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
揭开生物之间的关系 to reveal this 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 美国西南的掠食者
清晨五点半 索诺兰沙漠
时间 Time
对地球上近乎所有的野生动物来说 for nearly every wild creature on the planet
都是以日出和日落来衡量 it's measured by the rise and fall of the sun.
从清晨到日暮 From dawn to dusk
它决定这片美国西南土地上 it sets the patterns and rhythms of life here,
所有生命的形式与节奏 in the Great American Southwest.
现在,在沙漠烈日下 Now, under the hot desert sun,
我们的摄影机将调慢自然时间 our cameras slow down natural time
让我们去探索顶级掠食者的惊人攻击 to let us explore the awesome attack of an apex desert predator.
栗翅鹰是西南天空之王 The Harris's hawk is the king of the southwestern sky.
黎明破晓时 As dawn breaks
这只雄鹰似乎正看着时间流逝 this male seems to be watching the day go by
但它其实是高度灵敏的猎杀机器 but inside, he is a highly tuned killing machine.
锐利眼光横扫整片草地寻找最不起眼的动作 Scanning the grasses for the slightest movement
栗翅鹰饿极了,它渴望吃到鲜肉 the hawk is hungry and he's craving some fresh meat
但这只兔子目前还很安全 But this rabbit is safe for now
栗翅鹰今早想抓的是别种猎物 the hawk is looking for something different this morning
它的眼睛比人眼敏锐八倍 His eyes are 8 times more powerful than a human's
从这个高处 And from this high purge,
它能看见方圆1000呎以内的猎物 he can spot prey from a radius of 1,000 feet.
像是这只石鸡 like this chukar partridge
这只鹰拥有三吋长的利爪 this hawk is armed with three inch talons
而它是靠巨大的47吋翅膀飞上天 and he is borne aloft by massive, 47-inch wings
为提供力量,它的心跳会加速到三倍 to power them his heart beat triples
它的锐利双眼会锁定50码外的石鸡 His sharp eyes lock on the chukar's position some 50 yards away
为逃避掠食者 to escape predators
石鸡能在短短一秒内 the partridge can burst into the air
以时速30哩猛然跃向空中 at 30 miles per hour, in just a second.
但今天它却迟了一秒 But today, she is a second too late.
用正常速度拍摄攻击的细节逃过了人眼 Filmed in normal time, details of the strike escape the eye
但现在细节将以超级慢动作揭晓 But the details are now revealed in super slow motion.
母鸡张开了翅膀,却已经太迟 The hen manages to spread her wings but it's too late
它反而被鹰翅包围了 instead, the wings of the hawk corral her
当它挣扎地想逃脱 As she struggles to escape
它用利爪刺穿了它的心肺 he pierces her lungs and heart with his talons
正如任何生态系的顶级掠食者 Like the top predators of any ecosystem
这些鹰比它们的猎物更少进食 these hawks eat less often than her foraging prey
一只倒霉的石鸡可以为 the protein supplied by the hapless chukar
这只鹰提供四天所需的蛋白质 will keep the hawk going by some 4 days
急速的捕猎之后 after the rush of the hunt and kill
它就可以去海岸休息一会 he'll be able to coast for a while
而这里的其他生物暂时是安全了 and the creatures that cross his path will be safe for now
直到它再次感到饥饿之前 until he gets hungry again
当太阳升起,温度飙高 as the sun rises and the temperatures soar
一名经验丰富的生存者 a veteran survivor
正在横越炙热的沙漠 makes his way across the burning desert floor
这对锐利双眼 These sharp eyes
属于一只明智的老陆龟 belong to a wise, old tortoise.
它会活到100岁 He'll live to be 100.
而它现在已比拍摄团队的任何成员还老 And he is already older than any member of the camera team.
虽然它看来很憔悴 And while he looks like a wreck
陆龟正是沙漠效率的典范 the tortoise is a marvel of desert efficiency
为了从陆龟的角度体验世界 to experience the world from the tortoise's perspective
团队在它背上装了一台摄影机 the crew has mounted a camera on its back
它的前脚构造就像铲子一样 his front limbs are built like shovels
以挖掘洞穴 for digging burrows.
貌似大象的后退能推开泥土 elephant like rear legs push soil out of the way
沙漠陆龟就像会走的水塔 desert tortoises are walking water tanks
这只雄龟可以五年不喝水 this male can go for five years without a drink.
因为它能从植物中摄取大多水分 because he gets most of his water from plants
并储存在膀胱里 and stores it in his bladder.
它舌头上的黏液会黏住植物和花朵 The sticky goo on his tongue snags vegetation and flowers
使它靠近它的嘴 and draws it to his mouth.
