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
五月 – 六月
波动季节
The first third of the year has already passed, 今年的前三分之一已经过去了,
as the Earth continues in perpetual motion around the sun. 因为地球一直围绕着太阳运转.
It maintains a steady pace, 它保持着稳定的步伐,
hurtling at 107,000 kilometres an hour through space. 在太空中以每小时107000公里的速度飞驰.
In May,seasons are in transition. 在五月,季节在过渡.
It's a volatile time. 这是一个动荡的时期.
In the heart of North America,trouble's brewing. 在北美的中心地带,麻烦正在酝酿.
Late spring is a time when hot and cold air collide. 晚春是冷热空气碰撞的季节.
Humid air from the tropics sweeps up the plains of central United States. 来自热带的潮湿空气席卷了美国中部的平原.
It meets with dry,frigid air rushing from the Arctic. 它遇到了来自北极的干燥寒冷的空气.
This clash creates a superstorm,whose winds stir into tornadoes. 这场冲突产生了一场超级风暴,它的风会变成龙卷风.
Each year,over a thousand twisters menace the United States. 每年都有一千多条龙卷风威胁着美国.
Although they can occur throughout the year, 虽然一年四季都可能发生,
spring is when tornadoes are at their most mighty. 春天是龙卷风最猛烈的时候.
Thundering across the plains of North America, 轰鸣着穿越北美平原,
is another force of nature. 是另一种自然力.
Wild mustangs. 野马.
Each spring,they arrive from all directions, 每年春天,他们从四面八方赶来,
converging at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 汇聚在内华达山脉的山脚下.
They form a mega-herd,hundreds strong. 他们形成了一个庞大的群体,数百人.
What brings them together is fresh springtime pasture. 使他们走到一起的是春天的新鲜牧场.
Winter's snow cover is now lush meltwater, 冬天的积雪现在是郁郁葱葱的融水,
irrigating thick,nutritious grass. 灌溉厚厚的、营养丰富的草.
For mustangs, 对于野马,
this seasonal feast provides rocket fuel for breeding. 这个季节性的盛宴为繁殖提供了火箭燃料.
Females are on heat. 雌性在发情.
And bachelors are feeling extra frisky. 单身汉们感到格外兴奋.
One moves closer to the females,testosterone racing. 其中一个更靠近雌性,睾丸激素在加速.
A pretty grey mare catches his eye. 一匹漂亮的灰色母马吸引了他的目光.
But standing in his way,is the stallion. 但挡在他前面的,是种马.
The bachelor can't suppress his urges any longer. 单身汉再也抑制不住自己的欲望了.
The old stallion responds,and the rivals draw close. 老种马反应过来,竞争对手也靠近了.
Stamping the ground,the challenger claims victory. 这位挑战者踩着地面宣称获胜.
He is now boss. 他现在是老板了.
The old,defeated stallion is exiled. 被打败的老种马被放逐了.
He will live out his days on the fringes, 他将在边缘生活,
in the company of the castaways. 在被遗弃者的陪伴下.
The new leader eyes a young colt, 新领导人看到一匹小马,
the son of the old stallion. 老种马的儿子.
He,too,will be exiled when he reaches maturity. 当他成熟的时候,他也会被放逐.
But for now,in the plentiful time of spring, 但现在,在春暖花开的时候,
all are welcome to run with the herd. 欢迎大家随大流.
As spring advances into summer in North America, 在北美,春天进入夏天,
another turning point approaches South East Asia. 另一个转折点接近东南亚.
Indochina is parched. 印度支那很干燥.
In this ancient land of temples and tombs, 在这片古刹古墓的土地上,
many months have passed with little to no rain. 好几个月过去了,几乎没有下雨.
Heat envelopes the devotees of ritual and prayer, 热包围着仪式和祈祷的奉献者,
as all wait for the heavens to break. 就像所有人都在等待天崩地裂.
Falling barometric pressure and rising humidity signal the monsoon is on its way. 气压下降和湿度上升预示着季风即将来临.
