In the animal kingdom, there are the mysterious, 在动物王国里，有一种神秘，
the majestic, 雄伟的，
the cuddly, 可爱的，
and the downright handsome. 还有那个帅哥。
Why then are creatures like the wolf eel 为什么像狼鳗这样的生物
so unattractive? 这么没吸引力？
These turtles won't win any beauty contest, 这些海龟不会赢得任何选美比赛，
so why do they clean up in the skills competition? 那么，他们为什么要在技能竞赛中大放异彩呢？
Naked mole rats aren't super cute, 裸鼹鼠不太可爱，
but could they possess super powers? 但他们能拥有超能力吗？
How did the nightmarish lamprey outlast the dinosaurs? 梦魇般的七鳃鳗是如何比恐龙更长寿的？
And why is the Suriname toad flat as a pancake? 为什么苏里南的蟾蜍像煎饼一样扁平？
When it comes to survival, could the big winners 在生存问题上，大赢家
be the most distinct-looking creatures of them all? 是他们中最与众不同的生物吗？
There are many strange-looking creatures 有许多长相奇特的生物
in the Pacific Ocean. 在太平洋上。
And the wolf eel is high on the list. 狼鳗在名单上名列前茅。
It lives in a dark, dangerous world, 它生活在一个黑暗、危险的世界里，
where you'd expect only the strongest to survive. 只有最强壮的才能生存。
But success can come down to an unlikely love affair. 但成功可以归结为不太可能的爱情。
This is the last place you'd expect to find romance. 这是你最不希望找到浪漫的地方。
But a very curious boy-meets-girl-story 但是一个很好奇的男孩遇到了女孩的故事
plays out here 在这里演出
and the unlikely star is the not-so-handsome wolf eel. 不太可能的明星是不那么英俊的狼鳗。
It lives in the shadows baring its jagged teeth, 它生活在阴影中露出锯齿状的牙齿，
slithering in and out of caves. 从山洞里溜进溜出。
It invokes nightmarish visions of mythical sea monsters; 它唤起了神话中海怪的噩梦般的幻觉；
creepy, scary-looking, and aloof. 令人毛骨悚然的，吓人的，冷漠的。
But maybe it's ugly is only skin deep. 但也许丑陋只是肤浅的。
Those small scales, a thick coating of slime, 那些小鳞片，一层厚厚的黏液，
and a long body may give it the distinct leathery look 一具长长的身躯会让它看起来像皮革一样
of an eel. 一条鳗鱼。
But the wolf eel is in fact not an eel at all. 但实际上狼鳗根本不是鳗鱼。
It's a fish. 是一条鱼。
It can weigh as much as forty pounds 它可以重达四十磅
and reach lengths of up to eight feet. 长度可达8英尺。
Because of its snake-like shape, 因为它像蛇一样的形状，
it can squeeze its large bulk into tight rocky spaces. 它能把它的大块头挤到狭窄的岩石空间里。
But it must be careful, the slightest nick or scratch 但必须小心，最轻微的划痕
could release the scent of blood into the water 能把血的气味释放到水中
and attract predators like sharks. 吸引像鲨鱼一样的捕食者。
To protect its skin, 为了保护它的皮肤，
the wolf eel produces a coating of mucous, 狼鳗会产生一层粘液，
which lets it slip and slide through tight spaces. 让它滑过狭窄的空间。
One reason it looks so fierce 它看起来如此凶猛的原因之一
is a set of strong jaws so powerful 一副有力的下巴
it can devour hard-shelled invertebrates 它能吞食硬壳无脊椎动物
like sea urchins, snails, and mussels. 像海胆、蜗牛和贻贝。
Yet these big, slimy, ugly-looking creatures 然而这些又大又粘又丑的生物
feel the need to stick close to home. 感觉有必要呆在家里。
For the wolf eel, its cave is its castle. 对于狼鳗来说，它的洞穴就是它的城堡。
Once it finds a narrow crevice it likes, 一旦找到它喜欢的狭缝，
it keeps it. 它保存着它。
Some have been known to stay in one cave 有些人住在一个山洞里
for their entire lives. 为了他们的一生。
Maybe like some humans 也许像人类一样
