在10月21日,33只年轻的绿海龟、坎皮海龟、玳瑁和蠵龟都爬回了墨西哥海湾的大海。
A group of 33 young Green, Kemp's Ridley, Hawksbill and Loggerhead sea turtles returned to paddle the briny waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 21.
成年棱皮龟的体型是最大的海龟的两倍,因此需要更长的时间来冷却。
An adult leatherback is twice the size of the biggest cheloniid sea turtles and will therefore take longer to cool off.
那天晚上的菜单上还有海龟汤,而当时海龟还没有陷入这么大的麻烦,科学家测试出那块肉最终被证明是绿海龟,也叫绿蠵龟(Chelonia mydas)。
Turtle soup had also been on the menu that night, before sea turtles were in such trouble, and the bit of flesh that the scientists tested turned out to be green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.
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