陆龟在生态系中扮演着极为重要的角色 Tortoises play a vital role in the ecosystem
它们深受沙漠中色彩鲜艳的花朵吸引 they're attracted to the desert's brightly colored flowers
并藉由排泄物散播新植物的种子 and help spread the seed to bring new plants in the waste they leave behind
然而为沙漠带来生命的太阳 but the sun that brings all life to the desert
却也能轻易地带走生命 just as easily takes it away
上午11点36分 博雷戈恶地
到了七月,这片恶地就有如熔炉 By July, these badlands roar like a furnace
这里的平均温度是西半球最热的 With the hottest avarage temperatures on the western hemisphere
在早晨结束时 before the morning ends,
沙漠土地的气温高达致命的华氏122度 the desert floor sizzles at a deadly 122 degrees fahrenheit.
然而随着每个死亡征兆 Yet for every sign of death
生命却从沙漠的缝隙和阴影中鼠窜 life slithers through the desert's cracks and shadows
在这里,就连地表也能隆起并移动 here, even the landscape can rise up and move.
就像一群巨兽 like a herd of giant beasts
帝国沙丘占地约200平方哩 the imperial sand dunes occupy an area roughly 200 miles square
除了当地的动植物 A sign from the plants and creatures they contain
沙丘本身也有生命 the dunes are alive in a way.
它们一年大概会移动50尺 They are actually moving about 50 feet per year
这片沙丘是由类似宝石的石英颗粒组成 The dunes are built with jewel-like bits of corks
大小有如盐罐里的盐 the size of salt shaker crystals
这些被风和物理驱动的微笑沙粒 these tiny building blocks driven by wind and physics
构成了30层楼高的雄伟沙丘 create majestic heaps of sand 30 storys high
为捕捉沙丘形成时的宏观画面 to capture macro footage of a dune in the making
你必须从沙粒本身开始观察起 you've got to get down to the level of grains themselves
于是团队带了一把沙丘回到摄影棚 so the team takes a handful of dune back to the studio
为拍摄这程度的细节 to shoot at this level of detail
团队需要一台能拍摄微观画面的慢动作摄影机 the team needs a slow motion camera capable of recording on a microscopic level
这种设备并不存在,所以他们必须亲自打造 this kind of rig doesn't exist, so they have to build it
我们今天要在镜头前安装显微镜 We're actually gonna be using microscope on the camera today
这种摄影机从没这样做过 which has never been done before with this type of camera
就是这一台 this is it right here
价值约一万美元的显微镜 it's about $10,000 microscope right here.
我不需要这个 Don't need this.
我们要把它装到摄影机上 What we're gonna do is just connect this directly to the camera
为解决问题 to solve the problem
他们结合了高效能显微镜和慢动作摄影机 they marry a high powered microscope to a slow motion camera
三、二、一 Three-two-one.
拍摄出前所未见的沙漠景观 A view of the desert, never seen before
沙丘的一天 A day for a dune
就像沙流漏过无限大的沙漏 is like a trickle of sand falling through an infinitely large hourglass
一粒沙本身并不算什麽 single grains by themselves don't amount to much
但当你累积无数的沙粒 but when you have billions upon billions of them
它们几乎能吞没任何东西 they can engulf almost anything
500年前部分的帝国沙丘是被湖泊覆盖 just 500 years ago parts of the imperial dunes were covered by a lake
后来却被巨大沙丘吞没并被烈日晒干 only to be swallowed by the giant dunes and dried up by the sun.
为了在沙丘和周围炙热的沙洲上生存 to survive the dunes and the scorching flats that surround them
西南动物必须依靠复杂的生存策略 southwest animals depend on sophisticated survival strategies
鞭尾蜥蜴在滚烫的沙地上奔走以躲避太阳 Whiptail lizards race over the hot sand to escape the sun
它们能从深色变成浅色 they can change color from dark to light
反映它们无法逃避的高温 to reflect whatever heat they can't escape
然而对它们这种大小的动物 But heat is by no means the only danger
高温并非唯一的危险 facing creatures her size
有些危险是藏匿在它们最没料到的地方 and some of them are hiding where they are least expected
接下来是美国西南部最致命的的掠食者 Coming up, the deadliest predators of the Southwest.
还有怪兽的鸟卵盛宴 And later, a monster that feasts on the unborn.
