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shēng huó
生活
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scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
in large numbers / a large amount
dàliàng
大量
to enter
jìnrù
进入
San Francisco Bay
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
and / also
bìng
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
extremely high
jí gāo
极高
death / mortality
sǐwáng
死亡
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险

scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to change
gǎibiàn
改变
migration
qiānxǐ
迁徙
route / path
lùxiàn
路线
more and more
yuè lái yuè duō
越来越多
adverbial particle
de
to enter
jìnrù
进入
San Francisco Bay
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
research / study
yánjiū
研究
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
to enter
jìnrù
进入
San Francisco Bay
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
structural particle
de
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
have / there are
yǒu
18 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíbā
18%
in / there
zài
there / in that place
nàlǐ
那里
to die / death
sǐwáng
死亡
mainly / primarily
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
to be
shì
vessel / ship
chuánzhī
船只
collision / to collide with
zhuàngjī
撞击
and
food
shíwù
食物
decrease / reduction
jiǎnshǎo
减少

April 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM

scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
some / a number of
yīxiē
一些
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
to begin / to start
kāishǐ
开始
to enter
jìnrù
进入
San Francisco Bay
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
researcher / research staff
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
from / in (a time period)
zài
the year 2018
2018 nián
2018年
to / until
dào
the year 2025
2025 nián
2025年
during / between
jiān
to record
jìlù
记录
aspect particle (completed action)
le
114 (whales)
114 tóu
114头
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
to enter
jìnrù
进入
San Francisco Bay
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
before / in the past
yǐqián
以前
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
rarely / seldom
hěn shǎo
很少
to come to / to arrive at
lái dào
来到
San Francisco Bay
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
to enter
jìnrù
进入
bay / gulf
hǎiwān
海湾
structural particle
de
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
there are
yǒu
18 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíbā
18%
in / there
zài
there / in that place
nàlǐ
那里
to die / death
sǐwáng
死亡
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
March
sān yuè
三月
the middle of a month
zhōng xún
中旬
until / to
zhì
early April
sì yuè chū
四月初
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
there are
yǒu
six (whales)
liù tóu
六头
whale
jīngyú
鲸鱼
in / at
zài
bay / gulf
hǎiwān
海湾
to die / death
sǐwáng
死亡
many / a lot of
hěn duō
很多
whale
jīngyú
鲸鱼
to die from / to die due to
sǐ yú
死于
vessel / ship
chuánzhī
船只
collision / to collide with
zhuàngjī
撞击
also
there are
yǒu
some
yīxiē
一些
because / due to
yīnwèi
因为
cannot find / unable to find
zhǎo bu dào
找不到
food
shíwù
食物
and therefore / thus
ér
to die / death
sǐwáng
死亡
scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to say
shuō
the Arctic
Běijí
北极
climate change
qìhòu biànhuà
气候变化
to affect / to impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
aspect particle (completed action)
le
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
structural particle
de
food
shíwù
食物
source / supply
láiyuán
来源
to cause / to make
shǐ
使
they / them (animals)
tāmen
它们
to change
gǎibiàn
改变
aspect particle (completed action)
le
migration
qiānxǐ
迁徙
route / path
lùxiàn
路线

New Words

kēxuéjiā
科学家
scientist
fāxiàn
发现
to discover / to find
yīxiē
一些
some / a number of
huī jīng
灰鲸
gray whale
kāishǐ
开始
to begin / to start
jìnrù
进入
to enter
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
San Francisco Bay
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
researcher / research staff
2018 nián
2018年
the year 2018
2025 nián
2025年
the year 2025
jìlù
记录
to record
114 tóu
114头
114 (whales)

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

Scientists Find Gray Whales Entering San Francisco Bay in Growing Numbers and Facing High Mortality Risk

Scientists have found that gray whales are changing their migration routes and entering San Francisco Bay in growing numbers. Research shows that 18 percent of whales that enter the bay die there, mainly from vessel strikes and food shortages.

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