imagine creatures so beautiful 想象一下这些生物是如此美丽
that people thought they had come down 人们以为他们已经下来了
directly from heaven so striking 直接从天堂来的如此惊人
that the first europeans to see them 第一批见到他们的欧洲人
thought they could only have escaped from the garden of eden. 以为他们只能从伊甸园逃出来.
in fact,that eden was new guinea 事实上,伊甸园是新几内亚
one of the last inhabited islands 最后有人居住的岛屿之一
to be explored by europeans. 被欧洲人探索.
and it remains virtually the only place 实际上它仍然是唯一的地方
where you can see these wonderful creatures. 在那里你可以看到这些奇妙的生物.
they were birds, 它们是鸟,
but unlike birds that anyone had ever seen before. 但不像以前任何人见过的鸟.
they brought the image of beauty almost to the edge of absurdity. 他们把美的形象几乎带到荒谬的边缘.
and their displays were even more extraordinary and bizarre 而他们的表现更是非同寻常和离奇
than their appearance,some of the most complex 比他们的外表,有些最复杂
to be found in the animal kingdom. 在动物王国发现.
they may not have come from the garden of eden, 他们可能不是来自伊甸园,
but they certainly deserve the name 但他们确实配得上这个名字
that the first european scientists gave them 第一批欧洲科学家
the birds-of-paradise. 天堂鸟.
yet much of what they do is still unknown. 然而,他们所做的很多事情仍然是未知的.
more than 150 years after 150多年后
the first scientific observations of these creatures, 对这些生物的第一次科学观察,
in spite of innumerable expeditions 尽管有无数次的探险
and countless hours of scientific observation, 无数小时的科学观察,
we are still only catching glimpses, 我们还只是一瞥,
tantalizing glimpses, 诱人的一瞥,
of these heavenly creatures. 这些天上的生物.
a new generation of scientists and film crews 新一代科学家和摄制组
are attempting to put that right. 正试图纠正这一点.
but these remarkable birds don't give up their secrets easily. 但这些非凡的鸟类不会轻易放弃它们的秘密.
another expedition 又一次探险
is setting off to look for birds-of-paradise. 正在出发寻找天堂鸟.
but this one is different.this one is being mounted 但这个不同.这个正在安装
by the new guinea people themselves. 新几内亚人民自己.
a new generation of local conservationists 新一代的环保主义者
are concerned that paradise bird numbers may be falling. 他们担心天堂鸟的数量可能会下降.
this team is led by miriam supuma. 这个团队由米里亚姆·素普玛领导.
with her is bird expert paul igag. 和她在一起的是鸟类专家保罗伊格.
supuma: ah,i've got my knickers wet! 苏普玛：啊,我的内裤湿了！
miriam's love of nature began 米里亚姆对大自然的热爱开始了
in a small village school in the mountains. 在山里的一所小乡村学校里.
to follow that passion, 为了追随那种激情,
she learned english,got herself to university, 她学了英语,上了大学,
and finished her ecology field work 完成了她的生态野外工作
in australia. 在澳大利亚.
over the next three months,she aims 在接下来的三个月里,她的目标是
to see and document 10 birds-of-paradise species. 观察和记录10种天堂鸟.
she has agreed to let 她已同意出租
our camera crew go with her. 我们的摄制组和她一起去.
they are starting with the smallest of the family 他们从家里最小的开始
the king bird. 国王鸟.
miriam searches for signs.you have to know what to look for and she does. 米里亚姆寻找迹象.你必须知道该找什么,她也知道.
supuma: you can see peck marks on this fruit here. 苏普玛：你可以在这水果上看到啄痕.
that's his call. 他说了算. 56
但是她就是看不见他.
it tends to like this area. 它喜欢这个地区.
one of the reasons is because of the light coming through. 其中一个原因是光线穿过.
they're show-off birds,so they like to show their plumage, 它们是炫耀的鸟,所以它们喜欢展示自己的羽毛,
and the light complements their bright plumage. 光线与它们明亮的羽毛相得益彰.
the signs are good. 迹象很好.
they decide to build a hide. 他们决定藏起来.
it must be big enough to seat her and the camera crew. 一定要大到能让她和摄制组坐下来.
but there's a problem. 但有个问题.
a dead banana tree 枯死的香蕉树
blocks the cam era's view. 挡住了摄像机时代的视线.
miriam has it gently pruned back. 米里亚姆把它轻轻地修剪了一下.
she's confident the birds will return. 她相信鸟儿会回来的.
this is the mating season,when they become less shy. 这是交配季节,当他们变得不那么害羞.
she discovered this when she was still a student. 她还是学生的时候就发现了这一点.
working in the forest,early one morning, 在森林里工作,一天清晨,
she spotted a bird-of-paradise high in the tree tops 她发现树顶上有一只天堂鸟
and below it,another,preening its plumes in the morning sun. 在它下面,是另一个,在早晨的阳光下梳理着它的羽毛.
and then they displayed. 然后他们展示了.
the sight changed her life. 这景象改变了她的生活.
on that day,i noticed 那天,我注意到
there were about six or seven birds-of-paradise, 大约有六七只天堂鸟,
singing and dancing,and it just continued 又唱又跳,而且还在继续
for five or ten minutes. 五到十分钟.
