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Wevejustseentwocontemporarylargebirdsthatcannotfly:theemuandthe

ostrich.Overhereisaninterestingspecimenfromthepast.Thisstuffedanimal

isnotthegiantpenguinitappearstobe,butanauk.Thisparticularkindofauk

isveryrare,only78skinsareknowntoexistandmostarenotpas

wellasthisone.Thegreatauk,asyoucansee,wasaratherlargebird,andit

couldntflyeither.However,evidencesuggeststhattheaukwasanexcellent

swimmeranddiver.Unfortunately,thoseabilitiesdidnotprotectitfrombeing

easypreyforhungrysailorswhoyearsagosailedtheverycoldandoftenicy

watersofGreenland,Iceland,andScotland.Infact,recordsindicatethatthe

aukwasrathertastyandthatitseggcuseme...thatitseggsandfeathers

wereusefulaswell.Still,itisntclearwhatotherfactorsledtothebigbirds

demisearound1844,thelasttimeanyonereportedseeingone.Ofcourse,we

believeitsimportanttotakeextraprecautionstopreservetheremaininggreat

aukskins.Afterall,thesespecimensshouldproveinvaluableforfuture

scientificresearch.Doesanyonehaveanyquestionsbeforewemoveontoour

nextbirdexhibit?

【生词摘录】

1.contemporary:adj.当代的，同时代的

2.emu:n.［C］鸸鹋（产于澳洲的一种体型大而不会飞的鸟）

3.ostrich:n.［C］鸵鸟

4.specimen:n.［C］样本；样品；实例

5.stuffed:adj.已经喂饱了的

6.penguin:n.［C］企鹅

7.auk:n.［C］海雀（北极地区海鸟，体大，短翅，蹼足）

8.demise:n.［U］

9.precaution:n.［C］预防，警惕，防范

10.invaluable:adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，价值无法衡量的

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BeforeItellyouabouttheinterestingdiscoveryrelatedtoTyrannosaurusrex,

Ineedtoreviewsomethingwestudiedlastsemester,thedifferencween

whatarecommonlycalledcold-bloodedandwarm-bloodedanimals.Inwarm-

bloodedanimals,birds