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1、Thereareonlyadozenpeaksintheworldthatrisefivemileshigh.世界上超過(guò)八千米的山峰屈指可數(shù)Allofthemarehere,intheHimalayas.它們?nèi)课挥谙柴R拉雅地區(qū)Lethallycold,scouredbygalesandblizzards,在極端低溫與暴風(fēng)雪的洗禮下thesemountainsareamongthemosthostileplacesonEarth.這些山脈成為地球上生存條件最苛刻的地區(qū)Yet,afewspecialanimalsmanagetolivehere.然而仍有動(dòng)物能夠生活在這里Snowleopards
2、.雪豹Likeallcreaturesofthehighmountains,與所有高山生物相同theyhavehadtoadaptboththeirbodyandtheirbehaviour為了生存他們必須從體型和行為上inordertosurvive.充分適應(yīng)環(huán)境Lifeatextremealtitude極高海拔之上的生存hasshapedsomeofthetoughestanimalsontheplanet.塑造出了這個(gè)星球上最頑強(qiáng)的動(dòng)物ThesunbakedmountainsoftheArabianPeninsula.阿拉伯半島上的山地被陽(yáng)光炙烤得發(fā)燙Theymayonlybeafrac
3、tionoftheheightoftheHimalayas,它們的海拔也許只是喜馬拉雅山脈的零頭buttheyarestillsodizzyinglysteep但卻異常險(xiǎn)峻thatinmanyplacesitsalmostimpossibletogetafoothold.很多地方幾乎無(wú)法立足YetNubianibexhavemadethistheirhome.而努比亞羱羊還是棲息于此Theibexchoosethesteepestcliffstoraisetheiryoung,羱羊選擇在最陡峭的絕壁上養(yǎng)育幼仔insafety,beyondthereachofpredators.環(huán)境安全沒(méi)有天敵
4、Butlivinginthissanctuarycomeswithacost.在生活在這里也要付出代價(jià)Thesenurseryslopesaresosteep,山崖過(guò)于陡峭thereisalmostnostandingwateruphere.幾乎沒(méi)有任何積水Sotodrink,anibexfamilymustdescendintothevalley.1,000feetbelow.為了飲水羱羊必須下到三百米下的峽谷之中.Themotherspickoutthesafestwaydown.母羊選出一條最安全的下山路徑Withsoftclovenhoovesthatgripbetterthanany
5、climbingshoe,四只柔軟的分趾蹄勝過(guò)最好用的登山鞋theyarethemostaccomplishedmountaineers.讓他們成為最高超的登山者Butthenewbornkidsarestillhavingtofindtheirfeet.但新生的雛羊還在蹣跚學(xué)步Thisistheirfirstdescent.這是他們第一次下山Onemistakecouldmakeittheirlast.一次失蹄就可能一命嗚呼Followingtheadults,thekidsfinallyreachthevalley.跟著成年羱羊小羊們終于到達(dá)山谷Butonceonlevelground,t
6、heyrevulnerable.但回到平地上他們就很容易遭到攻擊Redfoxeslieinwait.赤狐埋伏許久了Atthefirstsignofdanger,一有危險(xiǎn)跡象theyoungibexinstinctivelyrunbacktosteeperground.羱羊幼仔便本能地奔回陡坡Butheadingforthisparticularrockyoutcropcouldbeamistake.但爬上這塊突出的巖石可能是個(gè)錯(cuò)誤Itsa30-footdrop.這有九米高Thefoxhasthemtrapped.赤狐把它們困住了orsoitseems.或者看起來(lái)是這樣Thisiswhatibe
7、xwereborntodo.這正是羱羊與生俱來(lái)的本領(lǐng)Scatteringmakesithardforthefoxtopickatarget.四散而逃的羊群讓赤狐難以選擇目標(biāo)Anditcertainlycantfollowthemuphere.顯然它也無(wú)法追上峭壁Allitcandoiswaitforonetoslipandfall.只能等待某只羱羊失蹄跌落Buttheseyoungstersarefastlearners,但這些小羊?qū)W得很快andtheyrenowalmostassure-footedastheirparents.現(xiàn)在幾乎可以和雙親一樣如履平地了Thefoxwillhaveto
8、finditsmealelsewhere.赤狐只能去別處覓食Itsjustnotbeenagoodday.今天還真不是個(gè)好日子Now,atlast,theyoungibexcandrink.小羱羊終于喝上水了Buttheyllsoonneedto但很快他們又得returntothesafetyofthesheercliffs.回到峭壁上的安全區(qū)域Masteringprecipitousterrainisalwayschallenging,在峭壁上行走固然很難buttherearemorefundamentalproblems但對(duì)于高山動(dòng)物而言forlifeinthemountains.還有更根
