The sea turtle. 海龟。
One of the oldest animals on earth. 地球上最古老的动物之一。
These ancient mariners pre-date the dinosaurs. 这些远古的水手比恐龙早。
They've remained essentially unchanged 它们基本上保持不变
for 100 million years. 一亿年了。
The seven surviving species 幸存的七个物种
are all now endangered. 现在都濒临灭绝。
Yet here, on the Arabian Peninsula, thousands gather 然而在这里，在阿拉伯半岛，成千上万的人聚集在一起
at one of the most important breeding sites in the world. 在世界上最重要的繁殖地之一。
Females endure hardship 女性吃苦
and their young face a heroic fight for life 他们年轻的脸上英勇地为生命而战
as they battle to become the next generation 当他们努力成为下一代
of Arabia's sea turtles. 阿拉伯的海龟。
The windswept beaches of the Sultanate of Oman 阿曼苏丹国风吹草动的海滩
provide the dramatic setting 提供戏剧性的设置
for one of nature's most enthralling breeding events. 这是自然界最吸引人的繁殖活动之一。
Every year, four of the world's seven species 每年，世界上七个物种中的四个
of endangered sea turtles come ashore here 海龟们快上岸了
to dig their nests and lay their eggs. 为它们挖窝产卵。
Cautious females wait just offshore until the sun sets. 谨慎的雌性只会在海上等待太阳下山。
As soon as darkness falls, 当夜幕降临，
the first female emerges from the waves. 第一只母鲸从海浪中出现。
She can spend several hours at the waterline, 她可以在水线旁待上几个小时，
lifting her head to check for danger, 抬起头检查是否有危险，
before starting her journey up the beach. 在她开始海滩之旅之前。
Nesting turtles are discouraged by light. 筑巢的海龟不喜欢光照。
To capture this intimate moment of her life 去捕捉她生命中最亲密的时刻
without disturbing her, 不打扰她，
the cameras switch to infra-red, 摄像机切换到红外线，
a light that's invisible to the turtle. 乌龟看不见的光。
This is a Green sea turtle. 这是一只绿色的海龟。
She hauls herself up the beach 她奋力爬上海滩
by moving her large, powerful 通过移动她的巨大，强大
front flippers simultaneously. 同时前脚蹼。
This helps her to gain traction 这有助于她获得牵引力
and move her heavy body. 移动她沉重的身体。
Green sea turtles commonly weigh in 绿色的海龟通常会称体重
at around 330 pounds. 大约330磅。
In the water, the sea turtle is graceful. 在水中，海龟很优雅。
But on land, without the sea to support her weight, 但是在陆地上，没有大海支撑她的体重，
moving takes a lot of effort. 搬家需要很大的努力。
Like all sea turtles, 就像所有的海龟一样，
she can only breathe when she's still. 她只有静止时才能呼吸。
The motion of her flippers impinges on her lungs 她的脚蹼的运动冲击着她的肺
and interrupts her breathing. 打断了她的呼吸。
She must take in a deep breath, 她必须深吸一口气，
then hold it, in order to make her next move. 然后拿着它，好让她下一步行动。
She reaches the high tide line. 她到达高潮线。
It's safer to lay eggs beyond this zone, 在这个区域以外产卵更安全，
away from the risk of the encroaching sea. 远离海水入侵的危险。
She selects her spot and starts to dig her nest. 她选择了她的位置，开始挖她的窝。
She rotates her fore-flippers 她转动前肢
and uses her powerful muscles 用她强大的肌肉
to force them back through the sand like shovels. 像铲子一样把他们从沙子里赶回来。
Again, she must hold her breath to do this. 再说一次，她必须屏住呼吸。
She needs to lay her eggs in soft sand. 她需要在松软的沙滩上产卵。
But this patch is too unstable. 但是这个补丁太不稳定了。
Females will abandon nest sites 雌性会抛弃巢穴
if they sense conditions aren't exactly right. 如果他们觉得情况不太好。
They may give up altogether, 他们可能会彻底放弃，
returning to the sea without laying their eggs. 不产卵就返回大海。
But she changes direction, 但她改变了方向，
