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white lipped deer (Thorold's deer) / 白唇鹿 / (báichúnlù) 

A: Have you heard? Nearly 100 white lipped deer were recently discovered in the Sanjiangyuan region.

你知道吗？最近三江源地区发现了近百头白唇鹿。

(nǐ zhīdào ma?zuìjìn sānjiānɡyuán dìqū fāxiàn le jìnbǎitóu báichúnlù.)

B: What are white lipped deer? 

什么是白唇鹿呀？

(shenmeshì báichúnlù ya?)

A: White lipped deer is a kind of large deer. Their most prominent characteristic is their white bottom lips. This is where their name comes from.

白唇鹿是一种体型高大的鹿。它最为显著的特征是下唇呈白色。这也是它们名称的由来。

(báichúnlù shì yīzhǒnɡ tǐxínɡ ɡāodàde lù.tā zuìwéi xiǎnzhù de tèzhēnɡ shì xiàchún chénɡ báisè.zhè yěshì tāmén mínɡchēnɡ de yóulái.)

B: I see. Sitting at 3,000 to 4,000 meters above sea level, Sanjiangyuan is located in the southern part of China's Qinghai Province. The white lipped deer must be really able to handle the cold living in a place like that.

原来如此。三江源在我国青海省南部,海拔三四千米。生活在那样的地方,白唇鹿一定很耐寒吧。

(yuánlái rúcǐ.sānjiānɡyuán zài wǒɡuó qīnɡhǎishěnɡ nánbù, hǎibá sānsì qiānmǐ.shēnɡhuózài nàyànɡde dìfānɡ, báichúnlù yīdìnɡ hěn naihán bā.)

A: Yup. White lipped deer is a classic example of a cold adapted animal. Its habitat is located at about 3,500 to 5,100 meters above sea level.

没错,白唇鹿是一种典型的高寒动物。这种动物的栖息地海拔约在3500米至5100米。

(méicuò, báichúnlù shì yīzhǒnɡ diǎnxínɡ de ɡāohán dònɡwù.zhèzhǒnɡ dònɡwù de qīxīdì hǎibá yuēzài sānqiān wǔbǎimǐ zhì wǔqiān yībǎimǐ.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/Global Times