9、本的難題TheAlps.Europeshighestpeaks.阿爾卑斯山脈歐洲最高的山峰Itswinter,andfoodisdesperatelyshort.時(shí)至冬季食物極度匱乏Agoldeneaglehastospendeverydaylighthour金雕不得不花費(fèi)整個(gè)白天scanningtheslopesforsomething,somewhere,toeat.俯視山坡尋找食物Herseven-footwingspanallowshertoglideeffortlessly長(zhǎng)達(dá)兩米的翼展讓她for100milesinasingleday.一天可以輕松滑翔160公里Herextraor
10、dinaryeyes非凡的視力enablehertospotpreyfromtwomilesaway.讓她可以看到三公里外的獵物Butsheisnottheonlyonewhoslookingforfood.但她并非這里唯一的覓食者Whenshespotsachance,shemustmovefast.一旦發(fā)現(xiàn)良機(jī)必須快速行動(dòng)Shecandiveat200milesanhour.她能以320公里的時(shí)速俯沖而下Onlyaperegrineisfaster.只有游隼能飛得更快Duringwinter,eveneaglesrelyalmostentirelyoncarrion.在冬季即使鷹類(lèi)也幾乎完
11、全仰賴(lài)腐尸度日Itsadeadfox,這是一只死去的狐貍anditcouldsustainherfordays.這頓美餐能讓她支撐數(shù)日Otherscavengersmustdefer.其它食腐者只能等著了Thehungrycrowssoonregaintheircourage.饑餓的烏鴉很快重新鼓起勇氣Theylltryanytricktostealamorsel.他們想盡辦法試圖分一杯羹Andtheyareannoyinglypersistent.頑固地令人厭煩Butthismobaretheleastofherworries.但這群烏鴉是她最不需要擔(dān)心的Abiggereagletakesc
12、ontrol.一只更大的金雕搶走了食物Butthiskillistooimportanttogiveup.但這頓美餐太過(guò)重要不能輕易放棄Soshemustfight.必須奮起一搏Forthemoment,sheswonthecarcassback.她暫時(shí)搶回了尸體Butakilllikethiswillattracteveryeagleformilesaround.但這樣的獵物會(huì)引來(lái)方圓數(shù)公里內(nèi)所有的鷹Asever,thestrongestwinsthelionsshare.最終依然是最強(qiáng)者贏得大部分食物Unabletodefendthecarcassanylonger,搶不到那具尸體thef
13、irsteaglemustnowcontinueitssearch.第一只雕只能繼續(xù)它的覓食之旅Itmaybemanydaysbeforeshefeedsagain.也許下一次飽餐就是數(shù)日之后的事情了Onlythemostcompetitive只有最具競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力的生物willsurvivetheperilsofthemountainwinter.才能在山脈的寒冬中存活下來(lái)Anavalanche.一場(chǎng)雪崩tonnesofsnow十萬(wàn)噸積雪100,000travellingat80milesanhour,以130公里的時(shí)速席卷而下capableofsmashingeverythinginitspath
14、.足以粉碎沿途的一切ThemountainsofNorthAmerica北美洲的山脈arehitbythousandsofavalancheseveryyear.每年要發(fā)生數(shù)千起雪崩Yetoneanimalspendsthewholewinterslumbering然而有一種動(dòng)物整個(gè)冬季withinthesnowontheseavalanche-proneslopes.都在這些極易發(fā)生雪崩的山坡上冬眠Andwhenspringcomes,theyemerge.待春天來(lái)臨它們就出洞了Allacrossthesemountains,在這些山脈中g(shù)rizzlybearsmaketheirwinter
15、dens灰熊將巢筑在背風(fēng)坡厚厚的積雪之下feetupinthedeepsnowofleewardslopes.海拔高達(dá)三千米10,000Andwhiletheywerehalf-asleepinthedepthsofwinter,他們?cè)诼《雺?mèng)半醒之際theiryoungwereborn.產(chǎn)下幼崽N(yùn)owthesecubsaretakingtheirfirststeps現(xiàn)在這些熊寶寶正邁出他們intotheoutsideworld.走向外界的第一步Thismotherisleadingherthreeyoungsters熊媽媽帶著三只幼崽toaplacewheretheycanfindfood.
