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Big Sur's redwoods harvest thousands of gallons of water every foggy morning.
每个烟雾迷蒙的早晨,大索尔的红衫林都会吸收数千加仑的水分
These enchanted forests protect creatures that need wet conditions.
这些魔法森林庇护这需要潮湿环境的动物
Banana slugs graze the forest floor.
香蕉蛞蝓在森林的底下进食
They help the redwoods by eating small plants that might compete for water.
它们帮助红衫吃掉竞争水分的低矮植物
The slugs have a defense strategy in lieu of a shell:
这种蛞蝓有坚硬的外壳作为防御工事
their slime contains chemicals that taste terrible.
它们带有一种可怕的化合物气味
The top predator here has no interest in banana slugs.
这里的顶级掠食者对香蕉蛞蝓毫无兴趣
Cougars are the largest cats that purr...
美洲狮是这里最大的猫科动物
and they can leap over a bus...
而且它们可以跨过公汽...
...the long way.
...那么远距离
They are solitary and like the privacy found in redwood glens.
它们是独行侠并隐居在红衫峡谷之中
The trees can only offer sanctuary if they're intact.
树林是它们不曾被外界触及的唯一避难所
Forest fires are a threat.
森林火灾是一大威胁
