One of the most famous cases of extinction is that of a bird known as the dodo. In fact there’s even a saying in English, ‘as dead as the dodo’, used to refer to something which no longer exists. But for many centuries the dodo was alive and well, although it could only be ...
In English,"as dead as a dodo" means somebody or something is no longer alive.But the dodo,a short fat bird that died out hundreds of years ago because of humans,may not be dead any more! US company Colossal Bioscience said it would try to bring the dodo back to life.The bird used...
In addition, the migrating waders are commonly hunted for food in the Bay of Martaban in Myanmar where over 50 percent of the spoon-billed sandpiper is believed to winter, according to research. They are also found trapped in Bangladesh, Thailand and China. Can we save the bird from extinct...
根据第一段InEnglish,"asdeadasadodo" meanssomebodyorsomethingisnolongeralive.(在英语中,"死得像渡渡鸟"的意思是某人或某事已经不在人世了。)可知,作者通过谚语开始这篇文章的。故选A。(2)细节理解题。根据第二段ThebirdusedtoliveontheislandofMauritiusintheIndianOceanuntilthe17thcentury.(直到17世纪,这种鸟...
Budd, RickHughes, IanLuborsky,L.,Rosenthal,R.,Diguer,L.,Andrusyna,T. P.,Berman,J. S.,Levitt,J. T.The dodo bird verdict is alive and well—mostly. Clinical Psychology . 2002Luborsky, L., Rosenthal, R., Diguer, L. Andrusyna, T. P., Berman, J. S., Levitt, J. T., et ...
Ben said that Dodo seemed like a "nice bird", finding her friendly and, unlike Polly, not stuck up. (TV: The War Machines) Whilst Steven was fond of Dodo, he sometimes called her silly and a fool and told her off for acting stupidly. (TV: The Ark, The Celestial Toymaker; PROSE:...
The bird was discovered by European sailors (水手)in 1507 on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.When the sailors talked about the strange bird that 63 fly, people found 64 hard to believe their story. The Europeans65settled on the Island of Mauritius and the pigs they brought ...
Surprisingly, despite the dodo's fame, and the fact the bird was alive during recorded human history, little is known about the anatomy and biology of this animal. "The dodo's extinction happened at a time when people didn't understand the concept of extinction — science as we know it ...
根据European sailors (水手) discovered the bird in 1507 on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean可知水手们发现这种鸟是在1507年发现的,故选B.(2)题详解: 细节理解题。根据So large numbers of dodos were killed and by 1681 no living dodos were found on the island.得知直到1681年如此多的...
Speed X1.0 Questions 31-40 Complete the notes below. WriteONE WORD ONLYfor each answer. THE EXTINCTION OF THE DODO BIRD The dodo was a large flightless bird which used to inhabit the island of Mauritius. History · 1507 - Portuguese ships transporting31 ...