地球脉动（2006）

《地球脉动2》 第一季 第三集
地球是人类已知的唯一存在生命的星球
Earth is the only planet we know of where life exists.
而且这里生机盎然
And, here, it does so in abundance.
丛林宛如伊甸园般美好
The jungle is Eden.
它仅占地球表面♥积♥的百分之六
It covers less than 6% of the Earth's surface
却分布着世界上
but it's home to half of all
一半的动植物物种
the plants and animals on land.
丛林拥有适宜的光照 水源和养分
Jungles have just the right amount of light, water and nutrients,
千百年来一直如此
and they have had every day for millennia.
在这里生存应该不难
Life here should be easy.
这是一只大狐猴
This is an indri.
他和我们一样 是灵长类动物
It's a primate, like us.
马达加斯加的这片森林就是他的家
And these forests in Madagascar are its home.
但是要在这里生存
But to survive here...
他不得不面对一个巨大的挑战
it has to face one major challenge.
天堂有点拥挤
Paradise is crowded.
每个角落都有物种栖息
Life fills every niche.
每分每秒
And, at any one time,
都有生命为了空间与食物斗争不已
a staggering variety of species and countless individuals
种类繁多 数不胜数
are striving for space and food.
和所有丛林中的动物一样
Like every jungle animal,
大狐猴需要找到自己的方法
indri have to find their own way to survive
才能在地球上竞争最为激烈的地方生存下去
in the most competitive place on Earth.
丛林
英语解说 大卫·爱登堡
丛林错综复杂
Jungles are complex places...
丰富的热带植物
tangled three-dimensional worlds
交织出一个立体世界
created by lush tropical vegetation.
这里有九♥成♥的动物在树上度过一生
90% of the animals here spend their whole lives up in the trees.
每一种动物都有自己的生存之道
And each of them has to find its own way of getting around.
一只蜘蛛猴悬挂于距离地面三十米高的地方
Hanging 100 feet above the ground, a spider monkey.
他们以家庭为单位行动
They travel in family groups
在丛林的最上层获取生存的必需品
and find everything they need in the top storey of the jungle.
这么高的地方可不适合胆小的物种
Up here isn't a place for the faint-hearted.
修长的四肢加上灵活如手的卷尾
With long limbs and a prehensile tail that can grip like a hand,
他们就是为攀爬而生的
they're built for climbing.
但是要在这么高的地方学习这些技巧
But imagine having to learn these skills as high up as this.
三分之一的蜘蛛猴都活不到成年
One third of spider monkeys never make it to adulthood.
这只幼崽只有几个月大
This youngster is only a few months old.
她的未来取决于她的攀爬能力
Her future depends on her ability to climb.
通过和哥哥姐姐在练习树上玩耍
Playing on a practice tree with her older brother and sister,
她已经学会用尾巴当安全索
she's already learning to use her tail as a safety line...
一切都在父亲的注视之下
under her father's close watch.
她很想加入游戏 但是由于年纪最小
She's keen to join in the game but she's the youngest and,
有时候不太受大家欢迎
as is the way of things, she's not always welcome.
所以她自己找了个地方玩耍
So she chooses her own place to play.
但是树木不尽相同
But not all trees are the same.
这棵树需要更高的攀爬技巧
This one is for more advanced climbers.
论积极性 毋庸置疑
Enthusiasm? Certainly!
但论技术
Technique?
有待提高
Room for improvement.
此时她的几个家庭成员
Meanwhile, some of her family have moved on
去其它地方寻找新鲜食物了
to look for a new patch of fresh food.
树冠顶端不是幼猴该去的地方
The top of the canopy isn't for youngsters.
可父亲没有看着她 加入大家的诱惑
But father's not looking and the temptation to join the others
又实在无法抗拒
is irresistible.
她必须小心翼翼
She'll need to be careful.
从这里跌落必死无疑
A fall from here would mean certain death.
这是她第一次独自爬到如此高的地方
It's the first time she's been as high as this on her own.
她越爬越高 树枝越来越细
As she climbs still higher, the branches get thinner and thinner.
尾巴救了她一命
Her tail has caught her...
可她现在被困在空中
...but now she's stuck in mid-air,
够不到其它的树枝
unable to reach any other branch.
而父亲其实一直关注着
Father, however, was watching.
他的身体强壮有力
He's big and strong enough
可以搭成一座桥
to form a bridge with his body
让孩子爬回安全地带
so that she can climb to safety.
吃一堑长一智
Lesson learned.
