野性美洲
美洲是地球上最富有、最多样化、最荒凉的大陆 America is the richest, the most diverse, and the wildest of the Earth's continents.
它的景观拥有无与伦比的财富，和各种令人惊叹的野生动物 Its landscapes boast an unparalleled wealth and variety of stunning wildlife
当它们蔓延开来，从安第斯山脉的顶峰 as they spread from the peaks of the Andes Mountains
到辽阔的巴塔哥尼亚王国， to the vast realms of Patagonia,
从加勒比海，到阿塔卡马沙漠 from the Caribbean Sea to the Atacama Desert.
El Cerrado 是一个不断变化的湿地 El Cerrado is a constantly changing wetland
那根据季节是在洪水 that according to the season is either in flood
或者，就像现在的情况一样，非常干燥，非常炎热 or, as is now the case, very dry and very hot.
幸运的是，林地里还有阴凉的地方 Fortunately, the woodland still has shady places
这为生活在这里的生物提供了避难所 that offers the creatures that live here shelter
避开无情的太阳 from the merciless sun.
一群卷尾猴躲在树木和岩石中 Hiding among trees and rocks, a troop of capuchin monkeys.
卷尾猴高级的智力与它们的技能相匹配 Capuchin monkeys' advanced intelligence is matched by their skills.
群中经验最丰富的成员可以轻松在岩石和树枝之间移动 The most veteran members of the group move easily between rocks and branches.
它们在寻找东西 They're looking for something.
一些成员下来到地上，开始估算重量，字面上 Some members of the group come down onto the ground and begin to weigh up, literally,
不同石头的好处 the benefits of different stones.
这是一场非凡活动的前奏 This is the prelude to an extraordinary activity.
硬壳的坚果里面，藏着让人垂涎欲滴的珍宝 Hard-shelled nuts hide mouth-watering treasures inside.
所以卷尾猴需要铁砧和锤子 And so the capuchins need an anvil and a hammer.
它们寻找大石头来放置坚果 They look for large stones to place the nuts on
然后再选另一个当锤子砸坚果 and then choose another as a hammer to hit the nuts with.
研究表明， Studies have shown
猴子根据壳的状态来调整它们使用的力的大小 that the monkeys adjust the amount of force they use according to the state of the shell
以免破坏里面的东西 so as not to destroy what is inside.
一些特别专业的个体 Some especially expert individuals
能估算出每块石头的重量 can calculate the weight of each stone
找到最合适的来打破它们的坚果 to find the most suitable one to break their nut.
这是一种精致而高效的技术， It's a refined and efficient technique,
一个接一个的坚果容易脱壳 one nut after another easily shelled.
年轻猴们观看、学习和训练 The troop's youngsters watch, learn, and train.
但奇怪的是，所有这些技能和努力，实际上并没有用于寻找种子 But curiously, all this skill and effort is not in fact employed in the hunt for seeds
但是，有更珍贵和稀缺的东西，蛋白质 but something even more valuable and scarce, protein.
这些卷尾猴正在收集多汁幼虫 These capuchin monkeys are collecting the succulent larvae
这些幼虫以坚硬外壳内的坚果为食 that feed on the nuts inside the hard shells.
也许比蛋白质收获者更多， Perhaps more than protein harvesters,
这些小猴子应该被认为是不屈不挠的昆虫猎人 these small monkeys should be thought of as relentless insect hunters.
在旱季， During the dry season,
南美洲的森林是地球上最大的蛇之一--水蟒的家园 South American forests are home to one of the largest snakes on the planet, the anaconda.
这些身长可超过 10 米的巨蛇， These gigantic snakes, which can exceed ten metres in length,
躲在泥土和矮树丛里 hide in the mud and undergrowth.
在那里，它们耐心地等待着雨水的回归 There they patiently wait for the return of the rains
但也适用于不谨慎的生物 but also for the step of less than cautious creatures.
水蟒通常会潜伏数天 Anacondas will often lie in wait for days.
