在人眼所能见到的极限之外 Beyond the limits of the human eye
生物暗藏着我们未曾想象过的秘密 life holds secrets we never imagined.
攻击速度快得看不见 Attacks, too fast to see
生与死的谜题 mysteries of survival and death
我们的团队将勇敢面对极端环境 Our crew will break extreme conditions
利用最先进的摄影技术 Using the most advanced photographic technology.
解开生物之间的关系 to reveal these connections between living things
快一点,慢一点,再靠近一点 Faster, slower, closer.
捕捉大自然的美丽与残酷 capturing the beauty and brutality of nature
就在生物快慢间 at the speed of life.
生物快慢间 东非猎食行动
这里是位于东非的塞伦盖蒂平原 Here, on the Serengeti Plains of East Africa
时间不只是分为日与夜 Time is divided not to just day and night.
还有暴雨季 But interseasons of torrential rains
以及酷热的旱季 and scorching drought.
在这种极端环境下进化的生物 The creatures that have evolved in this radical extremes
和当地气候一样致命 are as lethal as the climate
现在由一群自然史摄影师组成的团队 Now a team of natural history photographers
即将面对这片荒野中难以预料的危险 face the unpredictable dangers of this wild land
这个世界包括朦胧的高地 It's a world of misty highlands,
古老的山谷和宽阔的大草原 ancient valleys and vast savannahs
生存在这里是24小时不停歇的生死游戏 where survival is a 24-hour life or death game
而且是志在必得 that's played for keeps
清晨5点30 南非祖鲁蓝
在黑暗中追踪动物是很危险的 Tracking animals in the dark is risky.
非洲狮是在黎明前的夜晚时分猎食 African Lions hunt in the night hours before dawn.
它们并不怕人 And have no fear of humans.
但现在团队正在追踪一种非常特别的猫 But right now, the team is tracking a very different cat.
很少有人见得到或拍到 One, seldom seen or filmed.
在黎明微光中揭露的 Revealed in the faint light of dawn
是全东非最敏捷的掠食者之一 is one of the most agile predators in all of east africa
狞猫,东非的超级特技猫 The caracal, acrobatic supercat of East Africa,
它能跳超高 is known to leap so high,
甚至能抓住飞鸟 it can actually pluck a bird on a flight.
这只雄狞猫很饿 This young male is hungry.
如今它已精疲力竭 Now it faces exhaustion.
这是很可能会迈向饿死的险坡 A slippery slope that can easily lead to starvation.
但放弃并不是狞猫会做的事 But giving up is not in the caracal's DNA.
虽然它只有18寸高 Although it's just 18 inches tall,
狞猫的后腿肌 the cat's rear leg muscles
能让它跳跃10尺高 can launch it 10 vertical feet into the air
用力挥击飞鸟 to swipe birds in flight.
为承受猛然落地 To withstand hard landings,
狞猫拥有厚肉的腿关节 the cat's padded leg joints act
作用就像减震器 like shock absorbers
但它的猎物也不是等闲之辈 But its prey is no pushover.
珠鸡,全非洲跑最快的鸟类 The Guinea fowl, one of Africa's fastest running birds.
长在头部两侧的眼睛 Eyes on the sides of its head,
让这只母珠鸡能在狞猫靠近前看见它 allow this hen to spot a cat before he is within striking distance.
但每当珠鸡逃走 But each time the bird slips away
狞猫就会十分警惕地继续追踪 the caracal tracks her with all its senses on alert
狞猫的嗅觉很敏锐 The cat's senses of smell is keen
它的双眼也擅长在白天和夜晚猎食 and its eyes are so at day and night hunting.
但它的秘密武器是一对超敏感的长耳朵 But its secret weapon is a pair of super sensitive elongated ears
由不下20条肌肉所控制 controlled by no fewer than 20 seperate muscles
狞猫的耳朵能各自移动 The cat can move each ear independently
好对远达600尺的目标做三角测量 to triangulate the location of targets as far as 600 feet away.
现在它们听见了从10码外的草地 Now they pick up the faint sounds
所传来的微弱声音 in the grass only 10 yards away
这只4磅重的母珠鸡 This 4-pound hen
每秒最快能跑20尺 can run as fast as 20 feet per second.
但这次狞猫已靠得太近,无法跑赢它 But this time, the cat is too close to outrun.
唯一能逃脱的办法就是往上 There is only one way out: up.
珠鸡能以每小时21哩的极速冲向空中 Guinea fowl can burst into the sky with top speeds of 21 miles per hour.
