旁白: 在阿拉斯加东南部 NARRATOR: In Southeast Alaska,
那里的沿海山脉 遇见太平 where the coastal mountains meet the Pacific,
位于亚历山大群岛， lies the Alexander Archipelago,
偏远的岛链... a remote island chain...
跑了将近500公里 running for almost 300 miles
沿着阿拉斯加狭长地带 along the Alaskan Panhandle.
由岩石壁垒保卫 东边是冰... Defended by ramparts of rock and ice to the east...
拥有5000公里的海洋 向西... with 3,000 miles of ocean to the west...
这片冰冻的边疆 this frozen frontier
是最后一批 巨大的荒野 is one of the last great wildernesses
产于北美。 of North America.
这是 最大的温带雨林 This is part of the largest temperate rainforest
到底... on Earth...
和一个据点 为了国家的 and a stronghold for the country's
最高的多样性 巨型动物... highest diversity of megafauna...
吼叫 BELLOWING
旁白: ...尽情享受丰盛的食物 NARRATOR: ...feasting on the abundance
转瞬即逝的夏天... of fleeting summers...
度过难关 无情的冬天 to make it through relentless winters.
咆哮 ROARING
旁白: 都很大... NARRATOR: Both big...
又小... and small...
完美平衡地生活在这里 live here in perfect balance.
他们的世界是相连的 Their worlds connected
令人惊讶的是 in surprising
错综复杂的方式... and intricate ways...
让他们每个人... that allow each of them...
茁壮成长。 to thrive.
地球上仍然有地方 保持原始状态 There are still places on Earth 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.
一年中有六个月 For six months of the year,
北美的 冰冷的山地王国 North America's icy mountain realm
被冬天笼罩着 is gripped by winter.
随着春天的到来 With the arrival of spring,
生命再次激荡... life stirs once more...
熊咆哮 BEAR GROWLS
旁白:...作为世界的 NARRATOR: ...as the world's
最大人口 largest population
灰熊的照片 of grizzly bears
从冬眠中醒来。 emerge from hibernation.
带着饥饿幼崽的母亲 必须快点 A mother with hungry cubs must hurry
充分利用 短暂的富足时光 to make the most of brief times of plenty
在这片未受污染的未开垦的土地上 in this unspoiled, untamed land.
在春天， 最佳进食时机 In spring, the best feeding opportunities
可以找到 那里天气更温和. can be found where it's milder...
沿着海岸 along the coast.
泄露秘密的脚印 发出到达的信号... Telltale footprints signal the arrival...
新出现的 灰熊家庭 of newly-emerged grizzly bear families.
经过六个月的冬眠， After six months of hibernation,
这只雌性和她的幼崽 this female and her cubs
需要补充蛋白质 are in need of a protein hit.
一天两次，低潮暴露 海鲜自助餐 Twice a day, low tide exposes a seafood smorgasbord.
一条鲜鱼看起来很好吃... A fresh fish looks tasty...
但是防御刺 but defensive spines
意味着这可能是最好的避免 mean it's probably best avoided.
被他们的侍从出卖了， Betrayed by their squirts,
真正的奖励 是黄油蛤 the real prize is the butter clam.
令人惊讶的精致爪子 Surprisingly delicate paw-work
防止蛤蜊 深入挖掘 prevents the clam digging deeper.
现在，加上蛮力.. Now, add brute force...
呼噜的 GRUNTING
旁白: 瞧啊。蛤蜊小吃。 NARRATOR: Et voila! A clam canapÃ©.
旁白: 瞧啊。蛤蜊小吃。 But when you smell a clam...
却找不到... and can't find it...
这可能会令人沮丧 it can be frustrating.
但是如果你复制 妈妈的技术... But if you copy mum's technique...
应该能行。 it should work.
或者你可以 用你的牙齿... Or you could just use your teeth...
但是可能有 里面有些贝壳 but there may be some shell in that.
海鸟嘎嘎叫着 SEABIRDS SQUAWKING
旁白: 但是熊在海岸巡逻 NARRATOR: But bears patrol the coast
寻找某物 除了食物 in search of something other than food.
怒吼 ROARS
旁白: 他牛仔式的昂首阔步 NARRATOR: His cowboy swagger
代表一个强势的男性... denotes a dominant male...
他630斤的体重 all 700 pounds of him.
其他熊在叫 OTHER BEARS BARKING
旁白:他很想 开始繁殖季节 NARRATOR: And he's keen to kick off the breeding season.
但是带着一岁幼兽的母亲 But a mother with yearling cubs
没有心情交配 is in no mood to mate.
怒吼 ROARS
旁白: 灰熊可以达到最高速度 NARRATOR: A grizzly can hit a top speed
大约每小时56公里 of around 35 miles an hour.
