A male humpback whale singing 雄性座头鲸在唱歌
as he hangs in the vast blue emptiness of the ocean. 当他悬挂在广阔的蓝色空虚的海洋中
He's proclaiming his presence to females. 他在向女性宣告他的存在
If he gets a response, 如果他得到回应
he will have solved a major problem faced by all animals 他将解决所有动物面临的一个重大问题
that live in the ocean. 它们生活在海洋中
How to find others who have to play the mating game in 如何找到其他人谁必须发挥交配游戏中
the largest and least-populated habitat on Earth. 地球上最大、人口最少的栖息地
Every year,humpback whales leave their cold,rich feeding grounds 每年 座头鲸都会离开寒冷、肥沃的觅食地
and swim nearly 3,000 miles to assemble in Hawaii. 游近3000英里到夏威夷集合
These warm waters are a safe playground 这些温暖的水域是一个安全的游乐场
where mothers can give birth. 在那里母亲可以生孩子
Not all the females here have calves. 这里并非所有的雌性都有小牛
This one is announcing that she is here to mate. 这只宣布她在这里交配
It's the signal that the singing male has been waiting for. 这是歌唱的雄性一直在等待的信号
But he is not the only one who's heard it. 但他不是唯一一个听过的人
He has rivals. 他有对手
This may be his only chance to mate this season. 这可能是他本赛季唯一的交配机会
The female takes the lead . 女性领先
and the males chase after her. 雄性在追逐她
The more males she attracts, 她吸引的男性越多
the greater her choice. 她的选择越大
There are now over 20 males chasing after her. 现在有20多只雄性在追逐她
They race to take pole position alongside her. 他们竞相与她并肩站在杆位上
Only the strongest are able to keep up. 只有最强壮的人才能够跟上
They bellow and blow huge curtains of bubbles 他们咆哮着吹着巨大的泡沫幕
to intimidate one another. 互相恐吓
She slows down 她放慢了速度
that forces her pursuers closer together. 这迫使她的追踪者更紧密地联系在一起
And the chase explodes into violence. 追逐演变成了暴力
The 35-tonne males barge into one another 这35吨重的雄鲸互相碰撞
as they try to force their way to the front. 当他们试图强行冲向前线时
A larger male pushes a rival aside. 一只较大的雄性将对手推开
Then,without warning,she calls a halt. 然后 在没有任何警告的情况下 她叫停了
Fewer than half her suitors remain. 剩下的求婚者不到一半
They circle her,keeping their distance. 他们围着她转 保持距离
All except one. 除了一个以外 其他都是
She allows him to caress her. 她允许他抚摸她
He has won the right to be her close escort, 他赢得了成为她亲密护卫的权利
and he makes sure that the others stay back. 他确保其他人都退后
Their mating game appears to be over. 他们的交配游戏似乎结束了
These intimate scenes have never been witnessed before. 这些亲密的场面以前从未见过
We still don't fully understand what is happening. 我们仍然不能完全理解正在发生的事情
She may have made her final choice. 她可能已经做出了最后的选择
This may be just the first stage in a longer courtship. 这可能只是长期求爱的第一阶段
What is certain is that the most private moments of her life 可以肯定的是 她生命中最私密的时刻
have yet to be documented. 尚未记录
No-one has ever seen humpback whales mating. 没有人见过座头鲸交配
The world beneath the waves 波浪下的世界
is one we ourselves can visit only fleetingly. 是一个我们自己只能稍纵即逝的地方
And for us,it's still filled with mystery. 对我们来说 它仍然充满着神秘
But in a few special places where we can spend time below the surface, 但在一些特殊的地方 我们可以花时间在地下
the secrets of the seas are,at last,being revealed. 海洋的秘密终于被揭露了
The mating game,indeed,all life began in the ocean. 事实上 所有的生命都是从海洋开始的
And still today,there is no place where it is more visible or 直到今天 没有一个地方比这更明显或更具吸引力
more varied than on a coral reef. 比珊瑚礁上的种类更多
Creatures living here enjoy one of the most stable of 生活在这里的生物享受着最稳定的生活
all marine environments . 所有海洋环境
and one that contains a diversity of species unequalled 一个拥有无与伦比的物种多样性的国家
anywhere else on Earth. 在地球上任何其他地方
Here,it's nearly always the breeding season for something. 在这里 几乎总是某些东西的繁殖季节
The reef may look like paradise, 珊瑚礁看起来像天堂