signaling her determination to try again. 表示她决心再试一次。
She's no longer alone. 她不再孤单。
These beaches are home to one of the largest concentrations 这些海滩是最大的集中地之一
of breeding Green sea turtles found anywhere in the world. 在世界上任何地方都能找到繁殖的绿海龟。
The beaches lie on the north-east tip of Oman 海滩位于阿曼的东北端
at Ras Al Jinz. 在拉斯阿尔金兹。
Every year, up to 15,000 female Greens 每年，多达15000名女果岭
come here to lay their eggs. 来这里产卵。
They nest here year-round, 它们常年在这里筑巢，
but numbers peak in June and July, 但数字在6月和7月达到高峰，
when hundreds come ashore each night. 每天晚上都有数百人上岸。
Moonless nights, like tonight, 无月之夜，如今晚，
provide extra privacy, and so are the busiest. 提供额外的隐私，最忙的人也一样。
The female finds a new place to start her nest again. 雌鸟找到一个新的地方重新开始她的巢。
She chooses fresh sand 她选择新鲜的沙子
with no evidence of previous disturbance. 没有证据表明以前有过骚乱。
She rotates her body to help create 她旋转身体来帮助创造
a shallow depression in the sand to lie in. 沙中的一个浅洼地。
Once she's comfortable, 一旦她舒服了，
she's ready to start digging a hole, 她准备开始挖洞了，
using her shorter back flippers. 用她较短的后脚蹼。
A steady stream of would-be nesters continues to arrive. 源源不断的潜在筑巢者不断到来。
But this spot is taken. 但这个地方被占领了。
Some are digging deeper than others. 有些人比其他人挖得更深。
Sand gets everywhere. 到处都是沙子。
But sea turtles can flush it out of their eyes 但是海龟可以把它从眼睛里冲出来
using a secretion from a salt gland under their eyelid. 利用眼睑下盐腺分泌的分泌物。
This gland primarily allows them to excrete excess salt 这个腺体主要让它们排出多余的盐
from the seawater. 从海水中。
Once she completes the nest hole, 一旦她完成了窝洞，
she begins excavating the most important part - 她开始挖掘最重要的部分-
the egg chamber. 卵室。
This requires precision. 这需要精确。
One by one, she curls each back flipper up 一个接一个，她把每一个后背的脚蹼都卷起来
into a small shovel 一把小铲子
to carefully scoop out the damp, compact sand beneath. 小心地舀出下面潮湿、密实的沙子。
The egg chamber is shaped like a tear drop 卵室的形状像一滴泪珠
and can be up to a further three feet deep. 可以再深3英尺。
She rests between movements 她在动作间休息
to catch her breath once more. 让她喘口气。
Tiring from her exertion, 她劳累过度，
she takes longer breaks in this final digging phase. 在最后的挖掘阶段，她需要更长时间的休息。
With one last scoop of sand, 最后一勺沙子，
the chamber is ready. 密室准备好了。
The female, now in a deep trance, lies almost still, 这只母的，现在恍惚中，几乎一动不动地躺着，
as she begins to lay her eggs. 当她开始产卵的时候。
Once she enters this phase, very little will disturb her. 一旦她进入这个阶段，很少有人会打扰她。
She drops two or three at a time. 她一次掉两三个。
Each egg is just over an inch in diameter 每个鸡蛋的直径只有一英寸多
and covered in mucus. 全身都是粘液。
The shells are soft and flexible, 外壳柔软而柔韧，
so they don't break on impact. 所以它们不会因撞击而断裂。
Here on the beaches of Ras Al Jinz, 在拉斯阿尔金兹的海滩上，
females have been recorded 女性已经被记录在案
laying between 100 and 150 eggs a night. 每晚产卵100到150个。
Her back flippers now conceal the rest of her delivery. 她的背蹼现在掩盖了她分娩的其余部分。
Once she finishes, the female covers the nest with sand. 一旦完成，雌鸟会用沙子覆盖巢穴。
This prevents her precious clutch from drying out, 这样可以防止她珍贵的离合器变干，
and aims to hide them from predators. 目的是把它们藏起来不被捕食者发现。
Arabian foxes patrol these beaches. 阿拉伯狐狸在这些海滩上巡逻。