上午11点51分 索诺兰沙漠
荒凉的美国西南被群山守护 The wild American Southwest is guarded by a wall of mountains
在群山之后是海拔4000尺的高地沙漠 behind them are high deserts at 4000 feet
那是充满极端的地区 an area of extremes
包括环境和天气 Both of environment and weather
唯一能在这片严酷土地上茁壮的方式 the only way to thrive in this brutal land
就是拥有无懈可击的适应能力 is to have impeccable adaptations
鳞片、毒液 scales, venom,
羽毛和眼睛 feathers and eyes
都以各种想象得到的方式 have all evolved to work incredibly
进化出惊人的能力 in every imaginable way
这里的动物寿命能相差几十年 The lifespan of creatures here can be decades apart
然而寿命的极端差异 but often, a radical difference in lifetimes
经常能确保掠食者和猎物生存 can insure the survival of both predators and the prey
上午12点51分 博雷戈恶地
炎热的沙漠土地是一名致命杀手的家 The hot desert sands are home to a killer so deadly
因为非常危险,某种热追踪导弹甚至以它为名 it shares its name with a heat-seeking missile
优雅,阴险的沙丘幽灵 The graceful, sinister, phantom of the dunes
角响尾蛇 The sidewinder
当其他动物都在阴影下寻找庇护所 As other creatures seek shelter in the shade
这个邪恶杀手 this devilish killer
却在日正当中的高温下潜行在沙丘里 prowls the dunes in the hellish heat of the high noon sun.
角响尾蛇的长相就如魔鬼般 sidewinder seem almost devilish
眼睛上方有形状似角的鳞片 down to the horn-like scales above their eyes
角鳞能防止多余的沙吹进眼睛 The horns protect the from excess sand
并协助它融入沙丘环境 and help camouflage the snake by breaking up its profile on the dunes.
拥有连接毒腺的中空长牙 Armed with long hallow fangs connected to venom glands
这些蛇会扑向它们的猎物 these snakes lunge at their prey
这种攻击行为完全是反射动作 this strike behaviour is so hard-wired
连死掉的角响尾蛇 even dead sidewinders
都能因为被不小心的人类碰触 have inflicted venomous bites reflexively
而反射性地用毒牙咬人 when touched by careless humans
这是非常毒的蛇 This is a highly venomous snake
它现在离我们的镜头只有几吋 that's literally inches from our lense right now
它正利用摄影机的阴影为自己降温 this is actually using the shade from the camera to cool himself off
我每天都会接触这些动物 I deal with these creatures everyday
因为你会慢慢习惯 that's something you just get used to.
那正是危险浮现的时候 And that's where it becomes dangerous.
小心... Be careful! Be careful!
虽然看起来诡异 While it looks creepy
但角响尾蛇的移动方式 the sidewinder's form of locomotion
其实是很棒的适应结果 is a brilliant adaptation
这条雄蛇的侧向运动 the sideways movement of this male
能减少身体和炎热地表的接触 reduces his body contact with the hot surface
并在这个热量是金的环境里节省体力 and saves energy in an environment where every calory is gold
现在它潜行在炎热沙地上并前往灌木丛 now he swings off the hot sands and heads for the brush
猎物很可能就躲在那里 where prey is more likely to come along
角响尾蛇是超有耐心的伏击掠食者 sidewinders are insidiously patient ambush predators
这条雄蛇可以好几天不动 this male can lie motionless for days
等待潜在的受害者 waiting for potential victims
但今早它不必等太久 but this morning, he doesn't have to wait very long
沙漠鼠是以跳跃方式移动 Desert mice tend to jump from place to place
使自己成为掠食者难以捕捉的目标 to make themselves hard targets
这只雄鼠的寿命只有七百天 the lifespan of this male is just 700 days
但那是在自然死亡的情况下 but only if he manages to die in peace
它正在挖种子来吃 he is digging for seeds to eat
但当它从这座土堆的另一端出来 but when he pops out at the other side of this mount
它却迎头碰上角响尾蛇 he runs straight into the sidewinder
用正常速度拍摄沙漠鼠似乎安然无恙 shot at normal speed the mouse looks unharmed
但透过超级慢动作摄影机 but using a super slow motion camera,
我们揭晓了实际情况 what actually happened is revealed
角响尾蛇的攻击 the sidewinder's strike
是一连串的自动肌肉和骨骼反射 is a series of automatic muscle and skeletal reflexes
在20分之一秒内它伸出上颚的毒牙 in 1/20 of a second he racks his fangs from the upper jaw
并从沙漠鼠的身体中间咬下 and bites the mouse's mid-body
造成最大穿透 for maximum penetration.
当沙漠鼠被冲击的扭力翻得四脚朝天 as the mouse is thrown off his feet by the torque of the impact
肌肉收缩注入了角响尾蛇的毒液 a muscular contraction injects the sidewinder's venom
在两次心跳内 within two heart beats
沙漠鼠的呼吸系统就会开始衰退 the mouse's respiratory system begins to shut down
当毒蛇收回毒牙 as the snake disengages his fangs
它会记得沙漠鼠独特的化学特征 it remembers the unique chemical signature of the mouse
结合它的毒液 combined with its own venom
如果猎物逃跑 if his prey runs away
毒蛇能追踪确切的气味 the snake can follow the precise smell
就算它闻到其他鼠辈的气味 even if it comes across the smells of other rodents
但这只老鼠已无处藏身 But this mouse is going nowhere.
