 What's the fastest sea bird?
[ 2004-10-25 08:01 ]
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 Frigate birds (1) are not only the fastest, but also the most acrobatic ocean-going (2) birds. Able to fly as fast as 93 miles per hour, they can steal food from other birds while in flight, and snatch flying fish right out of the air (3) .
Specialized (4) for flight, they are unable to land on the water and are awkward (5) on land. They build crude nests under low bushes (6), and lay only one egg at a time (7).
The male frigate bird has a bright red pouch (8) on the underside of his neck, which he can inflate (9) to attract females. When inflated, the pouch can be seen for great distance.
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(1) 軍艦鳥， 一種熱帶大海鳥
(2) 擅長遠洋飛行的
(3) 迅速地捉到躍出水面的魚
(4) 擅長
(5) 笨拙的
(6) 粗糙的巢穴就筑在矮樹叢中
(7) 一次只下一個蛋
(8) 袋子
(9) 膨脹
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