large-mouthed arctic whale

One bowhead whale is reported to have been 130 years old when it died.

据报道，一头北极露脊死时已经活了130岁。

The work may provide insights into the development of Arctic cultures in which bowhead hunting plays a central role.

这项工作可能为起核心作用的北极露脊鲸狩猎文化的发展提供深刻见解。

For thousands of years the native people living above the Arctic circle in Alaska have depended on hunting bowhead whales and other mammals for their subsistence.

千百年来生活在住在阿拉斯加北极圈内的当地人依靠狩猎北极露脊鲸和其他哺乳动物生存。

They worried that icebreakers and drill ships would hurt the bowhead whales on which they depend.

因纽皮特人担心破冰船和鉆井船会伤害北极露脊鲸，这可是他们的生计来源。

That would make them older than the bowhead whale, which earlier was believed to have been the oldest vertebrate at about 211 years old, according to the Associated Press.

这使得它们的寿命超过了弓头鲸，之前一直认为寿命在211岁左右的弓头鲸是最长寿的脊椎动物。

Notable exceptions are the nearly song-like choruses of bowhead whales in summer and the complex, haunting utterances of the humpback whales.

当然也有些着名的例外：比如夏天里北极露脊鲸歌曲般的合唱，还有座头鲸那复杂的、令人难以忘怀的低语。

This allowed them to wrest a number of concessions from Shell, including a commitment to stop all offshore operations during the bowhead migration and hunt, should drilling ever proceed.

结果壳牌公司只得忍痛做出诸多让步，即使能继续海上鉆探，在露脊鲸迁徙和当地人猎捕的时节，也要停止一切海上作业。