它吓得要死 He is in shock.
几秒钟之内它就完全没有了呼吸 A few seconds more, and his breathing stops completely.
角响尾蛇有能整个吞下老鼠的上下颚 Hinged jaws allow the mouse to be swallowed whole.
以及一个可以伸缩的呼吸道 And with an extendable breathing tube,
这种蛇可以让猎物窒息 the snake can do this without suffocating.
这条雄蛇能利用猎物血液和保湿角质 The male's blood and moist tissues
维持几天生活所需的水分 will keep the snake fed and hydrated for days.
这就阐明了为什麽沙漠响尾蛇 This explains how sidewinders can survive the desert
不喝一滴水却能在沙漠中生存 without drinking a single drop of water.
沙漠中的角响尾蛇数量很多 The population of sidewinders in the desert is high.
平均寿命是20年 The average lifespan is 20 years.
所以它们为何还没灭绝沙漠鼠的数量 so why haven't they exterminated the mouse population
当沙漠鼠的寿命只有十分之一长? whose members live just a tenth as long.
答案很简单 the answer is simple
这只雌鼠或许只能活两年 this female may only live for two years
但它每隔30天左右就能产子 but she gives birth every thirty days give or take
只要一个月 and just over a month
这些幼儿就会完全成熟并开始繁殖 these very pups will be fully grown and raising young of their own
这是双赢局面 It's a win-win situation
它的物种得以延续下去 her species is perpetuated
但掠食者仍有很多老鼠可以吃 but predators will still have plenty of mice to eat
现在鼠妈妈该去寻找莓果和种子 It's time for a mother mouse to forage for barracks and seeds
然而在沙漠里 but, out on the desert
蛇只是觊觎它这种动物的掠食者之一 snakes are just one type of predator that stalks creatures her size
其中一种最致命的猎食动物 One of the deadliest hunters
是靠无声的八条腿在行走 walks on four pairs of silent legs
每条腿都有两个像猫般可收缩的爪子 each leg ends with two cat-like retractable claws
但这可不是猫咪 But this is no kitty
它是长达三吋半,发育完全的沙漠狼蛛 It's a fully grown desert tarantula 3.5 inches long
它的腿能侦测 her legs can detect
并定位周围所发生最细微的振动 and localize the tiniest vibrations around her
它的额头上有八个眼睛 and fixed on her forehead are 8 eyes
而不是六个 instead of 6.
八个眼睛分为两批 they are set in 2 groups
让这只雌蜘蛛拥有将近三百度的视野 that give this female a nearly 300 degree field of view.
它头上有一对强大的毒牙 Housed in her head is a pair of powerful venomous fangs
雌蜘蛛会用它们来攻击任何动物 and the female will use them to nail anything
从甲虫到小型哺乳类 from beatles to small mammals
像是田鼠妈妈 like the mother field mouse
当它在阴影中觅食 as she forages in the shadow
它并没看见狼蛛,直到迎头撞上它 she doesn't spot the tarantula until she literally bumps into it
接下来 沙漠之王将跟一个强大的敌手正面交锋 Coming up, the king of the desert has a faceoff with a very formidable prey
之后 我们会开灯观察四围的爬行动物 And later, we turn on the lights to see what's creeping around in the dark
小心了 Watch out!
收工 Lock it up.
在生存斗争里有些动物的武装比其他动物好 In the battle for life some creatures are better armed than others
但有时只需要一点运气就能扭转生死 but sometimes, a little luck can make the difference between life and death
狼蛛用像猫般的爪子抓住田鼠 The tarantula grabs the mouse in her cat like claws.
但在它用毒牙咬下前,田鼠却逃脱了 but before she can sink her fangs mouse escapes
狼蛛从容面对它的失败 the tarantula takes the loss in stride
时间站在它这边 time is on her side
因为它的寿命是惊人的20年甚至更长 because her lifespan is a whopping 20 years or more
死亡谷 下午4点51分
到了下午,炙热高温开始下降 By the afternoon, the scorching temperatures start to fall
这里的植物几乎无法撑过冬季的严寒低温 plants here can barely survive the freezing temperatures in winter
和夏季超过华氏120度的高温 and summer highs that exceed 120 degrees fahrenheit
然而这些气温变化使生态系繁衍兴盛 yet these highs and lows allow the ecosystem to thrive
并让花朵绽放 and the flowers to bloom
沙漠的声音可以很宁静 The sounds of the desert can be peaceful
但有种声音是大家都害怕听到的 but there is one sound everyone dreads to hear
响尾蛇 Rattlesnakes.
如果你够幸运,会先听到它们的警告 If you're lucky, you'll hear their warning first.
响尾蛇的响环是由连锁交叠的鳞片构成 The rattle consists of modified scales that interlock and overlap
位于尾部的独特肌肉 a unique muscle at the base of the tail
每秒会振动这些鳞片20次 vibrates these segments 20 times per second
产生人人都害怕的独特声响 to produce the distinctive rattling sound we all dread.
