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South China tiger spotted in the wild 華南虎出沒野地
Monday, Oct 22, 2007,Page 14
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A caged South China tiger in transit is seen at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 24, 2007. 四月二十四日，在南非約翰尼斯堡的奧立佛譚波國際機場，一隻關在籠內的華南虎正等待轉運。
PHOTO: AP
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The South China tiger was feared to be extinct in the wild. But a farmer took a picture of one on Oct. 3.
The farmer saw the tiger and took its picture in a mountainous region in northwest China. Experts have confirmed that it was a young South China tiger. It's the first time the tiger has been seen in the wild in over 20 years.
The South China tiger is one of the world's smallest tigers. It's the only kind of tiger native to China's central and southern regions.
In the early 1950s, there were about 4,000 South China tigers. But Communist leader Mao Zedong said they were "pests." He ordered people to kill them. Also their habitat was squeezed by China's economic boom.
China's government says there are 68 of the tigers in zoos in China.(Staff Writer, with AP)
野生華南虎可能瀕臨絕種。不過一位農夫在十月三日拍攝到一隻野生華南虎的照片。
這位農夫在中國西北部的山區看見這隻老虎，並拍下牠的照片。專家證實這是一隻年輕的華南虎。這是二十多年來頭一次發現有華南虎在野地出沒。
華南虎是世界體型最小的老虎品種之一。牠是中國中、南部地區特有的老虎種。
在一九五○年代初，華南虎的數量約有四千隻，不過共產黨領導人毛澤東指稱牠們是「有害的動物」，因此下令撲殺。除此以外，牠們的棲息地也因為中國的經濟繁榮而遭到縮減。
中國政府表示，共有六十八隻華南虎圈養在中國各地的動物園內。（美聯社╱翻譯：艾利斯）
| TODAY'S WORDS |
| 1. extinct adj.
絕種的 (jue2 zhong3 de5)
例: Passenger pigeons are extinct.
(旅鴿已經絕種。)
2. native adj.
祖國的 (zu3 guo2 de5)，本地的 (ben3 di4 de5)
例: Jeremy is a native Scot.
(傑洛米是蘇格蘭人。)
3. pest n.
害蟲 (hai4 chong2)
例: Mosquitoes are a bothersome pest.
(蚊子是種令人討厭的害蟲。)
4. habitat n.
棲息地 (qi1 xi2 di4)
例: Many animals' habitats are being destroyed.
(許多動物的棲息地正遭受破壞。) |
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