野性以色列（2016）

depending on the drainage area and the materials
它是在路上收集的.
it collected on the way.
洪水降到死海,
The floodwaters descend and reach the Dead Sea,
形成大量沉积物.
forming large deposits of sediment.
尽管洪水的破坏力很大,
Despite the floods' destructive power,
沙漠里的居民做好了准备
the desert's inhabitants prepare themselves
等这水一整年.
and wait for this water for the entire year.
冬季洪水是沙漠高原的生命线
The winter floods are lifeline for the desert plateau
以及死海的海岸线.
and the coastline of the Dead Sea.
每一个岩石的壁龛、裂缝或缝隙都变成了一个水坑
Every rocky niche,crack or crevice becomes a waterhole
拥有生命宝贵的液体
that holds the precious liquid of life
几天甚至几周.
for a few days or even weeks.
冬季洪水过后,沙漠高原
After the winter floods,the desert plateau
冲进生活.
bursts into life.
对于山羚羊来说,这是一个赏赐的光荣时期；
For the Mountain Gazelles,this is a glorious period of bounty;
他们成群结队地在花丛中吃草
they graze in small herds,among the carpets of flowers
以及重生的草地.
and reborn meadows.
是一个时期,就像过去几个世纪一样,
is period,as in centuries past,
一群流浪的牧羊人带着骆驼来,
tribes of wandering shepherds come with their camels,
绵羊和山羊,享受着丰富的绿色植物
sheep and goats,enjoying the abundance of greenery
覆盖着柔软的山丘.
that covers the soft hills.
在这郁郁葱葱的春天里,绿色的食蜂者
During these lush spring days the Green Bee-eater
在沙漠中盘旋,
hovers in the desert landscape,
在垂直的墙壁上挖洞.
digging its nest in vertical walls.
警惕所有威胁.雄性给雌性带来食物
Alert to all threats.The male brings food to the female
邀请她出去吃饭.
and invites her outside to eat.
一个奇怪的黑启动接近筑巢地点
A curious Blackstart that approaches the nesting site
被猛烈地向后推.
is pushed back aggressively.
接近巢穴的外国食蜂者
A foreign Bee-eater that approaches the nest
接受同样的治疗并被驱逐出该地区.
receives the same treatment and is expelled from the area.
这对父母24小时不停地打猎蜜蜂,
The two parents work around the clock hunting bees,
黄蜂和其他昆虫来喂小鸡,
wasps and other insects to feed the chicks,
希望他们能活过春天.
hoping they will survive past the spring.
在这个季节,动物世界似乎发生了变化.
In this season the animal world seems transformed.
就连野山羊的行为也不一样.
Even the ibex are acting differently.
在秋天战斗的雄鸟现在一起走
The males who fought in the autumn now walk together
在和平与和谐中,早先的紧张被遗忘.
in peace and harmony,the earlier tension forgotten.
雌性野山羊在冬末产下,
The female ibex gave birth at the end of the winter,
每个人都独自在一个岩石避难所里.
each one alone in a rocky refuge.
过了几天,他们又和牛群一起回来了,
After only a few days,they were back with the herd,
每个有一两个孩子的雌性野山羊.
each female ibex with a kid or two.
白天,野山羊的孩子们被分在托儿所,
During the daytime the ibex kids are grouped in nurseries,
有几个成年女性的想法.
and minded by a few adult females.
其他的妈妈都忙着吃草.
All the other mothers are busy grazing.
当孩子们练习跳跃时,气氛很有趣,
The atmosphere is playful as the kids practice jumping,
跑步和头部撞击.
running and head-butting.
每个女人都很了解自己的孩子
Each female knows her own kid intimately
然后每几个小时就回来吸一次.
and returns to suckle it and only it every few hours.
哺乳很快,只有20秒.
The suckling is very quick,only 20 seconds.
几天大的时候,孩子们已经开始四处流浪和攀爬了
Just a few days old,the kids already wander and climb
沙漠峭壁无忧,
the desert cliffs without a worry,
强壮灵活,短而强壮的腿很好地适应了
sturdy and nimble,their short,strong legs well adapted
在地形上.
to the terrain.
只有少数掠食者能威胁他们,
Only a few predators can threaten them,
但如果出现这种威胁,野山羊的妈妈们
but if that threat appears,the ibex mothers
用他们短而尖的角保护他们的孩子.
move to defend their kids with their short,sharp horns.
几周后,孩子们第一次尝到了
After only a few weeks,the kids take their first taste
在树叶上.他们的饮食逐渐改变
of the foliage.Their diet gradually changes
直到他们四个月后停止哺乳.
until they stop suckling at about four months.
野山羊有着相同的岩石面♥积♥和相思树
The ibex share the same rocky area and the same Acacia trees
和土狼一起.野山羊吃低矮的叶子,
with hyraxes.The ibex eat the low leaves,
站在他们的后腿,以达到尽可能高的.
standing on their hind legs to reach as high as possible.
鬣狗又轻又敏捷,
the hyraxes are light and agile,
能够到树枝末端柔软的叶子.
able to reach the soft leaves at the ends of the branches.
