(完整版)BBC生命第三集

第三集：哺乳動物南極Antarctica.地球上最寒冷地方Theearth'scoldestcontinent極度不合適生物生計theonethatismosthostiletolife.這里，距離南極點(diǎn)800英里Here零下40攝氏度it's40degreesbelowzero.地球上數(shù)百萬種動物中OfallthemillionsofspeciesofanimalsonEarth只有一種能向來在此生計onlyonecanliveherepermanently.威德爾海豹AWeddellseal.它能生計是由于可以潛到冰層下邊Shecansurvivebecauseshecandivebelowtheice.使自己不受上邊的狂風(fēng)雪侵襲Heresheisprotectedfromthestormsabove這里也能找到食品andheretoo但它是哺乳動物，一定呼吸空氣Butsheisamammal因此它一定守住一條通到冰層上邊的生命線soshehastokeepalifelineopentotheworldabovetheice.不不過為自己Notonlyforher也為剛出生的幼仔butnowforhernewbornpup.SEALGRUNTSPUPCRIES它還沒一周大，仍舊很纖弱He'slessthanaweekold狂風(fēng)雪來襲，力量激烈Ablizzardblowsin可以連續(xù)一周Itcouldlastforaweek.作為哺乳類，海豹可以體內(nèi)產(chǎn)熱Beingmammals皮毛下邊是一層厚厚的脂肪Andtheirfur能防范絕大多數(shù)的熱量消散preventsmostofthatheatfromescaping即即是在這么冷的狀況下evenincoldconditionslikethis.更重要的是，它能用哺乳動物所獨(dú)有的Whatismore乳汁，來培育后代withthatmammalianspeciality哺乳時，它還為幼仔遮擋住狂風(fēng)雪Andwhileshedoesso整個冬季，它都忘餐廢寢地工作Shehasworkedhardthroughoutthewintertopreventherbreathinghole防范通氣孔被冰凍封住intheicefromfreezingover.這需要長遠(yuǎn)的專注Thatrequiresconstantattention-用牙齒除去洞四周的冰filingbacktheedgesoftheholewithherteeth.一旦幼仔長到合適游泳，就得跟它一起下水Herpupneedstojoinherundertheiceassoonashecanswimproperly.它鼓舞它第一次下水Sheencourageshimtotakehisfirstplunge奇異的是，它一點(diǎn)也不緊張hardlysurprisingly此刻，在媽媽的指導(dǎo)下，它要學(xué)習(xí)如何在水下捕食Now同時可以在水下迷宮里找到返回通氣孔的路andtofindhiswaybackthroughthemazetohisholeintheice.體溫、皮毛、乳汁以及母親的珍愛Awarmbody是海豹在這寒冷里生計必不行少的fortheWeddellseal'ssurvivalinthisfreezingenv這onment.些特色有助哺乳動物Andthosequalitieshavehelpedthemammals統(tǒng)治整個地球tocolonisetheentireglobe.東非赤道地帶EquatorialEastAfrica.是一個與南極洲完整不一樣的世界It'shardtoimageaplacemoredifferentfromAntarctica.要在這里生計，哺乳類需要額外的智慧Tosurvivehere這三個窩點(diǎn)是一種小動物的領(lǐng)地Thistreeshelterstheterritoryofatinymammal花銷了它一生的精力勤勞打理thatspendsitswholelifeinfrenziedactivity.從前被稱作長鼻鼩Itusedtobecalledanelephantshrew此刻有個非洲化的名字：森吉（扎伊爾硬幣）butnowit'scalledbyitsAfricannameofsengi這是一只紅褐色的雌性sengiThisisafemalerufoussengi.就像全部的sengi相同，它太活躍，老是吃不飽And為了獲得足夠的食品Togetallthefoodsheneeds它一定勤奮而又靈巧shehastobebothindustriousandingenious.它為設(shè)計了千頭萬緒的路線Shehasmadeanintricatenetworkoftrails幫助自己有效地獵食昆蟲thatenablehertohuntherinsectpreyveryefficiently.但這些通道在遭受天敵時Butthesepathwayshaveanotherimportantfunc有on重要的作用whenshemeetsherenemies.