在非洲的西南部 NARRATOR: In the South West of Africa,
纳米比亚在那里相遇 大西洋 where Namibia meets the Atlantic Ocean,
躺在纳米布 lies the Namib,
一半大小的沙漠 俄克拉荷马州。 a desert half the size of Oklahoma.
在这个遥远而干旱的地方 In this remote and arid realm,
温度可以超过 49度。 temperatures can exceed 120 degrees.
在一些地方，年降雨量 In places, annual rainfall
不到4毫米 is less than a quarter inch.
似乎没有被人类触及 Seemingly untouched by humans
在5500万年或更长的时间里 in 55 million years or more,
这片永恒的沙漠 this timeless desert,
可能是地球上最古老的 possibly the oldest on Earth,
带来了更多的生命 has given rise to more life
比其他任何人都多。 than any other.
奇怪而神奇 专科医生. Strange and marvelous specialists...
分享这个奇妙的伊甸园 share this wondrous Eden
和巨人一起 with giants.
大象在吼叫 ELEPHANTS TRUMPETING
旁白: 从它的骨架海岸. NARRATOR: From its Skeleton Coast...
尖叫声 SQUEALS
旁白: ...穿过沙海... NARRATOR: ...through the sea of sand...
去阴霾 远山的风景 to the haze of distant mountains...
这显然 险恶的沙漠 this apparently forbidding desert
隐藏着秘密水源 hides secret water sources.
如果你知道去哪里找 And if you know where to look,
可以找到足够的水分 为了生存... enough moisture can be found to survive...
甚至茁壮成长。 even thrive.
大象喇叭 ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
地球上仍然有地方 NARRATOR: There are still places on Earth
保持原始状态 that remain pristine.
野生动物繁盛的地方 Where wildlife flourishes.
这些是最后的区域 那可以叫做 These are the last regions that could be called...
伊甸园。 Eden.
这片土地似乎很干燥 This land appears to be so dry
这几乎是不可想象的 that it's almost inconceivable
这可能是一个伊甸园... that it could be an Eden...
然而，它是 and yet, it is.
这是唯一的沙漠 This is the only desert
支持 一群狮子 that supports a population of lions.
咆哮的 GROWLING
在科学家的密切监视下 NARRATOR: Closely monitored by scientists,
这只五岁的雌性 一直一个人生活 this five-year-old female has been living alone
过去的几个月里 these past months.
她已经一周没吃东西了 She hasn't eaten for a week.
她孤独的徘徊 Her solitary prowling
可以带走她 每天高达80公里 may take her up to 50 miles a day
寻找猎物。 in search of prey.
最后， 她赶上了一群 And finally, she's caught up with a herd
唯一的羚羊 of the only antelope
能够存活下来 沙丘的酷热。 that can survive the intense heat of the dunes.
发出羊叫声 BLEATING
南非大羚羊 NARRATOR: South African oryx.
发出羊叫声 BLEATING
多达10万人住在这里 NARRATOR: As many as 100,000 live here.
血管系统 A system of blood vessels
在他们的 黑人和白人面孔 under their black and white faces
让他们保持冷静的头脑 allows them to keep cool heads
别人做不到的时候 when others can't.
轻轻地咆哮 GROWLS SOFTLY
旁白:站得很近 肩膀高1.2米... NARRATOR: Standing nearly 4 feet tall at the shoulder...
他们比她重90斤 they outweigh her by 100 pounds.
还有那些0.9米长的剑角 And those yard-long rapier horns
已经为人所知 刺穿狮子 have been known to impale a lion.
已经为人所知 刺穿狮子 Without cover to hide an approach,
胜算很大 反对她。 the odds are stacked against her.
作呼噜声 GRUNTS
远距离， NARRATOR: Over distance,
她跑不过大羚羊 she can't outpace an oryx.
在短跑中 In a sprint,
她有优势 she has the edge.
作呼噜声 GRUNTS
旁白:但是只有 如果她能缩小差距 NARRATOR: But only if she can close the gap
15米以内或更短 to 50 feet or less.
尖叫声 SQUEALS
一旦羚羊进入状态 NARRATOR: Once oryx get into their stride
时速64公里... at 40 miles per hour...
进一步追击是徒劳的 further pursuit is futile.
在微妙的平衡中 在捕食者和猎物之间， In the fine balance between predator and prey,
天平倾斜了 有利于羚羊 the scales have tipped in favor of the antelope...
暂时如此 for now.
到了中午，气温 超过43度 By midday, temperatures exceed 110 degrees.
