BreakingNews·190622 - 法國發(fā)現(xiàn)的“貓狐”可能是新物種

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?Wildlife experts have discovered an unusual animal that they believe could be a new species. The animal was found on the French island of Corsica. The experts showed reporters a "cat-fox" that they had captured in the mountains of Corsica. The experts said they found a group of sixteen cat-foxes in a remote area of Corsica. The captured cat-fox measured nearly 90 centimeters in length from head to tail. The creature has very wide ears, short whiskers and a thick coat. It also has stripes on its front legs. Gilles Simeoni, a local government official, thanked the wildlife team for finding the cat-fox. He said: "It's a wonderful discovery." He added that Corsica was a "paradise of animal and plant biodiversity".

野生動物專家發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種不尋常的動物，他們認為這可能是一種新物種。這種動物是在法國科西嘉島上發(fā)現(xiàn)的。專家們向記者展示了他們在科西嘉島山區(qū)捕獲的一只“貓狐”。專家說，他們在科西嘉島的偏遠地區(qū)發(fā)現(xiàn)了16只貓狐。被捕獲的貓狐從頭到尾長近90厘米。這種生物的耳朵很寬，胡須很短，皮毛很厚。它的前腿上也有條紋。當(dāng)?shù)卣賳TGillesSimeoni感謝野生動物團隊找到了這只貓。他說：“這是一個奇妙的發(fā)現(xiàn)。”他補充說科西嘉島是“動植物生物多樣性的天堂”。

The cat-fox has been talked about by local people in Corsica for decades. It had become a mythical creature with farmers, who tell stories about seeing it. Corsicans are now happy and proud that their island is home to a new species of animal. Scientists believe that the cat comes from a little-known species that could have originated in Africa and the Middle East thousands of years ago. It is largely a nocturnal animal. One scientist said the cat-fox could have been brought to Corsica as far back as 6500BC. Another scientist said: "By looking at its DNA, we could tell it apart from the European wildcat. It's close to the African forest cat, but its exact identity is still to be determined."

幾十年來，科西嘉島的當(dāng)?shù)厝艘恢痹谡務(wù)撠埡Ｋ呀?jīng)成為一種神話般的動物，農(nóng)民們講述著看到它的故事?？莆骷螎u上有一種新的動物，科西嘉人現(xiàn)在感到高興和自豪?？茖W(xué)家們相信這只貓來自一種鮮為人知的物種，這種物種可能起源于數(shù)千年前的非洲和中東。它主要是夜間活動的動物。一位科學(xué)家說，貓狐可能被帶到科西嘉島，最遠可追溯到公元前6500年。另一位科學(xué)家說：“通過觀察它的DNA，我們可以把它與歐洲野貓區(qū)別開來。它與非洲森林貓很接近，但其確切身份仍有待確定。”