雄性可能会杀死幼崽 Males may kill cubs
让雌性进入发情期 to bring a female into season.
但是所有的肌肉... But all that muscle mass...
熊在咆哮 BEARS GROWLING
旁白:...很难 跟上节奏 NARRATOR: ...makes it hard to keep up the pace.
咆哮的 GROWLING
旁白:这个过于急切的人 男性安全地远离.. NARRATOR: With this overeager male safely out of reach...
年轻的家庭 可以充分利用 the young family can make the most...
嗅 SNIFFING
轻轻地咆哮 GROWLS SOFTLY
旁白: ...这个伊甸园的另一个 NARRATOR: ...of this Eden's other
春季饲养场... spring feeding ground...
莎草草地 sedge grass meadows.
当肉质植物发芽时 提供很少的热量 While the succulent shoots provide few calories,
他们会帮助一只饥饿的熊度过难关 they'll tide a hungry bear over.
即使是幼崽也很开心 吃他们的蔬菜 Even the cubs are happy to eat their greens.
但是他们仍然喜欢 妈妈的奶。 But they still prefer mum's milk.
她会照顾他们 将近两年了... She'll nurse them for nearly two years...
一直 告诉他们危险 all the while teaching them the dangers
和奖励 and rewards
那是附带的 这个富饶的伊甸园。 that come with this bountiful Eden.
由春天的阳光引发... Triggered by spring sunshine...
第一次繁荣 在生产力方面... the first boom in productivity...
发生在海上... takes place offshore...
海鸟嘎嘎叫着 SEABIRDS SQUAWKING
旁白:...作为一个巨大的 蛋白质注射... NARRATOR: ...as a vast injection of protein...
扭转局势 乳白色.. turns the waters a milky white...
鲱鱼卵。 with herring spawn.
海鸟嘎嘎叫着 SEABIRDS SQUAWKING
旁白: 数亿条鱼 NARRATOR: Hundreds of millions of fish
聚集在浅滩繁殖。 gather in the shallows to breed.
每只母鸡放鱼 两万个鸡蛋。 Each hen fish releasing 20,000 eggs.
对于居民 斯特勒海狮， For resident Steller's sea lions,
这是第一次伟大的喂食 年度最佳机会。 it's the first great feeding opportunity of the year.
飞行14400公里 Flying 9,000 miles,
鸟类迁徙 最长的之一， one of the longest bird migrations,
成千上万的红结 tens of thousands of red knots
从南美来... arrive from South America...
利用盛宴... to take advantage of a feast...
这也是暗示 海洋巨型动物。 that's also the cue for marine megafauna.
这是最伟大的 鲸鱼的聚集 It's one of the greatest gatherings of whales
在地球上。 on the planet.
13.5米长的灰鲸 45-foot-long gray whales.
有新生小牛的母亲们 Mothers with newborn calves
已经航行了10000公里 have navigated 6,000 miles
来自墨西哥的巴哈 from Baja, Mexico.
最长的季节性旅程 任何哺乳动物 The longest seasonal journey of any mammal.
但是值得 But it's worth it.
大口大口地 脂肪卵和磷虾 In vast mouthfuls of fatty roe and krill,
每个消耗 一天超过一吨 each consumes more than a ton a day.
所以， 这里最小的生物 And so, the smallest creatures here...
维持最大.. sustain the biggest...
让小灰鲸 enabling gray whale calves
穿上第三件 相当于他们成年体重的一半 to put on a third of their adult body weight
在他们秋天回来之前 往南。 before their autumn return to the south.
春天，生命也活跃起来 In spring, life also stirs
在这片原始森林中 挤满了海岸线 in this pristine forest that crowds the shoreline.
占地60000平方公里 Covering 17 million acres,
相当于西弗吉尼亚的大小 roughly the size of West Virginia,
它是最大区域的一部分 it's part of the largest tract
温带雨林 在地球上。 of temperate rainforest on Earth.
沐浴在2.5米的雨水中 一年... Bathed in 100 inches of rain a year...
每棵700年的云杉 each 700-year-old spruce
可能携带450斤 may carry 500 pounds
喜湿的地衣， 苔藓， of moisture-loving lichen, mosses,
树枝上长着蕨类植物 and ferns on its branches.
这是最后的地方之一 在北美... It's one of the last places in North America...
猎物在哪里.. where prey...
掠食者又在哪里 and predators
平衡存在 exist in equilibrium.
尖叫 SCREECHES
旁白:早期的移民，比如 红褐色蜂鸟，来了。 NARRATOR: Early migrants, like rufous hummingbirds, arrive.
