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第74期：Animal Mating: Lovebirds
How do the real lovebirds do? Lovebirds set up house in a tree hollow and begin their courtship rituals.
Here in ____1____ in Tanzania, Africa, some Fischer’s lovebirds are looking for a nice hollow, in which to nest and raise their young. The lovebird is a small ___2___ member of the parrot family. They’re like humans in that location is a very important factor in finding a home. And sometimes, you’ll find just a right spot, but only to discover somebody else got there first. Unlike humans, lovebirds who've found their perfect tree hollow can be___3___, merely because another bird like this Von Der Decken's hornbill decides it might want to take a look. The hornbill ____4____, but there is no prey here, and this wouldn’t make a suitable hornbill home. So, the ___5___ lovebird moves back in.
It’s getting to be the time for the lovebird to make love and to make eggs. First, she feathers her nest with some____6____, then, she and ____7___ pledge their union by, um, (clear throat), kissing. To seal the deal, the male passes edibles to his beloved. For lovebirds, it doesn’t get any better than this. Now, it actually does get better than this. After ___8___, the real play. I mean they are the lovebirds, don’t you know?
节目答案：
1.an umbrella thorn tree
2.stout
3.evicted
4.pokes around of it
5.resident
6.nice cushy fronds
7.her mate for life
8.foreplay
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