轻柔的咆哮 SOFT GROWLING
如果她现在发起攻击 NARRATOR: If she launched an attack now,
她会面临中暑衰竭。 she'd face heat exhaustion.
但是她活了这么久 But she's survived this long
通过听节奏 沙漠之旅. by listening to the rhythms of the desert...
微风习习 WIND BLOWING SOFTLY
下午早些时候 NARRATOR: In the early afternoon,
沙子开始低语 the sands begin to whisper.
当空气被太阳加热时， 它上升了 As air is heated by the sun, it rises...
冷空气涌入 去替换它 and cooler air rushes in to replace it.
纳米布的风吹沙 The Namib's wind-whipped sand
扭曲几率 skews the odds
对她有利 to her advantage...
她也知道 and she knows it.
风声呼啸 WIND HOWLING
大羚羊躲在附近 NARRATOR: With oryx sheltering nearby,
再一次 她必须拉近距离 once again she must close the distance.
现在飘动的面纱 模糊了她的轮廓 Now the drifting veil blurs her outline.
BLEATS BLEATS
不断的嘶嘶声 NARRATOR: The incessant hiss
减弱她的脚步声 muffles her footfalls.
风嘶嘶作响 WIND HISSING
BLEATS BLEATS
呼噜的 GRUNTING
大羚羊的叫声 ORYX GRUNTING
狮子咆哮 LION ROARING
大羚羊大声咕哝 ORYX GRUNTS LOUDLY
这将提供食物 NARRATOR: This will supply the food
更重要的是 and, crucially,
狮子需要的水分 the moisture a lion needs
一个星期 for a week.
独特的是，这片沙漠 Uniquely, this desert
甚至可以提供 对于一只大猫来说.. can even provide for a big cat...
那是精通的 它神秘的方式 that's mastered its mysterious ways
胜利 在一场由来已久的冲突中 to triumph in an age-old conflict.
起伏的平原构成了 大约半个纳米布 Rolling plains make up around half of the Namib.
它们可能看起来很干燥 而且贫瘠 They may look bone-dry and barren...
但是水仍然有办法 but water still finds a way
引发新的生命 在这个伊甸园里 to trigger new life in this Eden.
这是一个天堂 This is a paradise
敬鸟类世界的巨人 to the giant of the bird world.
站起来有2.4米高.. Standing 8 feet tall...
鸵鸟 the ostrich.
他们可能看起来很显眼 在这里 They may seem conspicuous out here,
但是安装了 在潜望镜颈部 but mounted on that periscope neck
是最大的眼球 are the largest eyeballs
任何陆地动物 of any land animal.
比他们的大脑还要大 Bigger than their brains.
它们能发现掠食者 They can spot a predator
1.6公里外 a mile away.
鸣叫 CHIRPING
旁白:自从纳米布 提供不足的掩护 NARRATOR: And since the Namib provides scant cover
对于潜在的猎人来说 for would-be hunters,
这里有很多鸵鸟 ostriches abound here
成千上万 in the tens of thousands.
那些没有羽毛的鸡腿 帮助散热. Those featherless drumsticks help radiate heat...
让这些鸟 忍受温度 allowing these birds to tolerate temperatures
摄氏49度 of 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
几乎没有竞争 With little or no competition,
他们有选择的权利 多汁的昆虫和根... they have the pick of the juiciest insects and roots...
供应他们 他们需要所有的水 supplying them with all the water they need.
但是对这只四岁的雄性来说， 刚刚成年... But for this four-year-old male, just coming of age...
是雌性，不是食物， 他全神贯注！ it's females, not food, that preoccupy him!
它需要多汁的嫩芽 It takes succulent shoots
养活一窝小鸡 to sustain a brood of chicks.
和新的植被 And new vegetation
仅在降雨后到达。 only arrives after rainfall.
在那之前， Until then,
尽管有明显的进步.. despite explicit advances...
他不抱什么希望 繁殖的能力。 he's got little hope of breeding.
然而... Yet...
他的运气 可能就要改变了 his luck could be about to change.
乌云正在聚集 Storm clouds are gathering.
霹雳 THUNDERCLAP
雷声隆隆 THUNDER CRACKS
4毫米的降雨量 NARRATOR: A quarter inch of rainfall.
可能是 他们今年得到的 And it could be all they get this year.
尽管如此，这已经足够了 Still, it's enough.
雌性鸵鸟 The ostrich females
现在有了浪漫的心情 are now in the mood for romance.
真是一个精力充沛的年轻人 希望如此 Just what a lusty youngster was hoping for.
