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Three groups of dolphins live close to Lantau Island.
有三群海豚生活在大嶼山周圍
As the tide comes in, they move with it to feed on small fish or squid
漲潮時(shí) 他們隨著潮水利用回聲
which travel with the currents,
在渾濁的水中定位隨水而來的
using echolocation to see their prey through the murky water.
獵物——小魚和烏賊
They also use sound to communicate.
他們還通過聲音進(jìn)行交流
But they face a deafening problem.
但如今卻面臨著震耳欲聾的噪音所帶來的問題
The Pearl Estuary has become one of the busiest shipping channels in China,
珠江口已成為中國最繁忙的海運(yùn)通道之一
and the dolphins are constantly bombarded with sound.
海豚也經(jīng)常受到噪音的狂轟濫炸
New research suggests that they may now pack more information
新的研究指出他們的叫聲中可能
into shorter calls in a bid to be heard.
包含了更多的信息并變得更短促
Local conservationists have now set up a protected zone near Lantau Island.
當(dāng)?shù)氐沫h(huán)保主義者如今在珠江口附近建立起一個(gè)保護(hù)區(qū)
So, for now, China's white dolphins are holding on.
中華白海豚從此得以生存
