On Argentina's eastern coast, 在阿根廷东海岸,
a vast,parched desert 辽阔干燥的沙漠
collides with a brutal ocean. 与凶猛的海洋相撞.
Here,nature truly shows its teeth. 在这里,大自然真的露出了牙齿.
Some of the planet's most iconic species 地球上一些最具标志性的物种
battle the elements... 战斗的元素...
and each other. 相互之间.
Adapting to survive... 适应生存...
producing some of the greatest shows on Earth... 制作一些地球上最伟大的节目...
on this wild and extreme coast of Patagonia. 在巴塔哥尼亚这片荒凉而极端的海岸上.
Stretching over 3,000 kilometers 绵延3000多公里
from Bolivia to Cape Horn... 从玻利维亚到合恩角...
Argentina is South America's second largest country, 阿根廷是南美第二大国,
and it's also a land of extremes. 这也是一个极端的国度.
From lush rainforests... 从茂盛的雨林...
to parched deserts... 去干燥的沙漠...
giant wetlands... 巨大的湿地...
to the towering peaks of the Andes. 到安第斯山脉的巍峨山峰.
This variety of habitats support a vast array of wildlife... 这种多样的栖息地支持着大量的野生动物...
making it one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet. 使其成为地球上生物多样性最丰富的国家之一.
But it's most spectacular animals lie here... 但最壮观的动物就在这里...
n the remote and wild region of Patagonia. 巴塔哥尼亚偏远的野生地区.
On the isolated beach of Punta Loma... 在蓬塔洛马孤立的海滩上...
a large colony of sea lions 一大群海狮
are basking in Patagonia's summer sunshine. 在巴塔哥尼亚夏日的阳光下晒太阳.
This coast is home to around 100,000 southern sea lions, 这个海岸是大约100000只南方海狮的家园,
one of the largest populations in South America. 南美洲最大的人口之一.
Sea lions sometimes travel hundreds of kilometers from the coast 海狮有时从海岸旅行数百公里
search of food. 寻找食物.
But this colony live here all year round, 但是这个殖民地终年都住在这里,
playing and feeding in Patagonia's rich,shallow waters. 在巴塔哥尼亚丰富的浅水区玩耍和进食.
Within the colony are smaller groups... 在殖民地内有更小的群体...
each made up of multiple females... 每个都由多个女性组成...
dominated by a single male, 由一个男性主导,
up to three times their size. 最多三倍于它们的大小.
Unlike seals... 不像海豹...
sea lions can walk on their flippers... 海狮可以用脚蹼走路...
but these colonies are so crowded, 但是这些殖民地太拥挤了,
finding a clear path can be difficult. 找到一条清晰的道路可能很困难.
The males protect their territory with force, 雄性用武力保护自己的领地,
and during the mating season fights can be brutal. 在交配季节,争斗可能是残酷的.
And so usually younger males 通常年轻男性也是如此
live elsewhere in bachelor groups. 以单身群体的形式住在别处.
But this one has decided to try his luck. 但是这个人决定试试他的运气.
Venturing towards the females, 向女性冒险,
while the bigger bulls have their backs turned. 而更大的多头则背弃了他们.
But he doesn't make it far. 但他没走多远.
Maybe one day he'll be big enough to fight back. 也许有一天他会大到足以反击.
But for now he wisely backs off. 但现在他明智地放弃了.
But it isn't just the bulls the sea lions need to be wary of. 但海狮需要警惕的不仅仅是公牛.
There are much bigger carnivores lurking in these waters. 在这些水域里潜伏着更大的食肉动物.
Orcas. 奥卡斯.
Killer whales have developed 虎鲸已经发育成熟
some of the most sophisticated hunting techniques 一些最复杂的狩猎技术
seen among marine mammals. 见于海洋哺乳动物.
Often working together to capture prey. 经常一起工作以捕获猎物.
They are the only cetacean to routinely hunt marine mammals, 它们是唯一经常捕猎海洋哺乳动物的鲸目动物,
and are even capable of killing other whales. 甚至可以杀死其他鲸鱼.
