This display of raw power and aggression . 这种原始力量和侵略性的表现
is the way by which a male chimpanzee 是雄性黑猩猩
proclaims his high status. 宣布他的崇高地位
He is willing to fight anyone if necessary. 必要时他愿意与任何人战斗
Male chimpanzees may become dominant in their 20s,and high rank brings 雄性黑猩猩在20多岁时可能会成为支配者 高等级会带来
great privileges,such as the right to mate. 极大的特权 如交配权
But not every male chimp is in the same position. 但并非所有雄性黑猩猩都处于相同的位置
Damien,so named by the researchers observing him,is 14 years of age 达米恩 由观察他的研究人员命名 14岁
and not yet old enough to be dominant. 而且还没有老到可以称霸的程度
Adolescence is a testing time in a chimp's life. 青春期是黑猩猩生命中的一个考验期
This is when he must decide if and how he will stand out 此时他必须决定是否以及如何脱颖而出
from other young males. 从其他年轻男性那里
The chimpanzees of Ngogo in Uganda live in the largest chimp society 乌干达恩戈戈的黑猩猩生活在最大的黑猩猩社会中
known to science. 为科学所知
And thanks to the year-round abundance of food,there are nearly 多亏了全年丰富的食物 这里几乎有
always females ready to mate. 雌性总是随时准备交配
Some years,more than 20 babies are born here. 有些年 超过20个婴儿在这里出生
But the majority of them are fathered by the most dominant males. 但他们中的大多数人的父亲是最具统治力的男性
The females usually have little say in the matter. 女性在这件事上通常没有什么发言权
Coercion is common. 强迫是常见的
In time,Damien may become dominant,and then he too may use his rank 随着时间的推移 达米恩可能会占据统治地位 然后他也可以使用他的军衔
and strength to gain access to females. 以及接近女性的力量
For now,though,he's always respectful to his superiors 不过现在 他总是尊重他的上司
and shows that by taking his turn to groom them. 通过轮到他来为他们梳洗来证明这一点
He lacks the physical strength of the dominant males, 他缺乏优势男性的体力
but he's old enough to mate,so he's found a different way 但他已经长大到可以交配了 所以他找到了另一种方式
of getting close to a female. 接近一个女性
This is Penelope. 我是佩内洛普
She's a friend of Damien's,and he is regularly 她是达米恩的朋友 他经常
beside her when she needs a scratch. 当她需要擦伤的时候 在她身边
This is Sabin. 我是萨宾
She,too,is a friend of Damien's. 她也是达米恩的朋友
Then there's Maya and Anna. 还有玛雅和安娜
Damien may not be the biggest or the strongest, Damien可能不是最大或最强的
but he's a popular chimp. 但他是一只很受欢迎的黑猩猩
And it's not just a grooming service he offers. 他提供的不仅仅是美容服务
As any mother of two will tell you,offering to play with the kids 任何两个孩子的母亲都会告诉你 愿意和孩子们一起玩
while she has a break is a sure-fire way of ingratiating yourself. 当她休息的时候 肯定是讨好你自己的好方法
These are not his offspring,but Damien often spends time 这些不是他的后代 但达米恩经常花时间
with Anna and her infants,on hand for a spot of childcare. 带着安娜和她的孩子 在手边照看孩子
And that has led to the two of them having a special bond. 这使得他们俩有了一种特殊的关系
But now Anna has come into oestrus - her most fertile time. 但现在安娜进入了发情期——她最有生育能力的时期
And an older male knows that she has. 一个年长的男人知道她有
Damien gives him a wide berth. 达米恩对他敬而远之
For now,all he can do is to watch from the sidelines. 现在 他所能做的就是站在场边观看
A female who's already proved herself to be a capable mother 一位已经证明自己是一位有能力的母亲的女性
is always in high demand when she becomes ready to mate again. 当她准备好再次交配时 她的需求量总是很大
Shaking branches signals the older males desire to mate. 摇动的树枝表明年长的雄性想要交配
She is clearly nervous. 她显然很紧张
And before he gets a chance to get really close,her calls alert 在他有机会真正接近之前 她打电话提醒他
the other heavyweight males. 其他重量级男子
They will be prepared to fight for a chance to mate. 它们将准备为交配机会而战
Damien knows he would stand no chance against them. 达米恩知道他没有机会对抗他们
Despite their bravado,in the chaos,none of them succeeds 尽管他们虚张声势 但在混乱中 他们都没有成功
in mating with Anna. 与安娜交配
After,the males are keen to repair their friendships . 之后 雄性渴望修复他们的友谊
and Anna slips away. 安娜溜走了
With the threat of violence gone for the moment and being slightly 暴力威胁暂时消失了 而且有点
away from the dominant group . 远离主导群体
Damien finally gets close to Anna while she's still fertile. Damien终于在Anna还可以生育的时候接近了她
It's not uncommon for males to develop close friendships 男性发展亲密的友谊并不罕见