Snakes are sensitive to atmospheric changes. 蛇对大气变化很敏感.
This is crucial for the king cobra, 这对眼镜王蛇至关重要,
whose life cycle is timed around the coming rains. 他们的生命周期是在即将到来的降雨前后.
For this queen of the kings, 为了这位国王的女王,
May and June are critical months. 五月和六月是关键的月份.
She mated just over a month ago and is now heavy with eggs. 她一个多月前刚交配,现在有很多卵.
Using the coils of her body to collect leaves, 用她身体的线圈收集树叶,
she builds a mound. 她建了一个土堆.
The rotting leaves create the perfect humidicrib, 腐烂的叶子造就了完美的雪茄,
to incubate her eggs over the coming months. 在接下来的几个月里孵化她的卵.
She must build her leafy tower high enough, 她必须把她的绿叶塔建得足够高,
so it won't be flooded by the imminent monsoon. 所以它不会被即将到来的季风淹没.
The king cobra is the only snake species to build a nest like this. 眼镜王蛇是唯一能筑巢的蛇.
And she will guard it ferociously, 她会狠狠地保护它,
come hell or high water. 不进则退.
Above her,elemental forces stir. 在她上方,元素的力量在搅动.
By late May, 到5月下旬,
the region experiences the most intense direct sunlight of the year. 这个地区经历了一年中最强烈的阳光直射.
Heat builds,sucking moisture from the Indian Ocean. 热量增加,从印度洋吸收水分.
A thick rain band forms, 厚厚的雨带形成,
sweeping across a vast area from Indochina to the Indian subcontinent. 横扫从印度支那到印度次大陆的广大地区.
This is the largest seasonal movement of rain on the planet. 这是地球上最大的季节性降雨运动.
The monsoon is here. 季风来了.
The deluge will continue for four months. 洪水将持续四个月.
In parts of India, 在印度部分地区,
one metre of rain can fall in a single day. 一天能下一米的雨.
Over a billion people, 超过十亿人,
one sixth of the world's population, 世界人口的六分之一,
rely on these rains for food and economy. 依靠这些雨水来维持粮食和经济.
The monsoon is the most dramatic annual weather event to shape the lives of the region's creatures. 季风是影响该地区生物生活的最具戏剧性的年度天气事件.
In Sri Lanka, 在斯里兰卡,
the monsoon revitalizes the waterways that carve through the cloud forest. 季风使穿过云林的水道恢复了活力.
Water levels rise. 水位上升.
Ponds swell in size. 池塘体积膨胀.
There's no better aphrodisiac for tree frogs. 没有比树蛙更好的壮阳药了.
Not surprisingly, 毫不奇怪,
monsoon triggers their mating season. 季风触发了它们的交配季节.
The strapping female attempts to carry her smaller suitor to a slippery nest site. 身材魁梧的雌鸟试图把她较小的追求者带到一个光滑的巢址.
Spot chosen,she regains her balance and excretes sticky proteins, 选定的地点,她会恢复平衡,分泌粘性蛋白质,
which her back legs froth into a lather. 她的后腿起泡.
Into this foam ball,she lays up to 300 eggs, 在这个泡沫球里,她下了300个蛋,
which the hitchhiker male eagerly fertilizes. 搭便车的雄性渴望受精.
Their mating is by no means private. 它们的交配绝不是私人的.
This tree,overhanging the perfect pond is a hotly contested hook-up place for many other pairs. 这棵树,悬在完美的池塘是一个激烈竞争的地方,许多其他对钩.
Dozens of lusty bachelors are looking for any opportunity to join in. 几十个精力充沛的单身汉正在寻找任何加入的机会.
More than one male can fertilize a foam ball, 不止一只雄性能使泡沫球受精,
so it's always worth a shot. 所以值得一试.
The couple stays single-mindedly engrossed with each other, 这对夫妇一心一意地沉浸在彼此之间,
ignoring the voyeurs. 无视偷窥者.
