Earth is a restless place. 地球是一个动荡不安的地方.
Its seasons driven by the orbit around our sun. 季节变化是由围绕太阳的公转决定的.
An epic journey that sets the rhythms of all life. 一段史诗般的旅程决定了所有生命的节奏.
Humans honour this passage through ritual and celebration. 人类通过仪式和庆祝来纪念这一时刻.
Nature marks the cycle with its own patterns. 大自然用自己的模式来记录这一循环.
Over the course of a year, 在一年的时间里,
the planet's most spectacular events of migration, 地球上最壮观的迁徙行动,
rebirth and transformation unfold. 开始了重生与蜕变.
Moment by moment, 每时每刻,
month by month, 月复一月,
throughout a wild year on Earth. 在地球上狂野的一年里.
狂 野 地 球
一月 - 二月
一年之初
Billions of years ago, 几十亿年前,
Earth was born from fire. 地球是从火中诞生.
Today,fire heralds the New Year. 今天,火预示着新年的到来.
This is a time of extremes across the globe. 这是一个全球范围内的极端时期.
Both the height of summer,and depths of winter. 无论是盛夏,还是深冬.
The seasons we've come to know have strange otherworldly origins. 我们所知道的季节有着奇怪的超凡脱俗的起源.
A planetary collision left our home forever skewed at 23.5 degrees on its axis. 一次行星碰撞使我们的家园永远偏离其轴线23.5度.
This small tilt has huge consequences for life on the surface. 这种微小的倾斜对地表生命有着巨大的影响.
In January, 一月份,
the southern hemisphere feels the full force of the sun. 南半球感受到了太阳的全部力量.
Tilted away from the sun, 远离太阳,
the northern hemisphere is left out in the cold. 北半球被冷落了.
In the Arctic in January, 在一月份的北极,
temperatures drop to minus 40 degrees. 气温降到零下40度.
The days are at their shortest. 白天最短.
This is about as extreme a place,and season, 这是一个极端的地方和季节,
as any creature can endure. 任何生物都能忍受.
Incredibly,this seemingly lifeless environment has given rise to the planet's largest land carnivore... 令人难以置信的是,这个看似没有生命的环境造就了地球上最大的陆地食肉动物...
The polar bear. 北极熊.
A male wanders alone, 一只雄性独自游荡,
fully exposed to winter's worst. 完全暴露在冬天最糟糕的环境中.
Half his bodyweight is insulating blubber. 他的体重有一半是绝缘脂肪.
Under his white fur is black skin, 他的白毛下是黑皮肤,
to absorb what little solar heat there is. 吸收太阳的热量.
In this icy realm,he is king. 在这个冰冷的国度里,他是国王.
The residents of this frozen land are not the only creatures coping with Arctic extremes 这片冰冻土地上的居民并不是唯一应对北极极端气候的生物
this time of year. 每年的这个时候.
In January,the polar jet stream pushes south, 一月份,极地急流向南推进,
penetrating deep into North America. 深入北美.
This powerful front of fast-moving,frigid air takes the Rocky Mountains firmly in its grip. 这股强劲的锋面快速移动,寒冷的空气将落基山脉牢牢地控制住.
The snow lies almost a metre thick. 雪差不多有一米厚.
To survive, 为了生存,
animals must make snow an ally,not an enemy. 动物必须使雪成为盟友,而不是敌人.
A normally nocturnal raptor has switched to daytime hunting over winter. 一只通常在夜间活动的猛禽在冬天转为白天狩猎.
The Great Horned Owl. 大角猫头鹰.
Its food options have decreased, 它的食物选择减少了,
but its appetite has not. 但它的胃口却没有.
It must eat 100g of meat per day to survive. 它必须每天吃100克肉才能生存.
That's three voles' worth. 那是三只田鼠的价值.
Unlike many tiny mammals, 不像许多小型哺乳动物,
the meadow vole doesn't hibernate. 草地田鼠不冬眠.
Over winter, 整个冬天,
it digs a labyrinth of tunnels under the snow. 它在雪地下挖掘出迷宫般的隧道.
Under the muffling blanket, 在消音毯下,
the vole makes the faintest rustle. 田鼠发出最微弱的沙沙声.