这里的气候非常好 The climate here is perfect
让富含汁液的树木生长。 for sap-rich trees to grow.
所以它值 6500公里的旅程。 So it's worth a 4,000-mile journey.
它们靠含糖树脂补充能量 They refuel on the sugary resin
在配对繁殖之前 before pairing up to breed
在这个最北的地方 in this most northerly
在所有蜂鸟栖息地中。 of all hummingbird habitats.
然而这里的生活是建立在 Yet life here is built
肤浅的基础上的 on superficial foundations.
在一些地方 In some places,
冰原只有退缩 ice fields only retreated
在过去的200年里 in the last 200 years.
所以，土壤仍然很浅 So, the soil is still shallow
营养不良 and nutrient-poor.
但是这个伊甸园有一个答案: But this Eden has an answer:
这是错综复杂的联系 物种之间... it's intricate connections between species...
据透露 在神奇的展示下 as revealed under the magical display
北极光。 of the aurora borealis.
飞鼠钻出了他们的树洞 Flying squirrels emerge from their tree hollows
去搞对象。 in search of a mate.
随着春天的到来， With spring in the air,
这只年轻的雄性 嗅着微风。 this young male sniffs the breeze.
从邻近的树上 From a neighboring tree
飘散过来的令人陶醉的香气 drifts the heady aroma
一个诱人的异性。 of a receptive female.
他急切地出发了 去追踪她。 He eagerly sets off to track her down.
对于一只飞鼠来说... For a flying squirrel...
滑翔是最完美的方式 gliding is the perfect way
四处走动 这个30米高的天篷 to get around this 100-foot-high canopy.
鸣叫 CHIRPING
旁白: 几秒钟之内， NARRATOR: In a matter of seconds,
气味源 已经定位 the scent source has been located.
她刚刚进入发情期.. She's just come into season...
但她在欲擒故纵 but she's playing hard to get.
他必须证明 他是一个值得信赖的合作伙伴 He'll have to prove he's a worthy partner.
如果他跟不上， 他不值得努力 If he can't keep up, he's not worth the effort.
鸣叫 CHIRPING
旁白: 但是当它看起来 NARRATOR: But just when it looks
就像天作之合... like a match made in heaven...
她觉得 他不及格 she decides that he's failed to make the grade.
然而醉人异性的香味 Yet the intoxicating scent of female
仍然悬而未决 is still in the air.
他必须找到这个蛇蝎美人 He must find this femme fatale.
他越低， 它就变得越诱人 The lower he gets, the more enticing it becomes.
拼命挖掘 Desperately digging,
这个糊涂的痴情汉 this confused lothario
他认为自己找到了 他的孩子们的母亲。 thinks he's found the mother of all mates.
但他的安慰奖是 But his consolation prize is
一块白松露 a white truffle.
这种隐秘的真菌散发出一种气味 The furtive fungus emits an odor
模仿女性信息素 that mimics female pheromones.
松露欺骗了他 来解决 The truffle tricks him into solving
最大的问题 对于这个缺乏矿物质的森林 the biggest problem for this mineral-starved forest.
当松鼠带着 珍贵的松露 When a squirrel carries a prize truffle
到树梢... to the treetops...
它的孢子 its spores
分散在四面八方 are dispersed far and wide.
当它们发芽时 As they germinate,
他们帮助形成 一个巨大的地下网络 they help form a vast underground web
真菌丝... of fungal filaments...
有效延伸 树根的范围.. effectively extending the range of tree roots...
帮助他们 enabling them
提取足够的营养 to extract enough nutrients
让这些大森林 to allow these great forests
蓬勃发展 to flourish.
鸟儿歌唱 BIRDS SINGING
鸟儿大声啼叫 BIRD CAWING LOUDLY
旁白: 到了初夏 NARRATOR: By early summer,
长时间的日照 long hours of daylight...
促进经济增长... promote a flush of growth...
穿过群岛的 沿海草地 across the archipelago's coastal meadows.
但是对于灰熊家庭来说. But for grizzly bear families...
高热量食物很少. high-calorie food is scarce...
好斗的男性 必须避免 and aggressive males must be avoided.
所以有些人去了内陆.. So some head inland...
有些去了僻静的河流 to secluded rivers
在森林的中心 in the heart of the forest.
这位年轻的母亲 带着他唯一的幼崽 This young mother has just the one cub.
他的兄弟姐妹可能被带走了 被他的爸爸。 His siblings may have been taken by a male.
但是她把他带到了一个地方 在那里他会很安全... But she has led him to a place where he will be safe...
雌性聚集在一起 平静地进食 and females gather to feed in peace.
SEABIRDS SQUAWKING
旁白: 大多数是相关的 NARRATOR: Most are related,
而且都有幼仔要喂养 and all have young to feed.
