野性以色列（2016）

Blanford's fox lives here,seldom seen.
这是一只非常稀有的小狐狸,
This is a small and very rare fox,
只有3磅重.
weighing only 3 pounds.
这些狐狸终生成对生活；
These foxes live in pairs for life;
晚上他们一起出去寻找山柑果实,
at night they go out together to look for caper fruits,
还有可食用的节肢动物如蝎子.
and edible Arthropods like scorpions.
生活着10多种蝎子
More than 10 species of scorpions live
在犹太沙漠-所有的夜晚.
in the Judean Desert- all nocturnal.
在夜空下,他们寻找爬行动物和昆虫,
Under the night sky,they scout for small reptiles and insects,
努力不让自己成为猎物.
trying not to fall prey themselves.
陡峭的隐蔽处提供庇护所
The steep hideaway provides shelter
另一个令人惊讶的动物.
for another surprising animal.
他的叫声在峡谷里回荡.
His calls echo within the canyon.
一只沙漠黄褐色♥猫♥头鹰和她的小鸡.
A Desert Tawny Owl and her chicks.
这是沙漠中第一只黄褐色♥猫♥头鹰
This is the first time ever that a Desert Tawny Owl
她的两个小妞被拍到了.
and her two chicks are being caught on film.
母亲打猎,轻轻地喂小鸡
The mother hunts and gently feeds the chicks
在岩石上有蝎子和大蜘蛛,
on the rocky ledge with scorpions and large spiders,
壁虎和其他小动物.
geckos and other small animals.
直到2014年底才确定
Only at the end of 2014 was it determined
这只猫头鹰实际上是一个独♥立♥的物种,
that this owl is actually a separate species,
哈多拉米纹.
Strix Hadorami.
在峡谷底部的岩石中
Among the rocks at the bottom of the canyon
生活在一个长着浓密尾巴的鸟科,
lives a family of Bushy-tailed Jirds,
尾巴华丽的啮齿动物.
rodents with a magnificent tail.
母亲在地洞里吮吸她的小狗.
The mother suckles her tiny pups in the burrow.
但是这个小家庭的父亲永远不会回来了.
But the father of this little family will never return.
晚上找食物暴露了他
Looking for food at night exposed him
对着猫头鹰锐利的眼睛.
to the owl's sharp eyes.
几分钟前他被抓了
A few minutes ago he was caught and delivered
给岩石上的小鸡们.
to the chicks on the rocky ledge.
直到今天这两只小鸡都吃小节肢动物
Until today the two chicks ate small arthropods
这是他们第一次得到奖励
and this is the first time they are rewarded
一只大啮齿动物.
with a large rodent.
成熟的小鸡很难吞下它,
The maturing chick has difficulty swallowing it,
但最后成功了,宴会消失在他的肚子里
but finally succeeds and the feast disappears into his belly
一种动物的死亡意味着另一种动物的生命.
The death of one animal means life for another.
到了夏天,小鸡们成熟了,离开了巢.
In the summer the chicks reach maturity and leave the nest.
在这困难的干旱时期
During this difficult dry period
各自为战.
each one fends for himself.
死海正在干涸！
The Dead Sea is drying up!
它的水位现在在海下1400英尺,
Its water level,now 1400 feet below the sea,
每年下降3英尺.
is dropping by 3 feet each year.
约旦河曾经是死海
The Jordan River was once the Dead Sea's
主要水源.现在河水被抽走了
main source of water.Now the river is pumped
主要用于家用和工业用途
mainly for domestic and industrial use
在约旦和以色列.
in Jordan and Israel.
现在很少有水到达大海.
Very little water now reaches the sea.
同时,以色列和约旦
At the same time,both Israeli and Jordanian
采石作业从死海中提取矿物
quarrying operations extract minerals from the Dead Sea
就像钾和溴,
like potassium and bromide,
以非常高的浓度存在.
present in very high concentrations.
要做到这一点,海水必须
To do this,the sea's water must be
故意蒸发.
intentionally evaporated.
海平面的下降造成了严重的不可预见的后果
The dropping sea level creates grave and unforeseen
生态问题.
ecological problems.
当咸水退去时,它被替换了
As the salty water recedes,it is replaced
用新鲜的地下水.这会溶解盐层
by fresh ground water.This dissolves the salt layers
在深厚的土壤中,形成巨大的地下洞穴.
in the deep soil,creating large underground hollows.
上层会突然坍塌
The upper layer can then collapse suddenly
进入这些洞穴,形成深坑,称为深坑.
into these hollows,and create deep pits,known as sinkholes.
近年来,约有1200个深坑形成
In recent years,about 1,200 sinkholes have developed
沿着死海的海岸线.
along the coastline of the Dead Sea.
这些坑对两种动物都不友好
These pits are inhospitable to both animal life
还有农业.
and agriculture.
以色列地质学家正试图预测
Israeli geologists are trying to predict
下一个塌陷坑的位置和时间.
the location and timing of the next sinkhole collapse.
他们甚至在研究阻止土壤崩塌的方法,
They're even examining ways to stop the soil collapsing,
比如把水引到死海
such as diverting water to the Dead Sea
恢复先前的水位.
a and restoring previous water levels.
然而,解决这一问题的安全方法尚未找到.
However a safe way to resolve the issue hasn't been found.
科学家也担心他们的努力
Scientists also worry that that their efforts
也可能造成进一步的损害
may also cause some further damage
对敏感的沙漠生态系统.
to the sensitive desert ecosystem.
奸诈而美丽.有时荒芜,然后郁郁葱葱.
Treacherous yet beautiful.Barren at times and then lush.
遥远而充满生机.
Remote and teeming with life.
死海和犹太沙漠已经形成
The Dead Sea and the Judean desert have developed
成为世界上最独特的生态仙境之一.
into one of the world's most unique ecological wonderlands.
希望他们能继续坚持下去
And hopefully they will continue to endure
为后代繁荣昌盛
and flourish for all the following generations
即将到来的动植物.
of animals and plants to come.