1、精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業專心-專注-專業精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業Looking down from two miles above the surface of the Earth從離地三千米的高空俯視地球its impossible not to be impressed by the sheer grandeur and splendor and power of the natural world讓人無法不為自然界的力量與其純粹的宏偉壯麗而嘆為觀止.Ten years ago, in a television series c

2、alled Planet Earth十年前在行星地球這一電視節目中we revealed many of those wonders我們呈現了眾多這樣的奇跡but today, much has changed.世界已大有變化We can now show life on our planet in entirely new ways.我們將用全新的方式展示地球上的生命Bring you closer to animals than ever before.帶你以前所未有的近距離接觸動物And reveal new wildlife dramas for the very first time

3、.首次揭示野生動物的精彩瞬間But thats not all.而且不只這些Our planet has changed too.我們的星球也在變化Never have those wildernesses been as fragile and as precious as they are today.大自然從未像現在一樣脆弱而又珍貴At this crucial time for the natural world,恰逢自然世界這一關鍵時刻we will journey to every corner of the globe我們將再次啟航 踏遍全球to explore the grea

4、test treasures of our living planet and reveal the extreme lengths animals go to to survive.去探索這顆星球上最寶貴的財富,去揭秘動物們突破的種種極限Finally, we will explore our cities最后 我們還將回到城市to see how life is adapting to the newest habitat on Earth.探尋生命是如何適應這個地球上最新興的棲息地This is Planet Earth II.這里是行星地球第二季There are hundreds o

5、f thousands of islands,地球上有成千上萬的島嶼each one a world in miniature, a microcosm of our living planet.每一座島嶼都是一個迷你世界，是地球的一個縮影The struggles to survive on these remote lands reflect the challenges faced by all life on Earth.這些偏僻島嶼上為生存所做的努力，正如地球上所有生命都要面臨的挑戰The tiny island of Escudo off the coast of Panama.巴

6、拿馬海岸線邊的埃斯庫多島Home to the pygmy three-toed sloth.是侏三趾樹懶的棲息地This is a male and life here suits him well.這是一只雄性樹懶，在這里生活得十分愜意Mangroves provide all the leaves he can eat紅樹林為他提供食物and there are no predators to worry him. 也沒有天敵前來叨擾Island life may seem idyllic島上的生活似牧歌般悠閑but it comes at a price.但這是有代價的There ar

7、e only a few hundred pygmy sloths in existence.這座島上只有幾百只雌性侏三指樹懶And he needs a mate.而他需要配偶Thats an enticing call. from a female.這雌性的叫聲好生誘人Somewhere out there. 就在不遠的某個地方And this, for a sloth, is a quick reaction.對樹懶來說 這反應堪稱迅猛The problem is, theres deep water between them.但問題是 中間隔著一淵深潭So what should an

8、y red-blooded sloth do?那么一只氣血方剛的樹懶會怎么做呢Swim, of course.當然是游過去Could this be her?那會是她嗎He does his best to put on a turn of speed.他盡全力加快速度But shes not the one.但叫的不是她She already has a baby這只母樹懶已經有了一只幼崽and she wont mate again until it leaves her in about six months time.在幼崽六個月后長大離開之前她不會再次交配Even life on a

9、 paradise island can have its limitations.即使生活在天堂之島也會有限制But at least she cant be far away.但至少她就在不遠處The worlds entire population of pygmy sloths is isolated地球上所有的侏三指樹懶都生活在on a speck of land no bigger than New Yorks Central Park.這片不及紐約中央公園大小的島嶼上The size of an island has a huge influence島嶼的大小極大地影響著on t

10、he fate of those cast away there.生活在那里的動物The island of Komodo in Indonesia.這是印度尼西亞的科莫多島Home to dragons.龍之巢穴Ten feet long and weighing an impressive 150 lbs,體長三米 重達六十八公斤these are the largest living lizards on the planet.他們是地球上現存體型最大的蜥蜴Its unusual to find large predators on islands.大型食肉動物在島嶼上并不常見Yet,

