Right, you jumped up dung beetle, this is it, final test.

好了，你们这些自大的蜣螂，要开始，最后一关测试。

They made caps for 19 dung beetles.

他们给19只蜣螂做了帽子。

A dung beetle's first task is to locate dung.

蜣螂的第一项任务是找到粪便。

Others sniff out feces that animals leave behind.

其它蜣螂能闻到动物留下的粪便。

Egyptians used to worship cats. -Along with the dung beetle.

埃及人曾经崇拜过猫 -还有蜣螂。

The highest death tolls could be among butterflies, moths, bees and dung beetles.

死亡率最高的物种可能是蝴蝶、飞、和蜣螂。

A pile of elephant dung can attract 4,000 beetles in 15 minutes.

一坨大象粪便 15 分吸引 4000 多只蜣螂。

Over 7,000 known species of dung beetle run clean-up duty across six continents — everywhere except Antarctica.

已知的蜣螂品种有七千多种，它们在 6 个大陆上负责清理工作——遍布南极大陆外的每个地方。

The ideal tactic on the open plains where many dung beetles live is to move in a straight line.

很多生活在广阔平原上的蜣螂采用走直路的理想策略。

As the beetles rolled away under a moonless night sky they were filmed by infra-red cameras.

在没有月亮的晚上，红外线摄影机记录蜣螂搬运粪球的活动。

The trees maintained on the property also preserve natural habitats, howler monkeys, turtles, birds and dung beetles thrive here.

这里的树木也保护了自然栖息地，吼猴、海龟、鸟类和蜣螂在这里茁壮成长。

Under a full moon the beetles took an average of 21.4 seconds to reach the moat.

满月之夜蜣螂抵达壕沟平均耗时21.4秒。

So once a beetle finds dung, it must work quickly to secure some of the bounty for itself.

因此，一旦蜣螂发现粪便，它必须快速劳作以占领工作地盘。

Most dung beetle species fall into one of three main groups: rollers, tunnelers, and dwellers.

多数蜣螂可分为三个主要组群：滚粪蜣螂、挖道蜣螂、和居粪蜣螂。

Dung rollers sculpt a ball of dung, and using their back legs, quickly roll it away from competitors.

蜣螂将粪便滚成球形，用后腿快速滚动粪球，远离竞争者。

Once it's been buried, the female lays a single egg within the dung ball.

一旦粪球被掩埋，雌蜣螂会在粪球中产下一个卵。

Previously, a dung beetle and some hare remains had been the only signs of animal life in the area, Willerslev said.

威勒斯列夫表示，以前，一只蜣螂和一些野兔遗骸是该地区唯一的动物生命迹象。

That notion has now been proved wrong as the celestial-navigation club welcomes its latest member: the humble dung beetle.

现在这种见解被推翻了，因为天文导航俱乐部迎来了自己最新的成员—不起眼的蜣螂。

This is easy enough during the day, but at night—when the beetles are most active—it is more challenging.

这在白天不难办到，然而晚上才是蜣螂最活跃的时间，此时走直路对它们来说是挑战了。

To a dung beetle poop smells just fine.

对一个蜣螂来说， 屎的气味很好。