"Panda villages" discovered in Qinling Mountains

时间：2006-12-22 05:14:40

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Chinanews, Xi’an, Dec. 21 – “Caves for pandas living in Qinling Mountains actually form ‘panda villages’ and every panda is a ‘villager’,” said Yong Yange, a renowned1 panda expert who had engaged in scientific research in Foping National Nature Reserve for a very long time.

 

A grand investigation2 on those caves was launched, carried out by Yong and other 15 Chinese scientists in 2004. They have carefully monitored 99 caves where wild pandas lived with their baby cubs3, in hopes of identifing their living habits.

 

Experts find that pandas give birth to their cubs in stone caves rather than tree holes in Qinling Mountains. These stone caves are scattered4 in a narrow area, which indicates they may lead a collective life. “In those ‘prosperous’ panda villages, there are 12 panda caves in an area of 2 sq km,” said Yong.

 

Yong said that panda villages have their own ways of development. Female cubs will be dispelled5 from the village when they are 2 years old. “In such a way panda clans6 avoid inbreeding,” he said. “Male cubs will still stay in the village, awaiting the arrival of female pandas.”

 

Experts believe there are at least 7 panda villages in the nature reserve, each composed of 10-12 pandas.

 

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1 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
参考例句：
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
2 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
3 cubs 01d925a0dc25c0b909e51536316e8697     
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
  • Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 scattered 7jgzKF     
adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
参考例句：
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。
5 dispelled 7e96c70e1d822dbda8e7a89ae71a8e9a     
v.驱散，赶跑( dispel的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • His speech dispelled any fears about his health. 他的发言消除了人们对他身体健康的担心。
  • The sun soon dispelled the thick fog. 太阳很快驱散了浓雾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 clans 107c1b7606090bbd951aa9bdcf1d209e     
宗族( clan的名词复数 )； 氏族； 庞大的家族； 宗派
参考例句：
  • There are many clans in European countries. 欧洲国家有很多党派。
  • The women were the great power among the clans [gentes], as everywhere else. 妇女在克兰〈氏族〉里，乃至一般在任何地方，都有很大的势力。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源

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