海象

In the public ranking of marine mammals, dolphins are adored, whales revered, and seal pups make people swoon. But walruses remain perversely, lumpishly obscure.

在海洋哺乳动物人气排行榜中，海豚受喜爱，鲸受尊敬，小海升O人著迷，海象则始终别扭、笨重，叫人摸不透。

But whereas there are 19 species in the family of so-called true seals, and 14 in the family of fur seals and sea lions, the walrus is the only living representative of the family Odobenidae.

所谓「真海陛v家族，有19种不同的海陛A而「毛海陛v和「海狮」家族则有14种成员；海象是「海象科」家族硕果仅存的代表。

With its elongated pair of canine teeth, its hallmark tusks, the walrus can heave itself from water and onto slippery ice hence the family name, Odobenidae, which in Latin means those that walk with their teeth.

一对长长的犬牙，是它的注册商标，可以把身体从水中撑起，落在滑不溜丢的冰上，海象科名即滥觞於此，这个拉丁字意指「用牙齿走路」。

It turns out that Odobenus is also an acoustic genius, its body an all-in-one band.

此外，海象还是音响天才，它整个身体就是一支全能乐队。

They sing by striking their flippers against their chests to hit their pharyngeal pouches, balloon-like extensions of the trachea that are unique to Odobenus and that also serve as flotation devices.

它们用鳍拍胸膛，打击咽囊，也就是气管的延伸，状似汽球，是海象独有的特徵，同时也有漂浮的作用。

There we were able to check out the slightly goofy-looking Tuskar.

在这里我们遇见了憨厚有爱的海象人大叔们。

Here, we help out the Tuskar walrus-men and join

我们将在这里帮助海象人进行驯服一些野兽，参加DEHTA计划组织

That zone contains the goofy-looking Tuskar.

在这个地域，将站满了看起来蠢蠢的海象人。

Yet many other hunters manage to survive in and around harsh Arctic waters, from the savvy arctic fox to the massive, whiskered walrus.

因嗅觉灵敏、并拥有750公斤以上的庞大身躯，使得它高踞食物链之首；然而其他掠食者，如狡猾的北极狐到巨大的胡须海象，也在艰险的北极海存活至今。

Arctic sunlight dapples a pod of Atlantic walruses swimming in Canada's Foxe Basin.

北极的阳光在一群游弋在加拿大福克斯湾的大西洋海象身上投下点点光斑。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。