16、去找東西吃Theyneedtodescendasquicklyaspossible.他們得盡快下山Thedebrisfromanavalancheisclearevidence雪崩肆虐后的殘骸清楚地表明thatthisslopeisstilldangerouslyunstable.這片山坡仍然非常不穩(wěn)定Thisisnotaplacetodawdle.此地不宜久留Andtheyhaveanotherreasontokeepmoving.他們繼續(xù)前行還有另一個(gè)原因Afterfivemonthsintheden,在巢里呆了五個(gè)月后thesebearsareveryhungry.這些灰熊餓得正慌Bea
17、rsthathavehibernatedthroughoutthesepeaks這片山峰之間冬眠的灰熊nowalldescendtothevalleys,wherespringcomesearliest.現(xiàn)在都下山了那里的春天來(lái)得更早IntheRockies,seasonalchangeisswiftanddramatic.落基山脈的季節(jié)變換迅速而突然Injustafewdays,幾天時(shí)間內(nèi)theslopesturnfromwhitetogreen.白雪皚皚的山脈便會(huì)綠意盎然Meadowsthatonlyafewweeksagowereburiedbeneaththesnow幾周前還深埋在冰天
18、雪地里的牧場(chǎng)arenowfulloflife.現(xiàn)在生機(jī)勃勃Butinthesemountains,thegoodtimeswillnotlastlong.但山巒之間好時(shí)光不會(huì)太久Sothebearsmustfeedasfastastheycan.所以灰熊必須盡快進(jìn)食Duringthesummermonths,夏季的幾個(gè)月里anadultcanputon180kilosgorgingonplants一只成年灰熊靠吃植物能長(zhǎng)180公斤and,iftheycancatchthem.要是能再.amarmotortwo.逮幾只土撥鼠就更好了Butjustnow,thebearshavesomething
19、elseontheirminds.但現(xiàn)在灰熊們還有其他事情要做Itsbecomingwarmer,天氣轉(zhuǎn)暖andthebearsarekeentoshedtheirthickwintercoats.灰熊急切地想脫下它們厚重的冬衣Mothersshowthecubswhattodoaboutthis.母熊給小熊們做了示范Theyllsooncatchon.他們很快就學(xué)會(huì)了Sometrees,itseems,areparticularlysuitableforrubbing.有一些樹(shù)似乎特別適合搓背Bearshavetheirfavourites熊們都有自己的偏好andwilltravellong
20、distancestovisitthem.他們會(huì)長(zhǎng)途跋涉去找喜歡的樹(shù)Someitchesjusthavetobescratched.身上有些癢急需撓一撓Therearenowaround30bearsinthisonevalley.這個(gè)山谷中大約有三十只熊Astheyrub,eachleavesanindividualandrecognisablescent.每只熊摩擦?xí)r都會(huì)留下易于辨認(rèn)的獨(dú)特氣味Sothetreesooncarriesalistofwhosaround,所以樹(shù)上很快會(huì)留有附近灰熊的氣味whichmighthelpindividualstoavoidafight.或許可以避免個(gè)
21、體之間的爭(zhēng)斗Tobestspreadtheirscent,為了更好地散布自己的氣味theyreallyhavetoputtheirbackintoit.他們得用后背好好地蹭一蹭Butsummerisshort.但是夏天很短暫Itchessatisfactorilyscratched,癢癢撓滿(mǎn)意之后itstimetoeat.是時(shí)候該進(jìn)食了Inacoupleofmonths,幾個(gè)月后theywillhavetoreturntotheirdenstohibernate,他們就要回自己的窩里冬眠sonowtheymustputonasmuchweightastheycan.所以現(xiàn)在必須盡可能地增重Wi
22、nterinthemountainsreturnsfastandhitshard.山里的冬天來(lái)得迅猛TemperaturesintheRockieswilldropto-54degrees,落基山脈地區(qū)的溫度會(huì)降至零下54度socoldthatmoistureintheair以至于空氣中的水分freezesintotinycrystalscalleddiamonddust.會(huì)直接凝結(jié)成冰晶俗稱(chēng)鉆石塵Thisbobcatisoneofthefewhunterstoremainactiveinwinter.山貓是少數(shù)冬天還在活動(dòng)的捕獵者M(jìn)ostofhispreyisnowhiddenbeneath
23、thesnow他領(lǐng)地內(nèi)的大多數(shù)獵物都thatcovershisentireterritory.隱藏在茫茫大雪之下Hehuntsbylisteningforthefaintestsoundofmovement.他通過(guò)辨認(rèn)極其微弱的聲音來(lái)捕捉獵物Andtopreventcrunchingfootstepsfromrevealinghispresence,為了避免踩雪的腳步聲暴露行蹤heusesbouldersassteppingstones.他用巖石當(dāng)落腳點(diǎn)Amouse.逮住一只老鼠Butoneisnotenough.但這遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠Thedeeperthesnow,theharderitistode