with females in order to mate. 与雌性交配
And Damien has clearly got a talent for doing just that because, Damien显然有这样做的天赋因为
two years ago,he became the youngest father in the history 两年前 他成为历史上最年轻的父亲
of the Ngogo group . Ngogo集团的成员
which proves that a little charm can go a long way. 这证明了一点魅力可以走很长的路
Jungles cover just 2% of the planet,but they're home to 80% of all 丛林只占地球的2% 但它们是80%地球的家园
land-living animal species. 陆生动物种类
To win the mating game in these dense forests, 为了在茂密的森林里赢得交配的机会
you need to find a way to stand out,and some male animals 你需要找到一种脱颖而出的方法 还有一些雄性动物
spend their entire lives honing their seduction techniques. 他们一生都在磨练诱惑技巧
In the remote valleys of New Guinea,there are strange sounds . 在新几内亚的偏远山谷里 有奇怪的声音
and the most curious constructions 还有最奇怪的结构
that mystified the first European explorers. 这使第一批欧洲探险家感到困惑
Some believed these structures had been made by the local people 一些人认为这些建筑是当地人建造的
in their tribal rituals. 在他们的部落仪式中
They're ringed with moss and littered with seeds. 它们长满了苔藓 到处都是种子
Strange decorations hang from the branches nearby. 附近的树枝上挂着奇怪的装饰品
But,in fact,this 60 centimetre tall construction has been built 但事实上 这座60厘米高的建筑已经建成
by a bird no bigger than a thrush . 一只比画眉鸟还小的鸟
a male MacGregor's bowerbird. 一只雄性麦克格雷戈鲍伯德犬
He has built this tower with hundreds of sticks, 他用几百根棍子建造了这座塔
and he maintains it year after year. 他年复一年地维护着它
It has one purpose and one purpose only . 它有一个目的 而且只有一个目的
to impress females. 给女性留下深刻印象
It requires constant maintenance. 它需要经常维护
What's that stick doing there? 那根棍子在那里干什么？
That won't do! 那不行！
But now this. 但是现在这个
Perfect! 完美的
This construction,his bower,dominates his life. 这个建筑 他的凉亭 主宰着他的生活
With maintenance done for the day,it's time to renew the decorations. 一天的维护工作完成后 是时候更换装饰品了
Rotting berries and . 腐烂的浆果和
caterpillar droppings. 毛虫粪便
Delightful! 使人快乐的
A female assesses his construction,and now he sings to her. 一个女人评估他的构造 现在他给她唱歌
As a younger bird,before he started gathering sticks . 作为一只年轻的鸟 在他开始收集树枝之前
he collected sounds . 他收集声音
and now,to entice her closer,he reproduces some of them. 现在 为了吸引她靠近 他复制了其中的一些
Some are songs he has heard elsewhere in the forest . 有些是他在森林里其他地方听到的歌
the calls of other kinds of birds. 其他鸟类的叫声
Others are harder to identify. 其他人更难识别
Chopping wood,perhaps. 也许是砍柴吧
A barking dog. 吠叫的狗
Even the sound of children playing . 甚至孩子们玩耍的声音
and their frustrated parents. 还有他们沮丧的父母
The range of his mimicry,it seems,like his bower,is also a way 他模仿的范围 就像他的凉亭一样 似乎也是一种方式
of impressing her. 给她留下深刻印象
She seems to be listening attentively. 她似乎在专心听
Now they begin to dance around their maypole. 现在他们开始绕着五月柱跳舞
He's careful not to completely reveal himself. 他很小心 没有完全暴露自己
Excitement mounts. 兴奋之情与日俱增
And now he goes for it. 现在 他开始努力了
Was it too soon? 是不是太早了？
She's back . 她回来了
still interested. 仍然感兴趣
Their union is brief. 他们的结合是短暂的
She will now return to her nest,lay her eggs and raise her young . 她现在将回到她的巢穴 产卵并抚养她的幼崽
while he stays beside his maypole, 当他呆在他的五月柱旁
keeping it in good repair, 保持良好的维修状态
ready for more females. 准备迎接更多的女性
On Kenya's forested mountain slopes . 在肯尼亚森林覆盖的山坡上
another male will also have to seek the approval of a female 另一名男性也必须寻求女性的批准
if they are to mate . 如果他们要交配
a Jackson's chameleon. 一只杰克逊变色龙
He lives high in the trees,camouflaged among the foliage. 他隐匿在树叶中 住在高高的树上
A loner,he rarely ventures to lower levels. 作为一个孤独的人 他很少冒险到较低的层次
One thing,however,will entice him down. 然而 有一件事会让他失望
Females usually stay at lower levels in the vegetation. 雌性通常停留在植被的较低水平
But despite his panoramic vision,looking for a partner can be tricky 但是 尽管他视野开阔 寻找伴侣还是很棘手的
when your potential mate matches her surroundings so closely. 当你的潜在伴侣与周围环境如此接近时
Leaf . 叶
or partner? 还是合伙人？