but its beauty hides a violent side. 但它的美丽隐藏着暴力的一面
One that determines the mating strategy of many reef fish. 决定许多暗礁鱼交配策略的鱼
These bumphead parrotfish,over a metre long, 这些一米多长的凸头鹦鹉鱼
are among the largest of the reef's permanent inhabitants. 是珊瑚礁最大的永久居民之一
Despite their size,when it comes to breeding, 尽管它们体型庞大 但在繁殖方面
bumpheads face the same problems as other,much smaller fish. 坎普黑头鱼面临着与其他小得多的鱼相同的问题
Adult females release their tiny eggs into the water 成年雌性将它们的小卵释放到水中
for the males to fertilise. 让雄性受精
But many other creatures are waiting for that to happen 但许多其他生物正在等待这种情况的发生
with arms and tentacles outstretched. 伸出手臂和触手
For many reef inhabitants,fish eggs are excellent food. 对于许多珊瑚礁居民来说 鱼卵是极好的食物
If the next generation of bumpheads is to survive, 如果下一代傻瓜要生存下去
the adults must get away from the reef and out into the open ocean. 成虫必须离开珊瑚礁 进入开阔的海洋
The approach of a new moon provides the best conditions for doing so. 新月的到来为这样做提供了最好的条件
The high tide creates powerful currents that sweep out to sea - 涨潮产生了强大的洋流 洋流向大海-
exactly what the fish need. 这正是鱼需要的
Bumpheads come from all the nearby reefs and assemble together 从附近所有的礁石上冒出来的浪头聚集在一起
in a super school 1,000 strong. 在一所超级学校里有1000人
They head into deep water, 他们进入深水区
leaving the reef's egg-hungry creatures behind. 把礁石上那些吃鸡蛋的生物抛在身后
Now,the males develop white faces and striped flanks - 现在 雄性的脸变白了 侧面有条纹-
their breeding costume. 他们的繁殖服装
The mating rush begins,and soon,each female is surrounded by males. 交配高峰开始了 很快 每只雌性都被雄性包围着
As she releases her eggs,so the males eject their milt. 当她释放卵子时 雄鱼就会吐出精液
The strong tide now ensures that the bumpheads' fertilised eggs 强大的潮汐现在确保了这些傻瓜的受精卵
are carried away from the dangers of the reef. 被带离礁石的危险
It seems an excellent strategy. 这似乎是一个很好的策略
But it does have a flaw. 但它确实有一个缺陷
Huge schools of fish inevitably attract predators. 庞大的鱼群不可避免地会吸引食肉动物
This solitary bull shark,however,is too late. 然而 这种独居的牛鲨为时已晚
The spawning rush has ended. 产卵高峰已经结束
But there are others for whom sharks present a far greater danger. 但对其他人来说 鲨鱼的危害要大得多
These little striped fish are convict tangs. 这些小条纹鱼是罪犯唐
They,too,have gathered in huge schools to spawn - 它们也聚集在巨大的学校里产卵-
and they,too,must get away from the reef. 他们也必须离开暗礁
But it's not just their eggs that are at risk. 但面临风险的不仅仅是它们的卵子
They have attracted grey reef sharks. 它们吸引了灰礁鲨
Hundreds of them. 成百上千
With hungry sharks above them and predators of all kinds 上面有饥饿的鲨鱼和各种捕食者
lurking in the coral,the tangs are trapped. 唐人潜伏在珊瑚中 被困住了
These convicts have an escape plan. 这些罪犯有逃跑的计划
The first to spawn 第一个产卵的
attract the attention of the sharks. 引起鲨鱼的注意
The moment the sharks attack one spawning party, 鲨鱼攻击一个产卵群体的那一刻
another takes its chance. 另一个抓住了机会
The more tangs that join in, 参与的唐人越多
the greater the confusion. 混乱越严重
In the dazzle of flashing stripes and swirling clouds of spawn, 在闪烁的条纹和旋转的卵云的炫目中
the sharks find it difficult to select individual victims. 鲨鱼发现很难挑选个体受害者
The spawning tactic has worked. 产卵策略奏效了
The sharks go hungry,and billions of tiny fertilised eggs drift away 鲨鱼饿了 数十亿微小的受精卵漂走了
from the reef. 从暗礁上
But in the open seas,there are other dangers. 但在公海 还有其他危险
A manta ray is waiting with its huge mouth open wide. 一条蝠鲼张开大嘴等待着
And this female is not alone. 而这只雌性并不孤单
Mantas are among the most social and intelligent of fish, 螳螂是最具社会性和智慧的鱼类之一
and they're very skilled at finding the floating eggs and other tiny 他们非常善于发现漂浮的卵和其他微小的生物
organisms on which they feed. 它们赖以生存的有机体