24、tectprey,積雪越深越難發(fā)現(xiàn)獵物andtherewardsfortheeffortcanbedisappointing.努力捕食卻往往空手而歸Tosaytheleast.這么說(shuō)毫不夸張Bymidwinter,thesnowissodeep深冬時(shí)節(jié)積雪實(shí)在太深thatbobcatsareforcedtoleavetheirterritories山貓被迫離開(kāi)他們的領(lǐng)地totryandfindeasierhunting.尋找更易于捕捉的獵物Andthisbobcatmaybeinluck.但這只山貓運(yùn)氣不錯(cuò)Forthisparticularvalleyisblessed.因?yàn)檫@個(gè)山谷得自然之眷
25、顧Ariverhereneverfreezes.這條河永不結(jié)冰Itsfedbyavolcanichotspring火山溫泉帶來(lái)的熱量thatheatsthesewaters使河水升溫to50degreeswarmerthanthesurroundingair.比周?chē)諝獾臏囟雀吡宋迨喽菻ungryanimalsofallkindscomeheretofeed.各種饑腸轆轆的動(dòng)物來(lái)此覓食Throughoutthewinter,到了冬天theriverisfulloffood對(duì)于那些老道的捕獵者而言forthosewhoknowhowtocatchit.河里滿(mǎn)是食物Here,eventhecoy
26、oteshavebecomefishermen.在這里連土狼都學(xué)會(huì)了捕魚(yú)Buthuntingishardforacat但是捕魚(yú)對(duì)山貓來(lái)說(shuō)很難thatsnotusedtogettingitsfeetwet.因?yàn)樗麄冇憛捪滤甋ohemustchoosehistargetwithcare.所以他必須謹(jǐn)慎選擇目標(biāo)Goldeneyeducks.白頰鴨來(lái)了Butcanhegetcloseenoughtopounce?但他能夠靠近到撲得著嗎Perhapshellhavemoreluckontheotherside.也許對(duì)岸的機(jī)會(huì)更大點(diǎn)Here,steamfromtheriverwarmsthesurroun
27、dingtrees,河里的熱氣溫暖了周?chē)臉?shù)林soupinthebranches,therecouldbeprey.所以林子里可能有獵物Ifonlyhecouldgettoit.前提是他能爬得上去Its20feetup.這有六米高Atlast.asquirrel.最終收獲一只松鼠Notmuch,butenoughtokeephimgoing.不是很多但是足以支撐他繼續(xù)捕食Tosurviveawinterinthesemountainstakestenacity,想要渡過(guò)山里的冬天需要堅(jiān)韌不拔的意志andbobcatshavethatinabundance.而山貓是其中的佼佼者Snowonthe
28、equator.這是一座赤道雪山UnliketheRockies,inthesemountains與落基山脈不同這里的山脈therearenomarkedseasons.沒(méi)有明顯的四季ThisisAfricasMountKenya.這是非洲的肯尼亞山Its17,000feethigh,海拔超過(guò)五千米whichmakesitssummitsome30degreescolder峰頂溫度比周?chē)臒釒Р菰璽hanthesurroundingsavanna.低三十度左右Giantheathers,lobeliasandgroundsel巨型石南半邊蓮和千里光growonitsupperslopes.生長(zhǎng)
29、在山頂斜坡上Theyallthriveinthetropicalsun.它們?cè)谘籽琢胰障伦聣殉砷L(zhǎng)Afterall,everydayissummer.畢竟赤道每天都是夏天Butoncethesunsets,但一旦太陽(yáng)下山everynightbecomesasbitterlycoldaswinter.每個(gè)夜晚都像冬天般寒冷Thetemperaturedropstofivedegreesbelowfreezing,氣溫降到零下五度turningthemountainsideintoagardenofice.山坡變成了冰雪花園Everythingfreezes,一切都凍結(jié)了butthecabbageg
30、roundselshaveawayofprotectingthemselves.但是木本千里光有辦法保護(hù)自己Theycloseuptheirleatheryleavestoformaninsulatingblanket它們合起革質(zhì)葉片形成一道保溫層thatshieldstheirvulnerablecentralbud.以保護(hù)中心脆弱的蓓蕾Nightcomestoanend.寒夜將盡andthesunshinereturns.陽(yáng)光回歸大地.Thegroundselsspreadtheirleaveswide木本千里光舒展它們的葉子tobaskinthesunshineonceagain.再一次