Here in Patagonia, 在巴塔哥尼亚,
seal pups and young sea lions are their staple diet. 海豹幼崽和幼海狮是它们的主食.
But the smaller more agile sea lions 但是更小更灵活的海狮
can easily outmaneuver a killer whale in the water. 可以轻易地在水中胜过虎鲸.
So catching one requires a savage,but risky hunting technique. 因此,捕捉一只需要一种野蛮但危险的狩猎技术.
Ambushing the sea lions on land. 在陆地上伏击海狮.
This Patagonian shoreline is one of only two places in the world 巴塔哥尼亚海岸线是世界上仅有的两个地方之一
where killer whales regularly strand themselves to catch their prey. 虎鲸经常把自己拴在一起捕捉猎物.
But get it wrong, 但是弄错了,
and the whales will be unable to wriggle back into the water... 鲸鱼将无法扭动回到水中...
slowly dying as their bodies collapse 当他们的身体崩溃时慢慢死去
under their own immense weight. 在他们自己巨大的压力下.
So today these adults are here 所以今天这些成年人在这里
to teach these young orcas the dangerous hunting technique. 教这些年轻的虎鲸危险的狩猎技巧.
Here,in Peninsula Valdes,at low tide 这里,在巴尔德斯半岛,低潮时
this colony of sea lions 这群海狮
are protected by shallow reefs and sand bars. 被浅礁和沙洲保护着.
Frolicking at the water's edge, 在水边嬉戏,
the sea lions appear to be taunting the orcas, 海狮似乎在嘲弄虎鲸,
enjoying the protection of the bay. 享受着海湾的保护.
But these waters aren't as safe as they seem. 但这些水域并不像看上去那么安全.
These lethal predators are called killer whales for good reason. 这些致命的捕食者被称为杀人鲸是有充分理由的.
They know this beach has a huge tidal range, 他们知道这个海滩的潮差很大,
and as it changes the South Atlantic quickly floods a hidden channel, 随着气候的变化,南大西洋迅速淹没了一条隐藏的水道,
allowing the orcas to swim in. 让逆戟鲸游进去.
Here in Patagonia,during the breeding season 在巴塔哥尼亚的繁殖季节
these beaches are littered with newborn sea lion pups. 这些海滩上到处都是新生的海狮幼崽.
It's a rich but risky food source, 这是一种丰富但危险的食物来源,
so the adult whales spend time training their young 所以成年鲸花时间训练它们的幼鲸
how to purposely beach themselves without becoming stranded. 如何有目的地在海滩上游泳而不被困.
Even when there are no pups around. 即使周围没有小狗.
First,the adults demonstrate how to get close enough 首先,成年人演示如何接近足够的距离
to catch a seal pup to beach two-thirds of their body. 把一只海豹幼崽带到三分之二的海滩上.
Then using the next wave to wriggle back into deeper water. 然后利用下一个波浪蠕动回到更深的水域.
They then force the young orcas to beach themselves. 然后他们强迫年轻的逆戟鲸自己去海滩.
Teaching these skills demonstrates extremely high intelligence. 教授这些技能显示出极高的智力.
And illustrates why killer whales are the ocean's top predator. 这也说明了为什么虎鲸是海洋中的顶级捕食者.
With the sea lion pup season months away... 离海狮幼崽季节还有几个月...
the elephant seals basking at the water's edge 象海豹在水边晒太阳
appear to believe they aren't at risk. 似乎认为他们没有风险.
But today the orcas have changed the rules... 但是今天奥卡人改变了规则...
launching a surprise attack. 发动突然袭击.
Propelling itself onto the shore, 将自己推上岸,
this adult orca takes a large seal. 这只成年虎鲸捕获了一只大海豹.
Hauling it back into the water. 把它拖回水中.
It would be enough to feed the whole pod. 足够喂饱整个豆荚了.
But he doesn't kill it. 但他没有杀死它.
Instead the orca delicately carries the seal to the center of the bay. 相反,虎鲸小心翼翼地将海豹带到海湾中心.
Then surprisingly... 然后令人惊讶的是...
he lets it go. 他放手了.
