Any of five species of robust monkeys (genus Papio)of Arabia and sub-Saharan Africa.

猴科狒狒属五种健壮动物的统称，分布于阿拉伯半岛和非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南地区

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Baboons have a large head, cheek pouches, and a long, doglike muzzle. They walk on all fours, carrying the tail in a characteristic arch.

狒狒头部硕大，有颊囊，鼻口部狭长似狗。以四肢行走，行走时尾巴呈特有弓形。

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Found mainly in drier savanna and rocky areas, they feed on a variety of plants and animals.

主要生存在干燥的热带大草原和岩石地区，以多种植物和动物为食。

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Highly social and intelligent, they travel in large noisy troops, communicating by calls.

具有高社群性和高智力，迁徙时大群喧嚣，以叫声沟通。

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They may destroy crops, and their enormous canine teeth and powerful limbs make them dangerous opponents

它们可能会破坏农作物，其巨大的犬齿和有力的四肢，使它们在遭遇冲突时成为危险的对手。

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Any of eight species of stout-bodied carnivores (family Mustelidae)that possess an anal scent gland, powerful jaws, and large, heavy claws on their forefeet.

鼬科,身躯短胖的食肉动物，都具肛门臭腺。颚强有力，前脚上具大而有力的爪。

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Most species are brown, black, or gray, with markings on the face or body, and are found in South Asia. Badgers dig to find food and to construct burrows and escape routes.

分布于东南亚的草原及森林的雪貂，毛色浅棕至浅黑灰色，面、喉部，有时背部有白色斑点。善于挖洞，挖洞目的是觅食，营筑地下住穴和逃遁地道。

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lives in the open, dry country of western North America.

栖息在北美洲西部开阔的干燥地区。

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Species may be 23-30 cm high and 33-81 cm long, excluding the 5-to 23-cm tail, and may weigh 1-22 kg.

肩高23～30公分，体长33～81公分，尾长5～23公分，体重约1～21公斤。

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Badgers feed mostly on small animals, especially rodents. Badgers can be savage fighters.

獾夜间活动，以小动物(特别是啮齿类)为食，獾会是凶残的动物。

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Any of about 13 species of cetaceans in the suborder Mysticeti. They are distinguished by a specialized feeding structure, the baleen, which strains plankton and small crustaceans from the water.

须鲸亚目约十三种鲸类的统称，与其它种的区别在于有特别的进食构造，即鲸须，或称鲸骨，用来滤取海水中的浮游生物和小甲壳类动物。

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It consists of two horny plates attached to the roof of the mouth. Each plate (as long as 3.6 m, in the right whale)is composed of parallel slats with fringes that mat together to form a sieve.

鲸须固定在嘴的上颚，由两块角质板组成，每块角质板(露脊鲸的角质板长达3.6公尺)是一组平行的带有缘缨的板条，缘缨缠结在一起形成一个密筛。

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Other baleen whales are the blue, fin, gray, humpback, and sei whales and the rorqual. Baleen was once used for corset stays and is still used in some industrial brushes

其它的须鲸有蓝鲸、鳍鲸、灰鲸、驼背鲸、鳕鲸和鲸。鲸骨曾一度广泛用作妇女紧身胸衣的支撑物，现在仍用来制造一些工业用刷。

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Any of about 22 species of marsupials (family Peramelidae)found in Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and nearby islands.

袋狸科大约二十二种动物的统称，产于澳大利亚、塔斯马尼亚、新几内亚及其附近岛屿。

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They have a stout, coarse-haired body, a tapered muzzle, and hindlimbs longer than their forelimbs.

躯体肥胖，毛皮粗糙，口锥形。后肢比前肢长，两个后趾愈合。

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Unlike other marsupials, bandicoots have a placenta. They are terrestrial, solitary animals that dig pits to search for insect and plant food.

与其它有袋动物不同之处是袋狸有胎盘。为地栖动物，喜单独生活。挖掘漏斗形的地洞以寻找昆虫和植物为食。

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Farmers consider them pests. All species have declined, and some are now endangered

农民认为它们是害兽。种的数量已减少，有些种有灭绝的危险。

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Breed of dog named after the Adriatic coastal region of Dalmatia, its first definite home.

以亚得里亚海岸达尔马提亚(Dalmatia)地区而得名的狗品种，已知最早见于达尔马提亚。

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The time and place of the breed’s origin are unknown.

此一品种原产于何时何地并不清楚。

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Though it has served as a guard dog, war dog, fire-department mascot, hunter, shepherd, and performer, it became best known as a coach or carriage dog, functioning as an escort and guard for horse-drawn vehicles.

用于放哨、军事、消防、狩猎、牧羊和表演马戏;不过最知名的用途是拖车犬，伴行于马车旁以提供保护。

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