狂野地球（2020）

旁观者能感觉到事态的发展，
The bystanders have a sense of what's unfolding,
但是幼崽太天真了
but the calf is too naive.
当母亲意识到她严重的判断错误时，
By the time the mother realizes her terrible error of judgement,
太晚了
it's too late.
对这位母亲来说，这是一个令人心碎的结局
It's a heartbreaking outcome for the mother.
但是只有一半的河马宝宝能活过第一年，
But with only half of all baby hippos surviving their first year,
她的失落是一个她可能会经历很多次的现实
her loss is a reality she may experience many more times.
雨季继续席卷南部非洲
The wet season continues to wash across southern Africa.
巨大的食草动物狼吞虎咽地吃着所有新鲜的树叶
The giant herbivores gorge on all the fresh foliage.
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
Less than half is properly digested by the time it rains back down on the plain.
A级粪便和高湿度的混合对一个当地居民来说是令人兴奋的
The combination of A-Grade dung and high humidity is a heady mix for one local.
当滴答滴答地敲门时，
When drops and plops knock on his door,
他急忙回答
he hurries to answer.
对于红棕色蜣螂来说，这是天堂
For the copper dung beetle,this is heaven.
他在地下度过了旱季，
He spent the dry season underground,
处于半冬眠状态
in semi-hibernation.
季节性的雨水使他的身体开始活动
The seasonal rain kick-starts his body into action.
当一些人匆忙交♥配♥时，他飞驰而过
While some rush to mate,he gallops past.
他想先专注于创作他的季节性杰作
He wants to focus on creating his seasonal masterpiece first.
他设计了一个育儿舞会
He fashions a brood ball.
这是给雌性留下深刻印象和鼓励产卵的最终方法
It's the ultimate way to impress a female and encourage egg laying.
他急忙完成，在别人偷走它之前把它滚走
He hurries to complete it and roll it away before someone else steals it.
他脑子里有一个清晰的计划，经常停下来看看太阳的位置
He has a clear plan in mind and stops often to check the position of the sun.
粪便带来的问题是苍蝇也喜欢它
The problem with dung is that flies love it,too.
如果他们有机会用卵弄脏他的球，
Given a chance they would contaminate his ball with their eggs,
所以他们必须被赶走
so they have to be shooed away.
他最后一次检查坐标
He checks his coordinates one last time.
在远处，他发现了目的地
In the distance,he spots his destination.
软土，一点草
Soft soil,a bit of grass.
很完美
Perfect.
他挖得很深，
He digs deep,
确保他的球和里面的蛋安全，
ensuring his ball and any egg laid within it stays safe,
当雨季变干时
as wet season turns to dry.
二月是印尼赤道海域平静的季节
February is a time of calm seas in the equatorial waters around Indonesia.
这里是两大洋的交汇处
Here is the meeting place of two major oceans.
水从太平洋通过数千个蜂窝状岛流入印度洋
Water flows from the Pacific into the Indian Ocean through thousands of beehive islands.
这种融合形成了一个动态的热带生态系统，
This convergence results in a dynamic tropical eco-system,
拉贾·安帕特，王冠上的宝石
with Raja Ampat,its crowning jewel.
水面下，
Under the surface,
强大的洋流搅动着营养物质，浮游生物大量繁殖
strong currents churn nutrients and plankton blooms.
这种微生物汤支撑着整个海洋食物链
This soup of micro-organisms supports the entire oceanic food chain.
密集的鱼饵群吸引了一队食肉动物
Dense schools of baitfish attract a squadron of predators.
蝠鲼
Devil rays.
这些专门吃鱼的吃货将旅行数百公里
These specialist fish eaters will travel hundreds of kilometres
为了追求季节性的赏金
in the pursuit of this seasonal bounty.
一组30条或更多，他们成蓝剪
In groups of 30 or more,they scissor the blue.
他们紧密的队形使受惊的鱼饵成群结队
Their tight formations herd the frightened baitfish.
轻盈敏捷的身体，后掠的翅膀就像喷气式战斗机，
Light,agile bodies with swept-back wings like a jet fighter,
可以在毫秒内从巡航加速到攻击速度
can accelerate from cruise to attack speed in milliseconds.
出乎意料的是，
Out of the blue,
一条大洋蝠鲼来了，拖着搭便车的人
an oceanic manta ray arrives,with hitchhikers in tow.
这是世界上最大的蝠鲼种类
This is the world's largest species of ray.
翅膀轻快地推动它两吨♥重的身体在水中穿行
Wings propel its two-tonne body lithely through the water.
