动物的秘密生活（2024）

At the tortoise promised land.
岛上最年长、体型最大的居民们 季节性避难所
A seasonal retreat for the oldest and biggest residents of the island.
山雾保证了即使在最干燥的几个月里
Mountain mist guarantees nutritious food
这里也有营养丰富的食物
even in the driest months.
每年跋涉至此一次 它将会生机勃勃地活下去…
By trekking here once a year, he'll thrive…
哪怕即将迎来200岁生日
even as he closes in on his 200th birthday.
也会越来越健康、强壮
Getting healthier and stronger.
老年生活才真的是它一生中最好的年华
His old age really will be the best years of his life.
等到冬天来临
And when winter arrives,
它又会踏上漫长而缓慢的归途 回到海岸
he'll make the long, slow journey back to the coast.
虽然人类可能依然找不到永葆青春的秘诀
The secret to eternal youth may continue to evade us…
但在加拿大边境线这边
but here on the Canadian border,
有一种动物找到了彻底停止变老的办法
one animal has found a way to put the brakes on aging altogether.
这是一只帝王蝶幼虫
This is a monarch butterfly caterpillar.
它啃咬着唯一它能吃的植物
She gorges on the only plant she can eat.
乳草
Milkweed.
它会吃个不停
And she doesn't stop
直到体型成长两千倍
until she's grown 2,000 times in size.
然后蜕变成…
Then transforms…
一只蝴蝶
into a butterfly.
但冬天快到了 但冬天快到了
But winter is coming. But winter is coming.
在这么偏北部的地区 天气太冷、太潮湿 它活不过冬
It will be too cold and wet for her to survive this far north.
极低的气温可持续数月
The freezing temperatures could last for months.
大多数帝王蝶的寿命只有几周
Most monarchs only live for a few weeks.
于是它会做一件惊人的事
So, she does something astonishing.
它抑制一种激素的产生
She blocks the production of a hormone…
从而…
which in turn…
减缓衰老
slows her aging.
然后向南飞行四千多公里
And then flies over 2,500 miles south…
加入数百万其他帝王蝶
to join millions of other monarchs
在更温暖、更干燥的松树林中避风躲雨
in the shelter of a warmer, drier fir forest.
蝴蝶们聚在一起
The butterflies huddle together.
它关闭了自己体内的所有系统 只留下最基本的生命支持
She shuts down all but her most essential life-support systems.
当四个月后 春天到来时
When spring arrives four months later,
它飞上天空
she takes to the skies…
重新向北出发
and heads back north…
去寻找新的乳草
to find a fresh crop of milkweed.
它重新激活体内的激素 开始正常变老
She reactivates her hormones and begins to age normally.
现在它准备繁衍后代了
Now she is ready to breed.
这种聪明的招数让它的寿命 远远超过帝王蝶的平均水平 这种聪明的招数让它的寿命 远远超过帝王蝶的平均水平
Her clever trick means she lives far longer than the average monarch. Her clever trick means she lives far longer than the average monarch.
相当于我们人类活到超过500岁
The equivalent of us reaching over 500 years old.
年龄不是剧变的障碍
Age is no barrier to dramatic change.
有了经验 我们就能应对 生活带来的一切难题
With experience, we can navigate whatever life throws at us.
有了适应的智慧
With the wisdom to adapt…
晚年生活便成了茁壮成长
later life is a time to flourish…
和展翅高飞的时光
and take flight.
（《The Secret Lives of Animals》 镜头背后的故事）
在纳♥米♥比♥亚♥西北部辽阔的景观中
Finding a family of desert elephants digging for water
寻找一个在沙漠中挖水的象群 是一个巨大的挑战
in the vast landscape of northwest Namibia is a huge challenge.
于是摄制组和导游雷恩布里汉一起行动
So, the team joined guide Rayne Brehem
她对这片土地的了解 几乎和她对动物的了解一样多
who knows this land almost as well as the animals.
我从三岁起就常去河边
As a kid from three years old, I used to go out to the rivers,
玩沙子 现在沙子都融入我的血液了
playing in the sand and sand is in my veins now.
也好
Just as well,
因为纳米布沙漠里的沙子永远在移♥动♥
as the Namib desert sands are always on the move.
（助理制片人 艾拉摩根）
It's super windy and dusty which means the car is rocking,
风沙很大 吹得汽车晃来晃去
镜头上覆盖了一层尘土
the lens is covered in dust
所有人每一秒都在吸入大量沙尘
and we're all inhaling about a kilo of dust every second.
流动的沙子意味着 每天都得从头开始追踪大象
Shifting sands mean tracking must start from scratch each day.
早上要找轮廓最清晰的线条
So, in the morning, you're looking for the most crisp lines.
足迹的后部总是很清晰、明确
At the back of the track, will always be really clear, defined
前部会有拖曳或拨动的痕迹 前部会有拖曳或拨动的痕迹
and the front of the track will have, like, a drag mark or a flick mark in front and the front of the track will have, like, a drag mark or a flick mark in front
可以表明象群的行进方向
and that'll show you the direction that they're going.
现在他们知道象群朝哪个方向去了
Now they know which way the elephants are heading,
摄制组想努力跟上
the team tries to catch them.
但到底是谁在跟踪谁？
But who is following who?
我发现我们车辙上面的足迹越来越多
I'm getting more tracks on top of our tire tracks.
我觉得当我们绕过这个弯时 它们已经在绕弯了
So, I think when we took this bend around, they were already on this bend,
所以我们差不多是在兜圈子
and so we've kind of done that.
摄制组继续驱车前行 雷恩发现足迹有变化
As the team drive, Rayne notices a change in the tracks.
一旦开始靠近水源
As soon as you get close to water,
往往就会看到象群排成一列
a lot of the time you can see them form a line
因为它们急着喝水
because they're just in a hurry.
它们下定了决心 知道要去哪
They've made up their mind, they know where they're going.
象群接近水源了
With the elephants getting close,
摄制组必须尽快找到它们
the team must find them fast,
最好的办法是…
and the best way to do that…
从天空上观察
is to put an eye in the sky.
找到象群了 找到象群了
With the elephants located, With the elephants located,
摄制组要赶在象群开始挖水之前就位
the race is on to get in position before they dig for water.
它在挖了 这是我们第一次看到
She's digging. It's the first time we've seen it.
真惊人
It's amazing.
老象不光在挖水
Not only is the old elephant digging,
它还在把这些救命的技能
she's passing on her life-saving skills
传给后代
to her young.
喷个水吧 我们想拍到喷水
Let's get a spray. We want a spray.
真不错
That's really nice.
雷恩的专长
A combination of Rayne's expertise
加上现代科技
and modern technology…
它揭示了世界上
has revealed the secret knowledge
一些最古老、最智慧动物的秘密知识
of some of the oldest and wisest animals in the world.