The koala 's baritone is low enough to come from a 50-centimeter pipe which should require a body larger than a bison .
考拉发出的重低音可以跟50厘米长的管子发出的声音相媲美,这本需要野牛那么大体型的动物才行。
Hanger was the first person to genetically sequence the koala retrovirus after its discovery .
hanger是第一个对这种考拉逆转录病毒进行基因测序的人。
The maximum penalty for shooting a koala is a $ 225000 ( 140000 ) fine or two years in jail .
射杀考拉最重的处罚是225000美元(140000英镑)罚金,或两年徒刑。
But committee chairman bob beeton said a decision was not likely until mid-2010 - and the koala 's status as one of the country 's favourite animals would not be a factor .
First found in 2000 , the retrovirus is already forcing some smaller koala populations into extinction , says jon hanger , director of research and ecological services at the australian wildlife hospital .
She is hoping the new figures will persuade the government 's threatened species steering committee ( tssc ) to list the koala as threatened .
她希望这些新数据可以说服澳洲政府的濒临物种督导委员会,将考拉列为濒危物种。
This lengthens the vocal tract , which stretches between voice box and mouth , giving the koala a longer " pipe " and lower voice without a bigger body .
If the rate of " drastic decline " continued unchecked , the koala could vanish in 30 years , the group warned .
该组织警告说,如果对考拉的大幅减少放任不管,考拉在30年内将会灭绝。
But even if he is proclaimed president on time , the legitimacy of the new national and local governments will be overshadowed by doubt , until koala boy 's allegations are properly debunked .
The koala retrovirus , which infects and alters the animal 's dna , has been linked to a variety of diseases and medical problems , including leukemia , bone marrow failure , cancer and aids-like immune deficiencies .