这条响尾蛇拥有椭圆形瞳孔 This rattler comes fully loaded with eliptical pupils
和感热颊窝 and heat sensing pits
致命的毒液系统 a deadly venom system
还有备用长牙以取代 and reserve fangs to replace ones
可能会断在受害者体内的牙 that might break off inside a victim
几乎所有的沙漠动物都害怕响尾蛇 nearly every creature in the desert fears the rattler
除了一种动物以外 every creature but one
王蛇 the king snake
长达四尺,身上带有生动的花纹 4 feet long, and glowing with vivid patterns
它本身无毒却 it doesn't have any venom of its own,
拥有不同的致命绝招 but it has a different deadly trick
王蛇是一种蟒蛇 the king is a constrictor
响尾蛇的毒牙若以足够的力量攻击 The fangs of the rattlesnake could easily kill the king snake
大可轻易杀死王蛇 if they strike with enough force
但毒液的影响却不大 but his venom will have little effect
王蛇体内的复杂蛋白质 she is protected from the toxins
使它能免受毒素伤害 by complexive proteins in her body
僵局并不会维持多久 the standoff doesn't last for long
一瞬间就结束了 It's over in the blink of an eye
王蛇抢先对响尾蛇展开攻击 the king snake got the drop on the rattler
而且没有被咬 without being bitten
它的秘诀只能透过 her secret can only through
慢动作摄影机的镜头来揭晓 the lense of a slow motion camera
利用优越的反射动作 using her superior reflexes
王蛇发动了先发制人的巧妙攻击 the king snake stages a brilliant attack
它抢先在响尾蛇张嘴前 she claps down on the rattler's jaws
咬住它的嘴 before they can open
接着它把响尾蛇拉到空地 Next, she pulls the rattler into a clearing
摆好姿势准备进行下个残忍步骤 and positions his body for the next gruesome step,
吞食 consumption
王蛇或许美丽 King snakes may be pretty
但这条雌蛇却是拥有惊人胃口的蛇蝎美人 but this female is a femme fatale with a whale sized appetite.
它在响尾蛇还活着时就把它生吞 She eats the rattler while he is still alive
它强壮的身躯包围着响尾蛇 Her strong body surrounds the rattler
使它完全无法咬它或呼吸 making it impossible for him to bite her or breathe
蛇是这条雄蛇最爱吃的餐点之一 Snakes are one of this female's favourite meals
一是因为蛇没有手脚要对付 for one thing, snake have no arms or legs to deal with
二是因为这条响尾蛇正好能装进它长长的胃 for another, this rattler fits perfectly in her long stomach
最后还吱吱作响 right down to the last rattle.
接下来请看有毒怪物的致命噬咬 Coming up, a mythical monster with a venomous bite
还有队友们撞见的沙漠幽灵 And later, the crew encounters the ghost of the desert
索诺兰沙漠 晚间6点12分
沙漠生活不只是掠食者和猎物之间的斗争 Life in the desert is not only a struggle between predator and prey
也是老幼之间的竞赛 It can also come down to a race between young and the old.
在白天的酷热当中 In the blistering heat of the day
动物会寻找庇护所以保留体力 animals will seek shelter to conserve energy
而有些动物一年只会出现几次来进食 and some may only emerge a few times a year to eat
在洞穴深处 Deep in its burrow
一个不情愿的猎食动物即将出现 a reluctant hunter is about to surface
它是美国西南唯一有毒的蜥蜴 The only venomous lizard in the American Southwest
也是真正的怪兽 and it's a real monster
一年中有95%的时间它都藏在洞穴里 For 95% of the year it stays in its burrow
靠储存能量过活 living off the stored energy
但它迟早得爬出地表补充能量 But eventually, it's forced to surface to fatten up
它是希拉毒蜥 The Gila monster.
这只五磅重的雌蜥蜴身长两尺 This 5-pound female is 2 feet long.
它的体色警告其他动物 Her colors warn other animals,
它有毒并拥有毒牙 she is venomous and armed to the teeth
它是靠强而有力的颚部咬死猎物 She kills her prey with powerful jaws
但它的颚部也是有毒防御系统的一部分 But her jaws are also part of a toxic defense system.
