In that case, captain, Conseil said in all seriousness, on the offchance that this creature might be the last of its line, wouldn't it be advisable to spare its life, in the interests of science?

那么，船长，康塞尔很正经地说，如果这条海马竟是它种族中的最后一条，为科学的利益起见，放过它，不是比、较好些吗？