When food is scarce,they swim in small groups. 当食物匮乏时 它们成群地游泳
But where the currents create a really rich soup,mantas gather 但是在洋流形成浓汤的地方 螳螂聚集在一起
in immense numbers. 大量地
Over 150 have found this particular feast. 超过150人发现了这种特殊的盛宴
An assembly like this one is rare,but when it happens, 像这样的装配很少见 但一旦发生
the mantas produce one of the most graceful ballets 曼塔舞剧是最优美的芭蕾舞之一
to be seen anywhere in any ocean. 在任何海洋的任何地方都能看到
Despite their numbers,there is more food here than the mantas 尽管它们数量众多 但这里的食物比螳螂还多
themselves can eat. 他们自己可以吃
Only when the surviving eggs have developed into tiny fish 只有当存活的卵发育成小鱼时
that can actively swim,will they make their way to the reef. 如果它们能主动游泳 它们就会去礁石
But not all of the reef's inhabitants are able to leave 但并非所有的珊瑚礁居民都能离开
in order to breed. 为了繁殖
And those that stay here have developed some of the most 那些留在这里的人已经发展出了一些
ingenious mating strategies of all. 巧妙的交配策略
This is one of the commonest and most familiar 这是最常见和最熟悉的
of the reef's permanent inhabitants. 珊瑚礁的永久居民
A clownfish. 小丑鱼
She spends most of her time surrounded 她大部分时间都待在周围
by the writhing tentacles of a giant anemone. 一只巨大的海葵扭动的触角
She is head of a family. 她是一家之主
And the biggest of them all. 其中最大的
Her family is growing fast with well-cared for young, 她的家庭成长迅速 年轻人得到了很好的照顾
who are clearly thriving. 他们显然正在蓬勃发展
What could be more perfect? 还有什么比这更完美的呢？
But all is not as it seems. 但一切并非如表面所示
As the largest in the family,she is clearly in charge. 作为家中最大的一个 她显然是负责人
But it wasn't always so. 但情况并非总是如此
Before she became head of this family,SHE was a HE. 在她成为这个家庭的户主之前 她是一个男人
It was the disappearance of the previous ruling female 这是前任执政女性的失踪
that triggered this change of sex. 这引发了性别的变化
This middle sized fish is a male - 这条中等大小的鱼是雄性-
her breeding partner - but he is only biding his time,waiting 她的繁殖伙伴——但他只是在等待时机 等待
for the moment when,for one reason or another,she disappears. 因为这样那样的原因 她消失了
Then it will be his chance to turn into a female and become 那他就有机会变成一个女人 变成一个女人
the new head of the family. 新的一家之主
The smallest fish is a newcomer,a male,the lowest 最小的鱼是新来的 雄性 最低的
in this line of succession. 在这一系列的继承中
While he remains small,he will not mate. 虽然它仍然很小 但它不会交配
The dominant pair want to maintain their rule 占优势的一对想要维持他们的统治
and they constantly bully him. 他们经常欺负他
This stress produces hormones in his body,which prevents him 这种压力在他体内产生荷尔蒙 阻止他
from growing larger and upsetting the breeding hierarchy. 从长大和打乱育种等级
So long as he sits third in line,his mating game 只要他排在第三 他的交配游戏
is more of a waiting game,and it may be so for quite 这更像是一场等待的游戏 可能会持续很久
a while yet. 还有一阵子
She might rule her household for nearly 15 years. 她可能统治她家近15年
Changing sex is not uncommon on the reef,but there are others 改变性别在珊瑚礁上并不罕见 但也有其他的
here who have even stranger breeding techniques. 这里有着更为奇怪的繁殖技术
These flamboyant creatures are nudibranchs. 这些艳丽的生物是裸鳃动物
Their vivid colours and elaborate patterns are certainly not ways 它们鲜艳的颜色和精致的图案肯定不是一种方式
of attracting the attention of the opposite sex, 吸引异性的注意力
for nudibranchs are in fact blind. 因为裸鳃动物实际上是盲人
Their colours instead are warnings to predators that their bodies 相反 它们的颜色是警告捕食者它们的身体
are packed with poison. 他们身上装满了毒药
So stay away. 所以离我远点
Since appearance is no help in bringing individuals together, 由于外表无助于将个人聚集在一起
they have to rely on scent or taste which,under water, 它们必须依靠气味或味道 在水下
is more or less the same thing. 差不多是一回事
And they play a special version of the mating game. 他们玩一种特殊的交配游戏
