Transcript · English → Chinese
Oldest Living Terrestrial Animal
你听说过乔纳森吗？ 不是那只海鸥，而是
那只巨型陆龟。
乔纳森，这只巨型陆龟， 快两百
岁了，也是已知最年长的，呃，
现存陆生动物。 我们这个时代最年长的巨型陆龟
被认为活了两百 五十
岁。
巨型陆龟有什么独特之处
除了它们惊人的长寿，
这种寿命在动物界名列前茅？
那就是，它们的呼吸频率 是最低的之一
在整个
动物界。
巨型陆龟的呼吸频率是 每分钟四
次。 也就是说，每完成四个呼吸周期需时 一
分钟。
紧随巨型陆龟之后的是鲸， 其平均
寿命为一百年， 平均
呼吸频率为六个呼吸周期—
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Original transcript (English)
Have you heard of Jonathan? Not the seagull, but the giant tortoise. Jonathan, the giant tortoise, is nearing two hundred years of age and is the oldest known, uh, living terrestrial animal. The oldest giant tortoise
of our time was believed to be two hundred fifty years old. What's unique about giant tortoises beside their incredible longevity, one of the highest in the animal kingdom?
Well, their respiratory rate is one of the lowest in the entire animal kingdom. The giant tortoise breathes at a rate of four times per minute. That's four breath cycles per
minute. Not far behind the giant tortoise is the whale, with an average life expectancy of a hundred years and an average respiratory rate of six breath cycles-
