Scientists found that a method of high-efficiency breathing used by birds is also employed by today's alligators, which share a common ancestor with dinosaurs.

科学家发现，与恐龙拥有共同祖先的短吻鳄也采用了鸟类的高效呼吸方式。

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Though tipped with nightmare claws, the limbs of American alligators—this one photographed at a local park—are more often used to excavate wallowing holes than to slash at prey.

虽然美洲鳄的四肢上有着梦魇般的利爪，如摄于当地公园的照片中表现的那样，但是比起捕食来，（美洲鳄）更多用它来挖掘泥土。

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I've had one boat captain grab my collar to keep me from falling into a canal replete with 10-foot alligators.

一个船长曾抓住我的衣领，才没有掉入满是10英尺长鳄鱼的运河里。

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The idea was to do a film about the disappearing wetlands, and that first section opens happily with underwater shots of alligators and "Iko Iko" on the music track.

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