Both these fossils were dry-land tortoises.
这两块化石都是旱地陆龟。
Crocodiles, tortoises, birds, and insects seem to have been little affected.
鳄鱼、乌龟、鸟类和昆虫似乎很少受到影响。
Finally they returned yet again to the land as tortoises, some of which now live in the driest of deserts.
最终，它们再一次回到陆地，进化成为陆龟，其中的一些现在生活在非常干旱的沙漠中。
Animals which behave "frugally" with energy become particularly old, for example, crocodiles and tortoises.
对能量使用表现得很“节俭”的动物变得非常长寿，比如鳄鱼和龟类。
Targland's officials predict that these measures will be adequate, since it is difficult to collect the tortoises without a vehicle.
塔格兰德的官员预测这些措施将是足够的，因为没有交通工具的话，很难收集这些乌龟。
Sure enough, these amphibious species show up on the triangular graph approximately half way between the "wet cluster" of sea turtles and the "dry cluster" of land tortoises.
可以肯定的是，这些水陆两栖物种的数据出现在接近三角坐标中间的位置，位于水栖海龟和陆栖乌龟的坐标点之间。
Because tortoises are the key.
因为，陆龟是其中的关键。
Ten tiny tortoises tried to talk to twenty timid toads.
十只小乌龟试着和二十只胆小的蟾蜍说话。
For one memorable week, I lived among the tortoises of Alcedo.
在这值得纪念的一个星期中，我跟Alcedo的陆龟们住在一起。
Over there we can see a lot of tortoises sunbathing on a rock.
那边我们看到许多乌龟在岩石上晒太阳。
Giant tortoises, geochelone elephantopus, in a pond at Alcedo volcano.
巨型龟，geocheloneelephantopus，在阿尔·斯多火山的池塘中。
Luckily, tortoises can extend their necks above water and float on their backs.
幸运的是，这些象龟可以将长长的脖子伸出水面，并且仰面漂浮。
Giant tortoises are the longest-lived of all vertebrates, averaging over 100 years.
巨龟是所有脊椎动物中最长寿的，平均年龄超过100岁。
There, he saw giant tortoises and noted that the reptiles were different on each island.
在这里，他看到了一些巨大的海龟，并注意到这些海龟与其他任何一个岛屿的海龟都不一样。
The business value of a message might be long-lived or it may vanish in seconds (tortoises and hares).
消息的业务价值可能是长期存在的，或者可能在数秒内消失(好比乌龟和兔子)。
According to legend, eagles picked up tortoises and attempt to crack them open by dropping them on rocks.
根据传说，老鹰抓了乌龟，为了弄开它们的壳，会将其扔到岩石上。
Scientists have now rectified that situation, although you might call it a slow fix. Because tortoises are the key.
现在，科学家们修正了这个状况，尽管你可以把这称为缓慢的修正。因为，陆龟是其中的关键。
Whalers slaughtered the giant tortoises, and the few settlers brought rats, cats and goats, which crowded out local flora and fauna.
捕鲸者猎杀巨型陆龟，为数不多的定居者将老鼠、猫和山羊带到了那儿，排挤了当地的动植物种群。
There are some exceptions - parrots, seabirds, clams and tortoises can all outlive us - but humans stand out as the longest-lived primates.
确实存在着比我们长寿的生物：例如鹦鹉、海鸟、蛤以及龟，但人类显然是灵长类动物中最长寿的。
Some had genes indicating their parents were living purebred Floreana tortoises, hinting that the species may not be extinct after all.
一些样本携带的基因显示它们的父辈是现存的纯种弗罗里安那象龟，表明这一物种或许根本没有灭绝。
Galapagos tortoises lead an uncomplicated life, grazing on grass, leaves, and cactus, basking in the sun, and napping nearly 16 hours per day.
加拉帕戈斯象龟的生活很简单。以草、树叶和仙人掌为食，享受日光浴，每天小睡将近16小时。
And amid the blue-footed boobies and giant tortoises sits a handful of towns whose population has tripled to nearly 30, 000 in the past two decades.
在蓝脚鲣鸟和巨龟中间坐落着几个城镇，其人口在过去二十年间已经增加三倍接近30 000人。
The world's largest living tortoises are an icon of evolution, growing so large on the isolated islands because of the absence of natural predators.
世界上现有的最大乌龟是进化的最好诠释，它们能长到如此之大是由于生活区不存在天然的猎手。
There are still new species being discovered: plants, birds, chameleons, lemurs, tortoises that we might not yet know about, that could be on the brink of extinction.
这里还在不断发现新的物种：植物、鸟类、变色蜥蜴和乌龟，我们可能还不太了解这些物种，但它们可能将濒临灭绝。
At a 12,000-year-old burial site in northern Israel, archaeologists found the remains of at least 71 tortoises and two wild cattle in specially built hollows in a cave.
在以色列北边一个有着1万2千年历史的墓址里，考古学家在一个山洞中特别挖出的凹地里发现了至少71只乌龟和2只野牛的残骸。
Young grasslands have recently sprung up in the very same place that just last year was teeming with fish, tortoises and — most importantly — water as far as the eye could see.
新草如雨后春笋般长了起来，而去年这里还到处是鱼，乌龟- - -最为重要的是- - -望不到边际的水面。
With captive breeding and luck, new populations of tortoises could be released on Pinta and Floreana Islands in five to 10 years, helping to restore their lost ecosystems, Dr. Cayot said.
卡洛特博士认为，经过悉心哺育，再加上一些运气，新象龟群体有望在五至十年后放还到平塔岛和弗罗里安那岛，帮助重建那里已经消失的生态系统。
The teams were looking for tortoises with the most prominent saddlebacks: shells rising up in front, like saddles, to accommodate the animals' extremely long necks for grazing on tall cactuses.
科考队正在寻找最典型的鞍背龟：龟壳前部像马鞍一样隆起，确保象龟伸出长长的脖子，吃到高大的仙人掌。
The teams were looking for tortoises with the most prominent saddlebacks: shells rising up in front, like saddles, to accommodate the animals' extremely long necks for grazing on tall cactuses.
科考队正在寻找最典型的鞍背龟：龟壳前部像马鞍一样隆起，确保象龟伸出长长的脖子，吃到高大的仙人掌。
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