【双语】你好！中国 | 扬子鳄：两亿年进化的生命奇迹

有一种鳄鱼，它不仅软萌还十分胆小；有一种鳄鱼，它不仅喜欢吃旺旺雪饼，还爱看老奶奶洗衣服；有一种鳄鱼......它就是被列入濒危物种的国家一级保护动物——扬子鳄！

There is a crocodile that is cute and timid. There is a crocodile that not only enjoys eating rice crackers but also likes watching elderly women wash clothes. This crocodile is none other than the Yangtze alligator, a nationally protected Class I endangered species.

扬子鳄是恐龙时代的幸存者，是中国特有的“淡水鳄”，古代被称作鼍（tuó），是中国特有的一种小型鳄类，被列为国家一级重点保护野生动物。与恐龙同时代，有2亿年进化史。它既是古老的，又是现存数量稀少、世界上濒临灭绝的物种。因其生活在长江流域，故称“扬子鳄”。

The Yangtze alligator, a survivor from the age of dinosaurs, is a freshwater crocodile unique to China. In ancient times it was called tuó and has been listed as a nationally protected wild animal under Class I priority protection. It shares its origin with dinosaurs and has a history of 200 million years of evolution. Although ancient, it is now one of the world's rarest and most endangered species. Since it inhabits the Yangtze River basin, it is named the Yangtze alligator.

与一般有着凶恶印象的鳄鱼不同，扬子鳄在鳄鱼种群中小巧的身形和呆萌的外貌，被大家笑称为国家一级保护“小废物”，深受大家的关注和喜爱。

Unlike other crocodiles that usually appear fierce and intimidating, the Yangtze alligator is small in size with a gentle and almost playful appearance, earning it the nickname of a "small waste creature" under Class I protection. It is widely loved and closely followed by the public.

责编：鲍泓霓