王朝（2018）

老虎是体型最大 最威武
Tigers are the largest, most powerful,
或许也是最受人喜爱的大型猫科动物
and perhaps the most loved of all the big cats.
然而在过去的一个世纪里
Yet, over the past century,
老虎的数量减少了百分之九十五
备注：20世纪初数量约有10万只，而现在世界自然基金会估计全球仅存3890只虎
their numbers have declined by 95%.
我们的团队花费两年时间
Our team has spent two years
追踪一只母虎和它的幼崽
following one tigress with her cubs
记录它养育幼崽的过程
as she attempts to rear them.
它面临的挑战不仅源于自然
Her problems come not just from the natural world,
更源于生存在人类附近
but from having to do so at close quarters with us.
位于印度中心的班达迦老虎保护区
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in the heart of India.
这里是一片富足的热带丛林
A rich, tropical jungle.
在这个悬崖脚下
At the base of this cliff,
有一个秘密洞穴
a secret cave
里面藏着
hiding within
一只名叫拉吉贝拉的母虎
is a tigress known as Raj Bera
两周前 它在这个洞穴
Two weeks ago, she chose this cave
产下新的家庭成员
in which to give birth to her new family.
这是它的女儿 比芭
This is her daughter, Biba.
这是它摇摇晃晃踏出的最初几步
And these are her first, rather unsteady steps.
比芭有三个兄弟
Biba has three brothers.
四只幼崽
The four of them together
是这个老虎王朝的下一代
are the next generation of this tiger dynasty.
拉吉贝拉是地球上最强大的捕食者之一
Raj Bera is one of the most formidable predators on earth.
但它的幼崽在接下来的两年时间里
But her cubs are vulnerable and will remain so
都十分脆弱
for the next two years.
作为母亲 它要尽其所能发挥本领
It will take all her strength and skill as a mother
保护并养育幼崽
to protect and provide for them,
才能将它们抚养到成年
if she is to raise them to adulthood.
虎
这片森林有老虎家庭生活所需的一切
This forest has everything a tiger family needs.
充足的淡水
Plenty of fresh water,
可供藏身的密集灌木
dense thickets for concealment,
还有遍布猎物的开阔草原
and open grasslands full of prey.
在巢穴中与幼崽挨过饥肠辘辘的两周之后
After two hungry weeks confined to the den with her cubs,
拉吉贝拉需要食物
Raj Bera needs food.
它是个经验丰富的猎手
She is an experienced hunter.
但它的猎物时刻保持高度警觉
But her prey are always on high alert.
幸好 它知道如何隐藏踪迹
Fortunately, she knows how to disappear.
尽管经验丰富
Even with her experience,
多数狩猎都会如此收场
most hunts end this way.
但现在它面临一个两难困境
But now she faces a dilemma.
夜幕开始降临
As evening draws in,
把幼崽独自留在巢穴
leaving the cubs unprotected in their den
可能招致危险
could put them in danger.
夜行捕食者已徘徊在外
The night shift are already on the prowl.
一头懒熊
A sloth bear.
如果发现幼崽 它会将其猎杀
It will kill cubs if it can find them.
巢穴一旦被发现 就不再安全
Once a den has been discovered, it’s no longer safe.
它需要搬家
She needs to move her family.
迁至新巢后全家安全
The family are safe at a new den.
像拉吉贝拉这样经验丰富的母虎
An experienced tigress like Raj Bera
可能知道数个像这样的藏匿处
may know half a dozen hideaways like this.
尽管它捕猎失败
Even though she failed in her hunt,
幼崽依然渴望它的乳汁
the cubs are as hungry for milk as ever.
养育并保护多达四只幼崽
For a tigress to feed and protect,
对于母虎来说是严峻的挑战
as many as four young is a relentless challenge.
它不太可能将所有幼崽都养大
It's unlikely that she will be able to raise them all.
而如今在印度
And in India today,
新的压力使抚养幼崽至成年
there are new pressures, making it harder than ever
变得前所未有的艰难
to rear a family to adulthood.
拉吉贝拉的领地面♥积♥刚好够它养育幼崽
Raj Bera's territory is just big enough to support her cubs,
拉吉贝拉
但它被其它老虎的领地包围
but she's surrounded by territories held by other tigers.
而整个保护区被人类居住区环绕
And all are encircled by human settlement.
