<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMahali walipokuwa wakienda kulikuwa na misitu yenye kuvutia zaidi kuliko paradiso tunayoona leo, lakini popo na nyigu walikuwa mamalia pekee waliokuwa wakiishi huko.  <response>: Their destination was even more resplendent with forests than the paradise we see today, but hoary bats and monk seals were the only mammals in residence. 