#播放滑稽的音乐 # COMICAL MUSIC PLAYING
旁白:但那不是 她在想什么 NARRATOR: But that's not what she has in mind.
他还不知道... He doesn't know it yet...
但是他已经输了 交配游戏。 but he's already lost the mating game.
低沉洪亮的呼唤 DEEP BOOMING CALL
鸣 HONKS
低沉洪亮的呼唤 DEEP BOOMING CALL
响亮的扩音呼叫 NARRATOR: A booming amplified call
宣布到达 announces the arrival
一个大男人 of an alpha male.
低沉洪亮的呼唤 DEEP BOOMING CALL
旁白:这就是如何制作 母鸡们大受欢迎。 NARRATOR: That's how to make a big hit with the hens.
所有的目光都集中在他身上。 All eyes are on him.
#浪漫的探戈音乐响起 # ROMANTIC TANGO MUSIC PLAYING
旁白: 无可挑剔的风度... NARRATOR: Impeccable poise...
一个优雅的执行 翅膀的飘动 an elegantly executed waft of the wing...
和一个值得为之献身的颈浸。 and a neck-dip to die for.
这是一场精彩的表演 一场演出。 It's a shimmying showstopper of a performance.
他得了满分10分。 He scores a perfect ten.
被他娴熟的动作赢得了 Won over by his masterful moves,
一只雌性放下她的翅膀 接受中。 a female lowers her wings in acceptance.
他最好开始排练 他的歌舞表演 He better start rehearsing his song-and-dance routine.
他会准备好的 下次下雨的时候.. He'll be ready the next time the rains come...
一年后。 in a year.
也许更多。 Maybe more.
每个沙漠都渴望 为了下雨的承诺 Every desert yearns for the promise of rain...
但是在纳米布 but in the Namib
这是提示 为了一个神奇的展示... it's the cue for a magical display...
如同休眠的种子 长达15年... as seeds that have lain dormant for up to 15 years...
变成沙漠 进入野花草地 turn desert into wildflower meadows.
唧唧喳喳的鸟 BIRDS CHIRPING
在遥远的下游， NARRATOR: Far downstream,
另一个惊人的转变 发生在 another amazing transformation takes place.
沉睡的河床被唤醒. Sleeping riverbeds awaken...
被雨水冲刷 and are flushed by rain
可能已经倒下了 两天前 that may have fallen two days ago...
超过240公里远 over 150 miles away.
期待已久的喘息 A long-awaited respite
远离灰尘和干旱 from dust and drought.
对于雌性鸵鸟来说 For a female ostrich,
这是一次洗礼 为了她的新宝宝 it's a baptism for her new brood.
现在，即使是最大的动物 在地球上行走 Now, even the largest animals to walk the Earth
可以解渴 can quench a giant thirst.
沙漠大象。 Desert elephants.
大象小号 ELEPHANTS TRUMPET
150左右 NARRATOR: Around 150
选择了活下去 在纳米布 have chosen to live in the Namib.
几天之内就消失了 Seeping away within days,
失控的水流 the runaway waters
是短暂的记忆 are a fugitive memory.
但是在这片沙漠中， But in this desert,
他们继续 让生命成为可能 they continue to make life possible.
呼噜的 GRUNTING
旁白:据说 大象永远不会忘记。 NARRATOR: It's said that an elephant never forgets.
为了找到它们的日常食物 And to find their daily food,
这个群体依靠 this herd relies
在34岁的母象身上 on the 34-year-old matriarch...
作呼噜声 GRUNTS
..以及她的回忆能力。 NARRATOR: ...and her powers of recall.
尤其是她的小牛犊 None more so than her calf.
在最干旱的年份 In the driest years,
所有的小牛都可能死亡 all calves may perish.
轻轻地咕哝 GRUNTS SOFTLY
旁白:当她带领着牛群 沿着被阳光晒过的河床. NARRATOR: As she leads the herd down a sunbaked riverbed...
事情看起来不太乐观 things don't look promising.
但是在他们的脚下 But under their feet
躺着另一个纳米布 秘密水源 lies another of the Namib's secret water sources...
隐藏的绿洲 A hidden oasis.
蓄水层锁住了 地表雨水 An aquifer locks surface rainwater
在岩石里。 in the rock itself.
在整个纳米比亚， 这些地下水库 Throughout Namibia, these underground reservoirs,
一些最大的 在这个世界上 some of the largest in the world,
隐居在附近 三分之一的水 sequester around a third as much water
就像河流一样 as flows in its rivers.
可能更多 30米以下 It may be more than 100 feet down,
但是有一种树. but one type of tree...
安娜. the Ana...
