英语翻译American pikasor rock rabbits,a relative of rabbits and hares,might be the first of thesespecies to go extinct due to climate change.About 7-8 inches long,pikas livehigh in the cool,damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains.As globaltemp

英语翻译American pikasor rock rabbits,a relative of rabbits and hares,might be the first of thesespecies to go extinct due to climate change.About 7-8 inches long,pikas livehigh in the cool,damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains.As globaltemp
英语翻译
American pikasor rock rabbits,a relative of rabbits and hares,might be the first of thesespecies to go extinct due to climate change.About 7-8 inches long,pikas livehigh in the cool,damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains.As globaltemperatures rise,they would naturally migrate (迁移) to higher ground -- but they already occupy the mountaintops.Theycan't go any higher.The NationalWildlife Federation reports that they might not be able to stand the new temperaturesas their habitat heats up.
The volcanorabbit has the same problem.These rabbits live on the slopes of volcanoes inMexico,and recent studies have shown that the lower range of their habitat hasalready shifted upward about 700 meters,but there are not suitable plants forthem to move higher,so they are stuck in the middle.Scientists are concernedabout their populations.
Native to the US,pygmy rabbits weigh lessthan 1 pound and live in the American West.They are believed to be thesmallest rabbits in the world.Their habitats have been destroyed bydevelopment.Several populations,such as the Columbia Basin pygmy,almost wentextinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs.Pygmy rabbits also rely onwinter cover by digging tunnels through the snow to escape predators,butlesser snowfall is leaving them exposed.
All of thisgives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter.
2012浙江高考英语阅读其中一篇

英语翻译American pikasor rock rabbits,a relative of rabbits and hares,might be the first of thesespecies to go extinct due to climate change.About 7-8 inches long,pikas livehigh in the cool,damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains.As globaltemp
美洲鼠兔或岩兔,是家兔和野兔的近亲,由于气候变化,可能会率先灭绝.它们只有大约7-8英寸长,鼠兔习惯在落基山脉以西,阴凉潮湿的山上生活.由于全球气温升高,它们自然会迁移到地势较高的地方 —— 但它们已经占据了山顶,没有更高的地方了.「全国野生动物联合会」的报告说,假如它们的栖息地不断升温,它们可能活不成.

火山兔也有同样的问题.这些兔子生活在墨西哥火山的山坡上,最近的研究表明,在它们的栖息地里,底线范围已向上移了约700米,但在更高的地方没有合适的植物供它们食用,因此它们被卡在中间.科学家们担心它们的族群数量.

侏儒兔原产于美国,体重不到1磅,生活在美国西部.它们被认为是在世界上的最小的兔子.土地发展已破坏了它们的栖息地.它们有几个族群,如哥伦比亚盆地侏儒兔,几乎濒临绝种,幸好被动物园育种计划拯救了；俾格米兔子还依赖冬季来掩护它们在雪地挖隧道来避过捕食者,但降雪减少让它们暴露了.

在今年的复活节打扮成巨型复活兔,这一切都会让穿这套服装变得更有意义.