The injured seal heads for shore, 受伤的海豹向海岸驶去,
but then the orca's terrifying game begins. 但随后虎鲸可怕的游戏开始了.
The injured seal is caught and released... 受伤的海豹被抓住并释放...
over and over again. 一次又一次
Each time the seal believes it has a chance of escape... 每次海豹相信它有机会逃跑...
the pod corral it back to deeper water. 豆荚把它圈回更深的水域.
And once it's been exhausted by the adults... 一旦它被成年人耗尽...
the youngest orca is now trained 最年轻的虎鲸现在正在接受训练
on how to strike its prey in the water. 如何在水中捕食.
The seal's torture continues for hours... 海豹的折磨持续了几个小时...
before finally being put out of its misery. 在最终摆脱痛苦之前.
But as the sun sets... 但是当太阳落山的时候...
the lagoon is emptying fast. 泻湖正在迅速清空.
And the pod must now retreat to the ocean, 豆荚现在必须撤退到海洋中,
or risk becoming stranded on the sand. 或者有被困在沙滩上的危险.
Now against the clock, 现在时间紧迫,
the adult shepherds her pod over the sand bar 成年牧羊人把她的豆荚放在沙洲上
right past the on-looking sea lions. 就在看不见的海狮旁边.
For now this lagoon offers them a safe harbor once more. 现在,这个泻湖再次为他们提供了一个安全的港湾.
Patagonia's rugged coastline 巴塔哥尼亚崎岖的海岸线
carves its way over 1,600 kilometers from north to south. 从北向南雕刻了1600多公里的道路.
But one 12-kilometer stretch of its sandstone cliffs... 但是一段12公里长的砂岩悬崖...
s home to the largest parrot population anywhere on Earth. 它是地球上鹦鹉数量最多的地方.
More than 70,000 Patagonian conures 超过70000个巴塔哥尼亚国家
make their nests in these sheer cliffs. 在这些陡峭的悬崖上筑巢.
Parrots are more usually associated 鹦鹉通常是有联系的
with South America's dense forests. 南美洲茂密的森林.
But in this coastal habitat, 但在这个沿海栖息地,
a unique adaptation has allowed them to thrive. 一种独特的适应方式使它们得以茁壮成长.
After squabbling over prime position... 在为首要位置争吵之后...
these birds burrow their way 这些鸟挖洞前进
up to four meters into the sandstone, 高达四米的砂岩,
using their tough beaks just like an axe. 像斧头一样用他们坚硬的喙.
These burrows protect their eggs, 这些洞穴保护它们的卵,
allowing more young to survive. 让更多的年轻人生存.
But they also use their beak for preening. 但它们也用喙来梳理.
Vital for removing the inevitable parasites 对于清除不可避免的寄生虫至关重要
from living in such a huge colony. 生活在如此庞大的殖民地.
And the enormous numbers of birds nesting in these cliffs 还有大量的鸟类在这些悬崖上筑巢
also has a direct effect on the landscape. 对景观也有直接影响.
The thousands of nests here 这里成千上万的鸟巢
destabilize the soft rock of the cliffs... 使悬崖上的软岩不稳定...
and leave them exposed to much faster erosion 让它们暴露在更快的侵蚀下
by Patagonia's wind and waves. 巴塔哥尼亚的风浪.
But Patagonia's coastal terrain 但是巴塔哥尼亚的海岸地形
has been shaped by many natural forces. 受到许多自然力的影响.
And one exerts its power 一个人行使它的权力
from over 1,500 kilometers away. 从1500多公里外.
The western coast of this remote wilderness 这片偏远荒野的西海岸
s flanked by the world's longest mountain range. 它的两侧是世界上最长的山脉.
Rising steeply from the Pacific, 从太平洋上陡然升起,
the Andes force air upwards, 安第斯山脉向上推进,
draining all moisture from the skies on their western slopes... 把西边山坡上天空的湿气排干...
leaving a parched,desiccated desert to the east. 在东边留下一片干燥干燥的沙漠.
