Scientists hope they can turn things around for this important apex predator, meaning one that is on top of the food chain.

科学家们希望他们为这种重要的顶级捕食者——处于食物链顶端的捕食者扭转局面。

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There are benefits to having an apex predator in Griffith Park, said David Ryu, the city councilman whose district includes the park.

大卫·刘是这座城市的议员，他的职责范围也包括这座公园。 他说在公园里保留一个在食物链顶端的食肉动物也是大有裨益的。

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Perhaps as karmic payback from one apex predator (sharks) to another (mankind), 2010 saw fatal shark attacks worldwide reach a 20-year high.

也许是一种终极猎食者(鲨鱼)和另外一种终极猎食者(人类)之间的因果报应吧，2010年全球鲨鱼袭击致死案上升到了二十年来的最高点。

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Both had long tails to counterbalance large skulls, and, proportionally, they had the smallest forelimbs of any apex predator.

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Researchers say the shape and proportional size of the brain resembles that of another "apex predator": the great white shark.

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Sharks predate dinosaurs, and millions of years of evolution have positioned them in a critical and vital role as an apex predator.

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