Sea turtle eggs are a nutritious meal. 海龟蛋是一种营养丰富的食物。
Two hours after arriving on land, 到达陆地两小时后，
the female starts her journey back to the sea. 雌鲸开始了回海的旅程。
Her role as a parent ends here. 她作为家长的角色到此为止。
If her eggs remain hidden from predators, 如果她的卵不被捕食者发现，
they'll hatch in two months. 两个月后它们就会孵化出来。
She will come ashore up to six times this season, 这个季节她会上岸六次，
laying up to 900 eggs before the summer's out. 在夏天结束前产卵900个。
After that, it will be two to five years 之后，还要2到5年
before she breeds again. 在她再次繁殖之前。
This multiple nesting strategy each time 每次都有多重嵌套策略
is critical to the sea turtles' survival. 对海龟的生存至关重要。
There will be heavy losses of eggs and hatchlings to come. 接下来会有大量的卵和幼仔损失。
In the early hours of the morning, 在清晨，
it's easy to see why. 很容易看出原因。
An Arabian red fox breaks cover. 一只阿拉伯红狐破门而入。
Foxes are the biggest threat to sea turtle eggs 狐狸是海龟蛋的最大威胁
on these beaches. 在这些海滩上。
This one scours the shore. 这只在海岸上搜寻。
If it smells a nest, it will dig up the eggs. 如果它闻到巢的味道，它就会把蛋挖出来。
Foxes on these beaches have adapted their diet 这些狐狸在海滩上适应了它们的饮食习惯
to take advantage of the year-round breeding season. 利用全年的繁殖季节。
95 per cent of their diet 95%的食物
is sea turtle eggs and hatchlings. 是海龟的蛋和幼仔。
This one doesn't smell the newly-laid eggs, 这个没有新下的蛋的味道，
so is out of luck this morning. 今天早上真倒霉。
The rising sunlight now reveals the extent 上升的阳光现在显示了范围
of the overnight comings and goings. 一夜之间的来来往往。
Pathways of sea turtle tracks litter the beach - 沙滩上到处都是海龟的踪迹-
evidence of the multiple night-time nesters. 多个夜间筑巢者的证据。
From above, it's easy to see the circular nest, 从上面很容易看到圆形的巢，
with its arrival and departure tracks each side - 每边都有它的到达和离开轨道-
a clear indication of a female's route of the beach 一个明确的指示女性的路线的海滩
and back again to the sea. 再回到大海。
In its more usual habitat, beneath the waves, 在它更常见的栖息地，在海浪下，
a Green sea turtle moves with ease as it looks for a meal. 一只绿色的海龟在寻找食物时行动自如。
Its weight is supported in the water. 它的重量由水支撑。
Its curved fore-flippers act as both wings and propellers 它弯曲的前鳍既是翅膀又是螺旋桨
against the sea current. 逆流而上。
The sea turtle uses almost vertical strokes 海龟用的笔划几乎是垂直的
as it appears to fly through the water. 就像它在水里飞一样。
Its shorter, rear flippers act mainly as rudders, 它较短的尾鳍主要充当方向舵，
allowing the turtle to make sharp turns. 让乌龟急转弯。
Green sea turtles are exceptionally streamlined 绿色海龟的流线型非常好
and are highly efficient swimmers. 而且是高效的游泳运动员。
Like all sea turtles, 就像所有的海龟一样，
Greens are long-lived. 绿色植物是长寿的。
They have the slowest maturity rate 它们的到期率最慢
of any sea turtle, 任何海龟，
sometimes taking up to 40 years 有时需要40年
to become sexually mature. 性成熟。
This juvenile is at least five years old, 这个少年至少5岁，
as it's feeding here in coastal waters. 因为它在沿海水域觅食。
It will have spent its early years in the open ocean. 它将在公海度过早年。
Young sea turtles are mostly carnivorous, 小海龟大多是食肉动物，
eating marine invertebrates. 吃海洋无脊椎动物。
As Green sea turtles grow up, their diet changes 随着绿海龟的成长，它们的饮食也发生了变化
and they move into these shallow coastal waters to feed, 它们进入这些浅海觅食，
where they become vegetarian, 他们变成素食者，
