翻译：SniperGUO
在美洲的中心
In the heart of the Americas
大陆板块的碰撞地带
where continents collide
有一片有着富饶自然资源的土地
there's a land full of natural riches.
一片有着高山巨岭的土地
A land of towering giants...
有炎热的沙漠
..scorching sands...
和隐秘的河流
..and secret rivers...
这是一片伟大文明崛起过..
..where great civilisations rose...
又消逝了的地方
..and fell.
但热情积极的精神依然被继承了下来
To succeed here takes passion and spirit.
这是一个有着丰富多彩的文化的国度
This is a country rich in colour and culture.
这是一场生命的狂欢
A festival of life.
这里是墨西哥
This is Mexico.
墨西哥
地球生命的狂欢
山林世界
在墨西哥东北边是一片山的世界
In the far north-east of Mexico is an ancient mountain world...
塞拉尼亚德布罗山区
Serranias del Burro.
这里是许多生物的家园
It's home to an abundance of creatures.
其中最令人惊叹的居民
And its most surprising resident
是黑熊
is the black bear.
这只熊妈妈有3只刚刚8个月大的熊宝宝
This mother has three young cubs,just eight months old.
现在是秋天
It's autumn
全家人都需要养秋膘
and the family needs to fatten up
为冬眠做准备
before the winter hibernation.
今年 橡树上橡果累累
This year, the oak trees are laden with acorns -
这是一种重要的脂肪来源
an important source of fat.
黑熊们有很多吃的东西
The bears have plenty to eat
但在这里最大的挑战是找到足够的饮用水源
but their challenge here is finding enough to drink.
石灰岩质的山脉吸收了雨水
The limestone mountains soak up the rain
所以这里没有稳定持久的河流
so there are no permanent streams.
但黑熊很幸运
Fortunately for the bears
这里有另外一种水源
there is another source of water.
塞拉尼亚德布罗是良好的畜牧地区
Serranias del Burro is prime cattle country
牧场主们汲取地下泉水为它们的牲畜提供全年的饮水
and the ranchers provide year-round water for their herds by tapping into underground springs.
这水池像磁铁一般吸引了所有动物
The water tanks are a magnet for all.
母熊和她的幼崽们
Mother bear, with her young cubs
必须小心地靠近
must approach with caution.
黑熊偶尔会杀死牛
Bears occasionally kill cows
所以牧场主们让牛的牛角长的很长
so the ranchers let their cows' horns grow long
作为对熊的一种威慑
as a natural bear deterrent.
黑熊一家得到了警告
The family gets the message -
清晰而明了
loud and clear.
牛群已经喝饱了
The cattle have had their fill
现在黑熊一家的机会来了
now it's the family's chance.
但还有其他人也看中了这个水池
But someone else has got his eye on the tank.
一只大公熊
A big male.
最好还是避开他
He's best avoided.
这只公熊不仅想喝水
This male wants more than a drink
他还想在这“浴缸”里洗个凉水澡
he wants to cool off in his tub.
终于完事了...
At last...
墨西哥的黑熊曾一度濒临灭绝
Mexico's black bears were once on the brink of extinction
但它们在像塞拉尼亚德布罗的山中躲藏并坚持生存了下来
but they clung on in mountain hideaways like Serranias del Burro.
这些牧场主不仅仅容留了黑熊
The ranchers here don't just tolerate the bears
他们还帮助了它们
they help them out
甚至给小熊修了个垫脚石
even providing a leg up for the cubs.
黑熊数量持续增长
The population is flourishing,
这片山区成为了北美地区黑熊的重要栖息地
making this mountain world an important stronghold for bears in North America.
墨西哥是个幅员辽阔的国家
Mexico is a vast country
有2000英里长的地区
around 2,000 miles long...
被大型山脉所占据
..dominated by a great range of mountains
马德雷山脉
the Sierra Madre...
山脉从北部的美墨边界
..stretching all the way from the country's northern border with the United States
向南一直延伸到危地马拉边境
down to its southern border with Guatemala.
沿着墨西哥的这些岩石屋脊往下走
Travel down Mexico's rocky spine -
还有更多多彩多样的山川世界
and there are many more diverse mountain worlds.
它们中最伟大的山脉都在这个国家的西北边
The grandest of them all is found in the north-west of the country
在一个叫做“铜峡谷”的地区
in a region known as Copper Canyon
占地二万五千平方英里
covering 25,000 square miles.
一片迷宫般的峡谷
A maze of gorges
有些甚至比美国大峡谷还要深
some even deeper than the Grand Canyon.
在16世纪 西班牙殖民者来到这里
In the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors came here
寻找黄金与白银
hunting for gold and silver.
但他们不是第一批到访者
But they weren't the first to arrive.