Nudibranchs are neither male nor female. 裸鳃动物既不是雄性也不是雌性
They're both at the same time. 他们两个同时在一起
So when they do find a partner,they neither fight nor flirt. 因此 当他们找到伴侣时 他们既不打架也不调情
They simply,peacefully and more or less simultaneously 他们只是简单地、和平地、或多或少地同时发生
fertilise one another. 彼此施肥
If only it was always so straightforward. 要是事情总是这么直截了当就好了
This is a flatworm. 这是扁形虫
Flatworms,like nudibranchs,are also both male and female and blind, 扁形虫和裸鳃类动物一样 也有雄性和雌性 而且是盲人
finding their way by smell. 通过气味找到他们的路
But that is where the similarity ends. 但这就是相似性结束的地方
This one called the Persian carpet flatworm because of the elaborate 这只被称为波斯地毯扁形虫是因为它精心制作
patterning,is a voracious predator. 模式 是一种贪婪的捕食者
And when it comes to mating,it's also somewhat aggressive. 当谈到交配 它也有点咄咄逼人
It has sensed the presence of another flatworm, 它感觉到另一条扁形虫的存在
a potential partner. 潜在的合作伙伴
To start with,they seem wary of one another, 首先 他们似乎彼此都很谨慎
and with good reason. 而且有很好的理由
Each of them is trying to avoid the labour of looking 他们每个人都在努力避免找工作
after the fertilised eggs. 在受精卵之后
It's better not to become pregnant. 最好不要怀孕
Rearing up,each reveals its two-pronged penis. 抬起 每个人都露出了双叉阴茎
And now they fence. 现在他们用篱笆围起来了
Each tries to stab and inseminate the other 每个人都试图刺伤另一个并使其受精
without being stabbed first. 没有先被刺伤
A strike anywhere on the body will fertilise. 身体上任何地方的打击都会使人受精
A successful strike and sperm is injected into the rival. 一次成功的打击 精子被注入对手体内
The duel is over. 决斗结束了
The impregnated flatworm is left with the scar and the labour 怀孕的扁形虫留下疤痕和分娩
of laying the eggs. 产卵的过程
Its only solace - it's young will carry the genes 唯一的安慰是 它的年轻将携带这些基因
of a master swordsman. 一个剑术大师
Coral reefs are more than just hothouses for trying new versions 珊瑚礁不仅仅是尝试新版本的温室
of the mating game. 交配游戏的一部分
They're also excellent places for meeting others of your own kind. 他们也是认识你同类的好地方
The mantas are back. 螳螂回来了
They're well fed and preparing to breed. 它们吃饱了 准备繁殖
These giant fish do not produce spawn. 这些大鱼不产卵
They breed in a more complex way. 它们的繁殖方式更为复杂
A fish is more likely to meet others of its own kind here,than wandering 一条鱼更可能在这里遇到其他同类 而不是游荡
around in the open ocean. 在开阔的海洋中
And while they wait for someone interesting to turn up,cleaner fish 当他们等待有趣的人出现时 清洁的鱼
give them a going over,removing any parasites or bits of dead skin. 给他们一次检查 去除任何寄生虫或死皮
They're quite choosy. 他们很挑剔
Only a partner with the right abilities will do. 只有具备适当能力的合作伙伴才能这样做
Young mantas - not yet mature - flirt with the others. 年轻的螳螂——尚未成熟——和其他螳螂调情
The adults mate belly to belly. 成虫肚子对肚子交配
Getting into the right position requires practice and coordination. 进入正确的位置需要练习和协调
They don't necessarily get it right first time. 他们不一定第一次就做对了
An adult female arrives and she is seeking a mate. 一只成年雌性到达 她正在寻找配偶
Any interested male must now get down to business. 任何感兴趣的男性现在都必须开始做正事
Rehearsal time is over. 排练时间结束了
Several males fancy their chances. 有几个雄性幻想着自己的机会
She starts to twist and turn,while they follow. 当他们跟着的时候 她开始扭动和转身
She's assessing their stamina. 她正在评估他们的耐力
The courting males imitate her every move. 求爱的雄性模仿她的一举一动
This performance may go on for hours. 这场演出可能持续几个小时
Some males eventually start to tire. 一些雄性最终开始感到疲劳
And now,she ups the tempo. 现在 她加快了节奏
Once she's made her choice,she slows down . 一旦她做出选择 她就会放慢脚步
and they mate. 它们会交配
The genes that gave them both such speed and agility are now 让他们拥有如此速度和敏捷的基因现在已经被发现了
