Animals are also affected, particularly before earthquakes, snakes have been observed to come out of hibernation, rats to flee from their burrows, dogs howl and cats jump about unaccountably.

特别在地震前，动物也会受到影响，蛇被观察到从冬眠中醒来，老鼠从洞穴中逃走，狗会狂吠，猫会莫名其妙地跳来跳去。

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Garter snakes detect a chemical signal from earthworms—one of their favorite foods—via the VNO, and they use this signal to track their prey.

束带蛇通过 VNO 探测到来自蚯蚓（它们最喜欢的食物之一）的化学信号，然后它们利用这个信号来追踪它们的猎物。

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By analyzing the DNA, the genetic material of the proteins, the researchers could focus on the toxic genes and use them to trace the evolution of snake venom, and from this, the evolution of snakes.

通过对 DNA 及蛋白质中的基因物质进行分析，研究人员可以专注于有毒基因，并利用它们得到蛇毒的进化轨迹，这样也就知道了蛇的进化源。

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The specimens were determined to range from tiny lizards such as O. gracilis, to snakes as large as a modern boa constrictor, to meat-eating lizards up to 2m (6ft 6in) long.

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