feeding on seagrass, kelp and algae, 以海草、海带和藻类为食，
making adult Greens the only herbivorous sea turtles 使成年绿海龟成为唯一的食草海龟
in the world. 在世界上。
This juvenile tugs at carpets of algae on the hard coral. 这只幼鱼在坚硬的珊瑚上拖拽着海藻地毯。
Its serrated jaw enables it to clip and chew plants. 它锯齿状的下颚使它能够夹持和咀嚼植物。
Oman's coast provides plenty of feeding opportunities. 阿曼的海岸提供了大量的觅食机会。
Seagrass meadows lie off the central coast. 海草草甸位于中央海岸。
Algae-rich coral reefs lie to the north and south. 富含藻类的珊瑚礁分布在北部和南部。
A sea turtle's shell is made of keratin, 海龟的壳是由角蛋白构成的，
the same substance as human hair and fingernails. 和人的头发和指甲一样的物质。
It's also known as a carapace. 它也被称为甲壳。
And each species has a distinctive pattern. 每个物种都有自己独特的模式。
In Greens, five scutes, or plates, run down the center, 在果岭上，五个飞盘，或者说是盘子，沿着中心向下延伸，
with four more on either side. 两边还有四个。
The scutes fuse together over the bony shell, 鳞片在硬壳上熔合在一起，
which provides a protective shield. 它提供了一个保护罩。
This effective defense 这种有效的防御
means turtles more than two years old 指两岁以上的海龟
have few predators in the ocean. 海洋中几乎没有捕食者。
Their greatest threat is from human activity. 他们最大的威胁来自人类活动。
Hunting and entrapment in fishing gear 渔具中的狩猎和诱捕
are perils in the sea. 是海上的危险。
Dangers on land are from people harvesting eggs 陆地上的危险来自于人们收割鸡蛋
and destruction of nesting beaches. 以及筑巢海滩的破坏。
Greens aren't the only sea turtles 海龟不是唯一的海龟
feasting in these waters. 在这片水域里盛宴。
Nearby, a critically endangered Hawksbill 附近有一只极度濒危的玳瑁
scours the same reef. 搜索同一个暗礁。
Fully grown, this Hawksbill is smaller than a Green. 成年后，这种玳瑁比绿色还小。
It's most easily identified by its raptor-like beak, 它最容易被猛禽般的喙识别，
that gives it its name. 这就是它的名字。
Unlike the Greens, 不像果岭队，
Hawksbills remain omnivorous throughout their lives. 玳瑁一生都是杂食动物。
A favorite food is sponges. 最喜欢的食物是海绵。
But they will look for other marine animals to eat. 但是他们会寻找其他的海洋动物吃。
This one settles on a tasty patch of Octocoral, 这只栖息在一片美味的八角珊瑚上，
so called for its eight hollow tentacles. 所以它的八个中空触须。
It uses its beak to bite off chunks of coral, 它用嘴咬掉珊瑚块，
which it crushes in its powerful jaws. 它用它有力的下颚把它压碎。
Hawksbills and Greens are just two of the four species 玳瑁和青菜只是这四种植物中的两种
of endangered sea turtles that breed here in Oman, 在阿曼繁殖的濒危海龟，
making the country's beaches 打造国家海滩
one of the most important nesting sites in the world. 世界上最重要的筑巢地点之一。
The juvenile Green sea turtle now has company. 幼年的绿海龟现在有同伴了。
Despite being mostly solitary, 尽管大部分时间是孤独的，
aggregations of juveniles 青少年聚集
are not uncommon in prime feeding grounds. 在主要的饲养场并不少见。
Like all reptiles, 像所有爬行动物一样，
the sea turtle breathes air through a pair of lungs, 海龟通过一对肺呼吸空气，
so it must head to the surface to breathe. 所以它必须飞到水面呼吸。
How often they come up 他们多久来一次
depends on how active they need to be. 取决于他们需要多活跃。
Sea turtles can spend 海龟可以花钱
as little as three per cent of their time 只有百分之三的时间
at the sea surface. 在海面上。
These short bursts of breath 这些短暂的呼吸
give the Green sea turtle enough oxygen 给绿海龟足够的氧气
to hold it under the water for up to five hours. 把它放在水下长达五个小时。
This incredible breath-holding ability 这种不可思议的屏息能力