但这种鸟类缺乏耐力 But these birds lack the stamina
一次只能飞100呎 to fly more than 100 feet at a time.
当这只母珠鸡降落 As this hen comes down
狞猫也准备好了 the cat is ready.
挣扎不到1分钟内就结束了 The struggle is over in less than a minute
当狞猫咬住母珠鸡的气管 when the caracal closes the hen's windpipe
它就已窒息而死 she suffocates and dies.
当狞猫在休息 As the cat takes a well earned rest
它头上的树叶和树枝也开始蠢动 the leaves and twigs above begin to stir
但并不是因为微风 but not for many breeze
看来像树枝的其实是一小群伪装战士 What looks like twigs are small army of camouflaged warriors
每一个都有尖锐的口器和类似猛禽的腿 Each one armed with sharp jaws and raptor like legs
腿上有尖刺 lined with spikes.
这个伪装大师是东非螳螂 This master of disguise is an East African praying mantis.
众多螳螂中的一种 One of many varieties.
它们身体的质感,形状和颜色 The textures, shapes and colors of their bodies clothe them
让它们能躲避敌人 from their enemies...
还有它们猎食的小型昆虫和动物 ...as well as the small insects and animals that they hunt.
很少有昆虫比它们更能追踪目标 Few insects are more equipped for tracking targets
它们的三角形头部能转180度 They can turn their triangular heads a full 180 degrees
并能旋转看向肩膀后方 and rotate them to look over their shoulders.
敏感的复眼能侦测猎物最轻微的动作 Sensitive compound eyes detect the slightest movement of prey,
范围是惊人的60尺外 an astonishing 60 feet away.
在微光中猎食时 For low light hunting,
它们靠的是位于上半身的 they rely on a single ultrasound ear,
超音波单耳 mounted on their upper body section.
螳螂的伪装和种类几乎跟它们 There are nearly as many mantis disguises in species
能躲藏的地方一样多 as there are places to hide.
这只花螳螂身上精致漂亮的花纹 The dainty floral hues on this flower mantis
能协助它突袭并吃掉蜂鸟 help it ambush and eat hummingbirds.
别种螳螂则会伪装成枯叶和树枝 Other species masquerade as dried leaves and twigs.
但所有种类对爱情 But all varieties share a common
都享有常见又特殊的欲望 and peculiar appetite for love.
螳螂唯一会停止进食的时刻 The only time a mantis stops eating,
就是为了交配 is to mate.
这只雌螳螂的交配时间已到 And for this female, the time has come.
它已找到雄螳螂 She has found the male.
现在唯一的问题是 The only question now,
它是否准备好要为交配而死 is whether he is ready to die for the privelege.
这只雌螳螂能制伏一只小鸟 This female praying mantis could take down a small bird.
但今天它的动力是性而非饥饿 But today she is driven by sex and not hunger.
它想和这只体型较小的雄性交配 She wants to mate with smaller male.
但现在交配季节才刚开始 But it's so early in season,
它还不太感兴趣 he is not that interested.
它的不情愿或许会救它一命 This reluctance might save his life,
因为雌性在受精后 because once female is fertilized,
就会咬下雄性的头 they decapitate their males...
吃掉它的大脑以补充体力 ...and eat their brains for energy.
但它的拒绝使雌性对它另眼相看 But his refusal has made the female take another look at him.
这次它被当成了食物 This time as food.
它试着用类似猛禽的前腿抵抗雌性 He tries to fend her off with gloves from his raptor-like four legs.
但雌性却不断推进 But the female continues to advance.
突然间雌性张开了翅膀 Suddenly, she unferals her wings.
或许是为了平衡强而有力的口器 Perhaps to balance a lethal strike
所发出的致命攻击 with her powerful jaws.
面对可怕的死亡 Facing a gruesome death...
弱小的雄性已别无选择 ...the weaker male has only one option left.
稍后请收看没有头还活着的生物 Coming up, a creature that can live without its head.
以及在树上匍匐前行的爬行动物 And later a vine with a taste for reptiles.
上午10点30 南非 普马兰加
在大裂谷一个炎热的上午 It's midmorning in a hot, rift valley.
两位摄制队员寻找了数小时 Two members of the team have scoured the area for hours.
无意间撞上一个难得的好机会 And literally walked into a rare opportunity.
他们把高速摄影机锁定在三脚架上 To film it they set up a high speed camera and lock it down on a stable tripod.
以防有东西引起震动或摇晃 Nothing must vibrate or shake the rig
因为他们要就近拍摄奇景 because they are going in close.