有时, But sometimes,
当它们发现一些筋疲力尽的旅行者的脚步声时， when they detect the footfall of some exhausted traveller,
它们就会从看不见的埋伏中出来 they will emerge from their unseen ambush.
小凯门鳄似乎是小蟒蛇的绝佳机会 Young caimans seem like an excellent opportunity for a young anaconda.
但无论多么幼小，凯门鳄从来不会心甘情愿地成为别人的晚餐 But no matter how young, a caiman never willingly becomes someone else's dinner.
尽管干旱，凯门鳄的健康状况依然很好 And despite the drought the caimans are in good health
并且强大到足以保卫自己 and are strong enough to defend themselves.
没有什么能阻止它们到达森林内部为数不多的绿洲之一， Nothing will stop them reaching one of the few remaining oases in the forest's interior,
连一条饥饿的水蟒都不能 not even a hungry anaconda.
亚马逊不是单一的雨林，而是不同林地环境的集合， The Amazon, not a single rainforest but rather a collection of different woodland environments,
是南美洲大陆跳动的心脏 is the palpitating heart of the South American continent.
洪水泛滥的森林是这些林地中的一种，也是最奇怪、最不寻常的林地之一 The flooded forest is one of these woodlands and is one of the strangest and most extraordinary.
热带暴雨过后，它形成了一片广阔的领土，一年中的大部分时间里仍然被淹没 After the tropical rains, it forms a vast territory that remains inundated much of the year.
在洪水泛滥的时候， And at these times of flood,
鱼在树林中游动，没有陆地生物能找到陆地上的干燥点 fish swim amongst trees and no land-dwelling creature can find a dry spot of terra firma.
洪水森林的入侵者之一，是一种伟大的亚马逊掠食者 One of the flooded forest's invaders is a great Amazonian predator.
一种聪明、多才多艺的动物， An intelligent, versatile animal
可以利用 同一个名字的森林和河流提供的各种各样的机会 that can take advantage of the variable opportunities that forest and river that share a name offer.
粉色亚马逊河海豚 The pink Amazon river dolphin.
亚马逊河海豚是一种神秘的水生哺乳动物，栖息在亚马逊河及其支流 The Amazon river dolphin is an enigmatic aquatic mammal that inhabits the Amazon and its tributaries.
但这只颜色命名的海豚实际上并不是粉色的 But this colourfully named dolphin is not actually pink.
它光滑的灰色皮肤看起来只有粉红色，因为这条大河的水是淡棕色的 Its smooth grey skin only looks pink because the great river's water is tinged brown
由被淹没的树干和树叶腐烂造成的 by submerged trunks and leaves as they decay.
海豚潜得越深，它的颜色就越深 The deeper the dolphin swims, the darker its colour appears.
在暴涨的河流及其支流的河岸上， On the banks of the swollen river and its tributaries,
水果和鲜花形式的美味佳肴，诱惑着洪水中的难民 delicious treats in the form of fruit and flowers hang temptingly for the refugees from the flood.
蒙古巴树，马拉巴尔或圭亚那栗子提供了任何能爬上它的树枝的可能想要的一切 The monguba tree, the Malabar or Guiana chestnuts offers everything that anyone who can climb its branches might want.
盛开的时候，蒙古巴树的叶子会脱落， When in full bloom, the monguba sheds its leaves,
只留下它的大芽和红肿的果实 leaving only its large buds and swollen red fruit.
日落时分，成群的吼猴在森林中漫步 At sunset, groups of howler monkeys roam the forest
在蓓蕾开放前寻找最成熟的蓓蕾 in search of the maturest buds before they open.
蒙古巴花是稍纵即逝的美味 它们只能持续一天 Monguba flowers are a fleeting delicacy. They last just one day.
白色，巨大，芳香，它们是森林中最受欢迎的食物 White, large, and fragrant, they're the most sought after treat in the forest.
花蕾在晚上开放，持续时间不到 12 小时 The buds open at night and last barely 12 hours.
在这短短的时间里，花朵必须进行授粉，才能结出下一代果实 In that short time, the flowers must be pollinated in order to produce the next generation of fruit.
