Manatee

2004年八九月間，美國佛羅里達(dá)州竟然出現(xiàn)了四次颶風(fēng)。接踵而至的“颶風(fēng)狂潮”給佛州和美國南部其他幾個州造成了巨大的人員傷亡和財產(chǎn)損失。但是，對佛州的海牛來說，颶風(fēng)卻帶給了它們好運(yùn)。外電報道如下：The fury of four hurricanes in Florida may have spared the state's endangered manatee population from further decline. The annual report by the state Fish and Wildlife Research Institute shows deaths statewide fell to 276 in 2004 from 370 recorded in 2003. "One theory is the four hurricanes that affected the state this year means we had less boating activity," said Tom Pitchford, a biologist with the research institute. "Fewer boats on the water means fewer manatees struck." Manatee表示“海牛”，是一種食草性水生哺乳動物，身體寬扁，長有蹼狀前鰭和扁平的尾巴。海牛產(chǎn)于美國佛羅里達(dá)州、南美洲北部、西非和加勒比海地區(qū)海岸溫暖的水域中。 （中國日報網(wǎng)站編）