但是现在，他们必须等待 But for now, they must wait.
下游... Downstream...
沿着阿拉斯加的 11000公里的海岸线. along Alaska's 7,000-mile seaboard...
五亿条太平洋鲑鱼 half a billion Pacific salmon.
在最大的浓度中 在世界上。 Among the largest concentrations in the world.
四年后 在海上长膘 After four years of fattening up at sea,
有些人会游泳 逆流而上3200公里... some may swim 2,000 miles upstream...
产卵前 在最上游的水池里 before spawning in the very upriver pool
他们出生的地方。 in which they were born.
丰厚的报酬 对于渴望的熊来说 A rich reward for the eager bears.
不幸的是，为此 年轻的母亲和幼崽... Unfortunately, for this young mother and cub...
所有最好的钓鱼地点 被占用了... all the prime fishing spots are taken...
由年长的， 更有经验的女性。 by the older, more experienced females.
所以她带着幼崽逆流而上 So she leads her cub upstream,
远离竞争 away from the competition.
但这是有原因的 But there's a reason
他们有这个地方 对他们自己.. they have this place to themselves...
急流 Rapids.
CUB HOWLS
对幼崽来说， 这是一次残酷的洗礼 NARRATOR: For the cub, it's a brutal baptism.
WHIMPERING
GROWLING
旁白: 但是没有经验的母亲 NARRATOR: But the inexperienced mother
哄骗他直接回来. coaxes him straight back in...
MOTHER ROARS
CUB HOWLS
她渴望进食 NARRATOR: Her desperation to feed
压倒了她的欲望 为了保护她的幼崽 overrides her urge to protect her cub.
但是命运偏爱勇敢的人 But fortune favors the brave!
CUB GROWLS SOFTLY
最后，饥饿的幼崽 Finally, the ravenous cub
终于第一次尝到了鲑鱼的味道 gets a first taste of salmon.
在接下来的五个月里 鲑鱼会游动， Over the next five months that the salmon will run,
灰熊会吃东西 每天高达90斤。 grizzly bears will eat up to 100 pounds a day.
超过50，000卡路里 That's over 50,000 calories.
这只幼崽会在 夏天剩下的时间里 And this cub will have the rest of the summer
学会捕鱼的技巧 to master the art of fishing.
明白了！ Got it!
不仅仅是熊 那种好处 It's not just the bears that benefit
从这次大规模迁徙中 from this mass migration.
避免被抓 防止被偷， To avoid a catch from being stolen,
树林提供私人用餐 the woods offer private dining.
FLIES BUZZING
旁白:长着胖脑袋的 比其他任何东西都好... NARRATOR: With the fatty head preferred to everything else...
剩菜垃圾 森林地面 leftovers litter the forest floor.
从800米外... From half a mile away...
鱼腥味被发现了... fishy fumes are picked up...
通过敏感的触角.. by the sensitive antennae...
25毫米长 of an inch-long
不可或缺的昆虫 indispensable insect...
埋葬虫 the burying beetle.
这只雄性心里有两样东西 This male has two things in mind...
鲜肉 fresh meat...
还有一个伴侣。 and a mate.
战斗建立了 育种权。 Battles establish breeding rights.
它们很简短 They're brief...
但是很残忍。 but brutal.
然后，不辜负他们的名字 Then, living up to their name...
这对新人开始 给鲑鱼挖一个坟墓 the new couple proceeds to dig the salmon a grave.
在保险箱里 他们舒适的地下室 In the safety of their cozy crypt...
新鲜的尸体 提供盛宴 the fresh corpse provides a feast
对于一只刚孵化的雏鸟来说 for a newly-hatched brood
幼虫 of larvae.
而且会有很多 剩余鱼的数量 And there will be plenty of surplus fish
施肥 周围的土壤 to fertilize the surrounding soil.
在足球场大小的区域中 In a soccer field-sized area,
可以有很多 三吨重 there can be as much as three tons
在地下腐烂 rotting underground.
被称为“鱼树 Known as 'fish trees',
云杉生长速度快三倍 spruces grow three times faster
沿着这些河流 along these rivers.
它可能是最大的 营养转移 It's possibly the largest transfer of nutrients
在水和陆地之间 between water and land
地球上的任何地方 anywhere on Earth.
因为鲑鱼， Because of the salmon,
整个森林欣欣向荣。 the entire forest prospers.
SQUAWKING
旁白: 秋天到了。 NARRATOR: It's autumn.
漫长的日子 和短暂的夏季 The long days and short months of summer
带来了巨大的财富 brought with them great riches.
但是现在，可以离开的动物 But now, animals that can depart
很快就会南下 will soon be journeying south.
