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And how many of these bones have you actually found? This is the extraordinary thing. In the excavations at the Mare aux Songes we found about 7, 000 bones of which 95 are tortoises, which meant they were in huge numbers there. That' s sort of number must have had a big impact on the ecology of Mauritius. They must have been absolutely vital disperser for seeds, they would have eaten every fruit on the ground, walked away from the parent plant and disperse these seeds everywhere, so the plants must have suffered when these tortoises disappeared. The extinct tortoise seems to be pivotal to the survival of the ebony forest and the ancient habitat of Mauritius. And Julian' s discovery has inspired one man to attempt what seems impossible, to rebuild the lost land of the dodo. Karl Jones is a renowned conservationist. Karl is conducting an extraordinary experiment on a small island off the coast of Mauritius, to restore the ancient habitat simply by reintroducing giant tortoises. |
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nǐ fā xiàn le duō shǎo jù xíng lù guī de gú tou? zhè shì yī jīng rén fā xiàn. wèi yú máo lǐ qiú sī dōng nán fāng, zài mǎ ěr sāng jí sī de kǎo gǔ wā jué zhōng, wǒ men zhǎo dào yuē qī qiān kuài gú tou, qí zhōng 95 dōu shì jù xíng lù guī de. zhè yì wèi zhe dāng nián tā men de shù mù fēi cháng páng dà. rú cǐ páng dà de shù mù, yí dìng duì máo lǐ qiú sī de shēng tài, yǒu zhe jù dà yǐng xiǎng. tā men jué duì shì zhǒng zi chuán bō de guān jiàn méi jiè, zhǐ yào shì lù dì shàng de guǒ shí, tā men dōu chī. tā men huì dài zhe guǒ shí lí kāi qí shēng zhǎng dì, shí yòng hòu pái xiè, jiāng zhǒng zi sàn luò gè dì, yīn cǐ suí zhuó lù guī jiàn jiàn xiāo shī. zhèi xiē zhí wù de chǔ jìng biàn de jiān nán qǐ lái, kàn qǐ lái, miè jué de lù guī bù jǐn shì wū mù lín néng fǒu cún huó de guān jiàn, yě shì zhěng gè máo lǐ qiú sī yuán shǐ shēng tài huī fù de guān jiàn. zhū lì ān de zhè yī fà xiàn qǐ fā le yí ge rén, tā yào chóng jiàn dù dù niǎo de shī dì, zhè jiàn shì tīng lái xiàng shì chī rén shuō mèng. kǎ ěr qióng sī shì zhù míng de huán jìng bǎo hù xué jiā. yǎn xià, tā zài máo dǎo fù jìn de yī zuò xiǎo dǎo rén, zhǔ chí yí gè fēi tóng xún cháng de shí yàn, tōng guò yǐn jìn jù xíng lù guī, lái huán yuán tā de yuán shǐ shēng tài huán jìng. |