To him,it seems she's perfect and,from now on, 在他看来她很完美而且从现在开始
he's only got eyes for her. 他只盯着她
She is less interested . 她不太感兴趣
but she's keeping an eye on him. 但她一直在监视他
He could be a mate. 他可能是个伴侣
He's able to change the spacing between pigment cells in his skin 他能够改变皮肤中色素细胞之间的间距
and so emphasise different colours. 因此强调不同的颜色
And this is how they communicate . 这就是他们沟通的方式
and how he hopes to court her. 以及他希望如何向她求爱
His opening gambit is to turn bright green . 他的开场白是变成鲜绿色
and then to flare his neck to signal his desire. 然后张开脖子表示他的愿望
Next,his signature move - a sort of staccato quickstep. 接下来是他的招牌动作——一种断断续续的快步
It's got her interested. 这让她很感兴趣
Then a bit of sidestepping. 然后有点回避
And,lastly,a brandish of his magnificent trio of horns. 最后 他挥舞着华丽的三角
She casts a critical eye over him. 她用挑剔的眼光看着他
If she then turns bright green herself,he's probably 如果她自己变成鲜绿色 他可能
onto a winner. 一个胜利者
Oh,dear. 哦 天哪
She's going darker. 她越来越黑了
Just so she makes herself clear, 就为了让她说清楚
it's a definite no. 绝对不行
What now? 现在怎么办？
If he stays around,she may be more receptive 如果他留下来 她可能会更容易接受
in a few days' time. 几天后
But he's not the only male on the lookout for a female. 但他并不是唯一一个关注女性的男性
This new male displaying his bright green isn't flirting. 这只新来的雄鸟展示了它的鲜绿色 这不是在调情
Bold colours shown to the same sex are a sign of aggression. 向同性展示醒目的颜色是一种侵略性的表现
And showing his flank means that this is only going one way. 显示他的侧翼意味着这只是单向的
His aim is to unbalance his opponent until he concedes defeat 他的目的是平衡他的对手 直到他承认失败
by going darker. 通过变暗
And that's what's happened. 事情就是这样
It's all over. 一切都结束了
And now that his competitor has been seen off,perhaps 现在他的竞争对手被送走了 也许
she's had a change of heart . 她改变了主意
and colour. 和颜色
Alas,it's still clearly a no. 唉 这显然还是一个否定
Changing colour among chameleons brings a swift end to conflict. 变色龙之间颜色的变化迅速结束了冲突
And when mating competition could be really violent,colour 当交配竞争可能非常激烈时 颜色
can help to reduce the chance of coming to blows. 有助于减少发生打击的机会
The jungles of Gabon in West Africa are home to the most 西非加蓬的丛林是世界上最大的森林
brightly coloured of all mammals . 所有哺乳动物的颜色都很鲜艳
mandrills. 山楂
The males are also the heaviest monkeys in the world - over three 雄性猴子也是世界上最重的猴子——超过三只
times heavier than the females. 体重是雌性的三倍
This alpha male's brilliant patches of skin colour helps him 这只阿尔法男性的皮肤颜色有助于他
to stand out from the crowd . 从人群中脱颖而出
whether he's advancing . 他是否在进步
or walking away. 或者走开
The intensity of the colour is an indication 颜色的强度是一种指示
of the levels of testosterone in his body . 他体内的睾丸激素水平
and that is both a come-on to females 这对女性来说都是一种诱惑
and a warning to males. 以及对男性的警告
Only the brightest get to mate. 只有最聪明的人才可以交配
And he has been dominant all year. 他一整年都占据着统治地位
But challengers have arrived . 但挑战者已经到来
also hoping that their colours will impress the females. 也希望她们的颜色能给女性留下深刻印象
The alpha male will have his work cut out to deal 阿尔法男性将有他的工作削减处理
with these newcomers. 和这些新来的人在一起
He keeps as close as he can to the fertile females. 他尽可能地接近有生育能力的雌性
But a rival . 但是一个对手
is never far away. 永远不会遥远
The alpha assesses his opponents by their colour. 阿尔法通过对手的肤色来评估他们
Only if a rival is really bright 除非对手真的很聪明
will he be considered a threat. 他将被视为威胁
But this one . 但是这个
is just that. 就是这样
The alpha proclaims his authority with a head jerk. 阿尔法头一跳 宣布了他的权威
Grinding his teeth shows just how tense and stressed he is. 磨牙表明他是多么紧张和紧张
With his opponent refusing to back down, 他的对手拒绝让步
it'll take more than body language to decide 这不仅仅需要肢体语言来决定
who has this year's mating rights. 谁有今年的交配权
In just a matter of seconds,the alpha has lost his crown . 就在几秒钟内 阿尔法失去了他的王冠
and been badly wounded. 而且受了重伤
His reign is over. 他的统治结束了
The victor will have a rush of testosterone, 胜利者会有一股睾丸激素分泌
making his future bright. 使他的前途光明