is largely due to an extremely slow metabolism. 主要是由于新陈代谢非常缓慢。
This enables the sea turtle to release oxygen very slowly 这使海龟能够非常缓慢地释放氧气
from large stored reserves in its blood and muscles. 从它的血液和肌肉中储存了大量的储备。
Their lungs are specially adapted 他们的肺特别适应
to cope with high pressure under water, 为了应付水下的高压，
enabling them to dive at depths of up to 360 feet. 使它们能够在360英尺的深度下潜。
A resting Green sea turtle can even conserve oxygen 一只静止的绿海龟甚至可以保存氧气
by slowing its heart rate 通过减慢心率
to just one beat every nine minutes. 每九分钟一次。
But these active youngsters show no sign of slowing down. 但这些活跃的年轻人并没有减速的迹象。
Along the Ras Al Jinz beaches, 沿着Ras Al-Jinz海滩，
strong summer winds cause turbulence 夏季强风会引起湍流
in the Arabian Sea. 在阿拉伯海。
Concealed amongst the waves, 隐藏在海浪中，
a sea turtle appears at the surface. 一只海龟出现在水面上。
This is not one turtle 这不是一只乌龟
but two. 但是两个。
A male has hold of a female. 一个雄性拥有一个雌性。
Waves batter the couple as they mate just offshore. 当他们在海上交配时，海浪拍打着他们。
Closer to the beach, 离海滩更近，
a second pair struggles to stay together 第二对恋人挣扎着待在一起
against the force of the breaking waves. 抵抗破浪的力量。
The male hooks onto the female's shell 雄性钩在雌性的壳上
using a long claw on each of his fore-flippers. 用一只长爪在它的前肢上。
As he desperately tries to cling on, 他拼命地抓住，
the claws may inflict damage 爪子可能造成伤害
to the soft flesh around the female's neck. 女性脖子周围柔软的肌肉。
The pair eventually separates, 两人最终分开了，
either by choice or by the force of the waves. 无论是选择还是波浪的力量。
The female will mate again with multiple males 雌性将再次与多只雄性交配
to increase genetic diversity and for sperm storage. 增加遗传多样性和精子储存。
The females now wait offshore until darkness falls 雌性现在在海上等待，直到夜幕降临
and the nocturnal nesting begins once more. 夜间筑巢又开始了。
Further north, on a handful of smaller 再往北，在一些较小的
and fox-free beaches, 还有没有狐狸的海滩，
there's a small stirring in the sand. 沙子里有一个小小的搅拌声。
Green sea turtle eggs, laid 60 days ago, are hatching. 60天前产下的绿海龟蛋正在孵化。
Tiny baby sea turtles begin their short but epic journey 小海龟宝宝开始了他们短暂而史诗般的旅程
down the beach. 沿着海滩。
The hatchlings are just two inches long. 这些幼体只有两英寸长。
Both Green sea turtles and Hawksbills 绿海龟和玳瑁
breed on these northern beaches. 在北方的海滩上繁殖。
Temperature determines the hatchling's sex. 温度决定了幼崽的性别。
Those incubated in warmer conditions, 那些在温暖环境下孵化的，
often nearer the surface, tend to be female. 往往更接近表面，往往是女性。
Those developed in cooler temperatures, 在较低温度下形成的，
in, say, deeper sand, 比如说，在更深的沙子里，
tend to be male. 倾向于男性。
This is known as temperature dependent sex determination 这就是所谓的温度依赖性性别决定
and is common to sea turtles, crocodiles and some lizards. 海龟、鳄鱼和一些蜥蜴也很常见。
Unlike their mothers, 不像他们的母亲，
baby sea turtles alternate left and right flippers, 小海龟左右鳍交替，
moving diagonally-opposite limbs together 在对角相对的肢体一起移动
to propel themselves over the sand. 在沙滩上行走。
There may be many obstacles to overcome 可能有许多障碍需要克服
small pebbles on the sand 沙滩上的小卵石
giant boulders. 巨石。
As they reach the smooth, wet sand, 当他们到达光滑潮湿的沙子时，
they pick up their pace. 他们加快了步伐。
The vulnerable hatchlings 脆弱的幼体
instinctively head to the water, 本能地走向水，