they have issues about their looks 他们的长相有问题
and don't want to be seen in public. 不想在公众面前露面。
But this monstrous-looking fish is not a lone wolf. 但这条长相怪异的鱼并非孤狼。
It shares its cave with a single monogamous partner, 它和一夫一妻制伴侣分享洞穴，
a mate for life. 终身伴侣。
"Come spend your life with me in my tiny crevice" “来和我一起在我的小缝隙里度过你的一生”
is hardly the hallmark of a great romance, 不是伟大浪漫的标志，
but the wolf eel makes it work. 但是狼鳗让它成功了。
There's is the epic love story of beast and the beast. 有一个关于野兽和野兽的史诗般的爱情故事。
When they find a mister or missus right, 当他们找到合适的先生或太太时，
they form a bond that usually lasts 它们形成了一种通常持续的纽带
an entire lifetime. 一辈子。
They move in together in the same tiny den, 他们住在同一个小房间里，
kind of like a human couple sharing a twin bed and a closet. 有点像一对人类夫妻共用一张双人床和一个壁橱。
But wolf eels like to be close and for good reason. 但是狼鳗喜欢亲近，这是有原因的。
Once a year, the female's belly becomes swollen 一年一次，女性的腹部会肿起来
with potential future baby wolf eels. 有可能成为未来的小狼鳗。
The male is attentive, he nuzzles her gently 男人很细心，他温柔地吻着她
until she releases the eggs into the water around them. 直到她把鸡蛋放进水里。
Then the male asks the female to dance 然后男人请女人跳舞
and they entwine in a passionate embrace 他们热情拥抱
until the male's sperm fertilizes the eggs 直到雄性精子使卵子受精
and they stay together, 他们在一起，
aggressively defending their brood 积极地保护他们的幼崽
for 100 days or more. 100天或更长时间。
It's equal opportunity parenting 这是机会均等的教育
as they take turns as one goes out to feed 他们轮流出去吃饭
while the other stays home and vice versa. 另一个呆在家里，反之亦然。
When the babies hatch, 当婴儿孵化时，
two proud parents watch them float out 两个骄傲的父母看着他们漂出去
into the big blue sea. 进入蓝色的大海。
As juveniles, 作为青少年，
they look a little different for a while, almost cute. 它们看起来有点不一样，几乎很可爱。
But within a few years, 但几年内，
they end up looking just as distinctive 最后他们看起来同样与众不同
as mom and dad. 作为父母。
And the story repeats: 故事不断重复：
Hideous boy meets homely girl, 丑陋的男孩遇见平凡的女孩，
they settle down in a cave of their own 他们在自己的山洞里安顿下来
and start working on unattractive offspring. 然后开始研究不吸引人的后代。
For the wolf eel 为了狼鳗
beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。
Look past the teeth, the slime, and strong jaw 从牙齿、黏液和强壮的下巴看过去
and you'll find a heart that is not ugly. 你会发现一颗并不丑陋的心。
There are many strange-looking turtles 有很多看起来很奇怪的海龟
in the animal kingdom. 在动物王国。
But a special few might be considered 但也可以考虑
the top three most odd ones in the world. 世界上最奇怪的三个。
They are all cold-blooded and live around or in water. 他们都是冷血动物，住在附近或水中。
Their main lines of defense 他们的主要防线
are like an unusual design experiment. 就像一个不寻常的设计实验。
Turtle shells are constructed as if their ribs 龟壳的构造就像它们的肋骨
have been fused together on the outside of their body 在他们的身体外部融合在一起
and made into a bony plate. 做成一个骨盘。
Standing out among all turtles, 在所有海龟中脱颖而出，
these three have set themselves apart 这三个人已经分道扬镳了
for their weird ways and looks. 因为他们怪异的方式和外表。