This arid land stretches all the way to Argentina's eastern coast... 这片干旱的土地一直延伸到阿根廷东海岸...
where it is battered by some of the most powerful seas on Earth. 在那里,它被地球上一些最强大的海洋所破坏.
Fueled by strong winds and huge storms... 在强风和巨大风暴的推动下...
the southern Atlantic bombards these cliffs 南大西洋轰击着这些悬崖
with waves over 12 meters high... 海浪超过12米高...
carving out a landscape unlike anywhere else on Earth. 雕刻出一幅不同于地球上其他任何地方的风景画.
But despite such extreme conditions, 但尽管条件如此极端,
this is one of nature's richest ecosystems. 这是自然界最丰富的生态系统之一.
Both on land, 无论是在陆地上,
and in the sea. 在海里.
The waters of southern Patagonia and its surrounding islands 巴塔哥尼亚南部及其周围岛屿的水域
are home to almost two-million southern rockhopper penguins... 是近两百万只南方岩跳企鹅的家园...
that brave these tumultuous waves every day 每天都要勇敢面对汹涌的海浪
to get back to dry land. 回到陆地.
But surviving this battering is the easy part. 但在这场打击中幸存下来是很容易的.
Now they need to climb hundreds of meters 现在他们需要爬几百米
to the safety of their clifftop nests. 为了他们悬崖顶巢穴的安全.
But a potentially deadly obstacle lies in their path. 但他们前进的道路上存在着一个潜在的致命障碍.
A colony of fur seals. 一群毛皮海豹.
Seals are one of the penguin's main predators. 海豹是企鹅的主要捕食者之一.
And hundreds now stand between these birds... 现在有数百只鸟站在这些鸟之间...
and the hungry chicks waiting at the top of the cliff. 还有在悬崖顶上等待的饥饿的小鸡.
The seals' teeth can quickly dispatch a rockhopper. 海豹的牙齿能迅速地将岩石漏斗运走.
But not today. 但今天不行.
For some reason this seal colony... 由于某种原因,这个海豹群落...
have accepted these penguins. 我已经接受了这些企鹅.
Letting them pass through peacefully 让他们和平通过
on their way to their nests. 在去巢穴的路上.
Sometimes,however,the penguins push their luck. 然而,有时企鹅会碰运气.
Luckily,he gets away with it. 幸运的是,他侥幸逃脱了惩罚.
But another obstacle now lies ahead. 但另一个障碍就在眼前.
The 100-meter high cliff. 100米高的悬崖.
Fortunately,rockhoppers are the most agile of all penguins. 幸运的是,岩蝗是所有企鹅中最敏捷的.
They choose their clifftop-nest site to avoid predators... 它们选择悬崖上的巢穴来躲避捕食者...
and this colony have been treading this path for generations. 这个殖民地几代人都在走这条路.
Full of fish from their hunting exploits... 到处都是打猎的鱼...
the rockhoppers must also navigate two-meter high grass... 岩蝗还必须在两米高的草地上航行...
all the way back to their colony. 一路回到他们的殖民地.
Battling through the crowd, 在人群中战斗,
he first reacquaints himself with his mate. 他首先重新认识了他的伴侣.
Then feeds his single surviving chick. 然后喂他唯一幸存的小鸡.
Rockhoppers lay two eggs, 蝗虫下两个蛋,
but like in almost every nest, 但就像几乎每个鸟巢一样,
the first smaller egg failed to hatch. 第一个较小的卵未能孵化.
In such a battle for space, 在这场争夺太空的战斗中,,
there often isn't enough to go around. 经常没有足够的钱去四处走动.
Starvation isn't the only threat to the chicks up here on the cliffs. 饥饿并不是对悬崖上小鸡的唯一威胁.
Weaker birds will often be taken by Patagonia's aerial predators 较弱的鸟类通常会被巴塔哥尼亚的空中掠食者捕获
that lurk on the edge of its penguin colonies. 它们潜伏在企鹅群的边缘.