当毒蜥需要时 When the lizard moves them,
肌肉压力会把毒液从毒腺直接分泌到牙齿上 muscle pressure forces venom out for docks directly onto her teeth
生物学家认为毒蜥的毒液只用来防御 Biologists believe that the venom, used only for defense,
被它咬伤的敌人非常痛苦 makes her bite so painful to enemies
使它们记得未来别惹它 that they'll remember to leave her alone in the future
希拉毒蜥的视力很差 Gila monsters have poor eyesight
它们是用分岔的舌头来探测食物的气味 Instead, they use their forked tongues to pick up the scent of food
附近有另一个怪兽也出现了 Nearby, anorher monster has emerged
这只雄蜥蜴的生命已接近尾声 This male is literally on his last legs
它已将近20岁 He's almost 20 years old,
那是该物种的平均寿命 the average lifespan of his species
希拉毒蜥属于暴食者 Gila monsters are binge eaters
一年只进食三或四次 who eat only 3 or 4 times a year
这个老家伙一餐可吃下 This old male can chow down
自身体重百分之35的食物 35% of his body weight in a single feeding.
但它的腿已开始衰退 But his legs are beginning to go
现在它正濒临饥饿边缘 and now, he is on the brink of starvation
突然间它的舌头侦测到令人愉悦的气味 suddenly his tongue picks up a welcome scent
是脂肪丰富的大餐 a feast with a fat contend that's off the charts
然而雌蜥蜴已抵达现场 but the female is already there
那是在地面巢穴的鸟产下的一窝蛋 It's a cluth of eggs from a ground nesting bird.
咬破蛋壳会把大部分蛋液洒在地上 Breaking through the shells will splatter most of the eggs on the ground
所以它会整颗吃下去 so she eats them whole
这顿鸟蛋大餐会为雌蜥蜴提供好几周的养分 The egg feast will sustain the female for weeks
它的低新陈代谢率和储存脂肪的能力 her low metabolic rate and ability to store fat
代表它能在洞穴里好好休息 mean she can relax in her burrow
直到它准备再次外出进食 until she is ready to venture out and eat once more.
至于年老的雄蜥蜴,它没能靠近那些蛋 As for the old male, he never got close to the eggs
也没体力再继续 and he hasn't the strength to go on.
阿帕契印第安人相信 The Apache Indians believe
希拉毒蜥的一口气 that a single breath from a Gila monster
就能杀死最强壮的勇士 could kill the strongest of warriors
如今这只老蜥蜴的短促呼吸 Now the short breaths of this old hunter
是它最后的气息 are his last
它已虚弱到无法再继续 He is two weak to go on
饥饿结束了它漫长的一生 and starvation brings his long life to an end
接下来请看发光的夜行者 Coming up, a glow in the dark nightstalker
以及虎皮蝾螈贪婪的食量 And later, a tiny tiger with a gluttonous appetite.
当阳光渐渐西下 As the sun's glare fades
沙漠中的顽固结构也变得更清晰 the desert's stubborn architecture becomes more defined
死亡谷 晚间7点46分
团队组装了一套旋转设备 The crew assembles a spinning rear
以前所未有的方式捕捉日落 to capture the sunset as never before
好了,我们走吧 It's all set. Let's get out of here.
支臂上的360度环景镜头 The arm's 360 degree sweep
将会捕捉一切活动 will capture it all
我们得赶快开始 Allright, we gotta go. We're gonna do this.
否则会错过日落 We're gonna miss the sunset.
- 准备好了 - 再给我两秒,开始 - Ready. - Hang on. Two more seconds. Start it.
当太阳西下 As the sun arches down,
我们环游地球的整个边缘 we travel the entire edge of the earth
沙漠日落的壮观 as the majesty of a desert sunset
也从几小时被压缩成几秒钟 is compressed from hours into seconds.
现在,黑暗和较凉爽的气温 Now, the darkness and cooler temperatures
唤醒了新一波掠食者和猎物 activate a new wave of predators and prey.
晚间10点06分 约书亚树国家公园
在黑漆漆的世界,团队启用新的工具 In a pitch black world the crew fires up a new tool
他们会用它来找出沙漠中 They'll use it to locate one of the most mysterious
最神秘危险的动物 and dangerous creatures of the desert
黑光是他们找到目标的唯一希望 The black light is their only hope of locating their target
如果他们够幸运的话 if they ever find one, at all.
我还没看见任何东西 Haven't seen anything yet.
团队搜寻着沙漠土地 却没成功 The team searches the desert floor without success.
- 凯文,我找到一个 - 哪里? - Hey Kevin, I found one. - Where?
在这里,你看 Right out here. Check it out.
还蛮大的 It's a big size one.
他们的辛苦终于有了收获 Finally the work pays off.
去拿摄影机
你有电吗 You got power?
有 Yes.
好极了 看起来很棒 Nice. Looks good.
在黑暗笼罩下 Under the cover of darkness
这个有毒战士正在猎食 this venomous warrior is on the hunt
猎物是任何它能制服的昆虫 for any insect, he can overpower.
沙漠金蝎 The desert hairy scorpion
北美洲最大的蝎子种类 the largest species of scorpion in North America.
