The researchers say this could be due to a northward range shift in the mammal, a scarcity of the beast, or an increasing human preference for other prey species.

研究者说这有可能是由于哺乳动物向北部山脉移动、兽类短缺或是人类越来越偏爱其他的猎物种类造成的。

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Every human culture studied makes music, and human babies are born loving music, yet the old saw notwithstanding, music will do nothing to soothe the average nonhuman beast.

每种人类文化都研究过演奏音乐，而且人类儿童生来就喜欢音乐，老人也是一样，但是音乐对安抚非人类生物毫无作用。

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However and whenever war began, it has persisted and propagated itself with the terrifying tenacity of a beast attached to the neck of living prey, feeding on human effort and blood.

无论战争是如何产生的，是何时开始出现的，它如同趴在活生生的猎物脖子上的野兽，以其可怕的韧性支撑着自己，繁衍传播着自己，吸食着我们人类的汗水和血液。

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"We are looking at the evolution of the human brain into a multitasking beast, where people don't consume one thing, they consume two or three things at once, " he says.

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Many of the human characters are all but caricatures, but Joey is a noble beast and Mr. Williams supports him well.

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Mr Long is not worried by his encounter and says whatever the 'Beast' is, it is clearly a timid creature that shies from human contact.

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