31、沐浴在陽(yáng)光之中DawnintheHighAndes.安第斯山脈的黎明來(lái)到Heretoo,therisingsunbringsrapidrelief在這里升起的朝陽(yáng)同樣解放了toanimalslivingamongstthesevolcanicpeaks.生活在火山山峰之間的動(dòng)物Mountainviscachaareupearly山兔鼠早早起來(lái)toclaimthebestplacestocatchthesunsfirstrays.搶占最佳位置享受第一縷陽(yáng)光Forothersuphere,thesunriseisevenmorewelcome.對(duì)于其他的動(dòng)物太陽(yáng)更加受到歡迎Atover14,000
32、feet,這里的海拔超過(guò)四千米thisisthehighestflamingocolonyintheworld.是世界上海拔最高的火烈鳥(niǎo)棲息地Atnight,itgetssocold這里的夜晚非常寒冷thateventhissaltywaterfreezesover.連鹽水湖都會(huì)結(jié)冰Andnowtheflamingosaretrappedintheice.這些火烈鳥(niǎo)就被凍在了冰里Eventually,thesunthinstheice,終于太陽(yáng)曬薄了冰面butitsstillastrugglefortheflamingostobreakfree.但是火烈鳥(niǎo)仍然需要努力沖破冰層Walkingon
33、thiniceisalwaysrisky.走在薄冰上總是危機(jī)四伏Anditshardtoretainonesdignity.而且當(dāng)你踩著高蹺的時(shí)候especiallywhenyourewearingstilts.哪還顧得上體面和優(yōu)雅.Atthesealtitudes,海拔如此之高thesunspowercanquicklyturnfromsalvationtothreat.太陽(yáng)的熱力很快從救星變成了威脅Theatmosphereissothin,由于大氣稀薄thereisverylittleprotectionfromultravioletradiation.無(wú)法阻擋紫外線(xiàn)的輻射Bymid-m
34、orning,itsriskytolingeroutintheopen.上午十點(diǎn)鐘在開(kāi)闊地帶逗留就已經(jīng)十分危險(xiǎn)Theviscachaareforcedtoheadfortheshade.鼠兔被迫尋找陰涼處避暑Outonthelake,thereisnowheretohide.而湖面上則無(wú)處可藏Thewhitecrustofthesodalake鹽湖的白色鹽層反射著reflectsthesunsglare太陽(yáng)的光芒andincreasestheimpactofitsultravioletrays.增強(qiáng)了紫外線(xiàn)的殺傷力Bymidday,正午時(shí)分uncoveredhumanskinwillburni
35、nfourminutes.裸露的人類(lèi)肌膚四分鐘內(nèi)就會(huì)被曬傷Butthisdoesntseemtobothertheflamingos.但這似乎無(wú)法妨礙到火烈鳥(niǎo)Infact,theyareonparade.事實(shí)上它們正在列隊(duì)游行Duringthebreedingseason,在繁殖季節(jié)theflamingosperformthesepeculiarcourtshipdances即便在一天中最熱的時(shí)刻eventhroughthehottesttimeoftheday.火烈鳥(niǎo)也在不停表演著奇異的求愛(ài)舞蹈Theyaresoeager,theydontevenpausetofeed.他們求愛(ài)心切甚至沒(méi)時(shí)
36、間停下來(lái)進(jìn)食Therulesaresomethingofamystery盡管求愛(ài)規(guī)則讓人摸不著頭腦but,afteramonthofdancing,但在跳了一個(gè)月之后allthebirdswillhavepairedoff所有的鳥(niǎo)兒都配對(duì)成功andwillbegettingreadytomate.并準(zhǔn)備開(kāi)始交配Uphere,therearefewothercreaturestobothertheflamingos,高山之上鮮少有其他動(dòng)物來(lái)打擾火烈鳥(niǎo)butthen,fewothercreatures從另一方面講也少有其他動(dòng)物couldeventoleratetheseconditions.能夠忍
37、受這樣的生活條件Soforanimalsthathavetheendurance,對(duì)于耐力極佳的動(dòng)物而言mountainscanbesanctuaries.深山堪稱(chēng)生存的圣殿Butrockypeakswhichtous,perhaps,那些在我們看來(lái)seemasymbolofpermanence,似乎象征著永恒的巖石山峰aremorefragilethantheyappear.其實(shí)要脆弱得多TodayintheAlps,如今在阿爾卑斯山humanencroachmentischangingeventhehighestsummits.人類(lèi)的侵犯甚至影響到頂峰的環(huán)境狀況IntheRockies,在
38、落基山脈risingtemperaturesareshorteningwinterhibernation升高的氣溫縮短了冬眠的時(shí)間andstiflingthegrowthofvaluablefoodplants.也阻礙了食料植物的生長(zhǎng)AndintheAndes,someglaciers在安第斯山脈一些冰川haveshrunkby50%injust30years.在短短三十年內(nèi)面積減少了百分之五十EventheHimalayasarenowvulnerable.如今甚至連喜馬拉雅山脈都變得十分脆弱Withmostoftheworldstallestpeaks這里匯集著大多數(shù)世上最高的山峰andc