passed to the next generation. 传给下一代
After mating,the male mantas play no further role 交配后 雄性螳螂不再扮演进一步的角色
in caring for their young. 照顾他们的孩子
It's a strategy common to many ocean creatures. 这是许多海洋生物的共同策略
But not all. 但并非全部
The coastal lagoons of Portugal. 葡萄牙的沿海泻湖
Here live fish that form long-term partnerships. 这里的活鱼形成了长期的合作关系
The seahorse. 海马
This is a female,and she's looking for a partner. 这是一位女性 她正在寻找伴侣
The choice is an important one, 这个选择很重要,
for the partnership is likely to last for years. 因为这种合作关系可能会持续多年
Could he be the one? 他会是那个人吗？
He's turned pale - 他脸色苍白-
a sign that he's interested. 他感兴趣的迹象
But she needs time to get to know him. 但她需要时间去了解他
Once she's certain, 一旦她确定了
she,too,changes her colour to match his. 她也会改变自己的颜色来匹配他的
Over the next few days,they barely leave each other's side, 在接下来的几天里 他们几乎没有离开对方
imitating one another's every move. 互相模仿对方的一举一动
Their synchronised swimming skills will determine the success 他们的花样游泳技术将决定成功与否
or failure of the next stage in their partnership. 或者他们合作的下一阶段失败
Her belly is now swollen with eggs ready to be fertilised. 她的肚子现在被准备受精的卵子弄肿了
On his belly,he has a pouch. 他的肚子上有一个小袋
For,in seahorse partnerships, 因为 在海马合作中
parental responsibilities have been exchanged. 父母的责任已经交换
So,now she's going to pass her precious eggs to him. 所以 现在她要把她的宝贝蛋传给他
The crucial act,the transfer, 关键的行动 转移
is about to happen. 就要发生了
They position themselves with great precision, 他们非常精确地定位自己
and she transfers all her eggs without losing a single one. 她转移了所有的卵子 一个也没有丢失
The pouch on his belly now contains about 300 eggs. 他肚子上的袋子里现在有大约300个鸡蛋
It's now up to him to look after them. 现在该由他来照顾他们了
And she is free to start producing the next batch of eggs. 她可以自由地开始生产下一批鸡蛋
Three weeks later, 三周后
and his pregnancy is almost at an end. 他的妊娠期即将结束
His body starts contractions that slowly increase in intensity. 他的身体开始收缩 强度逐渐增加
And then . 然后
release. 释放
Many fish give birth to live young, 许多鱼生出活的幼鱼
but seahorses are the only group in which it is the males who do so. 但是海马是唯一一个雄性这样做的群体
The young are just ten millimetres long, 年轻人只有10毫米长
fully formed and ready to make their own way in life. 完全形成并准备好在生活中走自己的路
Each a perfect miniature of its parents. 每一个都是父母的完美缩影
This male's pregnancy has given him a guarantee of their paternity. 这名男性的怀孕为他提供了父子关系的保证
And,by producing live young, 而且 通过培养活的年轻人
he has given them an excellent chance of survival. 他给了他们极好的生存机会
Nowhere is the mating game more hectic than 交配游戏最热闹的地方莫过于
at the margins of the sea, 在海边
where water disappears twice a day . 水一天消失两次
and reveals mud. 露出泥巴
Here in the mangroves,fiddler crabs start the action just 在这里的红树林里 招潮蟹刚刚开始行动
as soon as the water disappears. 水一消失
There's no time to lose. 没时间浪费了
A male - his burrow could make an excellent family home. 一只雄性——他的洞穴可以成为一个极好的家庭
All he has to do is find a willing female. 他所要做的就是找到一个心甘情愿的女人
And he must do so before the water returns. 他必须在水回流之前这么做
His large yellow claw weighs as much as all the rest of his body, 他那黄色的大爪子和他身体的其他部分一样重
and is completely useless for feeding. 而且对喂食是完全无用的
But its colour does catch a female's eye. 但它的颜色确实吸引了女性的眼球
And,if she needs more convincing, 如果她需要更多的说服力
the wave should do the trick. 波浪应该起作用
The tide turns,the clock is ticking. 潮水退去 时钟滴答作响
He needs to up his game. 他需要提高自己的水平
She seems distracted. 她似乎心烦意乱
Competition has arrived. 竞争已经到来
Lots of it. 很多
All with the same desire. 都怀着同样的愿望
And all with moves just like his. 所有的动作都和他的一样