能否在腦筋中牢記這張路線圖關(guān)系著Havingamapofthesetrailsinherheadcanmeanthedifference生計betweenlife...或死亡..anddeath.跟爬行類不一樣，像大多數(shù)哺乳類Likemostmammals它的腿長在身體正下方（爬行類在身體雙側(cè)）herlegsaredirectlybeneathherbody.這使它不太穩(wěn)固，但是更加迅速靈巧Thatmakesherlessstable它不僅比這只蜥蜴跑得快，更比它聰慧Notonlyhassheoutrunthisreptile還有Andjustaswell它是一位需要照料幼仔的母親forsheisamotherandhasayoungstertocarefor.sengi依靠速度和智牟獲得成功Thesengireliesonspeedandcunningforitssuccess.其余的哺乳類有不一樣的技術(shù)Othermammalshaveverydifferenttechniques.ANIMALSCALLOUT馬達(dá)加斯加HereinMadagascar一種最為獨(dú)到的哺乳動物正在游蕩oneofthemostbizarreofallmammalsisontheprowl.長指狐猴，跟sengi相同，吃昆蟲Theaye-aye但它看不見所找的食品Buttheonesthatsheseeks由于它們躲在樹干深處forthey'reburieddeepinsidebranches.它們是挖蟲能手They'rebeetlegrubs.為找到食品，它有特別天分Tofindthem它用手指以每秒8次的速度敲擊樹干Shetapsherfingersonthewooduptoeighttimesasecond經(jīng)過分辨回聲中的細(xì)微差異andlistensforthetinychangeinresofence測出里面能否有洞thatindicatesahollowspotwithin.它的聽力及其敏捷，能正確立位Herhearingissoacute而后咬開樹皮，找到蟲子inwhichtognawaholeinordertoreachthegrub.用它變態(tài)的超長中指Andshehasagrotesquelylongmiddlefinger刺入洞中抓蟲withwhichtoskewerit.長指狐猴要花銷四年時間來完美這類技術(shù)Ittakesayoungaye-ayefouryearstoperfectthistechnique.一旦練成Butonceithasdoneso它就能獲得他人吃不到的食品itcancollectpreythatnoothermammalcanreach.北極凍原TheArctictundra.這里也很難找到食品Foodishardtofindheretoo.實質(zhì)上，這片土地太甚貧乏，極罕有大型動物能在這里生計Indeed但有一種哺乳動物可以做到Y(jié)etonemammalhasfoundawaytodoso.晚春It'slatespring太陽暖和大地andasthemountingstrengthofthesunwarmstheland約8百萬只馴鹿向北遷移eightmillionreindeermovenorth.但是草木太甚罕見Butthevegetationissomeagre鹿群想要吃飽，就一定thattheonlywaytheherdscangetenough路吃下去istokeepconstantlyonthemove.重生小鹿很快就覺察Newborncalvessoondiscover它們一定每日趕路找吃的thattheywillhavetospendeverydaywalkinginsearchoffood.它們有著驚人的耐受力Theyhaveextraordinaryendurance.這類動物在死從前Someoftheseanimals已經(jīng)走了很長的路willhavetrekkedforadistance足夠繞地球三周equivalenttothreetimesaroundtheearth.此刻的牧場是最好的Grazingisnowatitsbest.但馴鹿們最討厭的仇家BUZZING吸血蠅Bitingflies.蒼蠅不僅擾得它們心煩意亂Thefliesnotonlydrivethemtodistraction并且每日可以吸掉它們一品脫的血buttheycandrainapintofbloodeachday.馴鹿們有一種防守策略Butthereindeerhaveadefensivestrategy.每一只都全力朝集體中心聚攏Eachindividualtriestopushitswayintothecentreo在agroup那邊蒼蠅極少wheretherearefewerflies.全部的鹿擠在一起Withallthispushingandjostling母親們一定盯緊自己的孩子mothersneedtokeeptheircalvesclose.