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Bamboo's tough reputation is such,
竹子堅硬的名聲是如此的顯赫
that another bamboo specialist was known by the Chinese as "The Iron Eating Animal".
另一個食竹高手被認為是中國的“攻堅專家”
Thegiant pandaisfamous forits exclusive diet.
大熊貓以其獨特的日常飲食而聞名于世
Giant pandasare thought tohave originated in southwest China, millions of years ago,
大熊貓被認為在幾百萬年前起源于中國的西南部
but they areno longerfound in Yunnan.
大熊貓現在已經在云南絕跡
Recently, their specialised diet has had dire consequences.
近年來，恐怖的結果降臨到了大熊貓鐘愛的食物上
Bamboo has a bizarre life cycle,
竹子有著難以預測的生命周期
flowering infrequently, sometimes only once every hundred years or so.
不常見的花季，有時在百年之內竹子才會開一次花
But when flowering does occur,it's on a massive scale,
一旦竹子的花季來臨，就會影響到可觀數量的竹子
and it's followed bythe death ofall of the plants.
所有的植株都將追隨死神的召喚
Sometimes an entire bamboo forest may die.
有時，整片竹林都可能隨之消亡
In undisturbed habitat, pandas simply move to another area
在沒有受到干擾的棲息地中熊貓往往只是遷移到另外一片區(qū)域而已
where a different bamboo species grows.
未受開花影響的不同品種的竹子依舊生機勃勃
But as human activity has fragmented their forest home,
人類的活動已經破壞了熊貓生存區(qū)域的連續(xù)性
pandas find it increasingly hard to find large enough areas in which to survive.
大熊貓所面臨的生存環(huán)境日益窘迫
Wild pandas are now found only in the forests of Central China,
野生大熊貓現在僅存活于中國中部的森林里
far to the east.
遠離東部
But in the hidden pockets of lowland jungle in Yunnan's tropical south,
在隱秘的云南南部熱帶的小型低地叢林里
live one of China's best-kept wildlife secrets.
居住著中國最神秘的野生動物之一