i stopped what i was doing 我停止了我正在做的事
i was measuring trees at the time 当时我正在量树
and i was looking at it,just staring at it in awe. 我看着它,敬畏地看着它.
naturalists fall in love with nature, 自然主义者热爱自然,
and then come back for more. 然后再来找我.
seven years on,and experience has taught miriam 七年过去了,经验教会了米里亚姆
that the best way to observe the male king bird 这是观察雄鸟的最好方法
is to find his display perch and then wait for him to arrive. 就是找到他的展示架然后等他来.
teaches you a lot of patience,doesn't it? 教会你很多耐心,不是吗？
and patience can often pay off. 耐心往往能带来回报.
oh,there it is.wow! 哦,在那儿.哇！
the king bird. 国王鸟.
it's facing that way,with its back towards us. 它面向那条路,背对着我们.
you can see the red back. 你可以看到红色的后背.
it's gone up into the canopy. 它升到了树冠里.
he's a deep chili-pepper red, 他是个红辣椒,
with a snow-white breast. 胸部雪白.
two long quills sprout from his tail, 他的尾巴上长出两根长羽毛,
each tipped by a green disk like a coin. 每个都有一个像硬币一样的绿色圆盘.
that was a rare moment. 那是一个难得的时刻.
oh,there,there it is again.wow! 哦,又来了.哇！
she's thrilled. 她很激动.
with other males calling in the forest nearby, 其他雄性在附近的森林里呼唤,
miriam is sure that she's found a good population here. 米里亚姆确信她在这里找到了一个很好的群体.
the male king bird will call to the females in the area. 雄鸟会召唤该地区的雌鸟.
if none come,he will perform without them. 如果没有人来,没有他们他也会表演.
after puffing himself up, 自吹自擂之后,
he flicks his quills above his head and waggles them, 他在头上挥舞着羽毛笔,
making the little disks dance in the air above him. 让小圆盘在他头顶的空中起舞.
he's still hoping for an audience. 他仍然希望有观众.
undeterred,he ends with a flourish. 他毫不气馁,以一种繁荣收场.
he swings upside down and locks his legs. 他上下摆动,两腿紧锁.
and then he turns himself into a pendulum. 然后他把自己变成了钟摆.
the king bird is a soloist. 王鸟是个独奏者.
the males of many other species 许多其他物种的雄性
display in groups. 分组显示.
th ese are the greater birds-of-paradise. 它们是天堂里最伟大的鸟.
males assemble every day in one special tree, 雄性每天聚集在一棵特别的树上,
waiting for a female to arrive. 等待雌性的到来.
when one does, 当一个人这样做的时候,
they all snap into action. 他们都迅速行动起来.
and she selects the one she prefers. 她选择了她喜欢的.
she's rewarded with a one-on-one 她得到了一对一的奖励
starting with pecks on the head. 从啄头开始.
and eventually she accepts him. 最终她接受了他.
while all the males may appear equally gorgeous to our eyes, 虽然所有的雄性在我们眼中看起来都一样美丽,
females apparently detect differences. 女性显然察觉到了差异.
what's more,they nearly all mate with the same male. 而且,它们几乎都与同一只雄性交配.
by selecting the finest plumes in this way, 用这种方法选择最好的羽毛,
the females have increased the males' beauty 女性增加了男性的美貌
generation after generation, 一代又一代,
and so brought these magnificent dances into existence. 所以才有了这些华丽的舞蹈.
the spectacular beauty of their birds 它们鸟的壮观美丽
fascinates the people of new guinea, 吸引了新几内亚人民,
as i discovered back in 1957. 就像我在1957年发现的那样.
i knew that the bird-of-paradise plumes were important, 我知道天堂鸟的羽毛很重要,
and i quickly discovered just how important. 我很快就发现了它的重要性.
the plumes are the equivalent of money 羽毛相当于金钱
and an essential payment in the bargaining 在讨价还价中得到一笔重要的报酬
that goes on between families 家庭之间的事
when fixing a wedding settlement... 在确定婚礼协议时...
and when men want to dance. 当男人想跳舞的时候.
and what i saw 50 years ago 我50年前看到的
is still going on today. 今天还在继续.
goroka town,in the heart of the mountains. 戈罗卡镇,在山脉的中心.
it's festival time,and feathers are still essential headwear. 现在是节日,羽毛仍然是必不可少的头饰.
go with the photograph,if you can.or the 如果可以的话,就照这张照片.或者
it's a key moment in the year 这是一年中的关键时刻
for miriam's research. 为了米里亚姆的研究.
look at these and then look 看看这些再看看
at what's on the headdresses. 在头饰上.
if you see something like this... 如果你看到这样的东西...
the feathers of many different species of bird 许多不同种类鸟类的羽毛
are used in the headdresses,and the team want to find out 都用在头饰上了,队员们想弄清楚
how many come from birds-of-paradise. 有多少来自天堂鸟.
these scenes are not very different 这些场景差别不大
from those i filmed myself 从我自己拍摄的那些
half a century earlier. 半个世纪以前.
