FAKE FLIPPERS FOR SEA TURTLE「アカウミガメに人工ひれ」

An injured sea turtle at an aquarium in southwestern Japan is swimming better now with the help of a pair of artificial flippers.
The turtle, named Yu, lost parts of her front flippers after an apparent shark attack. The Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe has been looking after her since 2009.
After a five-year study, researchers from a prosthetics maker and a university developed some high-tech artificial flippers. The tips of the flippers are made of the same kind of rubber that's used for skin diving fins. The rubber flippers are attached to a vest made of a material used for competition swimsuits that reduce drag.

(Spectator)
"It looked comfortable."

(Spectator)
"It was swimming quite naturally despite its artificial flippers."

A curator at the aquarium said it was a bit difficult to attach the flippers properly and expressed the hope that Yu would be able to swim in a tank in front of a lot of spectators..


◆sea turtle　ウミガメ
◆flipper　（海中動物の）ひれ足、ひれ状の足
◆researcher　研究者
◆prosthetics　人工装具、義肢
◆fin　ひれ、（潜水者の）足びれ
◆drag　（水などの）抵抗、抗力
◆curator　（動物園などの）園長、館長、責任者
◆spectator　観客、見物人

Daily Vocabulary(2014/05/29）

14646.in a low(連続で）
As we anticipated, the unemployment rate has risen three quaters in a low.
14647.keep track of(～の動きを常に記録する）
I am going to keep track of of them on a dairy basis.
14648.competent(能力を持つ）
Competent mechanic are in great demand, so they earn decent wages.
14649.aging(高齢化）
It goes without saying that the aging of society is inevitable.
14650.density(密度）
The population density in the metropolis gradually decreasing.
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岡山県総社市　正木山登山(2014/5/4)