Recent research had shown that fish recognised individual "shoal mates", social prestige and even tracked relationships.

最近的研究表明鱼可以识别各自的“鱼群伙伴”、社会威望，甚至相关的人际关系。

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He's out boozing with his mates.

他和他的朋友们喝酒去了。

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They've been best mates since school.

他们从上学时期以来就是最要好的朋友。

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"Shipping noise falls across the same frequencies that these animals use for all their vital behaviors - for feeding,for finding mates, for avoiding predators and for navigating."

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For example,you can see hundreds of female hammerhead sharks gathering to find mates.

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This drive is important for getting food, shelter and mates.

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After the race, Cavendish praised the remarkable work put in by his Columbia team-mates.

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College was my first exposure to really rich people, including really rich potential mates.

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There is little doubt other teams fear him more than any of his team-mates.

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