超凡动物奇观

E1 五个合作故事 说外语逃生 1, When a hawk enters the forest, animals work together to raise the alarm. First the chickadee, then squirrels, they retweet the information about the hawk's position and speed. 鹰出现时，森林里的小动物接力发出警报，互相报信，可以提前逃跑，免于危险。 2, Northern flying squirrels forage at night. When it is time to go back to their homes, they send ultrasonic message, which can be heard by friends but not by enemies. They can also glow to make friends know where they are. 飞鼠可以发出超声波信息，召集伙伴一起回家，这种信息敌人听不到。它们还可以发光，让队友知道自己的位置。 3, Fireflies team up with rivals to attract females. Thousands of male fireflies flash together. 萤火虫发光是为了吸引异性，它们会和竞争对手合作，上千只萤火虫一起发光。 4, When a giraffe comes to eat the leaves, ants sting its tongue and skin together to drive it off. A giraffe is 158 million times their size. 长颈鹿来吃树叶的时候，蚂蚁合作咬它的舌头和皮肤。即使长颈鹿的体型是蚂蚁的158 百万倍，它们也能把长颈鹿赶走。 5, Fungi tap sugar from tree roots, and in return, they provide the trees with minerals. Trees can also exchange information about droughts and diseases through the net formed by fungi. When a Douglas Fir is being attacked by beetles, it broadcasts signals to warn its neighbours to produce defensive poisons. It diverts sugars to its roots to help neighours and offspring to grow stronger before it dies. 真菌和树形成共生关系，互相提供养分，树还可以通过真菌形成的网络交换消息。当一棵花旗松被甲虫攻击时，它发出信号，让周围的树产生毒素。在死之前，它会把糖分传送到根部，让其他树长得更壮。 6, Owlets hiding in a den copy tell-tale snake rattle to near perfection, so they can scare off a beast 11, 000 their size. 穴小鸮幼崽可以完美模仿响尾蛇的声音，从而吓跑一个体积是它们11, 000倍的猛兽。