In an amazing display of natural instinct, 自然本能的惊人表现,
thousands of pregnant elephant seals 数千只怀孕的象海豹
arrive on the Argentinian coast, 抵达阿根廷海岸,
just days before they are due to give birth. 就在他们即将分娩的前几天.
This female has spent an 11-month gestation at sea... 这只雌性在海上怀孕11个月...
feeding several thousand kilometers away. 几千公里外的食物.
And she needed to build up her energy. 她需要增强自己的能量.
She will not feed for the duration of the breeding season. 在繁殖季节期间,它不会进食.
As she gives birth,gulls lurk menacingly. 当她分娩时,海鸥们危险地潜伏着.
But it isn't the pup they are after... 但他们要找的不是小狗...
t's the placenta. 这是胎盘.
This newborn pup weighs 40 kilos. 这只新生的小狗重40公斤.
It will be nursed by its mother for around 23 days, 它将由它的母亲照料大约23天,
gaining almost seven kilos every day from the fat-rich milk. 每天从富含脂肪的牛奶中增加将近7公斤.
And they need to grow fast. 他们需要快速成长.
Their mothers will desert them when they are less than a month old. 他们的母亲会在他们不到一个月大的时候抛弃他们.
But it is little wonder they want to leave. 但难怪他们想离开.
Having just given birth, 刚生完孩子,
the breeding season is a brutal time for the females. 繁殖季节对雌性来说是一个残酷的时期.
These are some of the most sexually dimorphic mammals. 这些是一些性别差异最大的哺乳动物.
The largest males can weigh up to ten times as much as females... 最大的雄性体重可达雌性的十倍...
making them impossible to fight off. 使他们无法抵抗.
Only the dominant male is allowed to breed in his domain. 只有占优势的雄性才允许在其领地内繁殖.
And once he's successfully mated 一旦他成功交配
with all the sexually mature females, 所有性成熟的女性,
the beach-master bull decides it's time to leave. 海滩牛主人决定该走了.
But the females must remain until their pups are fully weaned... 但是雌性必须一直呆到它们的幼崽完全断奶...
opening a short window of opportunity 打开一扇短暂的机会之窗
for other males hoping to reproduce. 其他希望繁殖的雄性.
This sub-adult is searching for any females that haven't already mated. 这个亚成年动物正在寻找尚未交配的雌性动物.
But in his desperation, 但在他的绝望中,
he is targeting very young,immature seals. 他瞄准的是非常年轻、不成熟的海豹.
This tiny seal won't be ready 这个小海豹不会准备好的
to produce her own pups for another few years. 让她自己再养几年.
And even this less dominant male is ten times her size. 甚至这个不那么占优势的男性也是她的十倍大.
And all the other females can do is watch. 而其他女性所能做的就是观看.
But despite his size... 但是尽管他的身材...
she can't outrun him. 她跑不过他.
And no matter how many times she tries to escape, 不管她想逃跑多少次,
he doesn't want to let this opportunity slip away. 他不想错过这个机会.
The biggest males are so dominant... 最大的雄性是如此的占优势...
that less than 10% of male elephant seals 不到10%的雄性象海豹
will successfully mate in their lifetime. 将在一生中成功交配.
Using his sheer weight and powerful bite, 用他的体重和有力的咬,
he repeatedly attempts to mate with this young female. 他反复尝试与这只年轻的雌性交配.
But he's inexperienced,and she isn't receptive. 但他没有经验,她也不善于接受.
Now battered and bleeding, 现在被打得流血不止,
the young seal is becoming exhausted. 年轻的海豹已经精疲力竭了.
But after yet another failed attempt... 但在又一次失败的尝试之后...
she spots her chance and makes a dash for the water. 她抓住了机会,冲向水面.
As the older seals have already learnt, 正如老海豹已经学会的,
amongst the waves she'll have more chance of evading him. 在海浪中,她将有更多的机会躲避他.
And just in time... 而且及时...
she makes it safely to the water. 她安全地到了水里.
And for this male,his attempt to reproduce drifts away. 对这只雄性来说,他繁殖后代的尝试渐渐消失了.
The southern tip of Patagonia's coast. 巴塔哥尼亚海岸的南端.