Every time he waves . 每次他挥手
so do all his rivals. 他的所有对手也是如此
She is spoilt for choice. 她很容易做出选择
His time has almost run out. 他的时间快用完了
At last,she makes her choice. 最后 她做出了选择
But it's not in his favour. 但这对他不利
He'll have to wait until the next tide, 他得等到下一次涨潮
and then,try again. 然后 再试一次
Many ocean animals only play the mating game once a year. 许多海洋动物一年只玩一次交配游戏
So,for them,the stakes are particularly high. 因此 对他们来说 赌注特别高
To win,a player must be prepared to risk everything. 要想赢 球员必须准备好冒一切风险
A colony of South American sea lions in Argentina. 阿根廷南美洲海狮的殖民地
Every summer,for a few weeks,they gather on the shore. 每年夏天 有几个星期 它们都会聚集在岸边
Heavily-pregnant females close to giving birth arrive 即将分娩的重孕女性抵达
in search of a place to do so. 寻找这样做的地方
Any. 任何
These safe places give the mothers 这些安全的地方给母亲们
time to bond with their newborn young. 是时候和他们刚出生的孩子建立联系了
But such prime real estate does not come rent-free. 但这样的优质房地产并不是免费的
A beach master. 海滩主人
Over 300 kilos of muscle. 超过300公斤的肌肉
The females have landed on the territory that he had to 雌性已经降落在他不得不降落的领土上
fight hard to establish. 努力建立
Now,a week after giving birth, 现在 分娩一周后
they're ready to mate again. 它们准备再次交配
And he aims to be the one to father their next pups. 他的目标是成为下一代幼崽的父亲
The trouble is,he's surrounded by other males. 问题是 他周围都是男性
They all want females - and,just like him, 他们都想要女性 就像他一样
they all fought to establish a territory. 他们都为建立一块领土而战斗
And. 和
Squabbles are common . 争吵很常见
but,as long as each male stays in his own patch, 但是 只要每个雄性都呆在自己的地盘上
they won't come to blows. 他们不会来打架的
But a crowd of fertile females inevitably attracts attention. 但一群有生育能力的女性不可避免地引起了人们的注意
A younger,smaller bachelor is on the lookout 一位年轻、身材矮小的单身汉正在留心
for just such an opportunity. 为了这样一个机会
On his own,he's no match for a battle hardened beach master. 就他自己而言 他不是一个经过战斗的海滩主人的对手
But he's not on his own. 但他不是一个人
Other bachelors are watching. 其他单身汉也在观看
Each would like to steal a female from the beach master. 每个人都想从海滩主人那里偷一只母的
But none of them wants to make the first move. 但他们都不想迈出第一步
Edging closer,they test the beach master's defences. 他们慢慢靠近 测试海滩主人的防守
One breaks ranks . 一个打破等级
and then they all invade his territory. 然后他们都入侵了他的领土
As he tries to retain his panicking females and fight the intruders, 当他试图留住惊慌失措的女性并与入侵者搏斗时
the raid spills over into neighbouring territories. 突袭蔓延到邻近地区
Now,the bachelors get their chance. 现在 单身汉们有了机会
Using others as cover,a bachelor grabs an unguarded female. 一个单身汉用别人做掩护 抓住一个没有防备的女人
Another targets one of the beach master's partners. 另一个目标是海滩主人的一个伙伴
He charges to her rescue. 他冲锋去救她
One on one,the beach master has the strength to stop any kidnap. 一对一 海滩主人有力量阻止任何绑架
The raid is short lived,but the beach master 这次袭击是短暂的 但海滩主人
will have to face many more before the breeding season is over. 在繁殖季节结束之前 将不得不面对更多的挑战
Each battle will sap his strength and so shorten his reign. 每次战斗都会消耗他的力量 从而缩短他的统治时间
But bachelors who fail are even worse off. 但失败的单身汉境况更糟
Only those with the size and strength to defend the territory 只有那些有能力保卫领土的人
and the females within it will win this mating game. 其中的雌性将赢得这场交配游戏
His dominance may last for only a few years,but during that time 他的统治可能只持续几年 但在此期间
he will father dozens of pups. 他将养育几十只小狗
Among them,the next generation of males. 其中 下一代男性
Including those with the genes that gave him the strength to become 包括那些拥有使他有能力成为
a beach master. 海滩主人
For all those who play this mating game 为了所有玩这种交配游戏的人