随着白昼的消逝，成群的吼猴在黑暗中寻找尚未开放的花蕾 As the daylight fades, groups of howlers seek the buds before they open in the dark.
吼猴攻击成熟的羽毛状花蕾，享用甜美的花粉 The howlers attack the mature, feathery buds and feast on sweetened pollen.
吼猴最后看起来就像化了妆的小丑 They end up looking like clowns in full makeup.
花粉是一种非常完整的食物来源，甜甜的，充满能量 Pollen is a very complete food source, sweet and full of energy.
所有成员都参加了宴会 All members of the group join the banquet.
时机不容错过，因为到了早上大部分的花都已经枯萎了 It's now or never,because by the morning most of the flowers will have wilted.
不管怎样，不出几个小时，这条河就会被漂浮的蒙古巴花 One way or another, within a few hours, the river will be decorated with floating monguba flowers.
不远处，一只看起来很原始的乌龟，潜入小溪中寻找藏身之处 Not far away, a primitive-looking turtle dives into a stream looking for somewhere to hide
它在岩石中如此相像 amongst the rocks it so resembles.
从泥泞的河岸，它进入更清澈的水域寻找食物 From the muddy banks, it heads into clearer water in search of food.
mata-mata 淡水龟 A mata-mata turtle.
淡水龟沿着河床被水流推着，寻找一个能满足其需求的地方 The mata-mata is pushed along the riverbed by the currents on the lookout for a place that will meet its needs.
淡水龟是一种水生猎人，擅长伪装和伏击 The mata-mata is an aquatic hunter that is an expert on camouflage and ambush.
此外，它的捕猎策略需要耐心，非常非常耐心 In addition, its hunting strategy requires patience, lots and lots of patience.
一旦它找到了藏身之处，时间就是唯一的因素 Once it's found its hideaway, time is the only factor.
鱼放松下来，不再看那只一动不动的乌龟 The fish relax and stop seeing the immobile turtle.
最终，它们会放松警惕，过于接近这个看不见的爬行动物 Eventually, they will let their guard down and get too close to the invisible reptile.
然后，在不知道如何或为什么的情况下，它们就会消失在淡水龟的嘴里 Then, without knowing how or why, they will disappear into the mata-mata's mouth
一条接一条，在它的几乎察觉不到的双颚闪光之中 one after another in barely perceivable flashes of its jaws.
当生死被锁在透明泉水里的捉迷藏游戏中， While life and death are locked in a game of hide and seek in the crystalline springs,
在哥伦比亚和委内瑞拉的 Los Llanos， out on Los Llanos of Colombia and Venezuela,
热量在增加，周围环境的外观发生了巨大的变化 the heat is increasing and the appearance of the surroundings changes dramatically.
云和风暴瞬间消失 Clouds and storms disappear in an instant.
高温蒸发了平原上所有的水，短短几天，景观就彻底改变了 The heat evaporates any water on the plain, and in barely a few days, the landscape has transformed utterly.
天堂突然变成了人间地狱的翻版 Paradise suddenly becomes a version of hell on Earth.
绿地毯曾经看似无限延伸的地方，现在却完全消失了 Where the green carpet once seemed to extend infinitely, it is now disappeared completely.
几天前苍鹭在这里钓鱼，凯门鳄在这里游泳，数百万条鱼在这里游泳， Where a few days ago herons fished and caimans and millions of fish swam,
现在只有龟裂的泥土 now there is just cracked earth.
平原上现在空无一人，尘土飞扬，满目荒凉 The plains are now empty places, dusty and desolate.
伊甸园几乎在你眼前消失，只留下地狱在原地 Eden disappears almost before one's eyes, leaving only hell in its place.
这是大草原的另一面，分裂人格中残酷的一面 This is the other face of the Llanos, the brutal side of its split personality.
当水渐渐退去，躲进最后的小溪和水坑时， While the water dwindles away and takes refuge in the last rivulets and puddles,
平原变成了贫瘠的荒野 the plain is transformed into a barren wilderness.
