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        新研究重新探索斑馬條紋背后的奧秘 New study re-explores mystery behind zebra stripes

        2021-02-01 10:36

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        New study re-explores mystery behind zebra stripes 新研究重新探索斑馬條紋背后的奧秘

        很長一段時(shí)間以來,科學(xué)家們一直試圖弄明白斑馬的身上為什么有條紋,以及這種獨(dú)特的黑白圖案到底是如何幫助它們抵御潛在的掠食者的襲擊。早期的博物學(xué)家就此提出了 “運(yùn)動(dòng)眩暈” 理論,但科學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn),動(dòng)物運(yùn)動(dòng)時(shí)的保護(hù)機(jī)制可能另有原因。

        It's something that's puzzled biologists for over a century. You might think if you're trying to avoid being hunted down and eaten, that sporting a striking black and white pattern isn't exactly the best way to do it.

        這是困擾了生物學(xué)家一個(gè)多世紀(jì)的難題。你可能覺得,如果在試圖避免被捕捉并被吞食的命運(yùn),那一身醒目的黑白圖案可不是最好的辦法。

        But early naturalists thought otherwise. They put forward the theory of 'motion dazzle', believing that it's hard for predators to estimate the speed or direction of patterned prey while it's running.

        但早期的博物學(xué)家卻不這么認(rèn)為。他們提出了 “運(yùn)動(dòng)眩暈” 理論,認(rèn)為掠食者很難估計(jì)身上有圖案的獵物在奔跑時(shí)的速度和方向。

        And somewhat in the spirit of that, dazzle patterning was used on ships in the First World War to help them evade being spotted. But can this really be the case?

        本著這一認(rèn)識(shí),在第一次世界大戰(zhàn)中,令人眩暈的圖案被應(yīng)用于船只上,使其不易被發(fā)現(xiàn),但這樣做真的有效嗎?

        It's counter-instinctive, perhaps. And scientists in Exeter have been taking a much closer look. They've been testing the theory using a touch-screen game called Dazzle Bug. That's where you have to catch a rectangular bug, but it keeps changing its pattern in an effort to stop you doing so. What the scientists found was that even when they were moving, the bugs still tended to lose that clear patterning.

        這個(gè)理論也許與我們的直覺相反。對此,英國埃克塞特的科學(xué)家們進(jìn)行了更為仔細(xì)的研究。他們用一款名為 “眼花蟲(Dazzle Bug)” 的觸屏游戲來測試 “運(yùn)動(dòng)眩暈” 理論。游戲中,玩家需要捕捉一條長方形的蟲子,但這條蟲子會(huì)不斷改變它身上的圖案,以防被玩家捉到。科學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn),即使在移動(dòng)過程中,這些蟲子仍然容易失去醒目的圖案。

        It's the strongest evidence yet against the 'motion dazzle' hypothesis. And as a consequence, the scientists suggest that protection in motion may rely on a completely different mechanism. Where that leaves the zebra is anyone's guess. But while the results may raise more questions than they answer, it does reinforce the idea that even for scientists, nature is a constantly moving target.

        這是迄今為止反駁 “運(yùn)動(dòng)眩暈” 假說的最有力證據(jù)。因此,科學(xué)家們認(rèn)為,如何在移動(dòng)的時(shí)候保護(hù)自己可能依賴于一種完全不同的機(jī)制。斑馬身上的條紋該如何解釋,誰也說不準(zhǔn)。盡管研究結(jié)果引出的問題可能比它們給出的答案多,但研究確實(shí)進(jìn)一步證實(shí)了這樣一個(gè)觀點(diǎn):即使對科學(xué)家來說,大自然也是一個(gè)變幻莫測的研究對象。

        詞匯表

        puzzled 迷惑了,困惑了
        hunted down 被捉捕
        sporting 穿戴,裝點(diǎn)
        pattern 圖案
        naturalists 博物學(xué)家
        predators 掠食者,掠食動(dòng)物
        patterned prey 身上長有圖案的獵物
        evade 逃避,避開
        spotted 被發(fā)現(xiàn)
        counter-instinctive 與直覺相反的
        touch-screen 觸摸屏的
        hypothesis 假說
        mechanism 機(jī)制
        reinforce 進(jìn)一步證實(shí)
        target 目標(biāo),對象

        閱讀理解:請?jiān)谧x完上文后,回答下列問題。

        1. True or false? Scientists in Exeter have discovered that the 'motion dazzle' hypothesis was correct.

        2. How did early naturalists think zebra stripes worked?

        3. Give an example mentioned in the text of how dazzle patterning was used.

        4. How have scientists in Exeter been testing the ‘motion dazzle’ theory?

        答案

        1. True or false? Scientists in Exeter have discovered that the 'motion dazzle' hypothesis was correct.
        False. On the contrary, the result of their study is the strongest evidence yet against the 'motion dazzle' hypothesis.

        2. How did early naturalists think zebra stripes worked?
        They put forward the theory of 'motion dazzle', believing that it's hard for predators to estimate the speed or direction of patterned prey while running.

        3. Give an example mentioned in the text of how dazzle patterning was used.
        Dazzle patterning was used on ships in the First World War to help them evade being spotted.

        4. How have scientists in Exeter been testing the 'motion dazzle' theory?
        They have been testing the theory using a touch-screen game called Dazzle Bug. 

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