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27.275.077
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Translation 4
More than 340 manatees have perished in 2021. Why are they
dying?
Scientists are searching for answers as to why more Florida manatees
have died in the first two months of 2021 than in most of 2020. Recent
cold snaps forced these temperature-sensitive mammals to seek shelter
in the warm waters of Indian River Lagoon, part of an estuary system
the stretches from Ponce Inlet to Jupiter Inlet on Florida’s Atlantic coast.
Most of the deaths have occurred in these waters, which are shallower
and more sheltered than the ocean and thus warmer in winter. The
alarming toll has marine biologists and veterinarians scrambling for
answers, while the commission’s pandemic-depleted rescue staff has
been racing to save sick animals.
Cold stress typically kills juvenile manatees, but this die-off has
included a large percentage of adults, many of them emaciated. “We
believe the main cause is starvation,” de Wit says. She and others say
they think that the manatees are starving because of a dearth of
seagrass in the lagoon, caused in part by increases in water pollution.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
-Nelson Mandela.
PATRICIA GONZALEZ
27.275.077
1DA
Translation 4
En 2021, más de 340 manatíes han muerto. ¿Por qué están muriendo?
El estrés por el frío suele matar a los jóvenes manatíes, pero esta
muerte ha incluido a un gran número de adultos, muchos de los cuales
han perdido peso. Wit dijo: "Creemos que la razón principal es el
hambre". Ella y otros dijeron que creen que el manatí murió de hambre
debido a la falta de pastos marinos en la laguna, en parte debido al
aumento de la contaminación del agua.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
-Nelson Mandela.
PATRICIA GONZALEZ
27.275.077
1DA
Translation 4
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
-Nelson Mandela.