Half an hour later,the deed is done. 半小时后,契约完成了.
Left alone,the female extracts herself from the hardening foam, 独自一人,雌性从硬化的泡沫中抽身,
a tricky,sticky business. 棘手棘手的生意.
The ball hardens, 球变硬了,
forming a protective casing, 形成保护壳,
where the eggs will safely develop for the next week. 在那里下个星期卵会安全发育.
Then,mirroring the rain that inspired their creation, 然后,映照出激发他们创作灵感的雨水,
tiny tadpoles drop to the awaiting nursery below. 小蝌蚪掉到下面等待的托儿所.
The foam nest falls,too,providing sustenance for their magical metamorphosis into frogs. 泡沫巢也倒塌了,为它们神奇地蜕变成青蛙提供了食物.
It's mission accomplished for the mother tree frog. 这是母树蛙完成的任务.
She perfectly timed her work to the season. 她把工作时间安排得恰到好处.
Floodwaters will flush her progeny far and wide, 洪水会把她的后代冲向四面八方,
as the monsoon rolls onwards. 随着季风的到来.
By June, 到六月,
the rising floodwaters present challenges for the young and old across Asia. 不断上升的洪水给亚洲的年轻人和老年人带来了挑战.
Every struggle is monitored from above. 每一次斗争都是从上面监视的.
Any drowning is another banquet for the resident griffon vultures. 任何溺水事件都是当地狮鹫的另一场盛宴.
While this vulture species scans the sodden landscape for water-softened carrion, 当秃鹫在湿透的土地上搜寻软化的腐肉时,
their cousins on a different continent do best in the extreme dry. 他们在另一个大陆上的表亲在极度干旱的环境中表现最好.
In stark contrast to Asia, 与亚洲形成鲜明对比的是,
June is winter in South Africa and the driest time of year. 六月是南非的冬天,也是一年中最干燥的时候.
Cape vultures are on patrol. 秃鹫角在巡逻.
For optimum height and distance, 为了达到最佳高度和距离,
they rely on riding the thermals. 他们依靠乘热.
In winter, 在冬天,
the sun's intensity weakens and thermals slacken. 太阳的强度减弱,热量减弱.
They can't travel as far. 他们不能走那么远.
But when it's this dry,they don't need to. 但是当天气这么干的时候,他们就不需要了.
Food is everywhere. 到处都是食物.
Almost no rain has fallen for two months 两个月来几乎没有下雨
and both land and creatures are stressed. 土地和生物都有压力.
Each death summons the aerial undertakers. 每一个死亡召唤空中殡仪馆.
This bird of prey never kills. 这种猛禽从不杀人.
Instead,vultures rely on scavenging for food 相反,秃鹫靠觅食为生
and affectionately known as 'the clean up crew.' 被亲切地称为“清理队”
Their grisly work is essential health of the whole ecosystem, 他们可怕的工作是整个生态系统的基本健康,
clearing death and disease with each mouthful. 一口一口地清除死亡和疾病.
There aren't many animals that can scatter this feeding frenzy. 没有多少动物能驱散这种进食狂潮.
In the dry,lions are spoiled for choice. 在干旱的地方,狮子被宠坏了.
There's no point wasting energy on a chase, 把精力浪费在追逐上是没有意义的,
when food is strewn across the plain. 当食物散落在平原上.
The vultures can only watch. 秃鹫只能看着.
And wait for the leftovers. 等着吃剩的.
Finally, 最后,
the lions are so bloated they can barely move.The vultures pluck up the nerve to reclaim the table. 狮子太胖了,几乎动不了.秃鹫们鼓起勇气要夺回桌子.
One lion's trash is a vulture's treasure, 狮子的垃圾是秃鹫的财富,
and worth fighting for. 值得为之奋斗.
The bird's highly acidic stomachs are able to digest skin and sinew. 这种鸟的高酸性胃能够消化皮肤和肌肉.
And bone. 还有骨头.