有足够长的根 has roots long enough
挖掘 这珍贵的地下水 to tap into this precious groundwater.
大声咕哝 LOUD GRUNT
母象知道 NARRATOR: And the matriarch knows
他们的分支 被装饰一新 that their branches are festooned
多汁的， 富含蛋白质的豆荚 with succulent, protein-rich pods.
问题是. The problem is...
有人先来了。 someone got here first.
低沉的呼噜声 DEEP GRUNTING
一只孤独的公牛 NARRATOR: A solitary bull.
4米高... At 14 feet tall...
加上那个箱子 plus that trunk...
他已经摘了很多了 所有的豆荚 he's plucked pretty much all the pods
在他6米范围内。 within his 20-foot reach.
呼噜的 GRUNTING
上面还有几个 NARRATOR: Just a few more up there.
呼噜的 GRUNTING
但是耐心的女家长 NARRATOR: But the patient matriarch
知道她可以充分利用 他的不耐烦 knows she can make the most of his impatience.
作呼噜声 GRUNTS
旁白:很快， 他会很沮丧的 NARRATOR: Pretty soon, he'll get frustrated enough
稍微改变一下 to shake things up a little.
作呼噜声 GRUNTS
体重是她的两倍 NARRATOR: At up to twice her weight,
他有推土机的力量 he has the bulldozer-power
移除所有的豆荚 他需要 to dislodge all the pods he needs...
还有更多 and more.
这种受欢迎的豆荚雨 This welcome shower of pods
不仅仅是 激起他们的欲望 does more than whet their appetites.
它给牧群加油 It refuels the herd
为了他们的通勤 到下一个食物站 for their commute to the next food stop
女族长心里想 the matriarch has in mind.
呼噜的 GRUNTING
不像其他沙漠... NARRATOR: Unlike other deserts...
纳米布的 维持生命的地下水 the Namib's life-sustaining groundwaters
使成为可能 have made possible
看似奇迹的 幸存 the seemingly miraculous survival
大象家族 of elephant families...
传递他们的智慧 that pass down their wisdom
一代又一代 from generation to generation.
在干涸的河床之外， 隐藏的蓄水层 Beyond the dry riverbeds, with their hidden aquifers...
纳米布的西部领域 the Namib's western realm
滚向地平线。 rolls away to the horizon.
这片焦土可能永远看不到 一滴雨 This scorched land may never see a drop of rain.
冒着49度的高温 熔炉热量. Braving the 120 degree furnace heat...
一岁大的黑背豺 a yearling black-backed jackal.
抛下家人 Leaving family behind,
在她这个年纪 at her age,
她必须开始新的生活 she has to forge a new life.
这里食物匮乏 Food here is scarce...
但是她知道遥远的地平线 but she knows the far horizon
提供一个意想不到的承诺 大量的 offers an unexpected promise of plenty.
16公里后. After ten miles...
令人愉快的海风 a breath of welcome sea breeze.
大西洋。 The Atlantic Ocean.
沙漠延伸 长达1600公里 The desert stretches for a thousand miles
沿着纳米比亚的西海岸。 along Namibia's west coast.
变幻莫测的大海 领导早期水手 Treacherous seas led early mariners
给这个地方命名 骷髅海岸 to name this place the Skeleton Coast.
但是这些风暴搅动的水 是肥沃的 But these storm-churned waters are fertile
充满了鱼. and teem with fish...
使得这片荒凉的海岸线 天堂 making this desolate coastline a paradise
高达一百万美元 海角海豹... for up to a million cape fur seals...
海豹叫声 SEALS BARKING
旁白:...在一些 地球上最大的殖民地。 NARRATOR: ...in some of the largest colonies on the planet.
怒吼 ROARS
画外音:数百幅画 来自各地的豺狼... NARRATOR: Drawing in hundreds of jackals from far and wide...
蛹期 给了她一个机会 the pupping season offers her the chance
找到她的独立 to found her independence
在最大的进食上 年度最佳机会 on the biggest feeding opportunity of the year.
海豹突击队呼叫 SEALS CALLING
旁白:所以肯定是豺狼 能帮助自己吗 NARRATOR: So surely a jackal can just help itself?
轻柔的吠叫 SOFT BARKING
旁白:但是一些幼崽 已经超过了她... NARRATOR: But some of the pups already outweigh her...
尖声长叫 SQUEALING
它们的一端有牙齿 NARRATOR: They have teeth at one end.