This is a face only a mother could love 这是一张只有母亲才会喜欢的脸
and even then she'd probably have to try pretty hard. 即使那样，她也可能会非常努力。
At number three on the list are snapping turtles. 排在第三位的是捕海龟。
The common snapping turtle is on the plain side 普通的响尾龟在平原上
and then there's the alligator snapping turtle, 然后是鳄鱼咬龟，
the heaviest freshwater turtle in the world. 世界上最重的淡水龟。
They can weigh several hundred pounds, 它们重几百磅，
have claws like a bear, 有熊一样的爪子，
can snap off a human finger with their powerful jaws. 可以用有力的下颚咬断人的手指。
They're known as the dinosaurs of the turtle world, 它们被称为海龟世界的恐龙，
not only because they look prehistoric, 不仅因为它们看起来是史前的，
but because they actually haven't changed 但事实上他们并没有改变
all that much. 太多了。
Snapping turtles evolved 40 million years ago 四千万年前进化出的捕捉海龟
and aren't very different now from the most primitive turtles 和最原始的海龟没什么区别
that were around 250 million years ago. 那是2.5亿年前的事了。
At first glance, 乍一看，
they look like mini dinosaurs too. 它们看起来也像迷你恐龙。
Despite their aggressive nature, 尽管它们具有侵略性，
they're very slow sedentary creatures 它们是很慢的久坐动物
who spend their time hanging out on river bottoms 他们在河底闲逛
covered in algae, waiting for food, 被藻类覆盖，等待食物，
using their worm-like tongue to bait in a fish. 用它们像虫子一样的舌头来引诱鱼。
And when it's time to breathe, 到了呼吸的时候，
they stick their snorkel-like nose 他们伸出浮潜般的鼻子
just out of the water to get the oxygen they need. 只是为了得到他们需要的氧气。
At number two on the world's ugliest turtle list: 世界上最丑海龟排行榜第二位：
the spiny softshell turtles also use their nose as a snorkel 多刺的软壳海龟也用鼻子作为浮潜器
when they reach the surface. 当它们到达水面时。
And they like to mix things up by breathing underwater. 他们喜欢在水下呼吸把事情搞混。
These turtles can absorb oxygen from the water around them 这些海龟能从周围的水中吸收氧气
through a membrane in their throat 穿过喉咙里的一层膜
and through their skin. 通过他们的皮肤。
That's helpful, 这很有帮助，
because they live in North America 因为他们住在北美
and for six months every year when the climate is colder, 每年气候变冷的时候有六个月，
they go into a state of brumation, 他们进入一种口吃状态，
which is like a mild form of hibernation. 就像是一种温和的冬眠。
They basically get very lethargic 他们基本上都很昏昏欲睡
like a prolonged lazy Sunday. 就像一个漫长而慵懒的星期天。
Just as their name suggests, 正如他们的名字所暗示的那样，
the spiny softshell turtle is one of the few turtles 多刺的甲鱼是为数不多的几种海龟之一
with a soft flexible leathery shell, 柔软柔软的皮革外壳，
that actually allows them to behave more aggressively 这实际上让他们表现得更有侵略性
than other species of turtle if need be. 如果需要的话，比其他种类的海龟。
Since they don't have the thick hard shell 因为它们没有坚硬的外壳
to protect them from predators like foxes or eagles. 保护它们免受狐狸或老鹰等掠食者的侵害。
Instead they prefer to spend most of their time 相反，他们宁愿花大部分时间
buried in sand 埋在沙子里
with just their head and neck sticking out, 头和脖子都伸出来了，
perfect for helping them ambush prey 非常适合帮助他们伏击猎物
without working too hard. 不用太努力。
With a true master of camouflage is a turtle so ugly 有了真正的伪装大师，乌龟是如此丑陋