39、overingathirdofamillionsquaremiles,占地面積八十六萬(wàn)平方公里thisisthegreatestmountainrangeofall.是世界上最大的山脈Andhere,temperaturesarenowrising而這里氣溫升高的速度f(wàn)asterthantheglobalaverage.快于全球平均水平Asthesnowlineretreatsfurtherandfurtherupthesepeaks,雪線(xiàn)向山峰處退去thereislessandlessspaceforwildlife,野生動(dòng)植物的生存空間日益減少andthatisachallenge惡化的條
40、件威脅著foroneofthemostmajesticofallmountaincreatures.一種美麗山地動(dòng)物的生存Thesnowleopard.雪豹Seldomseen,thedetailoftheirliveshaslongbeenamystery,由于行蹤隱蔽雪豹的生活細(xì)節(jié)一直是個(gè)謎butnow,atlast,helpedbythelatestremote-cameratechnology,但現(xiàn)在借助最先進(jìn)的遠(yuǎn)程攝像技術(shù)wearegettingclosertothemthaneverbefore.我們終于能夠近距離觀察他們Theyareveryrare,雪豹數(shù)量稀少onlyabou
41、tfourofthemin40squaremiles.百平方公里內(nèi)只有四只Thereissimplynotenoughpreytosustainmore.只是因?yàn)楂C物數(shù)量不足以維系更多的生命Theylivesolitarylives.雪豹是獨(dú)居動(dòng)物Nonetheless,theyarewellawareofthepresence盡管如此他們?nèi)阅芎芎玫卣莆誥ndthemovementsoftheirneighbours,鄰居們的存在和動(dòng)向becausetheyleavemessagesinafewspecialplaces.因?yàn)樗麄儠?huì)在幾個(gè)特殊地點(diǎn)給對(duì)方留下信息Theyrubparticular
42、rockswiththeircheeks像這樣用臉頰摩擦特定的巖石andthenspraythemwithurine.再?lài)娚渖献约旱哪蛞篢hetwoperfumescreateauniquesignature.兩種味道創(chuàng)造出了獨(dú)一無(wú)二的簽名Anyotherleopardcanknow盡管沒(méi)有直接看到彼此whichofitsneighbourspassedthisway,雪豹也能判斷出withoutevermakingdirectcontact.是哪位鄰居曾經(jīng)到此一游Buttherearetimeswhensnowleopardsmustcometogether,有些時(shí)候雪豹們必須聚到一起and
43、theeventisoftenviolent.而場(chǎng)面通常都很暴力Anadultfemaleandherdaughter.一只成年雌雪豹和她的女兒Shehasdevotedthelasttwoyearstoraisinghercub雌雪豹花費(fèi)了兩年時(shí)間哺育幼崽andverysoon,itwillbeweaned.很快幼崽就要斷奶了Fornow,thecubisstillentirelydependentonitsmother.目前幼崽依舊完全依靠自己的母親Butstayingtogetheraslongasthiscouldcauseproblems.但這樣長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的共處會(huì)引發(fā)問(wèn)題Thefemal
44、eisnowinheatagain,雌雪豹此時(shí)又到了發(fā)情期andanymalethatsmellshersignaturewillknowthat.雄雪豹只需聞到她的信號(hào)便會(huì)知曉Fromthismomenton,hercubslifeisatrisk.從此刻起雌雪豹幼崽的生命陷入了危機(jī)Maleskillcubsthatarenottheirown.雄雪豹會(huì)殺死非親生的幼崽Butthemotherisnowdrivenbyanurgethatshecannotcontrol.但雌雪豹此時(shí)正被體內(nèi)無(wú)法控制的欲望驅(qū)使著Sheletsthemalesknowexactlywheresheis.她讓雄雪
45、豹知道了她的確切位置Fromuphere,shecanbeheardformilesaround.從這片高地她的聲音可以傳遍方圓數(shù)公里Ayoungmaleemergesfromthewilderness,一只年輕雄雪豹在荒野中出現(xiàn)eagertofindher.迫切地想要找到雌雪豹Snowleopardsmeetsoinfrequently雪豹們鮮少碰面thatthereisuncertaintyandtension.以致整個(gè)場(chǎng)面充斥著不確定和緊張的氣氛Anditsabouttogetworse.然而更糟的還在后面Another,biggermalehasarrived.另一只體型更為健壯的雄雪