attenborough on film: there were 500 of these men, 阿滕伯勒：有500个这样的人,
stamping up and down monotonously and unceasingly. 单调地、不停地上下跺脚.
and as i watched them,i realized that 当我看着他们时,我意识到
here was the reason why no one 这就是为什么没有人
had brought us birds-of-paradise. 给我们带来了天堂鸟.
miriam wants to see my footage from 1957 米里亚姆想看我1957年的录像
so that she can compare the numbers 这样她就可以比较数字了
and species used by the dancers then and now. 以及当时和现在舞者使用的物种.
each man was wearing the feathers of 30 or 40 birds. 每个人都戴着三四十只鸟的羽毛.
at this one dance,we were seeing 在这个舞会上,我们看到
the plumes of over 20,000 slaughtered birds-of-paradise. 20000多只天堂鸟的羽毛.
the desire to possess the beauty of the birds 渴望拥有鸟儿的美丽
is an ancient obsession, 是一种古老的痴迷,
still alive in these tribal lands. 在这些部落的土地上还活着.
the island of new guinea is huge. 新几内亚岛很大.
a thousand miles long, 一千英里长,
lying between australia and the equator, 位于澳大利亚和赤道之间,
it was pushed up from the bottom of the sea 它是从海底被推上来的
way back in geological time. 回到地质时代.
a few land mammals 一些陆地哺乳动物
from australia managed to get here 从澳大利亚来的
including some marsupials, 包括一些有袋动物,
such as the strange tree kangaroo. 比如奇怪的树袋鼠.
but there are no indigenous carnivorous mammals here. 但这里没有本地的食肉哺乳动物.
with fruit growing all the year round, 水果一年四季都在生长,
this is indeed a paradise for birds. 这的确是鸟类的天堂.
then,some 30,000 years ago, 然后,大约3万年前,
the greatest threat to their existence walked in on two legs. 对他们生存的最大威胁是两条腿.
but today,there are people here whose only aim 但今天,这里的人们
is to protect the birds. 是为了保护鸟类.
paul igag was brought up on the coast,a fisherman's son. 保罗伊格是在海边长大的,是个渔夫的儿子.
paul gave up the fishing life to study biology. 保罗放弃了钓鱼的生活去学习生物学.
he married a highland girl and stayed up here 他娶了一个高地女孩,住在这里
to pursue his love of forest birds. 去追求他对森林鸟的爱.
the call of the raggiana bird-of-paradise. 天堂鸟的叫声.
you can see a male up there with full adult plumage. 你可以看到上面有一只成年雄性羽毛.
attenborough.he's trying to attract females. 阿滕伯勒.他想吸引女性.
paul has seen many of the forest's rarest bird species. 保罗见过许多森林里最稀有的鸟类.
he builds platforms in the canopy, 他在天篷上搭建平台,
where he can sit quietly 他可以安静地坐在那里
an d wait. 等等.
some birds are quite bold 有些鸟很大胆
and seem undisturbed by his presence. 似乎不被他的存在所干扰.
others are much more wary, 其他人则更加谨慎,
like the magnificent rifle-bird of paradise. 就像天堂里那只华丽的来复枪鸟.
paul has been watching the birds intensively for over 15 years. 保罗15年来一直在密切观察这些鸟.
his tracking skills are crucial to the project. 他的追踪技术对这个项目至关重要.
together,paul and miriam start to identify 保罗和米里亚姆一起开始确认
the bird populations that may need protection. 可能需要保护的鸟类种群.
paul is taking miriam to a remote village 保罗要带米里亚姆去一个偏僻的村庄
southeast of goroka. 戈罗卡东南部.
as i did on my own journey to the interior, 就像我在内地旅行时一样,
they have to cross high mountain ranges, 他们必须穿越高山,
blanketed by forest. 被森林覆盖.
between these walls of rock 在这些石墙之间
lie immense valleys,like the wahgi. 像瓦吉一样,有着巨大的山谷.
hundreds of tribes 数百个部落
have lived on the island for thousands of years, 在岛上生活了几千年,
separated by these barriers of water and rock. 被这些水和岩石的屏障隔开.
800 languages have evolved, 800种语言已经进化,
some as different from one another 有些是不同的
as english is to chinese. 就像英语对汉语一样.
the language of haia village is spoken only here. 海亚村的语言只在这里说.
even today,the only contact 即使在今天,唯一的接触
between these people and the outside world 在这些人和外界之间
is the plane that takes away their coffee beans. 是带走他们咖啡豆的飞机.
it's a warm welcome back for paul. 热烈欢迎保罗回来.
he's been coming here for the last few years 过去几年他一直来这里
to help map tribal boundaries. 帮助绘制部落边界.
this forest belongs to the haia people. 这片森林属于哈亚人.
they have always been hunters 他们一直是猎人
but now they are helping to record the rich wildlife. 但现在他们正在帮助记录丰富的野生动物.
one day,all this may become a protected reserve. 总有一天,这一切都可能成为保护区.
for now,it's hundreds of square miles 现在,它有几百平方英里
of untouched mountain forest. 在未被触动的山林里.
for the villagers,a wildlife reserve 为村民们准备了野生动物保护区
could bring work and education. 会带来工作和教育.