it makes the snapping turtle look like a beauty queen. 它让咬人的乌龟看起来像个美女皇后。
The mata mata from South America 来自南美的玛塔玛塔
just looks like a log with warts. 只是看起来像个长满疣的木头。
Its shell looks like tree bark, 它的壳看起来像树皮，
its head like fallen leaves. 它的头像落叶。
And it has special skin flaps 它有特殊的皮瓣
that look like leaves or moss on its head 头上长着叶子或苔藓
and a neck that helps it blend in. 还有一个能让你融入其中的脖子。
Their name mata mata means "kill kill" in Spanish. 他们的名字玛塔玛塔在西班牙语中是“杀人”的意思。
And it's obvious that they're good at it. 很明显他们很在行。
Mata matas can literally suck their prey 玛塔玛塔真的能吸食猎物
right into their mouths, 就在他们嘴里，
so don't get too close little fishy. 所以不要太靠近小鱼。
And like most other turtles, 像大多数海龟一样，
they don't bask on rocks and they don't really swim. 他们不在岩石上晒太阳，也不真正游泳。
When they do move, 当他们移动的时候，
they kind of shuffle along the bottom of the river. 他们在河底拖着脚走。
But mostly they're incredibly sedentary, 但大多数情况下他们都很久坐，
only leaving the water to lay their eggs once a year. 每年只留下水下蛋一次。
Other than that, 除此之外，
they spend their days waiting for food 他们每天都在等食物
to swim past them. 从他们身边游过。
Patience comes easy 耐心来得容易
when you look like a rotten log in the bottom of the river. 当你看起来像一根腐烂的木头在河底。
Turtles haven't evolved much in millions of years 海龟几百万年来进化不多
and not looking in the mirror all that time is apparent. 不照镜子很明显。
But why change a winning formula 但为什么要改变一个获胜的公式
when it's working for you in the survival department. 当它在生存部为你工作的时候。
Oh my, what happened to these rats? 天哪，这些老鼠怎么了？
Have they been shaved for surgery, are they diseased? 他们剃过胡子做手术了吗，有病吗？
Are they an experiment? 它们是实验品吗？
Why are they so ugly? 他们为什么这么丑？
Believe it or not, these rats are just fine, 信不信由你，这些老鼠没事，
more than fine actually. 实际上还不止是好。
These are naked mole rats 这些是裸鼹鼠
and they are well-adapted creatures. 它们是适应能力很强的生物。
They are 3 inches long, and they weigh 1 to 2.4 ounces. 它们长3英寸，重1到2.4盎司。
They have tiny little eyes, no external ears, 他们的眼睛很小，没有外耳，
and two large unsightly sets of teeth 还有两副难看的大牙齿
for digging, eating, and self-defense. 为了挖掘，吃东西和自卫。
They only wear their birthday suits, 他们只穿生日服，
because in the wilds of eastern Africa, 因为在东非的荒野里，
they live underground, so they don't need hair 他们住在地下，所以不需要头发
to protect them from the burning sun. 保护他们免受烈日的伤害。
And their tunnels can reach a toasty 86 degrees Fahrenheit, 他们的隧道可以达到华氏86度，
so a warm coat would bake them. 所以一件暖和的外套就能烤出来。
Imagine colonies of up to 300 of these exhibitionist rodents 想象一下有多达300只这样的啮齿动物
wriggling through elaborate tunnel systems, 在复杂的隧道系统中蠕动，
some as large as six football fields. 有六个足球场那么大。
There is one queen who does all of the breeding. 有一个女王负责所有的繁殖。
There are also soldiers and workers. 还有士兵和工人。
It sounds more like an ant colony 听起来更像是蚁群
than a rat pack and that's because it is. 比老鼠包还多，因为它是。
Like ants or bees, naked mole rats are eusocial, 像蚂蚁或蜜蜂一样，裸鼹鼠是群居动物，
meaning they have a queen 意思是他们有女王