婴儿海豹突击队尖叫 BABY SEAL SQUEALING
海豹突击队妈妈深深地哼了一声 MOTHER SEAL GRUNTS DEEPLY
呼噜的 GRUNTING
妈妈在叫 MOTHER BARKING
婴儿尖叫 BABY SQUEALING
她不能冒险纠缠 NARRATOR: And she can't risk tangling
带着225斤的愤怒母亲。 with 250 pounds of angry mother.
年轻人就是不喜欢 足够有经验 Youngsters are just not experienced enough
独自狩猎 to hunt on their own.
凶猛地咆哮 GROWLING FIERCELY
她能加入狼群吗？ NARRATOR: Could she join a pack?
凶猛的咆哮 FIERCE GROWLING
尖叫 SHRIEKING
幽咽 WHIMPERING
咆哮 ROARING
咆哮的 GROWLING
旁白:这个家庭不是 准备分享他们的猎物。 NARRATOR: This family is not about to share their kill.
旁白:这个家庭不是 准备分享他们的猎物。 She needs a different strategy.
豺狼是 终极清道夫 Jackals are the ultimate scavengers...
这项服务可以帮助限制 a service that can help limit
疾病的传播。 the spread of disease.
轻声呼唤 CALLING SOFTLY
旁白:因为很多人 五分之一的海豹幼崽 NARRATOR: Since as many as one in five seal pups
自然死亡... die of natural causes...
轻声呼唤 CALLING SOFTLY
旁白:...这是一种权衡 物种之间。 NARRATOR: ...it's a trade-off between species.
轻声呼唤 CALLING SOFTLY
旁白:一岁大的 以尸体为食. NARRATOR: Yearlings are feeding on carcasses...
他们太饿了 去关心等级制度 and they're too hungry to care about hierarchy.
咆哮的 GROWLING
现在她可以吃东西了 Now she can eat...
满足她的渴望 and slake her thirst.
呼噜的 GRUNTING
旁白:但是豺狼不是 处于食物链的顶端 NARRATOR: But jackals are not at the top of the food chain.
这只棕色鬣狗 This brown hyena
配有一个颚 comes equipped with a jaw
可以咬碎骨头 that can crack bones.
豺狼在尖叫 JACKALS SQUEALING
他想杀谁就杀谁。 NARRATOR: He takes any kill he wants.
鬣狗咆哮 HYENA GROWLS
旁白:她负担不起 不计后果 NARRATOR: And she can't afford to be reckless.
鬣狗咆哮 HYENA GROWLS
豺狼呜咽 JACKALS WHIMPER
她可能把饭弄丢了. NARRATOR: She may have lost her meal...
但是她找到了自己的位置 在这里的社会秩序中 but she's found her place in the social order here...
并且证明了她可以做到 独自一人. and has proven she can make it on her own...
感谢这一年一度的活动 thanks to this annual offering
从海洋到沙漠 from ocean to desert.
但是，通过非凡的炼金术， But, by remarkable alchemy,
大西洋冰冷的海水 the chill waters of the Atlantic
有更深远的影响 沙漠伊甸园的生活 have a more profound effect on life in this desert Eden.
这里，重要的淡水 Here, vital fresh water
提供给生物 在遥远的内陆 is offered up to creatures far inland.
远离大海 长达64公里 Rolling away from the sea for as much as 40 miles
峰顶有240米高 and cresting 800 feet high...
地球上最高的沙丘 the tallest dunes on the planet.
在酷热的白天 By the withering heat of day,
没有一丝阴影 without a scrap of shade...
它们似乎不适合居住 they're seemingly uninhabitable.
然而，随着夜幕降临 Yet, as night falls
纳米布的温度 and the Namib's temperatures
下降到舒适的 摄氏10度... drop to a comfortable 50 degrees Fahrenheit...
他们活了过来 they come alive...
成为最富有的人 地球上的沙丘栖息地 to become the richest dune habitat on Earth.
乒乓球大小 The size of a ping-pong ball...
沙漠雨蛙 the desert rain frog.
为了避免炸脆 To avoid frying to a crisp,
白天，这种两栖动物 藏在沙子深处.. by day this amphibian hides deep in the sand...
但是当条件 刚刚好 But when the conditions are just right,
它出来觅食 he emerges to feed.
跋涉45米 Trudging up to 50 yards...
他平静地四处嗅着 对于昆虫来说 he calmly noses around for insects.
而纳马夸矮蝰蛇.. While a Namaqua Dwarf Adder...
为伏击做好准备 primes itself for ambush.
这条小蛇 This tiny snake
只能攻击猎物 不到四英寸 can only strike prey closer than four inches.