有時蒼蠅太甚分了Sometimesthefliesbecomesobad鹿群實在無法忍耐thereindeercanstandthemnolonger它們都逃向蒼蠅們無法隨從的高地andtheybolttohighergroundwherethefliescan'tfollow但這類躲避也有代價Butthepriceofescapecanbehigh.慌亂中，一個鹿媽媽扔掉了她的孩子IntherushREINDEERCALLSOUT已經(jīng)被其余生物找到了Othershavealreadyfoundit.BIRDSCALLOUT鹿群照舊行進(jìn)Theherdhaslongsincemovedon但它母性本能十分激烈buthermaternalinstinctissostrong它會留下來好幾日，找尋扔掉的孩子she'llstaytosearchforhermissingcalffordays.鹿群此刻擺脫了蒼蠅的困擾Thereindeerarefreefromfliesfo但now在這頂峰上沒有食品butwithnofoodonthesehighslopes它們將會被迫下山找尋草場theywilleventuallybeforcedtodescendtofindnewpUStures一次面對吸血蠅andfacethebitingswarmsoncemore.地球上沒有哪一種動物比它們Noanimalmakesalongermigrationacrossthelandsoftheearth遷移的更遠(yuǎn)了thanthesemammals.有些生物找到了一種更經(jīng)濟(jì)的方式Othermammalshavefoundamoreeconomicway進(jìn)行更迅速的遠(yuǎn)距離遷移oftravellinghugedistancesandatgreaterspeed.它們用飛的Theygobyair.BIRDSCHIRP巨大的食果黃蝙蝠Giantstraw-colouredfruitbats棲居于剛果森林inhabitthegreatforestsoftheCongo.它們的翼展達(dá)一米Theirwingsarenearlyametreacross.每年十月下旬InlateOctobereveryyear它們出發(fā)超出森林，進(jìn)行長途旅游theysetoffonalongjourneyacrosstheforestcanopy.從幾百只到幾千只Flocksofhundredsbecomethousands.而后幾萬、幾十萬Andtensofthousandsbecomehundredsofthousands.它們是迅速而強(qiáng)健的翱翔家Theyarefastandpowerfulfliers幾個夜晚就可以飛出上千英里andcantravelathousandmilesinjustafewnights.THUNDERRUMBLES它們?nèi)绾未_立出發(fā)時間以及目的地仍舊是個謎Howtheyknowwhereandwhentotravelisamystery但它們都在同一地方落腳：卡?？ǎ澅葋喌囊粋€偏僻沼澤buttheyallendupinoneplace-Kasanka這里約有一千萬只蝙蝠Therearetenmillionofthemhere.它們在差不多有兩三個足球場大的Theycrowdtogetherinjustonesmallpatchof一orest小片森林里齊集nobiggerthantwoorthreefootballpitches.在此逗留幾禮拜Andheretheytakeupresidenceforafewweeks.這里成了地球上最大的食果蝙蝠棲息地It'sthelargestfruitbatroostonEarth.經(jīng)過長途跋涉，它們需要休息Aftertheirlongjourney這里實在太擠，幾乎肩靠著肩Theroostissocrowdedthatcompletestrangersrubshoulders至相互抱成一團(tuán)andevensnuggleuptogethe夜幕降臨Aseveningapproaches它們準(zhǔn)備享受長途旅游的獎勵theypreparetoreaptherewardfortheirlongjiourney.們超出中非抵達(dá)這里They'vecomefromalloverCentralAfricatothison由于lacebecausehere在每年此時atthistimeoftheyear這里的芒果，還有其余果實正好豐收thereisanextraordinaryglutofmangoesandotherfruit.它們?nèi)绯彼阌砍?，去采集食品Streamingoutfromtheroost每只蝙蝠一夜晚，可以狂吞約兩公斤的水果Eachbatguzzlesatleasttwokilos'worthoffruiteverynight.幾周下來，這一群Injustafewweeks將會吃下多達(dá)十億只水果willdevourmorethanabillionseparatefruits.