11、for four million years,然而 四百萬年來the Komodo dragon has dominated here.這么小的島嶼似乎不可能It might seem there wouldnt be enough food to support such giants on this relatively small island.科莫多巨蜥一直稱霸這里But reptiles, being cold-blooded,為這種龐然大物提供充足的食物來源但冷血爬行動物只需要need only about a tenth of the food a carnivorous mam

12、mal would.肉食性哺乳動物十分之一的食物量A single meal will last a dragon a month.巨蜥一餐可以支撐一個月They are so successful that their only serious competition comes from others of their own kind.他們的生存之道如此成功And there are some 2,000 of them here.以至于唯一的天敵就是他們的同類This giant, however,而這座島上有約兩千只巨蜥isnt looking for food -然而這只巨蜥hes

13、 looking for a mate.并不是在尋找食物Female dragons come into season only once a year.他在尋找配偶Shes receptive.雌性巨蜥一年發一次情So far, so good.這一只并不排斥But hes strayed into someone elses patch.目前為止 一切順利Another huge male thinks he is the king here.但他誤入別人的領地Space being limited on islands,另一只雄性巨蜥認為它才是這里的王dragon territories

14、 overlap島嶼上空間有限and that creates continual conflict.巨蜥的地盤時常重疊In dragon society, size is everything.導致沖突不斷But if rivals are closely matched,在巨蜥族群里 體型決定一切the outcome can be uncertain.但如果雙方體型相當Muscular tails strike with the power of sledgehammers.鹿死誰手就難以預料And their serrated teeth are as sharp as steak k

15、nives.強壯的尾巴一擊如同重錘Each tries to topple his opponent.鋸齒形狀的牙齒像牛排刀一樣鋒利Defeated.他們都想要掀翻對手Only the most powerful dragons勝者出現win the right to mate.只有最強壯的巨蜥The limited food and space on small islands才有權交配can often lead to intense competition.島嶼上有限的食物和空間But some islands are immense.時常激起激烈的競爭More like miniatu

16、re continents.但有些島嶼卻幅員遼闊And these provide opportunities for life更像是一塊小型大陸to experiment and evolve.這為不同生命的進化與試驗Madagascar is one of the biggest islands提供了機會and also one of the oldest,馬達加斯加是地球上最大的島嶼之一having split away from Africa over 120 million years ago.也是最古老的島嶼之一With time and isolation,它在一億兩千萬年前就已

17、經脫離非洲大陸its animals have adapted隨著時間流逝與地理隔斷的出現to take advantage of every available niche.島上的動物們不斷適應The island now has some 250,000 different species,充分利用一切可用資源most found nowhere else on Earth.這座島上現存約二十五萬不同的物種These are not monkeys, but lemurs.大部分都是該地區特有種From a single ancestor,這些不是猴子 而是狐猴about 100 diff

18、erent types have evolved.他們從同一個祖先The largest, the indri, seldom comes down from the branches.進化出一百個不同的種The much smaller ringtails體型最大的馬達加斯加大狐猴極少下樹wander in troops across the forest floor體型小許多的環尾狐猴searching for food.成群結隊地掃蕩森林地面And tiny bamboo lemurs eat nothing except bamboo.尋找食物With few competitors,

19、 lemurs have been free to colonise極小的馴狐猴只吃竹子almost every environment on the island.因為競爭者極少Even the most extreme.狐猴能夠在整片島嶼上生活This baby sifaka has a hard life ahead of it.甚至是環境極其惡劣的地方Hes been born in the most arid and hostile corner這只幼小的冕狐猴成長之路十分艱辛of Madagascars vast landscape.他出生在馬達加斯加廣闊土地上If he is t

20、o survive here, he has much to learn.最貧瘠干旱的地方The spiny forest is like a desert.他還需要學習很多東西 才能在這存活下去It rarely rains, so water and food is very hard to find.刺森林的環境類似沙漠Moving from tree to tree is a perilous business.由于很少下雨 水和食物都很難獲取Here, nearly all the plants are covered with ferocious spines.在樹間跳躍穿梭十分危

21、險His mother searches the tree tops for the youngest leaves.這里幾乎所有的植物表面都布滿尖刺They provide the only food and water to sustain the family.幼崽的媽媽在樹頂尋找鮮嫩的葉子At three months old, the youngster is starting to explore.嫩葉提供了這個家庭唯一的食物和水All too soon he will have to fend for himself up here.小狐猴三個月大時便開始探索世界But its

