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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。 |
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Elephants touch trunks in greeting.
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大象们则通过碰鼻子来表达问候。 |
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Elephants use their trunks to smell, to touch and to breathe.
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大象用长鼻子闻、摸和呼吸。 |
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Elephants use their trunks to spray water or dust over themselves to keep cool, too.
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大象也用它们的长鼻子把水或灰土洒在自己身上保持凉爽。 |
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Elephants would once again have the run of Africa, and the oceans would be filled with fish as few alive have ever seen them.
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大象也会再次奔驰非洲，海洋则会充满少数活著的人仅见最多的鱼类。 |
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Elephants, giraffes and large primates (such as humans) require relatively little sleep; rats, cats, voles and other small animals spend most of their time sleeping.
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大象、长颈鹿以及大型灵长类（像是人类）需要比较少的睡眠；而大鼠、猫、田鼠及其他小型动物，会花比较多的时间睡觉。 |
