英语听力：探索发现 2012-12-28 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—7

But most significant of all, the jaguar has a tell-tale trademark. Instead of going for the neck or snout like most cats do, it kills with a crushing bite through the skull into the brain. This makes the jaguar prime suspect in this case. Even the gl

英语听力：探索发现 2012-12-26 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—6

These holes are the unmistakable hallmark of a violent death. Their shape suggest they were made by the teeth of a big cat, but which one? Today theres only one large cat in the region, the Florida panther. Though similar to the cougar at the western

英语听力：探索发现 2012-12-30 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—8

But how did one man and a spear produce the huge force behind this blow? The answer lies with small bits of ivory like this. They were once part of an atlatl, or spear thrower. An atlatl acts as a sort of catapult, magnifying the strength of a hunter

英语听力：探索发现 2012-12-21 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—4

At first sight, manatees might look like seals or dolphins. But in fact, some of their closest relatives live on land. These toenails are the giveaway, remarkably similar to those of elephants. 13,000 years ago, two other members of the elephant fami

英语听力：探索发现 2012-12-16 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—2

By piecing together the evidence these creatures left behind, we can build a picture of this sub-tropical corner of the continent as it was 13,000 years ago. While most of North America was still in the grip of the Big Freeze, Florida was an ice age

英语听力：探索发现 2012-12-14 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—1

This is Florida, a taste of the tropical, one of the world's most popular holiday destinations. Here mankind's unquenchable desire to explore and colonise reaches astronomical proportions. Eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Ignition. Lif

英语听力：探索发现 2012-12-19 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—3

This creates steam in oasis and a profusion of life. Today, these warm springs are a refuge for one of Florida's most tropical inhabitants. The West Indian Manatee wasn't present during the last ice age, but returned here as the waters warmed up. Eve

英语听力：探索发现 2012-12-23 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—5

But the glyptodont wasn't a reptile. So what was it? There is a relative of the glyptodont thats still alive today. It's the armadillo and it's a mammal, the only mammal with this kind of armor in the whole of North America. It may give us some idea

英语听力：探索发现 2013-01-18 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—16

This triggered other dramatic changes. As sea levels dropped, so did the inland water tables. Florida's fresh water drained away through the porous limestone rock. Pools dried up and springs diminished. Florida was on the brink of drought. And animal

英语听力：探索发现 2013-01-16 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—15

Could it be that drastic water shortage was the reason for the mastodons' epic migrations? Another big piece of this puzzle lies far out to sea. This is the ocean floor. But this isn't rock sprouting out at the bottom. It's wood. It's the remains of

英语听力：探索发现 2013-01-11 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—13

But despite their name, the mighty Everglades did not exist during the ice age. So what did pre-historic Florida look like? There is one place in northern Florida that has revealed more ice age secrets than almost anywhere else, the dark slow-moving

英语听力：探索发现 2013-01-02 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—9

The cold climate conifer forests of the north displaced broadleaved woodlands. Plants and animals were gradually pushed south to find a warmer climate. Florida became a refuge from the cold. Down here is where the Ice Age north met the subtropical so

英文书摘精选 Ice Age Plant Survives To Modern Day冰河时代的植物存活到现在

Like a science fiction time traveler, an arctic plant of the late Pleistocene age, over thirty one thousand years old, is growing again after a long frozen sleep. 犹如科幻小说里的时间旅行者，一种曾存活在更新世晚期的极地植物

英文书摘精选 How Did Animals Survive The Ice Age?冰河世纪的动物如何生存?

During the last ice age, rapid swings in temperature occurred within decades or less, meaning populations of organisms had to adjust quickly to new environments or face extinction. 在最后一个冰河世纪中，温度在数十年甚至更短的时间

2006年VOA标准英语-Hollywood Goes Back to the Ice Age for an

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 02 April 2006 It's back to prehistoric times for a sequel to the 2002 computer-animated family film that featured a grumpy mammoth and his traveling companions: a quick-wit

VOA标准英语2012--Global Warming Could Delay Next Ice Age

Global Warming Could Delay Next Ice Age The next ice age could be delayed by tens of thousands of years due to excessive amounts of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which disrupts Earths natural cycle of warming and cooling, according

VOA标准英语2012--Ice Age Melt Offers Future Climate Clues

Ice Age Melt Offers Future Climate Clues University of Wisconsin geologist Anders Carlson studies ice sheet melt from land and ocean sediment cores. His study describes what prehistoric Earth was like in North America and Northern Europe some 140,000

VOA标准英语2012--Greenhouse Gas Speeded Ice Age Melting

Greenhouse Gas Speeded Ice Age Melting A new study in the Journal Nature provides compelling evidence that carbon dioxide was a major driver of climate change at the end of the last Ice Age. That correlation supports the prevailing scientific view th

英语听力：探索发现 2013-01-25 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—19

In the heat of the day, hunters can afford to slow down and rest in the shade. Its one of the advantages of a high-protein diet. Llamas originated here in North America are the regular visitors to the spring. The strange-looking tapir is common too.

英语听力：探索发现 2013-01-27 冰河新新州 Ice Age Oasis—20

Though very powerful, shes not a sprinter and she needs to get close to her prey before she strikes. This time shes run too soon and its a fruitless chase. Then her attention is diverted to a slower-moving target, slow but not defenseless. She backs