野性以色列（2016）

like the Hill Sparrows,Desert Finches and Trumpeter Finches.
其他的像纳马卡鸽子来自非洲.
Others like the Namaqua Dove come from Africa.
这是它生活的最北部的地方.
This is the most northern place it lives.
另一只能在这里生存的鸟是岩石马丁.
Another bird able to survive here is the rock martin.
它用嘴从河道中收集泥浆
It collects mud from the river channel in its beak
在峡谷的缝隙里筑巢,
and builds its nest in the canyon's crevices,
离水不远.
not far from water.
幼鸟生长在一个软垫,舒适的泥房♥子.
The chicks grow in a padded,comfortable mud house.
悬崖越高,邻居就越坚强.
Higher up the cliffs live bigger tougher neighbors.
在艾因阿夫达悬崖的岩石壁架上,
On the rocky ledges of the Ein Avdat cliffs,
埃及秃鹫每年从非洲迁徙
migrating annually from Africa is the Egyptian vulture
与狮鹫共享南盖夫悬崖,
which shares the Negev cliffs with the Griffon vulture,
永久居民.
a permanent resident.
他们在山脊上滑翔寻找腐肉.
They glide above the ridges looking for carrion.
狮鹫是终身伴侣.
Griffon vultures are partners for life.
它们共同孵育孤卵两个月；
They share incubation of the solitary egg for two months;
幼鸟孵出后,会得到父母的悉心照料.
when the chick hatches it receives devoted parental care.
即使离开巢穴,它也会回来要求食物
Even after leaving the nest it returns to demand food
从它的父母直到下一个卵子下蛋.
from its parents until the next egg is laid.
但母爱也是有限度的.
But there are limits even to motherly love.
当这只小秃鹫试图回到巢里,
When this young vulture tries to return to the nest,
它的妈妈忙于照顾一只新幼鸟.
its mother is too busy caring for a new chick.
这只小秃鹫现在必须独自寻找食物,
This young vulture must search for his food alone now,
近年来任务变得越来越艰巨.
a mission that has become harder in recent years.
南部地区的发展受到严重损害
Development in the Negev has severely harmed
狮鹫.
Griffon vultures.
由于城市扩张他们面临灭绝,
They face extinction due to urban expansion,
开阔的土地越来越少,食物也越来越少.
dwindling open landscapes,and a lack of food.
从几百人口中,现在只剩下几十人了.
From a population of hundreds,now only a few dozen remain.
为了支持该地区的人口,
To support the population that nests in the region,
自然保护区护林员已经建立
nature reserve rangers have set up
一些喂食站.
a number of feeding stations.
每只秃鹫都在积极地战斗
Each vulture fights aggressively
为了它的位置和它的食物.
for its place and its meal.
关注他们的生存之战,
To keep an eye on their battle to survive,
大多数秃鹫都被贴上了研究和监测的标签.
most vultures are tagged for research and monitoring.
像往常一样,内格夫不做任何承诺.
As always,the Negev makes no promises.
每一种动物每天都有生命.
Every animal lives day to day.
与更大,更致命的秃鹫相比,
Compared to the larger,deadlier vulture,
较小的卑微的沙鸡享有更强大的
the smaller humble sandgrouse enjoys a far stronger
生存的机会.
chance of surviving.
在南部有五种沙鸡.
In the Negev there are five species of sandgrouse.
他们在固定时间下水.
They come to the water at fixed hours.
一些物种在日出后,
Some species immediately after sunrise,
其他的就在日落前.
others just before sunset.
多年来,研究人员一直不明白
For many years researchers didn't understand
它们如何在干旱缺水的地区筑巢,
how they nested in the most arid regions devoid of water,
或者幼鸟是如何在可怕的干旱中幸存下来的
or how the chicks survived the terrible drought
当他们的父母只喂他们干种子的时候.
when their parents fed them only dry seeds.
持续的监控解决了这个惊人的谜题:
Continuous monitoring solved the amazing riddle:
雄松鸡有一种特殊的覆盖物
The male sandgrouse has a special covering
像海绵一样的胸部羽毛.
of chest feathers that functions like a sponge.
雄鸟在离巢几十英里的地方飞行
The male flies tens of miles from the nest
去水源吸收水分
to a water source and absorbs water
在他的胸前羽毛,然后飞回巢里.
in his chest feathers,and then flies back to the nest.
幼鸟用嘴戳他的胸毛
The chicks poke their beak into his chest feathers
把水喝得像个飞水瓶.
and drink the water as if he was a flying water bottle.
沙鸡是首选的猎鸟
Sandgrouse are the preferred gamebird
在整个中东,但在以色列
throughout the Middle East,but in Israel they are
像所有野生动物一样受到充分保护.
fully protected like all wild animals.
以色列为保护野生动物作出了巨大努力.
Great efforts are made to preserve wildlife in Israel.
1968年,自然公园管理局
In 1968,the Nature and Parks Authority
在南部建立了Yotvata野生动物保护区,
created the Yotvata wildlife reserve in the Negev,
保护和培育物种的沙漠中心
a desert center for conserving and nurturing species
濒临灭绝.
on the brink of extinction.
野生动物保护区也保护其他沙漠动物
The wildlife reserve also protects other desert animals
来自以色列以外的地方
from outside Israel,such as the Addax
还有非洲的撒哈拉羚羊.
and the Sahara oryx from Africa.
在野生动物保护区的开阔地带
In the open area of the wildlife reserve
是阿♥拉♥伯大羚羊的繁殖核心
is a breeding nucleus of Arabian Oryx
以前住在以色列和阿♥拉♥伯
that lived previously in Israel and Arabia
目前正面临全球灭绝的威胁.
and is currently under threat of worldwide extinction.
春天,几十只小羚羊出生了.
In the spring dozens of young Oryx were born.
Roni King博士选择了他必须使之平静的羚羊
Dr.Roni King selects the Oryx that he must tranquilize
在释放到大自然之前.
before the intended release to nature.
他用一支安神的箭射杀选定的羚羊.
He shoots the selected Oryx with a tranquilizing arrow.
它的角又尖又危险
Its horns are sharp and dangerous
而且要谨慎对待.
and it is treated with due caution.
护林员在羚羊的脖子上安装了无线电发射器
The rangers attach a radio transmitter to the Oryx's neck
为了监测它的整合和适应
in order to monitor its integration and acclimation
给南部地区的自♥由♥牧群.
to the free herd in the Negev landscape.
幼羚羊被带到驯化园,
The young Oryx are brought to the acclimation pen,
从它们被释放到大自然的地方,
from where they will be released to nature,
加入牛群,在内盖夫的风景中自♥由♥奔跑.
join the herd and run free in the Negev landscape.
大约一百只羚羊已经活了
About a hundred Oryx already live
在南部繁殖.
and reproduce in the Negev.
对于战场上的胜利者,
For the winners in this battleground,
夏天又来了.
summer comes again.
雄性再次为交♥配♥季节做准备.
The males once again prepare for mating season.
南部地区已经过去了整整一年.
An entire year has passed in the Negev.
冰天雪地,
Freezing nights and burning days,
缺乏食物和水,无情的掠食者.
scarce food and water,and unforgiving predators.
但时间和自然不会停止.
But time and nature do not stop.
小狼自己去打猎.
The young wolves go hunting by themselves.
成群的动物开始漫游寻找水源.
Herds of animals start to roam in search of water.
所有人都想在南部生存一年.
All want to survive another year in the Negev.
这是他们唯一知道的家.
It is the only home they know.