Alex the African gray parrot had great verbal skills. Scrub jays, which hide caches of seeds and other food, have remarkable memories. And New Caledonian crows make and use tools in ways that would put the average home plumber to shame. 一只名叫阿历克斯的非洲灰鹦鹉有不同寻常的口语能力;灌丛鸦能秘密隐藏种子和其他食物,有很强的记忆力;新喀里多尼亚鸦制作和使用工具的方式能让普通的家庭管道工自愧弗如。
We know that this is heritable-we have demonstrated that if you raise New Caledonian crows, without exposure to any social input, they still would want to use tools to solve problems. 我们知道这个能力是可以遗传的,我们已经证明,如果你喂养一只新喀里多尼亚乌鸦,不让它有接触任何社会的机会,它仍然会利用工具解决问题。
And one species in particular possesses an extraordinary ability-the New Caledonian crow, which is found on the Pacific island of New Caledonia. 新喀里多尼亚乌鸦因为是在太平洋岛的新喀里多尼亚被首先发现而得名,它特别的地方在于拥有使用工具的能力。
Birds may not be renowned for their intelligence but New Caledonian crows have an instinctive ability to make and use tools, researchers said on Wednesday. 制造和利用工具是人类区别于其他动物的重要特征,然而最近英国的一项科学研究却发现,在这一点上人类其实并不孤单,新苏格兰乌鸦天生就具有一种制造和使用工具的能力。
Some New Knowledge of Caledonian Paleo-uplift in Sichuan Basin 对四川盆地加里东期古隆起的新认识
New information of Caledonian tectonic features in the northern part of the southeastern margin of the Lower Yangtze valley Stability of the Northwest Edges of Yangtze Paraplatform 下扬子东南缘北段加里东期构造形迹新资料扬子准地台西北边缘地区地壳稳定性问题
New Caledonian market, which appeared in the1960s, is one of the main antique markets in London, attracting dealers and tourists from all over the world to sell or hunt for bargains. 出现于二十世纪六十年代的新喀里多尼亚市场是伦敦的主要古董市场之一,吸引了世界各地的经销商和游客前来买卖和淘便宜货。
The latest Carboniferous to Triassic Sydney-Gunnedah-Bowen Basin System in the eastern Australia is an elongate structural basin that locates between the Lachlan Caledonian Fold Belt in the west and the New England Fold Belt in the east. 晚石炭世末期三叠纪东澳大利亚的鲍恩冈尼达悉尼(BowenGunnedahSydney)盆地系是位于拉克伦(Lachlan)褶皱带和新英格兰(NewEngland)褶皱带之间的一个长条形的构造盆地。
These findings provide new information for the study of the Caledonian tectonic setting and deformation features in the area and the interaction between the Yangtze and South China plates. 这些发现为研究本区加里东期的大地构造环境和变形特点、扬子板块与华南板块的相互作用提供了新资料。