Even 20m away,the owl can hear it. 即使在20米之外,猫头鹰也能听到.
The vole has acute senses and quick reflexes of its own. 田鼠有敏锐的感觉和快速的反应.
But this game of cat and mouse is not over. 但这场猫捉老鼠的游戏还没有结束.
The vole has a weakness. 田鼠有弱点.
It doesn't stash food under the snow. 它不会把食物藏在雪下.
It needs a steady supply of seeds. 它需要稳定的种子供应.
Getting food means breaking cover. 得到食物意味着打破掩护.
Riding the icy north wind,the hunter flies on. 猎人乘着冰冷的北风继续飞行.
Across the continent of North America, 横跨北美大陆,
the polar jet stream arcs south. 极地急流向南弯曲.
Out in the cold expanse of the North Pacific, 在寒冷的北太平洋,
the jet stream's seasonal shift has a very different impact. 急流的季节变化有着截然不同的影响.
A winter storm whips the sea into a frenzy. 一场冬季风暴使大海变得狂暴.
Along the California coast, 沿着加利福尼亚海岸,
rocky coves and bays offer shelter. 岩石海湾和海湾提供庇护.
But there's no escaping the sea temperature, 但无法逃脱海水的温度,
which stays a frigid 12 degrees Celsius. 温度保持在12摄氏度.
Fortunately,sea otters love the cold. 幸运的是,海獭喜欢寒冷.
Many of Earth's creatures wait for warmer spring days to breed,but not the otters. 地球上的许多生物等待温暖的春天繁殖,但水獭却没有.
They give birth when the sea is at its coldest. 当大海最冷的时候,它们会生孩子.
In the aquatic maternity ward are a rag-tag collection of pups of different ages. 在水产产房里,有一群不同年龄的幼崽.
This six-week-old was born during winter's first cold snap. 这个六周大的孩子出生在冬天的第一次寒流中.
Safe on his mother's belly, 安全地躺在他妈妈的肚子上,
he gets acquainted to the world around him. 他熟悉了周围的世界.
Teenagers play-fighting are the most entertaining. 青少年打斗是最有趣的.
Mum knows her pup is not ready for such rough play. 妈妈知道她的幼崽还没准备好玩这种粗野的游戏.
But she agrees to give him a little independence. 但她同意给他一点独立性.
It gives her a chance to attend to an important task. 这给了她一个处理一项重要任务的机会.
Her fur is the densest of any animal on Earth, 她的皮毛是地球上密度最大的动物,
double-layered with over 150,000 hairs per square centimetre. 双层,每平方厘米超过150000根头发.
Grooming releases natural oils from the skin, 梳洗会从皮肤中释放出天然油脂,
to keep her coat waterproof. 让她的外套防水.
She checks if her son's picking up some tips. 她检查她儿子有没有收到小费.
Not bad. 不错.
Primping done,hunger calls. 穿好衣服,饥肠辘辘.
Her pup's too young to join her hunting, 她的幼崽太小了,不能参加狩猎,
but he can't be left to drift alone. 但不能让他一个人漂泊.
So she ties him up for safe keeping. 所以她把他绑起来保管.
Sea otters use kelp strands to anchor themselves in the swell, 海獭用海带把自己固定在海浪中,
and to keep unattended pups from floating away. 防止无人看管的幼崽漂走.
Mind at ease,Mum takes the plunge, 放心吧,妈妈冒险,
to forage in the kelp beds below. 在下面的海带床上觅食.
Winter's nutrient-rich waters swirl up from the deep and flow into Monterey Bay's submarine canyon. 冬季营养丰富的海水从深海盘旋而上,流入蒙特利湾的海底峡谷.
Countless marine creatures thrive, 无数海洋生物繁衍生息,
including this spiny army. 包括这支多刺的军队.
Sea urchins eat kelp. 海胆吃海带.
Thankfully,sea otters eat urchins. 谢天谢地,海獭吃海胆.
Mussels are also on the seafood buffet. 海鲜自助餐上也有贻贝.
The mother sea otter takes her time foraging 母海獭慢慢觅食
and returns to the surface clutching her favourite meal... 带着她最喜欢的食物回到水面...
Butter clams. 黄油蛤蜊.
This was a good haul. 这是一个很好的收获.