就在事情似乎不会变得更糟的时候，一场大规模的昆虫灾害从天而降 And just when it seems things can't get any worse, a biblical plague appears out of nowhere.
持续的嗡嗡声传遍了整个平原， An insistent buzzing pervades across the plains,
数以百万计的蝗虫凭空变出，穿越这片孤寂的大草原 millions of locusts are conjured up from nothing to cross the lonely savannah.
在Los Llanos，一切都在巨大的维度中大量移动 Here in Los Llanos, everything moves in large numbers in colossal dimensions.
Los Llanos 最近的肥沃、和它的鸟类和满足的水豚家庭已经消失了 The recent fecundity of Los Llanos with its birds and contented families of capybaras has disappeared.
沙漠接管了曾经青翠的风景，平原现在被贪得无厌的蝗虫统治 Desert takes over the once verdant landscape and the plains are now ruled over by insatiable locusts.
蝗虫大量毁坏植被，使其化为尘土，还不如尘土 The locusts decimate the vegetation, reducing it to dust to less than dust.
它们坚硬的几丁质口片不停地移动，咀嚼每一片叶子，每一片草叶 Their tough chitinous mouth pieces move incessantly and chew on every leaf, every blade of grass.
但是，尽管蝗虫是 Los Llano 的新领主， But though the locusts are the new lords of Los Llano,
甚至它们的生活也不是没有麻烦 not even their lives are free from trouble.
对于生活在这里的猛禽来说， For the birds of prey that live here,
蝗虫就像来自天堂的超自然力 locusts are like mana, literally from heaven.
天赐的食物，自己飞进来，数量巨大 A providential food that flies itself in, in huge quantities.
凤头卡拉鹰、秃鹰和鹰成群聚集在数不清的昆虫云周围 Caracaras, buzzards, and eagles gather in their dozens around the innumerable cloud of insects.
凤头卡拉鹰是最具组织性的 Caracaras are the best organized.
它们聚在一起，合作狩猎 They group together and hunt cooperatively.
它们以五、六、七只为一组，开始以精心编排的方式行走，就像狩猎中的狼群 In groups of five, six, or seven, they start to walk in a choreographed manner like a wolf pack on the hunt.
它们形成攻击线，驱散蝗虫 They form lines of attack which scatter the locusts.
当蝗虫试图逃跑时， When the locusts try to escape,
蝗虫们必须从猛禽身边飞过，猛禽会抓住飞行中的受惊昆虫 they must fly past the raptors who take the opportunity to capture the scared insects in flight.
几个小时以来，不同种类的猛禽用受惊的、逃跑的蝗虫填饱肚子 For hours, different species of birds of prey fill their stomachs on frightened, fleeing locusts.
Los Llanos 的猛禽甚至会加班， The raptors of Los Llanos will even do overtime,
工作到下午快结束的时候，利用蝗虫的优势 working until the very end of the afternoon to take advantage of the locusts.
当平原在骄阳下干枯时，所有的生命都隐藏着一条路 While the plains desiccate under an oppressive sun, all life hides a way.
但在南美洲的另一端，生命的爆发正在发生， But at the other end of South America, an explosion of life is happening,
南半球的春天和它最灿烂的时刻 spring in the Southern Hemisphere and its most splendid moments.
在海浪登陆的海滩上， On a beach where the breakers make landfall,
怪物从寒冷的深处到来 monsters arrive from the chilly depths.
巨大的象海豹 Massive elephant seals.
这是世界上最大的海豹，它们心情很不好 These are the largest seals ever to have existed, and they're in a bad mood.
雄性的体重可达 3 吨， Males, which can weight up to three tonnes,
拥有一小部分海滩，进而占有所有碰巧出现在那里的雌性 take possession of a small portion of the beach and, by extension, of all the females that happen to be there.
危险的雄性像巨大的毛虫和活坦克的混合体一样移动着， The dangerous males moving like a cross between gigantic caterpillars and living tanks
消灭了它们所经过的一切 obliterate everything in their path.
