For the first time in more than 40 years, a great white shark has been recorded swimming off the Spanish Mediterranean island of Majorca.
日前,一只大白鲨被拍摄到在位于地中海的西班牙马略卡岛上附近游动,这是该水域40多年来第一次出现大白鲨。
A wildlife conservation group captured footage of the shark wandering around the Cabrera archipelago.
一个野生动物保护组织抓拍到了这只在卡布雷拉群岛周围游荡的鲨鱼的镜头。
Great whites can weigh up to two tonnes, grow to lengths of 20ft (6m) and reach speeds of 40km/h (25mph).
大白鲨可以重达2吨,长度可达20英尺(6米),速度可达40公里/小时(25英里/小时)。
"The presence of great white sharks in Spanish waters has been a constant rumour," biologist and documentary maker Fernando López-Mirones told Efe news agency. "However, we've been unable to document their presence for many years."
生物学家、纪录片制作人费尔南多·洛佩兹-米罗内斯向埃菲新闻社透露:“一直有传闻说西班牙水域出现了大白鲨。但是,我们多年来一直无法记录它们的存在。”
Scientists with Spanish conservation group Alnitak recorded the shark for over an hour.
西班牙保育组织Alnitak的科学家们用了一个多小时对这只鲨鱼进行了记录。
"We watched the shark up close for 70 minutes around 3m (10ft) from the boat," Mr López-Mirones told Spanish newspaper El País.
洛佩兹-米罗内斯在接受西班牙《国家报》采访时表示:“我们近距离观察这只鲨鱼长达70分钟,它就在距离船只3米(10英尺)的地方游动。”
According to a documentary from 2007, 27 great whites were caught by fishermen around the Balearic Islands between 1920 and 1976.
根据2007年的一部纪录片介绍,在1920年至1976年期间,巴利阿里群岛附近的渔民共捕获了27只大白鲨。