Hunger served,she looks for her pup. 饿了,她就去找她的幼崽.
He is untethered from his kelp, 他解开了海带,
but thankfully, 但谢天谢地,
his fluffy fur acts as a life vest. 他那蓬松的毛皮充当救生衣.
She gathers him onto her belly, 她把他抱到肚子上,
safely back where he belongs. 安全地回到属于他的地方.
Not all marine mammals need to be as hardy as the sea otter in January. 不是所有的海洋哺乳动物都需要像一月份的海獭那样坚强.
Winter waters are milder on the opposite side of North America. 在北美洲的对岸,冬天的水比较温和.
On the east coast, 在东海岸,
the Gulf Stream flows from the tropics along the Atlantic seaboard, 墨西哥湾流从热带沿大西洋海岸流动,
keeping both air and sea temperatures balmy. 保持空气和海水温度温和.
Humans flock to Florida,the sunshine state, 人类涌向佛罗里达,阳光之州,
for their winter holidays. 为了他们的寒假.
Manatees do too. 海牛也是.
Some travel over 600 kilometres to escape the cold. 有些旅行超过600公里以躲避寒冷.
Despite their fat appearance,they lack insulating blubber. 尽管它们的外表很胖,但缺少绝缘的脂肪.
If the water is colder than 20 degrees, 如果水温低于20度,
they cannot digest food or maintain body temperature. 它们不能消化食物或保持体温.
But sharing the winter holiday with humans presents another danger. 但与人类共享寒假也带来了另一种危险.
Boat strike is common. 打船是常有的事.
And most manatees bear propeller scars. 大多数海牛身上都有螺旋桨伤疤.
It's the last winter holiday here for this old soul. 这是这个老家伙的最后一个寒假.
Her injuries have proved too much for her. 她的伤对她来说太严重了.
Despite the dangers,the manatees return each year. 尽管有危险,海牛每年都会回来.
Up to 6,000 manatees congregate in the area. 多达6000头海牛聚集在这个地区.
But as winter deepens, 但随着冬天的加深,
even the sea here can get too cold for them. 连这里的海也会变得太冷.
So they push on further,up creeks to shallow springs, 所以他们继续向前推进,沿着小溪到浅泉,
where temperatures remain a stable 22 degrees. 那里的温度稳定在22度.
And where they're also protected from boats. 在那里他们也被保护免受船只的袭击.
Calves of different ages take the journey with their Mums. 不同年龄的幼崽和它们的妈妈一起旅行.
They nurse as they go from a teat in Mum's armpit. 她们从妈妈腋下的奶头上下来时哺乳.
And they learn as they go,too, 他们边走边学,
about what their bodies need and how they must travel with the seasons. 关于他们的身体需要什么以及他们必须如何随季节旅行.
It's the first journey for this young manatee. 这是这头小海牛的第一次旅程.
Over her lifetime 在她有生之年
she may take the trip up and down Florida's waterways 60 times. 她可能会在佛罗里达州的水道上往返60次.
Across the globe, 在全球范围内,
other creatures also escape winter's extremes. 其他生物也能避开冬天的极端.
The influence of the Gulf Stream extends beyond the shores of the Atlantic coast, 墨西哥湾流的影响已经超出了大西洋海岸,
right across into Western Europe. 正好穿过西欧.
In January, 一月份,
winters can be milder here than similar latitudes. 这里的冬天可能比类似纬度的地区更温和.
Brent geese know it well, 布伦特鹅很清楚,
flying to the coast of France each January. 每年一月飞往法国海岸.
Compared to their homeland of Siberia, 与他们的祖国西伯利亚相比,
this is blissfully warm. 这是幸福的温暖.
Travelling deeper over the continent, 在大陆上深入旅行,
winter temperatures plummet. 冬季气温骤降.
In the Bavarian Alps, 在巴伐利亚阿尔卑斯山,
the coldest days of the year drive people indoors to escape the sub-zero temperatures. 一年中最冷的日子迫使人们在室内躲避零下的温度.
Hiding to survive winter is a strategy shared by many creatures. 为了越冬而躲藏是许多生物的共同策略.
In a tiny den,under frozen ground, 在一个小洞穴里,在冻土下面,
it's warm enough for eggs to incubate under heavy guard. 天气暖和得足以让卵在严密的保护下孵化.
