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Harp seals from Canada are showing up in the US waters in greater numbers and farther south than usual, and biologists want to k
Harp seals from Canada are showing up in the US waters in greater numbers and farther south than usual, and biologists want to k
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2014-09-30
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Harp seals from Canada are showing up in the US waters in greater numbers and farther south than usual, and biologists want to know why.
"Small numbers of juvenile harp seals are typically found each winter stranded along the coast of the northeastern USA. But this year, well over 100 adult harp seals—not juveniles—have been spotted," said Mendy Garron, regional marine mammal stranding coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA)in Gloucester. The sightings are reported by 14 seal stranding and rehabilitation(康复)organizations in New England and the Middle Atlantic states. "In some areas they’re reporting three times the normal number of sightings," Garron said. "This year, we’ve had four sightings of adult harp seals in North Carolina, which we’ve never had before. We typically don’t see them that far south."
Seals are common in waters off the northeastern New England states, where the most abundant type is the harbor seal, with a population estimated at about 100 000, the last time they were surveyed a decade ago. Gray seals are the second most common seal. But those numbers are piddling(微不足道的)compared to the number of harp seals found in the northwest Atlantic. Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans says 9 million of them can be found off Canada and Greenland.
A decade ago, harp seal sightings off Maine were rare, said Lynda Doughty, marine mammal stranding coordinator for the state Department of Marine Resources. The numbers have picked up the past few years, and this year there have been 40 documented sightings—more than double the number spotted last year. The harp seals are typically spotted on nearshore ledges and in coves and harbors, but they have also turned up in parking lots and backyards—and one was found on an oceanside golf course in Scarborough. The seals spend most of their time on ice—they are one of several varieties of so-called ice seals—and have made their way onto land across the snow and ice along Maine’s shores.
For now, there is no clear explanation for why more seals are showing up in the US waters, said Gordon Waring, who heads the seal program at NOAA’s fisheries science center in Woods Hole. They could be making their way south because of climatic conditions or perhaps in search of food, Waring said. "These animals are known to wander a lot," Waring said. "Whether they’re following food down or whatever, we don’t really have a good understanding of it. "
Garron said she and the seal organizations will look at environmental trends, such as water temperatures, to see if it’s influencing the harp seal range. Regardless of the reason, biologists are taking notice, Doughty said. "We’re all kind of raising our eyes," she said.
What can we learn from the second paragraph?
选项
A、More than 100 juvenile harp seals have been spotted this year in northeastern USA.
B、A few juvenile harp seals have appear in northeastern USA in winter.
C、Adult harp seals have appeared four times in North Carolina before.
D、The recent reports about harp seals are overstating the real situation.
答案
B
解析
事实细节题。由定位段前两句可知,少量的小竖琴海豹在冬天经常在美国东北部海岸滞留,故答案为B)。A)“今年在美国东北部发现了100多只小竖琴海豹”,原文中说的是100只成年竖琴海豹,故排除;C)“成年海豹过去在北卡罗来纳出现过4次”,原文说的是今年而不是过去,故排除;D)“最近关于竖琴海豹的报道夸大了真实的情况”,与原文意思不符,故排除。
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