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06-10-2021 07:30

The whale shark is sometimes called the mystery species, as it is a big animal but we know very little about it. To find out more, scientists are diving into the waters around the Galapagos Islands.

(Hiu paus kadang-kadang disebut spesies misterius, karena sebagai hewan besar namun kita sangat sedikit mengetahui tentangnya. Untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut, para ilmuwan menyelam di perairan sekitar pulau Galapagos.)

The animal can weight up to 18 tonnes and their size ranges from 6 to 16 metres in length. The whale sharks are very big, but they only eat very small fish and plankton.

(Hewan ini dapat berbobot sampai 18 ton dan panjang ukuran tubuh mereka antara 6 sampai 16 meter. Hiu paus sangat besar, tapi mereka hanya memakan ikan-ikan yang sangat kecil dan plankton.)

Scientists want to know more about them such as the shark’s mating, where they have their pups and how the pups live. Scientists want to help whale sharks, so they also need to know where they travel in the ocean.

(Para ilmuwan ingin tahu lebih banyak tentang mereka seperti kebiasaan kawin, dimana bayi mereka dan bagaimana bayi ini hidup. Mereka ingin membantu hiu paus, jadi mereka juga ingin tahu kemana hiu paus pergi di samudera.)

Kata-kata sulit: species (spesies), plankton (plankton), mate (kawin), pup (bayi hewan).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

(Anda dapat menonton video asli di Level 3.)