- It's totally blind,
它的视力已完全退化 - but there's nothing to see underground anyway.
但地下本来也没有什么可看的 - Instead, it has superb hearing.
取而代之的是它极佳的听觉 - Its entire head acts as an amplifier
它的头犹如扩音器 - that picks up vibrations through the sand,
能够捕捉通过沙子传来的振动 - so, to locate prey on the surface of the dune,
所以 为了定位沙丘表面上的猎物 - it has, paradoxically, to thrust its face into the dune.
它反而矛盾地将脸埋进沙子里