".
The penguins at the Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Japan are released every day in winter for exercise.
意譯：出來散步
企鵝在旭動物園在旭川，日本公布冬天每天都在演習。
6．Special Guests
Visitors at the Zurich Zoo are permitted inside the penguin enclosure, where, it seems, the birds are anxious to give their visitors a tour.
意譯： 特別來賓
遊客在瑞士蘇黎世動物園允許內企鵝圈地那裡，它看起來好像是，這種鳥著急，讓遊客參觀。
6．Special Guests
Visitors at the Zurich Zoo are permitted inside the penguin enclosure, where, it seems, the birds are anxious to give their visitors a tour.
意譯： 特別來賓
遊客在瑞士蘇黎世動物園允許內企鵝圈地那裡，它看起來好像是，這種鳥著急，讓遊客參觀。
7．Cute Chick
A newborn King Penguin matures for 14 to 16 months before heading into the sea. The mating season is timed so that the matured chick will hit the water when food is most plentiful.
In the new study, scientists calculate that high sea surface temperatures in the penguins' wintering range has diminished the amount of food available to them, thereby threatening their survivability.
Though the King Penguin population is stable for now, the study observes that the slightest rise in temperature — even half a degree Fahrenheit — could have disastrous results.
