- And the leaves and stems are cropped by great herds of antelope.
而叶子和茎则被巨大的羚羊群所享受
- The East African savannahs alone sustain nearly two million wildebeest.
仅生活在东非稀树大草原的角马 就接近两百万(注:角马属羚羊的一种)
- They trim the grass down to its roots, leaving little in their wake,
这些角马拼命地吃草 把草根上面的草茎部分全部吃掉
- but within days the plant will recover
然而被吃掉的那部分仅在数天之内就能恢复生长
- and continue to sustain the biggest herds on Earth.
草便又继续维系着地球上 最大的动物群落的食物需要
- Grass is not confined to the tropics.
草不仅生长在热带地区
- It manages to grow even in the bitter conditions of the Arctic.
即使在北极这样恶劣的环境下草也有办法生存下来
来自《行星地球 第一季 第七集 Planet Earth S01E07 伟大草原》第 54 行