但是在树顶生活的不仅仅是猴子
But it's not just monkeys that live here, up in the treetops.
如果体型足够小
And, if you are small,
找一棵合适的树相当于找到了一生的家
finding the right tree can mean a home for life.
这是一只飞蜥
He's a Draco lizard.
体型只有铅笔大小 以蚂蚁为食
He's only the size of a pencil and he eats ants.
这棵树可以为他提供一生所需的食物
This one tree could provide him with all he will ever need...
就像回转寿司一样源源不断
a conveyor belt of food.
这是完美的栖身之所
It's a perfect place to settle down.
本来是的
Well, it would be...
可这里已经有蜥蜴安家了
...but there's already someone here.
这只大点的雄蜥蜴是这棵树的主人
This larger male is the tree's owner.
而飞蜥从不分享
And Dracos don't share.
主人的旗帜是个警告
The owner's flag is a warning.
对入侵者绝不手软
Trespassers won't be tolerated.
他不仅是在恐吓对手
The owner's not only intimidating...
同时也做好了战斗的准备
...he's prepared to battle.
无处可逃了
A dead end.
形势万分危急
Safety is a long way away.
现在他必须做出选择
Now he must choose.
迎战
Fight...
还是逃跑
...or flee?
只有在丛林中你才能看到
Only in the jungle do you find lizards
像龙一样翱翔的蜥蜴
that can soar like dragons.
他纵身一跃可以飞出三十余米
He can travel over 100 feet in a single leap.
这是一种高速而有效的穿越丛林的方式
It's a very fast and efficient way to move through the jungle.
没准这会是一棵无人占领而又食物充足的树
Maybe this new tree will have food and no resident owner.
丛林中的所有物种都在争夺生存空间
Everything in the jungle has to compete for space.
只有百分之二的光线会到达地面
Only 2% of the sun's rays reach the ground...
所以即使是植物也要争夺生长
...so even the plants must battle for the light they need
所需的阳光
if they're to grow.
三百年前这棵响盒子就开始努力汲取阳光
300 years ago, this Hura tree began its race for light.
日复一日地
And every day since,
它吸收着成长所需的水分和阳光
it has absorbed the water and sunshine it needed
终于长成参天大树
to grow into a giant.
它与其他树木一样努力生长
It has succeeded in doing what every tree must do to survive...
终于摆脱丛林底层的昏暗 脱颖而出
...rise above the gloom of the jungle floor.
不仅如此 它还养活了很多其它的生命
And, what is more, its success has given life to others.
它的树枝上长着千余种植物
Its branches now carry 1,000 other plants.
这些蕨类 无花果和兰科植物
These particular ferns, figs and orchids
只在寄生在其他树木的树枝上
live only on the branches of other trees.
近千种植物在一棵树上济济一堂
1,000 plants growing on one single tree.
整片森林之中 这样的情景随处可见
Throughout the forest, this story is repeated endless times.
正因如此 丛林中植物物种的数量
As a consequence, jungles are home
是地球上最多的
to more species of plants than anywhere else on Earth.
而这些植被成为大量动物赖以生存的家园
And they, in turn, support a wealth of animals.
在厄瓜多尔 生存竞争尤为激烈
In Ecuador, the competition is at its most intense.
在这里 光是蜂鸟就有一百种
Here, there are 100 species of hummingbirds alone...
都在争夺花蜜
...all fighting for nectar.
每朵花一次只能产出少量花蜜
Each flower only has a small amount at any one time,
所以先到先得
and so it's first come, first served.
这种蜂鸟竭尽全力
One hummingbird has gone to great lengths
试图避免与其他物种的争斗
to avoid conflict with other species.
刀嘴蜂鸟是唯一一种喙长于身体的鸟类
Swordbills are the only bird with a beak longer than their body.
有些植物花冠极其细长
And some flowers are too elongated
其它九十九种蜂鸟
for the other 99 species of hummingbirds here
都无法吃到里面的花蜜
to feed from them.
刀嘴蜂鸟凭借极长的喙
A swordbill's extraordinary beak, however,
可以够到其它蜂鸟无法触及的地方
enables it to reach the places that others can't...
也就是这种花朵基部的蜜腺
...the top of this flower, where the sweet nectar is produced.
它找到了解决方法
It has found a solution
不必和其它蜂鸟争夺食物
that means it doesn't have to join the fight.
细长的花朵们竞相盛开
And, as each long flower blooms,
为刀嘴蜂鸟提供了专属的新鲜花蜜
it gives the swordbill a fresh supply of food all to itself.
不过 喙比身体长也是有缺点的