For Weissman, this work isn't only about understanding the nuances of hyrax communication.

对魏斯曼来说，这项仅仅是为了理解岩蹄兔交流的细微差别。

The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.

高山为野山羊的住所，岩石为沙番的藏处。

Meet the rock hyrax, sometimes called the rock rabbit or the dassie, common in rocky areas of Africa and the Middle East.

来认识一下岩蹄兔，有时被称为岩兔或蹄兔，常见于非洲和中东的岩石地区。

The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

沙番，因为倒嚼分蹄，就与你们。

A lot of times, the hyrax is just busy eating leaves, and they don't even turn their heads to someone that's singing.

很多时候，岩蹄兔只是忙着吃树叶，它们甚至会把头转向唱歌的人。

The Phoenicians were no more successful, although they bequeathed a memorable nickname to posterity: I-shepan-ha, “land of hyraxes” (more familiar as Hispania).

腓尼基人虽为后世流传下”I-shepan-ha”，“蹄兔之地”的绰号（比Hispania更为人知），但也未能更胜一筹。

" We've tried to understand the meaning of all this-why a hyrax would waste time and energy and expose himself to predators by singing such a loud song."

“我们试图理解这一切的意义，为什么岩蹄兔会浪费时间和精力，这么大声地唱歌，将自己暴露在捕食者面前。”