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Perhaps this extreme inter-tidal environment
也許這兩種極端的潮間帶環(huán)境
is where sea life first came to land.
即是海洋生命首次踏足陸地的情形
Big Sur's marine animals live in rare proximity to terrestrial creatures.
罕見的是大索爾的海洋動物都生活與陸生動物較近的地方
This diverse range of habitats, so close together,
生活在這多元化的棲息地,它們才可如此親密
exists nowhere else in the world.
這是一個與眾不同的世界
East of the sea lies the redwood belt and Big Sur's savannah.
東海岸是紅衫環(huán)繞林地和大索爾草原
Geological barriers have made it difficult for reptiles to move here.
地質屏障致使爬行動物很難來到這里
But a few snakes thrive.
但也有少量的蛇在這里生存
Rattlesnakes have pits near their nostrils
響尾蛇的鼻孔旁有凹坑
that sense temperature change within a fraction of a degree.
這在一定程度上改變了它的感溫器官
Their forked tongues act as a directional guide.
分叉舌頭是它們的定位器
Rubber boas are rarely seen, as they prefer to live underground.
橡膠蟒很罕見,是因為它們喜歡生活在地下
When threatened, they roll into a ball and use their tail as a decoy.
遇到危險時,它們就蜷成一團,用尾巴迷惑敵人
Birds of prey aren't limited by mountains.
掠食鳥類不只局限于山林
Juvenile red-tailed hawks rarely survive their first two years.
幼年紅尾鷹很難活過頭兩年
Many die in crash landings while learning to fly.
許多都在學飛階段著陸時撞死
