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How Technology Helps Emperor Penguins
With the development of science and technology, we have learned a lot about animals. Emperor penguins can grow up to 1.2 meters tall, and they are the ___1___ (large) of all the penguin kinds. In 2022, they were listed as endangered animals because the Antarctic sea ice that they live ___2___ is becoming smaller and smaller. Now scientists are using high technology to follow them and learn more about how ___3___ (protect) them.
One of the ___4___ (way) researchers are able to do this is by looking at pictures taken by satellites above the earth. Large groups of emperor penguins can be seen from space. When scientists first started using satellites to look at the penguins, there were only 28 groups. So far, scientists ___5___ (discover) 66 groups.
Even using satellites, it is so difficult to count how many penguins live in different groups. Scientists can improve population estimates (估计) by watching the area’s weather ___6___ (careful). Measuring the wind speed and temperature can help predict if the penguins gather closely together or spread apart across the ice. If scientists know ___7___ the weather was like when the pictures were taken, they can estimate how many penguins are pictured.
Scientists can also watch penguins’ movements by giving ___8___ (they) special electronic tags. A scanner ___9 ___ (carry) by a robot, and it can read information on the tags. The robot also uses AI to recognize the penguins. It moves very slowly so that it doesn’t make the birds stressed.
Daniel, one of the penguin researchers, hopes the technology ___10___ (lead) us to a “golden age of research”. Thanks to technology, we are seeing more things no one has ever seen before.