也只因具備翱翔的能力，它們才能It'sonlythepowerofflightthatallowsthesemammals這樣千里迢迢趕來，大吃一頓totravelsofarandsofastthattheycanreapsuchabriefharvest.六周過后，樹上的果子被吃個精光Aftersixweeks而后，這支宏大的空軍又騰躍Then各自回到本來eachbatreturningtoitsownparticularpatch位于剛果森林的棲息地ofthevastCongoforests.非洲的陸生哺乳動物ThelandmammalsofAfrica也進(jìn)行大規(guī)模的遷移alsotraveltogetherinstupendousnumb東S.草原上的動物數(shù)目TheherdsthatgrazetheEastAfricanplains比一個世紀(jì)前要少了好多arenotnearlythesizetheywereacentur但ago仍舊很宏大buttheyarestillimmense.聚在一起是很好的防守策略Grazingtogetherisagooddefence.以數(shù)目取勝There'ssafetyinnumbers.集體捕獵也會帶來好處Buthuntingtogetheralsobringsadvantages.LIONSNARLS這只鬣狗，卻在獨(dú)自覓食Thishyena它得當(dāng)心Sheneedstobecareful.但是它聞到了食品的滋味Butshesmellsfood.決定冒險Andshetakesrisks.HYENAYOWLSHYENASHRIEKS鱗傷遍體，它很好運(yùn)地在犯錯后活了下來Bruisedandbloodie但它并無被完整戰(zhàn)勝Butshe'snottotallydefeat?是一個家族的成員shebelongstoaclan.夜間，戰(zhàn)斗的嚎叫響徹四方Acalltoarmsringsoutthroughthenight.HYENACALLSOUT集結(jié)號Reinforcementsassemble.家族里成年的個體作出回應(yīng)Everyadultintheclanresponds.假如一個家族一起攻擊，它們可以挑戰(zhàn)那幾頭獅子IfaclanattacktogetherHYENASCALLOUTLIONSNARLS一群鬣狗挑戰(zhàn)一個獅群，兩方都傾盡全力It'saclanagainsta鬣狗e數(shù)目上占優(yōu)勢Andtheclanoutnumbersthepri鬣狗們的強(qiáng)勢Thecombinedpowerofthehyenas最后逼得獅子們撤離eventuallyforcesthelionstoretreat.有組織地進(jìn)行團(tuán)隊作戰(zhàn)Attackingasacoherentteam需要高度的社會合作能力requiresahighdegreeofsocialcooperation這也是哺乳動物的另一專長andthatisanotherofthemammals'specialities.動物間的聯(lián)系Socialbondsbetweenmammalsbegin在母親培育后代時就開始建立whenmothersfeedtheiryoungonmilk.加上對幼小后代極好的照料Andfewlookaftertheiryoungwithgreate晡care乳動物統(tǒng)治了自然thanthemammalwhichdominatesthislandscape.一頭母北極熊設(shè)正法為幼仔找食品Afemalepolarbearistryingtofindfoodforhercubs但這是一年中Butthisisaparticularly特別困難的時間difficulttimeoftheyear.供覓食的冰面正在開始消融Theseaiceonwhichshehuntsismeltingbeneathherfeet.它一定登岸Shemustlookforfoodonland.它們都安全登岸，但還需面對幾個月的饑荒They'reallsafelyashore在這寒冷貧乏的海岸，找尋食品實在太難Findingfoodisnotsoeasyonthiscoldandbarrencoast.找尋過程很漫長Thesearchmaybealongone.北極熊有著異常敏銳的嗅覺Polarbearshaveanextraordinarilysensitivesenseofsmell.它嗅到了一絲希望Andshehascaughtafaintwhiffofsomethingpromising.是一具巨大的北極露脊鯨的尸體It'stheimmensecarcassofabowheadwhale.這具尸體可供這一家子吃好長時間Awhalecarcasscouldprovidemorethananyonefamilycouldeat.但畢竟不是它們Butthey'renotthefirstheretofindit...