在交配季节，雄性会一直保持警惕， During the mating season, the males are permanently on guard,
嫉妒地与对手搏斗或追求雌性 jealously fighting opponents or courting females.
这样的能量消耗意味着 它们将在短短几个月内减掉多达一吨的体重 Such expenditure of energy means they will lose up to one tonne of their body weight in just a couple of months.
一只劣等雄性接近一只显然毫无防备的雌性 An inferior male approaches an apparently undefended female.
看似如此，实则不然 Apparently, but not actually.
优越的雄性完全没有放松警惕，让人无法怀疑谁是这一带的老大 The superior male has not let his guard down at all and leaves no room for doubt who is the boss in this neighbourhood.
这一次，沮丧的雄性只得到了一个警告就逃走了 The frustrated male escapes with just a warning, this time.
可以预料的是，占统治地位的雄性会用尽全力保护自己的后宫 It's to be expected that dominant males defend their harem with all their strength.
这是它们生命中独一无二的时刻 This is a unique moment in their lives.
雄性一般能活 10 到 12 年，但只会交配一到两个季节 Males typically live for 10 to 12 years but will only mate for one or two seasons
当它们处于权力的巅峰，强大而有力的时候 when they are at the apogee of their powers, strong and powerful.
头领雄性，土地和后宫的领主和主人，几乎不会休息整整两个月， Alpha males, lord and masters of land and harem, will barely rest for two whole months,
日夜巡逻它们的领地， patrolling their territory day and night,
注意哪些雌性处于发情期，以免错过任何交配机会 attentive to which females are in heat so as not to miss any opportunity to mate.
除了赶走任何妄图与它的雌性交配的冒牌者， Apart from driving off any pretenders with the temerity to attempt to copulate with one of his females,
它也会防止后宫的任何一个离它太远 he will also prevent any of his harem getting too far away.
在它开始亲密而深情的关系之前，几乎没有前戏的方式 There is little in the way of foreplay before he engages in intimate and affectionate relations.
巨雄会以令人惊讶的温柔爱抚它的伴侣，直到她屈服于它的欲望 The giant male will caress his mate surprisingly tenderly until she gives in to his desires.
一些雄性可以使多达 150 只雌性受孕 Some males may impregnate up to 150 females.
其余的雄性，绝大多数永远不会交配的雄性，嫉妒地看着 The rest of the males, the vast majority which will never mate, look on enviously.
虎鲸在象海豹聚居地的边界之外守望 Orcas keep watch from beyond the boundaries of the elephant seal colonies.
它们知道只有一次攻击这些动物的机会， They know there's only one time to attack these animals,
当它们还年幼的时候 when they're still young.
虎鲸在寻找最佳时机的过程中，非常危险地接近了象海豹的聚居地 The orcas' hunt brings them perilously close to the elephant seal colonies as they look for the best moment
去捕捉第一次下水象海豹的孩子 to catch the youngsters taking their first dip.
如果小海豹靠得足够近，虎鲸不会给它们第二次机会 If the young seals get close enough, the orcas won't give them a second chance.
但有时象海豹甚至无法进入水中 But sometimes the elephant seal doesn't even make it into the water.
瓦尔德斯虎鲸知道如何在海岸线上捕猎， Valdes orcas know how to hunt right on the shoreline,
采用奇袭，将身体推出水面 employing surprise attacks, launching their bodies out of the water.
但在它们都吃之前，还有一些课程要学 But before they all eat, there are lessons to be learned.
海豹不会立即被杀死象海豹 The seal is not killed immediately.
成年虎鲸会用它来磨练幼鲸的捕猎技巧 The adult orcas will use it to hone their calves' hunting skills.
这可能看起来很残忍，但虎鲸需要训练它们的幼崽去捕捉和处理象海豹幼崽 It might seem cruel, but the orcas need to train their young to catch and handle the elephant seal cub.
它们学会把它们淹没或让它们远离海岸线，在水下追赶它们，然后再次捕捉它们 They learn to submerge them or keep them away from the coastline to chase them underwater and catch them again.
