研究人员、兽医和渔民捕捉了亚马逊河海豚,以研究数百人在严重干旱中死亡后的健康及适应气候变化的能力。 Researchers, vets, and fishermen captured Amazon river dolphins to study their health and adaptability to climate change after hundreds died in a severe drought.

研究人员、兽医和渔民捕捉并研究稀有亚马逊河海豚,以了解去年严重干旱导致数百只海豚因极端热量和低河水位而死亡后,它们的健康和适应气候变化的能力。 Researchers, vets and fishermen captured and studied rare Amazon river dolphins to understand their health and adaptability to climate change, following the deaths of hundreds of dolphins due to extreme heat and low river levels in a severe drought last year. 海豚是南美洲独有的,它们被带上岸进行血液测试,并插入微芯片,通过卫星监测它们的行为。 The dolphins, which are unique to South America, were brought ashore for blood tests and had microchips inserted to monitor their behavior via satellite. 研究人员的目的是在水位下降和气温上升时更多地了解海豚的健康状况,以确定这些变化是由于温度升高还是水中的毒素或污染物造成的。 Researchers aim to learn more about the health of the dolphins at a time when water levels decrease and temperatures rise, to determine whether these changes are due to higher temperatures or a toxin or pollutant in the water. 环境活动家将异常情况归因于气候变化,增加了干旱和热浪的可能性。 Environmental activists attribute the unusual conditions to climate change, increasing the likelihood of droughts and heatwaves.