英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 珊瑚礁至雨林(10)（在线收听）

Balanced on its hinder legs and tale like a tripod, it's a trick few other lizards can perform.

靠后腿和尾巴像三脚架那样支撑身体，这个姿势只有少数几种蜥蜴可以做到。

But it's effective to get to those just out-of-reach places.

但这可以让蜥蜴到达那些原来够不到的地方。

The gouannas' sense of smell is important to its sight.

巨蜥的味觉与视觉一样重要。

Its forked tone helps detect food from distance.

它分叉的舌头能感知远处的食物。

By comparing the strength of smell reahing each of two prones,it can pinppoint where it comes from.

通过对比到达舌头两个尖的味道强度，它可以查明味道的来源。

A rotten fish is irresistible.

腐烂的鱼其诱惑不可抗拒。

They're usually solitary.

它们通常独居。

But here on lizards island, they torlerate each other as well as there is plenty of food to go around.

但在蜥蜴岛上，它们会相互容忍，只要这里有足够的食物。

Small gouannas give way to larger ones.

小巨蜥给大巨蜥让路。

Foraging a variet of food has helped gouannas build a large population on the lizard island.

食性甚广的巨蜥在蜥蜴岛上繁衍出庞大的种群。

There is another important factor, and that's how they react to me.

但还有另一个重要的因素就是它们对我的反应。