1. In the distant past, large herbivores like mastodons dispersed maclura seeds, each the size of an orange in their droppings. 在遥远的过去,像乳齿象这样的大型食草动物播撒着桑橙属植物的种子,在它们的粪便中,每个种子都像橙子那么大。
2. This might sound unappealing, but nightingale droppings have long been used in Japan to clear sunspots, acne marks and pigmentation. 这听起来可能没什么吸引力,但夜莺粪便长期以来在日本被用来清除祛斑、痤疮和色素沉着。
3. Attracting numbers of birds continually to the same spot can be harmful to them, particularly species that pick food from the ground contaminated by the droppings of other birds. 持续吸引大量的鸟类到同一地点对它们来说是有害的,尤其是那些在被其他鸟类粪便污染的土地上觅食的鸟类。
4. When they return home, their droppings end up all around their nesting sites, including in nearby ponds. 当它们返回家园时,它们的排泄物会分散在巢穴周围,包括附近的池塘里。
5. "A seagull droppings fell into my eye", replied the pirate. “海鸥的粪掉到我的眼睛里。”海盗回答。