The deposed alpha's colour,however,will fade . 然而 被废黜的阿尔法的颜色会褪色
and,with it,his chance of mating again. 还有 他再次交配的机会
Rivalry is often dangerous,but in some cases it's the potential 竞争通常是危险的 但在某些情况下 它是潜在的
mate herself who is the real threat. 她自己才是真正的威胁
If a male Australian tree-running mantis is to stand any chance 如果一只雄性澳大利亚树螳螂有机会
of mating,he must approach the female from behind. 为了交配 他必须从后面接近雌性
And he must do so cautiously. 他必须谨慎行事
Something she appears keen to prevent,and that leads to a lot 她似乎很想阻止的事情 这导致了很多
of false starts and a lot of running around trees. 错误的起步和很多绕着树跑
A whole new approach to speed dating. 一种全新的快速约会方式
So close . 如此接近
and yet so far. 但到目前为止
Giving him the runaround tests his fitness. 让他跑来跑去测试他的体能
A stealthy approach will show whether he is a capable hunter . 一个隐蔽的方法将显示他是否是一个有能力的猎人
an important skill to pass on to her offspring. 一项重要的技能可以传给她的后代
Or he could just be a cautious male 或者他可能只是一个谨慎的男性
who knows that it's best not to approach any predator head on. 谁知道最好不要正面接近任何捕食者
The thing about trying to get cosy with killers is that it's often best 试图与杀手亲近的一点是 这通常是最好的
to do it when they have their hands full. 当他们忙得不可开交的时候去做
Even then . 即使在那时
it's prudent to approach from the rear. 从后面接近是谨慎的
But not all male praying mantis appear to take the same approach. 但并不是所有雄性螳螂都采取同样的方法
A male false garden mantis has also detected the scent 一只雄性假园螳螂也发现了这种气味
of a female.She's close. 指女性 她很接近
She's attracting him with her seductive pheromones. 她用她诱人的信息素吸引他
She's also much larger and heavily armed. 她体型更大 全副武装
But to him,she smells so good. 但对他来说 她闻起来很香
To her,though . 但是对她来说
he looks good enough to eat. 他看起来很好 可以吃了
The female of this species consumes her partner's head first. 这个物种的雌性先吃掉它伴侣的头
His struggles are not an attempt to flee. 他的斗争不是企图逃跑
He's just trying to position himself properly. 他只是想把自己的位置调整好
He has lost his head,but he hasn't given up on mating. 他失去了理智 但他并没有放弃交配
Amazingly,his body,though headless,is able to find and 令人惊讶的是 他的身体 虽然没有头 却能找到和
latch on to the female. 抓住母老虎
His abdomen will continue mating with her for several hours 他的腹部将继续与她交配数小时
before all signs of life disappear. 在所有生命迹象消失之前
The strategy may seem macabre,but it gives the female 这一策略似乎令人毛骨悚然 但它给女性
a large quantity of protein with which she can produce 她能产生的大量蛋白质
even more eggs. 甚至更多的鸡蛋
So,in spite of losing his head, 因此 尽管失去了理智
this male fathers posthumous offspring. 这名男性父亲是死后的后代
When a potential mate really is deadly,it's best to keep 当一个潜在的伴侣真的是致命的时候 最好保持沉默
a low profile. 低调的人
But if that's not an option,expect to get eaten. 但如果这不是一个选择 期待被吃掉
For others,the mating game appears to be more romantic. 对其他人来说 交配游戏似乎更浪漫
Once the sun sets in the coastal forests of Malaysia,one of nature's 一旦太阳在马来西亚的沿海森林落下 这是大自然最美丽的地方之一
most magical spectacles begins. 最神奇的景象开始了
The fading light rouses a male beetle. 渐暗的光线唤醒了一只雄性甲虫
For this tiny creature,just five millimetres long, 对于这个只有5毫米长的小生物来说
successful courtship depends on cooperation 成功的求爱依赖于合作
with literally thousands of others. 和成千上万的人在一起
It's time to get lit up. 是时候点灯了
His bioluminescent flash carries a simple message . 他的生物发光闪光传达了一个简单的信息
I am here and ready to mate. 我在这里 准备交配
But he's not alone. 但他并不孤单
More fireflies begin to show their lights. 更多的萤火虫开始发光
And before long,their entire tree is illuminated. 不久 他们的整棵树都被照亮了
And then patterns in the flashing begin to emerge. 然后闪烁的图案开始出现
The fireflies are synchronising their display. 萤火虫正在同步它们的显示
One moment,the light show appears as a repeated simultaneous flash . 一瞬间 灯光显示为重复的同步闪光
and the next . 接下来
waves of light ripple along the river bank. 光波沿着河岸荡漾
By the time the night is at its darkest,the forest edge 当夜晚最黑暗的时候 森林的边缘
is throbbing with living light. 生命之光在跳动
Alone,an individual male's flash will not travel very far . 单独一个人 一只雄性个体的闪光不会传播很远
