Hence the idea has gradually spread among environmental researchers and conservationists that "we shouldn't simply be talking about elephants, rhinoceroses and whales--animals such as mollusks are also very important, however uninspiring their appearance."
因此生態研究與保育界也逐漸出現「不要只談大象、犀牛、鯨魚，也談談軟體動物這些不耀眼，卻也很重要的動物。」