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4000年来,鸟是如何被研究、描绘、保护以及因人类而濒临灭绝的。旅鸽曾是北美洲,甚至全世界数量最多的鸟类,1855年,在俄亥俄州哥伦布市,当时飞过一波鸽群,有目击记载如下:观鸟人盯着鸟群,那较低的杂音变成了强烈的躁动。所有人都从房子和商店里跑了出来,不安地看着这片越来越厚的云层,它完全遮挡了阳光。尖叫的孩子们往家里跑。拉起长裙的女人们慌忙地寻找可以躲避的商店。脱缰的马匹到处冲撞。一些人以为圣经中的审判日已经到来,害怕的喃喃自语,更有数人下跪祈祷。谁能想到,1900年,最后一只野生旅鸽被猎枪打
How the birds were studied, portrayed, protected, and endangered by humankind for 4000 years. The pigeon was once the most abundant bird in North America and even in the world. In 1855, Columbus, Ohio, flew through a wave of pigeons at a time as witnessed by the following: Birdwatchers stare at flocks of birds, Noise has become a strong restlessness. Everyone ran out of the house and shop and looked uneasily at the thicker and thicker clouds that completely obscured the sun. Screaming children ran to the house. Women pull up their dresses hurriedly looking for shops to avoid. Runaway horses collide. Some people think that the day of Judgment in the Bible has come, and they are afraid to mutter themselves. Many more kneel and pray. Who can imagine that in 1900, the last wild pigeon was shotgun