这是两个擅于伪装的致命杀手之间的决斗 It's a deadly duel between two camouflaged killers.
对于每一个成功的生物而言 For every succesful creature coupling,
都必须打起十二分精神 there are dozens more that don't work out.
这只雄螳螂 This male praying mantis
刚刚从雌螳螂贪婪的口中逃过一劫 has just escaped the voracious jaws of the female
从超过自身长度50倍的高处坠落 falling over 50 times of his body length.
它强壮的外骨骼勉强救了它一命 His strong outer skeleton barely saves his life.
如今它和雌性有了安全距离 While he is now at safe distance from the female
战斗却令它精疲力竭 the fight has drained his energy reserves.
现在轮到它饿了 Now, he is hungry.
附近的落叶里出现一阵窸窣声 There is a rustle in the leaves nearby.
它的目标有6条腿,18个膝部 His target walks on 6 legs, 18 knees.
时速能达3哩 And can run up to 3 miles per hour.
蟑螂源自2亿5千万年前的非洲和亚洲 Cockroaches originated in Africa and Asia 250 million years ago.
现在地球上几乎每个角落都有蟑螂 And now occupied almost every corner of out planet.
由于螳螂完全静止又加上有保护色 The mantis is so motionless and camouflaged
蟑螂直接走进了攻击区 the roach walks straight into the strike zone.
从实际时间看来攻击动作快得看不见 In real time the attack is too fast to see.
但螳螂攻击的惊人速度和准确度 But the awesome speed and precision of the strike
就在放慢60倍的画面中揭晓 are revealed when the action is 60 times slower.
螳螂在5万分之1秒内抓住蟑螂 The mantis captures the cockroach in 1/50,000 of a second.
现在它要杀死它 Now, it's time for the kill.
利用尖锐的口器 Using the blades of his jaws,
雄螳螂深深咬进蟑螂的颈部使它瘫痪 the male paralyses the roach with a deep bite to the neck.
现在它要活活吃掉它 Now he eats it alive.
蟑螂的身体超原始 Roach bodies are so primitive,
少了头还能活1周 they can actually live for a week without their heads.
藉由留住它的头 By keeping his head,
螳螂得以暂时逃过致命攻击 the mantis escaped a lethal attack
和饿死的威胁 and a threat of starvation for now.
在东非,多数胜利都很短暂 In East Africa, most victories are short lived.
深色的尖羽毛 The dark, pointed feathers...
和优雅的阔步 and long graceful stride
是属于一个古老掠食者 belong to an ancient predator.
它的物种始于5000万年前 Its species dates back 50 million years.
高贵的东非冕鸛 The magnificent, grey crowned crane.
它们过去最远是住在北美洲 Once, they lived as far away as North America.
但现今只有非洲艳阳 But today only the African sun provied
能提供它们生存所需的温暖 the warmth they need to survive.
它的翼长将近7尺 Its wingspan is almost 7 feet
寿命可达25年 and its lifespan, almost 25 years.
东非村民相信 The East African villagers believe
这种崇高的掠食者能带来雨季 this majestic predators bring in the seasonal rains.
生物学家认为它们受瞬膜保护的眼睛 Biologists believe their eyes, protected by nictitating lids...
提供了卓越的周边视觉 ...provide excellent peripherial vision...
让它们能看见躲避的猎物 ...allowing them to spot elusive prey.
东非冕鸛和西非冠鹤 The grey crowned and black crowned
是唯一能栖息在高枝的鹤 are the only cranes able too roost in high branches
利用它们的长后趾保持平衡 using their hind toes to hold them steady.
然而当这只雌鹤在林中寻找庇护所 But while this females find shelter in the trees
其他饥饿的掠食者则会寻找猎物 other hungry predators find prey.
而要从树枝上看出这些 And telling some of these killers apart
潜行在树上的杀手并不容易 from the branches they prowl is not easy.
这个掠食者看来就像藤蔓 This one looks like a vine
直到你看见它的危险部位 until you see its business end
尖吻藤蛇 The vine snake.
它的分叉舌头能从空气中嗅出猎物的气味 Its forked tongue samples the air for scent of prey.
在尖吻部后方的 Set behind the pointed snout,
是带有锁孔状瞳孔的眼睛 their eyes with pupil shape like keyholes
这给了尖吻藤蛇更多深度知觉 This gives the vine snake increased depth perception.
那对从树枝上挑选猎物来说非常重要 Which is critical when picking prey off a branch.
这条雄蛇猎食了整完却一无所获 This female hunted all night without a kill.
