less than one degree celsius (1.8 degrees fahrenheit) is all that stands between the tuatara —new zealand's 「living fossil」 reptile—and extinction, scientists say.
不用一摄氏度就能决定「活化石」-新西兰大蜥蜴的生死存亡。
of course we would have expected that the tuatara , which does everything slowly -- they grow slowly, reproduce slowly and have a very slow metabolism -- would have evolved slowly.