美洲狮：冰山上的传奇（2021）

虽然它让这里的每件外套都皱巴巴的，
and, while it ruffles every coat here,
旋风破坏了猫的捕猎计划
a swirling wind plays havoc with a cat's plans for a hunt.
与此同时，南风吹落
At the same time, the southern wind lays down
高地上的一层冰
a carpet of ice in the high country.
卡扎多拉在山谷和山坡上狩猎，
Cazadora hunts both, valleys and hillsides,
取决于羊驼的行动地点
depending on where the guanacos are moving.
于是它开始了人生的一个阶段
And so begins a phase of her life
它日夜奔波的地方，
where she is on the go, day and night,
找到它可能曾经知道的角落和缝隙，
finding the nooks and crannies she may have once known,
但现在需要更深入地了解，
but now needs to know intimately,
为了食物和逃跑
for food and escape.
到下一场雪的时候，
By the next snowfall,
它准备好了
she's ready.
大雪是它看不见的毯子，
The heavy snow is her invisible blanket,
但这也给它带来了问题
but it creates its own problems for her.
它能听到撞击头部的声音，
She can hear the sounds of crashing heads,
随着羊驼雄性继续战斗，
as the guanaco males continue their fighting,
但同样的雪把它藏起来，把它们藏起来
but the same snow that hides her, hides them.
它们已经适应了--
They have an adaptation --
长长的睫毛可以让雪花远离它们的眼睛
long eyelashes that keep the snowflakes out of their eyes.
雪在它的爪子下发出特别的嘎吱声
The snow makes a particular crunching sound under her paws
在这片原本沉闷的声景中
in this otherwise deadened soundscape.
所以，它的时机必须恰到好处
So, her timing has to be just right.
而这一次，这是致命的锁喉，
And, this time, it's a deadly throat hold,
不是在背上的象剥皮一样的撕抓，
not a flaying grab at the back,
很快羊驼就悄无声息了
that quickly dispatches the guanaco, silently.
这对年轻的卡扎多拉来说是一次令人印象深刻的杀戮
It's an impressive kill for the young Cazadora.
它肾上腺素分泌旺盛，
She's pumped with adrenaline,
不仅仅是因为努力，
not just because of the effort,
现在，它必须坚持下去
but, now, she must hang on to her kill.
周围都是年轻的雄性，其中一些可能已经听到了它的声音
With all the young males around, some of them may have heard her.
如果不是为了它，
If not, if it's all for her,
它会在这大冰箱世界 吃上几个星期
she'll have food in this freezer for weeks.
随着冬天的到来，每一次成功都变得更加重要
Each success is so much more important as the winter sets in.
气温下降
Temperatures drop.
夜晚会持续16个小时或更长时间
Nights drag, for 16 hours or longer.
美洲狮要生存，只能依靠自己
For a puma to survive, she has only herself to rely on.
如果有一个糟糕的一天，受伤，
A bad day, an injury,
而且它可以迅速转向
and it can quickly turn
陷入了一个恶性循环，导致挨饿
into a downward spiral to starvation out here.
就在这里
And there it is.
一只年轻的雄性或者仅是跟随新鲜肉类的气味，
A young male has followed the scent of fresh meat,
又或者因为其它原因跟踪它
or been following her trail for other reasons.
无论是饥饿还是浪漫，
Whether hunger or romance,
卡扎多拉不想知道，
Cazadora has no interest in finding out,
潜入蓝色的夜晚，
and slinks off into the blue night,
为了这不可思议的努力放弃了大部分奖励
giving up most of her reward for the incredible effort.
如果它要留在湖边并拥有它，
If she's going to stay at the lake and own it,
它不会被忽视太久的
she won't go unnoticed for long.
这是一项战略举措
It's a strategic move.
所以，卡扎多拉只是离开了它的领地
So, Cazadora simply leaves her territory.
它的入侵立即被注意到
Her incursion is immediately noticed.
邻近地区的一位年长雄性，
An older male in the adjoining territory,
差不多大三分之一
almost a third bigger.
它以前没见过那个雄性
She hasn't met the male before.
许多独居的大型猫科动物放宽了地域界限
Many solitary big cats relax territory boundaries
说到求爱这件事
when it comes to the business of courtship.
尽管存在分歧，
Despite their differences,
缺乏沟通方面的专业知识，
and lack of expertise in communicating,
那两只美洲狮，山上的猫，
the two pumas, Cats of the Mountain,
森林之主，上帝之猫，
Lords of the Forest, Cats of God,
或者40个名字中的任何一个
or any other of the 40 names
它们在整个美洲都被提及，
they are referred to across the Americas,
最终就共同语言达成一致
finally agree on a common language.
