猴子讨厌噪音 宁为安静不为食
<p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bookworm">bookworm</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span>-<span word="tufted">tufted</span> <span word="marmoset">marmoset</span>? <span word="They">They</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Biology">Biology</span> <span word="Letters">Letters</span>. [<span word="Marina">Marina</span> <span word="Duarte">Duarte</span> <span word="et">et</span> <span word="al">al</span>, <span word="Noisy">Noisy</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="neighbours">neighbours</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="monkeys">monkeys</span> <span word="live">live</span>]</p><p>你知道书呆子和毛茸茸的黑色狨猴有什么共同之处吗?他们都比较安静。反正英国皇家学会的《生物学快报》上是这么写的。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>: <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>, <span word="light">light</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="encroachments">encroachments</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="monkeys">monkeys</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>。</p><p>随着城市地区的不断扩张,各种污染也随着定居下来的人类不断的扩散:空气污染,光污染,甚至是噪音污染。每一种环境入侵都影响着当地野生动植物的存活和行为举止。猴子也不例外。</p><p>爱安静的猴子</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="marmosets">marmosets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ambient">ambient</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monkeys">monkeys</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="weekdays">weekdays</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marmosets">marmosets</span> <span word="steered">steered</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roar">roar</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sundays">Sundays</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shunned">shunned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clamor">clamor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="dodged">dodged</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="din">din</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="food">food</span>。</p><p>巴西的科学家过去一直都在研究城市公园里的狨猴如何应对环境噪音。他们 发现这些小猴子每一次打算居住下来的地方都是公园里最安静的地方。工作日的时候,这些狨猴避开嘈杂的交通,星期天的时候它们就会避开喧闹的游客。他们躲避 着所有的喧嚣,即使是那些供给他们最多食物的地方。</p>
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