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A hunter returns.
有個獵人回巢了
Mother demands food and the successful hunter delivers it.
母狼需要食物 成功獵食的胡狼負責供應
So rearing a single litter here
在這里扶養一窩小狼
takes the combined labour of a dozen or so adults
就需要數十只成年胡狼共同出力
and the Ethiopian wolves have adjusted their behaviour accordingly.
阿比西尼亞胡狼已經 根據需求調適自己的行為
That adaptability is the mammals' great strength,
這種適應能力是哺乳動物的強項
enabling them to survive in some very unlikely habitats.
讓它們得以在最艱困的環境生存
A star-nosed mole,
星鼻鼴鼠
possessor of perhaps the most extraordinary nose on the planet.
或許擁有 世上最特殊的鼻子
Its nostrils are surrounded by twenty-two fingers.
它的鼻孔周圍有二十二根觸角
Fingers that allow the mole to sense the world around it
這些觸角讓星鼻鼴鼠 光靠觸覺
by touch alone.
就能感受周遭環境
It enables it to detect food with astonishing speed.
它因此能以極快速度偵測到食物