but by flashing at the same time as other males . 但通过与其他雄性同时闪烁
his light is that much brighter . 他的光线就那么明亮
carrying his signal to females far and wide. 向远方的女性传递他的信号
It's believed the gaps in the synchronous flashing provide 据信 同步闪光中的间隙提供了
moments in which the females can respond with flashes 雌性能够做出闪光反应的时刻
of their own. 他们自己的
It's all the encouragement he needs. 这是他所需要的全部鼓励
But her continual movements as he mounts suggests that she is yet 但当他上山时 她不断的动作表明她还活着
to be convinced. 被说服
He isn't attempting to mate yet. 他还没有试图交配
He is contorting his body so that his lantern 他正在扭曲他的身体 使他的灯笼
is over her face,dazzling her. 在她的脸上 让她眼花缭乱
It may be that he's trying to prevent her from seeing other males. 这可能是他试图阻止她看到其他男性
He doesn't want her catching a flash from someone brighter. 他不想让她从一个更聪明的人那里得到闪光
Most species of fireflies stop displaying once they've attracted 大多数种类的萤火虫一旦被吸引 就会停止展示
a female,but he continues.It seems his cooperation 一个女人 但他继续 看来是他的合作
has become a con. 已经成为一个骗局
His continual flashes trick his rivals into believing 他连续不断的闪光使他的对手相信了
he's still on the lookout with the rest of them. 他仍在和其他人一起监视
She has now accepted him while his former collaborators 她现在接受了他 而他以前的合作者
flash away,none the wiser. 一闪而过 无人知晓
But the fact is that many jungle courtship rituals 但事实是 许多丛林求爱仪式
are still not properly understood. 仍然没有正确理解
The rainforests of Southeast Asia are the home of a bird that produces 东南亚的雨林是一种鸟的家园 这种鸟能生产
one of the most dramatic and barely studied of all courtship displays. 这是所有求爱表演中最具戏剧性和几乎没有人研究过的一次
Even many local people only know of its existence from the loud calls 甚至许多当地人也只是通过大声叫喊才知道它的存在
that sometimes echo through the forest. 有时会在森林中回响
The great argus pheasant. 大阿古斯雉
A male is calling to attract a female. 一只雄性正在打电话来吸引一只雌性
He's created a wide clearing in the forest to serve as the arena 他在森林中开辟了一片广阔的空地作为竞技场
in which he will dance. 他将在其中跳舞
He keeps it immaculately tidy. 他把它保持得一尘不染
Though why he should choose to remove one leaf rather than another 尽管他为什么要选择去掉一片叶子而不是另一片
is often not clear. 这一点常常不清楚
It's a time-consuming job,but he also has a special technique . 这是一项耗时的工作 但他也有一项特殊的技术
for removing leaves wholesale. 用于批量清除树叶
Who needs a leaf blower when you have a wingspan 当你有翼展的时候 谁需要吹风机
of more than a metre? 超过一米？
Sticks,however,still have to be removed one by one. 然而 棍子仍然需要一个接一个地移除
He must also,it seems,loosen up his feathers 他似乎也必须放松自己的羽毛
and extend his gigantic wings before a female arrives. 在雌鸟到来之前展开它巨大的翅膀
Now he chooses a particular stick as the focus for a full workout. 现在 他选择一根特定的棍子作为全面训练的重点
He hopes to use the pattern on his splayed wings 他希望在张开的翅膀上使用这种图案
to beguile a female. 诱骗女性
They transform him. 他们改变了他
There's a sound of something approaching. 有东西接近的声音
Oh,dear. 哦 天哪
A monkey. 猴子
Not who he was waiting for. 不是他在等谁
And now there's a wild pig. 现在有一只野猪
With all these interruptions,it's just as well 有这么多的干扰 也没关系
he's left plenty of time for rehearsals. 他有足够的时间排练
And there she is. 她在那儿
Now time for action. 现在是采取行动的时候了
One or two preliminary skirmishes. 一到两次初步的小冲突
And then . 然后
a spectacle that has never been filmed in the wild before. 一个从未在野外拍摄过的奇观
The full display. 全屏显示
The lines of eyespots along each of his wing feathers 沿着每根翅膀羽毛的眼点线
astounded Charles Darwin. 查尔斯·达尔文大吃一惊
Why should they be so detailed that they have 为什么它们要如此详细 以至于它们
a three dimensional appearance? 三维外观？
He could only conclude that it particularly pleases females. 他只能得出这样的结论：它特别讨女性的欢心
But not apparently this one. 但显然不是这个
And now the pigs are back. 现在猪又回来了
Even the most spectacular displays . 即使是最壮观的表演
don't always do the trick. 别总是耍花招
On the Caribbean island of Dominica,another bird has found it takes 在加勒比海的多米尼加岛上 另一只鸟发现它需要
more than just pretty plumes to win over some females. 不仅仅是漂亮的羽毛来赢得一些女性
