亚洲最奇异（2021）

大自然是如此险峻
Nature asks so much.
充满各种生存的考验
Always demanding more.
迫使动物们走向更多变
Driving animals to...
更怪异
greater... weirder...
更极端的演化
extremes.
但总是有一个极限
But there is a breaking point.
今天就来向大家介绍...
It's time for...
变种生物
"The Mutant Uprising."
《亚洲最怪》
在印度的西高止山脉 一只眼镜王蛇展开了一趟旅程
In India's Western Ghats, a king cobra is on a quest
寻找它的皇后
to find a queen.
为此它需要使用全身的感官
Tracking her down will require all his senses.
它嗅闻空气
He tastes the air,
透过吸入微小的气味分子来辨别气味
decoding each smell by drawing in microscopic scent molecules
并将其送入一个特殊器官
and transferring them to a special organ
位于它的口部上方 也就是锄鼻器
in the top of his mouth, the Jacobson's organ.
它察觉到附近有另一条蛇
He's sensed another snake nearby.
却不是它的皇后
But it's not his lady consort.
那是一条害它分心的锦蛇
It's a rat snake,
而身为蛇类帝王的它可不能容忍♥
a distraction which this monarch can't ignore.
眼镜王蛇有个很怪异的习性
Because the weird thing about king cobras
就是它们喜欢吃自己的同类
is they prefer to eat their own kind.
它以尖牙咬住锦蛇 并注入剂量足以致命的神经毒素
He delivers a lethal dose of neurotoxic venom with his fangs.
锦蛇尝试反击 但它只不过是在垂死挣扎
The rat snake fights back, but it's a dead snake slithering.
因为一旦被眼镜王蛇咬上一口 其中所含的毒素
Because one bite from the king cobra can contain enough venom
就足以杀死一只亚洲象 或是20位成年人
to kill an Asian elephant or 20 adult humans.
该毒素最终会瘫痪它的呼吸系统
Eventually, the venom will paralyze its breathing,
造成它窒息而死
causing it to suffocate...
但在窒息而死之前 或许它会先被生吞活剥
that's if the king doesn't eat it alive first.
在眼镜王蛇享用大餐的同时
As he settles down to finish his meal,
它的毒素会将锦蛇全身消化殆尽
his venom will be digesting the rat snake from the inside out.
整条锦蛇都将被它吸收 包括骨头和鳞片
He'll absorb everything including the bones and scales.
但是它寻找皇后的任务得暂停一下了
But his quest for a queen will have to wait
因为它大概需要一周的时间 来消化这顿大餐
because digesting this meal will take around a week.
这段时间我们就让它先休息一下吧
Until then, we'll let him rest.
如果你想找到突变种 最有机会成功之处
If you want to find a mutant, the obvious place to look...
莫过于沼泽了
is the swamp.
沼泽里的突变种 这只日本树蛙 或许看起来就像普通的青蛙
This Japanese tree frog might look like your average frog,
但它可非等闲之辈
but he's special.
它是家族里唯一的幸存者
He's a sole survivor,
它的兄弟姐妹都死了
the last of all his siblings,
而它历经了千辛万苦才到达此地
and he went through a real ordeal to get here.
一如全天下的父母
Like all good parents,
树蛙们也希望能让子女健康地长大
tree frogs try and give their offspring the best possible start in life.
它们特殊质地的脚趾构造 能分泌出一种黏液
Their uniquely textured toe pads secrete an adhesive mucus
这让它们能在树上找到隐蔽的角落
that allows them to find a secluded spot in the trees,
并筑起一个特殊的泡沫巢穴
where these frogs whip up a special foam nest.
而这些泡沫能保护下一代的安全
Bubble-wrap to keep the next generation safe.
谁会危害它们的安全
Safe from what?
下方的湖水里蛰伏着满满的掠食者
The water below is full of predators
等着要吃掉这些蝌蚪
just waiting to eat the tadpoles.
大部分的蝌蚪都无法活到成年
Most of these tadpoles won't make it to adulthood.
但这只日本树蛙可不一样
But not our hero.
它可是天选之蛙
He's special.
三年前 它活了下来 靠着吃海藻日益茁壮
He survives and grows strong on a diet of algae.
它长出了后脚
His back legs grow,
同时它的前脚也在鳃囊里逐渐成形
while his front legs develop in his gill pocket,
不过它想让前脚长出来 就像从紧身衣里挣脱一样难
but getting them free is like wrestling his way out of a straitjacket.
几周过去了 它持续地茁壮成长
As the weeks pass, he continues to thrive,
然而它的兄弟姐妹...
while his siblings...
却一个接着一个...
are killed off...
被捕杀了
around him.
直到只剩下它 天选之蛙
Until it's just him, the special one.
现在轮到它大开杀戒了
And now it's his turn.
