(完整版)BBC生命第三集

第三集：哺乳动物南极Antarctica.地球上最寒冷地方Theearth'scoldestcontinent极度不合适生物生计theonethatismosthostiletolife.这里，距离南极点800英里Here零下40摄氏度it's40degreesbelowzero.地球上数百万种动物中OfallthemillionsofspeciesofanimalsonEarth只有一种能向来在此生计onlyonecanliveherepermanently.威德尔海豹AWeddellseal.它能生计是由于可以潜到冰层下边Shecansurvivebecauseshecandivebelowtheice.使自己不受上边的狂风雪侵袭Heresheisprotectedfromthestormsabove这里也能找到食品andheretoo但它是哺乳动物，一定呼吸空气Butsheisamammal因此它一定守住一条通到冰层上边的生命线soshehastokeepalifelineopentotheworldabovetheice.不不过为自己Notonlyforher也为刚出生的幼仔butnowforhernewbornpup.SEALGRUNTSPUPCRIES它还没一周大，仍旧很纤弱He'slessthanaweekold狂风雪来袭，力量激烈Ablizzardblowsin可以连续一周Itcouldlastforaweek.作为哺乳类，海豹可以体内产热Beingmammals皮毛下边是一层厚厚的脂肪Andtheirfur能防范绝大多数的热量消散preventsmostofthatheatfromescaping即即是在这么冷的状况下evenincoldconditionslikethis.更重要的是，它能用哺乳动物所独有的Whatismore乳汁，来培育后代withthatmammalianspeciality哺乳时，它还为幼仔遮挡住狂风雪Andwhileshedoesso整个冬季，它都忘餐废寝地工作Shehasworkedhardthroughoutthewintertopreventherbreathinghole防范通气孔被冰冻封住intheicefromfreezingover.这需要长远的专注Thatrequiresconstantattention-用牙齿除去洞四周的冰filingbacktheedgesoftheholewithherteeth.一旦幼仔长到合适游泳，就得跟它一起下水Herpupneedstojoinherundertheiceassoonashecanswimproperly.它鼓舞它第一次下水Sheencourageshimtotakehisfirstplunge奇异的是，它一点也不紧张hardlysurprisingly此刻，在妈妈的指导下，它要学习如何在水下捕食Now同时可以在水下迷宫里找到返回通气孔的路andtofindhiswaybackthroughthemazetohisholeintheice.体温、皮毛、乳汁以及母亲的珍爱Awarmbody是海豹在这寒冷里生计必不行少的fortheWeddellseal'ssurvivalinthisfreezingenv这onment.些特色有助哺乳动物Andthosequalitieshavehelpedthemammals统治整个地球tocolonisetheentireglobe.东非赤道地带EquatorialEastAfrica.是一个与南极洲完整不一样的世界It'shardtoimageaplacemoredifferentfromAntarctica.要在这里生计，哺乳类需要额外的智慧Tosurvivehere这三个窝点是一种小动物的领地Thistreeshelterstheterritoryofatinymammal花销了它一生的精力勤劳打理thatspendsitswholelifeinfrenziedactivity.从前被称作长鼻鼩Itusedtobecalledanelephantshrew此刻有个非洲化的名字：森吉（扎伊尔硬币）butnowit'scalledbyitsAfricannameofsengi这是一只红褐色的雌性sengiThisisafemalerufoussengi.就像全部的sengi相同，它太活跃，老是吃不饱And为了获得足够的食品Togetallthefoodsheneeds它一定勤奋而又灵巧shehastobebothindustriousandingenious.它为设计了千头万绪的路线Shehasmadeanintricatenetworkoftrails帮助自己有效地猎食昆虫thatenablehertohuntherinsectpreyveryefficiently.但这些通道在遭受天敌时Butthesepathwayshaveanotherimportantfunc有on重要的作用whenshemeetsherenemies.能否在脑筋中牢记这张路线图关系着Havingamapofthesetrailsinherheadcanmeanthedifference生计betweenlife...或死亡..anddeath.跟爬行类不一样，像大多数哺乳类Likemostmammals它的腿长在身体正下方（爬行类在身体双侧）herlegsaredirectlybeneathherbody.