The male purple-throated carib is a hungry hummingbird. 雄性紫喉加勒比是一种饥饿的蜂鸟
Beating his wings around 20 times a second,he burns energy 他以每秒20次左右的速度拍打翅膀 燃烧能量
at a phenomenal rate. 以惊人的速度
The sweet nectar produced by these flowering heliconias 花蜜这些开花的海螺产生的甜花蜜
is the energy-rich food he must have to keep him flying. 是他保持飞行所必须的能量丰富的食物
His species evolved in parallel with his source of food . 他的物种与他的食物来源同时进化
the heliconia's flowers,which he pollinates as he moves 赫利科尼亚的花 他一边移动一边授粉
from bloom to bloom. 从一朵花到另一朵花
And now,as a result,the heliconias 而现在 作为结果 赫利科尼亚
produce their flowers at exactly the same time as the birds 它们的花与鸟类的生长时间完全相同
begin to mate. 开始交配
While he's busy fuelling up, 当他忙着加油的时候
a female is also making her preparations. 一位女性也在做准备
She is collecting spider silk. 她正在收集蜘蛛丝
She uses it as an adhesive in making her tiny nest. 她用它做她的小巢的粘合剂
And now all she needs is a mate. 现在她只需要一个伴侣
The male needs a way to ensure he is the one for her. 男人需要一种方法来确保他是她唯一的男人
His way of doing so is simple. 他的方法很简单
Within his territory,he has five times more nectar-producing flowers 在他的领地内 他有五倍多的花蜜
than he himself needs. 比他自己需要的还要多
But those he doesn't drink from himself will attract females. 但他不喝自己的酒会吸引女性
His problem is that it's not only hummingbirds that have a taste 他的问题是不仅蜂鸟有品味
for the sweet stuff. 为了甜食
So have bananaquits,and there's a flock of them. 巴纳基特人也是 他们有一群
He has a constant battle . 他有一场持续不断的战斗
trying to prevent them drinking his flowers dry. 试图阻止他们把他的花喝干
The sheer size of his territory and the large number of flowers 他的领土之大和鲜花之多
it contains makes his job never ending. 这使他的工作永无止境
During a rare respite in his guard duties,the female arrives to see 在他执行守卫任务的一段难得的休息时间里 这名女性来看望他
what he has on offer. 他提供的东西
Not so fast. 别那么快
He's no pushover. 他不是一个容易上当受骗的人
He's not going to let any bird drink his nectar. 他不会让任何鸟喝他的花蜜
Chasing her away,however,is part of his strategy. 然而 赶走她是他的策略的一部分
He does so repeatedly until he's certain that she really wants 他反复这样做 直到他确定她真的想要
to be in his territory. 在他的地盘上
And only then . 只有那时
does he allow her to feed. 他允许她吃饭吗
As she flits from flower to flower,he shows her his true colours. 当她从一朵花飞到另一朵花时 他向她展示了他的真实面目
He's given her flowers and impressed her with his aerobatics. 他给了她鲜花 他的特技飞行给她留下了深刻的印象
They are now a pair. 他们现在是一对了
Food is available the year round in jungles,and this enables 丛林里一年四季都有食物供应 这使得
many species to have mating seasons that last for months. 许多物种的交配季节持续数月
Some,however,must wait all year for one special night. 然而 有些人必须整年等待一个特别的夜晚
Some frogs in French Guiana need more water in which to breed 法属圭亚那的一些青蛙需要更多的水来繁殖
than even the humid rainforest air can provide. 甚至连潮湿的雨林空气也无法提供
But at the very wettest time of year . 但是在一年中最潮湿的时候
pools appear on the forest floor. 森林地面上出现了水池
Horned frogs spend much of their time hidden, 角蛙大部分时间都躲在隐蔽处
but the moment for action has arrived. 但采取行动的时刻已经到来
The rain has stopped,but this is the calm before the storm. 雨停了 但这是暴风雨前的平静
A pair of tree frogs in the foliage above the pool. 池塘上方树叶中的一对树蛙
They need to find a leaf in a particular position, 他们需要在特定位置找到一片叶子
and this will do nicely. 这会很好
They lay their eggs in a sticky jelly on a leaf 它们在叶子上的粘性果冻中产卵
above the newly formed pool. 在新形成的水池上方
Below,the horned frog takes a more direct route. 下面 有角的青蛙走的是一条更直接的路线
He heads straight in. 他径直走了进来
Other males have already started calling. 其他雄性已经开始打电话了
And before long,several species up in the treetops are also doing so. 不久 树梢上的一些物种也在这样做
All of them need pools as nurseries for their tadpoles. 它们都需要游泳池作为蝌蚪的托儿所
Frogs,that for most of the year are rarely seen, 青蛙 一年中大部分时间都很少见
come down from the tree canopy. 从树冠上下来
Golden-eyed tree frogs take the short cut down. 金眼树蛙走捷径