塔拉乌马拉族（可能有误）在这片山区生活了2000多年
The Raramuri have lived in these mountains for over 2,000 years.
为了逃避西班牙矿主的奴役
To escape slavery in Spanish mines
许多人在最难以到达的地方找到了避难所
many sought refuge in the most inaccessible places.
为了能快速穿梭于峡谷广阔的地形中
To navigate the canyon's vast terrain quickly
塔拉乌马拉人成为了高超的长跑能手
the Raramuri became skilled long-distance runners...
他们能奔跑200多英里而不用停歇
able to cover 200 miles without stopping.
几世纪来在高海拔地区的奔跑
Centuries of running at high altitude
使他们成为了无与伦比的耐力运动员
has made them unrivalled endurance athletes.
如今 塔拉乌马拉人仍然生活在铜峡谷中遥远的地区
Today, the Raramuri still live in remote regions of the Copper Canyon
长跑依然是他们文化中一个重要的部分
and running remains an important part of their culture.
妹妹卡门 梅克希达和艾丽达
Sisters Carmen, Mequejilda and Elida
来自于一个荣耀的跑者家族
are from a proud family of runners.
他们的兄弟桑托已经是一名冠军了
Their brother, Santos, is already a champion
赢得过几次马拉松比赛
winning several marathons.
但今天
But today
是他妹妹们的比赛
it's his sisters' turn.
他们的传统跑鞋叫做“瓦达奇”
Their traditional running sandals called huaraches
以前用动物皮革制作
once fashioned from animal hide
现在则是用旧车胎
are now made from old car tyres.
他们从小就开始穿这种鞋
Wearing them from childhood
以强化腿脚的肌肉
strengthens the foot muscles
并使足弓变硬
and stiffens the arches of the feet.
塔拉乌马拉新的一代
Preparing this new generation of Raramuri
正准备开始人生中的长跑
for a life on the move.
她们将前往最近的镇子进行比赛
They are heading to the nearest town for a race.
在普罗奇镇
Here in the town of Porochi
比赛的日子让远方的邻居得以齐聚一堂
a race day is a chance for distant neighbours to catch up.
女孩们的比赛在第一天
The girls' race is the first of the day.
她们将跑完超过3英里的路程
They will be competing over three miles.
1
Uno
2
dos
3
tres
出发！
fuera!
在这个传统的团队项目里
In this traditional team event
姑娘们在第一圈扔一个环 叫作“阿丽乎塔”
the girls toss a hoop, called an arihueta, for the first lap.
一圈结束
One lap down
另一圈又开始
one to go.
妹妹艾丽达现在拿到了阿丽乎塔
Sister Elida now takes the arihueta.
第一个带着环越过重点线的人获胜
The first hoop to cross the finishing line wins.
最后 是一段直路
At last, the home straight.
艾丽达第一个到达了终点线
Elida is first to cross the finish line...
再次刷新了她家的获胜记录
..upholding her family's winning record.
比赛一直持续到晚上
The races continue long into the night.
墨西哥是拉丁美洲土著人口最多的国家之一
Mexico has one of the largest indigenous populations in Latin America.
有超过2500万人
More than 25 million people
和68种不同的语言
and 68 different languages.
铜峡谷中的生活
Living in the Copper Canyon
影响了塔拉乌马拉人的整个生活方式
has moulded the Raramuri's whole way of life.
墨西哥的群山世界
All of Mexico's mountain worlds
塑造了各种各样的生活方式
shape life in profoundly different ways.
没有其他地方
Nowhere is this more apparent
比南边这1000英里的奇特群山更引人注目了
than among a very unusual group of mountains 1,000 miles to the south
古老的大陆板块活动挤压了这块大陆
where ancient tectonic events have crumpled the land...
格尔达山脉是一片富饶的山脉
The Sierra Gorda, or opulent mountains.
这里温带与热带交界
Here, the temperate and tropical collide
创造了镶嵌在这里的一个个不同的栖息地
creating a mosaic of different habitats.
在这一地区
In this one region
就有超过2000种不同的植物
there are more than 2000 different types of plant...
340多种鸟类
..over 340 bird species...
和800多种蝴蝶
..and 800 kinds of butterfly.
童话般的橡树林就像个秘密花园
Fairy tale oak forests are a secret garden
里面住满了各种多彩的热带物种
for more colourful tropical species.
其中最迷人的是
The most bewitching of all
兰花
orchids.
百万年来
Over millions of years
这些花发展出了一段不同寻常的生物关系
these flowers have developed an unusual relationship
兰花与一种漂亮的生物
with a very colourful character...
兰蜂
..the orchid bee.
由于每年蓝花开花的花期只有几个月
For just a few months each year,when the orchids are in bloom
兰蜂会成群结队地来拜访它们
the orchid bees visit them in droves.
