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More than 16 mammals species like the famous fly squirrel have adapted the ability to sail from tree to tree, thrilling Yes, but what is the evolutionary1 advantages.
One theory suggests gliding2 saves energy, so researchers test that idea using colugos, mammals from southeast Asia that turns into giant skin sails when they stretch out their legs. The scientist place accelerometer on the back of 16 compliant3 colugos, the data packed revealed that each colugo glide4 in average a quarter mile each night, but gliding isn't as effortless as it looks, researchers calculation suggests that flying actually requires one and half times energy than conventional traverse, that's because colugo prepare for a launch by climbing higher up to the tree, and climbing is a lot more strenuous5 than walking. That finding appears in the Journal experimental Biology.
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1 evolutionary | |
adj.进化的;演化的,演变的;[生]进化论的 | |
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2 gliding | |
v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的 | |
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3 compliant | |
adj.服从的,顺从的 | |
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4 glide | |
n./v.溜,滑行;(时间)消逝 | |
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5 strenuous | |
adj.奋发的,使劲的;紧张的;热烈的,狂热的 | |
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6 tightrope | |
n.绷紧的绳索或钢丝 | |
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7 canopy | |
n.天篷,遮篷 | |
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8 predators | |
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 );奴役他人者(尤指在财务或性关系方面) | |
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