46、豹也來(lái)了Themotherandcubaretrappedbetweentherivals.雌雪豹和幼崽被困在兩個(gè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手之間Thecubisnowindanger.幼崽命在旦夕Mothermustactfast.母親必須盡快行動(dòng)Todivertthemalesattentionfromhercub,為了轉(zhuǎn)移雄雪豹對(duì)幼崽的注意力sherollsoversubmissively.她順從地滾動(dòng)著身體Withthemalesfixedonthefemale,雄雪豹的注意力都集中在了雌雪豹身上thecubhasachancetoescape.幼崽得以借此機(jī)會(huì)脫身Themalescloseinonthe
47、motherfrombothsides,兩只雄雪豹從兩側(cè)接近雌雪豹keentoclaimherfortheirown.渴望將其占為己有Afightisinevitable.決斗在所難免Thefemalemovestoescapeandprotecthercub.雌雪豹試圖逃跑并保護(hù)她的幼崽Butthebigmalefollowsher.但健碩的雄雪豹緊跟著她Hewillnotletherleaveuntilhehasmatedwithher.在沒(méi)有交配前雄雪豹是不會(huì)放她走的Withthemalesgone,thefemaleisatlastreunitedwithhercub.雄雪豹走后雌雪豹
48、終于與幼崽重聚Butshehasbeeninjured.但她不幸受了傷Thecub,however,isalive,thankstoitsmother.多虧了她的媽媽幼崽才能活下來(lái)Untilherinjuryheals,shewontbeabletohunt.在雌雪豹傷口痊愈之前她已無(wú)法捕獵Mountainanimalssurviveontheveryedgeofexistence.山地動(dòng)物就這樣掙扎在存活的邊緣Motherandcubwerenotseenagain.雌雪豹和幼崽從此消失不見(jiàn)Untiloveramonthlater,highonaridge,直到一個(gè)月后在高高的山脊上arem
49、otecamerawastriggered.遠(yuǎn)程攝像機(jī)捕捉到了Thefemalecat.雌雪豹的身影Shesnolongerlimping,butshesnowalone.她已不再跛足而行卻形單影只Then,anhourafterthefemalehasleft,雌雪豹離開(kāi)后一個(gè)小時(shí)thecameraistriggeredagain.攝像機(jī)再次啟動(dòng)Itshercub,是幼崽takingherfirststepstowardsadulthoodandindependence.開(kāi)始了邁向成年和獨(dú)立的第一步Sheisunlikelytoseehermotheragain.幼崽大概鮮少有機(jī)會(huì)與母親重逢
50、了Buteverynowandthen,但不時(shí)地theywillbereunitedthroughthemessagestheyleave他們會(huì)通過(guò)在巖石上留下的信息onthemarkingrocks.間接地團(tuán)聚Hermotherhassucceededinraisingher,幼崽雖被母親成功養(yǎng)大butlifeaheadwillbechallenging,但前方的生存之路仍充滿(mǎn)荊棘andshewillspendnearlyallofitalone.而她幾乎全部要獨(dú)自面對(duì)Onlythetoughestcansurvive只有最頑強(qiáng)的動(dòng)物amongthesavagebeauty才能在世界最高屋脊
51、上oftheworldshighestmountains.這片美麗的蠻夷之地存活Revealinganewperspective為了從全新的角度展示onthelivesofgoldeneaglesinthemountains盤(pán)旋于群山之間的金雕的生活wouldtaketwoverydifferentapproaches.攝制組采用了兩種不同的方法Atraditionalwildlifecrewsetouttofilmwildeagles傳統(tǒng)野生動(dòng)物攝制組以史無(wú)前例的近距離closerthaneverbefore.去拍攝野鷹Whilstanaerialteamaimedtocapturetheh
52、untingflightsofeagles同時(shí)由航空組在高空捕捉金雕在群山間highinthemountains.捕獵飛行的畫(huà)面Thehelicoptercrewsoonhavesuccessinfilming直升機(jī)組很快便成功拍攝到wildeagleshighovertheAlps,阿爾卑斯山上的野生金雕buttherewasonepartofthestoryeventheycouldntfollow.但有一點(diǎn)是連他們也做不到的Goldeneaglescanstoopat200milesanhour.金雕俯沖時(shí)可達(dá)時(shí)速三百公里Tocaptureaneagles-eyeviewofsuchad
53、ramaticflight想從金雕的視角拍攝如此生動(dòng)的飛行過(guò)程wouldtakeamoreextremeapproach.就要采取更極端的方法ImAaronDurogati我叫亞倫杜洛伽提andImaprofessionalparagliderpilot.是專(zhuān)業(yè)的滑翔傘飛行員Aaronbelievesthattoflylikeabird,亞倫認(rèn)為要像鳥(niǎo)一樣飛翔hemustthinklikeone,too.就得像鳥(niǎo)一樣思考Itsaveryspecialfeelingtoflywitheagles和金雕一起飛翔是很獨(dú)特的體驗(yàn)becauseImreallylookinghowtheyaretherm