下一代虎鲸的生存取决于这些课程 The survival of the next generation of orcas depends on these lessons.
在巴塔哥尼亚，生活在极端， In Patagonia, life is lived at the extremes,
但与南美洲另一个地区的情况截然不同 but a very different kind of extreme than that found in another part of South America.
阿塔卡马沙漠。 阿塔卡马是地球上最干燥的地方， The Atacama Desert. Atacama is the driest place on the planet
但它的盐湖有比预期更多的生命 and yet its salt lakes have much more life than might be expected.
尽管这里环境恶劣，但安第斯火烈鸟生活在这里，地球上其它地方没有 Despite the harshness of the place, Andean flamingos live here and nowhere else on Earth.
这些海拔 2000 米的泻湖是它们的首选地点 These lagoons at an altitude of 2,000 metres are their preferred location.
这个极度荒凉的地方是这种火烈鸟的家，甜蜜而独特的家 This intensely inhospitable place is home, sweet and unique home, for this species of flamingo.
在这孤独的沙漠中，火烈鸟过着非常安静的生活， Here in the solitude of the desert, the flamingos lead a very quiet life,
除非，突然一切都变了 except when suddenly everything changes.
现在它们再也感受不到沙漠家园的宁静，感受不到环境。自己身体的某种东西 Now they no longer feel the peace of their desert home, something in the environment and in their own bodies
驱使它们达到一种十足的兴奋 drives them to a point of sublime excitation.
在交配季节，荷尔蒙掌控局面 In the mating season, hormones take command of the situation.
火烈鸟似乎在偷偷地互相瞥一眼，它们的脖子与其它鸟群和谐地摆动着 The flamingos seem to surreptitiously glance at each other, their necks swaying in harmony with the rest of the flock.
火烈鸟群体的生活永远是一件公共事务， Life in the flamingo community is always a communal affair,
飞行、交配、繁殖，整个种群几乎像一个整体一样生活 flying, mating, reproducing, the whole colony lives almost as one.
片刻之间，一场非凡的舞蹈，一场完美同步的编舞征服了所有的鸟儿 Within moments, an extraordinary dance, a perfectly synchronised choreography has taken possession of all the birds.
短短几分钟，难以理解， For a few brief incomprehensible minutes,
沙漠中央的这些盐湖，成为了一段美得惊人的舞蹈的舞台和背景 these salt lagoons in the middle of the desert become both stage and backdrop for an astonishingly beautiful dance.
然后，就像它突然开始一样， And then, just as abruptly as it began,
整个鸟群似乎都忘记了它的突然爆发 the whole colony seems to forget its sudden outburst.
没有过渡，它们就会回到平静的进食中，好像什么都没发生过 Without transition, they return to their peaceful eating as if nothing has happened.
只有最顽强的生物才能在这里生存 Only the toughest of creatures can survive here.
少数能够忍受极端干旱和极端温度的动物 The few capable of with standing the extremes of drought and temperature.
比如法比安蜥蜴 Fabian's lizard, for example.
这是圣佩德罗-阿塔卡马的专属居民，这片广袤沙漠的一个小角落 This is an exclusive inhabitant of San Pedro de Atacama, a small corner of this vast desert.
法比安蜥蜴是一种具有英雄特质的爬行动物 Fabian's lizard is a reptile of heroic qualities.
它能忍受炎热、干旱、严酷的阳光， It can stand the heat, drought, the punishing rays of the sun,
并且比任何人都懂得如何利用最稀缺的资源 and knows how to exploit the scarcest of resources better than anyone.
这些小型爬行动物在泻湖岸边漫步，那里聚集着成千上万只苍蝇 These small reptiles roam the shores of the lagoons where tens of thousands of flies gather.
捕捉飞着的苍蝇不是一件容易的事， Catching flies on the wing is no easy task,
但由于它们的速度和敏捷性，法比安蜥蜴有极好的杀死率 but thanks to their speed and agility, Fabian's lizards have excellent kill rates.
它们可以跑，可以跳，如果有必要，甚至可以在水上行走 They can run, jump, and if necessary, even walk on water.
