亚洲（2024）

亚洲的森林比其他任何大洲都多
Asia has more forest than any other continent.
上万亿棵树
A trillion trees.
在它的中心地带，在喜马拉雅山的阴影下
At its heart, in the shadow of the Himalaya,
矗立着印度和尼泊尔的季风丛林
stand the monsoon jungles of India and Nepal.
它们由最大的猫统治
They are ruled by the biggest of all cats.
孟加拉虎
The Bengal tiger.
亚洲的森林充满了生机
Asia's forests are full of life.
对于生活在这里的动物
For the animals that live here...
它们提供了许多机会
they provide a multitude of opportunities.
尼泊尔
Nepal.
森林几乎覆盖了该国的一半面♥积♥
Forests cover almost half the country.
现在是旱季
It's the dry season.
树林之间，象草草丛间
Between the trees, meadows of elephant grass
为最亲密的行为
provide cover...
提供良好的掩护
for the most intimate of behaviours.
在过去的十年里，
In the last ten years,
尼泊尔的老虎数量翻了一番。
the number of tigers in Nepal has doubled.
这里有很多孟加拉虎，值得注意的是，
There are so many here that, remarkably,
在相距仅100米的范围内，就有一对在交♥配♥
pairs are mating within just 100 metres of each other.
雄虎在抚养幼崽方面不担责任
Males play no part in raising their young.
这位母亲有三只几乎完全成年的幼崽
This mother has three almost fully-grown cubs.
最大的是一只雄性
The largest, a male,
变得越来越焦躁不安
is becoming increasingly restless.
他最喜欢的玩伴是他的兄弟
His favourite playmate is his brother.
他的姐姐不太善于交际
His sister is less sociable.
他两岁了
He is two years old
开始更频繁地独自探索
and beginning to explore by himself more frequently.
他必须保持他的爪子锋利
He must keep his claws sharp.
猎物从来不会离太远
Prey is never far away.
但要抓一头猪鹿
But to catch a hog deer,
他必须在未被发现时慢慢靠近
he must get within pouncing distance
猛然出击
undetected.
吹了
Blown it.
老虎经常到河里纳凉降温
Tigers visit the river frequently to cool off.
他在试水
He tests the water.
刚刚好
Just right.
他的兄弟姐妹也来到这里
His siblings are also here.
但是午后洗澡并不能让这些老虎吃上一顿饱
But afternoon baths are not going to get any of these tigers a meal.
他们的母亲必须去猎食抚养
It's their mother who must provide.
现在就有很好的机会
And there are good opportunities
就在河的另一边
on the other side of the river.
无论老虎多么老练
No matter how experienced tigers are,
他们的大部分狩猎都以失败告终
most of their hunts end in failure.
但他们可以连续跟踪数个小时
But they can stalk for hours on end,
无情地狩猎
hunting relentlessly.
斑鹿时刻保持警惕
Spotted chital deer are constantly alert.
他们的小鹿非常脆弱
Their fawns are extremely vulnerable.
这将使她在继续狩猎时保持活力
This will keep her going as she continues to hunt.
不过，并不是每头虎都如此成功
Not everybody's been so successful, though.
但亚洲的季风森林是如此丰富
But Asia's monsoon forests are so rich,
这个家庭应该能够继续繁荣
this family should continue to flourish.
向东200英里处住着一头野兽
200 miles to the east lives a beast
体型之大，以至于老虎也很少敢攻击它
so big that even a tiger rarely dares to attack it.
更大的独角犀牛
The greater one-horned rhinoceros.
它们重达2吨♥多
They weigh over two tonnes
皮肤厚达一英寸
and have skin an inch thick.
它们主要吃草和芦苇
They eat mostly grass and reeds.
这里的池塘里种满了睡莲
There are ponds here filled with water lilies...
雌犀牛定期带来它们的幼崽
..where the females regularly bring their young.
而雄犀牛则争夺与雌性接触的机会
The males compete for access to the females.
三分之一的雄性犀牛死于这样的战斗
A third of all male rhinos die in fights like these.
有时，最好的举动是撤退
Sometimes, the best move is to retreat.
到别地
Elsewhere
更年轻的犀牛忙于其他事情
younger rhinos are engaged in other business.
调情
Flirting.
他们的求爱是一场精心设计的游戏
Their courtship is an elaborate game.
