生命故事（2014）

到目前为止生命的故事里
So far on life story
我们见到了动物们采取他们的第一步...
We have seen animals take the first steps
..成长...
Grow up
..寻找一个家...
Find a home
..并且获得力量...
And gain power
现在 他们需要一个伴侣
Now, they need a mate.
为了赢得伙伴而竞争
Competition to win a partner
在自然界里是如此的激烈
is so intense in nature,
它创造了最不同寻常的美丽
it has created
both the most extraordinary beauty
和威胁生命的暴♥力♥
and life-threatening violence.
一只雄性信天翁
A male waved albatross
在他超过二十年的一生里都只
will have the same partner
for his lifetime
将拥有一个伴侣
of over 20 years.
在独自沿着太平洋觅食后
After feeding alone
over the Pacific Ocean,
这只雄性回到了加拉帕戈斯群岛
this male has returned here
to the Galapagos,
正如同他每年所做的那样
as he does every year,
来等待他的配偶过来找他
to wait for his mate
to come back to him.
其他的已经在重新确立加深羁绊
Others are already
reaffirming their bonds.
随着年份的流逝他们变得越来越老
As the years go by
and they get older,
他们其中之一没法回来的可能性总是存在的
there is always the possibility that
one of them will not make it back.
但是他与他的伴侣的联♥系♥是如此的紧固
But his bond with his partner
is so strong,
他将只会坐着等待她
he will simply sit and wait for her.
在自然界里 要想形成这样终身的承诺是很稀少的
In nature, it's rare to form
such a lifelong commitment.
对于大多数动物而言
交♥配♥的游戏既单纯又充满暴♥力♥竞争性的
For most animals, the mating game is
both brief and fiercely competitive.
一只雌性绿蠵龟
A female green turtle
必须在开放海域里冒着危险生活三十年
must survive the dangers
of the open ocean for 30 years
在她变得足以成熟得以交♥配♥之前
before she's mature enough to mate.
她来到了这里 马来西亚浅水滩岸边 来进行繁殖
She's come here, to the shallow
waters off Malaysia, to breed.
一只雄性
A male.
他等待这个机会有好几周了
He's been waiting weeks
for this opportunity.
求偶仪式从最简单的绕圈开始
Courtship begins
with the gentlest of circling...
直到她接受他更进一步之前
..before she accepts his advances.
他们首次一同呼吸
Their first breath together
是交♥配♥开始的头几个小时
is the beginning
of several hours of mating.
他将尽他所能的坚持住
He will hold on as tight as he can
来保持使她全身心投入到他一人身上
to keep her all to himself.
不幸地 他们有伙伴
Unfortunately, they have company.
另外一只雄性
Another male.
他将尽一切所能来拆散这对情侣
He will do anything he can
to separate the pair
并且自己和雌性进行交♥配♥
and mate with the female himself.
他瞄准了柔软脆弱的部位
He targets
the soft, vulnerable parts.
他把他对手的空气敲了出来
He knocks the air out of his rival.
雌性现在正在为她背上额外的重量而挣扎着
The female is struggling now
with the extra weight on her back,
不久她将需要浮出水面来吸一口气
and soon she will need to surface
to take a breath.
另一只雄性
Another male.
更多竞争
MORE competition.
又来了一只
And here's another.
现在这只雌性在他背上有两只雄性
Now, the female has two males
locked on her back
对于她而言要想上浮到水面上难度倍增
and it's twice as hard for her
to get to the surface.
经过了一小时的争斗后
After an hour of battling,
这对情侣已经被骚扰了七英里
the pair are being harassed
by seven males.
但是雄性们是如此的兴奋
他们开始攻击彼此
But the males are so excited,
they start attacking each other.
在骚乱中 这对情侣脱离了表面
In the commotion, the couple
break away for the surface.
这对情侣做出了逃脱
The pair manage to make their escape...
留下处于混乱困惑状态中的雄性对手们
..leaving the rival males
milling around in confusion.
最终 他们可以和平的进行交♥配♥了
Finally, they can mate in peace.
在这场交♥配♥的游戏当中 通常是雄性
In the mating game, it's usually
the males who take the risks
承担起风险并且付出最多的那方
他叫
新几内亚火焰别♥墅♥鸟不通过打架的方式赢取伴侣
它的战略是奉献上一场表演
His strategy is to put on a show.
他首先撘筑个舞台
First, he builds a stage.
在繁殖的季节里 他花费一个星期建造这个建筑
In the breeding season, he spends
a week creating this construction,
叫做凉亭 在巴布亚新几内亚的森林里
called a bower,
in the forests of Papua New Guinea.
他痴迷于细节
He's a stickler for detail.
舞台准备好了
The stage is set.
是用泥巴粉刷的时间了
Time to paint it with mud.
这形成了一个较暗的背景
That makes a darker background,
这将对比凸显其明亮的色彩
which will set off
his magnificent colours.
接下来 关于服装的方面有着不同的选择
Next, there are difficult
decisions about the set-dressing.
或许有点太无趣了
Perhaps a bit dull.
仍有进步的余地
There's still room for improvement.
完美
Perfect.
是时候叫上观众了
Time to call in the audience...
他鸣叫着
HE SQUAWKS
如果有任何人感兴趣的话
..if anyone's interested.
这可能需要花费一些时间
This could take some time.
吸引注意力是吸引伴侣重要关键的部分
Attracting attention is
an essential part of winning a mate.
世界的海洋被明亮的颜色所覆盖
The world's oceans
are filled with brilliant colours,
所有都是被设计使得外表更加显眼
all designed
to make their wearers conspicuous.
不幸的是，这只小的，日本河豚是平淡的
Unfortunately this small,
Japanese puffer fish is dull,
几乎就看不见
almost to the point of invisibility,
但为了补偿
but to compensate,
他或许是大自然界里最伟大的艺术家
he is probably nature's
greatest artist.
为了获取雌性的注意力
To grab a female's attention,
它创造了一些令人难以置信的东西
he creates something that almost
defies belief.
他唯一的工具是他的鳍
His only tools are his fins.
在他的脑海里
一个完美的数学计划
In his head,
a plan of mathematical perfection.
他挖开沙子 把它们分开成细小的粒子
He ploughs the sand, breaking it up
into the finest of particles.
这些不仅仅是要拿来当做垃圾扔掉的贝壳
These shells aren't just
rubbish to be removed.
他用他来搭建他建筑物的桥梁
He uses them to decorate
the bridges of his construction.
他一刻都不能停息
He can't rest for more
than a moment,
必须连续不断的工作上一周每天二十四小时
but must work 24 hours a day
for a week,
否则水流将会毁掉他的建筑
or the current
will destroy his creation.
一个最后的清理 然后他的建筑物大功告成
A final tidy-up
and his masterpiece is complete.
自然界里没有任何一种其他动物
Nowhere else in nature
does an animal construct something
建一个像他一样又复杂又如此完美的东西
as complex and perfect as this.
如果这都不能让他获得瞩目 没东西会了
If this doesn't get him noticed,
nothing will.
现在他准备好要接受视察了
Now it's ready for inspection.
一只雌性 膨胀搭载着满满的卵
A female, swollen with eggs.
为了保证她能够获得最佳的视野
他鼓励她进入中心区域内
To make sure she gets the best view,
he encourages her into the centre.
审查完毕 她退了出去
Inspection over, she withdraws
等待着最后阶段的过程
to await the final stage
of the process.
到了下一个清晨 所有最柔软的沙子现在都到了中间
By the next morning, all the softest
sand is now in the middle.
展示场的中间现在被弄平了