班达迦老虎保护区
班达迦共有约八十只老虎
There are about 80 tigers in Bandhavgarh.
密度高得非比寻常
This is an unusually high density.
对于生存空间的竞争十分激烈
Competition for space is intense.
脸上的伤疤是对手间争斗的证明
Scarred faces are evidence of battles between rivals.
为了保证领地安全
To keep her territory secure,
拉吉贝拉定期在长达十九千米的边界巡逻
Raj Bera regularly patrols its 12-mile-long boundary.
它每次喷♥尿♥ 都是在标记
Each time she sprays, she's marking a line
其它老虎不得逾越的界线
that other tigers know they cross at their peril.
耐着正午的酷热标记领地十分辛苦
Territory marking in the midday heat is hard work.
它需要降温
She needs to cool off.
一只多情的雄孔雀
An amorous male peacock.
每一天
Every day,
它都在三项任务间取得近乎不可能的平衡
she has to strike an almost impossible balance,
分配时间进行捕猎
dividing her time between hunting,
对领地边界进行气味标记
scent marking her boundaries,
以及照料幼崽
and nursing her cubs.
目前 幼崽的需求必须优先满足
For now the demands of her young family must take precedence.
它的幼崽已成长到开始探索的阶段
Her cubs have reached the stage when they start exploring.
尽管它们仍未完全学会走路
Although even walking hasn't been completely mastered.
幼崽之间的差异逐渐显现
Differences between the cubs are beginning to appear.
三个兄弟忙着打闹
The three brothers are caught up in a rough and tumble.
但它们的姐妹比芭 踌躇退缩
But their sister, Biba, holds back.
它体型较小 也不如它的兄弟强壮
She is smaller and not as strong as her brothers.
这些差异只会随着它们的成长
And these differences will only become more apparent,
变得愈发明显
as they grow older.
两个月后
Two months later
老虎一家永远地离开了巢穴
and the family has left the den for good.
幼崽现已足够强壮 能跟上母亲
The cubs are now strong enough to follow their mother.
母虎必须开始教育幼崽了
She must now start on their education.
它带它们巡视领地
She shows them around her territory.
更重要的是 带它们品尝一种新食物
And most importantly, introduces them to a new diet.
肉
Meat.
幼崽的体型长大了一倍
The cubs have doubled in size,
所以它必须更频繁地狩猎
so that she has to hunt even more frequently
来满足它们日益增长的胃口
to provide for their growing appetites.
自从它的幼崽出生
Since the birth of her cubs,
拉吉贝拉便无法像过去那样
Raj Bera has not been able to patrol her territory
定期巡逻领地
as regularly as she did.
这使对手有机可乘
And that has given a rival an opportunity.
这是索萝
This is Solo,
拉吉贝拉的成年女儿
Raj Bera's adult daughter.
它擅自闯入了母亲的领土
And she is trespassing on her mother's lands,
整个班达迦最富饶的地方之一
some of the richest in the whole of Bandhavgarh.
它或许不知道拉吉贝拉在这里狩猎
She may be unaware that Raj Bera is hunting here.
通常成年老虎会相互避开
Normally adult tigers avoid each other.
因为即便是母女打斗也有可能致命
Because fights even between mother and daughter can be fatal.
不过目前 索萝似乎是在试探它的母亲
But now, Solo appears to be testing her mother.
面对拉吉贝拉稳操胜券的步伐
Faced with Raj Bera's confident advance,
索萝立刻表现出顺从
Solo immediately defers,
像幼崽一样露出腹部
rolling on her back like a cub.
它还不够成熟 不够强壮
She's not old enough or strong enough
难以争夺领土
to challenge for the territory...
暂时不能
Yet.
拉吉贝拉仍然是这里的统治者
Raj Bera is still the ruler here.
但是索萝发出了警告
But Solo has issued a warning.
领土重归安全
With their territory secure,
全家得以一起放松
the family can relax together.
幼崽现在把越来越多的时间
The cubs are now spending more and more time
用在锻炼协调性和灵活性上
developing their coordination and agility.
它们从游戏中学习
And they do that through play.
一头野猪
A wild boar.
它可能是成年老虎菜单上的美味
It could be on the menu of an adult tiger.
但其中一只幼年公虎有点急功近利
But one of the male cubs is being a little ambitious.
还是等等吧
Perhaps not yet.
班达迦的冬季降临
Winter arrives in Bandhavgarh.
幼崽九个月大了