不是为了吸取它们的花蜜
Not to sip their nectar -
而是用它们前脚的刷子刮取香油
but to sweep up fragrant oils using brushes on their front feet.
它们把香油刮到它们后肢上特殊的袋子里
They scrape the oils into a special pouch on their hind legs.
这些兰蜂正调制着它们自己的香水
These orchid bees are mixing their own cologne...
原料是搜集自森林里的80种不同的香料
..made from up to 80 different scents collected from the forest.
这种复杂的香味
This complex fragrance
能帮助雄蜂吸引雌蜂
helps males attract females.
最香的香油
The most fragrant oils
产自于一种特别的兰花
are produced by one very special kind of orchid...
奇唇兰
..Stanhopea.
这种兰花每年只盛开一天
This orchid blooms for just one day each year.
在这关键的24小时内
In this crucial 24 hours
它必须把花粉传的够远
it must spread its pollen far and wide.
它一盛开
As soon as it opens
就释放出催眠般的香味
the flower emits a hypnotic perfume...
问起来就像新鲜的肉桂
..that smells like freshly ground cinnamon...
这让兰蜂极度兴奋
..sending the orchid bees into delirium.
但奇唇兰的芳香掩饰了一个精明的企图
But Stanhopea's sweet smell belies a cunning purpose.
它的花瓣上覆盖着光滑的油滴
Its petals are covered in slippery oil droplets.
它们复杂的形状会迫使兰蜂往后走
And their intricate shape forces the bee to walk backwards.
兰蜂一滑
The bee slips
兰花的花粉就粘在了兰蜂身上
and the orchid sticks a packet of pollen onto its back...
兰蜂就不知不觉地把花粉带给了其他的奇唇兰
..which it will unwittingly carry to other Stanhopea flowers.
兰花仅用一天就传播出了花粉
With its pollen distributed in just a single day
而兰花的使命也已完成
the flowers' job is done.
当太阳升起
As the sun sets
花瓣就会凋谢并死去
the petals wilt and die.
沿着墨西哥的屋脊向南深入
Travel further south down Mexico's spine
古老山峰在这个国家肥沃的中心地带与年轻的山脉隔开了
and ancient peaks give way to younger mountains in the fertile heart of the country.
这片土地大部分海拔都超过了6000英尺
Much of this land is over 6,000ft above sea-level.
这里有广阔的农田和松、橡树林景观
A landscape of extensive farmland and pine oak forest.
这片土地如此富饶
The soils here are especially rich
是因为这里是一位不安分巨人的家园
because this is the home of restless giants.
波波卡特佩特火山是墨西哥第二高峰
Popocatepetl is Mexico's second-highest peak...
海拔超过3英里
..over three miles above sea-level
而且还在不断增长
and still growing.
它是这个国家最活跃的火山
It's the country's most active volcano.
墨西哥是地球上火山活动最活跃的地方之一
Mexico is one of the most volcanically active places on earth
因为它处在3个大陆板块的碰撞点上
because it lies at the collision point of three tectonic plates
形成的巨大山脉横跨在墨西哥中部地区
producing a great chain of mountains that stretch right across central Mexico
著名的“跨火山带”
known as the Transvolcanic Belt
有超过20座活火山
with more than 20 active volcanoes.
它们可以带来死亡与毁灭
They can cause death and destruction
但也能带来勃勃的生机
but they're also givers of life.
火山灰让土壤变得肥沃
Their volcanic ash enriches the soil
使得这里成为墨西哥最高产的地区
making this a highly productive region of Mexico...
和最宜居的地区
..and the most inhabited.
墨西哥首都 墨西哥城
The country's capital, Mexico City
位于火山阴影下的高原上
lies on a high plateau in the shadow of volcanoes.
大约一万年前 人们才首次在此定居
People first settled here almost 10,000 years ago.
这里是多姿多彩的
It's a riot of colour...
热闹的声音
..noise...
和丰富的文化
and culture.
这座庞杂的城市是超过两千万人的家园
This sprawling mega-city is home to over 20 million people
这里80%的食物
and 80% of all the food consumed here
都来自于同一个地方
comes from a single place...
世界上最大的食品批发市场
..the largest wholesale food market in the world...
阿巴斯托大市集
..La Central de Abasto.
每天都有三万吨的各种产品在此交易
30,000 tonnes of produce changes hands every day...
大多数产品都生长于墨西哥的火山带上
..much of it grown on Mexico's volcanic belt.
这个国家最具代表性的食物
The country's most iconic foods
辣椒 玉米和鳄梨
chillies, maize and avocados
都生产于墨西哥的高原上
all originate in Mexico's Highlands.
很多产品都出口到世界各地
Many are exported worldwide
有一种产品更是享誉世界
and there's one product that's earned a formidable reputation.
