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This is lsland forty miles
off the coast of
- an isolated rock
with breeding sea-birds
This was the last breeding ground for the
, sadly now
Today it's still the world's
largest colony
Over a million of them share the
crowded island with 250,000
lt's not the lack of suitable sites
that causes the
in such densities
Here in the North Atlantic,
there's a wide choice of
empty that
the birds could use
The key factor limiting the size
and location of colonies
seems to be the food
in the surrounding ocean
There are lots of hungry mouths to feed
and a constant demand for fish
Throughout the long summer days
at colonies like ,
There's a stream of birds,
heading out to the ocean to find food
and returning with full crops
to feed their young
will travel up
to two hundred miles
from the colony on
a single trip
They are not
and will take everything
- from tiny to
, on the other hand,
are very particular about
what they eat and because they can
only fly short distances,
they only nest where there's a good
supply of suitable food close by
One such place is the
in far eastern Russia
This is the island of
Throughout the long winter,
it is ice
But as spring approaches,
that begins to break up
and that have spent
the winter feeding out
on the open ocean far to
the south begin to return
isolated position and steep cliffs
make a perfect nesting site
The arrive first
These are the Pacific cousins of
our less spectacular Atlantic species
Horned soon follow
all, fourteen different species
return to each spring
and in just a few weeks
the once silent cliffs
come alive to the calls of
4 million breeding
This is a multi-storey city
Assembling in these dense colonies after
having spent a largely
at sea provides the birds with
the
that is the key to co-ordinating
their breeding
By nesting and laying together
they ensure that
most of their will leave
the nest at exactly the same time
Just like this is the way
they spread the impact of predators
The world's largest eagle
- Steller's
A third as big again as a golden
Throughout the summer, the eagles
hunt in Talan's crowded colonies
Riding on the ,
they patrol the top of the cliffs,
looking out for any
that ventures too far from the rock face
Suddenly the huge eagle
with the of a
Co-ordinated panic among the
confuses their
But the eagle doesn't give up
知识点
重点词汇
solitary [ˈsɒlətri] n. 独居者；隐士 adj. 孤独的；独居的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6062}
arctic ['ɑ:ktɪk] n. 北极圈；御寒防水套鞋 n. (Arctic)人名；(英)阿克蒂克 adj. 北极的；极寒的 {gk cet6 toefl ielts gre :6116}
attacker [əˈtækə(r)] n. 攻击者；进攻者 { :6197}
turtles ['tɜːtlz] n. 乌龟（turtle的复数） { :6490}
stimulation [ˌstɪmjʊ'leɪʃn] n. 刺激；激励，鼓舞 {toefl :6566}
chicks [t'ʃɪks] n. 小鸡（chick的复数形式）；雏鸡 {ielts :7269}
aerial [ˈeəriəl] n. [电讯] 天线 adj. 空中的，航空的；空气的；空想的 {cet6 ky ielts gre :7339}