但现在逐渐增强的光线揭露了一个机会 But now, the rising light reveals an opportunity.
现在它只需把头转向正确的方向 All the snake has to do is turn her head in right direction.
稍后请收看绿色幽灵的非凡进食方式 Coming up, the deadly slurp o a green phantom.
以及蜂拥逃窜 And later, a stampede.
烈日当空 In the heat of the day,
阳光会扰乱生物的判断力 light from the sun can be blinding.
在东非平原上 The plenty of cratures in the East African plain,
许多生物都设法将自己隐藏起来 make it their business to be invisible in plain sight.
这条尖吻藤蛇 This vine snake,
离猎物只有一个身长却没发现它 only a body length away from kill has failed to recognise its prey
原因非常简单 for a very simple reason.
这个爬虫类是非洲的骗术大师 This reptile is Africa's master of deception.
它的名字正代表了伪装 Its name is the very definiton of disguise.
变色龙,这只是非洲侏儒变色龙 The chameleon. In this case, an African dwarf chameleon.
东非的树林和草地之中 There are more than 50 species of chameleon...
共有超过50中变色龙 ...that haunt the trees and grassy floors of East Africa.
全都能改变体色以融入环境 All able to change their colors to match their surroundings.
但它们的敌人 But their enemies
融入环境的能力经常也不相上下 are often nearly as good at blending in to the surroundings.
致命的加彭膨 The deadly Gabon viper
拥有能融入粗糙树皮的鳞片 has scales that blend in with rough tree bark.
但变色龙仍胜一筹 But chameleons still have an edge.
和蛇不同的是 Unlike snakes,
变色龙能根据心情 chameleons can change to precept colors
改变预设的体色和花纹 and patterns to match their moods.
有些组合使它们更难被认出 And some of these combinations make them harder to spot.
在静定状态 In a calm state,
这种变色龙会变成和树叶一样的鲜绿色 this species turns the same vivid green as the leaves of this tree.
普通变色龙 The common chameleon.
这只雌性会用一对非凡的眼睛追踪昆虫 This female stalks insects, using a pair of remarkable eyes
它们长在可移动的转座里 housed in movable turrets.
它在猎食时每只眼睛能各自移动并聚焦 She can actually move and focus each eye separately as she hunts.
它会缓慢从容地移动,直到看见猎物 She moves slowly and delibarately until she spots her kill.
为测量舌头的速度并看看它是如何展开 To gauge the tongue's velocity and to see how it's deployed...
团队将采用超级慢动作摄影 ...the team will use simple slow motion photography.
从实际时间看来,攻击动作很模糊 In real time, the strike is a blur.
而放慢200倍的画面却非常惊人 Slowed down 200 times, it's nothing short of awesome.
舌尖有类似球棒的肌肉 The tip of the tongue has a club like muscle...
上面覆满了黏液 ...covered in sticky mucus...
作用有如吸盘 ...that acts like a suction cup.
变色龙嘴里的特殊肌肉 Specialized muscles inside the chameleon's mouth
以时速约15哩伸出舌头 fire the tongue at roughly 15 miles per hour
在3万分之1秒内击中蟋蟀 hitting the cricket in 1/30,000 of a second.
然后猎物会被带到 The prey is then whipped back
变色龙强而有力的颚部 into the lizards powerful jaws.
日正当中 With the sun directly overhead
这只雌性得在它的血液过热前 this female must find real shade
找到阴凉处 before her blood overheats.
无心徘徊在它路途上的昆虫 Any insect in her path careless enough to linger,
都会成为它的午餐 becomes part of the lunch menu.
它会放过这只独居的掘土蜂 She'll give the solitary digging wasp some space,
因为它的螯针超毒 because its sting is highly toxic.
遇上这种威胁,变色龙会蹒跚而行 Confronted by threats like this, chameleons stagger their walk.
生物学家推论 Biologists theorize
这是模仿飘叶的欺骗战术 it's a deceptive tactic to mimic a blowing leaf.
但更大的威胁还在前方 But far greater threats lay in her path.
其中一个拥有粗厚的防护兽皮 One of them has a thick, protective hide.
和一组迅速致命的脚 A set of fast, deadly feet.
只要是会动的东西它都吃 And an appetite for just about anything that moves.
稍后请关注黑翅快速反应高手带来的威胁 Coming up, a black winged menace stalks the ultimate quick change artist.
以及队员们与灵长类的近距离接触 And later, the crew encounters dog-faced primates
和致命喷射的威胁 and a menace that spits death.