在紫外线光下它会发出一种诡异的荧光 Capturing the ultra-violet light, he gives off an eery florescence
那种荧光是由它身躯薄壳内的 The glow is created by a mysterious substance
一种神秘物质所产生 in a thin layer of his body shells.
科学家推测它的其中一层薄壳 Scientists suspect that one of these layers
能侦测紫外线 detects UV radiation
以警告它已走进阳光下 to warn him, he is straight into sunlight.
沙漠金蝎的主要武器是它的毒刺 The scorpion's primary weapon is its stinger.
毒刺越大就越能致命 The bigger the stinger, the more lethal.
它们是非常有领域观念的杀手 They are highly territorial killers
绝不会让任何东西阻挡它们 and allow nothing to stand on their way.
即使是同类 Even one of their own kind.
求偶的仪式中 In courtship dances,
蝎子会以蝎螯相顶 scorpions stand pincer to pincer
但这个拥抱可与爱慕无关 But this embrace has nothing to do with affection.
这些蝎子会奋战到死 These arachnids will fight to the death,
除非其中一只撤退 unless one of them retreats.
然而这两只蝎子的体型相当 But the fighters are too evenly matched in size.
又对彼此的毒液免疫 And they are resistent to each other's venom.
这场致命游戏算是平手 The deadly game is a draw.
在缠斗一番后 After match posturing and wrestling
它们各奔东西 they part ways.
接下来请看雨唤醒的黏液毒物 Coming up, the rain reveals slimy poisonous creatures
以及有100条腿的嗜脑怪物 and a 100-legged freak that eats brains.
月亮支配着动物在夜晚的行为 The moon dictates animals' behaviors at night
正如太阳支配着白天的生命速度 as surely as the sun drives the speed of life by day.
晚间10点06分 约书亚树国家公园
空气中充满了生物的合唱 The air fills with a chorus of life
昆虫生物 Insect life.
蟋蟀居住在所有想像得到的沙漠环境 Crickets occupy every imaginable desert habitat,
从沙丘到高山森林 from the sand dunes, to the high mountain forests
而寿命只有21天左右 And with lifespans of only about 21 days
生活对这些小家伙来说很难熬 life is hard for these little guys.
温度越高它们生存和死亡的速度就越快 The hotter it is, the faster they live and die.
在盛夏期间它们被迫要吃同类才能生存 At the height of summer, they are forced to eat each other to survive.
但今晚,数千只蟋蟀 But tonight, they forage by the thousands
一同在潮湿的植物残体上进食 on the wet blanket of plant debris.
雨水很受欢迎, Rain is welcome,
但它也能为蟋蟀带来灾难 but it can also be disasterous for the crickets
若不赶快找地方躲雨 If they don't get out of the rain,
蟋蟀可能会因为吸收过多水分而爆开 crickets can absorbe so much moisture, they literally explode.
潜入蟋蟀地盘的是一只雄性虎皮蝾螈 Prowling the crickets' perimeter is a male tiger salamander.
其名是来自它身上独特的条纹 Named after its distinctive stripes
虎皮蝾螈是全球最大的陆生蝾螈 Tigers are the largest land-dwelling salamander on earth.
这种蝾螈能长到14吋 This one can grow to 14 inches in length.
而且能活到20岁 And could live to 20 years.
那相当于35代的蟋蟀 That's equal to about 35 generations of crickets.
蝾螈的鲜艳体色是对其他掠食者的警告 The salamander's bright colors are warning to other predators,
代表它的皮肤充满了毒腺 that its skin is packed with toxic glands.
天气干燥时 During dry weather,
它也会分泌黏液 it also secrets a mucus
好让纤弱的皮肤保持湿润 to keep his delicate skin moist.
虎皮蝾螈并无鼓膜 Tiger salamanders have no eardrums.
这只雄蝾螈是用嗅觉 Instead, this male uses his sense of smell
来锁定蟋蟀的位置 to lock onto the cricket's location.
它也能经由敏感的鼻子和脚 He can also pick up substrate vibrations
侦测下层土壤的振动 through sensitive nerves in his feet.
用超级慢动作镜头 Shot in super slow motion,
拍摄雄蝾螈把上颚张开60度 the male races his upper jaw 60 degrees
猎物会被粘稠的舌沟黏住 and his prey is caught in the trough of his sticky tongue.
这只蝾螈会大吃特吃 This salamander gorges himself
然后才回到洞穴休息 before returning to his burrow to rest.
在下方两千尺地势较低的沙漠土地 2000 feet below, on the lower desert floor
因骤雨而保持翠绿 the brush remains green from the passing rains.
六吋长的带斑壁虎 A 6-inch western banded gecko
从容走过这片凌乱 moves through the clutter with ease.
那是因为这只雌壁虎的眼睛 That's because the eyes of this female
比画行壁虎大 are larger than daytime geckos
给了它卓越的夜视能力 and give her excellent night vision.
