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Elephants - long revered in India as symbols of wisdom and good fortune - are no longer welcome in Mumbai.
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大象历来深受印度人的尊敬，最近孟买却禁止大象上街，究竟是大象不再受欢迎了，还是另有隐情？ |
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Elephants are best known by many people in the world for their teeth.
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人们知道大象最出众的地方是它的象牙。 |
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Elephants are migratory animals and move from one forest to another through corridors which are now fragmented because of villages and farmlands, conservationists say, making the animals change their habits.
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大象是有迁居习惯的动物，会从一片森林穿过”一个个走廊“转移到另一片森林。由于村庄和农地的出现，这些大象使用的“走廊”现在已经断断续续。环保主义者说，这才让动物们改变了它们食物习惯。 |
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Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
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大象是动物之中唯一不能跳跃的。 |
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Elephants can produce over 35 kg of dung in a single day.
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大象一天就能制造出三十五公斤以上的粪便。 |
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Elephants can recognize themselves in mirrors, according to a new study. Humans, great apes, and dolphins are the only other animals known to possess this form of self-awareness.
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一项新的研究表明，大象可以认出镜子中的自己。人类，大型猿类和海豚是具有这类自我意识的仅有的三种动物。 |
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Elephants have a longer pregnancy than any other mammal—almost 22 months.
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大象孕期比任何其它哺乳动物都长－大概22个月。 |
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Elephants have very long and strong teeth. they are called “tusks”. They use their tusks to dig up small trees and to dig in the ground for water.
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象长着既长又强壮的牙齿，我们称之为“象牙”。大象依靠象牙来挖掘小树，挖土取水。 |
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Elephants have very strong legs. Their legs are like trees. They usually walk slowly because they are so big, but they walk very quitetly.
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象长着非常强壮的腿。它们的腿看上去象大树。大象行走缓慢是因为它们个头庞大，但它们行走时却很安静。 |
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Elephants live on land, but fish live in the water.
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大象居住在陆地上，而鱼儿居住在水里。 |