MOOSE BELLOWS
然而对一些人来说 NARRATOR: Yet for some,
这是安全的时候了 this is the time to secure
你的血统 your bloodline.
MOOSE BELLOWING
BELLOWING
顶上有鹿角 NARRATOR: Crowned by antlers
跨度超过1.8米... spanning six feet or more...
体重约36斤... and weighing around 40 pounds...
一头的驼鹿1350斤 a 1,500-pound moose
宣布统治 在他的领土上 proclaims dominion over his realm.
BELLOWING
旁白: 这只没有鹿角的雌性 NARRATOR: This antler-free female...
和其他五个人 在他的后宫. and the five or so others in his harem...
会停留很长时间 will stick around as long
因为他是最好的公牛 as he's the best bull on offer.
年轻的雄性会短兵相接 Younger males go head-to-head,
磨练他们的战斗技能 honing their combat skills.
虽然没有 令人印象深刻的头饰 Though without the impressive headgear
和雄伟的体格， and imposing physique,
他们只有 10%的交配机会 they only have a 10% chance of mating.
但是有一只雄性愿意 去试试他的运气。 But one male is willing to try his luck.
五岁的时候， 他几乎完全长大了 At five years old, he's almost fully grown.
但他永远不会 But he'll never be
一头强壮的驼鹿 a mighty moose.
赢得女性的芳心... To win over a female...
他需要一个不同的游戏计划。 he needs a different game plan.
从离散的距离 From a discrete distance,
他密切观察 成功的必要条件 he closely observes what it takes
成为主要的驼鹿。 to be main moose.
雌性正处于发情期 不到两天 The females are in season for less than two days.
但是占优势的雄性有 令人心情愉悦的举动... But the dominant male has a mood-enhancing move...
这保证了浪漫。 that guarantees romance.
他挖了一个浅坑... He scrapes a shallow pit...
对着它撒尿 and urinates into it.
它含有强效信息素 It contains potent pheromones
让雌性进入发情期 that bring females into season.
他们发现了香气 如此醉人， They find the aroma so intoxicating,
他们忍不住打了个滚。 they can't resist a roll.
啊！原来是这么做的。 Ah! So that's how it's done.
GROANING
旁白:涂油他自己 在麝香尿里... NARRATOR: Anointing himself in the musky pee...
这个年轻的伪装者 抓住机会。 this young pretender seizes his chance.
在帮助下 阿尔法的香气... With the help of the alpha's aroma...
他得到了诱惑 他一直梦想着 he gets the come-on he's been dreaming of.
在鼻子底下 驼鹿君主的 Under the nose of the moose monarch...
她带领着这个厚脸皮的年轻人 去交配. she leads the cheeky youngster off to mate...
证明了最聪明的驼鹿 proving that the smartest moose
并不总是唯一的 有最大的鹿角 isn't always the one with the biggest antlers.
BIRD SQUAWKING
旁白: 随着秋天让位于冬天 NARRATOR: As autumn gives way to winter...
气温骤降 temperatures plummet
零下15度。 to minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit.
虽然大多数河流 现在被冰封住了. While most rivers are now locked in ice...
WIND HOWLING
旁白: ...奇尔卡特河继续流淌 NARRATOR: ...the Chilkat continues to flow
整个11月 throughout November.
BIRDS SQUAWKING
旁白: 加热到7摄氏度 NARRATOR: Heated to 45 degrees
通过温泉... by thermal springs...
它支持阿拉斯加的一个 最后一批鲑鱼 it supports one of Alaska's last salmon runs...
提供一个决赛 喂养富矿... offering one final feeding bonanza...
作为美国的国鸟... for America's national bird...
秃鹰。 the bald eagle.
4000多辆停在这里 Over 4,000 stop off here
4000多辆停在这里 in the largest gathering on Earth...
吃鲑鱼来补充能量 to fuel up on salmon
在它们向南迁徙之前 ahead of their migration south.
对于一只年轻的鹰来说 For a young eagle,
这是第一次真正的考验 生存的关键 this is the first true test of survival.
SQUAWKING
旁白:每一次捕捉 竞争异常激烈 NARRATOR: Every catch is ferociously contested
比他大得多的成年人 by adults much bigger than him.
SQUAWKING
旁白: 但是为了完成未来的旅程 NARRATOR: But to make the journey ahead,
他需要增强体质 he needs to bulk up.
为了避免严重伤害， To avoid serious injury,
争端解决了 disputes are settled
通过锁定针头 by locking needle-sharp
50毫米长的爪子。 two-inch-long talons.
SQUAWKING
旁白:他搬进来了 在无人看守的尸体上 NARRATOR: He moves in on the unguarded carcass...