At this time of year, 每年这个时候,
returning home with a belly full of bone is the highest priority of all. 带着满腹的骨头回家是最重要的.
Its calcium strengthens the vulture's light flight bones 它的钙能增强秃鹫轻快的骨骼
And its minerals help produce strong eggs. 它的矿物质有助于产生强壮的卵子.
Which is the most important thing in May and June. 五、六月份最重要的是什么.
The peak months in the cape vulture's breeding season. 秃鹫繁殖季节的高峰期.
High on the sheer cliffs of South Africa's Waterberg Mountains, 在南非沃特伯格山脉陡峭的悬崖上,
dozens of vultures tend their nests. 几十只秃鹫照料它们的巢穴.
Pairs bond for life, 终身结对,
produce one egg each year and take turns on the nest. 每年产一个蛋,轮流上巢.
The calories from the giraffe meal will sustain this vulture for days, 长颈鹿餐中的热量能让秃鹫维持数天,
as he settles in for his shift. 当他准备轮班的时候.
Which frees his mate to head out on her own undertaking duty. 这样他的伴侣就可以自由地开始自己的工作了.
Travelling up the central coast of South Africa, 沿着南非中部海岸旅行,
the dryness endures. 干燥持续.
Although winter brings cooler days, 虽然冬天带来凉爽的天气,
rainfall is sporadic. 降雨是零星的.
But on the arid Eastern Cape,an oasis exists. 但在干旱的东开普省,有一片绿洲.
And the world's largest land animal, 世界上最大的陆地动物,
the African bush elephant,thrives here. 非洲丛林象在这里繁衍生息.
In the dry season, 在旱季,
drinking and bathing are both important. 喝酒和洗澡都很重要.
Mud protects against sun and insects. 泥土可以防晒防虫.
Elephant calves love applying their sunscreen and can't seem to get enough. 小象喜欢涂防晒霜,而且似乎还不够.
Although quenched, 虽然经过淬火,
the elephants need much more than water to sustain them. 大象需要的不仅仅是水来养活它们.
To live in this desert, 住在沙漠里,
they rely on a plant that has adapted to life here too. 他们依靠的植物也适应了这里的生活.
The prolific bacon tree is a hardy succulent plant, 多产的培根树是一种耐寒多汁的植物,
whose leaves retain water,even on the driest of days. 即使在最干燥的日子,叶子也能保持水分.
But despite the elephants' year-long access to good water and food, 但是尽管大象一年四季都能得到好的水和食物,
they are still not immune to the dry season's cruelty. 他们仍然不能幸免旱季的残酷.
A young mother signals her loss to the herd. 一位年轻的母亲向牛群发出了失去的信号.
She has been standing vigil for several days, 她已经守夜好几天了,
unable to leave her calf,even now. 不能离开她的小腿,即使是现在.
Scavengers give the mother no chance to grieve. 拾荒者没有给母亲悲伤的机会.
Guarding the corpse may be futile, 保护尸体可能是徒劳的,
but her instinct to stay is too strong. 但她留下来的本能太强烈了.
She was supposed to raise her calf for 14 years and isn't ready to walk away. 她本来要养14年的小腿,现在还没准备好离开.
But as the day wears on, 但日子一天天过去,
she grows more exhausted. 她越来越累了.
Something has to give. 总得给点什么.
It's said elephant memories are long. 据说大象的记忆很长.
Although she finally leaves this place, 虽然她最终离开了这里,
it's unlikely she will forget what happened here. 她不大可能忘记这里发生的事.
The calf's body offers life after death for the other dry season survivors. 幼崽的身体为其他旱季幸存者提供了死后的生命.
The mother re-joins the herd. 母亲重新加入了牛群.
She will live for decades and have many more calves. 她将活几十年,并有更多的牛犊.
Each time,a little wiser to the merciless ways of the dry season. 每一次,都有一点点的智慧去无情的对待旱季.