and workers that serve that queen. 以及为女王服务的工人。
They are only one of two mammal species 它们只是两种哺乳动物中的一种
that have this type of breeding structure. 有这种繁殖结构的。
The other is a mole rate too. 另一个也是摩尔速率。
The queen spends her day being fed and fawned over 女王一天都在吃饱穿暖
by her harem of bald boy toys. 她那后宫的秃头男孩玩具。
The rest of the colony dig, forage for tubers, 剩下的人挖块茎，
and defend against snakes 和防御蛇
that may penetrate their subterranean fortress. 可能会穿透他们的地下堡垒。
Incredibly, these little wrinkly balls of flesh 难以置信的是，这些有皱纹的小肉球
can outlast their more familiar and urbanized rodent relatives 能比他们更熟悉和城市化的啮齿动物亲戚长寿
by up to 28 years. 最多28年。
Dig a little deeper and these stripped-down rats 再挖深一点，这些脱光的老鼠
have even more extraordinary qualities. 有更非凡的品质。
They live their entire lives underground 他们一生都生活在地下
in cave networks 洞穴网络
where carbon dioxide levels are high enough to irritate 二氧化碳含量高到足以刺激
and even burn the skin and lungs of humans. 甚至烧伤人类的皮肤和肺。
In response, they have specifically evolved, 作为回应，它们特别进化，
so they do not feel that burning pain. 所以他们没有那种灼痛感。
Their skin has adapted to have more elasticity, 他们的皮肤已经适应了更多的弹性，
which allows them to move around underground even better. 这使得他们可以更好地在地下活动。
Even more astonishing, 更令人吃惊的是，
to date, researchers have never detected cancer 迄今为止，研究人员从未发现癌症
in the mole rat. 在鼹鼠身上。
Its cells have anti-tumor capabilities 它的细胞有抗肿瘤的能力
that rodents and humans don't. 啮齿动物和人类没有。
Maybe that's a trade-off for being so ugly. 也许这是一个很难看的取舍。
Scientists are studying these natural nude wonders 科学家们正在研究这些天然的裸体奇观
to figure out how these cells have evolved. 找出这些细胞是如何进化的。
It seems good things do come in small packages, 似乎好东西都是小包装的，
small naked packages that is. 小裸体包裹就是。
They look like creatures whipped from a gruesome horror film 它们看起来像是恐怖电影里的生物
or another planet. 或者别的星球。
Sea lampreys might look like aliens, 七鳃鳗看起来像外星人，
but they are some of earth's greatest success stories. 但它们是地球上最伟大的成功故事之一。
They predate the dinosaurs 它们早于恐龙
and have remained largely unchanged 基本上没有变化
for the past 340 million years. 在过去三亿四千万年里。
Slithering through the waters with its snake-like body, 像蛇一样的身体在水中滑行，
it is neither serpent nor eel. 它既不是蛇也不是鳗鱼。
To travel more quickly, 为了更快的旅行，
it has learnt to attach itself to other fish or mammals 它学会了依附于其他鱼类或哺乳动物
to hitch a ride. 搭便车。
And it catches a quick bite along the way, 它一路上就咬了一口，
feeding like a bloodthirsty vampire. 像嗜血的吸血鬼一样进食。
Built for draining blood, the lamprey has no jaw. 七鳃鳗是为吸血而造的，没有下巴。
Instead it has a funnel-like mouth 相反，它有一个漏斗状的嘴
lined with rows of strange teeth made of keratin, 一排排奇怪的角蛋白牙齿，
the same substance that's in human fingernails. 和人类指甲里的物质一样。
When a lamprey chooses a host, 当七鳃鳗选择宿主时，
it uses its grotesque-looking suction cup mouth 它用它怪模怪样的吸盘嘴
to attach itself. 连接自己。
Then using its spiked sharp tongue, 然后用尖尖的舌头，
it scrapes off the scales and skin 它会刮去鳞片和皮肤
