For those with a severe cat allergy, any location that harbours a pet feline can become a toxic no-go zone.
對於那些有嚴重貓過敏的人，任何藏有寵物貓的地方都可能成為有毒的禁區。
Research on another tragically cute mammal now suggests this might be no accident of nature – cats really are trying to keep us away.
現在，對另一種可悲可愛的哺乳動物的研究表明，這可能不是大自然的意外-貓真的是想讓我們遠離。
A study on the world's only known example of a venomous primate has found a surprising similarity between a key protein in its armpit glands and the allergen found in cats, raising the suggestion that if one evolved as a defensive weapon, so might the other.
一項對世界上唯一已知的有毒靈長類動物例子的研究發現，它的腋腺中的一種關鍵蛋白質與貓身上發現的過敏原之間有著驚人的相似之處，這表明，如果一種進化成了防禦武器，那麼另一種也可能進化成防禦武器。
It's a finding that not only puts cat allergies into a new context, but could lead to treatments for those suffering the effects of an unpleasant encounter with either animal.
這一發現不僅將貓過敏置於一個新的背景下，而且可能導致對那些遭受與任何一種動物的不愉快遭遇影響的人的治療。
Slow lorises (Nycticebus sp.) are several species of primate commonly found in the wilds of South and Southeast Asia.
慢羅瑞斯(Nycticebus sp.)是幾種常見於南亞和東南亞野生動物的靈長類動物。
Looking at one, you'd swear it was dreamed up in a Hasbro toy workshop for toddlers.
看著其中一個，你會發誓它是在孩之寶為蹣跚學步的孩子們設計的玩具車間裡構思出來的。
But don't let the looks fool you.
但不要讓外表愚弄了你。
Inside the loris's mouth are rows of tiny, razor-sharp teeth used to both tear into small prey and keep predators and competitors at bay.
在懶猴的嘴裡是一排排細小的鋒利的牙齒，用來撕裂小獵物，並將捕食者和競爭者拒之門外。
As if a bite isn't enough, when threatened, the fluff monsters put their hands up and lick the glands tucked away in their armpits, dosing their spit with a rich array of compounds fine-tuned to help transform a tiny cut into a festering hole of dead flesh.
好像咬一口還不夠，當受到威脅時，毛茸茸的怪物就會舉起雙手，舔腋窩裡的腺體，在唾液中加入大量經過微調的化合物，以幫助將微小的傷口轉變為腐爛的死肉洞穴。
"Generally slow lorises use their venom to fight with other slow lorises, causing very slow-to-heal wounds," says biologist Bryan Fry from the University of Queensland in Australia.
澳大利亞昆士蘭大學的生物學家布萊恩·弗萊(Bryan Fry)說：“通常情況下，慢速懶蟲使用它們的毒液與其他慢速懶蟲戰鬥，造成非常緩慢的傷口癒合。”
"But, when humans are bitten, the victim will display symptoms as if they're going into allergic shock."
“但是，當人類被叮咬時，受害者會表現出症狀，就好像他們將進入過敏性休克。”
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