Can dolphins talk?Maybe they can't talk with words,but they can talk with sounds. 1
They are mammals(哺乳动物),not fish,but they swim together in a group.
Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in a group.They give information.They say“Welcome”when a dolphin comes back to the group. 2 They talk when playing.
They make a few sounds above water. 3 People can't hear these sounds because they are very,very high.Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium(水族馆).Dolphins don't like to be away from their group in an aquarium. 4 There are many stories about dolphins.They help people. 5 People say that dolphins can bring good luck to them.Many people believe this.
China is home to more than 1,300 kinds of birds.That's 14% of 1 birds in the world.Many countries have their own birds as the national birds(国鸟).But China hasn't got a bird as a national 2 yet.
China planned 3 its own national bird years ago.Some popular ones were the red-crowned crane(丹顶鹤),the magpie(喜鹊)and the golden pheasant(红腹锦鸡).
The red-crowned crane was 4 .The bird has a very long 5 in China.To many people,the bird 6 good luck,long life and health.Most of them are in China.The magpie doesn't have colourful feathers or a beautiful 7 .But it's one of our closest friends.They build their nests near people's homes.Chinese people believe that they can 8 good luck and happiness.The golden pheasant is native to China.They live 9 grain and leaves.The bird has a long tail.Most of the male birds 10 red and golden.
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