Wild camel flock found in Turpan Basin_科学技术

Wild camel flock found in Turpan Basin

文章来源：文章作者：发布时间：2007-08-03 02:32 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Chinanews, Urumqi, August 3 – Zoologists¹ in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous² Region were surprised to find a wild camel flock of 44 in the Gobi desert south to the Shanshan County, in the Turpan Basin. This is the first time to see so big a wild camel flock since the founding of Wild Camel Reserve in China.

Wild camel has been put on the Red Book of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union, for its population is even smaller than the population of giant panda. It is estimated that there are only 800 wild camels in the world, 50% of which live in Xinjiang.

The traces of wild camels were found on last July 23 by the Wild Camel Protection Team. The next day, the team met the camels at a fountain nearby.

Actually it is rare to find so many wild camels at a time even in Lop Nur, the center of the Wild Camel Reserve.

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1 zoologists
动物学家( zoologist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Zoologists refer barnacles to Crustanceans. 动物学家把螺蛳归入甲壳类。 It is now a source of growing interest for chemists and zoologists as well. 它现在也是化学家和动物学家愈感兴趣的一个所在。

2 autonomous
adj.自治的；独立的
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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。

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