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You'd think a python would make short shrift of mince
别以为蟒蛇要吃下这么点肉末轻而易举
but the pieces get stuck in its throat and
但是这些肉可能会卡在喉咙里
Stephen needs to use a feeding tube.
史蒂芬必须借助饲管
So we're taking a little bit at a time,
一次捻一点
placing it in a tube and pushing it all the way
放到饲管里 然后直接
down into the snake's stomach. There we go.
伸入到胃里 好了
It's probably not any more stressful
这要比吃一只大老鼠
than if it was eating a large rat.
可轻松多了
Both snakes are put in airtight boxes
两条蛇都被放进密封的箱子里
and left in a quiet, warm chamber
然后放到一个安静暖和的育槽里
to begin the long, slow process of digestion.
让它们慢慢地消化食物
Within an hour, Stephen begins measuring the oxygen levels
一小时之内 史蒂芬就开始测量
inside the snakes' containers.
育蛇箱里的氧气含量
We're measuring oxygen consumption rates.
我们在测量氧气消耗率
It's an indirect measure of energy metabolism.
这是间接的测量能量代谢率的方法
It allows us to quantify how much energy they're expending
可以让我们确定它们在消化食物的时候
while digesting their meals.
消耗了多少能量
Twice a day, for the next six days, the team continue the tests.
在接下来的6天里 一天测量2次
