which of its neighbours passed this way, 雪豹也能判断出
Nonetheless, they are well aware of the presence 尽管如此 他们仍能很好地掌握
and the movements of their neighbours, 邻居们的存在和动向
only about four of them in 40 square miles. 百平方公里内只有四只
Seldom seen, the detail of their lives has long been a mystery, 由于行踪隐蔽 雪豹的生活细节一直是个谜
for one of the most majestic of all mountain creatures. 一种美丽山地动物的生存
this is the greatest mountain range of all. 是世界上最大的山脉
With most of the world's tallest peaks 这里汇集着大多数世上最高的山峰
and covering a third of a million square miles, 占地面积八十六万平方公里
and stifling the growth of valuable food plants. 也阻碍了食料植物的生长