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很多物種已經(jīng)從地球上消失達(dá)數(shù)百萬(wàn)年。
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Different types of animals have been disappearing from view on the earth for millions of years.
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感謝人類(lèi)與生俱來(lái)的求知欲，如今，他們中的一員又再次出現(xiàn)了。
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Now, one of them keeps popping up again, thanks to natural human curiosity.
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或許，猛犸象又可以在地球上散步了。
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Mammoths could walk the earth again.
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猛犸肩高5米，長(zhǎng)著長(zhǎng)牙，圓圓的頭顱高高聳起。
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With large tusks and a high rounded head, mammoths were up to 5 meters tall at the shoulder.
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它們?nèi)砼钌L(zhǎng)毛，體重在6至12公噸不等。
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They were covered with long, dark hairs and probably weighed from 6 to 12 tonnes.
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4月28日至7月10日，北京自然博物館將展出兩具猛犸的冰凍標(biāo)本。
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Two mammoths dug up are on display in Beijing Museum of Natural History from April 28 to July 10.
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猛犸和現(xiàn)代大象是近親，起源于400萬(wàn)年前的非洲，后遷移至歐亞。
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Mammoths are close relatives of modern elephants. Mammoths first appeared in Africa about four million years ago and spread out across Europe and Asia.
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慢慢地，它們進(jìn)化成了多個(gè)種類(lèi)，以適應(yīng)各自的生存環(huán)境。
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They slowly evolved into several different species, each adapting to their environment.
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例如：毛猛犸（長(zhǎng)毛象）就生活在西伯利亞極冷的環(huán)境下。
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For example the hardy woolly mammoths lived in the extreme cold of Siberia.
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大多數(shù)科學(xué)家認(rèn)為，大約10000年前，由于氣候變暖導(dǎo)致食物數(shù)量減少，毛猛犸才因此滅絕。
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Most scientists think that about 10,000 years ago, woolly mammoths died out as a result of warmer weather reducing their food sources.
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人們相信，在西伯利亞凍土下埋藏著近千萬(wàn)的猛犸。
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It is believed that 10 million mammoths are buried under the frozen soil of Siberia.
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2007年．一位俄羅斯獵人在冰雪中發(fā)現(xiàn)一具動(dòng)物尸體，起初他還以前這是一頭凍死的馴鹿。
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In 2007, a Russian hunter came across what he thought was the body of a reindeer sticking out of the snow.
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仔細(xì)一看，才發(fā)現(xiàn)這只"馴鹿"原來(lái)是一頭4萬(wàn)年前的猛犸。
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With a closer look, the "reindeer" turned out to be a 40,000-year-old baby mammoth.
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在腦海中想象一下：毛猛犸曾在我們現(xiàn)在的居住地附近吃草。
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Picture it in your mind. Woolly mammoths eating grass around the places we are living in right now.
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俄羅斯首都莫斯科Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution的猛犸專(zhuān)家Andrei Sher表示："我們的祖先可能見(jiàn)過(guò)它們，和它們居住在一起，甚至有可能捕獵過(guò)它們。"
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"Our ancestors might have seen them, lived with them, and even hunted them," said Andrei Sher, a mammoth expert at the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution in Moscow, Russia.
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你或許已經(jīng)在電影中見(jiàn)過(guò)猛犸。
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You might already have seen a mammoth in the movies.
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在電影《冰原歷險(xiǎn)記2》中，一對(duì)猛犸配偶顯示了它們的力量：公猛犸從即將塌陷的山洞里救出了母猛犸。多么浪漫的史前故事??！
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In Ice Age 2, the mammoth couple showed off their power, with the male saving the female from a damaged cave. What a prehistoric romance!
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但是，科學(xué)家們?nèi)钥释吹秸嬲拿歪铩?/span>
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But scientists are dying to see real mammoths.
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猛犸標(biāo)本的表皮和肉身都保存完好。研究猛犸的專(zhuān)家們希望能破解猛犸的基因秘密，讓它們獲得重生。
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The skin and flesh of those dug up are well preserved. Experts studying them hope to find the genetic secrets of the mammoth and bring them back to life.
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