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Equatorial East Africa.
赤道附近的东非地区
It's hard to image a place more different from Antarctica.
这里和南极洲有天壤之别
To survive here, mammals need additional talents.
哺乳动物要有特殊本领 才能在这里生存
This tree shelters the territory of a tiny mammal
这棵树下是一只 娇小哺乳动物的地盘
that spends its whole life in frenzied activity.
它终其一生都过得狂乱忙碌
It used to be called an elephant shrew,
这种动物以前叫做象鼩鼱
but now it's called by its African name of sengi.
但现在很多人都改用 它的非洲名字桑吉
This is a female rufous sengi.
这是一只母红象鼩鼱
And, like all sengis, she's so active, she's permanently hungry.
和所有的象鼩鼱一样，它因为活动量极大 所以时时刻刻都觉得饿
To get all the food she needs,
为了填饱肚子
she has to be both industrious and ingenious.
它除了勤劳之外还得要有创意
She has made an intricate network of trails
它建立了一个 错综复杂的道路网络
that enable her to hunt her insect prey very efficiently.
以有效率地捕食昆虫
But these pathways have another important function
但这些道路的另一个重要功能
when she meets her enemies.
在它碰到敌人时就派上用场了
