两匹野马马驹在新疆降生
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Two foals were born at a wild horse breeding center in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous1 Region, with more expected this year, researchers said Monday.
 
研究人员周一表示,两匹小马驹在新疆自治区一个野马繁殖中心降生。
 
 
The birth of two female Przewalski's horses on Friday brought the total number at the research center to 363, said Zhang Hefan, a researcher at the center.
 
Foals are born in the spring and, according to Zhang, around a dozen foals of the endangered species are expected to be born this year.
 
Przewalski's horses historically lived on grasslands2 that are now part of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Mongolia. The species faced extinction3 after over-hunting from the early 19th Century. 
 
The breed was reintroduced to Xinjiang and Gansu Province from stock captive-bred in Europe in the late 1980s, two decades after its extinction in the country.
 
The Xinjiang center brought 24 horses from the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany, from which around 600 horses have since been bred.
 
This year, the center brought six more Przewalski's horses from Europe to improve the genetic4 quality of the population.
 
There are currently 173 horses living in the wild within the 2,000 hectares of the center, the largest wild horse breeding center in Asia.


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1 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的;独立的
参考例句:
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
2 grasslands 72179cad53224d2f605476ff67a1d94c     
n.草原,牧场( grassland的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Songs were heard ringing loud and clear over the grasslands. 草原上扬起清亮激越的歌声。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Grasslands have been broken and planted to wheat. 草原已经开垦出来,种上了小麦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 extinction sPwzP     
n.熄灭,消亡,消灭,灭绝,绝种
参考例句:
  • The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
  • The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。
4 genetic PgIxp     
adj.遗传的,遗传学的
参考例句:
  • It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
  • Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。
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