这使它不太稳固，但是更加迅速灵巧Thatmakesherlessstable它不仅比这只蜥蜴跑得快，更比它聪慧Notonlyhassheoutrunthisreptile还有Andjustaswell它是一位需要照料幼仔的母亲forsheisamotherandhasayoungstertocarefor.sengi依靠速度和智牟获得成功Thesengireliesonspeedandcunningforitssuccess.其余的哺乳类有不一样的技术Othermammalshaveverydifferenttechniques.ANIMALSCALLOUT马达加斯加HereinMadagascar一种最为独到的哺乳动物正在游荡oneofthemostbizarreofallmammalsisontheprowl.长指狐猴，跟sengi相同，吃昆虫Theaye-aye但它看不见所找的食品Buttheonesthatsheseeks由于它们躲在树干深处forthey'reburieddeepinsidebranches.它们是挖虫能手They'rebeetlegrubs.为找到食品，它有特别天分Tofindthem它用手指以每秒8次的速度敲击树干Shetapsherfingersonthewooduptoeighttimesasecond经过分辨回声中的细微差异andlistensforthetinychangeinresofence测出里面能否有洞thatindicatesahollowspotwithin.它的听力及其敏捷，能正确立位Herhearingissoacute而后咬开树皮，找到虫子inwhichtognawaholeinordertoreachthegrub.用它变态的超长中指Andshehasagrotesquelylongmiddlefinger刺入洞中抓虫withwhichtoskewerit.长指狐猴要花销四年时间来完美这类技术Ittakesayoungaye-ayefouryearstoperfectthistechnique.一旦练成Butonceithasdoneso它就能获得他人吃不到的食品itcancollectpreythatnoothermammalcanreach.北极冻原TheArctictundra.这里也很难找到食品Foodishardtofindheretoo.实质上，这片土地太甚贫乏，极罕有大型动物能在这里生计Indeed但有一种哺乳动物可以做到Yetonemammalhasfoundawaytodoso.晚春It'slatespring太阳暖和大地andasthemountingstrengthofthesunwarmstheland约8百万只驯鹿向北迁移eightmillionreindeermovenorth.但是草木太甚罕见Butthevegetationissomeagre鹿群想要吃饱，就一定thattheonlywaytheherdscangetenough路吃下去istokeepconstantlyonthemove.重生小鹿很快就觉察Newborncalvessoondiscover它们一定每日赶路找吃的thattheywillhavetospendeverydaywalkinginsearchoffood.它们有着惊人的耐受力Theyhaveextraordinaryendurance.这类动物在死从前Someoftheseanimals已经走了很长的路willhavetrekkedforadistance足够绕地球三周equivalenttothreetimesaroundtheearth.此刻的牧场是最好的Grazingisnowatitsbest.但驯鹿们最讨厌的仇家BUZZING吸血蝇Bitingflies.苍蝇不仅扰得它们心烦意乱Thefliesnotonlydrivethemtodistraction并且每日可以吸掉它们一品脱的血buttheycandrainapintofbloodeachday.驯鹿们有一种防守策略Butthereindeerhaveadefensivestrategy.每一只都全力朝集体中心聚拢Eachindividualtriestopushitswayintothecentreo在agroup那边苍蝇极少wheretherearefewerflies.全部的鹿挤在一起Withallthispushingandjostling母亲们一定盯紧自己的孩子mothersneedtokeeptheircalvesclose.有时苍蝇太甚分了Sometimesthefliesbecomesobad鹿群实在无法忍耐thereindeercanstandthemnolonger它们都逃向苍蝇们无法随从的高地andtheybolttohighergroundwherethefliescan'tfollow但这类躲避也有代价Butthepriceofescapecanbehigh.慌乱中，一个鹿妈妈扔掉了她的孩子IntherushREINDEERCALLSOUT已经被其余生物找到了Othershavealreadyfoundit.BIRDSCALLOUT鹿群照旧行进Theherdhaslongsincemovedon但它母性本能十分激烈buthermaternalinstinctissostrong它会留下来好几日，找寻扔掉的孩子she'llstaytosearchforhermissingcalffordays.