我第一次尝试的时候
我已经做好了骑牛的准备
我非常紧张
大伙儿跟我说
“来杯龙舌兰吧”
那我就说
“一起尝尝吧”
它确实让我平复了紧张的情绪
但是
那酒真烈！
16岁的马丁是个业余骑手
16-year-old Martin is a sometime bull rider
他的全职是
but a full-time jimador
收割蓝色龙舌兰植株的农夫
a farmer who harvests the blue agave plant...
这是龙舌兰酒最重要的原料
..the essential ingredient of tequila.
我舅舅教会了我如何收割
我的舅舅奇普
这技艺是从他舅舅那里传承下来的
这种植物在收割之前要生长10年才会成熟
Agave plants can take a decade to mature before the plant is cut down.
削掉尖利的叶子
By slicing away the spiky leaves
剩下的就是收割者们需要的
the jimadores expose what they're after
多汁的甜心
the sugar rich heart
——pina（凤梨状的茎）
the pina.
马丁在火山的阴影下收割龙舌兰
Martin toils in the shadow of Volcan de Tequila
这座火山上次爆发在22万年前
which last erupted 220,000 years ago...
它古老的火山灰
..its ancient ash
造就了这片肥沃的红壤
fertilising the rich red soils.
仅仅在墨西哥的哈利斯科州
This one region of Mexico, Jalisco
就生产了全国80%的龙舌兰酒
produces 80% of the country's tequila
它们在特殊的酿酒厂中制作出来
crafted in special distilleries.
甜心先经过烘烤然后捣碎
The pinas are first roasted and then crushed
挤压出里面丰富的甜汁
squeezing out the sugar-rich juices.
再经过发酵
These are then fermented.
酵母把糖分转化成酒精
Yeast turns the sugar into alcohol.
最后 经过蒸馏
Finally, it's distilled...
极品的龙舌兰酒就生产出来了
producing the highest grade tequila.
为了提升作物的质量
To improve the quality of their crops
一些农民开始尝试新的东西
some farmers are trying something new.
两百年来第一次
For the first time in 200 years
农民让一部分龙舌兰一直长到开花
they are letting a proportion of their agave go into flower.
这些植株将糖分注入到了高耸的花朵里
The plants funnel all their sugars into towering blooms...
对制作龙舌兰酒毫无用处
..rendering them useless for tequila
但这为一些濒危的龙舌兰种类提供了一线生机
but offering a lifeline for a threatened species.
数千只小型的雌性长鼻蝙蝠
Thousands of female lesser long-nosed bats
一起越过墨西哥的山脉迁徙到北边的洞穴进行繁殖
migrate along Mexico's mountains to reach their breeding caves in the north.
它们一夜能飞行60多英里
They can fly over 60 miles a night
但需要频繁地吸食甜美的花蜜
and need frequent sips of sugar-rich nectar.
龙舌兰则为它们提供了重要的食物来源
The agave provides them with a critical source of food.
蝙蝠也有利于帮助农民给作物传播花粉
The bats also benefit the farmers by pollinating their crop.
如果他们的龙舌兰能和其他种类的花粉混合
If their agave is exposed to a greater mix of pollens
这些植株就会更强壮 更能抵御疾病
the plants will be stronger and more resilient to disease.
通过帮助蝙蝠
By helping the bats
种植龙舌兰的农民也守护了自己的未来
the agave farmers are safeguarding their own future...
也确保了墨西哥标志性的饮料得以继续传承
..and ensuring the continued legacy of Mexico's most iconic drink.
墨西哥中部的山脉吸引了当地人近千年
Central Mexico's mountains have attracted people for millennia.
巨大的帝国在火山带的中心崛起
Immense empires grew in this volcanic heartland...
一些城市的遗迹
..and the remnants of some of their cities
依然屹立不倒
still stand.
1500年前
1,500 years ago
特奥蒂瓦坎是一座繁荣的大都市
Teotihuacan was a thriving metropolis
十万多人的家园
home to over 100,000 people.
但也许这里最著名的古老帝国
But perhaps the most famous ancient empire here
是阿兹特克
was the Aztecs.
他们在15和16世纪统治着墨西哥中部
They dominated central Mexico in the 15th and 16th centuries.
阿兹特克人认为山脉联通着地球与天堂
Aztecs believed mountains connected Earth to the heavens
还有地狱
and the underworld.
在墨西哥城以南50英里是迪坡斯特兰神庙
50 miles south of Mexico City is the Temple of Tepozteco.
这座神庙已经被遗弃很久了
This shrine was abandoned long ago
但一种机智聪明的动物已经把它当作了家
but a very resourceful animal has since made it home...
长鼻浣熊
..coatis.
它们是浣熊家族中最具社会性的一种
They are the most social of the raccoon family...
一个族群能有30只之多
..forming bands up to 30 strong.