22、altogether easier to stay on mothers back.很快他將不得不自己上樹尋找食物了If he can master the strange ways of this forest.但總歸還是待在媽媽的背上最輕松he will have a little corner of Madagascar to himself.如果他能掌握這片森林中特有的生存方法Island life encourages animals to do things differently.就能在馬達加斯加島上謀得一席之地And on some islands that is essent

23、ial.島嶼生態迫使動物另辟蹊徑There are islands still forming today.在某些島上 這是必備的生存技能built by volcanoes.由于火山運動Some erupt explosively.現在仍有島嶼不斷形成Others pour out rivers of molten rock.有些火山噴發劇烈Lava.有些則熔化巖石In the last 50 years,化作巖漿ten new volcanic islands have been formed.在近五十年內Newly created and often remote,已經形成了十個新的火山

24、島theyre hard for colonists to reach.由于形成時間晚 又常十分偏遠Even those that do find these are tough places to survive.鮮少有生命踏足This is Fernandina,即使有 環境也極其難以生存one of the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific.這是費爾南迪納島Young and still volcanically active, its a desolate place.太平洋加拉帕戈斯群島的一部分The surrounding sea, however,

25、 is particularly rich with life.這座年輕的活火山島嶼一片荒涼And the frontier between these two very different worlds然而環島的海中卻孕育著豐富的生命is the home of one of the strangest of reptiles.而這兩個不同世界的交界處Seagoing iguanas.生活著最奇異的爬行動物They are vegetarians,海鬣蜥but since theres little food for them on the land,它們是素食者marine iguanas

26、 graze on the sea floor.但由于島上沒有能吃的食物A big male like this one can dive to 30 metres所以海鬣蜥以海底的植物為食and hold his breath for half an hour.這種體型的雄性海鬣蜥可潛到水下三十米There are more than 7,000 individuals屏住呼吸長達半小時on Fernandina alone.僅在費爾南迪納島上And by bringing nutrients from the sea to the land,就有超過七千只海鬣蜥the iguanas he

27、lp other animals to survive here, too.它們往返近海獲取食物養活自己Crabs feed on dead skin on the iguanas back同時還幫助了其它動物在此生存and, in turn, provide a welcome exfoliation service.紅石蟹以海鬣蜥背上的死皮為食While smaller lizards prey on the flies that pester the colony.反過來也熱情地為它們提供去角質服務But not all the relationships on this island

28、are so harmonious.小型蜥蜴還捕食糾纏海鬣蜥的蒼蠅Marine iguanas lay their eggs in sand.但島上的生存關系并不是都如此和諧In June, when the hatchlings emerge, they are vulnerable.海鬣蜥將蛋下在沙子里They must join the adults at the edge of the sea.每到六月 剛破殼的小鬣蜥異常脆弱But the journey will be a dangerous one.它們必須到海邊與成年海鬣蜥匯合Racer snakes.但這將是一次危險的旅程Th

29、e snakes miss their chance.游蛇But more babies are hatching.游蛇錯失了這次機會And now the snakes are on the alert.但還有更多的小鬣蜥將孵化而出This is the best feeding opportunity they will get all year.這些游蛇正虎視眈眈On flat ground, a baby iguana can outrun a racer snake.這是它們一年里最佳的捕食時機But others are waiting in ambush.小鬣蜥在平地上跑得比游蛇

30、快Another hatchling has但周圍還有其他蛇在埋伏its first glimpse of a dangerous world.另一只剛孵化的小鬣蜥A snakes eyes arent very good,第一次見識了這個危險的世界but they can detect movement.蛇的視力并不是很好So if the hatchling keeps its nerve,但它們可以感知到移動物體it may just avoid detection.所以如果這只小鬣蜥能保持冷靜A near miraculous escape.也許能逃出它們的視線The lucky su

31、rvivors can begin learning the unique way of life近乎奇跡地逃出生天有幸活下來的小鬣蜥可以開始學習demanded by this hostile island.應對這座危險島嶼的獨特方式了Although marine iguanas are expert swimmers,盡管海鬣蜥是游泳的行家they cant cross open oceans.它們也無法橫渡廣闊的大海But even the stormiest waters are no barrier for birds.但再洶涌的海水都無法阻擋鳥類Gale force winds