there's a lot at stake. 有很多危险.
the locals' hunting knowledge is invaluable for the project. 当地人的狩猎知识对这个项目是无价的.
paul and miriam need to find 保罗和米里亚姆需要找到
natural paths and trees in fruit 天然的小路和果树
if they are to locate all the threatened species. 如果他们要找到所有的濒危物种.
the three-foot -long tail feathers 三英尺长的尾巴羽毛
of the male black sicklebill 男性黑色镰刀
are the reason why his kind is almost extinct locally. 是他那种人在当地几乎灭绝的原因.
his plumes fetch the highest prices. 他的羽毛价格最高.
but hunting here has now been banned. 但这里的狩猎现在被禁止了.
this trip is to find two special birds-of-paradise 这次旅行是为了找到两只天堂的特殊鸟类
that are still unprotected by law. 但法律仍然没有保护.
one of them can sometimes be seen 有时可以看到其中一个
in the very early mornings,busy on the floor 在很早的早晨,忙着在地板上
of the darkest parts of the forest. 森林最黑暗的地方.
miriam is looking for 米里亚姆正在寻找
the parotia bird-of-paradise 天堂的假肢鸟
a bird with a very special dance. 一只跳着非常特殊舞蹈的鸟.
the male parotia is most particular 男性腮腺是最特殊的
about where he dances. 他跳舞的地方.
and this could be the place. 这可能就是这个地方.
paul is looking for the magnificent bird-of-paradise, 保罗在寻找天堂的雄鸟,
a bird which also displays close to the ground, 一只鸟也在离地面很近的地方,
and is therefore very vulnerable to hunters. 因此,它很容易被猎人攻击.
igag: "well,that's it," i said. 伊加格：“好吧,就这样,”我说.
that's the display court,and that's it. 就是展示法庭,就这样.
we will not get him there.we didn't want to spend a long time in that area, 我们不会把他带到那里的.我们不想在那地方呆很久,
because we want to come back and see the bird, 因为我们想回来看看鸟,
so our presence there 所以我们在那里
might,you know,spoil everything. 可能,你知道,会破坏一切.
pouring rain 1 倾盆大雨1
six inches of rain can fall 六英寸的雨会下
in a single day on crater mountain. 在火山口山上的一天.
and during the downpours,the birds-of-paradise 在倾盆大雨中,天堂的鸟
shelter beneath the leaves. 在树叶下面的掩蔽处.
supuma: i w as sitting in the hide,thinking 苏普玛：我坐在隐藏处,在想
we might not get to see anything because it did rain. 我们可能什么也看不见,因为天下雨了.
bloody mosquitoes. 该死的蚊子.
and then i heard a male parotia. 然后我听到一个男性假释.
there were other males calling,as well. 还有其他的雄性在打电话.
black as the blackest night, 黑色如最黑的夜晚,
he seems to absorb all the light around him. 他似乎把周围的光都吸收了.
he is lawes's parotia. 他是劳斯的假释.
on his head,six strange wire-like plumes 头上有六根奇怪的线,像羽毛
each tipped with a black pennant. 每个人都有一个黑色的便士.
on his chest,a shield of iridescent green and gold. 在他的胸前,一层金碧辉煌的盾牌.
this is his court, 这是他的法庭,
a stage he has carefully cleared 他仔细清理的舞台
so that he can dance unimpeded. 这样他就可以不受阻碍地跳舞了.
cleaning away last night's leaf fall is essential housekeeping. 清理昨晚的落叶是必不可少的家务.
a female arrives. 一只雌性来了.
she is comparatively drab,with none of his flashy glamour. 她相对单调,没有他那华而不实的魅力.
she's touring all the courts in the neighborhood 她正在附近的所有法庭上巡查
to choose a mate. 选择伴侣.
he sets about impressing her. 他开始给她留下深刻印象.
but one of his rivals has called by,uninvited. 但他的一个对手不请自来.
and he is followed by others. 他跟在后面的是其他人.
more females arrive 更多女性到达
and take up seats for the performance. 坐好演出的座位.
tensions rise,but nobody dances. 紧张局势加剧,但没有人跳舞.
suddenly,one of the intruders mates with a female. 突然,其中一个入侵者和一个女人交配.
another male does the same. 另一个男人也这么做.
the court has become a free-for-all. 法庭已经成为人人都可以自由的地方.
it's not what miriam expected. 这不是米里亚姆所期望的.
they just went straight into mating 他们刚开始交配
without even any dance at all. 一点也不跳舞.
it's almost like skipping dinner 就像是跳槽吃饭
and getting straight into dessert. 直接吃甜点.
it would be nice to see them actually dancing. 看到他们真的跳舞会很高兴的.
sitting in the hide 躲在地上
for three or four hours isn't fun 三四个小时都不好玩
with all the mosquitoes, 所有的蚊子,
and you'd like to go away feeling that you've seen 你想离开感觉你看到了
the whole performance. 整个演出.
it is possible that the birds 有可能是鸟
have been disturbed by the presence of humans 被人类的存在所困扰
in the forest around. 在森林里.
it will be several days before they venture back 他们还需要几天才能回来
to try another filming session. 尝试另一个拍摄环节.