there is only one measure of success. 衡量成功的标准只有一个
A healthy newborn whale calf is living proof that both his father 一头健康的新生小鲸鱼是他父亲
and mother had game plans that worked. 母亲有一套行之有效的游戏计划
Many aspects of those strategies remain a mystery. 这些战略的许多方面仍然是个谜
One thing,however,is clear. 然而 有一件事是清楚的
The success of any species anywhere depends on the skill 任何物种在任何地方的成功都取决于技能
with which its members manage to play the mating game. 它的成员设法与之进行交配游戏
The humpback singers are just amazing. 座头鲸歌手真是太棒了
Just being next to one whale underwater is incredible, 在水下和一条鲸鱼在一起真是不可思议
but then add the sound of those things. 然后再加上这些东西的声音
It just inhabits every pore of your body,every nerve cell 它只存在于你身体的每一个毛孔 每一个神经细胞
in your brain.You just . 在你的脑子里 你只是
Everything feels like sensory overload. 一切都像是感觉超负荷
There's just a weirdly difficult to describe feeling associated 只是有一种难以形容的奇怪感觉
with being so close to something that's,you know, 离某件事如此近 你知道
500 times your own weight. 是你体重的500倍
It's an incredibly exhilarating,demanding,exciting place to be. 这是一个令人难以置信的令人兴奋、要求高、令人兴奋的地方
Filming a singing whale was the first of many challenges 拍摄一头会唱歌的鲸鱼是众多挑战中的第一个
the mating game crew had ahead of them. 交配的狩猎队在他们前面
Cinematographer Doug Anderson and team are attempting to film 摄影师道格·安德森和他的团队正试图拍摄这部电影
the spectacular mating contest of humpback whales. 座头鲸壮观的交配比赛
It's known as a heat run. 这被称为热跑
100%,yeah.All right,you're good to go in the water. 100% 是的 好吧 你可以下水了
No-one really knows what happens on these courtship chases, 没有人真正知道这些求爱追逐会发生什么
and the crew hope to be the first people ever 船员们希望成为有史以来第一批人
to document humpbacks mating. 记录座头鲸交配的过程
This thing is such an overt,massive piece of behaviour. 这件事是如此公开、大规模的行为
What the detail? 细节是什么？
What's the details of this? 这件事的细节是什么？
What other behaviours are happening in there? Is there mating? 那里还发生了什么其他行为？有交配吗？
Can we follow this chase to its conclusion? 我们能追踪这场追逐直到它的结论吗？
That was the bit that's exciting. 这是令人兴奋的一点
From a photographer's point of view, 从摄影师的角度来看
we're going there with a bunch of new kit to just find out 我们要带着一大堆新装备去那里看看
what happens and to do that 发生了什么事 怎么办
we had to make a fancy pole cam. 我们得做一个漂亮的杆子摄像机
Doug's fancy pole cam is a stabilised camera fixed to the side 道格的花式杆凸轮是一个固定在侧面的稳定摄像头
of the boat. 在船上
Do you want to just run on that? 你想就这样跑吗？
The plan is to position the boat alongside the whales 计划是把船安置在鲸鱼旁边
during their courtship chase and use the camera to try and understand 在他们追逐求爱的过程中 用相机试着去理解
what the whales are doing. 鲸鱼在做什么
The team is working with experienced scientists 该小组正在与经验丰富的科学家合作
who want to use this technology to learn more about whale behaviour. 他们想利用这项技术来了解更多关于鲸鱼行为的信息
We had to get close and even though they are massive animals, 我们必须靠近 即使它们是巨大的动物
they have an incredible ability just to swerve and miss 他们有一种令人难以置信的能力 就是突然转向和失误
and create space. 创造空间
And we became a part of it. 我们成为其中的一部分
Whales coming in at 12 o'clock. 鲸鱼12点来
All right. 好吧
Well,this is against . 嗯 这是反对
OK,let's get ready to go around to the right. 好的 让我们准备向右转
Three,two,one,go. 三 二 一 开始
Go,go,go. 走 走 走
Got it.OK. 知道了 好啊
They just went underneath the bow.Going right or left? 他们只是钻到船头下面 向左走还是向右走？
What speed are we going? 我们的速度是多少？
The noise of the whales hitting each other on the surface, 鲸鱼在水面相互撞击的声音
it's like,it's palpable. 就好像 它是可以触摸到的
The crunching of these bodies coming together,it's visceral and violent. 这些身体在一起的嘎吱嘎吱声 是发自内心的、猛烈的