一种亲吻和追逐
A kind of kiss and chase.
他追到了她
He's caught her.
但是当你缺乏经验时
But when you're lacking in experience,
完善这段关系并不容易
consummating the relationship is not easy.
在所有的兴奋过后
After all the excitement,
森林还提供放松
the forest also offers relaxation.
悠闲的泥浴
A long, leisurely mud bath.
随着旱季的持续，
As the dry season continues,
像这样的小水塘越来越受欢迎
small ponds like these become increasingly popular.
但变化即将到来
But a change is coming.
季风的降雨
The rains of the monsoon.
它们在印度南部的降雨最为严重
They fall most intensely in southern India.
在喀拉拉邦的森林中
In the forests of Kerala,
洪荒暴雨释出数十亿立方米的水
huge storms unleash billions of cubic metres of water.
这引发了所有亚洲生物中最奇特
And that triggers the appearance of one of the strangest
一种生物的出现
of all Asian creatures.
它的大部分时间都在地下8米深处度过
It spends most of its life up to eight metres underground.
但每年只出现一次
But just once a year, it emerges
为了繁殖
to breed.
一只紫色的青蛙
A purple frog.
这只雌性的肚子里装满了蛙卵
This female has a belly full of eggs.
在她的背上，是一个新赢得的雄性♥伴♥侣♥
And on her back, a newly acquired male partner.
他紧紧抓住她的脊椎
He grips her spine,
在她的身上留下深深的凹痕
making deep indentations in her flesh.
它们的出现时间与季风雨时节相吻合
They have timed their emergence to coincide with the monsoon rains
不知何故，在黑暗中，
Somehow, in the darkness,
它们必须找到一条小溪来产卵
they must find a stream in which to lay their eggs -
然后在黎明前回到地下
and then get back underground before dawn.
但在季风雨期间
But during the monsoon,
在几分钟内就能形成一股洪流
a torrent can develop in minutes.
最好的繁殖地位于上游
The best breeding spots are upstream.
除了冒险之外，别无他法
There's nothing for it but to take the plunge.
用她的四肢像抓钩一般
Using her limbs like grappling hooks,
她把他们俩拖上岩石
she hauls them both up the rocks.
终于，避难所到了！
At last, shelter!
一个产卵的宝地
An excellent place to lay eggs.
而雄性可以让它们受精
And the male can fertilise them.
他们可以在这里发育而不会被冲走
They can develop here without getting washed away.
给了它们的后代最好的成功机会
Having given their brood the best chance of success,
它们又回到地下呆上一年
they return underground for another 12 months.
至于它们在地下做什么，没有人知道
What they do there, nobody knows.
在印度季风森林的东南部
To the southeast of India's monsoon forests,
横跨印度洋
across the Indian Ocean,
这里有亚洲大♥陆♥最多样化、最壮观的丛林
lie the continent's most diverse and spectacular jungles.
东南亚的热带雨林
The tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia.
它们是地球上最古老的热带雨林之一
They are among the oldest such forests on Earth.
在婆罗洲岛上，生活着猩猩族群
Here, on the island of Borneo, live orangutan.
它们大部分时间都在觅食
They spend most of their time foraging for food.
但这头母猩猩有着其他想法
But this female also has something else on her mind.
她正在寻找伴侣
She is looking for a partner.
找到合适的对象应该很容易
Finding a suitable one should be easy.
婆罗洲占主导地位的雄性猩猩有巨大的脸颊垫
Dominant male orangutan in Borneo have huge cheek pads.
这只或许是个不错之选
This one would be quite a catch.
通常，是雄性追求雌性
Normally, it's the males who pursue the females.
但有时，雌性也会不得不主动出击
But sometimes, a female may have to take the initiative.
这种行为一般很少见
This sort of behaviour is very seldom seen.
但似乎双方并不来电
But the feeling does not seem to be mutual.
没关系，树上还有很多浪荡公子
Never mind, there's plenty more swingers in the trees.
这只等级更高
This one has a higher rank...
所以他是一个更令人向往的伴侣
..so he is an even more desirable mate.
像这种大胃口的猩猩应该很强壮
An orangutan with an appetite like this should be strong.
要是他能看上眼就好了
If only he had eyes for her, too.
哦，好吧
Oh, well.
非诚勿扰相亲仍在继续
The search continues.