它们一般生活在开阔的热带丛林里
They normally live in tropical woodlands and open forest.
长鼻浣熊是杂食动物
Coatis are omnivores.
它们几乎什么都吃
They can eat pretty much anything.
在迪坡斯特兰
Here at Tepozteco
选择更是多样
there are plenty of options.
这个重要的古代遗迹吸引了了许多游客
This important archaeological site attracts many visitors
而游客就给浣熊带来了各种机会
and tourists bring opportunities.
这可不是普通的浣熊家族
This is no ordinary coati clan.
这些适应性极强的动物
These adaptable animals
成为了技艺高超的小偷
have become artful thieves.
长鼻浣熊的蓬勃发展
The coatis are thriving here
得益于团队合作
thanks to teamwork
和无耻偷袭
and a shameless streak.
在火山地带的中心
Below the volcanic heartland
墨西哥马德雷山脉向南延伸到了热带
Mexico's Sierra Madre stretches on south towards the tropics.
在最南端
At its southernmost tip
与太平洋相遇
where it meets the Pacific Ocean,
山脉抬升了从海上翻滚而来的水汽云层
the mountains catch the moisture from clouds rolling in off the sea.
这里的降雨量占全墨西哥的10%
10% of all of Mexico's rain is captured here
创造了葱郁的著名的艾尔凯旋云雾森林
helping to create a lush cloud forest known as El Triunfo.
湿度
The combination of humidity
高度和温度组成了生命蓬勃发展的完美条件
altitude and warmth makes the perfect conditions for life to flourish.
这座神秘的山脉是许多稀有生物的家园
This secret mountain world is home to an abundance of rare creatures
很多生物不曾在地球其他地方发现
many found nowhere else on earth.
高耸的树冠
High in the canopy
距地面有100英尺
100ft off the ground
上面生活着鳄鱼树蜥蜴
lives the alligator tree lizard...
角冠雉 是一个远古鸟类家族最后的幸存者
and the horned guan,The last survivor of an ancient bird family
它已经独立进化了三千多万年
it's been evolving independently for more than 30 million years.
在森林的空地上 雄性长尾侏儒鸟通过跳舞来吸引雌鸟
In forest clearings, male long-tailed manakins dance to entice females
这种仪式可能需要十年才能做得完美
a ritual that may take a decade to perfect.
深入到这片云雾林的中心
Travel deeper into the heart of this cloud forest
你可能会发现埃尔凯旋的实质精神
and you might discover the true spirit of El Triunfo...
一种罕见如传说般的生物
..a mythical creature rarely seen.
古代的阿兹特克人将其视为圣物
Sacred to the ancient Aztecs
对它们羽毛的珍视甚过黄金
who treasured its feathers more than gold.
它被认为是美洲最漂亮的鸟
It's considered the most beautiful bird in the Americas...
名如其型
..the aptly named
叫做凤尾绿咬鹃
resplendent quetzal.
在交配季节
It's the mating season
雄鸟三英寸长的尾羽
and these males' three-foot-long tail feathers
帮助他成功找到了伴侣
have helped him successfully attract a mate.
现在他需要养育一个年轻的家庭
Now he has a young family to feed.
他不知疲倦的工作了一个月来满足小鸟们贪婪的胃口
He works tirelessly for a month to satisfy his brood's voracious appetite.
他那葱郁繁茂的家园满是野果和昆虫
His lush Mexican home is brimming with fruit and insects.
在交配季节结束时
At the end of the mating season
他会脱落那华丽的尾羽
he will drop his spectacular tail feathers
但是绿咬鹃每年还会长出新的尾羽
but the quetzal grows a new train every year.
只有在如此富饶的山林栖息地
Only in such a rich mountain habitat
才能让动物们投入这么多精力来寻找它的好处
can animals afford to devote so much energy to looking this good.
从北到南
From north to south
墨西哥所有的山川世界都是独一无二的
all of Mexico's mountain worlds are unique.
其中有些十分诱人
And some are so inviting
使得动物们长途跋涉才能到达这里
they compel creatures to journey vast distances to reach them.
每年冬天 有种生物要跋涉近3000英里
Every winter, one creature travels nearly 3,000 miles
从遥远的加拿大
from as far as Canada
来到这个特别的地方 墨西哥中部的高山地区
to this special place, high in the mountains of central Mexico.
这些树似乎是被树叶裹住了
The trees seem to be draped in leaves
但实际上
but in fact
它们是被数百万只纤弱的生灵所覆盖着
they are coated in millions of delicate creatures.
安静
Silent
纹丝不动
unmoving
它们是帝王蝶
..monarch butterflies.
它们有数以百万之多
In their hundreds of millions.
这些欧亚梅尔杉树林
These oyamel fir forests
是它们完美的冬季庇护所
are their perfect winter sanctuary.
