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He is using his display
to try and the larger female,
who seems
Eventually, she concedes
The final event, the transfer
of , is very quick
A singing male
are only visitors to the
After a pregnancy that
lasted a whole year
the females come here to give birth
and their newly-born young
Their investment in their single
is considerable,
for each female will continue to nurse
it for a further six to twelve months
But the males are here to mate
The sing to establish
their relative
The louder and longer the song,
the bigger and stronger the singer
The better the song,
the larger the male,
the more mating opportunities
he will get
All these different mating
strategies have the same aim,
to ensure that the greatest
possible number of
will live long enough
themselves
also reproduce sexually,
but being fixed to ,
they can't move to find a mate
Somehow, they must their
sexual activity
and they do so using the rising
water temperatures of Spring
and the phases of the moon
A few days after the full
moon in late Spring,
when are
at their weakest,
the of the Great Barrier
are ready to
Some are male and
release clouds of
Nearby, a female will
be releasing eggs
Other species of
are both male and female
These release packages of eggs
already pre-wrapped in
of eggs and
float to the surface
知识点
重点词汇
colourful [ˈkʌləfl] adj. 鲜艳的；生动的；色彩丰富的；富有趣味的 { :5311}
lone [ləʊn] adj. 单身的；独自的；寂寞的；人迹稀少的 n. (Lone)人名；(西、肯)洛内；(丹)隆娜；(缅)伦 {toefl :5377}
bundles [ˈbʌndlz] [解剖] 束 { :5598}
offspring [ˈɒfsprɪŋ] n. 后代，子孙；产物 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5729}
coral [ˈkɒrəl] n. 珊瑚；珊瑚虫 adj. 珊瑚的；珊瑚色的 n. (Coral)人名；(英、法、西、葡)科拉尔 {gk toefl :5793}
corals [ˈkɔrəlz] n. 珊瑚( coral的名词复数 ); 珊瑚虫 { :5793}
reef [ri:f] n. 暗礁；[地质] 矿脉；收帆 vt. 收帆；缩帆 vi. 缩帆；收帆 {cet6 toefl :6352}
spawn [spɔ:n] n. 卵；菌丝；产物 vt. 产卵；酿成，造成；大量生产 vi. 产卵；大量生产 {toefl gre :6476}
sperm [spɜ:m] n. 精子；精液；鲸蜡油 { :6966}
tidal [ˈtaɪdl] adj. 潮汐的；潮的，有关潮水的；定时涨落的 n. (Tidal)人名；(瑞典)蒂达尔 { :8579}
seduce [sɪˈdju:s] vt. 引诱；诱惑；诱奸；怂恿 {toefl :8606}
难点词汇
seniority [ˌsi:niˈɒrəti] n. 长辈；老资格；前任者的特权 { :14419}
unimpressed [ˌʌnɪmˈprest] adj. 无印记的（没有印象的）；未受感动的 { :15242}
synchronise ['sɪŋkrənaɪz] vt. 使同步；使同时发生（等于synchronize） vi. 同步；同时发生 { :21008}
suckle [ˈsʌkl] vt. 给…哺乳；吮吸；养育 vi. 吃奶 { :21460}
humpback [ˈhʌmpbæk] n. 驼背；座头鲸 { :21537}
humpbacks [ˈhʌmpbæks] n. 驼背( humpback的名词复数 ) { :21537}
seabed [ˈsi:bed] n. 海底；海床 {toefl :23196}
词组
barrier reef [ˈbæriə ri:f] n. 堡礁（近海岸的珊瑚礁） [网络] 堤礁；障壁礁；珊瑚群
Great Barrier Reef [ ] n. 【地,旅】大堡礁 [网络] 澳大利亚的大堡礁；大栅栏礁；澳大利亚大堡礁
humpback (whale) [ ] 大鳍鲸
humpback whale [ˈhʌmpbæk hweil] n. 【动】座头鲸 [网络] 驼背鲸；大翅鲸；驼背鲸鱼
lone male [ ] 孤独雄；独居雄
the great barrier reef [ ] [网络] 大堡礁；澳大利亚；去大堡礁
the seabed ['si:bed] n. 海底；海床
tidal current [ ] na. 潮流 [网络] 潮汐流；潮流海流；本局有无潮流
tidal currents [ ] n. 潮流 [网络] 潮汐流
to breed [ ] 配种
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