它抛弃了素食主义
He forsakes his vegetarian lifestyle
开始狂吃任何能塞进它嘴里的动物
and eats everything that fits in his mouth.
如今它已成为一名致命的掠食者
Now, he's the deadly predator.
但它想要的不只这样
But there's something missing.
它用来筑巢的特殊脚趾构造 始终没机会派上用场
He can't quite put his uniquely textured toe pad on it...
直到它遇见了这位姑娘
until he spots her.
是时候传宗接代了
It's time he passed on his genes.
也许它们的子女会跟它一样特别
Maybe their offspring will be special like him.
但当你存活得跟它一样久
But when you've survived as long as he has,
你也会变得跟它一样狂妄
it's easy to grow cocky.
它没有去和姑娘介绍自己 而是锁定了今晚的宵夜
Instead of introducing himself, he eyes up a snack.
爱情可以等
Love can wait.
但它没有料到 一只吃青蛙的甲虫会从背后偷袭
But he's not prepared for a frog-eating beetle.
它将会死得很缓慢
His death will be a slow one
被甲虫活生生地啃食而死
as the beetle begins eating him alive.
它怎么会沦落至此
How did it all go so wrong?
它本该是天选之蛙的
He was supposed to be special.
它是个不起眼的小家伙
She's not much to look at,
但总有一天它会蜕变成一位美人儿
but one day, she'll be a dazzling beauty.
不过那是未来的事
But that's the future.
现在的它只不过是一个黏糊糊的团块
For now, she's just a gooey lump.
整天就只会不停地吃
Eating, eating, and eating.
它人生九♥成♥的时间都在进食
She'll do this for 90% of her entire life...
直到它变成一只美丽的...
until she transforms into a beautiful...
甲虫
beetle.
好啦 它没那么迷人 但记得我曾说过...
All right, she's not that beautiful, but remember when I said...
“总有一天它会蜕变成一位美人儿”
"One day, she'll be a dazzling beauty."
这才是我的意思
This is what I meant.
它是只萤火虫
She's a firefly.
而它新装备的发光屁屁
And newly equipped with her glowing butt,
即将迷倒那些男孩们
she's ready to drive the boys wild.
是时候去夜店了
Time to hit the night club.
这是所有年轻时髦萤火虫聚集的地方
This is the place to be seen for all the hip, young fireflies.
其实不全然是真的
Well, not exactly.
记得我曾说过...
Remember when I said...
“它人生九♥成♥的时间都在进食”
"She'll do this for 90% of her entire life."
它的寿命只剩下几周的时间了
She only has a few weeks left to live.
所以这更像是在养老院的单身之夜
So this is more like singles night at the old folk's home.
这些娴静的淑女们
The ladies are demure, sitting to the side and watching
坐在一旁观赏着男士们搔首弄姿
这些娴静的淑女们
while the men strut their stuff.
The ladies are demure, sitting to the side and watching
坐在一旁观赏着男士们搔首弄姿
while the men strut their stuff.
我是指卖♥♥弄着它们的屁♥股♥
By stuff, I mean their butts.
它们的发光机制是一连串的化学反应
And what's going on in them is a chemical reaction.
它们将氧气和荧光素结合
They combine oxygen with chemicals in the presence of luciferase,
一种能让生物发光的酵素
a bioluminescent enzyme.
此景可谓相当壮观
It's quite the spectacle.
如今夜已深 它也只剩不到一个月可活
With less than a month to live and the nights ticking by,
或许你以为它会急着找伴
you'd think she'd be in a rush,
但它可是很挑的
but she's quite choosy.
如果它亮起屁♥股♥的光 就表示它看见喜欢的绅士了
If she flashes her light, it means she's seen a gentleman she likes,
但它想要一位精力充沛的伴侣
but she wants one with vim and vigor.
它肯定看上某位绅士了
She must have her eye on someone.
这位绅士停在了附近
He lands nearby.
通过彼此来回闪烁的光芒 它们渐渐熟了起来
And by flashing back and forth, they get to know each other...
直到光芒消失
until the lights go out.
很遗憾 我们没有此刻的任何影像
Unfortunately, we don't have any footage of this particular moment.
因此只好让你们看这对萤火虫老夫妻
So, here's another elderly firefly couple.
这位男士用它的跗节 轻拍这位女士好几分钟
The male uses his tarsi to tap the female for a few minutes.
这似乎是交♥配♥前很重要的前戏
This seems to be crucial foreplay before copulation can occur.
但它并非这位女士唯一的追求者
But he won't be her only suitor.
它会和多名伴侣交♥配♥
She'll mate with multiple partners
并善用它所剩的寿命来交♥配♥
and make the most of the time she has left.
而当它准备好了 它就会产卵
And when she's ready, she'll lay her eggs,
在此之后...
after which...
它就死了
she'll die.
你将见识到越来越怪异的变种