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第二課 實時新聞
December 2
12月2日
Polar Bears
北極熊
Polar bears are big and white.
北極熊身材又高大毛皮又雪白，
They look soft and cute. But they are not.
看起來柔軟可愛，但實際上卻不是如此。
They are wild animals and very big!
它們是野生動物，而且體型非常巨大！
They can weigh 600 kg.
它們的體重可重達六百公斤。
They live in the Arctic.
它們生活在北極地區，
They spend most of their time on the ice.
大多數的時間都待在冰上，
But they live on land sometimes, too.
可是它們有時候也會生活在陸地上。
Polar bears can run 40 kph for a short time.
北極熊可以在短時間內奔跑達時速四十公里；
They also swim very well.
它們也非常善于游泳，
They can swim 161 km without resting!
可以連續游上一百六十一公里而不必休息！
The hairs in a polar bear's white coat are not really white.
北極熊厚重白色毛皮上的毛發其實不是白色的，
They are clear and hollow.
而是透明空心的。
The hairs trap heat.
這些毛發會收集并保存熱度，
This keeps the polar bear warm.
讓北極熊保持溫暖。
Polar bears' skin is black.
北極熊的皮膚是黑色的，
That also keeps them warm.
這樣也可讓它們保持溫暖。
Polar bears don't get cold at all.
北極熊從來不會覺得冷，
They sometimes even get hot!
有時候甚至會覺得熱呢！
Polar bears live about 25 years in the wild.
北極熊在野地里的壽命約為二十五年；
In zoos, they can live much longer.
而在動物園里，它們的壽命會更長。
Polar bears spend a lot of time hunting seals.
北極熊花許多時間獵捕海豹。
Seals live under the ice.
海豹棲息在冰底下，
They make holes in the ice and use the holes to breathe.
會在冰層挖洞，利用這些洞口呼吸。
The bears sit by these holes. They wait for seals to come and breathe.
北極熊會坐在這些洞口旁邊等待海豹過來呼吸空氣，
Then the bears try to catch them.
然后再試圖抓住它們。
If the hunt is successful, the polar bear can eat 45 kg of seal fat at one time!
獵捕行動如果成功，北極熊一次可以吃下四十五公斤的海豹脂肪！
