巴塔哥尼亚，一个未驯服的荒野，在那里可以找到地球上最令人印象深刻的自然奇观 Patagonia, an untamed wilderness where some of the most impressive natural spectacles on Earth can be found.
巴塔哥尼亚
在巴塔哥尼亚，一场大规模的年度战争正在进行 In Patagonia, an annual war of massive proportions is being waged.
南半球正值春天，自然界中最不寻常的事件之一正如火如荼地进行着 It's spring in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the most extraordinary events in all nature is in full swing.
今天是登陆日，正是正确的时间和地点，总是一样的，去打仗 It's D-Day, exactly the right time and place, always the same, to do battle.
在这片迷人的区域，一声难以察觉的警报召唤了数千甚至数百万只野生动物 Here in this fascinating region, an imperceptible alarm call summons thousands, even millions of wild animals.
从海上到陆地，所有人都会响应号召 From sea and land, all will answer the call.
通过飞行，技艺高超的鸟群到达 By air, super-skilled swarming squads of birds arrive.
成千上万只普通燕鸥，翅膀尖对翅膀尖的完美同步飞行，偶尔会降落在僻静的海滩上 The perfectly synchronised flight of thousands of common terns wing tip to wing tip occasionally coming in to land on secluded beaches.
这些是占领军的先头部队 These are the vanguard of the occupying forces.
但登陆才刚刚开始 But the disembarkation has only just begun.
在一场无情的海上突击中，新的队伍从海上来了 Surging on land in waves thrown up by the waves, in a relentless marine assault, new battalions arrive from the sea.
两栖部队已经到达海滩 The amphibious forces have reached the beaches.
沿着海岸，成千上万的麦哲伦企鹅以稳健的步伐登陆 All along the coast, hundreds of thousands of Magellanic penguins make landfall with a marshal step.
企鹅队继续前进，逐渐占领了滩头的每一寸土地 The company of penguins advances on the march and gradually occupies every inch of the beachhead.
它们立即占领了自己的领地，在石头和沙子中挖洞， They immediately take possession of their territory digging in among the stones and sand,
创造无数的小战壕来安置它们的巢穴 creating a myriad of tiny trenches to house their nests.
有些夫妻急于开始它们的求偶仪式 Some couples are in a hurry to begin their mating rituals.
最先到达的企鹅气喘吁吁地收集植物材料，让它们的蛋更舒服 The first to arrive breathlessly gather plant material to make their eggs more comfortable.
甚至收集带刺的荨麻 Even collecting stinging nettles.
第一对到达这里的企鹅已经在孵蛋了 The first pairs of penguins to arrive here are already incubating their eggs.
按照严格的时间表轮流， Taking turns according to a rigorous schedule,
绝不让未来的后代独处一分钟 never leaving their future offspring alone for a single moment.
空中充满了喧闹的问候和警告的喊叫声 The air is filled with noisy greetings and shouts of warning.
挑战和夸夸其谈才是当下的潮流 Challenges and boasts are the order of the day.
环境中的紧张气氛几乎是显而易见的 The tension in the environment is almost palpable.
每一个小小的空洞都是一个来之不易的家， Every little hollow is a hard-earned home,
而最好的，那些靠近海滩的，是有强烈争议的 and the best, those near the beach, are keenly disputed.
口头和身体上的对抗很常见 Confrontation, both verbal and physical, is common.
决斗者在激烈的佩剑比赛中面对面。企鹅的短喙像刀一样坚韧锋利 Duellists face up to each other in intense saber contests. The penguin's short beak is as tough and sharp as a knife.
有些可能会严重受伤，甚至死亡 Some individuals may be seriously hurt and even die.
当麦哲伦企鹅建立自己的领地时，在海浪中，海怪从深海来了 While the Magellanic penguins establish their territory, in the breakers, sea monsters have arrived from the depths.
巨大的象海豹，有史以来最大的，也可能是脾气最坏的鳍足动物 Gigantic elephant seals, the largest and also possibly the worst tempered pinnipeds ever to have existed.