32、and cold temperatures make the陣陣烈風加之低溫sub-Antarctic islands off New Zealand讓新西蘭亞南極地區的這座島嶼particularly unwelcoming in winter.在冬天變得尤其不友好But, when the brief summer comes,但當短暫的夏日來臨時temperatures rise and winds slacken.這里將變得風和日麗Its now that visitors arrive.正是游客到訪的好時節All here to breed before winter returns

33、.都趁著冬天來臨之前來這里繁殖Theres the Snares penguins.這些是斯島黃眉企鵝Shearwaters come, too.海鷗也來到這里This is an excellent place for them to dig their nesting burrows,因為沒有天敵能夠靠近這里for no predators have managed to get here.這里成為海鷗挖掘地窩的絕佳場所Soon the island is crowded with birds.很快島上會到處都是鳥Every one of them eager to每只鳥都急切地想充分利用

34、make the most of the short breeding season.他們短暫的繁育季節But not everyone has a partner.但并不是所有鳥都有伴侶A male Bullers albatross waits for his mate.一只雄性新西蘭信天翁正等待另一半的到來Each year they spend six months apart, travelling the ocean.每年他們都將分開六個月 各自在海上飛行They reunite here to breed.他們將在這里匯合生育下一代But this year, shes late

35、.但今年 雌性信天翁還沒有到No, thats not her.不 那不是她The other birds come and go.其他鳥兒來來往往The clock is ticking.時間所剩無幾If she doesnt appear soon,如果雌性信天翁還不出現it could be too late for them to breed successfully.他們將錯過順利繁衍后代的機會Every morning the shearwaters每天清晨海鷗飛離這里fly off to collect food for their young.為他們的孩子尋找食物Everybo

36、dy else seems to be getting on with it.每只鳥兒似乎都在抓緊干The shearwaters return marks another lost day.海鷗的歸來意味著又一天過去了There are three million birds on the island,這個島上有三百萬只鳥but only one matters to him.但他只在乎那一只Could this be her?這會是她嗎At last.總算回來啦At first, hes a little coy.一開始雄性信天翁還有些害羞But not for long.但很快就放開了

37、They greet each other with the special dance他們用多年來練成的獨特舞蹈theyve perfected over many years.向彼此表示問候There is much to do如果他們還打算在冬天來臨前養育孩子if theyre to raise a chick before winter returns.要做的事情還有很多But when you have been apart for six months,但當你和某人分開大半年some things cant be rushed.有些事需要慢慢來Islands in warm tro

38、pical waters地處溫暖熱帶海域的島嶼dont experience seasonal extremes.無法體驗極端的季節變化The Seychelles, lying off the coast of East Africa,位于非洲東海岸的塞舌爾群島provide a sanctuary for sea birds all the year round.是海鳥們全年的庇護天堂Fairy Terns are permanent residents.塞舌爾白燕鷗是這里的永久居民They take a fairly relaxed view about what constitutes

39、 a nest.它們筑巢并不講究A bare branch is quite enough.一根光禿禿的樹枝就足夠了Climbing onto it to incubate has to be done with care.不過爬上去孵蛋需要格外小心Once a year, the noddies arrive.每年白燕鷗都會來一次They do make nests,它們老實筑窩and Pisonia trees provide their young腺果藤樹能讓小鳥的幼年with a rather less precarious start in life.過得安全一些Nesting on

40、 this island looks idyllic.在這個島上筑巢看起來幾乎完美But behind the beauty, theres a sinister side.但美麗的表象后也有危險的一面The Seychelles fody makes quick work of an unattended egg.塞舌爾福迪雀偷襲了無人照看的蛋She knows somethings not quite right,她知道事情有點不太對勁but her drive to incubate is strong.但她孵化的意愿很強烈The noddies too have a problem.黑