结果却被夺走了 only for it to be snatched away.
黄昏时分，老鹰撤退了 At dusk, eagles retreat
为了树梢的安全 to the safety of the treetops.
他们可能是世界上 敏锐的日间视力 They may have one of the most acute daytime eyesights
在动物王国里 in the animal kingdom...
但是在黑暗中， 他们几乎是盲人 but in the dark, they're virtually blind.
在地面上， 他们很容易遭到伏击 On the ground, they could easily be ambushed
被夜间掠食者 by nocturnal predators,
像土狼一样 like a coyote.
但是夜晚也可能提供 But night may also offer
进食的机会 an opportunity to feed.
在黑暗的保护下 Under the safety of darkness,
一只母灰熊 带着她的两只幼崽 a mother grizzly leads her two cubs
去河边 to the river's edge.
棕熊有一层膜 在他们的眼睛后面 Brown bears have a membrane in the back of their eyes
反射光线 在镜头内.. that reflects light within the lens...
给他们 出色的夜视能力 giving them excellent night vision.
BOTH ROARING
旁白:当小熊们 自娱... NARRATOR: While the cubs amuse themselves...
ROARING
旁白:...妈妈继续 捕鱼这一严肃的行业 NARRATOR: ...mum gets on with the serious business of fishing.
GROWLING
BEAR GROWLS
旁白: 安全无虞... NARRATOR: With the coast clear...
勇敢的年轻人 the daring youngster
开始行动... makes his move...
从剩菜中获利 profiting on the leftovers.
将近四分之三 的雏鸟的死亡 While almost three quarters of fledglings die
在第一年 in their first year...
SCREECHING
旁白:...这只狡猾的鹰 找到了一种方法 NARRATOR: ...this wily eagle has found a way
来获得他需要的力量 to gain the strength he needs
躲避阿拉斯加的冬天 to escape the Alaskan winter.
这些迟到的鲑鱼潮至关重要 These late salmon runs are vital
给灰熊 to grizzly bears
横跨北美 right across Northern America.
随着气温下降到 零下28摄氏度... As temperatures drop to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit...
冰柱装饰着它们的皮毛 icicles adorn their fur.
所以他们在这里很出名 第一民族 So they are known here by the First Nations
就像“北极熊” as 'Ice Bears.'
每条鲑鱼都会增加 幸存的机会 Every salmon increases the chance of surviving
漫长的冬眠 the long winter hibernation.
但是在阿拉斯加东南部 But across Southeast Alaska,
可预测性 鲑鱼产卵期 the predictability of the salmon run
受到了质疑 has been thrown into doubt.
河流筑坝 The damming of rivers,
伐木，污染 logging, pollution,
和气候变化 and climate change...
可能意味着整个栖息地 could mean this entire habitat
处于危险之中。 is at risk.
在这个脆弱的星球上 On this fragile planet,
人口接近 八十亿 home to nearly eight billion people,
对剩于荒野的威胁 the threat to remaining wilderness
变得越来越大 grows ever greater.
但是如果我们采取措施 为了保护我们的世界安全. But if we take steps to keep our world safe...
丰富的自然奇观 enriched by natural wonders...
它精致的对称.. its exquisite symmetry...
保持平衡 kept in balance
错综复杂的关系. by intricate relationships...
这些最后的边界 these last frontiers
BELLOWING
旁白: ...会留下来. NARRATOR: ...will remain...
SCREECHING
旁白: ...永远的伊甸园 NARRATOR: ...forever Eden.
旁白: 伊甸园团队 NARRATOR: The Eden team
花了一年时间勇敢面对 spent a year braving
冰冻的环境 the freezing conditions
阿拉斯加东南部.. of Southeast Alaska...
在一个最偏远的地方 和原始的荒野 in one of the most remote and pristine wildernesses
留在北美。 left in North America.
有了新技术， With new technologies,
他们能够揭示 隐藏的生命 they were able to reveal the hidden lives
它独特的野生动物 of its exceptional wildlife.
从微小的 From the miniscule...
巨大的动物群 to its mighty megafauna.
但是团队最大的挑战 But the team's biggest challenge
就是捕捉亲密的 熊家庭的故事 was to capture the intimate story of bear families
在寻找食物的过程中 on their quest to find food
沿着阿拉斯加的海岸线 along Alaska's coastline.
在春天 In spring,
摄像师卢克·巴内特 camera operator Luke Barnett
起航去金钟岛 set sail for Admiralty Island
在亚历山大群岛 in the Alexander Archipelago...
由熊专家陪同 accompanied by bear expert
比约恩·迪尔 Bjorn Dihle...
他们的时机无可挑剔 and their timing is impeccable.