54、alling因?yàn)槲夷苡H眼看到它們?nèi)绾谓柚仙龤饬髋噬齛ndwheretheygotosoar.在哪里展翅翱翔Thishelpsmetobecomeabetterpilot,這有助我成為一個(gè)更優(yōu)秀的飛行員andItrytotakeinspirationfromthenature.我試著從大自然獲取靈感Wearingaspeciallydesignedhelmetcamera,戴上特制的頭盔式攝像機(jī)Aaronsaimistofilmtheperspectiveofadivingeagle.亞倫希望拍出金雕俯沖時(shí)的視角Butbeforehecanjumpoffamountain,可是要從山頂跳下來(lái)f
55、irstheneedstoclimbit.他必須先爬上去Itsatough3,000mascentforAaronandhiswingman,Armin,亞倫和搭檔阿爾門(mén)要攀上三千米高峰asdirectorEmmaBrennandwaitsfornewsinthevalleybelow.導(dǎo)演艾瑪布倫南德則在山谷等候消息Theascentisslowedbyaseriesofdangerouscrevasses.一連串危險(xiǎn)的冰隙使減緩了攀登過(guò)程Afteratrickyclimb,theyfinallyreachtheirlaunchsite.歷盡艱難他們終于抵達(dá)起飛地點(diǎn)Buttheweather
56、uphereisunpredictable可是這里的天氣變幻莫測(cè)andachangeinwinddirectionmakesitimpossibletotakeoff.風(fēng)向改變了導(dǎo)致他們無(wú)法起飛AaronandArminareforcedtoovernightinthesummitshelter,亞倫和阿爾門(mén)被迫要在峰頂?shù)谋幼o(hù)所過(guò)夜andwiththecoldknockingouttheircomms,Emmaisworrying.天氣寒冷導(dǎo)致通訊設(shè)備失靈艾瑪很擔(dān)心Theyrewell-trainedmountainguides,他們是訓(xùn)練有素的登山向?qū)utitdoesntmakeitany
57、easiertoknowthat.雖然如此我還是很擔(dān)心Ithinkitsgoingtobeafairlyrestlessnightformeaswell.今晚勢(shì)必是個(gè)不眠之夜Whilsttheparaglidersprepareforanightonthemountain.兩位滑翔傘飛行員準(zhǔn)備在山上過(guò)夜cameramanBarrieBrittonissettingoutearly與此同時(shí)攝影師巴里布里頓凌晨就出發(fā)onamorecautiousquesttofilmwildgoldeneaglesfromahide.他要小心地躲在隱匿處拍攝金雕Ivegottogeteverythingsetwh
58、ileitsstilldark我要趕在天亮之前全部準(zhǔn)備好andtheeaglescantseewhatwereupto.這樣金雕就不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)我們Oriftheysawanymovementaroundthehide,thentheydflyaway否則一看到周?chē)袆?dòng)靜他們就會(huì)飛走andprobablywouldntcomebackforafewdays.很可能幾天都不回來(lái)Theyrenotoriouslydifficultbirdstofilm.他們是出了名難拍的鳥(niǎo)Evenhideworkisnotentirelywithoutrisks.躲在隱匿處里拍攝也會(huì)有一定的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)Its-20outsid
59、e.現(xiàn)在外面零下二十度Sothisisacrucialpartoftheoperation,所以這次行動(dòng)最關(guān)鍵的makingsurethefireworkssowedontfreezetodeath.是保證火能點(diǎn)著否則我們就會(huì)凍死Aah!Well,thatsallthehairsgoneonmyhand!我手上的毛都被燒掉了Oh,well!好吧Andwejusthavetobereallyquietnow現(xiàn)在我們得保持安靜andhopetheeaglescomeinwhenfirstlightcomesup.希望金雕天一亮就飛來(lái)Eightsedentaryhourslater,靜坐八小時(shí)后Ba
60、rrysonlyrewardisadeadleg.除了腿麻巴里沒(méi)有任何收獲Wehaventdoneasingleshottoday.我們今天還沒(méi)拍到一張照片Nothinghascome.沒(méi)有一只金雕來(lái)過(guò)Anyway,thatsthewayitgoes.不過(guò)也只能這樣了Afteralongnightontopofthemountain,在山頂度過(guò)漫長(zhǎng)一夜后theweatherisonlygettingworse.天氣變得更加惡劣Theteamneedtogetdown,butvisibilityssopoor攝制組要下山可是能見(jiàn)度非常低thatdescendingonfootpastthecre
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