The throat sacs that bulge out on either side of their head 咽喉囊在头部两侧凸出
amplify their calls. 扩大他们的呼吁
Different species of males jostle for a position in the water. 不同种类的雄性在水中争夺一个位置
Thousands of frogs are now calling as loudly . 成千上万的青蛙在大声叫喊
and as frequently as they can. 并且尽可能频繁
But what makes this place unlike anywhere else in the world 但是是什么让这个地方不同于世界上任何其他地方呢
is that as many as ten different species are trying 有多达十种不同的物种在尝试
to mate simultaneously. 同时交配同时交配
As each male endeavours to call louder than his rivals . 当每一个男性都努力比他的对手大声叫喊时
the chorus becomes almost deafening. 合唱声几乎震耳欲聋
Things are becoming chaotic. 事情变得越来越混乱
Some males in the confusion are attempting to mate 混乱中的一些雄性正试图交配
with the females of a different species. 与不同物种的雌性
The winner is the one with the tightest grip 胜利者是握得最紧的人
and the strongest kick. 而且是最强的一脚
The strategy is simple - find a female quickly . 策略很简单-快速找到一个女性
and cling on tight. 紧紧抓住
But make sure she's your type. 但要确定她是你喜欢的类型
And in less than 12 hours . 在不到12小时内
it's all over. 一切都结束了
Left behind - a soup of mixed spawn,a future for at least ten different 留下来的——一碗混合鱼卵汤 至少十种不同鱼种的未来
species of frog. 青蛙的种类
And it's time for those dangling tadpoles to join the crowds below. 是时候让那些摇摇欲坠的蝌蚪加入下面的人群了
Millions of frogs,some of which will be back next year, 数以百万计的青蛙 其中一些明年会回来
doing their best once again to contribute to the next generation. 再次竭尽全力为下一代做出贡献
It is exactly because jungles are so crowded with life that animals 正是因为丛林里充满了生命 动物们才得以生存
have to have so many complex strategies 必须有这么多复杂的策略
if they're all to win the mating game. 如果他们都想赢得交配游戏
To film courting animals in jungles around the world 拍摄世界各地丛林中求爱的动物
took determination . 下定决心
Into the forest again. 再次进入森林
grit . 砂砾
and a sense of humour. 还有幽默感
It's definitely going to be a nightmare. 这肯定会是一场噩梦
Argh! 啊！
You can't leave me there! 你不能把我留在那里！
We're in this together. 我们在一起
A minute ago,it was too much water,now it's too much mud. 一分钟前 这里的水太多了 现在这里的泥太多了
Oh,wow! 哦 哇！
You're well and truly stuck there,aren't you? 你真的被困在那里了 不是吗？
Sorry. 很抱歉
But there was one story in particular which posed 但有一个特别的故事
a unique challenge . 一个独特的挑战
filming explosive breeding in rainforest frogs in French Guiana. 拍摄法属圭亚那热带雨林青蛙的爆炸性繁殖
Walter Hodl,the team's guide,is a herpetologist who's spent 该团队的向导沃尔特·霍德尔（Walter Hodl）是一位爬虫学家
over 25 years studying frogs in French Guiana.Explosive breeding 在法属圭亚那研究青蛙超过25年 爆发性繁殖
is a fascinating thing. 这是一件迷人的事情
On one single day in the year,thousands of frogs homing in 一年中的一天 成千上万的青蛙归巢
on a little pond,and they are coming from the canopy, 在一个小池塘上 它们从树冠上飞来
where you never have access to,or they're coming 你永远无法进入的地方 否则他们就要来了
from the leaf litter. 从落叶上
You never look under the leaf litter, 你从不看落叶下面
and there they live all year, 他们一年四季都住在那里
and only on one or two days you see them out there in the pond breeding. 只有一两天你才能看到它们在池塘里繁殖
And that's what we call the explosive breeding event. 这就是我们所说的爆炸性繁殖事件
The phenomenon the crew were hoping to film happens on just one night 剧组希望拍摄的这一现象只发生在一个晚上
between November and February. 11月至2月之间
The team have chosen a four-week period over Christmas and New Year. 该团队选择了圣诞节和新年期间为期四周的时间
Cameraman Philipp Klein and Jack Hynes wait for a temporary 摄影师菲利普·克莱因和杰克·海恩斯在等待一个临时的
pond to form . 池塘形成
without which the frogs won't breed. 没有它青蛙就不会繁殖
The heavy rain begins. 大雨开始了
It's raining! It's raining. 下雨了！下雨了
We've been waiting two weeks for this rain,and hopefully 我们等这场雨已经等了两个星期了 希望如此
it's going to stay and,you know,properly flood the forest. 它会留下来 你知道 适当地淹没森林
Well,this is definitely good news,but it has to keep on going. 这绝对是个好消息 但它必须继续下去
The rain started a few minutes ago,and it should rain for hours. 几分钟前开始下雨 应该会下几个小时
This is what the frogs and we like. 这就是青蛙和我们喜欢的