最初發(fā)現(xiàn)的byanymeans.氣味將遠(yuǎn)處的熊都引來了Thesmellhasbroughtinbearsfrommilesaway.ROARING北極熊一家極少與另一家相處Bearfamiliesseldomgetonwithoneanother.因此，帶小熊來這里很冒險She'stakingariskbringinghercubshere.公熊可能，也的確會殺死，吃掉小熊MalebearscanROARING另一家向它挑戰(zhàn)Anotherfamilychallengesher.它一定決定，是連續(xù)搶奪食品還是帶著孩子逃跑，而后受餓Shemustdecidewhethertocompeteforfood它將幼仔護(hù)在自己身旁，守住地盤Shekeepshercubsclosetoherandstandsherground.母親的勇氣為孩子掙來一餐Theirmother'scouragehaswonthecubsameal.群居生活可以帶往返報Livingasafamilymaybringrewards但也會帶來麻煩，由于兄弟姐妹之間會競爭butitcanalsocreateproblems南美長鼻浣熊Acoati-aSouthAmericanrelativeoftheracoon.這些小家伙是在樹上的窩里出生的Thesebabieswereborninanesthighinatree此刻第一次下地andareabouttocomedowntothegroundforthefirsttime.有些很排斥其余的浣熊Somemorereluctantlythanothers.一旦到了地面，母親會把小仔們聚在一起Onceontheground形成一個大的集體andtakesthemawaytojoinasinglelargegroup.一個家庭有40多個成員Together數(shù)目多就安全Onceagain最初覺察到危險的會警告全部的Thefirsttospotdangerwillwarneveryone.但保持次序就不簡單了Butkeepingorderisn'teasy一旦發(fā)現(xiàn)食品，熊熊有份andwhentheyfindfood卡拉哈利沙漠的貓鼬MeerkatsintheKalahariDesert也是集體生活，但它們更有組織性alsoliveinlargegroups每個家族被一位年長雌性所掌控Eachfamilybandiscontrolledbyaqueen幾乎是獨(dú)一的有生育能力的whoisnearlyalwaystheonlyfemaletobreed.它向來忙碌于培育5個小仔Shehasbeenkeptverybusysucklingherfivepups它們是時候該獨(dú)立自主了andit'shightimetheybecamemoreindependent.今日是這些重生兒第一次自己找早飯Todayisthenewbrood'sfirsttriptogetbreakfastforthemselves.生手們要花好幾周學(xué)習(xí)如何找食品Ittakesweeksforyoungsterstolearnhowtofindfood.MEERKATSQUEAKS這個家伙試圖抓螞蟻Thisoneistryingtocatchants但還沒掌握必要的技巧buthasn'tquitegraspedthenecessarytechnique.但這個小家伙說服了一個年長的，示范該怎么做Butthisyoungsterhaspersuadedanadulttoshowhimwhattodo.導(dǎo)師其實不是父親母親，不過有了熱忱Thetutorisnothisparent經(jīng)過教課將能力傳給學(xué)生andonewhowilladapthislessonstotheabilityofhisstudent.這個是初學(xué)者Thisnewoneisabeginner因此從簡單的開始，如何挖出一只昆蟲幼蟲sohestartswithsomethingeasy-howtodigforinsectlarvae.另一位，如這個，則棘手的多Othermeals老師在讓它應(yīng)付蝎子從前Sothetutordisablesthescorpion's會ting先搞定它的毒刺beforeheletstheyoungstertackleit.家族也會共同防守Thefamilyalsocooperatesindefence.每一位都會輪番站崗，留神危險Everymemberdoesatourofguarddu因此，只要有一只放哨So其余的都可以放松everyoneelsecanrest.在大熱天里，很簡單打盹And貓鼬的成功神秘在于Thesecretofmeerkats'success每一位都輪番站崗isthateveryonetakesaturnincommunalduties.好多哺乳類不僅是分擔(dān)工作量Butmanymammalsdomorethanjustsharetheirworkload.