As May ends, 五月末,
the Earth approaches the midway point on its journey around the sun. 地球在绕太阳运行的过程中接近中间点.
In the southern hemisphere,days are nearing their shortest. 在南半球,白天已接近最短.
Ocean currents also respond to volatile seasonal forces. 洋流也对不稳定的季节性力量作出反应.
Strong winds in northern Australia trigger a torrent of water to rush down the west coast. 澳大利亚北部的强风引发一股急流,沿着西海岸冲下.
In May and June, 在五月和六月,
the world's longest boundary current, 世界上最长的边界流,
the Leeuwin Current,is at its peak strength. Leeuwin海流正处于峰值强度.
And rushing to meet it are Australian salmon. 赶来迎接它的是澳大利亚鲑鱼.
Tens of thousands of them. 数以万计的人.
They converge off south Western Australia to spawn. 它们聚集在澳大利亚西南部产卵.
Predators follow. 捕食者跟着.
Some salmon die. 一些鲑鱼死了.
But their precious larvae are whisked away by the current to nursery grounds, 但它们珍贵的幼虫会被水流冲走到育儿场,
thousands of kilometres away. 千里之外.
On their journey, 在他们的旅途中,
they pass by another underwater spectacle. 他们经过另一个水下奇观.
Each winter,as sea temperatures fall, 每年冬天,随着海水温度的下降,
giant cuttlefish rise from the depths to converge in a protected bay in southern Australia. 在澳大利亚南部的一个受保护的海湾里,巨型乌贼从深水中升起,聚集在一起.
It's the only known mass aggregation of cuttlefish in the world. 这是世界上已知的唯一一种乌贼聚集体.
They've come here for courtship. 他们是来求爱的.
Cuttlefish speak through their skin. 乌贼通过皮肤说话.
The males loudly communicate their strength in patterns and colours to attract the attention of females. 雄性用图案和颜色大声表达自己的力量,以吸引雌性的注意.
Having made his attentions clear, 他说得很清楚,
a large alpha male corrals his chosen female. 一个大的阿尔法公畜养他的选定的女性.
He separates her from the others. 他把她和其他人分开.
Then escorts her to a private corner of the reef to mate, 然后护送她到暗礁的一个私人角落交配,
taking her in his eight-arm embrace. 他用八只胳膊抱住她.
She chooses a safe crevice to lay her fertilized eggs. 她选择一个安全的裂缝产卵.
Her mate blocks the entrance to her lair, 她的同伴堵住了她巢穴的入口,
guarding both her and his paternity rights. 保护她和他的父权.
His vigilance is justified. 他的警惕是有道理的.
Other males want access to his female. 其他雄性想要接近雌性.
One plucky hopeful dives in. 一个勇敢的希望潜入.
Bad idea. 坏主意.
It's an attack that would deter most rivals. 这是一次会让大多数对手望而却步的攻击.
But not this one. 但不是这个.
He's either desperate to mate,or a sucker for punishment. 他要么渴望交配,要么渴望惩罚.
Either way, 不管怎样,
the alpha male has run out of patience. 阿尔法男性已经没有耐心了.
Ink is usually expelled to confuse predators. 墨汁通常被驱逐出去以迷惑掠食者.
Now,it's a sign of pure panic. 现在,这是纯粹恐慌的表现.
With the rival finally banished, 对手终于被放逐了,
the alpha male rests easy, 阿尔法男性休息得很轻松,
as his female finishes laying, 当他的雌性完成产卵,
undisturbed. 不受干扰.
Despite all this passion, 尽管如此热情,
neither will experience parenthood. 两人都不会经历为人父母的经历.
At the end of their breeding season, 在繁殖季节结束时,
both male and female will die. 男性和女性都会死.
Their precious progeny will hatch without supervision, 它们宝贵的后代将在没有监督的情况下孵化,
and make their way back to the depths of the Southern Ocean, 回到南大洋深处,
to await their own signal to breed. 等待自己繁殖的信号.