In the previously dry area of the forest,a new pond has formed - 在以前干旱的森林地区 一个新的池塘已经形成-
an excellent frog nursery. 一个极好的青蛙托儿所
You can go underneath. 你可以到下面去
Stay there! 呆在那儿！
Things are looking good. 情况看起来不错
When we came here this afternoon,this was completely dry, 我们今天下午来的时候 这里完全干燥
and it has rained all afternoon and all night. 整个下午和晚上都在下雨
And now we have got our pool of water. 现在我们有了一池水
Despite a promising start,the heavy rains stop and the frogs have yet 尽管有一个很好的开端 大雨还是停了 青蛙们还没有回来
to make an appearance,but Christmas provides a welcome distraction. 但圣诞节提供了一个受欢迎的消遣
It's Christmas Eve today,and we've got a lot of new visitors 今天是平安夜 我们有很多新客人
coming to celebrate Christmas with us.And even Father Christmas 来和我们一起庆祝圣诞节 甚至圣诞老人
makes it to the jungle. 去了丛林
Whoo! 哇！
Explosive night in French Guiana. 法属圭亚那爆炸性的夜晚
We were just getting settled in for the night. 我们刚刚安顿好过夜
They're cooking a big,big,nice Christmas dinner, 他们正在做一顿丰盛可口的圣诞晚餐
and then it's just started heavily raining. 然后就开始下大雨了
So we've come out to see how the ponds are looking, 所以我们出来看看池塘的样子
and would be a bit of a Christmas miracle if it happens this evening. 如果发生在今晚 那将是一个小小的圣诞奇迹
Oh,my God! 哦 天哪！
And this is going to be a pool full of frogs. 这将是一个满是青蛙的池塘
What's happening,Jack? 发生什么事了 杰克？
It's Christmas Day,and we have just found out that the frogs 今天是圣诞节 我们刚刚发现青蛙
have started to explosively breed. 已经开始爆发式繁殖
So it's all systems go. 所以所有的系统都在运行
Well,I think this is a good,good Christmas present. 嗯 我想这是一份很好的圣诞礼物
There are hundreds of frogs there, 那里有数百只青蛙
so it will be a fantastic night tonight. 所以今晚将是一个美妙的夜晚
You ready? I'm ready. 准备好了吗？我准备好了
Let's go! 走吧！
Thousands of frogs from several different species descend 数千只来自不同物种的青蛙下降
upon the pond. 在池塘上
It's impossible to be near the pond without wearing earplugs. 在池塘附近不戴耳塞是不可能的
The noise of the frogs calling is deafening. 青蛙的叫声震耳欲聋
Crazy! 疯子
Can you hear the noise? I mean,you can hear it! 你能听到噪音吗？我是说 你能听到！
It's quite a sound back there. 后面的声音很响
And we're still about 50 metres away from the real site. 我们离真正的地点还有50米远
How's it looking,Jack? 看起来怎么样 杰克？
It's looking crazy out there - so unbelievably noisy. 外面看起来很疯狂——太吵了 令人难以置信
I mean,this is really explosive breeding at its best, 我的意思是 这真的是爆炸性的繁殖
and especially also from the acoustic point of view,it sounds 尤其是从声学的角度来看 听起来
like fighter planes coming. 就像战斗机来了
It's a roaring sound in the background. 背景是一种轰鸣的声音
You have high-pitched frogs calling,little ones,and you have also 你们有高音的青蛙在叫 小家伙们 你们也有
the "grrr" frog. “grrr”青蛙
So you do have a great mix,and you can hear it. 所以你有一个很好的混音 你可以听到
It's unbelievable what's happening here in this forest. 这片森林里发生的事情真是难以置信
The crew film continuously for over ten hours. 摄制组连续拍摄了十多个小时
It's a new dawn. 这是一个新的黎明
It's a new day.We missed Christmas! 新的一天 我们错过了圣诞节！
Maybe they left .Maybe they left us some dinner. 也许他们离开了 也许他们给我们留了些晚餐
Hopefully.But I realised we didn't eat.No. 有希望地但我意识到我们没有吃饭 不
It is almost spooky. 这简直令人毛骨悚然
There's nothing - you don't see a frog. 什么都没有 你看不到青蛙
It is silent. 寂静无声
It's unbelievable. 难以置信
But that's what it is. 但事实就是这样
That's what explosive breeding is all about. 这就是爆炸性繁殖的意义所在
It happens and then it's gone. 它发生了 然后就消失了
Throughout production of The Mating Game,the team were reliant 在交配游戏的整个制作过程中 团队都是依赖的
on expert help to be in the right place at the right time. 在专家的帮助下 在正确的时间出现在正确的地方
Thanks to Walter's knowledge and a bit of luck,the crew timed 多亏了沃尔特的知识和一点运气 船员们终于准时出发了
it right for the best Christmas present they could have hoped for. 这正是他们所希望的最好的圣诞礼物
Next time,it is the most fleeting of habitats . 下一次 这是最短暂的栖息地
fresh water. 淡水
Animals that rely on it to breed must time their mating strategies 依靠它繁殖的动物必须调整它们的交配策略
to perfection. 完美
When they do,the results can be spectacular. 当他们这样做的时候 结果可能是惊人的