低温使它们的新陈代谢慢了下来
The low temperatures slow their metabolism
让蝴蝶处于昏睡状态长达5个月之久
putting the butterflies in a trance for five long months.
山上的薄雾可以防止它们干枯
Mountain mists prevent them from drying out.
而高大的杉树能保护它们免受冬季风雪的侵扰
And the towering firs help protect them from winter storms...
以确保他们不会被冻僵
..ensuring they don't freeze.
千百年来
For thousands of years
这些帝王蝶对墨西哥山区的人们有着特殊的意义
these monarchs have had a special significance for the people of Mexico's mountains
他们认为蝴蝶是死者的灵魂
who believe the butterflies to be the spirits of the dead
从天堂重返到人间
returning to Earth from the heavens.
而他们在冬天到来
And their arrival in winter
也和墨西哥日历上的一个重要节日不谋而合
coincides with one of the most important events in the Mexican calendar.
亡灵节
Dia de Los Muertos
死者的纪念日
- The Day of the Dead.
在马德雷山脉中的村庄
In villages across the Sierra Madre
像卡塔琳娜这样的家庭正纪念着已经去世的亲人
families like Catalina's are remembering those who have passed on.
我做了一个祭台
来祭奠对我最重要的两个人
我的父亲和我的丈夫
我的丈夫
卡塔琳娜和她的家人一起围绕着她丈夫的坟墓
Catalina and her family gather around her husband's grave.
我的孩子 我的孙子和我一起守夜
我们会感觉到
我们全家人都在这里的时候
我们失去的亲人也会和我在一起
全家团聚
是很重要的
我们为他送去光明
没有什么比
给他光明更重要了
家人会让蜡烛一直燃烧 直到第一缕曙光出现
The family keep their candles burning until first light.
但并不只是他们一家
But they are not alone.
今夜 数百万只蜡烛将照亮整个墨西哥
Tonight, millions of candles are lit throughout Mexico...
帮人们把所爱之人的亡灵领回家中
..helping to guide the spirits of loved ones back home.
这场为逝者举办的聚会才刚刚开始
The party for the dead has only just begun.
很多墨西哥人不认为死亡就是结束
Many Mexicans do not believe death is an ending.
他们认为死亡是自然轮回的一个重要部分
They embrace it as an essential part of a natural cycle.
这里的人们庆祝亡灵的节日
The people here have been celebrating the Day of the Dead
已经有3000多年历史了
for more than 3,000 years.
代代相传
Generation after generation.
但死者的亡灵不会停留很久
But the spirits of the dead cannot stay for long.
因为亡灵必须要回到天堂
Just as the spirits must return to the heavens...
这些蝴蝶也将会离开
..the butterflies will also leave.
这是墨西哥最为壮丽的自然奇观
This is Mexico's greatest natural spectacle
上亿只蝴蝶随风起舞
up to a billion butterflies take to the wind.
这些帝王蝶将不会再回到墨西哥
These monarchs will never return to Mexico.
它们在世上短暂的一生即将谢幕
Their short time on this earth is almost over.
但它们会将卵产在北去的旅途中
But they will lay their eggs on the journey north.
明年它们的后代将会继续这古老的仪式
And next year their descendants will continue this ancient ritual
沿着墨西哥的岩石屋脊进行同样的史诗朝拜
..by making the same epic pilgrimage along Mexico's rocky spine
回到这独特的山林世界
back to this unique mountain world.
马德雷山脉意为母亲的山脉并非巧合
It's no coincidence that Sierra Madre means Mother Mountains.
她广阔的山域孕育出了不可思议的多样化的生命
Her great ranges nurture an incredible diversity of life...
并催生了地球上一些最伟大的文明
and helped give birth to some of the greatest civilisations on earth.
阿兹特克人认为山能让你离天堂更近
The Aztecs believed mountains brought you closer to the heavens.
在墨西哥的母亲山脉中
In Mexico's Mother Mountains
你会找到原因
you can see why.
墨西哥拍摄日记
"熊的自然规律"
山地拍摄队伍想在所有的动物中找到一个最有特点的
Of all the animals the mountains team wanted to feature
有一种动物则当之无愧
one creature was top of the list.
罕见
Rarely seen
鲜为人知
little-known
很难被拍到
hardly ever filmed.
那就是墨西哥黑熊
Mexico's black bear.
拍到它们将会是一个巨大的成就
Filming them would be a great achievement.
为了能有机会找到它们
To stand any chance of even finding them
团队全仰仗着墨西哥首席黑熊专家
the team relied on Mexico's foremost bear scientist
戴安娜·多安-克莱德
Diana Doan-Crider
一位致力于研究和保护这些黑熊达25年之久的墨裔美国人
a Mexican American who has been studying and protecting these bears for 25 years.
我母亲是墨西哥人 我父亲是美国人
My mother's Mexican and my father's American.