下午4点37 南非 普马兰加
在另一个午后 At the start of another East African afternoon
一个源于恐龙时代的掠食者 a throwback to the age of dinosaurs
搜寻者着空气中猎物的味道 tastes the air for prey.
它是5尺长的白喉巨蜥 It is a 5-foot-long rock monitor lizard.
变色龙先看见了它 The chameleon spots him first.
变色龙陷入了极大危险 She is in grave danger
它所面临的威胁激发了荷尔蒙 and a threat to her triggers a flood of hormones
活化它皮肤里的细胞 that activates cells in her skin.
几分钟后当白喉巨蜥看见它 Minutes later, when the monitor spots her
它已膨胀身体让自己看起来更大更难杀死 she has puffed upper body to look bigger and tougher to kill.
变色龙改变了它的外貌 The chameleon has changed her look.
有遭遇危险的反应所引发的新体色 New colorings triggeredby the reaction to danger
使它看来更具侵略性 make her look more aggressive.
白喉巨蜥决定放它过去 The monitor decides to let her pass
如今温度正在下降 Now that the temperatures are falling,
它该回到安全的树上了 it's time to return to the safety of the trees.
变色龙使用特殊的脚开始向上爬 The chemeleon begins her ascend using specialised feet.
每只脚都有结合成两部分的五跟脚趾 Each one has five toes fused into two units.
今天很漫长 It's been a long day.
但树上还有更多蟋蟀和威胁 But the trees hold more crickets and more threats.
这是白颈渡鸦 It's a white necked raven.
透过超级慢动作,渡鸦从未停止飞翔 Seen at super slow motion, the raven never stops flying
当它把强而有力的鸟嘴和利爪对准变色龙 as it trains both its powerful beak and talons on the chemeleon.
但今天的猎杀不一样 But today's kill is different.
因为它没猎到任何猎物 Because, there is no kill at all.
变色龙用强壮的尾巴把自己固定在树枝上 The chameleon's anchored herself to the branch with her strong tail.
它很幸运,因为渡鸦的力量足以举起陆龟 Lucky for her, because ravens are strong enough to carry off tortoises.
但这次它错过了这一餐 But for now, he's missed his meal.
当时间来到傍晚 As the sun marks late afternoon...
金合欢树多节瘤的树枝 the gnarled branches of acacia trees
唤起了共存于此的美丽与威胁 evoke the beauty and menace that coexist here.
在它们下方晒太阳的 Baking in the sun below them
是非洲最坚强的一些生存者 are some of Africa's toughest survivors.
多肉植物的尖刺和硬皮 The sharp thorns and callused skins of saccular plants
保卫着储藏在内部的宝藏 guard a treasure stored within.
水 Water.
在一个季节性干旱肆虐的地区 In a region plagued by seasonal droughts
水正是生存要件 water is the currency of survival.
下午5点17 南莫三比克
当河水越来越浅 As rivers run shallow,
生命会聚集在沼地和水坑 life congregates in the sloughs and waterholes.
身上覆满多刺的鬃毛 Covered with thorny bristles of hair
皮肤如犀牛般粗糙 and skin as tough as rhinos
它们全副武装穿过树丛 they trample through the undergrowth armed to the teeth.
东非疣猪 East African boar hogs.
体重最多高达250磅 Weight up to 250 pounds
这些野兽很会吃 these beasts are built to eat
而不是被吃 and not to be eaten.
要是被掠食者逼入绝境 If cornered by the predators,
它们会用两对獠牙防卫自己 they'll defend themselves with two pairs of tusks.
弯曲的獠牙看起来相当危险 The curved upper ones look the most dangerous
但较低一些的獠牙 but the lower tusks
在争斗中才是更锐利和致命的 are much sharper and more lethal in a fight.
为了吃到短草 To get at the short grasses here,
它们已适应到用膝盖行走 they've adapted to walk on their knees.
它们的水坑其实是快干涸的河流 Their watering holes are actually the remnants of rivers
因5月到8月初的干旱而干涸 that dry up from the droughts that run from May to early August.
当疣猪没植物可吃,就变得什么都吃 When plants aren't available, boar hogs consume anything else.
从动物尸体到大象粪便 From dead animals, to elephant droppings.
身上沾满泥巴能保护它们不被昆虫咬伤 Mud treatments protect them from insect bites
更重要的是能让它们保持凉爽 and more importantly keep them cool.
疣猪在干季高温中并不会流汗 Boar hogs don't sweat in the dry season heat.