一只parabuthus蝎子 A parabuthus scorpion
使用毛发状的触角 uses hairlike feelers
来探测最微小的运动 to detect the tiniest movement.
青蛙也在他的菜单上 And frogs are also on his menu.
青蛙不能动.. The frog mustn't stir...
否则他会引发致命攻击 从那带刺的尾巴 or he'll trigger a deadly attack from that stinging tail.
但是等待 是他擅长的。 But waiting is what he's good at.
青蛙吞 FROG GULPS
旁白: 终于来了！ NARRATOR: At last!
一群白蚁 A colony of termites
忙着收割沙丘草 busily harvesting dune grass.
他们打包了 含有蛋白质和脂肪。 They're packed with protein and fat.
他会逼下来的 一次最多100个 He'll force down up to 100 in a sitting.
但是逗留是危险的 But lingering can be dangerous.
这只是一只无害的金鼹鼠 It's just a harmless golden mole
偷取他的份额 白蚁 snaffling his share of the termites.
在他能回去之前 藏了起来 Before he can go back into hiding,
青蛙必须保持冷静 the frog must hold his nerve
等待黎明的来临。 and wait until dawn draws near.
只有这样，沙漠才会 放弃 Only then will the desert give up
它最珍贵的礼物... its most precious gift...
海岸雾. Coastal fog...
向内陆爬行了64公里 creeps up to 40 miles inland
越过沙丘 over the dunes.
当它凝结时 在草茎上.. As it condenses on grass stems...
露珠湿了 下面的地面 dew droplets wet the ground below.
按压他的腹部 在潮湿的沙滩上 Pressing his belly onto the damp sand,
这种两栖动物吸收 他需要的所有水分 this amphibian absorbs all the moisture he needs
透过他的皮肤... through his skin...
撤退前 before retreating
安全的藏身之处 再一次。 into the safety of his burrow once more.
在黎明的几个小时里 For a few hours at dawn,
在太阳燃烧之前 更高更热. before the sun burns higher and hotter...
沙丘沐浴着 在凉爽的海雾中 the dunes are bathed in the cool sea mist...
浇灭这片干渴的土地 dousing this thirsty land
用两倍的水 像雨一样.. with twice as much water as rain...
一年大约有100天 for 100 or so days a year.
至少48种不同的生物 At least 48 different creatures
完全依靠雾， rely entirely on the fog,
许多人在其他地方找不到 在地球上 many found nowhere else on Earth.
一只倒立的甲虫徒步旅行 到最高 A headstand beetle hikes to the highest
也是沙丘最潮湿的地方 and wettest point of the dune.
相当于你或我 攀登珠穆朗玛峰 The equivalent of you or me climbing Mount Everest...
两次 twice.
它提示来之不易的露珠 顺着它的背 It tips hard-won dewdrops down its back...
并提供 令人垂涎的一餐 and provides the mouthwatering meal
一只纳马夸变色龙 需要在这里生存 a Namaqua chameleon needs to survive here.
令人难以置信的是，纳米布的雾 Incredibly, the Namib's fog
也提供生命... also offers life...
敬巨人队。 to giants.
高达6米 Towering 19 feet high,
最高的动物 在这个星球上 the tallest animal on the planet,
即使是长颈鹿也能 它需要的所有水分 even a giraffe can get all the moisture it needs...
从雾气弥漫的树叶中。 from fog-drenched leaves.
在帮助下 最缥缈的 With the help of this most ethereal
纳米布的水源.. of the Namib's water sources...
大约有360长颈鹿茁壮成长 around 360 giraffes prosper
在非洲的一个 最不友好的地区 in one of Africa's most hostile regions.
在过去， In the past,
他们的数量被管理. their numbers were managed...
被狮子咬了 by lions.
我们孤独的女性 她的家人呢 Our solitary female and her family
专门从事狩猎 specialized in hunting
这些1.5吨重的食草动物 these 1.5 ton herbivores.
旧习难改。 Old habits die hard.
但是没有后援， But without backup,
她没有机会 扳倒一个。 she has no chance of taking one down.
这些年来， 人类迫害 Over the years, human persecution
不仅夺走了生命 她的骄傲. not only took the lives of her pride...
但是带来了纳米布的狮子 but brought Namib's lions
濒临灭绝 to the very brink of extinction.
现在，在小心的保护下 Now, with careful protection,
人口稳定 the population is stable
在150左右。 at around 150.
但是今天 But today,
还有一个更大的威胁 there's an even greater threat.
最新数据显示 这里的温度 The latest data suggests the temperature here
增加了 几乎上升了三度 has increased by almost three degrees.