它的白色身体和近乎透明的皮肤 Her white color and almost translucent skin
是白天时生活在岩石底下的结果 is result of living under the cover of rocks during the light of day.
壁虎能嗅到一百码以外的掠食性蛇类 Geckos can pick up the scent of a predatory snake 100 yards away.
但今晚当这这雌壁虎在寻找猎物时 But tonight, as the female searches for prey,
它正被一个鬼祟杀手跟踪 she is being shadowed by a slinky killer.
而且并不是蛇 And it's no snake.
八吋长的巨型沙漠蜈蚣 8 inches long, the giant desert centipede
是全世界最大的蜈蚣种类之一 is one of the largest of its species in the world.
它的寿命是五年 Its lifespan is 5 years
在地上每秒能移动两尺 and it can move over the ground at 2 feet per second.
公蜈蚣是靠20对高性能的腿在行走 The male glides on long, 20 pairs of high performance legs.
每对腿比下一对稍长 Each pair a little longer than the next.
逐渐变化的长度 The graduated sizing
能防止它被自己的脚绊倒 prevents him from tripping over his own feet.
这个适应能力在过去四亿年来 This adaptation has served his species well,
对蜈蚣都很有利 over the past 400 million years.
它头上的触须能补足差劲的视力 Sensing antennae attached to his head make up for poor eyesight.
而它的第一队腿其实是大而有力的毒钩 and his first pair of legs are actually large powerful fangs
能分泌造成严重后果的毒液 designed to deliver a crippling jolt of toxic venom.
虽然这只蜈蚣很快 While this centipede is fast,
但壁虎比它快十倍 the gecko can run 10 times faster.
它并没有危险 She is in no danger
除非它犯下一个错误 unless she makes one mistake.
也就是睡着 Falling asleep.
这只蜈蚣发出精确攻击 The centipede makes a surgical strike.
它用毒钩咬进壁虎的胸口 It sinks its fangs into the gecko's thorax
并注入大量毒液 injecting a massive dose of venom.
当毒液是猎物瘫痪 As the venom paralyses the prey
壁虎被蜈蚣的20对足爪紧抓着 the gecko was held in a death grab by the centipede's 20 sets of claws.
蜈蚣通常会吃猎物的大脑 Centipedes often eat the brains of their prey
因为它们充满营养的脂肪 because they're full of nutritous fat.
当蜈蚣吃完大餐 As the centipede finished her feast
更贪婪的食客也跟着出现 a more voracious eater comes online.
科罗拉多河蟾蜍 A Colorado River toad,
体型相当于一只餐盘 the size of a dinner plate.
这只成年公蟾蜍 This male adult represents
是美国境内最大的原生蟾蜍 the largest native toad species in the US.
身长9吋,寿命长达15年 He is 9 inches long with a lifespan of 15 years.
眼睛后方有两大条毒腺 Two large glands found behind the eyes
分泌会引发幻觉的毒素 secret a poisonous hallucinogenic substance
强大到足以杀死大如草原狼的敌人 powerful enough to kill enemies as big as coyotes
这只公蟾蜍拥有可收缩的眼壳 This male has a retractabe eye shell,
称为瞬膜 called a nictitating membrane
能保护它的眼睛 that protects his eyes
防止沙漠热风和微小碎片进入 from hot desert winds and small debris.
现在这只蟾蜍相中了今晚的第一批目标 Now this toad spots the first targets of the night
利用强而有力的腿 using his powerful legs
它跳出自身长度五倍的距离 he leaps 5 times his body length
以扑袭它们 to get to jump on them.
蟋蟀为数众多 Crickets are plentiful
就算在这片沙漠土地上也是 even down here, on the desert floor.
不幸的是 这个壮汉 Unfortunately, this bull
正跟在蜈蚣后头进食 is eating directly in the path of the centipede.
不幸的其实是蜈蚣 Unfortunately, for the centipede.
蜈蚣的毒素并不会伤害蟾蜍 The centipede's toxins won't hurt the frog
因为所有毒液都是可消化的 because all venom is digestible.
西南沙漠生活的一天已接近尾声 A day in the life of the Southwest Desert has come to a close.
这一天花了好几个月的精密计划和排程 A day that took months of exacting planning
才拍摄完成 and scheduling to film.
透过新的摄影工具 Revealed through new photographic tools
我们见到这里的每种生物 we've seen how each creature here
对这个生态系的健康有多重要 is as vital to the health of this ecosystem
就如准确手表里的齿轮一样 as the cogs that run a precision watch
我们在这过程中发现 In the process, we've discovered
不论地面多麽炎热崎岖 that no matter how hot and rugged the terrain,
不论是何种生物 no matter what species of animal,
不论它会步行,爬行 whether walks, crawls,
跳跃还是飞翔 jumps or flies
生命速度永远不会慢下来 the Speed of Life never slows.