| 单词 | whooper |
| 例句 | In the harvested corn fields, big flocks of muddy whooper swans were eating leftovers, but apart from them, not a bird sang. Home at Last in the Wind, Rain and Isolation of the North Sea Coast 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z The smallest of the UK's wild swans, Bewick's have more black on their yellow bills than Britain's other long-distance migrant, the whooper. Climate change: Fewer wild swans returning to UK in winter 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Numbers of whooper swans are predicted to double in the UK by 2030, thanks to efforts to protect the wetlands where they spend the winter. UK swan conservation success gives cause for hope 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Only about 800 “whoopers” exist, according to the International Crane Foundation. Record 8 fledged chicks for Louisiana’s wild ‘whoopers’ 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The Green Belt of Fennoscandia, for instance, is not just a landscape of elk and whooper swans — it is the home of the Indigenous Sámi, whose traditional knowledge of plants, animals, and geography is encyclopedic. Book Review: An Urgent Plea to Save the World’s Megaforests 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z But last year’s pandemic and a historic hurricane season created a challenging year for Louisiana’s newly formed flock of “whoopers” and those fighting to preserve them. How pandemic, hurricane season threatened whooping cranes 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z Three species of swan - mute, whooper and Bewick's - were all most frequently aggressive to other swans. Swans' reputation for aggression examined 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z The study found that nature reserves in low-lying coastal areas were key to the survival of migratory whooper swans. UK swan conservation success gives cause for hope 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Some incubated chicks get captive whoopers as surrogate parents, but there aren’t enough for all. Coronavirus means few young whooping cranes for fall release 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z He also fathered the first eggs laid by wild whoopers in the state, though they didn’t hatch. Plea, sentencing set for killing endangered whooping crane 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z By the spring of 1976, federal breeding and recovery programs were underway, but there were still fewer than a hundred whoopers in the wild. The Trump Administration Finds a New Target: Endangered Species 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z For decades, biologists at the center near Laurel overcame whoopers’ scarcity by dressing as cranes, wearing costumes while rearing the birds. 50-year whooping crane program will close at Patuxent refuge 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The researchers - led by the universities of Exeter and Helsinki - analysed 30 years of data on more than 10,000 whooper swans across the country. UK swan conservation success gives cause for hope 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z In their six or seven months of life, these whoopers hadn’t seen a human face or form, or heard a human voice. Are You My Mother? These Birds Must Never Know 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Geological Service’s research station in Patuxent, where the largest number of captive whoopers is housed. Louisiana’s oldest whooping cranes learning how to be adults 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z In addition to the everyday viewing opportunities, there are a handful of special events in and around the refuge to celebrate the whoopers. Whooping cranes living at Alabama refuge for the winter 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z By the early 1990s, the center had enough whoopers to split up the flock, creating new breeding programs managed by the International Crane Foundation in Wisconsin and at the Calgary Zoo in Canada. 50-year whooping crane program will close at Patuxent refuge 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The smallest swan in Europe, Bewick's swans are distinguishable from fellow migrant whooper swans by their size and small yellow blob on their black beaks, rather than the whooper's yellow wedge. Baby boost for threatened swans 2012-12-24T00:29:06Z The youngsters see and hear the real whoopers but are cared for by disguised humans, usually with crane-puppet heads. Are You My Mother? These Birds Must Never Know 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z But then, the temperamental whoopers refused to follow the plane any further, despite repeated takeoffs, and they were trucked just 40 miles south to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge to spend the rest of the winter. Green Blog: Young Whoopers Take Flight 2012-04-18T11:26:44Z Baker said he still remembers his first close encounter with the whoopers, which happened around 2010. Whooping cranes living at Alabama refuge for the winter 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z “It’s very sad to see it wrap up,” said Glenn Olsen, a veterinarian who has worked with the Patuxent whoopers for three decades. 50-year whooping crane program will close at Patuxent refuge 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z They arose from the northward and told of many whoopers. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Thousands of whooper and bewick swans from the Arctic region settle on the Cambridgeshire fens and north Norfolk coast every winter. Migratory swan cygnet is 'rare' sight in Norfolk 2011-07-29T13:34:47Z Since then, like an individual whooper taking flight, it's been a long, slow upward climb. Whooping cranes will be tracked with GPS units to study their habits and hazards 2010-03-30T04:00:00Z At a height of around 5 feet, the whoopers are nearly a foot taller than the sandhills, and their brilliant white feathers and black wingtips offer a stark contrast to their close relative’s mottled gray. Whooping cranes living at Alabama refuge for the winter 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z The population growth masks the fact that the plight of the whooper is not solved, however. 50-year whooping crane program will close at Patuxent refuge 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust is getting volunteers across the country to help count visiting Bewick and whooper swans. 2010-01-15T14:40:00Z "You might begin on the political whoopers round about." The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Two whoopers were outfitted with GPS anklets last winter. Whooping cranes will be tracked with GPS units to study their habits and hazards 2010-03-30T04:00:00Z Condon said there are currently at least six whoopers at the Wheeler refuge right now, with the first arrivals landing on Nov. 14. Whooping cranes living at Alabama refuge for the winter 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Indeed, those “whoopers” could not have made more noise to the square inch under any conditions. Jack Winters' Baseball Team Or, The Rivals of the Diamond In contrast, says the WWT, whooper swans are doing well and numbers are improving. 2010-01-15T14:40:00Z The chief whooper, he discovered, was Bill Kennedy, the man whom he had very nearly thrashed. Rim o' the World A joyous whoop it was, yet tinged with a feather edging of jealous regret on the part of certain adult whoopers there. Sundry Accounts Tim Baker sees the whoopers nearly every day on his family’s land adjacent to the refuge, but made it clear that he’s no “craniac.” Whooping cranes living at Alabama refuge for the winter 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Also, a name given to a well-known turtle, Chelonia caouana, from its having a great head; it is sometimes called the whooper or whapper. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He hastened to assure the whooper that he was awake and afoot. Galusha the Magnificent "Well, there ain't much use 'whooping up the boys' when only the whooper gets wild." A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories Thus the theory of the whoopers and snorters of the cause, in its esoteric as well as in its public aspect, is unsound. In Defense of Women |
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