The crab is a cousin of the lobster and the shrimp.

螃蟹是龙虾和虾的近亲。

It's a closer cousin to the mulberry, actually.

事实上，它是桑葚的近亲。

But all 2,000 horses all living today are again at risk of inbreeding.

但是现存的 2，000 匹马再次面临近亲繁殖的危机。

They may look like zebras, but they are actually the only living relative of giraffes.

它们可能看上去像斑马，但他们实际上是仅存的长颈鹿的近亲。

A close family means your immediate family or people you often see.

近亲是指你的直系亲属或你常见到的人。

A near relation of mine called me the other day.

不久前我的一个近亲给我打电话。

That is effectively what humans have been doing to our closest relatives — chimps.

这实际上就是人类对我们的近亲——黑猩猩所做的事情。

Our close relative, Homo erectus, survived 10 times longer than we have existed.

我们的近亲直立猿人，比我们存在的时间长了10倍。

Nearly two-thirds had next of kin who opted for a public burial.

近三分之二的死者近亲选择了公开。

Though mammals, they are not close relatives of people.

虽然是哺乳动物，但它们并不是人类的近亲。

Being feathered, it and its kind were cousins to birds.

这一种恐龙身着羽毛，是鸟类的近亲。

The blood was actually from chimps' close relatives, Homo sapiens.

这些血液实际上来自黑猩猩的近亲——智人。

They're related to dogs, but they're not dogs.

它们是狗的近亲，但不是狗。

In contrast, mothers of the closely related chimpanzees don't chaperone their sons.

相比之下，作为倭黑猩猩的近亲，黑猩猩的母亲就不会陪护自已的儿子。

Brittle stars are close relatives of starfish with a much more delicate appearance.

海蛇尾是海星的近亲，但外表更为精致。

But without genetic diversity, you can get health and behavior issues related to inbreeding.

但如果没有遗传多样性，就会产生与近亲繁殖有关的健康和行为问题。

Not even our closest relatives, the chimps, can talk.

连人类的近亲黑猩猩也不会讲话。

That does not apply to permanent residents and close family members of American citizens.

该禁令不适用于美国永久居民以及美国公民的近亲。

Mastodons, close relatives of mammoths, were widespread all over North America during the ice age.

乳齿象是猛犸象的近亲，在冰河时代，他们的足迹遍布整个北美。

Their closest relatives are the gymnosperms, a group that came before them on Earth.

它们的近亲是裸子植物，这是一个在地球上先于它们的群体。