Despite such capable cooling, not even a fennec can endure the heat of the Saharan Sun.

虽然有这样的降温能力，即使是耳廓狐也无法忍受撒哈拉太阳的热量。

In such sizzling conditions, the fennec's size matters.

在这种炙热的环境下，狐狸的体型很重要。

Yet this vast, unforgiving place is home to the world's smallest wild dog, the fennec fox.

然而，这处广阔而环境恶劣的地区却是世界上体型最小的犬科动物——耳廓狐的家园。

An unwary fennec is small enough to be caught by feral dogs and even eagle owls.

一个不小心，小耳廓狐就会被野狗甚至鹰鸮抓住。

Visitors can also explore the night world of other animals like tigers, otters, fennec foxes, hamadryas baboons and Asian elephants.

游客还可以探索其他动物的夜世界，如老虎、水獭、狐狸、狒狒和亚洲象。

Today there are 34 species of canids, from the leggy maned wolf to the big-eared fennec fox.

今天有 34 种犬科动物，从长腿鬃狼到大耳耳廓狐。

Others, like the fennec fox, have large ears that radiate body heat, helping to cool them down.

其他动物，如耳廓狐，则有大耳朵，可以散发体温，帮助身体降温。

A small body can shed heat faster than a large one, and to lose heat even faster, the fennec's ears act like sophisticated air conditioning units.

小的身体比大的身体散热更快，为了更快地散热，狐狸的耳朵就像精密的空调装置。