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Scientists are diving into the waters around the Galapagos Islands to gather more information about the whale shark.
科学家潜水在加拉帕戈斯群岛的周围收集更多有关鲸鲨的消息。

Whale sharks are the largest found in the world’s oceans, but they are also one of the least understood, with some scientists calling them a mystery species.
鲸鲨是海洋最大而且最不被了解的鱼类，有的科学家们叫它们是神秘物种。

The animal can weight up to 18 tonnes and its size ranges from 6 to 16 metres in length.
这只动物的体重可以达到18吨，长度在6到16米之间。

Despite the size, these sharks are gentle giants and only eat tiny fish and plankton.
长度无论如何，鲸鲨倒是只吃小鱼和浮游生物的温柔巨鱼。

Scientist Alex Hearn explained that there is a whole proportion of the population that scientists do not have much access to and would like to find out more about the shark’s sexual maturity, mating, pupping ground, mortality and early life stages.
科学家赫尔嫩提及科学家们没有机会接触到的海洋生物数量，称想要更好地了解鲸鲨的发展、交配，生殖、死亡率和早期生活阶段。

It is also really important to understand the migratory patterns of the species if scientists wish to protect them in a meaningful way.
如果科学家的目标是有意义地保护鲸鲨， 他们也必须了解到这类鱼的洄游图案。