它们的存在直接依赖于苍蝇 Their existence depends directly on the flies.
法比安蜥蜴生活在泻湖边上的狭长地带， Fabian's lizards live on the narrow strips of land bordering the lagoons,
雄性在那里保卫它们的小领地 where males defend their small territories.
主人之间的决斗是经常发生的 Duels between the owners are a constant.
它们互相靠近，用膨胀的身体来显示优越 They approach each other, inflating their bodies in a display of superiority.
对自己的实力不太确定，或者可能认为对手有优势， Never quite sure of their own strength or perhaps thinking that a rival has the advantage,
它们通常会以挑衅的姿势、表情和挑战的姿态进行一场战斗 they usually settle for a battle of defiant poses and looks and of gestures of challenge.
最后，一份飞行中的零食就足以打破紧张气氛 In the end, an inflight snack is enough to break the tension.
每只雄蜥蜴都回到自己的领地，直到一只大胆、挑衅的雌蜥蜴到来 Each male returns to his own territory until a daring, provocative female arrives.
雌性法比安蜥蜴很少关心雄性蜥蜴的 Female Fabian's lizards care little for their male counterparts
戒备森严的领土边界， jealously guarded territorial boundaries,
而它们本身就是永恒的欲望对象 and they themselves are a permanent object of desire.
当雌性处于发情期时，她会跳一段弯弯曲曲的舞蹈来刺激透视的伴侣 When a female is in heat, she will excite a perspective mate by dancing a sinuous dance.
但是，尽管这段迅速发展的恋情强度很大， But despite the intensity of the burgeoning romance,
这似乎并没有达到目的 it seems not to do the trick.
时机不对，又一次， The time is not right, and again,
午餐在翅膀上嗡嗡飞过，足以结束偶遇 lunch buzzing past on the wing is sufficient to end to encounter.
毕竟，一顿饭就是一顿饭 After all, a meal is a meal.
在许多生态系统中，食物经常是冲突的根源，领土也是如此 Food is frequently the cause of conflicts in many ecosystems, as is territory.
即使在像亚马逊这样广阔多样的栖息地， Even in a range of habitats as vast and varied as the Amazon,
关于房地产所有权的纠纷每天都在发生 disputes over the possession of a home are a daily occurrence.
当森林被洪水淹没时，对树枝上食物和空间的竞争就会加剧 When the forest is flooded, competition for food and space in the branches intensifies.
在这丛林里， In this jungle,
干燥的陆地上没有蚂蚁可以安家的地方 但它们似乎很有远见， there's nowhere for ants to set up home on dry land. But they seem blessed with foresight,
洪水森林里的小昆虫蚂蚁在高高的树枝上筑巢 and the tiny insects of the flooded forest have built their homes high up in the branches.
像它们经常做的那样，用泥土建造树状蚁丘，既能抵御来自上方的雨水 Using earth as they often do, they build arboreal ant hills that can both withstand the rains from above
并保护自己免受下面洪水的侵袭 and protect themselves from the floods below.
在这些相对巨大的悬挂建筑中，生活着数以万计的蚂蚁 In these comparatively gigantic hanging buildings, tens of thousands of ants live.
在附近，它们的好邻居，一些小的热带蜜蜂 Nearby, their good neighbours, some small tropical bees.
蚁丘的邻近似乎为蜜蜂提供了保护， The proximity of the ant hill seems to offer protection for the bees,
它们甚至在邻居的房子里建造一部分蜂巢 who even construct part of their hive in their neighbour's house.
但是，当一只猴子摇动树枝，蚁丘开始晃动时，附近的宁静很快就被打破了 But the neighbourhood tranquillity is soon shattered when a monkey moves the branch and the ant hill begins to shake.
蚂蚁对任何潜在警报的反应是，攻击蜜蜂 The ants react to any potential alarm by attacking the bees.
成群结队，它们试图入侵蜂巢 In droves, they try to invade the hive.
看来，蜜蜂总被认为是罪魁祸首 It seems that the bees are always the culprits.