crammed [kræmd] v. 填入；把…塞满；贪婪地吃；临时抱佛脚地死记硬背（cram的过去式） adj. 挤满的；塞满的 { :7380}
continual [kənˈtɪnjuəl] adj. 持续不断的；频繁的 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl :7561}
coastline [ˈkəʊstlaɪn] n. 海岸线 { :8732}
stoops [stu:ps] n. 门廊( stoop的名词复数 ); 门阶; 门口平台 v. 弯腰( stoop的第三人称单数 ); 屈身; 俯首; 屈尊 { :8992}
extinct [ɪkˈstɪŋkt] adj. 灭绝的，绝种的；熄灭的 vt. 使熄灭 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :9357}
herring [ˈherɪŋ] n. 鲱 n. (Herring)人名；(英)赫林 { :9934}
falcon [ˈfɔ:lkən] n. [鸟] 猎鹰；[鸟] 隼 n. (Falcon)人名；(法、意、西、葡、罗、瑞典)法尔孔；(英)福尔肯 {toefl gre :10291}
encircled [enˈsɜ:kəld] 环绕的 { :10550}
eels [i:lz] n. 鳝( eel的名词复数 ); 鳗; 像鳗鱼一样狡猾; 滑得像泥鳅 { :10634}
foraging ['fɒrɪdʒɪŋ] n. 觅食（forage的ing形式）；觅食力 { :11147}
eaters [ˈi:təz] n. 吃…的人( eater的名词复数 ) { :12208}
funk [fʌŋk] n. 恐惧；怯懦；恐怖；臭味 vt. 害怕；畏缩；使闻到臭味 vi. 惊恐；畏缩；发出臭味 n. (Funk)人名；(瑞典、德、罗、匈、捷)丰克；(英)芬克 { :13330}
fussy [ˈfʌsi] adj. 爱挑剔的，难取悦的；易烦恼的 n. (Fussy)人名；(法)菲西 {toefl gre :14480}
agility [ə'dʒɪlətɪ] n. 敏捷；灵活；机敏 {toefl gre :14489}
avian [ˈeɪviən] n. 鸟 adj. 鸟的；鸟类的 n. (Avian)人名；(意、英)阿维安 { :14609}
Newfoundland [,nju:fәnd'lænd] n. 纽芬兰（加拿大东部岛亦为加拿大省）；纽芬兰犬（体大、力强、毛厚而光滑，原产于纽芬兰） { :16494}
难点词汇
seabirds [ˈsi:bɜ:dz] n. 海鸟( seabird的名词复数 ) { :21036}
seabird [ˈsi:bɜ:d] n. [鸟] 海鸟（如海鸥，等于seafowl） { :21036}
tufted [ˈtʌftɪd] adj. 成簇状的；植绒的；装缨球的；用穗饰的 v. 用丛毛装饰（tuft的过去式） { :22627}
updrafts [ ] (updraft 的复数) a. 向上通风的 { :26578}
puffins [ˈpʌfinz] n. 角嘴海雀( puffin的名词复数 ) { :27086}
gannets [ˈɡænits] n. 塘鹅( gannet的名词复数 ) { :28133}
guillemot [ˈgɪlɪmɒt] n. 海鸠；海雀 n. (Guillemot)人名；(法)吉耶莫；(西)吉列莫特 { :28710}
ln [ ] abbr. 自然对数（Napierian Logarithm）；液态氮（Liquid Nitrogen） { :28828}
flightless [ˈflaɪtləs] adj. （鸟等）不能飞的 { :29797}
kittiwake [ˈkɪtɪweɪk] n. 三趾鸥 { :41320}
kittiwakes [ ] (kittiwake 的复数) n. 三趾鸥 { :41320}
auk [ɔ:k] n. [鸟] 海雀（北极海鸟的一种） { :45962}
Okhotsk [әu'kɔtsk] n. 鄂霍次克海(太平洋西北部边海) { :47702}
复习词汇
breeding [ˈbri:dɪŋ] n. 繁殖；饲养；教养；再生 v. 生产；培育；使…繁殖（breed的ing形式） n. (Breeding)人名；(英)布里丁 {ielts :3699}
eagle [ˈi:gl] n. 鹰；鹰状标饰 n. (Eagle)人名；(英)伊格尔 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :3850}
生僻词
LTS [ ] abbr. lights （供食用的）家畜的肺脏; long-term store 长期存储
talan [ ] n. 敌螨通 [网络] 盈；卓兰镇以前叫打兰
词组
availability of... [ ] n.有...,能够取得...
breed in [ ] 同种繁殖，连续进行同种交配；累代近亲联姻，近亲结婚
cram with [ ] vt.装满,挤满
encircle by [ ] 环绕，围绕；包围
great auk [ ] 大海雀（类似企鹅，已灭绝）
horned puffin [hɔ:nd ˈpʌfin] na. 【动】角目鸟 [网络] 角海鹦；角嘴海雀；角凤头海鹦
leave the nest [ ] v. 离开家 [网络] 离开枝头；离巢
sand eel [sænd i:l] na. 【鱼】玉筋鱼 [网络] 玉筋属鱼；沙鳗
sea eagle [si: ˈi:ɡl] na. 【动】一种捕食鱼类的鹰；白尾鹰；〈美方〉鹗 [网络] 海岸猎鹰；海鹰；鱼鹰
Sea of Okhotsk [ ] [网络] 鄂霍次克海；鄂霍茨克海；西临鄂霍次克海
social stimulation [ ] 《英汉医学词典》social stimulation 社会刺激
solitary life [ ] [网络] 独居生活；孤独人生；孤独的日子
the turtle [ ] [网络] 海龟；乌龟；海龟人
to breed [ ] 配种
tufted puffin [ˈtʌftɪd ˈpʌfin] 簇羽善知鸟
tufted puffins [ ] [网络] 簇羽海雀
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