| 单词 | kangaroo rat |
| 例句 | Farther on the car whizzed past or over some kangaroo rats. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Crows flapped off an occasional jackrabbit carcass; a black-and-white shrike sat on a fence post with a dead kangaroo rat dangling from under its talons; cows lumbered moodily off the dirt path into the sagebrush. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But the cameras revealed no sign of canal builders, no Barsoomian air- cars or short swords, no princesses or fighting men, no thoats, no footprints, not even a cactus or a kangaroo rat. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time I hiked through the scrub, road runners, fence lizards, kangaroo rats and blacktail jackrabbits skittered under the creosote bushes. In Gold Butte in Nevada, Ancient Rock Art and Rugged Beauty 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z But Ms. Belgam painted a picture of the park as a vital ecosystem, home to thriving bighorn sheep; kangaroo rats, which can survive without drinking water; and pupfish, endemic to saline waterways. It’s the Cool Season in Death Valley 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat, more closely related to chipmunks and gophers than kangaroos or rats, had not been spotted in the area since the 1940s. Video: Bobcat mom, 2 kittens seem to be calling his Claremont yard their home. Now what? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Conservationists rejoiced when California declared the San Bernardino kangaroo rat an endangered species. What the elusive kangaroo rat can tell researchers about the health of the Santa Cruz Mountains 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat was for decades thought to exist only in a tiny pocket of sandhills in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County. L.A. Opens Its New Light-Rail Link 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z After the heavy rains, Southern California wildlife experts are already noticing more of certain species, such as the kangaroo rat and red-tailed hawk. A walk on the wild side? Why hikers could see more animals this Memorial Day weekend 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z But of course, we are not identical to kangaroo rats or blue whales. What Cheetahs, Armadillos and Whales Revealed About Human DNA 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z When California declared the San Bernardino kangaroo rat an endangered species recently, conservationists rejoiced. Can a fragile rat survive the loopholes in endangered species protections? 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat, which is more closely related to chipmunks and gophers than kangaroos or rats, had not been spotted in the area since the 1940s. What the elusive kangaroo rat can tell researchers about the health of the Santa Cruz Mountains 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z But Shannon Salter sees ancient Mojave yuccas and wispy creosote bushes, shrewd kangaroo rats and slender foxes, all living atop a hard-packed crust of rock and lichen formed over thousands of years. 'Is this really green?' The fight over solar farms in the Mojave Desert 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The reptiles tend to live in burrows of the giant kangaroo rat, highly endangered itself and the main food for the foxes here. Dogs put their noses to work saving wildlife 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Three years ago, another species was identified for protection under the California Endangered Species Act because of climate change – the kangaroo rat, a mid-altitude mountainous rodent, Miller-Henson said. California law may save 2.5m-year-old Joshua tree amid climate crisis threat 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z But myriad tracks in the soft sand reveal the complex relationships of its native species: kangaroo rats, cactus wrens and an array of predators including great horned owls, coyotes and rattlesnakes. Can a fragile rat survive the loopholes in endangered species protections? 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z So why are scientists so thrilled to see the Santa Cruz kangaroo rat making its home again nearly a century later in this California preserve? What the elusive kangaroo rat can tell researchers about the health of the Santa Cruz Mountains 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Other protected species at stake include the northern spotted owl, the California condor, the Alameda whipsnake and four types of kangaroo rats. Environmental group seeks California ban on 'super-toxic' rat poisons 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z That said, we were standing on a newly created refuge, the 27,000-acre Panoche Valley Nature Preserve, with kit fox dens and kangaroo rat burrow complexes in sight on all sides. Dogs put their noses to work saving wildlife 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z The commission’s action provides interim protection for the San Bernardino kangaroo rat until a final decision is made on listing within the next year, officials said. This rat is foiling developers' plans to capitalize on a weaker Endangered Species Act 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z A habitat conservation plan hammered out a decade ago to ensure the survival of the kangaroo rat population has become a source of pride for the water conservation district. Can a fragile rat survive the loopholes in endangered species protections? 