鹿群此刻摆脱了苍蝇的困扰Thereindeerarefreefromfliesfo但now在这顶峰上没有食品butwithnofoodonthesehighslopes它们将会被迫下山找寻草场theywilleventuallybeforcedtodescendtofindnewpUStures一次面对吸血蝇andfacethebitingswarmsoncemore.地球上没有哪一种动物比它们Noanimalmakesalongermigrationacrossthelandsoftheearth迁移的更远了thanthesemammals.有些生物找到了一种更经济的方式Othermammalshavefoundamoreeconomicway进行更迅速的远距离迁移oftravellinghugedistancesandatgreaterspeed.它们用飞的Theygobyair.BIRDSCHIRP巨大的食果黄蝙蝠Giantstraw-colouredfruitbats栖居于刚果森林inhabitthegreatforestsoftheCongo.它们的翼展达一米Theirwingsarenearlyametreacross.每年十月下旬InlateOctobereveryyear它们出发超出森林，进行长途旅游theysetoffonalongjourneyacrosstheforestcanopy.从几百只到几千只Flocksofhundredsbecomethousands.而后几万、几十万Andtensofthousandsbecomehundredsofthousands.它们是迅速而强健的翱翔家Theyarefastandpowerfulfliers几个夜晚就可以飞出上千英里andcantravelathousandmilesinjustafewnights.THUNDERRUMBLES它们如何确立出发时间以及目的地仍旧是个谜Howtheyknowwhereandwhentotravelisamystery但它们都在同一地方落脚：卡桑卡，赞比亚的一个偏僻沼泽buttheyallendupinoneplace-Kasanka这里约有一千万只蝙蝠Therearetenmillionofthemhere.它们在差不多有两三个足球场大的Theycrowdtogetherinjustonesmallpatchof一orest小片森林里齐集nobiggerthantwoorthreefootballpitches.在此逗留几礼拜Andheretheytakeupresidenceforafewweeks.这里成了地球上最大的食果蝙蝠栖息地It'sthelargestfruitbatroostonEarth.经过长途跋涉，它们需要休息Aftertheirlongjourney这里实在太挤，几乎肩靠着肩Theroostissocrowdedthatcompletestrangersrubshoulders至相互抱成一团andevensnuggleuptogethe夜幕降临Aseveningapproaches它们准备享受长途旅游的奖励theypreparetoreaptherewardfortheirlongjiourney.们超出中非抵达这里They'vecomefromalloverCentralAfricatothison由于lacebecausehere在每年此时atthistimeoftheyear这里的芒果，还有其余果实正好丰收thereisanextraordinaryglutofmangoesandotherfruit.它们如潮水般涌出，去采集食品Streamingoutfromtheroost每只蝙蝠一夜晚，可以狂吞约两公斤的水果Eachbatguzzlesatleasttwokilos'worthoffruiteverynight.几周下来，这一群Injustafewweeks将会吃下多达十亿只水果willdevourmorethanabillionseparatefruits.也只因具备翱翔的能力，它们才能It'sonlythepowerofflightthatallowsthesemammals这样千里迢迢赶来，大吃一顿totravelsofarandsofastthattheycanreapsuchabriefharvest.六周过后，树上的果子被吃个精光Aftersixweeks而后，这支宏大的空军又腾跃Then各自回到本来eachbatreturningtoitsownparticularpatch位于刚果森林的栖息地ofthevastCongoforests.非洲的陆生哺乳动物ThelandmammalsofAfrica也进行大规模的迁移alsotraveltogetherinstupendousnumb东S.草原上的动物数目TheherdsthatgrazetheEastAfricanplains比一个世纪前要少了好多arenotnearlythesizetheywereacentur但ago仍旧很宏大buttheyarestillimmense.聚在一起是很好的防守策略Grazingtogetherisagooddefence.