In mid-June, 六月中旬,
the sun's zenith reaches its most northerly point on the globe. 太阳的天顶到达地球上最北端.
The southern hemisphere is tilted furthest from the sun's rays, 南半球倾斜得离太阳光线最远,
while the northern hemisphere is fully exposed. 而北半球则完全暴露在外.
For 24 hours, 24小时,
Earth sits at a magical tipping point. 地球处在一个神奇的临界点.
At dawn of June 21st, 6月21日黎明,
people gather at the ancient pagan site of Stonehenge to watch the sun break through the stones. 人们聚集在古老的异教徒巨石阵遗址,观看太阳从巨石阵中穿透.
In the northern hemisphere, 在北半球,
the year's longest day begins. 一年中最长的一天开始了.
The summer solstice. 夏至.
Festivities are celebrated across Europe. 欧洲各地都在庆祝节日.
Fire pays homage to the sun. 火向太阳致敬.
And sets alight the year's shortest night. 点燃了一年中最短的夜晚.
Near the North Pole,in the land of the midnight sun, 在北极附近,在午夜太阳的土地上,
the summer solstice means a never-ending day. 夏至意味着一个永不停歇的日子.
When the northern hemisphere awakens on June 22nd, 当北半球在6月22日苏醒,
it's officially summer. 现在是正式的夏天.
Across Europe, 在整个欧洲,
long days are filled with the sound of cicadas. 漫长的日子里充满了蝉鸣.
And in the south of France, 在法国南部,
fields of lavender bloom with the sun's strong rays. 薰衣草在强烈的阳光下盛开.
Sun scorches the mediaeval walls of Carcassonne Castle. 阳光炙烤着卡尔卡松城堡中世纪的城墙.
Since the Dark Ages, 从黑暗时代开始,
this hillside fortress in France has housed royalty and hosted war. 这座法国的山腰堡垒曾是皇室的居所,也是战争的策源地.
Where armies once clashed, 军队曾经发生冲突的地方,
a kestrel now hunts. 一只红隼正在狩猎.
In summer, 在夏天,
the grasslands around the castle are full of seed and running with rodents. 城堡周围的草地长满了种子,到处都是啮齿动物.
The kestrel's favourite prey. 红隼最喜欢的猎物.
If anyone can see them,he can. 如果有人能看到他们,他也能.
He is one of the few birds of prey capable of hovering. 他是为数不多的能在空中盘旋的猛禽之一.
Hanging suspended in the air, 悬在空中,
he holds his head completely still. 他完全不动头.
Perfect for lining up his target. 非常适合对准他的目标.
The kestrel's kill isn't for him. 杀死红隼不是为了他.
He's on a tour of duty 他在执行任务
and quickly heads back home to base. 很快回到基地.
He's met at the door and hands over the spoils. 他在门口碰面,交出了战利品.
June is mid-nesting time for kestrels. 六月是红隼筑巢的中期.
The female remains with the chicks 母鸡仍然和小鸡在一起
until they are two weeks old, 直到他们两周大,
so relies on the male for home delivery. 所以要依靠男性来送货上门.
He won't stay long. 他不会待太久的.
Duty calls. 值班电话.
The kestrel chicks need constant food. 红隼的雏鸟需要不断的食物.
So it's back to the killing fields. 所以又回到了杀戮场.
Beyond the crumbling castles, 在摇摇欲坠的城堡之外,
and down in a warming river, 在温暖的河里,
a very different European parent is also answering the call of nature. 一个完全不同的欧洲父母也在响应大自然的召唤.
This female crayfish is heavy with eggs, 这只雌性小龙虾有很多卵,
cradling approximately 200 beneath her body. 在她身体下大约有200个.
She mated last winter, 她去年冬天交配,
so has carried this weight for six months. 所以他承受了六个月的压力.
Now,season helps her complete the task. 现在,季节帮助她完成任务.
June's warmer water 六月的暖水
speeds up the development of the eggs. 加速卵的发育.
