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Equatorial East Africa.
赤道附近的東非地區(qū)
It's hard to image a place more different from Antarctica.
這里和南極洲有天壤之別
To survive here, mammals need additional talents.
哺乳動物要有特殊本領(lǐng) 才能在這里生存
This tree shelters the territory of a tiny mammal
這棵樹下是一只 嬌小哺乳動物的地盤
that spends its whole life in frenzied activity.
它終其一生都過得狂亂忙碌
It used to be called an elephant shrew,
這種動物以前叫做象鼩鼱
but now it's called by its African name of sengi.
但現(xiàn)在很多人都改用 它的非洲名字桑吉
This is a female rufous sengi.
這是一只母紅象鼩鼱
And, like all sengis, she's so active, she's permanently hungry.
和所有的象鼩鼱一樣，它因為活動量極大 所以時時刻刻都覺得餓
To get all the food she needs,
為了填飽肚子
she has to be both industrious and ingenious.
它除了勤勞之外還得要有創(chuàng)意
She has made an intricate network of trails
它建立了一個 錯綜復(fù)雜的道路網(wǎng)絡(luò)
that enable her to hunt her insect prey very efficiently.
以有效率地捕食昆蟲
But these pathways have another important function
但這些道路的另一個重要功能
when she meets her enemies.
在它碰到敵人時就派上用場了