珍贵和意想不到的 供水 The precious and unexpected water supplies
支撑着这个地方 会缩小并消失 that sustain this place could dwindle and disappear.
从这片古老的土地上 From this ancient landscape
引发了一场最大的 令人惊叹的收藏 has sprung one of the most marvelous collections
地球上的沙漠生物 of desert creatures on Earth.
在我们的帮助下 With our help...
永恒的生活节奏.. the ageless rhythm of life...
可能会成功... could prevail...
在这个神奇的海市蜃楼中 in this magical mirage
伊甸园。 of an Eden.
历时一年的拍摄， NARRATOR: Filming over a period of a year,
伊甸园小组勇敢的 恶劣的环境 the Eden team braved the hostile conditions
纳米布沙漠。 of the Namib desert.
这很容易 在这里被抓 It's very easy to get caught out here
然后被完全隔离 and get completely cut off.
他们来这里是为了捕捉 突破性的行为... NARRATOR: They came here to capture ground-breaking behaviors...
从小的和罕见的 from the small and rare....
丰富但谨慎 the plentiful but wary...
我看起来很可笑吗 Do I look utterly ridiculous?
旁白:...和 地球上最大的哺乳动物 NARRATOR: ...and the largest mammal on Earth.
团队最大的挑战 讲述一个亲密的故事 The team's greatest challenge was to tell the intimate story
一个沙漠家庭 大象找到食物 of how a family of desert elephants finds sustenance...
在无情的风景中 in an unforgiving landscape.
只有150只生活在一个地区 With only 150 inhabiting an area
13万平方公里的土地. of 50,000 square miles...
第一份工作是健身 去哪里找 the first job is working out where to look.
所以船员们组队 So the crew team up
带野生动物野外指南 保罗·布莱姆， with wildlife field guide Paul Brehem,
谁一直在生活和工作 在纳米布沙漠 who has been living and working in the Namib desert
三十多年来 for over 30 years.
是的，我们有新的足迹 从南边过来。 Yeah, we've got fresh tracks here from the south.
你们可以转弯了 回来帮我们，好吗？ You guys can turn and come back and help us, yeah?
步话机上的人: 收到。回来了。 MAN OVER WALKIE-TALKIE: Copy that. Coming back.
有一个巨大的数量 获取足够食物的压力 There's a huge amount of pressure to get enough food,
为了得到足够的水 在这方面 to get enough water in this area,
所以压力在他们身上 so the pressure's on them.
他们的搜索带他们通过 Their search takes them through
非洲的一个 最偏远的地区 one of Africa's remotest regions.
穿越最崎岖的地形 Across the roughest of terrains.
但是摄影师路易斯·拉布罗姆 But cameraman Louis Labrom
配备了 专业摄像系统 has come equipped with a specialist camera system
那是设计好的 来完成这样的任务 that's designed for just this sort of task.
路易:这是 一种陀螺稳定万向节 LOUIS: This is a gyro-stabilized gimbal,
更常见的是 在直升机上 more commonly found on helicopters,
但是在这种情况下 我们正在使用它 but in this instance we're using it
在装有这种武器的车辆上 on a vehicle with this arm
那会带走大部分 那些突起是弹簧加载的。 that will take out most of the bumps, it's spring-loaded.
这真的让我们可以 This really allows us to get
一些亲密的镜头 否则我们可能会错过 some intimate shots that otherwise we might miss.
旁白: 当保罗的团队引导他们时 NARRATOR: As Paul's team guides them
去最有可能的地方 寻找大象... to the most likely area to find elephants...
干涸的河床... a dried river bed...
一个沙漠奇迹展开了 a desert miracle unfolds.
沙漠里有一条河。 相当奇怪 There's a river in the desert. Quite bizarre.
这真的很奇怪 It is really weird
听到声音 沙漠中的流水 to hear the sound of running water in the desert.
这真是太棒了 This is absolutely amazing.
然后最后一件事 NARRATOR: Then the last thing
你期望发生的事 在沙漠里... you'd expect to happen in a desert...
陷入泥沼！ Getting stuck in the mud!
我们低估了 这一小块地方有多深 We under-anticipated how deep this little patch was
我们需要挖掘自己 从后面出去 and we need to dig ourselves out the back
为了倒车出去。 in order to reverse out.
旁白: 随着水位的上升， NARRATOR: As the water levels rise,
路易斯很担心 关于他珍贵的相机 Louis is concerned about his precious camera.
就是得不到足够的牵引力。 Just can't get enough traction.
只需要试着出去 尽可能快。 Just need to try and get out as quickly as possible.