This archipelago is known as Tierra del Fuego, 这个群岛被称为火地岛,
the Land of Fire. 火之地.
But this entire region was actually carved by ice. 但这整个区域实际上都是被冰雕刻的.
At its southernmost point,Cape Horn,Antarctica 在它的最南端,南极洲的合恩角
just 1,000 kilometers away. 只有1000公里远.
And even in the height of summer, 即使在盛夏,
Tierra del Fuego's glaciers continue to shape the landscape. 火地岛的冰川继续塑造着这一景观.
Around 9,000 years ago, 大约9000年前,
the ocean broke through the tip of this continent, 海洋冲破了这个大陆的尖端,
completely isolating Tierra del Fuego 完全隔离火地岛
from mainland Patagonia. 来自巴塔哥尼亚大陆.
But despite the harsh climate this close to the South Pole... 但尽管南极附近气候恶劣...
the planet's most notorious seabird 地球上最臭名昭著的海鸟
makes these cliffs its home. 使这些悬崖成为它的家.
With a wingspan of almost two-and-a-half meters... 翼展将近2.5米...
this black-browed albatross will spend years at time at sea. 这只黑眉信天翁将在海上生活数年.
But has returned here for the breeding season. 但是在繁殖季节又回来了.
Along with almost 200,000 others. 还有将近20万人.
These birds are found on cliffs right across the southern ocean. 这些鸟被发现在横跨南大洋的悬崖上.
Although often solitary when at sea, 虽然在海上经常是孤独的,
albatross pairs mate for life. 信天翁配对终生交配.
And like many penguins... 像许多企鹅一样...
their beak clattering is all part of their courtship ritual. 它们的喙格格作响是它们求爱仪式的一部分.
Reacquainting themselves 重新认识自己
after spending the year thousands of kilometers apart. 在相隔数千公里的地方度过了一年之后.
They usually return to the same nests each year... 它们通常每年回到同一个巢穴...
raising a single chick in a solid pillar-like structure. 在坚固的柱状结构中饲养一只小鸡.
The chicks remain on their nest for around four months... 小鸡在窝里呆了大约四个月...
being fed by the parents once a day on regurgitated fish. 由父母每天喂一次反刍的鱼.
And these young birds need to build their strength. 这些小鸟需要增强自己的力量.
In just a few weeks, 几周后,
they will have one chance to launch themselves 他们将有一次机会发射自己
safely from these sheer cliffs. 从这些陡峭的悬崖上安全离开.
And once they take flight... 一旦他们起飞...
they won't return to land for at least two years. 他们至少两年内不会返回陆地.
Late-November on the northern Patagonian coast. 11月下旬在巴塔哥尼亚北部海岸.
And the thousands of Magellanic penguins are still in their burrows. 成千上万的麦哲伦企鹅仍在它们的洞穴里.
And for good reason. 有充分的理由.
Like most of the penguins here, 像这里的大多数企鹅一样,
this bird laid a clutch of two eggs 40 days ago. 这只鸟40天前生了一窝两个蛋.
They've been incubated by both adults, 它们都是由两个成年人孵化的,
taking shifts of around two weeks... 轮班两周左右...
while the other bird searches for food. 而另一只鸟在寻找食物.
The first egg is now ready to hatch. 第一个蛋现在准备孵化.
It's a slow process... 这是一个缓慢的过程...
and the mother must keep it warm as it emerges. 当它出现时,母亲必须让它保持温暖.
The first chick hatched roughly two days before the other. 第一只小鸡大约比另一只早两天孵化.
It is therefore larger and better able 因此,它更大,性能更好
to obtain food from the parents. 从父母那里获得食物.
Once hatched the young penguins 曾经孵化过小企鹅
are brooded for around a month. 它们被沉思了大约一个月.
There's only one thing on the menu. 菜单上只有一样东西.
Regurgitated fish. 反刍的鱼.
Often the second chick will die from starvation. 通常第二只小鸡会饿死.
But this mother is doing her best to share equally. 但这位母亲正在尽她最大的努力来平等分享.