瞬间，一个具有攻击性的主要搏斗场 形成了 In an instant, an aggressive peloton is formed.
成百上千的蚂蚁袭击了一个由凶猛而坚决的蜜蜂组成的小守军， Hundreds and hundreds of ants attacking a tiny garrison of fierce and resolute bees
这些蜜蜂守卫着它们珍贵的家园 defending their precious home.
蜜蜂们团结一致，绷紧阵型，面对猛攻，顽强地保持着自己的位置 The bees close ranks, tighten their formation, and stoutly maintain their position in the face of the onslaught.
一个又一个敌人被斩首，但蚂蚁还是来， One enemy after another is decapitated but still they come,
貌似永无休止的军蚁雪崩 a seemingly never-ending avalanche of army ants.
似乎只有时间能平息这种好战， Only time seems to calm the belligerence,
新的不稳定的停战协定落在枝头 and a new and unstable truce falls on the branches.
再往南一点的潘塔纳尔，广阔的南美洲湿地， A little further south in the Pantanal, the vast South American wetland,
传说中的美洲虎，美洲最伟大的掠食者， the legendary jaguar, the greatest of all American predators,
正在寻找一种足够大的动物来满足它的饥饿 is looking for an animal large enough to satisfy its hunger.
美洲虎是机会主义者 The jaguar is an opportunist.
它会埋伏在树木繁茂的环境中，目的是让它的受害者感到突然 It will lie in ambush in wooded environments with the aim of surprising its victims.
尽管它是最伟大的猎手，是这片湿地永恒的恐怖制造者，但它的生活却绝非易事 Despite being the greatest hunter, the timeless terror of these wetlands, its life is by no means easy.
美洲虎必须努力工作，小心翼翼地捕捉一顿饭 Jaguars must work hard and discreetly to capture a meal.
这只大猫一次又一次地在湿地岸边巡逻， The big cat patrols the shores of the wetland again and again,
失望有时是不可避免的 desperation sometimes is inevitable.
每个人都需要一点运气， Everyone needs a little luck,
一只心不在焉的水豚，或者一只在岸边打盹的凯门鳄 an otherwise preoccupied capybara or perhaps a caiman snoozing on the shore.
美洲虎必须把赌注全押在一张牌上 The jaguar must make its wager all on one card.
它的快速加速使它能够抓住凯门鳄， Its rapid acceleration allows it to catch the caiman,
它不顾震惊，勇敢地捍卫着自己的生命 which despite its shock, defends its life valiantly.
凯门鳄的体重几乎和美洲虎一样重， The caiman weighs almost as much as the jaguar itself,
而且，大猫几乎不可能把爬行动物从水里拉出来 and it's almost impossible for the big cat to drag the reptile from the water.
最后，这只猫设法把猎物拖到灌木丛中，在那里它可以躲起来安静地吃东西 At last, the feline manages to haul its prey into the bushes where it will hide to eat in peace.
在接下来的几天里， For the next couple of days,
美洲虎将以美味、营养丰富的凯门鳄肉为食 the jaguar will feed on the delicious, nutritious caiman meat.
美洲虎是美洲最伟大的猎人 The jaguar is the greatest of American hunters.
这正是在整个大陆上仍能找到的荒野的象征 The very symbol of a wilderness that can still be found across the whole continent.
美洲虎的生存， The survival of the jaguar,
和其它神话中的动物，如秃鹰、克特扎尔和貘，是唯一可能的 and of other mythical animals such as the condor, the quetzal, and the tapir, is only possible
这要归功于它们所栖息的壮丽景观 thanks to the magnitude of the landscapes they inhabit.
在安第斯山脉广阔多样的荒野中， Within the vast and varied wildernesses of the Andes,
亚马逊和巴塔哥尼亚， the Amazon, and Patagonia,
大片未被触及的自然，让我们有幸目睹生命最完整的一面 large tracts of untouched nature that offer us the privilege of witnessing life at its fullest
而最棒的依然存在 and most awesome still survive.
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