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A hunter returns.
有个猎人回巢了
Mother demands food and the successful hunter delivers it.
母狼需要食物 成功猎食的胡狼负责供应
So rearing a single litter here
在这里扶养一窝小狼
takes the combined labour of a dozen or so adults
就需要数十只成年胡狼共同出力
and the Ethiopian wolves have adjusted their behaviour accordingly.
阿比西尼亚胡狼已经 根据需求调适自己的行为
That adaptability is the mammals' great strength,
这种适应能力是哺乳动物的强项
enabling them to survive in some very unlikely habitats.
让它们得以在最艰困的环境生存
A star-nosed mole,
星鼻鼹鼠
possessor of perhaps the most extraordinary nose on the planet.
或许拥有 世上最特殊的鼻子
Its nostrils are surrounded by twenty-two fingers.
它的鼻孔周围有二十二根触角
Fingers that allow the mole to sense the world around it
这些触角让星鼻鼹鼠 光靠触觉
by touch alone.
就能感受周遭环境
It enables it to detect food with astonishing speed.
它因此能以极快速度侦测到食物