以数目取胜There'ssafetyinnumbers.集体捕猎也会带来好处Buthuntingtogetheralsobringsadvantages.LIONSNARLS这只鬣狗，却在独自觅食Thishyena它得当心Sheneedstobecareful.但是它闻到了食品的滋味Butshesmellsfood.决定冒险Andshetakesrisks.HYENAYOWLSHYENASHRIEKS鳞伤遍体，它很好运地在犯错后活了下来Bruisedandbloodie但它并无被完整战胜Butshe'snottotallydefeat©是一个家族的成员shebelongstoaclan.夜间，战斗的嚎叫响彻四方Acalltoarmsringsoutthroughthenight.HYENACALLSOUT集结号Reinforcementsassemble.家族里成年的个体作出回应Everyadultintheclanresponds.假如一个家族一起攻击，它们可以挑战那几头狮子IfaclanattacktogetherHYENASCALLOUTLIONSNARLS一群鬣狗挑战一个狮群，两方都倾尽全力It'saclanagainsta鬣狗e数目上占优势Andtheclanoutnumbersthepri鬣狗们的强势Thecombinedpowerofthehyenas最后逼得狮子们撤离eventuallyforcesthelionstoretreat.有组织地进行团队作战Attackingasacoherentteam需要高度的社会合作能力requiresahighdegreeofsocialcooperation这也是哺乳动物的另一专长andthatisanotherofthemammals'specialities.动物间的联系Socialbondsbetweenmammalsbegin在母亲培育后代时就开始建立whenmothersfeedtheiryoungonmilk.加上对幼小后代极好的照料Andfewlookaftertheiryoungwithgreate晡care乳动物统治了自然thanthemammalwhichdominatesthislandscape.一头母北极熊设正法为幼仔找食品Afemalepolarbearistryingtofindfoodforhercubs但这是一年中Butthisisaparticularly特别困难的时间difficulttimeoftheyear.供觅食的冰面正在开始消融Theseaiceonwhichshehuntsismeltingbeneathherfeet.它一定登岸Shemustlookforfoodonland.它们都安全登岸，但还需面对几个月的饥荒They'reallsafelyashore在这寒冷贫乏的海岸，找寻食品实在太难Findingfoodisnotsoeasyonthiscoldandbarrencoast.找寻过程很漫长Thesearchmaybealongone.北极熊有着异常敏锐的嗅觉Polarbearshaveanextraordinarilysensitivesenseofsmell.它嗅到了一丝希望Andshehascaughtafaintwhiffofsomethingpromising.是一具巨大的北极露脊鲸的尸体It'stheimmensecarcassofabowheadwhale.这具尸体可供这一家子吃好长时间Awhalecarcasscouldprovidemorethananyonefamilycouldeat.但毕竟不是它们Butthey'renotthefirstheretofindit...最初发现的byanymeans.气味将远处的熊都引来了Thesmellhasbroughtinbearsfrommilesaway.ROARING北极熊一家极少与另一家相处Bearfamiliesseldomgetonwithoneanother.因此，带小熊来这里很冒险She'stakingariskbringinghercubshere.公熊可能，也的确会杀死，吃掉小熊MalebearscanROARING另一家向它挑战Anotherfamilychallengesher.它一定决定，是连续抢夺食品还是带着孩子逃跑，而后受饿Shemustdecidewhethertocompeteforfood它将幼仔护在自己身旁，守住地盘Shekeepshercubsclosetoherandstandsherground.母亲的勇气为孩子挣来一餐Theirmother'scouragehaswonthecubsameal.群居生活可以带往返报Livingasafamilymaybringrewards但也会带来麻烦，由于兄弟姐妹之间会竞争butitcanalsocreateproblems南美长鼻浣熊Acoati-aSouthAmericanrelativeoftheracoon.这些小家伙是在树上的窝里出生的Thesebabieswereborninanesthighinatree此刻第一次下地andareabouttocomedowntothegroundforthefirsttime.有些很排斥其余的浣熊Somemorereluctantlythanothers.