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Eventually, the loser
a stream already pink with his own blood
These battles certainly help females
select the strongest bulls...
...but they bring great
dangers for the .
Each year, in the
parts of the colony,
a fifth of the are
death
This is why it may
be better to mate
at the edge of the beach
close to the sea
Less dominant males hide
in the
They are waiting to try
and steal an mating...
...with females as
they come and go
This male knows he has been
spotted by the big bull
who claims all the females
on this part of the beach
groups can bring advantages
to as well as to adults
Along the coast of southern sea
lions breed together each year
in groups several hundred strong
For the growing these colonies
act rather like a school
The bonds and relationships
developed here on the beach
may be vital for the
rest of their lives
Sea lions are very social animals
and as adults and young together,
they probably share...
...information about the location
of good feeding sites
Conditions here could hardly be better
for the growing youngsters
As the tide goes out it leaves behind
a selection of sheltered pools
Perfect places for
learning to swim
At high tide...
...it is easy for the to take their
first experimental the
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These young pups have never seen
anything like it before
The Whales though are
very experienced
Each year this same group turns
up along the coast
at precisely the same time
as the pups are starting to swim
The whales need to surprise the pups,
知识点
重点词汇
surf [sɜ:f] vi. 作冲浪运动 vt. 在…冲浪 n. 海浪，拍岸浪 n. (Surf)人名；(英)瑟夫 { :7750}
illicit [ɪˈlɪsɪt] adj. 违法的；不正当的 {toefl gre :8764}
pups [pʌps] abbr. puppies 小狗，幼犬，自负的青年 n. 小狗( pup的名词复数 ); 自负的傻小子; （小狐，小海豹等）幼小的动物; 卖给/买到伪劣货 { :9257}
forage [ˈfɒrɪdʒ] n. 饲料；草料；搜索 vi. 搜寻粮草；搜寻 {toefl gre :11147}
难点词汇
denser [densə] adj. 密集的；浓厚的（dense的比较级） n. (Denser)人名；(英)登泽 { :20020}
Patagonia [,pætә'^әjniә,-njә] n. 巴塔哥尼亚(南美一地区) { :34729}
词组
breed in [ ] 同种繁殖，连续进行同种交配；累代近亲联姻，近亲结婚
crush to [ ] [网络] 压成碎片；使压成
dip in [ ] v. 拿取自己的一份 [网络] 浸泡；蘸；沾
killer whale [ˈkɪlə hweil] n. 虎鲸；逆戟鲸；恶鲸；杀人鲸 [网络] 杀手鲸；倒戟鲸；虎鲸逆戟鲸
retreat into [ ] v. 退入 [网络] 退却到；陷入
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