還可以經(jīng)過好幾代來分享智慧Somecansharetheirknowledge大象的生計受益于Elephantsurvivaldependsonprofiting好多代傳下來的經(jīng)驗fromtheexperienceofmanylifetimes.這只小象是昨晚才出生的Thisbabyelephantwasbornlastnight整個家族都很歡迎它的加入andthewholeherdseemstowelcomethisnewaddition.但這位母親很年輕，經(jīng)驗不足Butthemotherisyoungandinexperienced.這是它第一個孩子Thisisherfirstbaby.母親一定喝水，才能產(chǎn)奶Ifsheistoproducemilk重生兒則要跟著它Andthenewborncalfmustkeepupwithher象群走上了找尋水源的路astheherdcontinuesontheirlongjourneytofindwater.走了五英里，小象很疲備Afterfivemiles走夠了Enoughisenough.年輕的母親鼓舞它連續(xù)Theyoungmotherencourageshercalftocontinue前路仍舊漫長butthereisstillalongwaytogo小象已經(jīng)開始脫水a(chǎn)ndthecalfisalreadygettingdehydrated.此刻象群已經(jīng)離水不遠(yuǎn)了，可以嗅到水的滋味Theelephantsarenowsoclosetowaterthattheycansmellit.終于到了WaterELEPHANTTRUMPETS這是小象第一次遇到水坑Thisisthecalf'sfirstencounterwithawaterhole.它不確立是怎么回事，也不知道怎么爬出來She'snotsurewhattomakeof母親T試圖幫助它Hermothertriestohelpher但它沒有帶孩子的經(jīng)驗butshehasnoexperienceofdealingwithbabies.

（小象哭喊）BABYELEPHANTCRIESOUT小象跟著象群朝沼澤深處行進(jìn)Astheherdmovesdeeperintotheswan此刻，它真的麻煩大了butnowsheisinrealtrouble.（小象哭喊）BABYELEPHANTCRIESOUT小象有可能會永久地墮入泥潭Elephantbabiescan母親試圖幫助它，但只會越幫越糟糕Hermother'sattemptstohelpherbabyareonlymakingmattersworse.會讓它越陷越深I(lǐng)t'sstuckbeneathherandshe'spushingitdeeperstill.這時孩子的祖母發(fā)現(xiàn)了問題，走了過來Butnowthebaby'sgrandmotherspotstheproblemandstepsin.MUFFLEDTHUMPMOTHERTRUMPETS斬釘截鐵將孩子媽媽推向一邊withanunceremoniouspokeintherump使得它的孫子可以爬出來andenableshergranddaughtertoscramblefree.母親和兒童從祖母那邊學(xué)來重要一課Motherandcalfhavelearnedavaluablelessonfromgrandma.智慧像這樣代代相傳Suchpassingofwisdomacrossgenerations是大象可以生計的重要基礎(chǔ)hasbeenanimportantelementinthesurvivalofelephants.最大的陸生動物大象，是哺乳類Thelargestanimalonland海洋里最大的動物也相同是哺乳類Andsoarethelargestanimalsinthesea.雌性駝背鯨和它的孩子Afemalehumpbackwhaleandhercalf.每隔幾年，它都會游過3000英里Everyfewyears從南極富饒的水域fromtherichwatersoftheAntarctic到太平洋的暖和但是食品罕見的地區(qū)tothesewarm產(chǎn)下一只幼仔togivebirthtoasinglecalf.湯加四周的海域，不僅是駝背鯨的育兒所TheseasaroundTongaarenotonlyanurseryforhumpbacks也是它們的交配場所butalsotheirmatingground.WHALECALLSOUT這頭50歲的母鯨來這里，找尋最正確配偶This50-year-oldfemalehascomeheretoseekthebestpartner它開始對潛伏的追求者宣布自己的到來andshestartsbyannouncingherarrivaltopotentialsuitors.OnebyoneOnebyone但它卻游走了Butastheydo使得六頭追隨者跟著compellingherhalfadozenorsosuitorstofollowher.