一旦到了地面，母亲会把小仔们聚在一起Onceontheground形成一个大的集体andtakesthemawaytojoinasinglelargegroup.一个家庭有40多个成员Together数目多就安全Onceagain最初觉察到危险的会警告全部的Thefirsttospotdangerwillwarneveryone.但保持次序就不简单了Butkeepingorderisn'teasy一旦发现食品，熊熊有份andwhentheyfindfood卡拉哈利沙漠的猫鼬MeerkatsintheKalahariDesert也是集体生活，但它们更有组织性alsoliveinlargegroups每个家族被一位年长雌性所掌控Eachfamilybandiscontrolledbyaqueen几乎是独一的有生育能力的whoisnearlyalwaystheonlyfemaletobreed.它向来忙碌于培育5个小仔Shehasbeenkeptverybusysucklingherfivepups它们是时候该独立自主了andit'shightimetheybecamemoreindependent.今日是这些重生儿第一次自己找早饭Todayisthenewbrood'sfirsttriptogetbreakfastforthemselves.生手们要花好几周学习如何找食品Ittakesweeksforyoungsterstolearnhowtofindfood.MEERKATSQUEAKS这个家伙试图抓蚂蚁Thisoneistryingtocatchants但还没掌握必要的技巧buthasn'tquitegraspedthenecessarytechnique.但这个小家伙说服了一个年长的，示范该怎么做Butthisyoungsterhaspersuadedanadulttoshowhimwhattodo.导师其实不是父亲母亲，不过有了热忱Thetutorisnothisparent经过教课将能力传给学生andonewhowilladapthislessonstotheabilityofhisstudent.这个是初学者Thisnewoneisabeginner因此从简单的开始，如何挖出一只昆虫幼虫sohestartswithsomethingeasy-howtodigforinsectlarvae.另一位，如这个，则棘手的多Othermeals老师在让它应付蝎子从前Sothetutordisablesthescorpion's会ting先搞定它的毒刺beforeheletstheyoungstertackleit.家族也会共同防守Thefamilyalsocooperatesindefence.每一位都会轮番站岗，留神危险Everymemberdoesatourofguarddu因此，只要有一只放哨So其余的都可以放松everyoneelsecanrest.在大热天里，很简单打盹And猫鼬的成功神秘在于Thesecretofmeerkats'success每一位都轮番站岗isthateveryonetakesaturnincommunalduties.好多哺乳类不仅是分担工作量Butmanymammalsdomorethanjustsharetheirworkload.还可以经过好几代来分享智慧Somecansharetheirknowledge大象的生计受益于Elephantsurvivaldependsonprofiting好多代传下来的经验fromtheexperienceofmanylifetimes.这只小象是昨晚才出生的Thisbabyelephantwasbornlastnight整个家族都很欢迎它的加入andthewholeherdseemstowelcomethisnewaddition.但这位母亲很年轻，经验不足Butthemotherisyoungandinexperienced.这是它第一个孩子Thisisherfirstbaby.母亲一定喝水，才能产奶Ifsheistoproducemilk重生儿则要跟着它Andthenewborncalfmustkeepupwithher象群走上了找寻水源的路astheherdcontinuesontheirlongjourneytofindwater.走了五英里，小象很疲备Afterfivemiles走够了Enoughisenough.年轻的母亲鼓舞它连续Theyoungmotherencourageshercalftocontinue前路仍旧漫长butthereisstillalongwaytogo小象已经开始脱水andthecalfisalreadygettingdehydrated.此刻象群已经离水不远了，可以嗅到水的滋味Theelephantsarenowsoclosetowaterthattheycansmellit.终于到了WaterELEPHANTTRUMPETS这是小象第一次遇到水坑Thisisthecalf'sfirstencounterwithawaterhole.它不确立是怎么回事，也不知道怎么爬出来She'snotsurewhattomakeof母亲T试图帮助它Hermothertriestohelpher但它没有带孩子的经验butshehasnoexperienceofdealingwithbabies.

