cormorant

By contrast, the cormorant ascends almost vertically, levelling off only occasionally, which may equalise pressure and help birds avoid the bends.

相比之下 鸬鹚的上升几乎是垂直的 只是偶尔趋于稳定 这也许可以抵消压力并且使鸟类避免受伤。

The team found that populations of seabird species the eagles had historically preyed on, such as Brandt's cormorant and Cassin's auklet, are now greatly reduced on the islands.

研究小组发现，曾经作为白头海雕捕食对象的海鸟种群，如布氏鸬鹚和卡辛氏海雀，在海峡群岛上的数量大大减少。

In the afternoon it all became coffee-table photogenic: blue skies, white ice, calm waters, a lone cormorant on a steeple of ice, and twee chinstrap penguins hiking up snowy slopes.

到了下午，一切又变成咖啡桌上的照片那么漂亮：蓝色的天空，白色的冰，平静的海面，浮冰上栖息着的一只鸬鹚，可爱的颏带企鹅摇摇摆摆走上白雪覆盖的山坡。