十萬隻海豚同時出現在聖地牙哥外海－人生何處不相逢

十萬隻海豚同時出現在聖地牙哥外海

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十萬隻海豚同時出現在聖地牙哥外海

One Hundred Thousand Dolphins Spotted off the coast of San Diego, US 20130216

·BY CHILLYMANJARO

– POSTED ON FEBRUARY 16, 2013 POSTED IN: ANIMAL WORLD

部份翻譯略翻: 林琚月20130217

The Watchers

Thousands of dolphins were spotted on February 14, 2013 off the coast of San Diego on Thursday, a boat captain told NBC 7 San Diego. Capt. Joe Dutra of Hornblower Cruises said he saw a “super mega-pod” of common dolphins while he was on his daily tour. According to him the pod was more than 7 miles long and 5 miles wide. Dutra said the boat tour followed the pod for more than an hour and said he’s never seen anything like it. Dutra estimated there were about 100,000 dolphins swimming in the area.

超級巨大群的海豚被巡洋艦上尉Capt. Joe Dutra of Hornblower在20130216日在聖地牙哥外海發現! 此群超越七英里長, 大約五英里寬. 他跟著海豚群走了一個多小時, --- 這輩子日日在海上巡邏卻沒見過這種事. 他猜測大約有十萬隻海豚一同遷徙!

“They were coming from all directions, you could see them from as far as the eye can see. I’ve seen a lot of stuff out here… but this is the biggest I’ve ever seen, ever.” Capt. Joe Dutra

‘它們來自每個方向都有! 放眼過去全部都是! 在海上我見過許多新鮮事 --- 但從沒見過這樣的. ‘ --- Capt. Joe Dutra

Antonio Ramirez who was aboard a Hornblower Cruise on February 14, 2013 snapped this photo of the dolphins swimming in a “super mega-pod.” (Courtesy of Antonio Ramirez)

Antonio Ramirez當日在巡洋艦上拍了這照片! 20130214

According to marine mammal expert Sarah Wilkin, the reason the large pod might be there is because there’s plenty of food in the area, including sardines, herring and squid. Though dolphins typically travel in groups of 200 or less, Wilkin said “super-pods” are not unheard of.

哺乳動物專家Sarah Wilkin說: “大群海豚出現可能是因為食物豐富. 但那是200只群. 這麼大群的沒聽說過.

At the beginning of January 2013, a pod of about 1,000 common dolphins began a stampede, churning across the blue-gray waters off Dana Point at a rapid pace. Dave Anderson, the captain of Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Safari, said that in the decades he’s spent on the water and out among Southern California’s dense dolphin population, it’s a phenomenon he’s encountered only rarely. Bellow is the amazing video.

Dave Anderson, (the captain of Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Safari,)說 :”最近南加洲從2013年一月以來常有一千隻海豚群出現. 但幾十年來也沒有見過這種驚人場面.”(略翻)

Southern California has the greatest density of dolphins per square mile than anywhere on earth. This includes nearly 450,000 common dolphins like the ones in this video. Dana Point is one of the best places in the world to see one of these large megapods that can number in herds of up to 10,000. Porpoising is their fastest mode of travel as there is less resistance in air than water.

Sources: NBCBayArea, FoxSanDiego