刚到 在我们的拍摄现场 Just arrived at our filming location,
还有一个母亲 带着两只幼崽在沙滩上 and there's a mother with two cubs on the beach.
比约恩认出了她， 她说她26岁 Bjorn recognizes her, says she's 26 years old.
太神奇了 第一天见到他们。 It's so amazing to see them day one.
旁白: 在这遥远的荒野中 NARRATOR: In this remote wilderness,
船员们必须 完全自给自足 the crew will have to be entirely self-sufficient.
在熊的国度扎营， Setting up camp in bear country,
规则一 rule number one
就是藏起任何食物 高高地挂在树上 is to cache any food high up in a tree
远离敏感的鼻子 away from sensitive noses
竖起一道电栅栏 and erect an electric fence
阻止任何不速之客 to deter any surprise visitors.
所以现在开始了 它发出，呃. So right now it's on and it emits, uh...
每秒钟一次小震动 a small jolt every second.
真的没那么差。 It's really not that bad.
嗯，这是我的风格 比什么都孬种 Um, that was more me just being a wimp than anything else.
但是这太可怕了 出熊了 But it scares the heck out of bears.
旁白:团队领导 对于沿海草地来说 NARRATOR: The team heads for the coastal meadows,
带着幼崽的母亲们 where mothers with cubs
带着幼崽的母亲们 gather to feed each spring.
比约恩: 从拐角处过来 BJORN: Coming around the corner.
卢克:通常是比约恩 坚强、沉默的类型 LUKE: Bjorn's normally the strong, silent type
他说的是 在这次旅行中 and he's talking a lot on this trip,
这就是事实. and that's just so...
我们不会让任何熊感到惊讶 谁认为 we don't surprise any bears who think
另一只熊过来了 another bear's come around
他们向我们收费 the corner and they charge us.
旁白: 很快就清楚了 NARRATOR: It quickly becomes clear
这太远了 从一个和平的场景 that this is far from a peaceful scene.
我注意到一件事 关于熊 One thing I have noticed about the bears
是他们花钱 他们花了很多时间 is they spend a lot of their time
看上去很焦虑 looking quite anxious
他们总是在寻找 对其他熊来说 and they're always looking about for other bears,
尤其是女性，而且 雄性总是期待 especially the females, and the males are always looking to
与其他雄性对抗 antagonize other males.
旁白: 刚从冬眠中醒来 NARRATOR: Newly emerged from hibernation,
630斤重的雄性灰熊 the 700-pound male grizzlies
饥饿，渴望交配. are ravenous, eager to mate...
ROARS
旁白: ...和高度的领土意识。 NARRATOR: ...and highly territorial.
这令人望而生畏 It's incredibly daunting.
拍摄完掠食者 在世界各地 Having filmed predators all around the world,
我只接触过他们 在之前的车辆中 I've only ever approached them in a vehicle before,
所以你有那件盔甲 在你周围， so you've got that armor around you,
这是最大的 这里是陆地掠夺者 this is the biggest land predator here.
它可以快速移动 时速高达56公里 And it can move at speeds of up to 35 miles an hour,
我唯一拥有的东西 为了阻止他们，本质上， and the only thing I have to stop them, essentially,
是某种防熊喷雾 is some kind of bear spray,
有时相当可怕 and quite scary at times.
旁白: 尊重熊 NARRATOR: Respecting bears
和学习阅读 他们的行为 and learning to read their behavior
可以避免冲突 can avoid conflict.
现在我们有一只大雄熊了 Now we got a big male bear
离我们大约30米远 它一直看着我们 about 30 meters away from us that's been looking at
任何会动的东西 作为一个潜在的竞争者 anything that moves as a potential competitor
或是潜在的伴侣 or a potential mate.
旁白:比约恩告诉卢克 面对熊 NARRATOR: Bjorn tells Luke to face the bear,
坚持自己的立场 stand his ground.
旁白: 心平气和地和它说话 NARRATOR: And talks to it calmly.
比约恩: 你没事了，你没事了 BJORN: You're okay, you're okay.
嗯...如果他把我们留在这里， 我们会有一些问题 Um... if he keeps us here, we're gonna have some issues.
旁白: 在紧张的对峙之后. NARRATOR: After a tense standoff...
雄性灰熊 终于搬走了 the male grizzly finally moves away.
RELIEVED SIGH
旁白: 在接下来的几周里 NARRATOR: Over the next few weeks,
团队的毅力 得到奖励 the team's perseverance is rewarded
亲密接触 with intimate encounters
来自一个带着幼崽的年轻母亲 from a young mother with cubs.