他们小心地收集食物以避免刺槐的刺.
They gather their food careful to avoid the Acacia thorns.
在春天,岩石鬣狗繁殖.
In the spring,the rock hyraxes reproduce.
新生的年轻人睁大眼睛,准备好迎接生命
The newly-born young are open-eyed,ready for life
在出生后几个小时内活跃起来.
and active within a few hours after birth.
他们是由母亲们共同抚养长大的.
They're raised collectively by the mothers.
家里有许多幼崽,享受着春天的温暖
The family,blessed with many cubs,enjoys the spring warmth
长时间的日光浴
and spends the long hours sunbathing
在岩石间玩耍.
and playing among the rocks.
动物学家有证据表明土狼
Zoologists have evidence that hyraxes
与大象关系密切.
are closely related to elephants.
听起来很奇怪,但解剖学特征
It sounds strange,but anatomical traits
支持这个假设.
support this hypothesis.
鬣狗牙齿的相似性
The similarity between the tusks of the hyrax
还有大象的那些；
and those of the elephant;
雄性的内部睾丸；
the internal testes in the males;
女性乳♥头♥,位于
and the female nipples,which are located
在前腿之间.
between the forelegs.
但是,雌性鬣狗,
However,the female hyrax,
不像母象,有一对额外的乳♥头♥
unlike the female elephant,has an extra pair of nipples
在她的后腿之间.
between her hind legs.
幼崽们从一个乳♥头♥跳到另一个乳♥头♥.
The cubs jump from nipple to nipple.
当妈妈们抚养孩子的时候,
While the mothers raise the cubs,
父亲站在高处观察
the father stands on a high observation point
保持警惕.
to keep watch.
他用响亮的歌♥声宣告
He uses a loud song that declares
集团对其领土的所有权,
the group's ownership of their territory,
必要时发出警告尖叫
and when necessary warning shrieks
这让他的家人急急忙忙去避难.
that send his family scurrying to take shelter.
土狼也会听取邻居的警告.
The hyraxes also listen for warnings from their neighbors.
远处传来一声尖锐的警告尖叫,
From a great distance comes a sharp warning shriek,
两个成年野山羊的声音.
sounded by two adult ibex.
听到尖叫声,这个小世界就冻结了.
When the shriek is heard,this small world freezes.
土狼有充分的理由害怕.
The hyraxes have good reason to be afraid.
巨大的金鹰在这些峭壁中筑巢,
among these cliffs nests the giant Golden Eagle,
一直在寻找.
always on the hunt.
老鹰需要在巢里喂小鸡,
The eagle needs to feed his chicks in the nest,
一只懒散的鬣狗会被抢♥购♥一空
and a dawdling hyrax will be snapped up
用他有力的爪子.
by his strong talons.
老鹰们怀着强烈的热情抚养着两只小鸡,
The eagles rear their two chicks with fierce devotion,
从四面八方把鹧鸪和鸽子带来,
ranging far and wide to bring them partridges and doves,
土狼、野兔和狐狸.
hyraxes,hares and foxes.
这只鹰捕获了一只活乌龟
This eagle has captured a live tortoise
即使现在也难以逃脱
that even now struggles to get away
从这个高空死亡陷阱.
from this high altitude death trap.
由于食物充足,小鸡长得很快
With plentiful food the chicks grow rapidly
它们的白色羽绒被深色羽毛所代替.
and their white down is replaced by dark plumage.
成熟的小鸡开始展示
The maturing chicks begin to display
必要的侵略；他们不需要
the necessary aggression; they don't need
他们父母再帮他们撕碎饭菜.
their parents' help any more to tear their meal.
他们甚至为了更大的份额互相竞争.
They even compete with each other for bigger portions.
老鹰是一夫一妻制,与同一伴侣交♥配♥
The eagles are monogamous and mate with the same partner
很多年了,也许是一辈子.
for many years,maybe for their entire life.
他们经常用树枝来修理窝
They regularly repair their nest with twigs
还有人类的垃圾.
and human garbage.
研究表明一些金鹰巢
Research has revealed that some Golden Eagle nests
活跃了几百年,
are active for hundreds of years,
为一代又一代猛禽服务.
and serve generations of these raptors.
两个月大的时候,小鸡们几乎准备好了
At the age of two months the chicks are nearly ready
第一次飞行,练习拍打翅膀
for their first flight,and practice flapping their wings
在巢里跳.
and jumping in the nest.
即使在它们离开巢穴后,它们仍然保持着联♥系♥
Even after they leave the nest,they maintain contact
和父母住在鸟巢周围的悬崖上
with their parents and live in the cliffs surrounding the nest
再过四个月.
for another four months.
犹太沙漠的高耸悬崖几乎无法到达.
The lofty cliffs of the Judean Desert are almost inaccessible.
他们奸诈的结构被隐藏起来
Their treacherous structure kept hidden
一些悬崖居民.
a number of cliff dwellers.
布兰福德的狐狸住在这里,很少见到.