At around four weeks old,these chicks will be left unattended, 在大约四周大的时候,这些小鸡将被无人看管,
as both parents head out to hunt. 当父母都外出打猎时.
But unless there is an overabundance of fish, 但除非有过多的鱼,
this smaller chick will probably perish 这只小鸡可能会死
before it ever gets a chance to leave the nest. 在它有机会离开巢穴之前.
By February,in Patagonia, 到2月,在巴塔哥尼亚,
t's time for Magellenic penguin chicks to fend for themselves. 现在是麦哲伦企鹅幼仔自力更生的时候了.
The adult penguins have now molted... 成年企鹅现在已经蜕皮了...
and are restless to get back in the ocean. 他们焦躁不安地想回到海里.
Right now,algae blooms,big enough to be seen from space, 现在,海藻大量繁殖,大到可以从太空看到,
are attracting billions of fish to Patagonia's northern waters. 巴塔哥尼亚北部水域吸引了数十亿条鱼.
In turn,these shoals attract predators from all directions. 反过来,这些浅滩吸引来自四面八方的捕食者.
But with so many predators, 但是有这么多食肉动物,
even this many fish won't last forever. 即使如此多的鱼也不会永远存在.
The penguins must move now, 企鹅现在必须移动,
f they are to follow the shoals northward. 他们将沿着浅滩向北走.
This could be the last time these penguins will touch dry land 这可能是这些企鹅最后一次接触陆地
for six months. 六个月.
And despite being perfectly adapted to life at sea... 尽管完全适应了海上生活...
many will not return at all. 许多人根本不会回来.
Patagonia's vast array of penguins... 巴塔哥尼亚庞大的企鹅群...
attract a predator just as agile. 吸引一个同样敏捷的捕食者.
Sea lions. 海狮.
In Patagonia,wherever you find penguins... 在巴塔哥尼亚,无论你在哪里找到企鹅...
you will also usually find these deadly hunters. 你通常也会发现这些致命的猎人.
On this island just off the coast, 在这个离海岸不远的岛上,
this colony of gentoo penguins 这群gentoo企鹅
must enter the water to feed their chicks. 必须下水喂小鸡.
And this sea lion knows it. 这只海狮知道这一点.
As they edge towards the water, 当他们向水面靠近时,
he attempts to catch them on land. 他试图在陆地上抓住他们.
He causes confusion,scattering the group, 他造成混乱,分散了整个团队,
but here he is slow and clumsy. 但在这里,他又慢又笨.
But in the water,he'll be a deadly assassin. 但在水里,他会是个致命的杀手.
So he decides to lie in wait, 所以他决定躺在那里等待,
knowing the penguins must eventually risk entering the water. 知道企鹅最终一定会冒险下水.
Cautiously... 谨慎地...
they make their move. 他们采取了行动.
These gentoos are the fastest swimming birds on Earth. 这些龙鸟是地球上游泳最快的鸟.
But the sea lion is more than their equal. 但是海狮比他们强得多.
They may be safety in numbers... 他们可能在数量上是安全的...
but the sea lion works to split the pack. 但是海狮却在努力分裂群体.
And this gentoo is now in his sights. 而这个gentoo现在在他的视线中.
And his fate... 他的命运...
sealed. 密封的.
From the glaciers of Tierra del Fuego... 从火地岛的冰川...
to the arid,desert beaches of the north... 去北方干旱的沙漠海滩...
Argentina's Patagonian coast is a land of extremes. 阿根廷的巴塔哥尼亚海岸是一片极乐世界.
Stretching over 1,600 kilometers... 绵延1600多公里...
this remote and often inhospitable corner of the Earth... 地球上这个偏僻而不适宜居住的角落...
attracts millions of animals. 吸引了数以百万计的动物.
They must battle this region's harsh conditions and each other... 他们必须与这个地区的恶劣条件和彼此战斗...
order to survive... 为了生存...
and even thrive in this unique habitat. 甚至在这个独特的栖息地茁壮成长.
Subtitles: Asha Chong www.btistudios.com 字幕：Asha Chong www.btistudios.com