卢克:那么，这些熊 现在越来越近了 LUKE: So, these bears are getting pretty close now,
这是一个很好的迹象 为了拍摄 which is a great sign for the filming,
但是母亲可能要生了 进入季节 but the mother's probably due to come into season
随时都有可能 这会把雄性吸引过来 any moment now and that'll bring the males in,
所以一切都可能改变 那些幼崽呢 so everything could change and those cubs
可能在 为了一点小小的震惊 could be in for a little bit of a shock.
旁白:这不需要很长时间 对于卢克的担心 NARRATOR: It doesn't take long for Luke's concerns
成为现实 to become a reality.
一只巨大且伤痕累累的雄性灰熊 方法 A huge and scarred male grizzly approaches.
卢克:这只大熊有 它头上有一个大伤口 LUKE: This big bear has got a big cut on its head,
它一直在战斗， 可能是一只非常愤怒的熊 it's been fighting, potentially a very angry bear.
我看的时候一切都很好 通过取景器 Everything's fine when I look through the viewfinder,
所以我会继续做下去 一小会儿 so I'll just carry on doing that for a little bit.
旁白:还在继续的时候 寻找多情的雄性 NARRATOR: While still on the lookout for amorous males,
妈妈带小熊去海滩 mum takes the cubs to the beach
整整一天 for a day of clamming.
卢克:那是相当激烈的， 当母亲和幼崽下来时 LUKE: That was pretty intense, when mother and cubs came down,
他们是如此的亲密 and they were so close,
他们开始发飙 一点点 and they started huffing a little bit.
我不知道她有多远 从取景器中 I can't tell how far away she is from the viewfinder,
但是我知道当我 镜头尽可能的宽 but I knew when I took the lens as wide as it would go
仍然有 一只非常大的熊在画框里 and there was still a very big bear in frame
她就在附近 that she was pretty close.
旁白:虽然 带着幼崽的保护性母亲 NARRATOR: While a protective mother with cubs
会造成威胁 can pose a threat,
久而久之， as time passes,
这个团队赢得了她的信任 the team gain her trust.
比约恩:我们一直在看这个 过去八天都是女性 BJORN: We've been watching this female for the last eight days
我认识她已经12年了， and I've known her for 12 years,
我们不接近她， and we don't approach her,
我们让她做了 她想做什么 we let her kind of do what she wants to do.
旁白:但这可能需要卢克 再久一点 NARRATOR: But it may take Luke a little longer
完全放心。 to be completely at ease.
卢克: 我们必须坚守阵地 LUKE: We had to hold our position,
但是有一点 伤脑筋 but it was a little bit nerve-racking.
太棒了 让比约恩和我在一起 It was great to have Bjorn with me
因为他在说话 对熊来说 because he was talking to the bears,
只是告诉他们 我们在做什么 just telling them what we were doing,
有一半的时间 我以为他在和我说话 and half the time I thought he was talking to me,
冷静下来， 但是他在和熊说话 to calm down, but he was talking to the bears.
然后他们完全冷静下来 Then they chilled out completely
让母亲挖出来 一只全框蛤蜊 and got the mother digging out a clam in full frame,
小熊们已经学会了 那种行为 and the cubs have learned that behavior as well,
这真是令人惊讶 so that was amazing to see.
那个亲密的时刻 That intimate moment,
那会一直伴随着我。 that's gonna stick with me.
旁白:灰熊的 可怕的名声 NARRATOR: The grizzly bear's fearsome reputation
做出了贡献 对他们的迫害 has contributed to their persecution.
比约恩: 在阿拉斯加东南部 BJORN: In Southeast Alaska,
大约2000只棕熊 about 2,000 brown bears
被体育猎人射杀 get shot by sports hunters
每年都是 every year.
这就像 And it's like
不到一个人会死 less than one person will die
从一只棕熊那里 from a brown bear every year.
当卢克坚持认为 健康的尊重 NARRATOR: While Luke maintains a healthy respect
对于这些可怕的掠食者来说 for these formidable predators,
他也经历了 更温和的一面 he has also experienced a gentler side.
这个地方很特别， 这是熊的避难所。 This place is pretty special, it's a sanctuary for the bears.
它真的很可爱 能够到达某个地方 And it's really lovely to be able to come somewhere
在那里它们不会被猎杀 where they're not hunted
他们只是到处走 他们的生活 and they just go about their lives,
我们可以看到他们这样做 and we get to see them do that.
旁白: 和金钟岛一样长 NARRATOR: As long as Admiralty Island
仍然受到保护 remains protected
和荒野 亚历山大群岛 and the wilderness of the Alexander Archipelago
可以保存下来.. can be preserved...
这将保持 this will remain
最大的据点 对棕熊来说 the greatest stronghold for brown bears
在地球上。 on Earth.