Rare Giant Snails Settle in UK Safari Park

Eightgiantmagnoliasnails, whichcangrowupto 6.5cm long, havesettledintotheirnewhomeatLongleatinWiltshire, UK.
八隻巨型木蘭蝸牛,體長可達 6.5 厘米,已在英國威爾特郡朗利特的新家安頓下來。

Expertsbelievedthecreaturewasextinctuntilbeingre-discoveredinsouthernVietnamin 2012.
專家曾認為這種生物已經滅絕,直到 2012 年在越南南部再次發現。

Thesnailsareclassifiedascriticallyendangered, withapproximately300leftintheworld.
這種蝸牛被列為極度瀕危物種,全球僅剩約 300 隻。

Longleatkeepstheminaspecialenvironment, eachtaggedandatspecifictemperaturesforprotection.
朗利特將它們保存在一個特殊的環境中,每個都貼上標籤並置於特定的溫度下以進行保護。

Thegiantmagnoliasnails, withaleft-coilingshell, donothaveearsandarebeingcaredforatLongleat Safari Park.
巨型木蘭蝸牛的殼呈左卷狀,沒有耳朵,目前在朗利特野生動物園接受照顧。

Eight giant magnolia snails, which can grow up to 6.5cm long, have settled into their new home at Longleat in Wiltshire, UK.

Experts believed the creature was extinct until being re-discovered in southern Vietnam in 2012.

The snails are classified as critically endangered, with approximately 300 left in the world.

Longleat keeps them in a special environment, each tagged and at specific temperatures for protection.

The giant magnolia snails, with a left-coiling shell, do not have ears and are being cared for at Longleat Safari Park.
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