guided by the light reflecting on the waves 由反射在波浪上的光引导
and the slope of the beach. 还有海滩的斜坡。
Sea turtles usually emerge at night 海龟通常在晚上出现
to reduce their exposure to potential danger. 以减少潜在危险。
With no land predators on these beaches, 这些海滩上没有陆地掠食者，
the youngsters risk it in the late afternoon light. 孩子们在傍晚的阳光下冒险。
This is an extremely rare sight. 这是极为罕见的景象。
The first plucky adventurers reach the water. 第一批勇敢的冒险者到达水上。
This baby sea turtle must now swim for its life. 这只小海龟现在必须游一辈子。
Frantic flipper movements, known as a swimming frenzy, 疯狂的脚蹼运动，被称为疯狂游泳，
move it rapidly away 快把它移开
from the dangers of shallow water predators. 从浅水捕食者的危险。
Where these hatchlings go next is still a mystery. 这些幼崽下一步要去哪里仍然是个谜。
Somewhere out in the open ocean. 在外海某处。
Females that survive to adulthood 存活到成年的雌性
will eventually return to the beaches 最终会回到海滩
they were born on to nest. 它们生来就是为了筑巢。
Back on the southern nesting beaches, 回到南方筑巢的海滩，
hatchlings have a far more perilous journey ahead. 孵出的幼鸟还有一段更危险的旅程。
Armies of Ghost crabs patrol this shore. 成群的幽灵蟹在海岸巡逻。
They're the fastest crustacean on land, 它们是陆地上最快的甲壳类动物，
moving at up to seven feet a second. 以每秒7英尺的速度移动。
Foxes aside, they pose the greatest danger 除了狐狸，它们构成了最大的危险
to baby sea turtles. 小海龟。
They get their name Ghost from their pale color 他们的名字鬼从他们苍白的颜色
and their ability to vanish in an instant. 以及他们瞬间消失的能力。
The crabs can tunnel through the sand, 螃蟹能在沙子里挖地道，
breaking into turtle nests to raid the eggs, 闯入龟巢偷吃蛋，
but are at their most menacing 但最具威胁性
when the hatchlings emerge. 当孵化出来的时候。
Crabs will snatch up a hatchling 螃蟹会把刚孵出的幼体抓起来
with their large claws. 用它们的大爪子。
Some will then drag their hapless victims 有些人会拖走不幸的受害者
into their burrows. 进入他们的洞穴。
Gulls will be ready for any latecomers in the morning. 海鸥早上会为任何迟到的人做好准备。
The scene is set for a battle between predator and prey. 这是一场捕食者和猎物之间的战斗。
As darkness falls, 当夜幕降临，
the females continue to come ashore to lay more eggs. 雌性继续上岸产卵。
Even in low season, 即使在淡季，
up to 30 can make this important journey each night. 每天晚上多达30人可以完成这一重要旅程。
As they lumber up the beach to dig new nests, 当它们在海滩上伐木筑巢时，
life is emerging from eggs laid two months earlier. 生命正在从两个月前的卵中复苏。
Hatchlings often stay buried under the sand 幼崽通常埋在沙子下面
for several days 好几天了
before clawing their way to the surface. 在他们爬到地表之前。
This tiny pioneer scrambles rapidly 这个小小的先驱者迅速地争先恐后
towards the moonlight reflected on the waves. 月光反射在波浪上。
But a minefield of danger awaits him. 但危险的雷区正等着他。
The two-inch crabs 两英寸的螃蟹
will easily grab a hatchling their own size. 很容易抓到自己大小的幼体。
The plucky baby sea turtle evades the first. 勇敢的小海龟躲开了第一只。
But it's still several feet from the water. 但离水面还有几英尺。
Finally, success. 最后，成功。
Others begin their own treacherous journeys 其他人开始他们自己的危险旅程
to the sea. 去海边。
Some get a lucky break. 有些人得到了幸运的休息。
Others are not as fortunate. 其他人就没那么幸运了。
Dodging death-traps can be a matter of luck 躲过死亡陷阱可能是运气问题
more than judgement. 不仅仅是判断。
The crabs appear to be winning. 螃蟹似乎要赢了。
They devour their hapless victims alive. 他们把不幸的受害者活活吃掉。
