Pelochelys cantorii (Cantor's giant soft-shelled turtle) 鼋 (一种大型软甲乌龟)
The turtle is found primarily in inland, slow-moving fresh water rivers and streams. Cantor's giant soft-shelled turtles can grow up to 6 feet (about 2 meters) in length and weigh more than 100 pounds (about 50 kilograms). 这种龟的栖息地主要是岛屿,淡水湖泊和溪流。鼋柔软的背甲直径可以达2米,其重量超过50公斤。 Matamata Turtle 枯叶龟
The matamata inhabits slow moving, blackwater streams, stagnant pools, marshes, and swamps ranging into northern Bolivia, eastern Peru, Ecuador, eastern Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern and central Brazil. The mata mata is strictly an aquatic species but it prefers standing in shallow water where its snout can reach the surface to breathe. 枯叶龟的栖息在流速缓慢的黑色溪流,浑浊的池塘 和沼泽等,分布于玻利维亚北部、秘鲁东、厄瓜多尔、哥伦比亚东部、 委内瑞拉、巴西中部。 枯叶龟是一种水生动物,但它喜欢呆在潜水中,这样它的大鼻子就能够伸到水面呼吸。
Patagonian Cavy (Mara) 巴塔哥尼亚天竺鼠
A large rodent that looks sort of like a rabbit, sort of like a donkey. The Patagonian Mara lives in Central and Southern Argentina. Maras inhabit arid grasslands and scrub desert. 一种长的即像兔子又像驴的大型啮齿动物。它分布于阿根廷中部和南部的缺水的草原和灌木丛生的沙漠地带。 Long-eared Jerboa 长耳跳鼠
"The Mickey Mouse of the desert" - mouse-like rodent with a long tail, long hind legs for jumping, and exceptionally large ears. The jerboa, found in the deserts of Mongolia and China, is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. “沙漠中的米奇鼠”—有着老鼠外表,长尾巴, 善于跳跃的后腿和大的出了号的耳朵的啮齿动物。它们生活在中国和蒙古的沙漠中,并被国际自然与自然资源保护联合会列为濒危物种。 |