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The rediscovery of the kangaroo rat in the preserve is a reminder of the need for land preservation, he said. What the elusive kangaroo rat can tell researchers about the health of the Santa Cruz Mountains 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z To “encourage” kangaroo rats, the sprinkled sunflower seeds in the area. Kangaroo Rats Channel Jackie Chan to Evade Rattlesnakes [Video] 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z "Both rattlesnakes and kangaroo rats are extreme athletes, with their maximum performance occurring during these interactions," Higham said in a statement. WATCH: 'Ninja' kangaroo rat destroys rattlesnake in epic battle 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z The desert kangaroo rat is a black belt among rodents. Watch this kangaroo rat kick a rattlesnake in the face 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z The kangaroo rat is a wildlife manager’s nightmare. Saving Animals by Scaring Them 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Ongoing research into the kangaroo rat, including population documentation and genetic testing, will help inform strategies for preserving the habitat to promote the health of the species. What the elusive kangaroo rat can tell researchers about the health of the Santa Cruz Mountains 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The biggest determinant of whether a kangaroo rat escaped a snake was not the proximity of snake to rat, but the reaction time of the rodent. Kangaroo Rats Channel Jackie Chan to Evade Rattlesnakes [Video] 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z "We found that kangaroo rats escaping from snake strikes relied on rapid response times to initiate effective evasions," one of the study's abstract reads. WATCH: 'Ninja' kangaroo rat destroys rattlesnake in epic battle 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z But some spry little kangaroo rats were not so keen on becoming these snakes' next meals. Watch the 6 Most Gripping Animal Battles of 2017 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Throughout the 1990s and 2000s experts tried four times to relocate populations of kangaroo rats without success. Saving Animals by Scaring Them 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z The recordings captured 15 different snakes, 21 identified kangaroo rats and 17 unidentified rats. How Kangaroo Rats Escape Rattlesnakes 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z In all they recorded 36 interactions between kangaroo rats and sidewinders. Watch a Rat Escape a Snake Attack—In 100 Milliseconds 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z "Those that are successful at evading the strike will suggest ways in which the kangaroo rat might be evolving in response to the intricacies of the predatory movements." WATCH: 'Ninja' kangaroo rat destroys rattlesnake in epic battle 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z A sidewinder waits for its dinner: It sits in ambush until a kangaroo rat happens to come hopping by, and then it has a banquet. When the Lab Rat Is a Snake 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The problem of noise also seriously affected the habitat of endangered species, such as the San Marcos salamander and San Bernardino kangaroo rat. Noise pollution is drowning out nature even in protected areas – study 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z If even a clueless, unaware kangaroo rat is fast enough to beat a sidewinder, why should the snake waste its energy on an alert, aware rat? How Kangaroo Rats Escape Rattlesnakes 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Out of 23 attempted lunges, the snakes only hit one kangaroo rat—and it managed to survive. Watch a Rat Escape a Snake Attack—In 100 Milliseconds 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Even the soil kangaroo rats dig for burrows creates moist habitat for insects. Wild animals in drought-stricken Western states are dying for a drink 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z An analysis of intraspecific variation in the kangaroo rat Dipodomys merriami. The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico 2012-04-06T02:00:23.953Z Smaller, yet active, grips of animals scurry around, even in winter, from jackrabbits and coyotes to kangaroo rats and roadrunners. Winter camping offers stark beauty in Southern Calif. desert parks like Joshua Tree 2012-01-05T19:40:46Z They also captured and tagged kangaroo rats from the same region, to be better able to identify them in videotapes. How Kangaroo Rats Escape Rattlesnakes 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Tiny kangaroo rats must navigate the California desert at night, when coiled serpents lie in wait for a meal. Watch a Rat Escape a Snake Attack—In 100 Milliseconds 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z For a study, biologists caught a few kangaroo rats this year to study their condition. Wild animals in drought-stricken Western states are dying for a drink 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z We failed to take specimens of snakes on the barrier island, but tracks of snakes were noted on two occasions in dunes near Camp 1; one trail led into a burrow of a kangaroo rat. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z Mounds can be up to 10 meters apart, and kangaroo rats drum both on top of and inside their burrows, suggesting that footdrumming is of both airborne and subterranean importance. Stealth percussionists of the animal world 2011-03-22T16:15:00.347Z Helping their case: the proposed plants are often slated for areas with threatened or endangered animals, including kit foxes, kangaroo rats, rare lizards, and others. Special Report: With solar power, it's Green vs. Green 2011-01-05T17:15:00.387Z She notes that kangaroo rats also use these "percussion events"—which humans can't hear without the help of geophones—to communicate with others in their species. Watch a Rat Escape a Snake Attack—In 100 Milliseconds 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z “That whole ecosystem changes without the giant kangaroo rat,” said Justin Brashares, an associate professor of wildlife ecology and conservation at the University of California at Berkeley. Wild animals in drought-stricken Western states are dying for a drink 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Ord's kangaroo rat is found in sparsely vegetated flatlands throughout Harding County, although it appears to be uncommon except in localized areas of relatively sandy soils. Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota "They alter their drumming pattern to be different from their neighbors," says behavioral ecologist Jan Randall, who worked out the kangaroo rats’ communication system. Stealth percussionists of the animal world 2011-03-22T16:15:00.347Z A new kangaroo rat and a new brush rabbit from Lower California, Mexico. A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha Accounts of these four mammals and of a previously unnamed subspecies of kangaroo rat on Mustang Island, Texas, follow. Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico In this reality, where food is scarce and births are few, kangaroo rats are still a top prey, further shrinking their numbers. Wild animals in drought-stricken Western states are dying for a drink 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Alleged `Prize Poem,' Jubilee Exhibition: "The aborigine is now nearly extinct, But the bull-dog-ant and the kangaroo rat Are a little too thick—I think." Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia No others of the indigenous quadrupeds are usually used for food, although occasionally bushmen eat the wombat and echidna, and, more rarely, the bandicoots and kangaroo rats. The History of Tasmania, Volume I Of the kangaroo rats there are several species; but when we arrive at the true kangaroos we find a list altogether too numerous to mention. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys This examination discloses that the kangaroo rats on Padre Island and Mustang Island are significantly different. Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico Endangered kangaroo rats are just one falling tile in the drought’s domino effect on wildlife in the lower Western states. Wild animals in drought-stricken Western states are dying for a drink 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Mr. O'Connor saw a child, eight years old, eat a kangaroo rat, and attack a cray-fish. The History of Tasmania , Volume II Fastened to a belt round his waist was a snake and a little kangaroo rat, on which he evidently intended to make his dinner. Adventures in Australia “And perhaps passed dozens, sir, from large ones, bigger than I am, down to the kangaroo rats and mice, not much bigger than those at—in England.” First in the Field A Story of New South Wales Chipmunk and white-footed mouse, panther, kangaroo rat, raccoon, and weasel. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls In this work the authors have made no attempt to deal with the taxonomic side of the kangaroo rat problem. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat They have kangaroo rats, and dogs of the jackal kind, all exactly alike; and a little animal of the bear tribe, named the wombat, but the largest quadruped at present discovered is the kangaroo. Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia The pouched weasels are very weasel-like; the kangaroo rats and kangaroo mice run the true rats and mice a close race in every particular. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science But in this savage Jungle Book all the characters are animals, and Reeargar is no more the Dawn than is the kangaroo rat. Modern Mythology Investigation found that, notwithstanding the coolness of the day, he was foraging for game, and was engaged in swallowing a good-sized kangaroo rat. Out of Doors—California and Oregon Goldman heard a kangaroo rat near camp making this thumping noise. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat The greyhounds pursued a kangaroo rat into a hollow tree, out of which we dragged it: it is an animal as large as a rabbit, but with the figure of a kangaroo. The Voyage of the Beagle The only game found in the spinifex is a kangaroo rat, commonly called the wirrup; but in the grassy openings there are many kangaroos, and often emus, also a rat known as the wurrung. Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, The smaller kinds, the wallaby and kangaroo rat, are common everywhere on the continent. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 These woods abound with kangaroo rats, and it is singular that, pinched as the dogs were, they would not touch them even when cooked. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales The kangaroo rat was just outside the entrance of one of its burrows, and though moving about more or less restlessly at first showed little fear, and kept up the thumping or drumming at intervals. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat Our dogs caught a female kangaroo with a young one in its pouch, and a kangaroo rat. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 I will not have you hunting and tormenting those kangaroo rats to-day. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Pugs, or young kangaroos, are plentiful about the marshy grounds; so are also the opossum and kangaroo rat. A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 For as Goonur had said it would, the spark lit the grass, the bark smouldered and smoked, and so Bootoolgah the crane, and Goonur the kangaroo rat, discovered the art of fire making. Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies Vorhies has spent many moonlight hours observing kangaroo rats, but without ever hearing a vocal sound uttered by free individuals. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat Kangaroos seemed to be very rare; but kangaroo rats were numerous. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 The kangaroo rats retire into their box, and the cockatoo, rather nervous, lays himself out to be agreeable. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn Then there were flying squirrels, and kangaroo rats, gentle and trustful, and a badger whose temper was short but whose nature was fundamentally friendly. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography Great was the gathering that Bootoolgah, the crane, and Goonur, the kangaroo rat, found assembled as they hurried on to the scene. Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies On removal of the plug from the mouth of a kangaroo rat burrow, one may sometimes see a fresh mass of earth and refuse shoved into the opening from within. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat We did not see any kangaroos, but got a kangaroo rat and a bandicoot. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Two bright-eyed little kangaroo rats come out of their box peering and blinking. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn Not a kangaroo rat could hop across from one scrub to another if there was the least suspicion upon him without being blocked or run into. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields Probably no instinct is of greater importance to the kangaroo rat than that of storing food supplies. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat So far as their reactions toward man are concerned, kangaroo rats are gentle and make confiding and interesting pets; this is especially the case with merriami. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat During September, 1919, when a good crop of grass seed was ripening following the summer rains, a kangaroo rat under observation made repeated round trips to the harvest field of grass heads. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat The little kangaroo rats ensconce themselves once more in their box, and gaze out amazed from their bright little eyes. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn This must have been exceptionally early for young, since of a number of adult kangaroo rats taken during the first week of January none have been found to be breeding. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat If food stores are inadequate at such a time the kangaroo rats must perish in considerable numbers. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat Without making special investigations through a study of behavior or other special methods, one can speak in only general terms regarding what appear to be the special sense developments of kangaroo rats. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat The banner-tailed kangaroo rat shows a marked adaptability to different foods available in the neighborhood of its burrows. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat Droppings of the kit fox show an abundance of bones of small mammals of kangaroo rat size, among them those of spectabilis. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat On the United States Range Reserve the food material appropriated by the kangaroo rat during good years is inappreciable. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat Here the kangaroo rat has its home, shelter, and food-storage chambers. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat The extremely large mastoids found in kangaroo rats suggest a connection in some way with special developments of the sense of hearing or of balance. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat Skunks may sometimes be able to surprise the kangaroo rats, but probably not often. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat Therefore a census of the adult kangaroo rat population can readily be made, simply by counting the mounds. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat Scatter poison, when the natural food of the kangaroo rat is scarce, on clean hard places near the holes, 1 quart to 50 holes. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat In grazing districts or in areas devoted to intensive agriculture the death sentence should probably be passed on the banner-tailed kangaroo rat. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat As a kangaroo rat emerges from the burrow a reason for the relatively large size of the opening is seen in the fact that, kangaroolike, the animal maintains a partially upright position. Life History of the Kangaroo Rat |
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