It's the precious brood of a mother earwig. 它是一只母耳蝠的珍贵后代.
She works tirelessly,turning to keep the eggs damp, 她孜孜不倦地工作,把卵弄湿,
cleaning to prevent mould. 清洁以防止发霉.
When you have 60 eggs, 如果你有60个卵,
each the size of a matchstick head, 每个都有火柴头那么大,
that's a lot of work. 这是一个很大的工作.
Her maternal dedication is a rarity in the insect world and she will keep it up until the next generation hatch 她的母性奉献在昆虫界是罕见的,她会一直坚持到下一代孵化
and emerge. 然后出现.
Through thin eggshells,tiny brown eyeballs appear. 透过薄薄的蛋壳,出现棕色的小眼球.
Sensing this pulse of life, 感觉到生命的脉搏,
a predatory spider enters the chamber. 一只食肉蜘蛛进入房间.
The mother earwig detects the trespass and won't tolerate it. 母耳蝠发现了非法入侵,不会容忍的.
The spider is banished back outside,into the deep freeze. 蜘蛛被放逐到外面的冰层里.
For another three weeks, 再过三个星期,
the mercury continues to plummet to sub-zero temperatures. 水银柱继续骤降到零度以下.
Above ground, 在地面上,
the world is kept in suspended animation. 世界一直处于悬而未决的状态.
But below ground,there's an awakening. 但在地下,有一个觉醒.
The earwig nymphs grow quickly, 耳蝠若虫长得很快,
and moult regularly. 定期蜕皮.
Each moult leaves them darker,like their mother. 每一次蜕皮都会让它们变得更黑,就像它们的母亲一样.
But unlike their mother, 但不像他们的母亲,
the young don't waste energy protecting family. 年轻人不浪费精力保护家庭.
On the contrary, 相反地,
unhatched siblings offer a macabre game of soccer. 不幸的兄弟姐妹提供了一个可怕的足球游戏.
And supper. 还有晚餐.
This meal is good for now. 这顿饭暂时还不错.
But winter is long. 但是冬天很长.
They turn to Mum for more food. 他们向妈妈要更多的食物.
But she only has one thing to feed them. 但她只有一样东西可以养活他们.
In a final act of maternal care, 在孕产妇护理的最后一幕中,
she makes the ultimate sacrifice. 她做出了最大的牺牲.
Offering her young the vital calories and protein needed to survive till spring. 为她的孩子提供生存到春天所需的热量和蛋白质.
By late January, 到一月底,
much of east Asia is also in winter's grip. 东亚大部分地区也处于冬季.
The temperature in Siberia can plummet to minus 60 degrees centigrade, 西伯利亚的气温会骤降到零下60摄氏度,
and bitter winds race across the frozen lakes. 凛冽的寒风掠过冰封的湖面.
The wind gathers moisture as it travels over the Sea of Japan. 风在日本海上空吹过时会聚集湿气.
Colliding with the steep mountains of western Japan, 与日本西部陡峭的山脉相撞,
the winds lift and dump great powder kegs of snow. 风把大桶的雪吹散了.
Japan can be one of the snowiest places on the planet. 日本可能是地球上雪最多的地方之一.
Not the typical spot to find a monkey. 不是找猴子的典型地点.
Japanese macaques are the world's most northerly species of primate, 日本猕猴是世界上最北的灵长类动物,
other than people. 除了人.
Feeding from winter's larder can be tough. 从冬天的储藏室里喂食是很困难的.
Sometimes it's just a lot of digging for an ice-encrusted bug, 有时候只是为了找一只结了冰的虫子,
or a bit of bark. 或者一点树皮.
In driving snow,it's hard for fur to dry. 在雪地里,毛皮很难晒干.
As body temperature falls and stress rises, 随着体温下降压力升高,
there's only one thing to do. 只有一件事要做.
Hit the spa with a group of friends. 和一群朋友去泡温泉.
Hot springs can be 50 degrees warmer than the air. 温泉的温度比空气高50度.
It seems to induce a zen-like mood among the macaques. 这似乎在猕猴中引起了一种禅意般的情绪.
The troop bathes for hours on end. 部队连续几个小时洗澡.