and digs its teeth into the tender flesh. 把它的牙齿挖进柔软的肉里。
With the help of little fringe structures 借助于小的边缘结构
called fimbriae, the mouth forms a perfect seal. 被称为菌毛，嘴形成一个完美的密封。
For the surprised host, there is no escape, 对于惊讶的主人来说，没有逃避的余地，
resistance is futile. 抵抗是徒劳的。
Now the lamprey secretes an anti-coagulant 现在七鳃鳗分泌一种抗凝剂
called lamphredin that prevents the wound from clotting 一种能防止伤口凝结的七鳃鳗毒素
and keeps the large blood vessels flowing. 保持大血管的流动。
The lamprey is able to suck on its victim until it dies. 七鳃鳗能够吮吸它的猎物直到它死去。
But not all lampreys are bloodsuckers, 但并不是所有的七鳃鳗都是吸血鬼，
some are flesh-eaters. 有些人是肉食者。
Using their teeth as pistons to tear thorough flesh, 用他们的牙齿做活塞来撕开肉，
stripping them down to the bone. 把它们剥到骨头上。
Like other natural-born killers, 像其他天生的杀手一样，
the lamprey is forever looking for fresh victims. 七鳃鳗一直在寻找新的受害者。
On the prowl, they sometimes go 在巡逻时，他们有时会去
where no lamprey has gone before. 以前没有兰帕里去过的地方。
Up until roughly 150 years ago, 直到大约150年前，
the sea lamprey's main hunting ground 七鳃鳗的主要猎场
was the Atlantic. 是大西洋。
But that all changed 但一切都变了
when workers deepened the Canadian channel 当工人们加深加拿大海峡
linking Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. 连接伊利湖和安大略湖。
That's when the lamprey invaded the rest of the Great Lakes. 就在那时，七鳃鳗入侵了五大湖的其他地区。
Silent but deadly, 沉默但致命，
the lamprey has since decimated fish populations 自那以后，七鳃鳗的数量急剧减少
throughout the Great Lakes. 整个大湖区。
In the case of the lake trout, 以湖鳟鱼为例，
only 2% of the original population remains. 只剩下2%的原始人口。
What makes the lamprey such a successful invader 是什么使七鳃鳗成为如此成功的入侵者
is its incredible ability to reproduce. 是它不可思议的繁殖能力。
A single female can lay up to 100,000 eggs 一只雌性可以产卵10万个
in her lifetime. 在她有生之年。
Born as larvae in rivers, baby sea lampreys 幼年的七鳃鳗在河里出生
bury themselves in the muck on the bottom, 把自己埋在底部的淤泥里，
feeding on microorganisms there for up to 10 years, 在那里以微生物为食长达10年，
hiding, biding its time. 躲起来，等待时机。
After the larval stage, it becomes a juvenile 在幼虫期之后，它变成了幼体
and rises from the bottom to feed on much larger victims. 从底部上升到更大的受害者身上。
For the next 12 to 18 months 接下来的12到18个月
the juvenile will eat up to 40 pounds of fish 幼鱼将吃掉40磅的鱼
and any fish is fair game. 任何鱼都是公平的游戏。
Using a powerful sense of smell, 用强烈的嗅觉，
it picks up the scent of its victims 它能闻到受害者的气味
through the murkiest of waters, even several feet away. 穿过最黑暗的水域，甚至几英尺远。
When a lamprey is on a feeding frenzy, 当一只七鳃鳗在疯狂进食时，
there is no safe place to hide. 没有安全的藏身之地。
The very characteristics we find ugly 我们发现丑陋的特征
are why the lamprey has managed to outlast the mighty dinosaurs. 这就是为什么七鳃鳗能比强大的恐龙活得更久。
With an amazing fertility rate and no natural enemies, 生育率惊人而且没有天敌，
it has become a true monster of the deep. 它已经变成了真正的深渊怪兽。
What makes the lamprey look ugly 是什么让七鳃鳗看起来很丑
has helped it thrive and survive. 帮助它茁壮成长。
In the murky mysterious rivers in the Amazon basin, 在亚马逊河流域的神秘河流中，
