纪录片《我们的地球》 第325期 极端沙漠(16)

（单词翻译）

Termites¹. Not easy to catch when you're blind.

白蚁。双目失明自然不太好捉。

Far better to go into stealth mode.

最好还是切换成隐身模式。

Once below the sand, it can detect the slightest movement...

一旦潜入沙中，金毛鼹鼠可以感知微弱的震动，

allowing it to strike with pinpoint² accuracy.

让它能发动精准袭击。

Well, most of the time.

大多数时候是这样。

They can travel two thirds of a mile a night in search of its dinner...

它们一晚可以行进1.1公里来寻找晚餐

and right now, it has just detected its main course.

现在，它刚刚发现了自己的主菜。

Little wonder it's sometimes called "The shark of the dunes³".

难怪它有时候被称作“沙丘之鲨”。

Food can be so scarce in the desert that, even at night,

食物在沙漠中非常稀缺，即便是在夜晚，

animals can't afford to be choosy about what they eat.

动物们也无权挑剔自己的饮食。