在年平均降水量仅有40毫米的纳米比亚西海岸的干燥沙漠里,纳米布甲虫已进化出独特的集水机能。
IN THE dry desert on the west coast of Namibia, where the annual average rainfall is a meagre 40mm, the Namib beetle (Stenocara gracilipes) has evolved a unique mechanism to drink.
看到纳米布的沙丘顶峰、钮扣甲虫和鸟儿就足以使任何人想要这片地球上最古老的沙漠保持活力。
Seeing the dune peaks, button beetles, and birds of Namibia are enough to make anyone want to keep this, Earth's oldest desert, alive.
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