Their preference for communal living is a primate habit, 他们喜欢集体生活是灵长类动物的习惯,
one we humans have taken to the extreme. 我们人类已经走到了极端.
Hundreds of millions of people are on the move, 数以亿计的人在流动,
to reunite with generations of family for the Chinese New Year. 与世世代代的家人团聚过年.
It's the largest human migration on the planet. 这是地球上最大的人类迁徙.
From Shanghai to Beijing,cities alight. 从上海到北京,城市灯火通明.
For two weeks, 两周来,
people come together to see dragons dance. 人们聚在一起看龙跳舞.
The dragon symbolizes good luck. 龙象征好运.
To be in its presence is to be blessed with happiness and fortune for the coming year. 在它的面前,就是来年的幸福和幸运.
Chinese New Year marks the second new moon after the winter solstice. 中国新年是冬至之后的第二个新月.
It signals spring is on its way in the Northern Hemisphere. 它预示着北半球的春天即将来临.
Crossing the equator to the Southern Hemisphere, 穿越赤道到达南半球,
intense solar energy is driving another phenomenon. 强烈的太阳能驱动了另一种现象.
In February, 二月份,
the path of the sun over equatorial Africa bakes the landmass. 太阳在赤道非洲上空的路径烘烤着陆地.
As heat rises,moisture and winds converge, 当热量上升,湿气和风会聚,
forming an immense tropical rain belt. 形成一个巨大的热带雨带.
Marching across the continent, 穿越大陆,
vast quantities of water are on the move. 大量的水正在流动.
It's an event known simply as The Wet. 这是一个被称为“湿”的活动.
In the southern African country of Zambia, 在南部非洲国家赞比亚,
the same amount of rain falls in January and February as the entire rest of the year. 1月和2月的降雨量与全年的降雨量相同.
Hippos are happiest in the wet season. 河马在雨季最快乐.
February is mid-calving time. 二月是产犊期.
A big responsibility for this first-time Mum. 对这位初出茅庐的妈妈来说,责任重大.
Only a few weeks old, 只有几个星期大,
the calf is entirely dependent on Mum to tell him what's what in this water world. 幼崽完全依赖妈妈来告诉它在这个水世界里是什么.
They look dangerous. 他们看起来很危险.
Mum barely reacts. 妈妈几乎没有反应.
An adult hippo like her is too big and strong to be considered a crocodile meal. 像她这样的成年河马又大又壮,不能算是鳄鱼餐.
And in the wet season, 在雨季,
there's plenty of room in the pool for everyone to keep a safe distance. 游泳池里有足够的空间让大家保持安全距离.
But those unblinking eyes,are disconcerting. 但那双不眨眼的眼睛,令人不安.
Mum decides a breather ashore is not a bad idea. 妈妈觉得在岸上休息不是个坏主意.
The calf stays close to Mum. 幼崽紧靠着妈妈.
The bond between them is intense and can last for six years or more. 他们之间的联系非常紧密,可以持续6年或更长时间.
He depends on her for protection. 他依靠她来保护自己.
Danger lies everywhere. 危险无处不在.
Lions on this river are specialist hippo killers. 这条河上的狮子是专业的河马杀手.
It's hard for the inexperienced Mum to judge where her calf is safest. 没有经验的妈妈很难判断自己的小腿在哪里最安全.
She makes the choice most hippos make. 她做了大多数河马做的选择.
She mistakes her own personal safety as safe. 她误以为自己的人身安全是安全的.
The bystanders have a sense of what's unfolding, 旁观者能感觉到事态的发展,
but the calf is too naive. 但是幼崽太天真了.
By the time the mother realizes her terrible error of judgement, 当母亲意识到她严重的判断错误时,
it's too late. 太晚了.
It's a heartbreaking outcome for the mother. 对这位母亲来说,这是一个令人心碎的结局.
But with only half of all baby hippos surviving their first year, 但是只有一半的河马宝宝能活到第一年,
her loss is a reality she may experience many more times. 她的失落是一个她可能会经历很多次的现实.
The wet season continues to wash across southern Africa. 雨季继续席卷南部非洲.
The giant herbivores gorge on all the fresh foliage. 巨大的食草动物狼吞虎咽地吃着所有新鲜的树叶.