这个适应力让它们几个月不喝水也能生存 An adaptation that allows them to survive for months without water.
因为它们会保存体内原本用来散热的水分 By conserving moisture in their bodies they would have used for cooling.
但它们在水坑的生活即将结束 But their turn at the waterhole is about to be up.
疣猪能感觉到有危险靠近 The boar hogs can literally feel danger closing in
当它们脚下的沼地在颤动 as the bulky ground beneath their feet shakes.
危险一步步逼近 The threat moves
那是如金合欢树般粗厚的腿 in on legs as thick as acacia trees.
它是2吨重的母象 It's a 2-tonne cow elephant.
它非常口渴 Every ounce of her is thirsty
任何阻挡它的东西都会被践踏 and anything that stands on her way gets stumped.
然而疣猪还有一个能救命的适应能力 But the boar hogs have one last adaptation that's a life saver.
它们能以时速最高30哩的速度奔跑 They can run at speeds up to 30 miles per hour.
并逃过比它们大20倍的巨兽威力 And escape the wrath of something 20 times their size.
稍后请关注致命毒蛇和蛙类反攻的奇观 Coming up, a serpent spits death and a croaker gets his revenge.
以及极速生命力的致命决斗 Later, a deadly duel at The Speed of Life.
晚上6点11 坦桑尼亚南部
旱季接近尾声 Near the end of the dry season.
在北部平原 夏日的非洲骄阳似火 The African sun can send afternoon tempreratures here in the northern plains
温度可以超过华氏110度 to more than 110 degrees fahrenheit.
到目前为止,高速摄影机 So far, the highspeed cameras
还是经受住了尘土和高温 have withstood the dust and heat.
但团队将进行更大胆的测试 But the team's nerves are about to be tested
让这些设备 along with their gear
和一群狒狒近距离接触 by a pack of baboons.
除了人类 Next to humans,
狒狒是全世界适应力最强的杂食性动物 baboons are the world's most adaptable omnivores.
它们什么都吃,从种子和坚果 They'll eat anything from seeds and nuts
到昆虫,鱼,甚至是幼羚羊 to insects, fish, even baby antelopes.
若受到威胁,它们可以变得很凶猛 They can be savage if threatened.
但它们现在只是好奇 But for now, they are just interested.
一大群狒狒涌向团队的范围 A troop of them overruns the teams position.
这些狒狒对前方滤镜上的自己很感兴趣 These baboons are really interested in themselves because of the filter on the front
上面有它们的倒影 reflecting them
它们有点太靠近了,令我不太自在 And they're getting a little closer than i'm comfortable with.
它们从侵略转为接纳 They move from aggression to acceptance.
这些狒狒在我们身边变得很自在 The baboons have become very comfortable with us.
接受我们成为它们的一员 Actually accepting us as part of their troop.
它们正忙着为我们整理毛发 And they are busy grooming us now.
狒狒喜欢在傍晚气温较舒适时 Baboons like to groom in the late afternoon
整理毛发 when temperatures are more comfortable.
但就在它们放松时 But as the troop relaxes,
东非最致命的杀手已悄悄靠近 one of East Africa's most lethal killers moves in.
它是唾蛇 The spitting cobra.
5尺的肌肉和威胁 5 feet of muscle and menace.
不幸的是狒狒很好奇 Unfortunately, baboons are inquisitive.
当成年狒狒更靠近观察 When the adults move in for a closer look
唾蛇证实了它的恶名 the cobra lives up to its infamous name.
唾蛇对目标的眼睛发射毒液 The snake shoots streams of venom at the eyes of its target.
若有任何毒液接触到狒狒的眼睛 If any venom contacts the monkey's eyes
它们会痛苦地肿胀 they'll swell painfully
在几分钟内受害者就会暂时失明 and within minutes, the victims will be temporarily blinded.
现在成年狒狒发现它们面临了威胁 The adults now realize they face a threat
并发出警报 and send out an alarm call.
致命的毒液迅速又准确 The deadly strams are fast an accurate
任何距离唾蛇7尺以内的狒狒都有危险 Any baboon within 7 feet of the snake is in danger.
从唾蛇的毒牙末端喷出 Fired out the ends of cobras fangs,
致盲毒液是以每秒500呎的速度移动 the blinding toxins travel at 500 feet per second.
狒狒爬到树上并远离危险 The baboons make their way up a tree and out of harms way.
唾蛇也继续前进 And the snake moves along, too.
正如狒狒和唾蛇 Like the monkeys and the snake,
连太阳也急着离开 even the sun seems eager to move on.