paul has been searching for the magnificent bird-of-paradise 保罗一直在寻找天堂的雄鸟
for a few days now,listening for their calls 几天来,听着他们的电话
and quietly assessing their numbers. 悄悄地评估他们的数字.
he recently saw one far from here 他最近在这里看到一个很远的地方
in the town market. 在镇上市场.
all birds-of-paradise have a street value. 天堂的鸟都有街头价值.
it's not illegal for local people 对当地人来说这不违法
to hunt them or sell them. 去猎杀或卖掉他们.
they're a way of making some cash. 他们是赚钱的方式.
igag: this is a magnificent bird-of-paradise. 伊加格：这是一只天堂的壮丽鸟.
the hunters have mounted the bird's skin, 猎人们已经把鸟皮挂上了,
complete with feathers,on a stick, 羽毛,棍子上,
ready to be stuck into a headdress. 准备好穿上头饰了.
another bird wanders by,a pheasant pigeon, 另一只鸟在旁边徘徊,一只野鸡鸽子,
feeding on the forest floor. 在森林地板上进食.
but this is a female magnificent, 但这是一个女性的壮丽,
and here's another. 还有另一个.
there's the female. 是女的.
things look promising. 事情看起来很有希望.
they can only have come for one reason. 他们只能有一个原因来.
a flicker of gold,and there he is 一缕金子,他就在那里
the magnificent bird-of-paradise. 天堂的雄鸟.
the male magnificent is clearing away leaves 雄伟的雄伟正在清除树叶
that have fallen on his court. 他已经被法庭起诉了.
doves and pigeons are helping by picking up a few seeds. 鸽子和鸽子正在帮忙捡一些种子.
he's stripping away moss and leaves, 他正在剥去苔藓和树叶,
letting shafts of sunlight into his display court. 把阳光的竖井放进他的陈列室.
he wants to look his best. 他想看起来最好.
igag: it's really interesting to see 伊格：真的很有趣
the magnificent bird-of-paradise. 天堂的雄鸟.
the feather itself is quite bright, 羽毛本身很亮,
and you can see it out there. 你可以从外面看到.
it's like a flame. 就像火焰.
the stage seems set,but there's a distraction. 舞台似乎已经定了,但有一个分心.
another male. 另一个男人.
there's a standoff between the two males. 这两个男人之间有一个对峙.
then the females take action. 然后雌性动物采取行动.
surprisingly,they charge the intruder... 令人惊讶的是,他们指控入侵者...
and drive him out. 把他赶走.
with his stage now to himself, 现在他自己的舞台,
the court maker can give the most interested female 法庭制作人可以给最感兴趣的女性
all his attention. 他所有的注意力.
he begins to transform himself for her. 他开始为她改变自己.
puffing and pulsing his breast feathers 吹起和扑腾着胸毛
creates a special effect 创建特殊效果
an emerald-green,heart-shaped breast shield 翡翠绿色心形胸盾
to dazzle her with. 让她眼花缭乱.
next to his eyes, 在他的眼睛旁边,
two tiny iridescent spots flash at her. 她眼前闪现出两个小小的彩虹色斑点.
you might think that this little jewel of a bird 你可能会认为这只鸟的小宝石
was one of a kind. 是一种.
but he has a cousin on an offshore island 但他有个表弟在一个近海岛屿上
that in isolation has changed into a different species 隔离的物种已经变成了另一种
wilson's bird-of-paradise. 威尔逊的天堂之鸟.
both have those sickle-shaped tail quills. 两个都有镰刀状的尾被子.
but his cousin has a bald head,and his scalp is blue. 但他的表弟头秃顶,头皮是蓝色的.
and whereas the magnificent's back is a golden yellow, 而壮丽的背是金色的黄色,
his cousin's back has turned red. 他表弟的背已经红了.
different populations,isolated in different areas, 不同的人口,在不同地区隔离,
are still evolving different plumes 还在进化不同的羽毛
to match the tastes of the local females. 以符合当地女性的口味.
igag: we were thinking,when is mating taking place, 伊格：我们在想,什么时候交配,
when is mating taking place? 什么时候交配？
it's sort of an actmty that probably 可能是一个动作
goes on for a while,until only the birds know 继续了一会儿,直到只有鸟知道
when is the right time. 什么时候合适.
it's paul's first sighting 这是保罗第一次看到
of a magnificent bird-of-paradise 一只美丽的天堂鸟
after 15 years working in the forest. 在森林里工作了15年.
several days later, 几天后,
miriam returns to the court of the parotia. 米里亚姆回到了假释法庭.
the male is back on his dancing ground. 那雄的又回到了舞池上.
but the camera can't get a proper view. 但是相机看不到合适的视图.
a log has dropped. 日志已丢失.
it's too late to build another hide. 再藏一个皮已经太迟了.
instead,the crew has to make adjustments. 相反,船员们必须做出调整.
the log is propped up. 木头被支撑起来了.
there is a risk,of course,that the court owner 当然,法院的主人有风险
will notice the change and never come back. 会注意到变化,永远不会回来.
but h e does. 但我知道.
it's a very promising start. 这是一个非常有希望的开始.