The odds appear overwhelming. 可能性似乎很大。
But hatchling survival is a numbers game. 但孵化存活是一个数字游戏。
With up to 150 tiny sea turtles per nest, 每窝多达150只小海龟，
more scramble to the sea 更多的人去海边
than can be scooped up by hungry crabs. 比饥饿的螃蟹能吃到的还要多。
A final hatchling embarks on its mad dash to the water. 最后一只幼崽开始疯狂地冲向水面。
Its brief taste of life seems over in an instant. 它短暂的生活品味似乎在瞬间就结束了。
But this little guy is a fighter. 但这个小家伙是个战士。
For those that make it this far, 对于那些成功的人来说，
their perilous journey is only just beginning. 他们危险的旅程才刚刚开始。
As dawn breaks, 黎明时分，
the hatchlings have all but vanished. 刚孵出的孩子几乎都消失了。
A gull picks off an unlucky young straggler. 一只海鸥抓住了一个不幸的掉队的年轻人。
The last of the night's nesting females 晚上最后一只筑巢的雌性
are also departing. 也在离开。
Those that have laid all their eggs 下蛋的人
will start to migrate back to their feeding grounds. 会开始迁移回它们的觅食地。
Many will head to other areas around the Arabian Peninsula. 许多人将前往阿拉伯半岛周围的其他地区。
Some will travel as far as Africa, or the Maldives. 一些人将远赴非洲或马尔代夫。
One latecomer is still hard at it. 一个后来者仍在努力。
She's laid her eggs but she still has to hide them. 她已经下蛋了，但还是要把蛋藏起来。
With so many dangers facing her offspring, 她的后代面临如此多的危险，
this female takes extra time 这个女的需要额外的时间
to cover her tracks in daylight. 在白天掩盖她的踪迹。
Females can spend up to two hours 雌性可以花两个小时
disguising the nest from land predators. 把巢穴伪装成陆地上的掠食者。
A flesh wound beneath her shell 她壳下的伤口
is likely an injury sustained whilst mating offshore. 可能是在海上交配时受伤的。
But it will heal soon enough. 但很快就会痊愈的。
This may be her last nest of the season. 这可能是她这个季节的最后一个窝了。
A final clutch of eggs among a possible 900 可能有900个鸡蛋中的最后一批
she could have laid this year. 她本可以在今年下床的。
Not all will hatch. 不是所有人都会孵化。
And of those that do, on these beaches, 在这些海滩上，
less than one in 1,000 will make it to adulthood. 不到千分之一的人能活到成年。
This female was one of the lucky ones 这个女人是幸运儿之一
who survived her inaugural mad dash for the ocean, 从她第一次疯狂的海洋之旅中幸存下来，
and many years at sea since. 在海上生活了很多年。
She was born on this beach. 她出生在这个海滩上。
Returning here to nest makes her at least 20 years old. 回到这里的巢穴至少让她20岁了。
For years, scientists were mystified 多年来，科学家们一直困惑不解
about how sea turtles are able to find their way back 关于海龟如何能找到回家的路
to their natal beaches. 去他们出生的海滩。
Some travel over 1,500 miles. 有些旅行超过1500英里。
Recent research reveals that sea turtle hatchlings 最近的研究表明海龟的孵化
may use tiny magnetic particles in their brain 可能会在他们的大脑中使用微小的磁性粒子
to imprint on the magnetic field 在磁场上留下印记
around the beach they're born on. 他们出生在海边。
They may use this unique signature 他们可以使用这个唯一的签名
to find their way back as adults. 找到他们成年后的路。
If a nest site worked for her mother, 如果一个巢穴对她妈妈有用，
it will probably work for her. 可能对她有用。
90 per cent of Oman's female Green sea turtles 阿曼90%的雌性绿海龟
lay their eggs on the beaches around Ras Al Jinz. 在金兹山附近的海滩上产卵。
This mother's efforts, 这位母亲的努力，
and those of all the nesting females, 还有所有筑巢的雌性动物，
mean they have done as much as they can 意味着他们已经尽力了
to secure the legacy 保护遗产
of Arabia's Green sea turtles. 阿拉伯的绿色海龟。