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Seldom seen, the detail of their lives has long been a mystery,
由于行蹤隱蔽，雪豹的生活細(xì)節(jié)一直是個謎，
but now, at last, helped by the latest remote-camera technology,
但現(xiàn)在，借助最先進(jìn)的遠(yuǎn)程攝像技術(shù)，
we are getting closer to them than ever before.
我們終于能夠近距離觀察他們。
They are very rare, only about four of them in 40 square miles.
雪豹數(shù)量稀少，百平方公里內(nèi)只有四只。
There is simply not enough prey to sustain more.
只是因?yàn)楂C物數(shù)量不足以維系更多的生命。
They live solitary lives.
雪豹是獨(dú)居動物。
Nonetheless, they are well aware of the presence and the movements of their neighbours,
盡管如此，他們?nèi)阅芎芎玫卣莆锗従觽兊拇嬖诤蛣酉颍?/div>
because they leave messages in a few special places.
因?yàn)樗麄儠趲讉€特殊地點(diǎn)給對方留下信息。
They rub particular rocks with their cheeks and then spray them with urine.
像這樣用臉頰摩擦特定的巖石，再噴射上自己的尿液。
The two perfumes create a unique signature.
兩種味道創(chuàng)造出了獨(dú)一無二的簽名。
Any other leopard can know which of its neighbours passed this way, without ever making direct contact.
盡管沒有直接看到彼此，雪豹也能判斷出是哪位鄰居曾經(jīng)到此一游。
But there are times when snow leopards must come together, and the event is often violent.
有些時候雪豹們必須聚到一起，而場面通常都很暴力。
