The information conveyed by the olfactory signals on a buck rub make it the social equivalent of some auditory signals in other deer species, such as trumpeting by bull elk.

雄鹿的摩擦印记发出的嗅觉信号所传递的信息，使其与某些其他鹿类的听觉信号，比如公麋鹿的号角声，产生了相同的社会效果。

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That was because his hypothesis was that if linguistic evolution is jerky, the jerks will happen at the points where languages split-the equivalent of species splits in biological evolution.

因为他假设语言的进化是不平稳的，这种“颠簸”发生在语言的分叉点上——如同在生物进化上的物种分化。

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This means that, at least among these species, individual animals actually have the equivalent of their own names.

这个现象表明，至少在这些物种里，个体的动物们有着类似我们说的名字。

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That was because his hypothesis was that if linguistic evolution is jerky, the jerks will happen at the points where languages split the equivalent of species splits in biological evolution.

ECONOMIST: Linguistic evolution: Received pronunciation | The

They are the modern equivalent of Victorian bug hunters, classifying new species in uncharted territory.

ECONOMIST: The microbiome