当我还是个孩子时 我的祖父会给我讲他看到熊的故事
When I was a kid, my grandfather, he would tell me stories of seeing bears.
当我长大后 我知道我想去研究墨西哥的野生动物
As I grew up, I knew I wanted to study wildlife in Mexico.
从上世纪80年代起
Since the 1980s
戴安娜在色拉尼亚德布罗进行了广泛的研究
Diana's extensive research in the Serranias del Burro
证明了这些山林是黑熊活动的一个重要据点
has shown that these mountains are an essential stronghold for black bears.
她曾经与牧场主和土地拥有者密切合作
She has worked closely with ranchers and landowners
以协助保护这个重要的黑熊栖息地
to help protect this important habitat.
但在五年前 灾难来袭
But five years ago, disaster struck.
五年前 这里有8个月滴雨未下
Five years ago, it quit raining for eight months.
所有可燃物都变得干燥
So it dried up all of that fuel.
然后到了三月
And then, in March
我来这里时 一场火灾发生了
while I was here, a fire started.
大火一直烧到了五月
That fire didn't stop until May.
大火烧掉了35万英亩的土地
And it burned 350,000 acres.
老实说 我所看到的景象让我深受打击 因为...
I will be honest, I was traumatised by what I saw because...
抱歉
I'm sorry.
我们看见了很多被烧死的熊
We saw a lot of dead bears.
我想我们很多人都在想 比如“伙计 就这样吧 结束了”
I think a lot of us were, like, "Man, this is it. It's over."
大火还烧毁了橡树林
The fires also ravaged the oak forests
它们的果实是黑熊的重要食物来源
whose acorns are a critical source of food for the bears.
这是戴安娜在火灾后第一次回到这里寻找黑熊
This is Diana's first time back to find the bears since the fire
所以这次拍摄具有额外的意义
so the shoot takes on extra significance.
经过几十年的保护工作
After decades of conservation effort
她急切地想看到它们是否幸存了下来
she is desperate to see if they have managed to survive
以及这个脆弱的生态系统时候已经完全恢复
and whether this fragile ecosystem has fully recovered.
这是我第一次回来
This is my first time back
而这里完全没有植被
and this place here was completely devoid of vegetation.
这是棵死树
So this was a dead tree.
非常欣喜的是我们现在找到橡子了
And what's really great is that we have acorn production now.
而我们最关心的事情
And that's what we were most concerned with
是这些地块还需要多久才能完全恢复
was how long was it going to take for these patches
尤其是那些严重烧毁的地方什么时候才能产出橡子
especially severely burnt patches,to start producing acorns.
山地拍摄团队仔细安排了他们的出行时间
The mountains team have timed their visit carefully.
现在是秋季
It's autumn
附近应该有黑熊为了增肥而寻找充足的食物
and the bears should be around fattening up on the flush of food.
戴安娜带着队伍和土地拥有者大卫一起
Diana takes the team, along with landowner David
寻找黑熊活动的迹象
to look for signs of bear activity.
我们找到了一些被熊折断的树枝
What we have is branch breakage by the bears.
它们爬上树把橡子摘下来 然后坐在那里进食
They climb up in here and they pack it down and then they sit up there and feed.
这是一个非常好的迹象
And this is a really good example.
还有更好的证据
There is further evidence
只是气味很难闻
if a bit unsavoury.
这个有多久了？
How old would that be?
这个估计只有几天
This is probably just a couple of days old
因为它还是热的
because it has been very hot
并且里面还是潮湿的
and it is still moist on the inside.
我得尝一下来确认
I'd have to taste it to be sure.
这是个好消息
Great news
证明了附近确实有熊
proof that the bears are around.
但是这地方很大
But this is a vast landscape
有1000多平方英里的荒野地区
more than 1,000 square miles of wilderness.
团队得知道它们会把精力放在哪儿
The team need to know where they should focus their effort.
而戴安娜知道问谁才是正确的
And Diana knows the right people to ask.
牧场主
Ranchers
他们对这片土地了如指掌
They know this land like the back of their hands...
没有人比他们更了解熊的动向了
..and the bears better than anyone.
我抱着要研究黑熊的态度告诉他们我要去做什么
I came in kind of with an attitude of telling them what I was gonna do
我要如何去研究黑熊
what I was going to learn about bears and
并给予他们想要的一切答案
you know,give them all the answers that they needed.
我记得我第一次跟一群牧场主开会
I remember the first meeting I had with them, and it was a group of ranchers
他们坐下后给了我一张列表
and they sat down and they gave me a list.
他们告诉我
And they told me
这是黑熊春天会做的事
This is what the bears do in the spring
这是黑熊秋天会做的事
this is what the bears do in the fall
它们有多少只小熊
this is how many cubs they have.