Less than half is properly digested by the time it rains back down on the plain. 当雨水落回平原时,只有不到一半的食物得到了适当的消化.
The combination of A-Grade dung and high humidity is a heady mix for one local. A级粪便和高湿度的混合对一个当地人来说是令人兴奋的.
When drops and plops knock on his door, 当滴答滴答地敲门时,
he hurries to answer. 他急忙回答.
For the copper dung beetle,this is heaven. 对于铜粪甲虫来说,这是天堂.
He spent the dry season underground, 他在地下度过了旱季,
in semi-hibernation. 处于半冬眠状态.
The seasonal rain kick-starts his body into action. 季节性的雨水使他的身体开始活动.
While some rush to mate,he gallops past. 当一些人匆忙交配时,他飞奔而过.
He wants to focus on creating his seasonal masterpiece first. 他想先专注于创作他的季节性杰作.
He fashions a brood ball. 他设计了一个育儿舞会.
It's the ultimate way to impress a female and encourage egg laying. 这是给雌性留下深刻印象和鼓励产卵的最终方法.
He hurries to complete it and roll it away before someone else steals it. 他急忙完成它,在别人偷走它之前把它滚走.
He has a clear plan in mind and stops often to check the position of the sun. 他脑子里有一个清晰的计划,经常停下来检查太阳的位置.
The problem with dung is that flies love it,too. 粪便的问题是苍蝇也喜欢它.
Given a chance they would contaminate his ball with their eggs, 如果他们有机会用卵弄脏他的球,
so they have to be shooed away. 所以他们必须被赶走.
He checks his coordinates one last time. 他最后一次检查他的坐标.
In the distance,he spots his destination. 在远处,他发现了他的目的地.
Soft soil,a bit of grass. 软土,一点草.
Perfect. 很 完美.
He digs deep, 他挖得很深,
ensuring his ball and any egg laid within it stays safe, 确保他的球和里面的蛋安全,
as wet season turns to dry. 当雨季变干时.
February is a time of calm seas in the equatorial waters around Indonesia. 二月是印尼赤道海域平静的季节.
Here is the meeting place of two major oceans. 这里是两大洋的交汇处.
Water flows from the Pacific into the Indian Ocean through thousands of beehive islands. 水从太平洋通过数千个蜂巢岛流入印度洋.
This convergence results in a dynamic tropical eco-system, 这种融合形成了一个动态的热带生态系统,
with Raja Ampat,its crowning jewel. 与拉贾·安帕特,它的王冠上的宝石.
Under the surface, 在地表下,
strong currents churn nutrients and plankton blooms. 强大的洋流搅动着营养物质,浮游生物大量繁殖.
This soup of micro-organisms supports the entire oceanic food chain. 这种微生物汤支撑着整个海洋食物链.
Dense schools of baitfish attract a squadron of predators. 密集的鱼饵群吸引了一队食肉动物.
Devil rays. 魔鬼射线.
These specialist fish eaters will travel hundreds of kilometres 这些专门吃鱼的人将旅行数百公里
in the pursuit of this seasonal bounty. 为了追求季节性的赏金.
In groups of 30 or more,they scissor the blue. 一组30人或更多的人,他们剪蓝色的头发.
Their tight formations herd the frightened baitfish. 他们紧密的队形使受惊的鱼饵成群结队.
Light,agile bodies with swept-back wings like a jet fighter, 轻盈敏捷的身体,后掠的翅膀就像喷气式战斗机,
can accelerate from cruise to attack speed in milliseconds. 可以在毫秒内从巡航加速到攻击速度.
Out of the blue, 出乎意料的是,
an oceanic manta ray arrives,with hitchhikers in tow. 一条大洋蝠鲼来了,拖着搭便车的人.
This is the world's largest species of ray. 这是世界上最大的射线种类.
Wings propel its two-tonne body lithely through the water. 翅膀轻快地推动它两吨重的身体在水中穿行.
Most of the year,it prefers to travel solo. 一年中的大部分时间,它喜欢独自旅行.
But at Raja Ampat, 但在Raja Ampat,
the season's nutrient-rich waters draw individuals 这个季节营养丰富的水吸引着个体
to feed from far and wide. 从四面八方进食.
They mingle with the resident reef manta rays. 它们与珊瑚礁蝠鲼混合在一起.