大裂谷 晚上7点13分
漫长的6个月以来 For 6 long months,
干旱的热风对东非生态系造成极大压力 the hot winds of the dry season place tremendous stress on the East African ecosystem.
但今天的结局会非常不同 But this day will end very differently.
当风把水气从印度洋带进内陆 When the wind drives moisture inland from the Indian Ocean
雨季就此展开 the rainy season begins.
在10月和11月期间 During the months of October and November
大雨唤醒了非洲最坚强的一些生存者 these downpours wake some of Africa's toughest survivors.
许多动物为了熬过高温会 Many have survived the heat by hibernating
在地下洞穴中长眠以保持凉爽 in underground burrows to stay cool.
当它们睁开眼睛,想的只有一件事 When they open their eyes there is only one thing on their minds.
吃下任何它们能吃的东西 Eating anything they can fit into their mouths.
非洲牛蛙,全世界最大的蛙类之一 The African bullfrog, one of the biggest frogs on the planet.
这只牛蛙重达4磅多 This one weighs over 4 pounds.
雨水也引出了另一种掠食动物 The rain brings out another preadator, too.
这个长相凶恶的脸 These nasty looking face
是属于名叫雨蛙的奇特物种 belongs to an odd species called the rain frog.
它无法跳跃或游泳 He can't hop or swim.
由于它的腿超短 And its legs are so short
它在猎食昆虫时 it practically drags its body along,
只能拖着身体走 as it hunts for insects to eat.
它们的主要防卫 Their main defence
是来自皮肤分泌的恶心黏液 is a repellent slime that oozes from their skin.
多数动物会远离它们 Most animals leave them alone.
但多数并不代表全部 But "most" doesn't mean "all".
前锋赤道蛇拥有毒牙和温和的毒液 The herald snake. Armed with fangs and miled venom
这条3尺长雄蛇的活跃时间是在下雨时 this 3-foot male is active during the rains.
而蛙类是它最爱吃的点心之一 And frog is one his favourite snacks.
锁定目标的蛇直朝目标前进 Locked on his target, the snake zeros in.
它在几分钟内就进入了攻击距离 Within minutes, he is in striking distance.
雨蛙的速度无法快过蛇 The rain frog can't outrun the snake.
但它胀大了身体 Instead he puffs himself up.
这个防卫动作是为了威吓 This defense is designed to deter predators
像蛇这样吞食整个猎物的掠食者 like snakes that swallow their prey whole.
但前锋赤道蛇自有一套对策 But the herald snake has a strategy of his own.
它从后方攻击猎物 He strikes his prey from behind
那是雨蛙身体最窄的部分 the narrowest part of the rain frog.
前锋赤道蛇习惯狼吞虎咽 The herald snake is a bully feeder
而且它不必杀死小型猎物 and doesn't have to kill small prey.
它会直接生吞猎物 Instead, it eats them alive.
当雨蛙在蛇的肚子里死命挣扎 As the rain frog struggles to survive inside the snakes belly
消化过程却已开始 the process of digestion has already begun.
才过几分钟它就嗅到了另一只蛙的气味 Within a few minutes he's picked up the scent of another frog.
但这只蛙很期待蛇的来访 But this one's looking forward to the visit.
非洲牛蛙是伏击型掠食者 African bullfrogs are ambush predators.
而且这家伙非常阴险 And this one is a dirty fighter.
现在唯一的问题是它是否太自不量力 The only question now is, whether he's bitten in to more than he can chew.
这次的答案是肯定的 And the answer this time, is yes.
稍后请关注八腿战士与尖牙的对决 Coming up, warriors with 8 legs and fangs duke it out.
以及全身尖刺的移动注射器 And a little pin cushion has a running with a walking syringe.
大裂谷 晚上9点11分
有些最贪婪又很少被拍到的夜间猎食者 Some of the most voracious and rarely-filmed nocturnal hunters
是潜行在地下 lurk underground.
光源准备好了,目前是设定在微光
为捕捉它们的出现 To capture them emerging,
团队采用了名为内视镜的数位眼 the crew uses a digital eye called an Endoscope.
内视镜镜头是装在像蛇一样的缆线上 The endoscope lense is mounted on snake-like cable with its own light source.
现在正把它小心地伸入一个地下怪兽 Now it's carefully threaded down the silk line sanctuary
布满丝网的庇护所 of a subterranean monster.
麦克,你看 Check it out, Mike.
任何蠢到会抓住这个掠食者的人 Anyone foolish enough to grab this predator,
将会被毒牙咬伤 will get a venomous bite
引起持续几小时的呕吐和行走困难 that triggers hours of vomiting and diffulty in walking.
