new dolphin spesies

A Burrunan dolphin jumps above others in Port Phillip Bay, Australia. Sebuah lompatan lumba-lumba Burrunan atas orang lain di Port Phillip Bay, Australia.

New species of dolphin discovered off Australia Spesies baru lumba-lumba ditemukan dari Australia

Australian researchers have discovered a new species of dolphin living right under their, uh, bottlenoses. Peneliti Australia telah menemukan spesies baru hidup lumba-lumba tepat di bawah mereka, eh, bottlenoses.

A population of 100 dolphins in Port Phillip Bay and 50 in the Gippsland Lakes on Australia's southern coast have been proven to be genetically unique from dolphins anywhere else in the world, Monash University doctoral researcher Kate Charlton-Robb said in a university release. Sebuah populasi 100 lumba-lumba di Port Phillip Bay dan 50 di Danau Gippsland di pantai selatan Australia telah terbukti secara genetik unik dari lumba-lumba di tempat lain di dunia, Monash University doktoral peneliti Kate Charlton-Robb mengatakan dalam sebuah rilis universitas.
"We're very pleased to announce that yes it is a new dolphin species, and I have called it Tersiops Australis," Charlton-Robb said in an interview with Radio Australia . "Kami sangat senang mengumumkan bahwa ya itu adalah spesies lumba-lumba baru, dan saya menyebutnya Tersiops Australis," kata Charlton-Robb dalam wawancara dengan Radio Australia .
The new species has been given the common name the Burrunan dolphin, meaning "large sea fish of the porpoise kind" in Aboriginal languages, she said. Spesies baru telah diberi nama umum lumba-lumba Burrunan, yang berarti "ikan laut besar dari jenis ikan lumba-lumba" dalam bahasa Aborigin, katanya.
The Burrunan dolphins were originally thought to be one of two bottlenose species, but researchers used DNA and skull comparisons to establish they were a new species. Lumba-lumba Burrunan awalnya dianggap salah satu dari dua spesies botol, tapi peneliti menggunakan perbandingan DNA dan tengkorak untuk membentuk mereka adalah spesies baru.
Only three new dolphin species have been recognized since the late 1800s, Charlton-Robb said. Hanya tiga spesies lumba-lumba baru telah dikenal sejak 1800-an, Charlton-kata Robb.
"This animal has been living right under our noses for so many years and just with combining those two different technologies, with looking at the skull morphology and the DNA, you know there's still really exciting discoveries to be made," Charlton-Robb told Radio Australia. "Hewan ini telah tinggal tepat di bawah hidung kita selama bertahun-tahun dan hanya dengan menggabungkan dua teknologi yang berbeda, dengan melihat morfologi tengkorak dan DNA, Anda tahu masih ada penemuan yang sangat menarik yang akan dibuat," kata Charlton-Robb Radio Australia.
She said the discovery highlights the importance of conservation efforts. Dia mengatakan penemuan menyoroti pentingnya upaya konservasi.
"It would be a shame to discover something and then and lose it. So we really are working hard to try and protect and conserve these animals," she told Radio Australia. "Ini akan menjadi malu untuk menemukan sesuatu dan kemudian dan kehilangan itu. Jadi kita benar-benar bekerja keras untuk mencoba dan melindungi dan melestarikan hewan-hewan ini," katanya kepada Radio Australia.
And if you want to get a look at the new species, head to Port Phillip Bay. Dan jika Anda ingin mendapatkan melihat spesies baru, kepala ke Port Phillip Bay.
"The animals that you would see out in the bay on a normal occasion would be this new species type," Charton-Robb told Radio Australia. "Hewan-hewan yang akan Anda lihat di teluk pada kesempatan normal akan jenis spesies baru," kata Charton-Robb Radio Australia.