"cubs[幼獸] spend about 18 months with their mothers learning how to survive[生存], and it may take them another year or two to become good hunters. they often start out chasing[追獵] wildly inappropriate[不合適的] prey[獵物], including buffalo[野牛]. ... most females ... rear[培育] fewer than two individual cubs to independence in an average lifetime of seven years."
"a fistful[一撮] of mother's skin and hair keeps one-year-old bekti aloft[懸高] as she rides on beth, who is hurtling[飛奔] herself through the forest. it will likely be almost seven years before bekti will have a younger sibling[弟弟妹妹].""jaws[口] that can crush[碾碎] a backbone[脊骨] become a tender[溫柔的] conveyance[運輸工具] as [a bengal tiger[孟加拉虎] named] sita totes[提著] a cub[幼獸] to a new den[獸穴], a constant chore[家務] to safeguard[保護] her young from leopards[豹子], wild dogs, and other tigers. hiding cubs well is critical[緊要的], since she may be away hunting for 24 hours or more."
a horse and foal[幼駒] stand out against the gray of the english moors[荒野].
"like humans, wolves display a variety of temperaments[性情] and psychological quirks[怪癖]. their family structure more closely resembles[類似] ours than do those of many primate[首領] societies. loyalty and affection[忠於愛] toward kin[家族] are two of a wolf's more observable characteristics[顯著的特徵]."