Nature Stinks!

Nature stinks. Written by Kira Fried. Focus question. How does being stinky help plants and animals?

大自然可真臭呀。 作者：基拉·弗里德。 核心问题。 臭臭的气味如何帮助动植物生存呢？

Stinky nature. If you've ever smelled a skunk, you know it is not a nice odor. In fact, it's terrible. Did you know that both plants and animals can smell bad? Stinky plants smell bad to get helpful insects to come near. Stinky animals often smell bad to keep enemies away. Smelling bad helps both plants and animals stay alive.

臭烘烘的大自然。 如果你闻到过臭鼬的味道，就知道那可不好闻。 说真的，那味道太糟了。 你知道吗？植物和动物都会散发出难闻的气味哦。 发臭的植物靠难闻的气味吸引有益的昆虫靠近。 发臭的动物通常靠难闻的气味赶跑敌人。 难闻的气味能帮助动植物存活下去。

Stinky furry animals. Skunks are well -known smelly animals. When enemies get close, skunks lift their tail and spray a stinky liquid. Striped pole cats are cousins of skunks. They stink even worse.

臭烘烘的毛茸茸动物。 臭鼬是出了名的难闻动物。 当敌人靠近时，臭鼬会抬起尾巴，喷出臭臭的液体。 斑纹臭鼬是臭鼬的表亲。 它们的味道甚至更臭。

Lesser ant eaters are at least four times as stinky as a skunk. They shoot a smelly liquid at their enemies. Opossums pretend to be dead if an enemy is near. They stay still and let out stinky green slime.

小食蚁兽的臭味至少是臭鼬的四倍。 它们会朝敌人喷出臭烘烘的液体。 如果敌人靠近，负鼠就会装死。 它们一动不动，还会分泌出臭臭的绿色黏液。

Wolverines make a smelly liquid to keep other animals away from their home. They also pee on food they don't eat right away. The smell may help them find the food later. It may also keep other animals from eating it.

狼獾会产生一种难闻的液体，把其他动物挡在巢穴外。 它们还会在没法立刻吃掉的食物上撒尿。 这种气味能帮它们之后再找回这些食物。 也能防止其他动物偷吃这些食物。

Male musk oxen fight each other for females. Males use their stinky pee to tell other males to keep away. The pee sticks to their long belly hair and makes them smell terrible.

雄性麝牛会为了争夺配偶打架。 公麝牛用臭烘烘的尿液警告其他公麝牛离远点。 尿液粘在它们长长的腹毛上，让它们闻起来臭极了。