If true, though, why did cold-blooded animals such as snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodiles survive the freezing winters and torrid summers?

如果这是真的，那么为什么像蛇、蜥蜴、乌龟和鳄鱼这样的冷血动物能在寒冷的冬天和炎热的夏天存活下来呢？

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The bird may have been able to beat off predators such as snakes and monkeys

这种鸟可能能够打败蛇、猴等掠食者。

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Found in the sandstone plateau that overlaps Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana, the pebble toad has to contend with predators such as snakes, scorpions and tarantulas.

住在委内瑞拉、巴西、圭亚那结合处的砂岩高地，石蟾蜍得与蛇、蝎子、狼蛛这类掠食者竞争。

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As a result, the plight of less glamorous -- but no less ecologically important organisms, such as snakes, spiders and frogs -- are often ignored.

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The problem will be worsened by global warming affecting the population balance of animal predators such as owls, snakes, birds and bats, animals that keep insects and rodents in check.

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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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