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進入中英對照讀新聞》A baby boom of African penguin chicks hatches at a San Francisco science museum 舊金山一間科博館孕育出一波非洲企鵝嬰兒潮
舊金山加州科博館1月誕生的非洲企鵝寶寶。（美聯社）
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A bounty of 10 African penguin chicks has hatched in just over a year at a San Francisco science museum.
舊金山一家科學博物館在僅僅1年多內，就孵育出多達10隻非洲企鵝幼雛。
The penguins began hatching in November 2022, ending a four year period without any new chicks, and continued through January of this year, the California Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday.
這群企鵝從2022年11月起陸續孵化出來，並且持續到今年1月結束，終結了一段為期4年都無任何新幼雛誕生的時期，加州科學博物館週三宣布。
African penguins have dwindled to 9,000 breeding pairs in the wild, the academy said in a statement.
這所科博館在聲明中說，野生非洲企鵝數量已經減少到9000對具繁殖能力的雌雄企鵝。
Threats such as overfishing, habitat degradation and oil spills have reduced colonies of the charismatic black-and-white birds, said Brenda Melton, director of animal care and well-being at the museum’s Steinhart Aquarium.
過度捕撈、棲息地惡化以及漏油等威脅，減少了這種迷人的黑白色鳥類族群，這間科博館的史坦哈特水族館動物照護與福利部門主任布蘭達．梅爾頓說。
“Every chick we welcome strengthens the genetics and overall population of the species in human care,” she said. (AP)
「我們迎接的每一隻幼雛，都強化了在人類照顧下物種遺傳基因和整體族群數量」，她說。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
bounty：名詞，賞金，慷慨，大量。例句：They put a $7 million bounty on your head.（他們懸賞700萬美元捉拿你。）
degradation：名詞，危害。例句： We must take action to solve the problem of environmental degradation.（我們必須採取行動解決環境惡化的問題。）