（小象哭喊）BABYELEPHANTCRIESOUT小象跟着象群朝沼泽深处行进Astheherdmovesdeeperintotheswan此刻，它真的麻烦大了butnowsheisinrealtrouble.（小象哭喊）BABYELEPHANTCRIESOUT小象有可能会永久地堕入泥潭Elephantbabiescan母亲试图帮助它，但只会越帮越糟糕Hermother'sattemptstohelpherbabyareonlymakingmattersworse.会让它越陷越深It'sstuckbeneathherandshe'spushingitdeeperstill.这时孩子的祖母发现了问题，走了过来Butnowthebaby'sgrandmotherspotstheproblemandstepsin.MUFFLEDTHUMPMOTHERTRUMPETS斩钉截铁将孩子妈妈推向一边withanunceremoniouspokeintherump使得它的孙子可以爬出来andenableshergranddaughtertoscramblefree.母亲和儿童从祖母那边学来重要一课Motherandcalfhavelearnedavaluablelessonfromgrandma.智慧像这样代代相传Suchpassingofwisdomacrossgenerations是大象可以生计的重要基础hasbeenanimportantelementinthesurvivalofelephants.最大的陆生动物大象，是哺乳类Thelargestanimalonland海洋里最大的动物也相同是哺乳类Andsoarethelargestanimalsinthesea.雌性驼背鲸和它的孩子Afemalehumpbackwhaleandhercalf.每隔几年，它都会游过3000英里Everyfewyears从南极富饶的水域fromtherichwatersoftheAntarctic到太平洋的暖和但是食品罕见的地区tothesewarm产下一只幼仔togivebirthtoasinglecalf.汤加四周的海域，不仅是驼背鲸的育儿所TheseasaroundTongaarenotonlyanurseryforhumpbacks也是它们的交配场所butalsotheirmatingground.WHALECALLSOUT这头50岁的母鲸来这里，找寻最正确配偶This50-year-oldfemalehascomeheretoseekthebestpartner它开始对潜伏的追求者宣布自己的到来andshestartsbyannouncingherarrivaltopotentialsuitors.OnebyoneOnebyone但它却游走了Butastheydo使得六头追随者跟着compellingherhalfadozenorsosuitorstofollowher.它领头，雄性们则在后边抢地点SheleadsWHALEBELLOWS雄性们相互吼叫着示威Themalesbellowthreatstooneanot弄er出巨大的水花creatinghugeplumesofbubbles.直到此刻，全部还算公正、缓和Sofar当前竞争变得严重Nowthecompetitionbecomesserious.一小时一小时过去，雄性在它后边抢地点Hourafterhour40多吨重的鲸们开始相互撞击Andnowthe40-tonnemalesbegintosmashintooneanother.这是自然界最大块头的战斗Thisisthemostmassivebattleinallnature.它们可以使对手致死Rivalmalescankilloneanother.在战斗最为激烈时Astheconflictreachesitsclimax它们希望对手都信服theytrytoforceeachotherdownwards.最后，胜者将会陪伴在母鲸身旁Atlast不会再有不服andremainsunchallenged.经过诱使雄性们决斗Byincitingthemalestofight母鲸可以保证找到最正确的伴侣thefemalehassecuredthebestmateforherself-从而可以产下最强的后代theonewhoismostlikelytofatherthestrongestoffspring.夫妇双双潜入深处Together但直到此刻也没人知道它们在哪里交配Butstill全部哺乳动物，包含我们Allmammals都有一系列当先的特色shareasetofwinningcharacteristics.恒温的身体、敏锐的感官和高度发达的智力Warmbodies这些特质帮助它们，和我们，成功andthosequalitieshavecontributedtotheir也许，全部特色里最重要的Butperhapsthemostimportantcharacteristic是fall来自我们的家庭力量liesinthestrengthofourfamilyties.哺乳动物是以家族的方式占据地球的Itisthemammalfamilythathasconqueredtheearth.汤加，以驼背鲸闻名Tongaisfamousforhumpbackwhales但即使在这儿，想找到并拍摄鲸butevenhere也是不小的挑战wouldprovechallenging.Life摄制组想要FortheLifeteam拍到驼背鲸独到而有名的capturingthehumpbackwhales'uniquematingconte求t爱比赛knownasaheatrun需要花大批时间、当地的知识和超好的运气wouldneedlocalknowledge我们听闻凑近陆地的一只船We'veheardthatoneoftheboatsfurtherinland见过一头带幼仔的母鲸和一批追随者hasseenafemalewithacalfandanes这o极t有可能处于发情期whichissomethingwhichmightbuildto因此我们朝那处赶，去看看sowe'regonnaheadoverthereandtakealook.任何一头带儿童的母鲸都有可能出镜Anyadultfemalewithacalfcouldbecomingintoseason还会是发情的公鲸们的目标andsomightbeatargetforamorousmales.