The two instances appear to be a continuation of the strange mass animal deaths that have struck in the past fortnight - in America and elsewhere.

而以上的这两个例子只是近半个月来全球各地纷纷出现了令人不解的大规模动物死亡事件中的一部分而已。

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The massive earthquake that struck northeast Japan Friday (March 11) has shortened the length of Earth's day by a fraction and shifted how the planet's mass is distributed.

上周五（3月11日）袭击日本东北部的巨大地震使地球每日时长略有缩短，还改变了全球的品质分布。

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One fragment of that ancient smash is thought to have struck Earth 65 million years ago, triggering a mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.

据认为，那次古老冲撞的碎片在六千五百万年前曾经撞击地球，引发了消灭恐龙的大灭绝。

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