它領(lǐng)頭，雄性們則在后邊搶地點(diǎn)SheleadsWHALEBELLOWS雄性們相互吼叫著示威Themalesbellowthreatstooneanot弄er出巨大的水花creatinghugeplumesofbubbles.直到此刻，全部還算公正、緩和Sofar當(dāng)前競爭變得嚴(yán)重Nowthecompetitionbecomesserious.一小時一小時過去，雄性在它后邊搶地點(diǎn)Hourafterhour40多噸重的鯨們開始相互撞擊Andnowthe40-tonnemalesbegintosmashintooneanother.這是自然界最大塊頭的戰(zhàn)斗Thisisthemostmassivebattleinallnature.它們可以使對手致死Rivalmalescankilloneanother.在戰(zhàn)斗最為激烈時Astheconflictreachesitsclimax它們希望對手都信服theytrytoforceeachotherdownwards.最后，勝者將會陪伴在母鯨身旁Atlast不會再有不服andremainsunchallenged.經(jīng)過誘使雄性們決斗Byincitingthemalestofight母鯨可以保證找到最正確的伴侶thefemalehassecuredthebestmateforherself-從而可以產(chǎn)下最強(qiáng)的后代theonewhoismostlikelytofatherthestrongestoffspring.夫婦雙雙潛入深處Together但直到此刻也沒人知道它們在哪里交配Butstill全部哺乳動物，包含我們Allmammals都有一系列當(dāng)先的特色shareasetofwinningcharacteristics.恒溫的身體、敏銳的感官和高度發(fā)達(dá)的智力Warmbodies這些特質(zhì)幫助它們，和我們，成功andthosequalitieshavecontributedtotheir也許，全部特色里最重要的Butperhapsthemostimportantcharacteristic是fall來自我們的家庭力量liesinthestrengthofourfamilyties.哺乳動物是以家族的方式占據(jù)地球的Itisthemammalfamilythathasconqueredtheearth.湯加，以駝背鯨聞名Tongaisfamousforhumpbackwhales但即使在這兒，想找到并拍攝鯨butevenhere也是不小的挑戰(zhàn)wouldprovechallenging.Life攝制組想要FortheLifeteam拍到駝背鯨獨(dú)到而有名的capturingthehumpbackwhales'uniquematingconte求t愛比賽knownasaheatrun需要花大批時間、當(dāng)?shù)氐闹R和超好的運(yùn)氣wouldneedlocalknowledge我們聽聞湊近陸地的一只船We'veheardthatoneoftheboatsfurtherinland見過一頭帶幼仔的母鯨和一批追隨者h(yuǎn)asseenafemalewithacalfandanes這o極t有可能處于發(fā)情期whichissomethingwhichmightbuildto因此我們朝那處趕，去看看sowe'regonnaheadoverthereandtakealook.任何一頭帶兒童的母鯨都有可能出鏡Anyadultfemalewithacalfcouldbecomingintoseason還會是發(fā)情的公鯨們的目標(biāo)andsomightbeatargetforamorousmales.到那邊時，我特別愉悅Whenwegotthere也有點(diǎn)緊張，不知道會發(fā)生什么alittlebitnervous一旦我潛到水里OnceIgotinthewateranddiveddown一片寂靜祥和itwassurprisinglyquietandmellow.自然沒預(yù)想到接下來的事Certainlydidn'texpectwhathappenednext.那頭小鯨直接沖我而來Thecalfjustcamestraightuptowardsme.它看上去很放松，對我很有興趣Sheseemedreallyrelaxed就在我四周幾米處游動，輕輕搖尾巴It'sliterallyjustswimmingaroundwithinmetres我想them它應(yīng)當(dāng)很好奇吧flickingitstail也有點(diǎn)好玩andhavingabitoffun.的確還很小It'sobviouslyquiteyoung因此在水面呆的時間很長soit'sstayingonthesurfacequitealongtime.不可以下潛許久It'snotdivingdownforverylong大概幾分鐘吧，它母親maybeacoupleofminutes.Themotherwillbe會在下邊5到10米處看守著aboutfiveortenmetresbelowjustkeepinganeyeonit.