he removes little bits of litter 他把一点点垃圾搬走
and prepares to perform one of the most complex dance routines 准备表演一个最复杂的舞蹈套路
in the whole bird world. 在整个鸟类世界里.
but now there's trouble an intruder,another male. 但是现在有麻烦了,一个入侵者,另一个男人.
but the owner of the court is not put off. 但法院的主人没有被推迟.
and that is how it's supposed to be. 这就是应该是这样的.
seeing the parotia dance gives miriam an insight 看到假释舞,米里亚姆有了洞察力
into the intimate rituals of her people. 她在她的人民的亲密仪式中.
when i w as sitting in the hide, 当我坐在隐藏处时,
i was thinking back to people here in papua new guinea. 我在想巴布亚新几内亚的人.
they have these gatherings where they go into a hut and sit in a row, 他们在那里聚集,他们进了一间小屋,排成一排,
alternating male-female-male-female. 交替的雄性雌性雄性雌性.
they start singing and rocking their heads back and forth... 他们开始唱歌,来回摇着头...
it's like picking out someone they fancy. 就像是挑选他们喜欢的人.
and i can understand why,when they do 我能理解为什么,当他们这样做的时候
their traditional dance,they put the feathers on. 他们传统的舞蹈,他们穿上羽毛.
probably to them, 可能对他们来说,
represents something,you know,that's kind of sacred 代表着某种东西,你知道,那是一种神圣的
they find in the forest, 他们在森林里发现,
and because of the bird's behavior 因为鸟的行为
it's a very unique and special bird. 它是一种非常独特和特别的鸟.
papuans are steeped 巴瓜被浸泡
in the mysteries of their tribal past. 在他们部落历史的神秘中.
nobody knows it all, 没人知道这一切,
only that birds and humans 只有鸟类和人类
have been together for thousands of years. 在一起已经有几千年了.
the desire to possess the beauty of the birds 渴望拥有鸟儿的美丽
is an ancient obsession. 是一种古老的痴迷.
everywhere,the paradise birds are hunted 到处都是天堂的鸟儿
and their plumes treasured 他们的羽毛也很珍贵
and stored on the rafters in houses throughout the land. 又存在椽子上,在全地的房屋里.
these precious feathers are kept in bamboo tubes, 这些珍贵的羽毛被放在竹管里,
ready to adorn the bodies of a new generation, 准备好装饰新一代的身体,
to help them begin a new cycle of human life. 帮助他们开始人类生活的新循环.
miriam and her team are counting feathers. 米里亚姆和她的团队正在数羽毛.
she wants clues as to which birds 她想要线索知道哪只鸟
are suffering most from hunting. 最痛苦的是狩猎.
they question the dancers 他们问舞者
about where and how they got their feathers. 关于他们的羽毛在哪里和怎么得到的.
she's keen to know about one species in particular. 她特别想知道一种.
supuma: what i have here is the blue bird-of-paradise. 苏普玛：我这里有一只天堂的蓝鸟.
i've seen it worn 我看到它穿了
by some of the highlanders on their headdress. 一些高地人戴着头饰.
it's a very vulnerable bird, 它是一只非常脆弱的鸟,
and its feathers fetch high prices. 它的羽毛价格很高.
supuma: it's been hunted heavily in the past. 苏普玛：它过去被猎杀得很重.
i haven't seen it display in the wild, 我没看到它在野外展示,
and if i were,that would be something. 如果我是,那就有点问题了.
in the meantime, 与此同时,
beliefs die hard. 信念死得很难.
but among them,there are some that can 但其中有一些可以
actually protect the birds. 实际上保护鸟类.
there's a fear of angering the spirit world. 人们害怕激怒这个精神世界.
and where spirits live,hunters will not go. 而灵魂生活的地方,猎人也不会去.
igag: imagine a mountain that is covered with forest. 伊格：想象一下一座森林覆盖的山.
no one goes up there. 没有人上去.
people believe that there is a spirit up there. 人们相信那里有一种精神.
people don't touch that mountain, 人们不碰那座山,
so that forest remains intact. 所以森林保持完好.
for us working in conservation,it works perfectly. 对于我们在保护领域工作,它工作得很好.
it leaves that place unspoiled. 它让那个地方没有被破坏.
early one morning, 一天一早,
paul and miriam begin climbing up to part of the forest 保罗和米里亚姆开始爬到森林的一部分
where hunters fear to tread, 猎人们害怕踩到的地方,
to look for two special birds-of-paradise. 寻找天堂的两只特殊鸟类.
different species live at different altitudes, 不同的物种生活在不同的高度,
depending on the rainfall 取决于降雨量
and the type of fruit trees growing at different levels. 不同层次的果树类型.
even today,not a great deal is known about these birds 即使在今天,人们对这些鸟的了解也不多
where they nest; how they raise their young; 它们筑巢的地方；他们如何抚养他们的孩子；
whether species overlap,even interbreed. 物种是否重叠,甚至杂交.
biologists are still trying to find the answers. 生物学家仍在努力寻找答案.
field work like this brings its own delights. 像这样的野外工作有它自己的乐趣.