发动机大声加速 ENGINE REVVING LOUDLY
快快快。是啊。 Go, go, go! Yeah.
最后他们的运气变了 NARRATOR: At last their luck changes.
幸运的是， 水的出现 Fortunately, the appearance of water
带来了一群大象 has brought an elephant herd
摄制组的权利 right to the film crew.
路易:一个非常美好的时刻 很高兴看到 LOUIS: A really lovely moment and it's really nice to see
大象真的有生命 简单一点 elephants actually having life a little bit easier.
是啊，看起来真的很开心 Yeah, it looks really happy.
白:但是有一件事 几天后，河流干涸了。 NARRATOR: But In a matter of days, the river dries out.
对于沙漠大象来说 For desert elephants, the quest
因为食物和水是无穷无尽的。 for food and water is endless.
有时领先 这些聪明的哺乳动物 Sometimes leading these intelligent mammals
兑现 更可靠的消息来源。 to cash in on more reliable sources.
随着人类定居的增加 和农业， With increased human settlement and farming,
越来越多的钻孔 正在下沉 more and more bore holes are being sunk
接入纳米布的 地下水储量 to tap into the Namib's groundwater reserves...
吸引这些饥渴的巨人 进入村庄 drawing these thirsty giants into villages.
有时， 这可能会导致冲突。 At times, this can cause conflict.
努力正在进行中 促进宽容 Efforts are underway to promote tolerance
学习如何最好地 毗邻而居 and learn how best to live alongside
如此令人印象深刻的邻居 such an imposing neighbor.
亨德里克:我来了 教你关于大象的知识。 HENDRICK: I've come to teach you about elephants.
亨德里克: 教育学校的孩子们 HENDRICK: Education school children,
你是在投资未来。 you are investing in the future.
当孩子们没有 很多恐惧 When children are not having a lot of fear,
它们非常容易 和大象生活在一起 they are very easy to live with elephants
他们会照顾好他们的 and they'll take care of them.
旁白:幸运的是， 居住的兽群 NARRATOR: Fortunately, the herd that resides
在河床里 in the riverbed
拥有知识， has knowledge,
代代相传 passed from generation
到下一代 to generation,
这让他们 充分利用 that allows them to make the most
这片沙漠 必须提供 of what this desert has to offer.
他们带领船员. And they lead the crew...
来到一片松树林 to a grove of Ana trees,
富含蛋白质的豆荚 laden with protein-rich pods.
欢迎餐 A welcome meal
即使是最年轻的成员 兽群的一员 for even the youngest members of the herd.
四周后 不知疲倦的追踪 After four weeks of tireless tracking,
路易斯终于得到了 他需要的注射 Louis finally gets the shots he needs.
路易:很高兴看到有人 如此少的人能够生存 LOUIS: Amazing to see someone so little being able to survive
看起来像是 一个非常不适宜居住的地方。 in what seems like a really inhospitable place.
这是他们母亲的见证 因为很明显 It's testament to their mother because obviously
女族长知道 哪里有水 the matriarchs know where the water is,
食物在哪里 where the food is.
所以没有他们 And so without them,
他们都会 几乎就这样消失了 they would all pretty much just perish.
汉娜的奖励呢 NARRATOR: And Hannah's reward
是一次亲密接触 is a close encounter
一只好奇的母象。 with a curious mother elephant.
汉娜:天哪，那是 一只非常接近的大象 HANNAH: Gosh, that is a very close elephant.
哦，我的天。 Oh my word.
你好。 Hello.
大象隆隆作响 ELEPHANT RUMBLES
汉娜:没关系 HANNAH: It's okay.
没事的 It's okay.
哇！ Wow!
太棒了。 That was amazing.
旁白:这个奇迹伊甸园 和谐共存 NARRATOR: This miracle Eden has existed in harmony
几百万年来 for millions of years.
今天，只有不到150只 Today, with fewer than 150
这些高度专业化的 沙漠大象 of these highly-specialized desert elephants
住在纳米布 living in the Namib,
关键是这个地方 it's critical that this place
是安全的 来自人类的扩张 is kept safe from both human expansion
和严酷 气候变化 and the rigors of climate change.
关键是保护 整个生态系统 The key is to protect the whole ecosystem
对所有的物种来说 存在于这里。 for all of the species that exist here.
我认为 真正重要的是 And I think what's really important
就是开始看到 像这样的地方 is to start seeing places like these
作为世界遗产 as a World Heritage
对于整个地球来说 for the entire planet,
对所有的人 在所有的后代中， to all the people in all the future generations,
这真的很重要 为了保护 this is really important to protect.