there is a creature that lies perfectly still. 有一种生物完全静止不动。
Disappearing into the background like a strange wallflower, 像一个奇怪的壁花一样消失在背景中，
it's camouflaged as a mottled brown leaf 伪装成斑驳的褐色叶子
with loose wrinkly pebbled skin that makes it unrecognizable. 有松散的皱纹的鹅卵石皮肤，使它无法辨认。
Most predators just move on by 大多数食肉动物都是从
leaving the Suriname toad undisturbed, 让苏里南蟾蜍不受干扰，
just how it likes it. 就是它喜欢的样子。
This mysterious toad has tiny eyes, 这只神秘的蟾蜍眼睛很小，
no teeth, no tongue, and really doesn't move much. 没有牙齿，没有舌头，而且动不了多少。
Why? 为什么？
Because it's saving its energy for something really big. 因为它正在为一些真正重要的事情节省能源。
When a Suriname toad does move, it is surprisingly acrobatic. 当一只苏里南蟾蜍动起来时，它的杂技动作令人惊讶。
And at the tip of its forefingers 在它食指的尖端
are star-shaped sensory organs, which help find food, 是有助于寻找食物的星形感觉器官，
because the toad's puny eyes don't help much. 因为蟾蜍的小眼睛帮不了什么忙。
These sensory organs detect movement 这些感觉器官探测运动
and help the Suriname toad pounce 帮助苏里南蟾蜍突袭
when something catches its attention. 当某物引起注意时。
Maybe because of those tiny eyes though, 也许是因为那双小眼睛，
their accuracy can be a little off. 他们的准确性可能有点差。
When the male Suriname toad 当雄性苏里南蟾蜍
wants to get the female's attention, 想引起女性的注意，
it sings her a song. 它为她唱了一首歌。
Once the female is properly serenaded, 一旦女声被正确地唱了小夜曲，
they mate for an astonishing 24 hours, 它们交配了24小时，
somersaulting together through the water 一起翻筋斗
in an impressive display of stamina. 以惊人的耐力表现。
While they are clasped together, 当他们紧紧地抱在一起的时候，
the female will lay up to 100 eggs. 雌鸟最多能下100个蛋。
And here's where it gets really strange, 在这里它变得很奇怪，
the eggs latch on to the female's back 卵子粘在雌性的背上
and her poor skin grows around them 她可怜的皮肤长在他们周围
creating a sort of honeycomb of frog eggs. 创造出一种青蛙蛋的蜂巢。
It's right out of a science-fiction film. 这是一部科幻电影里的。
It's an incredible survival tactic. 这是一个不可思议的生存策略。
Instead of exposing her eggs to predators, 与其让她的卵暴露在捕食者面前，
she hides them in plain sight right under her skin 她把它们藏在皮肤下面
until they are fully ready to greet the world. 直到他们准备好迎接世界。
They incubate for up to four months, 它们可以孵化4个月，
then they hatch 然后它们孵化
by erupting from her back as fully formed toadlets, 从她背上喷发出来，像完全成形的蟾蜍，
like 100 escape pods fleeing a spaceship. 就像100个逃离太空船的逃生舱。
It's a unique adaptation that gives her offspring 这是一个独特的适应，给她的后代
a fighting chance to survive. 生存的战斗机会。
And though it may look ugly, 虽然看起来很难看，
for the Suriname toad that's the magic of birth 对苏里南蟾蜍来说这就是出生的魔力
and the beginning of a new generation. 新一代的开始。
Bald, alien, and downright mean-looking, 秃头，外星人，还有彻头彻尾的刻薄表情，
there's not a pretty face in the bunch, 这群人没有漂亮的脸，
but they don't care what we think about their looks, 但他们不在乎我们怎么看他们的长相，
they have deeper issues to deal with, 他们有更深层的问题要处理，
like staying alive. 就像活着一样。
Because what's ugly in our eyes 因为我们眼中丑陋的东西
are some of nature's greatest survival stories. 是大自然最伟大的生存故事之一。