i got my knickers wet! 我把内裤弄湿了！
it's a challenge in itself to working 工作本身就是一种挑战
being a researcher and working in a remote area. 作为一名研究员,在偏远地区工作.
sometimes you get to spend 有时你得花钱
months and months out in the field, 在野外工作了好几个月,
and you miss your comforts in life. 你错过了生活中的舒适.
the tradeoff is that you 代价是你
get to listen to birds singing 听鸟儿唱歌
in the morning.you wake up to that every day. 在早上.你每天都会意识到这一点.
miriam is looking for the blue bird-of-paradise. 米里亚姆正在寻找天堂的蓝色小鸟.
in undisturbed forest,she hopes to find populations of birds 在未受干扰的森林里,她希望能找到鸟类的种群
that will be less wary of humans. 这将减少对人类的警惕.
paul is looking for the superb bird-of-paradise, 保罗在寻找天堂里的神鸟,
whose breast feathers are so sought after. 他们的胸毛很受追捧.
it calls in the dense mid-canopy, 它在浓密的树冠中间呼唤,
but it displays on 但它显示在
or near the ground,and in open spaces. 或者靠近地面,或者在空地上.
a large fallen tree 一棵倒下的大树
and there's a hopeful sign here. 这里有一个充满希望的迹象.
on one side,some of the moss is missing. 一方面,一些苔藓不见了.
small dancing feet could have rubbed it away. 跳舞的小脚可能会把它擦掉.
this could be a good place to watch for the superb. 这可能是一个观看精彩表演的好地方.
but the weather is not good. 但是天气不好.
in wind and rain,birds,like people, 在风雨中,鸟儿和人一样,
take shelter. 躲起来.
there is nothing to be done 没什么可做的
except wait for a break in the weather. 除了等天气转晴.
it's now getting late in the birds' breeding cycle. 现在鸟类的繁殖周期已经很晚了.
their displays are becoming less frequent and intense. 他们的表演越来越不频繁和激烈.
it's been six days since the team 球队已经六天没来了
built the hide beside the fallen tree. 在倒下的树旁建了一个兽皮.
paul arrives in the rain at 5:00 each morning 保罗每天早上5点冒雨到达
and leaves in the rain at noon. 中午在雨中离开.
and the fallen tree is just remaining a fallen tree. 倒下的树只是一棵倒下的树.
in a damp thicket,miriam is keeping vigil for the blue bird. 在一片潮湿的灌木丛中,米丽亚姆在为那只蓝色的鸟守夜.
day seven,and finally 第七天,最后
a visitor to paul's log but it's only a ground dove. 一个保罗日志的访客,但它只是一个地面鸽.
that's the call of the superb. 那是超人的召唤.
he's making an advertising call from a high point. 他从高点打广告电话.
and it's not far from paul's hide. 离保罗的藏身处不远.
supuma: that's nearby. 苏普玛：那就在附近.
after many days of solid rain, 在连续多日的大雨之后,
the birds are quickly becoming active again. 这些鸟很快又变得活跃起来.
miriam's bird,a blue bird, 米里亚姆的鸟,一只蓝色的鸟,
has come to the edge of the thicket and is calling. 来到灌木丛的边缘,呼唤着.
i wonder if that's the same bird 我不知道那是不是同一只鸟
or two different birds. 或者两只不同的鸟.
paul's bird is calling nonstop. 保罗的鸟不停地叫.
and there he is. 他来了.
there's that fabulous green-and-blue breast shield. 有一个神奇的绿色和蓝色胸罩.
he's trying to entice a female down from the canopy. 他想引诱一只雌性从树冠上下来.
but that's not her. 但那不是她.
the call seems to irritate him. 这个电话似乎激怒了他.
and there she is. 她来了.
he transforms himself. 他改变了自己.
a black cape appears behind his head. 一件黑色斗篷出现在他的脑后.
then he moves into a trance-like state and he dances. 然后他进入恍惚状态,开始跳舞.
success. 成功.
and here is that performance again. 这又是一次表演.
all is not what it seems. 一切都不是看上去的那样.
those spots that look like eyes 那些看起来像眼睛的斑点
are,in fact,feathers,reflecting the dawn light. 其实是羽毛,反射着曙光.
that clicking noise is not his wings striking the wood, 那咔嚓声不是他的翅膀撞击木头,
but quills flicking against one another 但是羽毛管互相撞击
like the clicking of fingers. 就像手指的咔哒声.
bizarre and beautiful. 奇异而美丽.
no wonder his breast shield is so treasured by human dancers. 难怪人类舞者如此珍视他的胸罩.
it's day nine. 今天是第九天.
miriam is still waiting 千嬅还在等
for the blue bird to appear in the thicket in front of her. 让那只蓝鸟出现在她面前的灌木丛里.
he calls from nearby trees. 他从附近的树上打电话.
could the hide be putting him off? 藏起来会让他不舒服吗？
at last,he comes... 最后,他来了...
and takes up his position on his favorite branch 在他最喜欢的部门任职
in his own special way. 以他自己独特的方式.
su pu ma: wow! 苏普玛：哇！
it's our lucky day. 今天是我们的幸运日.
i've never seen anything like this this is crazy. 我从没见过这样的事这太疯狂了.
