That is, until they met researcher Emily Standen, who's working at McGill University in Canada.

也就是说，直到他们遇到了在加拿大麦吉尔大学工作的研究员 Emily Standen。

Standen thought that she would try raising bichirs on land.

Standen 认为她会尝试在陆地上饲养比奇鸟。

Standen's bichirs grew up in a decidedly damp but totally terrestrial environment.

Standen 的双颊鸟生长在一个绝对潮湿但完全是陆地的环境中。

When Standen examined the skeletons of her land-living bichirs, she found that their muscles and bones had changed as they adapted to walking.

当斯坦登检查她生活在陆地上的比奇鸟的骨骼时，她发现它们的肌肉和骨骼在适应行走时发生了变化。