它们吃什么
This is what they eat.
而且我能告诉你
And I can tell you this
这张表上的每条内容都是对的
every one of those things on that list were true.
最近有人看到了黑熊
There have been recent bear sightings.
在拍摄之前
And ahead of the shoot
牧场主为团队设置好了隐蔽摄像机
the ranchers set up some camera traps for the team
希望能找到黑熊最活跃的地方
hoping to find out where the bears are most active.
天呐
Oh, man.
我简直不敢相信
I can't believe it.
瞧他做了什么
Look what he did.
一只熊过来打翻了整块石头
A bear just came and knocked over the whole rock.
这俩摄像头坏了
There's two down.
看这里 他弄了个洞
Look here. He made a hole.
这可不是他们所期待的
This isn't exactly what they were hoping for.
这些动物
These animals
它们不能这样
they can't,like
这个还没完全废掉
not totally trash it.
黑熊得4分 我0分
Bears four, me zero.
我们来看看这些摄像机拍到了什么有用的东西
We'll see if we have anything that's useful on these cameras.
我想这是我们集中精力解决问题的最好办法
I guess it's the best way we can work out where to concentrate our efforts
免得之后摄像机被熊吃掉
as long as it hasn't been eaten up.
你看见什么了吗？
Can you see anything?
这是五年以来
For the first time in five years
戴安娜再一次看见了她的黑熊
Diana sees her bears again.
它们在干嘛？
What are they doing?
它们只是在玩耍
They are just goofing around.
它们胸部都有火焰状的花纹
And they both have chest blazes
这让我觉得它们应该是一家子
which makes me think that they are siblings.
这俩出现了然后开始跑来跑去
These two show up and they start romping around
一起玩耍
playing with each other.
如果我们能拍摄它们就太好了
It would be great if we could film them
因为它们非常好玩
because they are very playful.
有趣的是你看到卡车经过
What's interesting about this is you see the truck go by.
不到四分钟 熊就回来了
And not even four minutes later the bear comes back.
至少现在我们知道哪些水池是最活跃的了
At least now we know which are the most active pools to concentrate on.
说实话
I'll be honest with you,
我从来都不知道有多少动物造访过
I never knew this number of animals were visiting.
这处水源
these water sources
通过隐蔽摄像机的信息
With this information from the camera traps
团队现在开始关注几个关键的水池了
the team now concentrate on a few key water tanks.
这真的很棒 因为我们刚刚看到我们的第一只熊
It's really good cos we've just seen our first bear.
那有一只母熊和小熊正在吃橡子
There is a mother bear and a baby there just feeding on some acorns.
这是火灾以来第一次
For the first time since the fire
这是小熊能够饮食无忧生活的一年
this is a bumper year for cubs.
完美的一跃
That's a wonderful jump.
喔 我的天
Oh, my gosh.
这简直难以置信
This is so amazing.
这太好了
That's great stuff.
今天真的很棒
Today has been great.
有了突破 我们拍到了非常好的玩耍画面
The dam broke, we've got some great play behaviour.
我的意思是 跟我在任何地方拍到的一样好
I mean, as good as I've filmed anywhere
加拿大或者北美
Canada or North America.
所以这很棒
So it has been great.
戴安娜对我们的拍摄有如神助
Diana has been an absolute godsend to the shoot.
有了她的智慧和她25年的经验
Having her wisdom and her 25 years' experience
以及她与牧场主之间的关系
and her relationship with the ranchers
她对我们毫无保留
she has opened the door to us, to tell, I think,
我觉得是
I think.
讲述了一个最神奇的黑熊故事
the most magical black bear story.
我离开了太久
I quit coming for a long time
五年后我回来了
and now I've come back, five years later
而且我真的对生态系统的恢复感到震惊
and I'm actually floored over the recovery of the ecosystem.
不仅如此 对黑熊数量的恢复也很震惊
And not just that, but the recovery of this bear population.
这个地方展示了人们如何与野生动物和谐共处
This place demonstrates how people can coexist with wildlife.
这是一种非常独特的关系
It's a really unique relationship.
牧场主学会了如何与熊和谐共处
The ranchers have learned to coexist with the bears.
黑熊也学会了如何与牛相处
The bears have learned to coexist with the cattle.
我很喜欢这样 这是墨西哥的优良传统
I love that. That's Mexico's heritage
我们一起和谐地生活在这片土地上
us living on the land.
下一集 我们将前往墨西哥的东南部
Next time, we travel to Mexico's southeast
一座独特的半岛
and a unique peninsula.
尤卡坦半岛
The Yucatan
伟大的玛雅文明的诞生地
the birthplace of the once-mighty Maya civilisation...
那里的神秘森林
..where mysterious forests
隐藏了一个隐秘的地下世界
hide a secret underworld.
翻译
SniperGUO