41、燕鷗也遇上了麻煩As their chicks grow,隨著雛鳥一天天長大so the pisonia trees develop seeds that are sticky腺果藤樹長出了黏黏的and equipped with hooks.帶有倒鉤的種子By the time the young noddies leave,新一代黑燕鷗離巢的時候they carry these hitchhiking seeds away to other islands.會帶著這些搭順風車的種子前往其它島嶼But sometimes the pisonia trees are too successfu

42、l.但有時腺果藤樹的策略過于成功If a fledgling, testing out its wings, drops to the ground,如果幼鳥在學習飛翔時跌落地面it can get covered with the seeds.它身上會掛滿這些種子Entangled and weighed down,汁液粘膩 越粘越重if it cant free itself,the youngster will starve.如果它擺脫不了 就會餓死The pisonia may have failed to disperse these seeds.這樣腺果藤的種子無法傳播這也是人們稱

43、腺果藤樹為捕鳥樹的原因但種子扎根很快就有好肥料了.but it will soon have fertiliser for its roots.白燕鷗又下了一顆蛋This is why some people call the pisonia the Bird catcher tree.現在她要養一只小鳥了The fairy tern laid another egg,這只小鳥很幸運and now she has a tiny chick to feed.等它羽翼豐滿之時This chick is lucky.腺果藤樹種子已經傳播完畢By the time it fledges,它們帶來的危險

44、也將不復存在the pisonia seeds will have dispersed,再詩情畫意的島嶼and the danger they brought will be gone.島上的動物也要面臨挑戰Even the most idyllic-looking of islands presents challenges但它們眼前的最大威脅已經改變for the animals living there.這是印度洋上的圣誕島But the greatest threat they face is change.數百萬年以來Christmas Island in the Indian Oc

45、ean.這塊遙遠的陸地一直被蟹類統治著For millions of years,它們的祖先來自海洋this remote speck of land has been ruled by crabs.但絕大多數品種現在已經適應了陸地上的生活Their ancestors came from the sea,鑒于它們的數量眾多but most have now adopted a land-based existence.彼此之間還算相對和諧Given there are so many of them,它們是這個小小蟹類烏托邦的園丁和守衛they get on relatively harmo

46、niously.每年它們都會回到海洋中進行繁殖Theyre the gardeners and caretakers of a tiny crab utopia.而紅蟹大遷徙Once a year, they must all return to the sea to breed,是地球是最偉大的自然奇觀之一and the march of the red crabs遷徙的紅蟹數量多達五千萬只is one of the greatest natural spectacles on earth.這一景象讓這座島嶼舉世聞名There are 50 million of them.但近些年來Its

47、an event that has brought the island worldwide fame.數以百萬的紅蟹未能成功抵達海洋But in recent years,一種入侵物種占領了這座島嶼millions of red crabs havent managed to reach the sea.黃瘋蟻An invader has occupied this island.它們搭乘來訪的船只來到島上Yellow crazy ants.由于缺乏天敵控制They escaped from visiting ships它們在森林里建立了巨大的超級蟻群and with no predator

48、s to control them,當遷徙的紅蟹經過它們的領地時they have now created vast super colonies in the forest.黃瘋蟻便展開攻擊When migrating red crabs march into their territory,它們朝紅蟹的雙眼和嘴中噴射酸液the ants attack.紅蟹毫無還手之力Squirting acid into the crabs eyes and mouths.雙目失明 迷失方向The crabs have no defence.它們便死定了.theyre doomed.Blinded and

49、 confused.Humans brought these ant invaders here,是人類把這些螞蟻入侵者帶上了島and now humans are having to control them.而現在人類不得不采取措施控制局面Isolated communities may evolve與世隔絕的動物群落from millions of years in relative peace.可能在數百萬年內演化出了相對穩定的生態But, when new challenges arrive, they can struggle to cope.但當新挑戰來襲 它們只能盡力去應對Of

50、 all the species that have become extinct in recent years,近年來瀕于滅絕的物種之中around 80% have been islanders.大約百分之八十是島嶼物種Our impact on the Earth is greater today人類對地球所造成的影響than ever before.比以往任何時候都要深遠Yet some islands are so remote然而有些島嶼是如此偏遠that few humans have even set foot on them.以至于幾乎沒有人類踏足Zavodovski Is