It's a rare time of year when both species converge in the same waters. 这是一年中罕见的两个物种在同一水域汇合的时候.
With filter feeding mouths agape, 带着过滤嘴,
they ride the currents like magic carpets. 他们像魔毯一样乘风破浪.
To the south of Indonesia lies Australia, 在印度尼西亚的南部是澳大利亚,
a continent where summer means extreme heat. 夏天意味着酷热的大陆.
Soaring temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius send people surfside to cool off. 超过40摄氏度的高温使人们在海边冲浪降温.
At this time of year, 每年这个时候,
Australia is one of the hottest places on Earth. 澳大利亚是地球上最热的地方之一.
Inland,no rain has fallen for months. 在内陆,已经好几个月没有下雨了.
Australian summers are becoming hotter, 澳大利亚的夏天越来越热,
drier and deadlier as global temperatures rise. 随着全球气温上升,气候变得更加干燥和致命.
Dry lightning connects to the tinder-dry grass. 干涸的闪电连接着干枯的青草.
A spark becomes an inferno. 星火燎原.
Whilst most scramble to escape, 当大多数人都争相逃跑的时候,
an aerial predator swoops closer. 一只空中掠食者猛扑过来.
The black kite. 黑色的风筝.
A creature who deliberately seeks out fires. 故意寻找火的生物.
This bird is perhaps the only Australian who welcomes the fire season. 这只鸟也许是唯一一个欢迎火烧季节的澳大利亚人.
Drawn by the smoke, 被浓烟吸引,
others converge from kilometres around. 其他人则从几公里外聚集.
As the fire simmers down,competition flares. 随着火势逐渐平息,竞争也随之爆发.
Less fire,less food. 少火,少食.
One black kite is still hungry. 一只黑风筝还饿着.
Both phoenix and pyromaniac. 凤凰城和纵火狂.
What it does next is the stuff of legend. 它接下来要做的就是传奇.
Aboriginal Dreamtime calls the kite,'Fire Hawk'. 土著梦想层称风筝为“火鹰”.
Like humans, 像人类一样,
it harvests fire for personal gain. 它为了个人利益而收火.
What it hopes to gain now is grasshopper. 它现在希望得到的是蚱蜢.
satiated,the kite flies on, 吃饱了,风筝继续飞,
spotting new fires as deftly as any satellite. 像任何卫星一样灵敏地发现新的火灾.
Parched inland Australia stands in stark contrast to the jungles of South America. 干燥的澳大利亚内陆与南美洲的丛林形成鲜明对比.
In February, 二月份,
it's the dry season in the Amazon rainforest. 现在是亚马逊雨林的旱季.
But dry is a relative term. 但是干燥是一个相对的术语.
The jungle still gets heavy downpours. 丛林里仍然下着倾盆大雨.
As quickly as the heavens open... 天一开...
..they close again. …他们又关门了.
With a break in the weather, 天气稍息,
leaf cutter ants pick up the pace along their mass highway. 切叶蚁沿着他们的高速公路加快步伐.
The buttercup tree is flowering,an annual seasonal harvest. 毛茛树正在开花,一年四季都有收获.
Ten million ants join the foraging parade. 一千万只蚂蚁参加了觅食游行.
It's a rush to get nutrition to their subterranean algae gardens 为了给他们的地下藻类园提供营养,这是一种匆忙
before the next downpour. 在下一场倾盆大雨之前.
In Rio de Janeiro, 在里约热内卢,
humans celebrate this season with Carnivale, 人类用嘉年华来庆祝这个季节,
an annual festival celebrating abundance before abstinence. 节庆节前庆祝丰盛的一年一度的节日.
Both events require intense preparation, 这两项活动都需要紧张的准备,
teamwork and synchronization. 团队合作和同步.
It's a wild climax to the start of the year. 这是今年年初的一个疯狂高潮.
Our planet completes its first 60 degrees of revolution around the great ball of fire. 我们的星球绕着大火球旋转了60度.
In the months ahead, 在接下来的几个月里,
more profound change awaits the planet's inhabitants, 更深刻的变化等待着地球上的居民,
for change is the one constant during a Wild Year On Earth. 因为在地球上一个狂野的年份里,变化是不变的.