Where Are the Night Animals

Night Animals?

夜行性动物躲在哪儿

The summermoon tises ower thehiu. —A lone coyote howls. It snits the al. Then it begins its nightly hunting route. With the coyote gone, a skunk scoots outfrom its den in a log. Another skunk appears. The two romp, squeaking and squealing.

夏天的月亮在山丘的另一头升起了。 一只孤零零的郊狼嗥脚着，它嗅了嗅，开始了夜晚的捕猎行动。 郊狼的身影一消失，一只臭鼬飞快地从一节枯木的洞穴里钻了出来。接着，又有一只臭鼬现身了。 这两只臭鼬蹦来蹦去，不停地吱吱叫，又尖声喊着。

They don't see the harvest micescampering among the fallen branches. But a watchful barn owl does. It hoots and goes back to eating a gopher.

它们没有瞧见有一只禾鼠在地上枯枝之间窜来窜去，可树上的猴头鹰看得一清二楚呢。 这只猴头鹰喔喔喔地高声锐叫，又回过头去捕捉囊鼠。

The sound of the owl startles an opossummunching berries. She and her babies duckinto the underbrush. Then cautiously shewaddles to the pond for a drink.

猴头鹰的叫声吓坏了正在大嚼浆果的负鼠妈妈。 它和负鼠宝宝躲到了灌木丛底下。随后，它小心翼翼地走到池塘去喝水。

In the muddy water a raccoon feelsaround for crayfish and snails. Above, amale tree frog calls to a female tree frog, " Kreck-ek, kreck-ek. "

一只浣熊在泥水里搜寻小龙虾和水螺。 在它头顶上，一只雄树蛙呱呱地呼唤着雌树蛙。

A shadow passes over the frog. A litle brown bat dipsand dives to snatch moths and mosquitoes from the air. By dawn it has eaten one quarter of its weight in insects. The sun rises. The animals retreat to their homes. The day belongs to others.

一道影子从树蛙头上掠过。只见一只棕色的小蝙蝠急速俯冲又拔高飞起，捕食空中的飞蛾和蚊虫。 每个晚上，它能吃掉自身四分之一重量的昆虫。太阳出来了。这些夜行性动物各自回家了。 白天属于另一种习性的动物。