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This buddhist temple near Shanghai
這所上海附近的佛廟
has an extraordinary story attached to it
有一段與之相關(guān)的傳奇故事
In May 2007
2007年5月
A Wild China camera team filmed this peculiar Swinhoe's turtle
一支狂野中國(guó)攝制組在這所寺廟的魚(yú)塘里
in the temple's fishpond
拍攝到了這只罕見(jiàn)的斑龜
According to the monks, this turtle had been given to the temple during the Ming dynasty
據(jù)寺廟的和尚所說(shuō) 這只龜在明朝期間被賜予寺廟
over 400 years ago
至今已有400余年歷史了
It was thought to be the oldest animal on Earth
它被認(rèn)為是地球上最老的動(dòng)物
Soft shell turtles are considerd a god-made delicacy by many Chinese
軟殼龜被很多從中國(guó)人視為神賜的饋贈(zèng)
and when it was filmed
在被記錄下的時(shí)候
this was one of just three Swinhoe's Turtles left alive in China
它已是中國(guó)僅存的三只斑龜之一
The rest of its kind
他的同胞們
having been rounded up and eaten
被當(dāng)作食物剿殺殆盡
Sadly, just a few weeks after filming
悲痛人心的是在拍攝后的短短幾周后
this ancient creature died
這只遠(yuǎn)古的生物與世長(zhǎng)辭了
The remaining individuals of its species are currently kept in seperate zoos
他的其他同類現(xiàn)在被散養(yǎng)在不同動(dòng)物園保護(hù)著
and Swinhoe's Turtle is now reckoned extinct in the wild
據(jù)測(cè)算現(xiàn)在斑龜在自然界中已經(jīng)滅絕了
In fact, most of the 25 types of fresh water turtles in China
事實(shí)上 中國(guó)25種淡水龜中
are now vanishingly rare
多數(shù)都已然瀕危
The answer to extinction
杜絕物種滅絕的唯一途徑
is protection
就是加以保護(hù)
And there is now a growing network of nature reserves through southern China
這里有貫穿中國(guó)南方的不斷壯大的自然保護(hù)區(qū)網(wǎng)絡(luò)