今晚它毫不犹豫地 Tonight, it shows no hesitation
攻击内视镜 as it detects the endoscope
想寻找一个弱点 looking for a soft spot.
东非人说这种生物的最后两个体节 East Africans say the last two segments of this creature
看来就像狒狒的手指 look like the finger of a baboon.
这个生物有8条腿和毒牙 This creature has 8 legs and venomous fangs.
它身上也布满了特殊毛发 Its body is also loaded with special hairs.
狒狒蜘蛛 The baboon spider.
西非地下世界的夜神 The nocturnal lord of West African underworld.
能够制伏大如蜥蜴的猎物 Capable of taking down prey as large as lizards.
这只雄蜘蛛花了10年才完全成熟 It took 10 years for this male to mature.
附近出现了一个对手 Nearby, a competitor appears.
狒狒蜘蛛并不如狒狒 Unlike their monkey name sakes
它们不会保护并照顾彼此 baboon spiders do not protect and care for each other.
它们若有机会甚至会吃掉对方 Given the chance, they'd rather eat each other instead.
那正是2号蜘蛛想做的事 And that's what's on the mind of spider number 2.
1号蜘蛛也愿意配合 Spider number 1 is willing to oblige.
露出毒牙的两只雄蜘蛛 Exposing their fangs, each male
都希望能使出致命一击 hopes to land a death blow.
由于一只雌蜘蛛的蛋能孵出数百只蜘蛛 Since hundreds of spider can hatch from the eggs of a single female
不过要争夺地盘和食物就会导致这种激战 competition for territory and food leads to this violent patterns.
但这场竞争最后却是平手 But this one ends with a stalemate
当雄蜘蛛返回它们的洞穴 As the males head back to their burrows,
1号蜘蛛经过了另一个夜间猎食者 number 1 passes another night hunter.
那是它不想招惹的少数对象 One of the few he'd rather not mess with.
它是壁虱的远亲 A distant relative of the tick.
这并非被动的吸血虫 This is no passive blood sucker.
它的爪子是用来在猎食时抓住猎物 Its claws are made for grasping prey in a death grim
在8寸长的装甲身体末端 and at the end of its 8-inch armoured body
是类似腺体的毒囊,里面充满毒液 is a gland like vessel filled with venom
尖端还有螯针 and tipped by a sting.
它是东非蝎 The East African scorpion.
现在这只大型雄蝎摆出了防卫姿势 Now this huge female strikes a defensive pose,
称为警戒姿态 called the alert stands.
它把螯针移到了预备位置 She's moved her stinger to the ready position.
因为它现在面临了体型是它20倍的威胁 Because, facing her now, is a threat 20 times her size.
虽然它没有螯针 While that has no stingers,
但它身上福满了数以千计的防卫尖刺 it's covered by thousands of sharp defensive quills.
它和蝎子一样是独居猎食者 Like the scorpion, it's a solitary hunter
而且它饿了 and it's hungry.
它的听力很敏锐 While its hearing is acute,
鼻子也能嗅出奇异的味道 its nose is adapted to pick up strange smells.
今晚它们发现了蝎子的气味 And tonight, they've found the scent of the scorpion.
它是东非刺猬 The East African hedgehog.
刺猬咬住蝎子的螯 The hedgehog nips the scorpion on the claw
几乎是想被刺伤 almost begging to be stunned.
当蝎子发动攻击 Just as the scorpion strikes
它的装甲身体被咬成了两半 its armoured body is crushed in two.
刺猬的抗毒性比同体型的哺乳动物更强40倍 Hedgehogs are 40 times more resistent to venom than other mammals their size.
今晚这个特性在它猎食时又起了作用 And tonight, that's paid off with another kill.
几小时后当太阳从洞房升起 Hours later, the horizon brightens once more
地平线又再次亮起 as the sun rises in the east.
所有生物的自然时钟又兜了一圈 This natural club for all living things has come full circle.
团队的任务也已终结 And so is the project for the team,
这次任务揭晓了惊人的适应力 a project that has revealed incredible adaptations.
从快如闪电的舌头 From lightning-fast tonuges,
到微小的伪装战士 to tiny camouflaged warriors.
在这个国度 This is a realm
动物王国中的美丽与残酷交会 where the beauty and brutality of the animal kingdom converge.
地盘和生存之争也永远不会结束 And the battle for territory and survival never ends.
一切都在生物快慢间 All at The Speed Of Life.