于是开始了为期一周的舞蹈，起初是试探性的测试，
And so begins a week-long dance, at first tentative, testing,
然后是嬉戏
and then playful.
它占主导地位，
He's dominant,
但它同样危险，有牙齿和爪子
but she's as dangerous, armed with teeth and claws.
这是一个探戈，两个美洲狮迷失了自我，
It's a tango in which these two pumas lose themselves,
当它们私奔到山脚下，
as they elope into the foothills,
用五彩纸屑庆祝它们的婚礼
with confetti to celebrate their nuptials.
一季又一季，这种紧密相连的关系
Season after season, this tightly bound relationship
在美洲狮和猎物之间，
between the pumas and their prey,
还有兀鹫，
and the condors,
在这个星球上独一无二的地方茁壮成长，
thrives in this unique place on the planet,
湖边有着完美和谐的优雅
with the elegance of perfect harmony at the lake's edge.
三个月后的春天，卡扎多拉成为了它的山谷女王，
By spring, three months later, Cazadora is queen of her valley,
托雷斯最富有的狩猎场之一
one of the richest hunting grounds in Torres.
羊驼经常来这里，
The guanacos come here constantly,
为了那些在寒风中幸存下来的草本植物和灌木
for the herbs and shrubs that survive the gusts of icy wind
一有喘息和阳光，就开始繁衍生息
and flourish the minute there is respite and sunshine.
它圆滑，步伐自信
She is sleek, her stride confident.
它的猎杀率增加了，但现在，稍微重了一点，
Her kill rate has increased, but now, slightly heavier,
它依靠母亲教给它的一堂古老的课--
she relies on an old lesson her mother taught her --
跟着鸟儿
to follow the birds.
杀戮需要
A kill requires
强烈的能量爆发
an intense burst of energy.
这对身体很累人
It's taxing on the body.
但是偷别人的东西也有很高的风险
But stealing someone else's kill comes with a high risk as well.
寻找属于别人的猎物
Scavenging a kill that belongs to someone else
这让它非常谨慎
makes her very cautious.
有充分的理由
For good reason.
当主人在它身后下山时，
When the owner comes down the hill, behind her,
它显然很愤怒
he's clearly indignant.
它是另一个年轻雄性，不是它经常跟踪的人，
He's another young male, not her regular stalker,
对它来说很危险
and dangerous for her.
然后，奇怪的事情发生了，
And then, something strange happens,
一种策略性的肢体语言可能会赢得它一些时间
a strategic body language that may just win her some time.
它根本不理食物主人
She simply ignores him.
背对着它
When she turns her back on him
继续吃猎物，
and carries on feeding on his kill,
它发出的信♥号♥♥说它不重要，不是威胁
she sends a signal that he's not important, not a threat.
主人的反应呢？
And his response?
就是顺从，乞求分享
Is to be submissive and beg to share.
卡扎多拉的冷落有很多意义
Cazadora's snub has carried a lot of meaning.
然后，不知从哪里冒出来，
And then, out of nowhere,
它受够了它的举止，给它送行
she's had enough of his manners and sees him off.
现状无法持续
The status quo can't last.
在主人恢复信心之前，
Before he regains his confidence,
卡扎多拉离开了
Cazadora leaves.
它最近变得越来越不安，
She's become more unsettled recently,
在一个地方待太久不舒服
not comfortable in one spot for too long.
它的气味顺着河而下
Her scent oozes down the river.
羊驼不想区分
Guanacos don't distinguish
是一只美洲狮的个人问题
between a puma on a personal quest
还是正在打猎
and one that is on the hunt.
羊驼群宁愿一直能看到它，
They'd rather just keep her in sight,
不管它在做什么
no matter what she's up to.
和它母亲一样，也声称拥有这片领土
Like her mother, she's claimed the territory
横跨冰川河
that straddles the glacier river.
这让它小时候很害怕
It scared her as a cub.
雪崩现在是一个永恒的背景
The avalanches are now a constant backdrop.
它现在很清楚了
She now knows it well.
当它走向砾岩洞穴时，
When she goes up to the caves of conglomerate rock,
到处都是鹅卵石这是它秘密的地方，
peppered with pebbles, it's to her secret place,
它来这里有特定的原因
and she comes here for a specific reason.
四个小而隐蔽的理由，
Four small, well-camouflaged reasons,
才几周大
just weeks old.
就像独居者一样，
Exactly like Solitaria,
卡扎多拉已经把四只小猫带到了世界上
Cazadora has brought four kittens into the world