一年中的大部分时间，它喜欢独自旅行
Most of the year,it prefers to travel solo.
在四王群岛，
But at Raja Ampat,
这个季节营养丰富的水吸引着个体
the season's nutrient-rich waters draw individuals
从四面八方进食
to feed from far and wide.
他们与珊瑚礁蝠鲼混合在一起
They mingle with the resident reef manta rays.
这是一年中罕见的两个物种在同一水域汇合的时候
It's a rare time of year when both species converge in the same waters.
带着滤食性大嘴，
With filter feeding mouths agape,
他们像魔毯一样乘风破浪
they ride the currents like magic carpets.
在印度尼西亚的南部是澳大利亚，
To the south of Indonesia lies Australia,
夏天意味着酷热的大♥陆♥
a continent where summer means extreme heat.
超过100华氏度的高温使人们在海边冲浪降温
Soaring temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit send people surfside to cool off.
每年这个时候，
At this time of year,
澳大利亚是地球上最热的地方之一
Australia is one of the hottest places on Earth.
在内陆，已经好几个月没有下雨了
Inland,no rain has fallen for months.
澳大利亚的夏天越来越热，
Australian summers are becoming hotter,
随着全球气温上升，气候变得更加干燥和致命
drier and deadlier as global temperatures rise.
干涸的闪电连接着干枯的青草
Dry lightning connects to the tinder-dry grass.
星火燎原
A spark becomes an inferno.
当大多数人都争相逃跑的时候，
Whilst most scramble to escape,
一只空中掠食者猛扑过来
an aerial predator swoops closer.
黑色的鸢
The black kite.
故意寻找火的生物
A creature who deliberately seeks out fires.
这只鸟也许是唯一一个欢迎火烧季节的澳大利亚居民
This bird is perhaps the only Australian who welcomes the fire season.
被浓烟吸引，
Drawn by the smoke,
其他人则从几公里外聚集
others converge from kilometres around.
随着火势逐渐平息，竞争也随之爆发
As the fire simmers down,competition flares.
少火，少食
Less fire,less food.
一只黑鸢还饿着
One black kite is still hungry.
既是凤♥凰♥又是纵火狂
Both phoenix and pyromaniac.
它接下来要做的就是传奇
What it does next is the stuff of legend.
土著梦想层称鸢为“火鹰”
Aboriginal Dreamtime calls the kite,'Fire Hawk'.
像人类一样，
Like humans,
它为了个人利益而点火
it harvests fire for personal gain.
它现在希望得到的是蚱蜢
What it hopes to gain now is grasshopper.
吃饱了，鸢继续飞，
satiated,the kite flies on,
像任何卫星一样灵敏地发现新的火灾
spotting new fires as deftly as any satellite.
干燥的澳大利亚内陆与南美洲的丛林形成鲜明对比
Parched inland Australia stands in stark contrast to the jungles of South America.
二月份，
In February,
现在是亚马逊雨林的旱季
it's the dry season in the Amazon rainforest.
但是干燥是一个相对的术语
But dry is a relative term.
丛林里仍然下着倾盆大雨
The jungle still gets heavy downpours.
天刚放晴
As quickly as the heavens open...
…它们又关上了
..they close again.
天气稍息，
With a break in the weather,
切叶蚁沿着他们的高速公路加快步伐
leaf cutter ants pick up the pace along their mass highway.
毛茛树正在开花，一年四季都有收获
The buttercup tree is flowering,an annual seasonal harvest.
一千万只蚂蚁参加了觅食游♥行♥
Ten million ants join the foraging parade.
为了给他们的地下藻类园提供营养，匆忙前行
It's a rush to get nutrition to their subterranean algae gardens
在下一场倾盆大雨之前
before the next downpour.
在里约热内卢，
In Rio de Janeiro,
人类用嘉年华来庆祝这个季节，
humans celebrate this season with Carnivale,
节庆节前庆祝丰盛的一年一度的节日
an annual festival celebrating abundance before abstinence.
这两项活动都需要紧张的准备，
Both events require intense preparation,
团队合作和同步
teamwork and synchronization.
这是今年年初的一个疯狂高♥潮♥
It's a wild climax to the start of the year.
我们的星球绕着大火球旋转了60度
Our planet completes its first 60 degrees of revolution around the great ball of fire.
在接下来的几个月里，
In the months ahead,
更深刻的变化等待着地球上的居民，
more profound change awaits the planet's inhabitants,
因为在地球上一个狂野的年份里，变化是不变的
for change is the one constant during a Wild Year On Earth.