it's a performance of such exquisite beauty, 这是一场如此优美的表演,
it seems unfair that no female is here to see it. 没有一个女性在这里看到它似乎不公平.
he's serenading like a love-struck romeo, 他唱着小夜曲就像被爱情迷住的罗密欧,
but the balcony above is empty. 但是上面的阳台是空的.
one can only sympathize. 人们只能同情.
male birds-of-paradise have played to empty seats 雄性天堂鸟在空座位上玩耍
for hundreds of thousands of years. 几十万年来.
it's been their special evolutionary destiny 这是他们特殊的进化命运
to spend their lives displaying their beauty. 用一生来展示自己的美丽.
it's what makes them so extraordinary. 这就是他们与众不同的原因.
the next morning,the male blue bird returns. 第二天早上,雄性蓝鸟回来了.
suddenly he stops. 他突然停了下来.
miriam has seen something off camera. 米里亚姆在镜头外看到了一些东西.
there's a female in the tree above. 上面的树上有一只雌性.
she's here,she's here! 她来了,她来了！
and now she's here,his performance changes. 现在她来了,他的表现变了.
his pulsing gives way to a subtle low buzzing 他的脉搏被微弱的嗡嗡声所取代
that also th robs. 这也是抢劫.
it's barely audible to human ears, 人耳几乎听不见,
but the microphone picks it up loud and clear. 但麦克风却能清晰地听到声音.
it's an unearthly sound that he only makes in her presence. 他只在她面前发出一种离奇的声音.
there's nothing like it to be heard 没有比这更能让人听见的了
anywhere else in the bird world. 在鸟类世界的任何地方.
the vibrating movement 振动运动
and the puffing of the chest to expose the black patch 胸部的浮肿暴露了黑斑
was something intimate, 是一件亲密的事,
and it only did that when the female was next to him. 只有当那只雌性在他旁边的时候它才会这么做.
just looking at it was 只是看看而已
gave you a sense of guilty pleasure 给你一种内疚的快感
just looking at them,it was something intimate 只是看着他们,感觉很亲切
going on between the two birds. 发生在两只鸟之间.
moving closer,but without touching him, 走近一点,但不碰他,
the female seems to be studying 女的好像在学习
every feather of his vibrating body. 他振动身体的每一根羽毛.
surely he's done enough... 他肯定做得够多了...
but no. 但是没有.
and then all of a sudden 突然之间
she just flew away, 她就这么飞走了,
and it was like,"ugh! come on!" 就像“啊！加油！”
for the male to go through all that, 让男性经历这些,
it was excruciating, 很痛苦,
just to put all that energy into it. 把所有的精力都投入进去.
and i think for him it was like,"okay,maybe we'll try 我觉得对他来说就像是,“好吧,也许我们可以试试
another day." 改天吧.”
yeah. 是 啊.
yet his effort is the whole point. 然而,他的努力才是关键.
males can but try their best. 雄性只能尽力.
the rest is up to the females,and it was ever thus. 剩下的就看雌性了,就这样.
the plaintive call of the rejected male 被拒绝的雄性的哀鸣
echoes across the mountains. 在山间回响.
these dances have been performed here for millennia, 这些舞蹈在这里表演了几千年,
but for how much longer? 但还要多久？
miriam and her team have made a good start on their project. 米里亚姆和她的团队在他们的项目上有了一个良好的开端.
but much more work needs to be done. 但还有很多工作要做.
supuma: we need numbers. 我们需要数字.
in order to do that,we need to do research, 为了做到这一点,我们需要做研究,
so we need numbers 所以我们需要数字
so that we can see how they are fluctuating with time 所以我们可以看到它们是如何随时间波动的
and with the different factors 以及不同的因素
human population growth, 人口增长,
hunting disturbance,forest clearing 狩猎干扰、森林清理
so we can understand their conservation status better. 因此,我们可以更好地了解它们的保护状况.
meanwhile,to preserve the feathers 同时,为了保护羽毛
that the dancers already have, 舞者已经有了,
the team are handing out mothballs. 这个队正在分发樟脑丸.
these can be put inside the bamboo tubes 这些可以放在竹筒里
in which the feathers are stored 存放羽毛的地方
and so save them from decay. 所以把它们从腐烂中拯救出来.
that should reduce the demand for freshly hunted plumes. 这将减少对新鲜羽毛的需求.
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it could mean the loss of something 这可能意味着失去一些东西
that people hold close to their hearts. 人们紧紧抓住他们的心.
papua new guineans 巴布亚新几内亚人
are now caring for their birds in a new way. 他们现在以一种新的方式照顾他们的鸟.
the birds have survived the tribal culture 这些鸟在部落文化中幸存了下来
for thousands of years,but the world is changing 几千年了,但是世界正在改变
and their forest is changing. 他们的森林正在改变.
miriam and paul are starting a new conservation movement 米里亚姆和保罗正在发起一场新的环保运动
to ensure that generations to come 以确保子孙后代
will still be able to delight in these astonishing 仍能在这些惊人的
birds-of-paradise. 天堂鸟.
to learn more about what you've seen on this "nature" program, 要了解更多关于“自然”节目的内容,
visit pbs.org. 访问pbs.org.