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Back in the roost, the young are left on their own. Special pads on their wings help them to grip on the bamboo wallsmost of the time. The young bats use the extra space to prepare for a life on the wing |
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by preening and stretching. |
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Packed in like sardines, they would make an easy target for a snake. |
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But the snake has no chance of getting in. The entrance is thinner than the width of a pencil. When the mothers return, they can push through the narrow entrance only because of their unusually flattened skulls. |
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But it' s still a squeeze. |
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Bamboos are exploited in a very different way by another forest dweller. |
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Fresh bamboo shoots are an important forest crop. |
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xiǎo jiā huo men bèi liú xià lái kān jiā. chì bǎng shàng dú tè de ròu zhǐ bāng zhù tā men pān pá zhú bì, jué dà duō shù shí hòu. xiǎo zhú fú men zài shèng xià de kōng jiān lǐ yòng shēn zhǎn yāo zhī zhěng lǐ chì bǎng wèi rì hòu de fēi xíng zǎo zuò zhǔn bèi. jiù xiàng guàn tou lǐ de shā dīng yú jǐ dé mǎn mǎn de jiāng chéng wéi róng yì bèi shé gōng jī de mù biāo. dàn shì shé què méi yǒu shōu huò de jī huì. rù kǒu de kuān dù bǐ qiān bǐ hái yào xì. dāng biān fú mā mā huí lái shí, chuān guò xiá zhǎi de rù kǒu bì xū yào yī kào tā men yǔ zhòng bù tóng de biǎn píng lú gǔ. tóng yàng hái shì xū yào yòng lì cái néng jǐ jìn qù. lìng yí gè shēn lín de yuán zhù mín zài zhú zi de cǎi jí yǔ shǐ yòng fāng miàn dú pì xī jìng. xīn xiān de zhú sǔn shì zhòng yào de shēn lín zuò wù. |