These adaptable birds traditionally nest in the burrows of prairie dogs.

这些适应了新环境的鸟儿原本将巢穴驻在草原犬鼠的穴中。

At 12 meters, we can find the deepest burrows dug by animals — the Nile crocodile.

地表以下12米深的地方，我们可以找到动物能掘的最深穴——尼罗河鳄鱼的。

That length comes in handy for hunting in burrows.

这长度在穴狩猎时能够派上用场。

Say, for example, that a muskrat burrows herself a den in one bank of a stream.

比如说，麝鼠会在溪流的一岸给自己穴。

They're basically giant grumpy squirrels who dig burrows underground.

他们基本上就是体型巨大、脾气暴躁且会地的松鼠。

Some of the smaller species, like thescelosaurs and leptoceratops, could have burrowed underground and hibernated.

像奇异和纤小恐会地冬眠。

Giant tortoises, however, can't burrow. And they sleep above ground.

然而，巨型陆龟却没有掘的技能。他们在地上冬眠。

On the exposed plateau, pikas never stray far from their burrows.

在毫无遮挡的草原上，鼠兔从不敢远离自己的穴。

Small mammals most likely burrowed underground.

小型哺乳动物很可能潜藏在地底。

And they've been found using gopher tortoise burrows in South Florida.

它们是在佛罗里达州南部的地鼠龟中被发现的。

Polar bears, groundhogs, even birds like grouse all make snow burrows to stay warm.

北极熊，土拨鼠，甚至是鸟类，例如松鸡，都打雪来保暖。

But that's because they're nocturnal, solitary and live in underground burrows.

但那是因为它们在夜间活动、独居并且住在地下穴里。

Many scorpions spend almost 95% of their life deep in their burrows.

很多蝎子95%的时间都躲在穴里。

Seeing it as getting my little burrow ready for a period of hibernation.

把它看作是让我的小穴为冬眠做好准备。

A kangaroo rat or some other desert rodent inhales cocci while digging its burrow.

袋鼠鼠或其他一些沙漠啮齿动物在时吸入了球孢子菌。

Scorpions put a lot of energy into excavating their burrow.

蝎子会花很多精力来自己的穴。

Strange creatures emerge from the burrows where they've sheltered from the strong tidal currents.

奇怪的生物从穴中钻出来，它们在穴中躲避强大的潮汐水流。

Officials have tried vaccinating individual ferrets and they've tried treating prairie-dog burrows with flea-killer.

官员曾尝试给雪貂接种疫苗，也曾尝试往草原犬鼠的穴里喷洒杀蚤剂。

A lopsided sign stuck in the ground near the entrance read, the burrow.

屋前斜插着一牌子，写着“陋居”。

Yours will call me, like music, out of my burrow.

而你的脚步声就会象音乐一样让我从里走出来。