但即即是幼鯨，鰭和尾巴仍舊力量實足ButevenacalfhasgreatpowerinitsfinsandtailRoger需要當(dāng)心為妙Rogerwillneedtobecareful.接著Gotit?這是我見過的最荒誕的事情ThatwasthemostsillythingI'veeverseeninmylife.它在四周嬉戲，就像重生羔羊Itwasjustgambollingaroundlikealittlenewbornlamb.但它有兩噸重啊Butit'stwotonnes.THEYLAUGH它朝我攪了些水流什么的Coupleofbumpsasit'scomeroundJason，我拍到了一些畫面IgotagreatshotofitJason后仰成這樣了Jasonwasbackpedallinglikethis!不過頭幼鯨，還小呢It'sjustababy.Likealittlepuppy你在和一個小動物玩，但是有四米長you'replayingwithalittlepuppy很荒誕吧，它媽媽怎么樣？It'sjustludicrous.Washismumallright?它在下邊怪嚇人的Sheisjusttotallychillingoutunderneath.在水下15米處像這樣懸停著Pecsback.Justhanginglikethisatabout15metres.是的，不過懸在那邊Yeah也許是沒看見，但我不這么以為Probablydidn'tevenseeit和貪玩的小鯨一起是一回事兒It'sonethingtobeclosetoaplayfulbaby.但和一群雄激素水平超高的Itwillbeanothertobeinth體型ith是它十倍的雄性鯨ofatestosterone-chargedgroupofma是另一回事eachtentimeshersize.MUTTEREDCONVERSATION這里有好多雄性鯨，但它們發(fā)情了嗎？ThereareenoughmaleshereforaheatrunOh!Woo-hoo!Yes!真不錯Thatwasprettygood.你們準(zhǔn)備好了嗎Whenyouguysareready.越快越好Quickasyoucan.這些鯨體重可達(dá)40噸，并且速度奇快Thesewhalescanweighupto40tonnesandmovesurprisinglyquickly.攝像機(jī)拍到好的畫面Aswellasgettingthecameratogetthes得bts-跟它們足夠湊近theyhavetobefairlyclose-我們一定當(dāng)心，不要被撞到wehavetobecarefultheydon'tgetbumped.假如被它們撞一下Iftheygetaknockfromoneoftheseguys會造成嚴(yán)重的傷害itcoulddosomeseriousdamage.它朝你過來了He'srighttowardsyou.為了不影響鯨的行為Toavoiddisturbingthewhales'behaviour組員們一定自由潛水，不帶呼吸器theteamneedtofree-dive盡可能地憋氣holdingtheirbreathaslongastheycan.狀態(tài)好的話，我可以憋氣兩分鐘Onagooddi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但這些家伙，可以憋住20多分鐘Theseguys而后再到水面換氣beforetheyhavetocomeupforair無法比There'snocontest.愈來愈多的鯨齊集過來Moreandmorewhalesaregathering旦還沒有達(dá)到發(fā)情狀態(tài)butit'snotturningintoaheat很難yet.說發(fā)生了什么Hardtosaywhat'sgoingon.能否是有5頭？Weretherefivethattime?它們不過游來游去，忽上忽下They'rekindofmovingarouSJ望有事發(fā)生Hopefully莫非愛情在空中？Maybelove'sintheair?HECHUCKLES愛情也許是在空中，旦水里是沒有的Lovemaybeintheair接下來十天里，盡管向來跟著這些鯨Despitekeepingtabsonthewhalesoverthenexttendays旦仍舊不見它們發(fā)情的跡象therewasstillnosignofaheatrunstarting.你也許會以為，追蹤這些40多噸的家伙很簡單You'dthinkit'dbequiteeasytokeeptrackofa40-tonneanimal.我們一路跟著六頭過來Andwe'vegotsixofthemouthere不停地跟丟，一分鐘前它們還在這里andwekeeplosingthem.Oneminutethey'reth而后我們湊近wegetupreasonablyclose不到半分鐘，它們又潛下去，失散