Exhausted, 筋疲力尽的,
all she needs to do now is wait and stay hidden. 她现在要做的就是等着躲起来.
Her river is in racoon territory. 她的河在浣熊的领地.
Racoons were introduced from North America, 浣熊是从北美引进的,
and they love dining on European crayfish. 他们喜欢吃欧洲小龙虾.
The crayfish larvae hatch in unison and remain attached via tiny stalks. 小龙虾的幼虫在孵化过程中保持一致,并通过微小的茎附着在一起.
Over two weeks, 两个多星期,
the youngsters moult,detach from Mum and drift away. 孩子们蜕皮了,离开了妈妈,漂流而去.
Finally unencumbered, 终于不受阻碍了,
the depleted mother is free to rest, 耗尽的母亲可以自由休息,
forage and rebuild her strength. 寻找并重建她的力量.
But she doesn't get a chance. 但她没有机会.
The racoon detects her presence, 浣熊发现了她的存在,
using his most powerful sense. 用他最强大的理智.
Touch. 触摸.
The crayfish has sight and flight on her side, 小龙虾有视力和飞行能力,
but the invader persists. 但是入侵者坚持.
The crayfish uses claws to defend herself, 小龙虾用爪子保护自己,
but the racoon has claws,too. 但是浣熊也有爪子.
As the mother is devoured, 当母亲被吞噬时,
her hatchlings scatter. 她的幼崽散开了.
They may live for 20 years, 他们可以活20年,
so will fight many a battle of their own in future summers. 所以在未来的夏天,他们会打很多自己的仗.
By late June, 到6月下旬,
summertime has embraced much of the northern hemisphere. 夏季已经覆盖了北半球的大部分地区.
At the equator, 在赤道上,
the wet season has left its mark. 雨季已经过去了.
In the Llanos of Colombia, 在哥伦比亚的利亚诺斯,
the landscape is more water than earth. 风景是水多于土.
And the nesting trees of egrets are islands. 白鹭的筑巢树是岛屿.
The birds are nearing the end of their breeding season, 鸟类的繁殖季节即将结束,
and still wear their fancy seasonal plumage. 而且还穿着季节性的羽毛.
The seasonal flood helps these fish eaters with parenting. 季节性的洪水帮助这些食鱼动物养育后代.
More fish,right on the doorstep. 更多的鱼,就在门口.
Predators,too. 捕食者也是.
Caimans are cousins of the alligator, 凯门鳄是鳄鱼的表亲,
and normally fish eaters. 通常是吃鱼的.
But in the wet season, 但在雨季,
they turn their sights skyward. 他们把目光转向天空.
Stirring their appetites are the clumsy antics of the fledgling egrets. 初出茅庐的白鹭笨拙的动作激起了它们的食欲.
They are four weeks old. 他们四周大了.
And preparing for their first flight. 准备他们的第一次飞行.
But if they can't go up,they risk falling down. 但如果他们不能上去,他们就有摔倒的危险.
It's a welcome change of diet for the caimans 对凯门人来说,这是一个受欢迎的饮食变化
and they can't get enough of it. 他们无法得到足够的.
Whether a fallen chick survives, 倒下的小鸡能否存活,
is up to willpower and pure luck. 取决于意志力和纯粹的运气.
It's a rare miss for the caiman. 对凯门鳄来说这是罕见的失误.
And a heart-stopping start at life for the escapee. 一个让人心跳停止的逃犯.
June comes to an end. 六月结束了.
The volatility of the past two months is etched in the skies. 过去两个月的波动性铭刻在天空中.
A time of seasonal gear-shifting and unpredictable forces. 季节性的换档和不可预测的力量.
The planet reaches the mid-point in its annual voyage around the sun. 这颗行星在围绕太阳的年度航行中到达了中点.
And completes the first half of the human calendar year. 完成人类日历年的上半年.
The second half promises to be just as wild a ride 下半场的比赛也会很疯狂
in this wild year on Earth. 在这荒芜的一年里.