51、land is one.扎沃多夫斯基島就是一例It lies in the great Southern Ocean.它地處南太平洋Its not only surrounded by the stormiest of seas,不僅被最猛烈的海洋風暴所環繞it is itself an active volcano.而且本身就是座活火山Its the last place on Earth you would choose to live.這里是地球上你最不愿居住的地方Unless youre a chinstrap penguin.除非你是一只南極帽帶企鵝There is plenty o

52、f food in these waters, but to exploit it,這里的水域食物充足 但若想享用美食the penguins have to risk their lives.這些企鵝得冒著生命危險Life here is dangerous in the extreme.這里的生活險象環生But there are some benefits from living on a volcano.但生活在火山上還是有一些好處的Its warmth melts the snow early in the year.火山的熱量每年早早地融化了積雪And, by January, t

53、he Antarctics mid-summer,到了一月 南極地區的仲夏時節the island is covered in chicks.整座島被小企鵝覆蓋Parents take turns at guarding them雙親輪流守護幼崽until theyre large enough to be left alone.直到它們成長到足以獨立生活This mothers chicks are hungry,這幾只小鳥餓了but she has no food left to give them.但母親沒有食物可以喂它們Their survival depends on their f

54、ather生存與否取決于它們的父親returning with the next meal.能否帶著食物歸來But some dont make it.有些企鵝確實一去不返Skuas harass the colony,賊鷗不斷侵擾著企鵝種群hoping to snatch a chick.希望能趁機叼走一只雛鳥She cant risk leaving them.母親不能冒險離開自己的雛鳥Everything will be fine, as long as their father comes back soon.只要父親盡快回來 情況就會好轉80公里的海域捕魚他前往遠離海岸但他現在離家不

55、遠了Hes been fishing 50 miles offshore,對于他和這里所有的企鵝父母來說but now hes not far away.歸途中最糟糕的一段還在后面For him, however, and for all the other parents here,他的小腳爪幫助他the worst of the journey is still to come.攀附住陡峭的火山巖Tiny claws help him對于這些往返的企鵝來說to get whatever grip he can on the rough lava.現在是高峰時刻For these commu

56、ters,有些企鵝今天不太順利its rush hour.這位父親要走三公里的路才能到家Some have had a really bad day.肚里塞滿食物 路越發難走The father now has a two-mile walk to the nest,周圍還有全球數量最龐大的企鵝種群and a stomach loaded with food doesnt help.但由于他每隔一天就要走一遍This is the largest penguin colony in the world.閉著眼睛都能找到回巢的路But as he makes the same journey e

57、very other day,巨大的種群數量確實能保證安全he should be able to do it with his eyes closed.但當你試圖尋找自己的巢穴之時Its true that there can be safety in numbers,這也會成為問題but numbers can also be something of a problem母親依然在等待when youre trying to find your own nest.小鳥們快要絕望了The mother is still waiting.在這震耳欲聾的叫聲之中Her chicks are no

58、w desperate.他可以辨識出對方特有的聲音In the midst of all this deafening chorus,總算回來了he can recognise her particular cry.兩只雛鳥都能飽餐一頓At last.點頭示意之后 他們的母親出發了Both chicks will get a meal.輪到她外出捕食了With a head bob of acknowledgement, their mother now leaves.這種艱難的往返Its her turn to do the feeding run.是這些企鵝為了庇護所付出的代價This f

59、ormidable commute is the price也許在我們看來 這樣的天堂很奇怪these penguins pay for sanctuary.但是對于一百五十萬只企鵝來說A strange vision of paradise to us, perhaps,這座島嶼滿足了全部所需but, for one and a half million penguins,島嶼可能既偏遠而又微不足道this island has it all.但它們仍是地球上某些珍貴動物的家園Islands may seem remote and insignificant,but they are hom

60、e to some of the most precious wildlife on Earth.行星地球拍攝日記The expedition to film on the island of Zavodovski前往扎沃多夫斯基島進行拍攝was the most intrepid shoot of the series.是整個攝制過程中最勇敢的旅程To ensure its success, the team have called in為了確保拍攝成功 攝制組找來了Antarctic expert Jerome Poncet,南極研究專家杰羅姆龐賽特one of the few peopl