到那边时，我特别愉悦Whenwegotthere也有点紧张，不知道会发生什么alittlebitnervous一旦我潜到水里OnceIgotinthewateranddiveddown一片寂静祥和itwassurprisinglyquietandmellow.自然没预想到接下来的事Certainlydidn'texpectwhathappenednext.那头小鲸直接冲我而来Thecalfjustcamestraightuptowardsme.它看上去很放松，对我很有兴趣Sheseemedreallyrelaxed就在我四周几米处游动，轻轻摇尾巴It'sliterallyjustswimmingaroundwithinmetres我想them它应当很好奇吧flickingitstail也有点好玩andhavingabitoffun.的确还很小It'sobviouslyquiteyoung因此在水面呆的时间很长soit'sstayingonthesurfacequitealongtime.不可以下潜许久It'snotdivingdownforverylong大概几分钟吧，它母亲maybeacoupleofminutes.Themotherwillbe会在下边5到10米处看守着aboutfiveortenmetresbelowjustkeepinganeyeonit.但即即是幼鲸，鳍和尾巴仍旧力量实足ButevenacalfhasgreatpowerinitsfinsandtailRoger需要当心为妙Rogerwillneedtobecareful.接着Gotit?这是我见过的最荒诞的事情ThatwasthemostsillythingI'veeverseeninmylife.它在四周嬉戏，就像重生羔羊Itwasjustgambollingaroundlikealittlenewbornlamb.但它有两吨重啊Butit'stwotonnes.THEYLAUGH它朝我搅了些水流什么的Coupleofbumpsasit'scomeroundJason，我拍到了一些画面IgotagreatshotofitJason后仰成这样了Jasonwasbackpedallinglikethis!不过头幼鲸，还小呢It'sjustababy.Likealittlepuppy你在和一个小动物玩，但是有四米长you'replayingwithalittlepuppy很荒诞吧，它妈妈怎么样？It'sjustludicrous.Washismumallright?它在下边怪吓人的Sheisjusttotallychillingoutunderneath.在水下15米处像这样悬停着Pecsback.Justhanginglikethisatabout15metres.是的，不过悬在那边Yeah也许是没看见，但我不这么以为Probablydidn'tevenseeit和贪玩的小鲸一起是一回事儿It'sonethingtobeclosetoaplayfulbaby.但和一群雄激素水平超高的Itwillbeanothertobeinth体型ith是它十倍的雄性鲸ofatestosterone-chargedgroupofma是另一回事eachtentimeshersize.MUTTEREDCONVERSATION这里有好多雄性鲸，但它们发情了吗？ThereareenoughmaleshereforaheatrunOh!Woo-hoo!Yes!真不错Thatwasprettygood.你们准备好了吗Whenyouguysareready.越快越好Quickasyoucan.这些鲸体重可达40吨，并且速度奇快Thesewhalescanweighupto40tonnesandmovesurprisinglyquickly.摄像机拍到好的画面Aswellasgettingthecameratogetthes得bts-跟它们足够凑近theyhavetobefairlyclose-我们一定当心，不要被撞到wehavetobecarefultheydon'tgetbumped.假如被它们撞一下Iftheygetaknockfromoneoftheseguys会造成严重的伤害itcoulddosomeseriousdamage.它朝你过来了He'srighttowardsyou.为了不影响鲸的行为Toavoiddisturbingthewhales'behaviour组员们一定自由潜水，不带呼吸器theteamneedtofree-dive尽可能地憋气holdingtheirbreathaslongastheycan.状态好的话，我可以憋气两分钟Onagooddive

但这些家伙，可以憋住20多分钟Theseguys而后再到水面换气beforetheyhavetocomeupforair无法比There'snocontest.愈来愈多的鲸齐集过来Moreandmorewhalesaregathering旦还没有达到发情状态butit'snotturningintoaheat很难yet.说发生了什么Hardtosaywhat'sgoingon.能否是有5头？Weretherefivethattime?它们不过游来游去，忽上忽下They'rekindofmovingarouSJ望有事发生Hopefully莫非爱情在空中？Maybelove'sintheair?HECHUCKLES爱情也许是在空中，旦水里是没有的Lovemaybeintheair接下来十天里，尽管向来跟着这些鲸Despitekeepingtabsonthewhalesoverthenexttendays旦仍旧不见它们发情的迹象therewasstillnosignofaheatrunstarting.你也许会以为，追踪这些40多吨的家伙很简单You'dthinkit'dbequiteeasytokeeptrackofa40-tonneanimal.我们一路跟着六头过来Andwe'vegotsixofthemouthere不停地跟丢，一分钟前它们还在这里andwekeeplosingthem.Oneminutethey'reth而后我们凑近wegetupreasonablyclose不到半分钟，它们又潜下去，失散