And how many of these bones have you actually found?
This is the extraordinary thing.
In the excavations at the Mare aux Songes
we found about 7,000 bones
of which 95% are tortoises,
which meant they were in huge numbers there.
That's sort of number
must have had a big impact on the ecology of Mauritius.
They must have been absolutely vital disperser for seeds,
they would have eaten every fruit on the ground,
walked away from the parent plant
and disperse these seeds everywhere,
so the plants must have suffered when these tortoises disappeared.
The extinct tortoise seems to be pivotal to the survival of the ebony forest
and the ancient habitat of Mauritius.
And Julian's discovery has inspired one man
to attempt what seems impossible, to re-build the lost land of the dodo.
Karl Jones is a renowned conservationist.
Karl is conducting an extraordinary experiment on a small island off the coast of Mauritius,
to restore the ancient habitat simply by re-introducing giant tortoises.
🎵
LRC歌词版本
[00:00.000]And how many of these bones have you actually found?
[00:02.906]This is the extraordinary thing.
[00:04.658]In the excavations at the Mare aux Songes
[00:07.909]we found about 7,000 bones
[00:10.398]of which 95% are tortoises,
[00:12.660]which meant they were in huge numbers there.
[00:15.412]That's sort of number
[00:17.158]must have had a big impact on the ecology of Mauritius.
[00:20.159]They must have been absolutely vital disperser for seeds,
[00:23.909]they would have eaten every fruit on the ground,
[00:26.406]walked away from the parent plant
[00:27.657]and disperse these seeds everywhere,
[00:29.410]so the plants must have suffered when these tortoises disappeared.
[00:33.908]The extinct tortoise seems to be pivotal to the survival of the ebony forest
[00:39.905]and the ancient habitat of Mauritius.
[00:42.409]And Julian's discovery has inspired one man
[00:45.642]to attempt what seems impossible, to re-build the lost land of the dodo.
[00:51.660]Karl Jones is a renowned conservationist.
[00:55.909]Karl is conducting an extraordinary experiment on a small island off the coast of Mauritius,
[01:04.159]to restore the ancient habitat simply by re-introducing giant tortoises.
And how many of these bones have you actually found?
This is the extraordinary thing.
In the excavations at the Mare aux Songes
we found about 7,000 bones
of which 95% are tortoises,
which meant they were in huge numbers there.
That's sort of number
must have had a big impact on the ecology of Mauritius.
They must have been absolutely vital disperser for seeds,
they would have eaten every fruit on the ground,
walked away from the parent plant
and disperse these seeds everywhere,
so the plants must have suffered when these tortoises disappeared.
The extinct tortoise seems to be pivotal to the survival of the ebony forest
and the ancient habitat of Mauritius.
And Julian's discovery has inspired one man
to attempt what seems impossible, to re-build the lost land of the dodo.
Karl Jones is a renowned conservationist.
Karl is conducting an extraordinary experiment on a small island off the coast of Mauritius,
to restore the ancient habitat simply by re-introducing giant tortoises.
🎵
LRC歌词版本
[00:00.000]And how many of these bones have you actually found?
[00:02.906]This is the extraordinary thing.
[00:04.658]In the excavations at the Mare aux Songes
[00:07.909]we found about 7,000 bones
[00:10.398]of which 95% are tortoises,
[00:12.660]which meant they were in huge numbers there.
[00:15.412]That's sort of number
[00:17.158]must have had a big impact on the ecology of Mauritius.
[00:20.159]They must have been absolutely vital disperser for seeds,
[00:23.909]they would have eaten every fruit on the ground,
[00:26.406]walked away from the parent plant
[00:27.657]and disperse these seeds everywhere,
[00:29.410]so the plants must have suffered when these tortoises disappeared.
[00:33.908]The extinct tortoise seems to be pivotal to the survival of the ebony forest
[00:39.905]and the ancient habitat of Mauritius.
[00:42.409]And Julian's discovery has inspired one man
[00:45.642]to attempt what seems impossible, to re-build the lost land of the dodo.
[00:51.660]Karl Jones is a renowned conservationist.
[00:55.909]Karl is conducting an extraordinary experiment on a small island off the coast of Mauritius,
[01:04.159]to restore the ancient habitat simply by re-introducing giant tortoises.