You could see individual whales and their strategies and whales 你可以看到个别的鲸鱼及其策略和鲸鱼
bottling out and peeling away. 装瓶并剥落
On the left. 在左边
It just felt like such a privileged view being allowed to be closer 只是感觉这样一种特权的观点被允许更近一些
and in a more intimate position with this massive event 与这一重大事件有着更密切的关系
than any film-maker ever has. 比任何一个电影制作人都多
It was incredible to see these extended shots of whales 看到这些鲸鱼的长镜头真是难以置信
bashing into each other,competing for space and everything else. 互相碰撞 争夺空间和其他一切
But we weren't seeing anything new. 但我们没有看到任何新的东西
The pole cam provided an unparalleled view of one 杆凸轮提供了一个无与伦比的视角
of the greatest battles in nature. 自然界最伟大的战斗之一
But it didn't get the team any closer to revealing 但这并没有让团队更接近揭露真相
how a heat run ends. 热跑是如何结束的
After following the chase for hours, 经过数小时的追捕
the whales come to a halt and Doug takes the chance to get in the water 鲸鱼们停了下来 道格抓住机会进入水中
right where the whales have stopped. 就在鲸鱼停下来的地方
We'll just try and get down on the edge of it. 我们会尽力抓住它的边缘
Like,to whatever depth it is. 不管它有多深
What he then witnessed was truly remarkable. 他当时所目睹的确实是非凡的
We got in and she was just there hanging in the water. 我们进去了 她就在那里吊在水里
I think what was going through my head was,"If not now, 我想我脑子里想的是 “如果不是现在
"then when will I regret not just trying to become a part “那么 我什么时候会后悔不只是想成为其中的一部分
"of this scene?" “这场戏怎么样？”
I mean,adrenaline was high and excitement was through the roof. 我是说 肾上腺素很高 兴奋不已
These animals are so large,and I had never even heard 这些动物太大了 我从来没有听说过
of anything like this. 像这样的事情
In the moment,I felt like I had an invitation to become 在那一刻 我觉得我有一个邀请成为
as much a part of the scene as I could. 尽我所能地成为场景的一部分
I thought this is mating. 我以为这是交配
He's won. 他赢了
I'm as close to mating as anyone has ever got. 我和任何人一样接近交配
And the male came over her back and drew his chin so delicately 那只公猫从她背上走过来 小心翼翼地拉着下巴
over her back,almost like a caress across the top of her head. 在她的背上 几乎像是在头顶上的爱抚
It was just such a tender moment between such enormous animals. 这是如此巨大的动物之间的一个温柔时刻
The male beat his tail towards me. 那只雄性向我甩尾巴
I didn't even find myself flinching. 我甚至没有发现自己在退缩
It was just a part of the moving of. 这只是运动的一部分
And I was left bewildered. 我被弄糊涂了
I thought I was going to see something that was an end to this. 我以为我会看到结束这一切的东西
But actually all I saw was another bit,another chink through a window 但事实上 我看到的只是另一点 另一个窗户的缝隙
into what the heat run is. 进入什么热运行
We have to go now,but .Because it's going to be dark. 我们现在必须走了 但是 因为天要黑了
But I'm guessing that I don't know,that's it,that's the point. 但我猜我不知道 就是这样 这就是重点
If I could have stayed there that night, 如果那天晚上我能呆在那里
and filmed in the dark,you know,or under moonlight or,you know, 在黑暗中拍摄 或者在月光下拍摄 或者
if we had the ability to do that,then it's in that space that we find 如果我们有能力做到这一点 那么我们就是在这个空间里找到的
the next piece of the puzzle of what this is for all 这对所有人来说都是什么
of its bluster is the prequel to the main event. 它的咆哮声是主要事件的前传
And we have just picked up the first tiny piece in the puzzle 我们刚刚找到了拼图中的第一个小部分
of what that is. 那是什么
And that is great. 这很好
But I would love to see the rest of it. 但我很想看到它的其余部分
Next time . 下一次
When animals that live in rainforests want to mate, 当生活在雨林中的动物想要交配时
their challenge is finding a way to stand out from the crowd. 他们面临的挑战是如何从人群中脱颖而出
Some are spectacular show-offs. 有些是壮观的炫耀
Others must fight. 其他人必须战斗
But sometimes working together is the key to success in jungles. 但有时 在丛林中合作是成功的关键