每只重达3吨的雄性，都是一小部分海滩的主人，推而广之， Each male weighing up to three tonnes is landlord of a small part of the beach, and by extension,
任何发现自己在那里的雌性 any female that finds herself there.
好斗的雄性象海豹在陆地上移动 The bellicose male elephant seals move on land
就像巨大的久经沙场的毛毛虫和坦克，能把沿途的一切夷为平地 like huge battle-hardened caterpillars, tanks that flatten everything in their path.
这些海豹保持着警惕 These seal sultans remain on their guard
整个交配季节，要么打仗，要么求偶 for the whole of the mating season, engaged either in battle or courtship.
这需要如此巨大的能量消耗 This requires such a tremendous expenditure of energy
它们将在短短几个月内减掉一吨的体重 that they will lose up to one tonne of their body weight in just a couple of months.
一个从属的雄性接近一些利用领导午睡的雌性 A subordinate male approaches some females taking advantage of the leader's siesta.
但阿尔法并没有将目光从后宫移开，很快就直面了对手 But the alpha does not take his eye off his harem and soon faces up to his rival.
毫无疑问，这里的负责是谁 There's no question who's in charge here.
较小的雄性受挫而逃 The lesser male flees in frustration.
但这些高大的沙滩男孩竭尽全力保护自己的后宫是有原因的 But these massive beach boys defend their harems with all their strength for very good reason.
这是它们生命中独一无二的时刻 It's a unique moment in their lives.
雄性一般能活10 - 12年，但只会交配一到两个季节 Males typically live for between 10 and 12 years but will only mate for one or two seasons
当它们在社会和身体上都处于权力的巅峰时 when at the height of their powers both socially and physically.
阿尔法雄性，领地和雌性的主人， Alpha males, lords of their territory and their females,
两个月不会休息，日以继夜地巡逻它们那部分海滩 will not rest for two months, patrolling their portion of the beach night and day
能够对任何发情期的雌性做出反应，从不错过任何一个交配的机会 to be able to respond to any female in heat and never miss an opportunity to mate.
在任何竞争对手能够与它的雌性交配之前，这只雄性会防止雌性离得太远 Before any rival can copulate with one of his females, this male prevents her from getting too far away.
在一定程度的调情之后，一种更亲密、更深情的关系就会产生 After a certain amount of flirtation a more intimate and affectionate relationship will be engendered.
巨雄爱抚着它未来的伴侣，直到她屈服于它的欲望 The giant male caresses his prospective partner until she gives in to his desires.
已知一些雄性能使多达150只雌性受孕 Some males have been known to impregnate up to 150 females.
剩下的雄性，绝大多数，只能羡慕地看着，因为它们永远不会交配 The remaining males, the vast majority, can only look on in envy, given that they will never mate.
短短几天内，巴塔哥尼亚海岸巴尔德斯半岛的孤立海滩 In just a few days, the isolated beaches of the Valdes Peninsula on the Patagonian coast
都成了波涛汹涌的团块，大型两栖登陆的场面 have become a heaving mass, the scene of large amphibious landing.
而现在，是时候让一支好斗的战斗力量登场了 And now it's time for an aggressive fighting force to make an appearance.
企鹅和海豹在沙滩上定居 While penguins and seals take up residence on the sandy beaches
卷入家庭纠纷，海洋中最凶猛的猎手之一，在冲浪中巡逻 embroiled in family entanglements, one of the ocean's most ferocious hunters patrols the surf.
隐藏到最后一刻，一个具有惊人力量的水下单位等待着轮到自己 Hidden until the last moment, an underwater unit of awesome power waits its turn.
一群虎鲸在岸边平行游动，离企鹅和象海豹只有几米远 A family of orcas swimming parallel to the shore, just a few metres from the penguins and elephant seals.
巴尔德斯半岛虎鲸所到之处都散布恐怖，所有水生生物都惧怕的敌人 The Valdes Peninsula orcas sow terror wherever they go, the enemy all aquatic creatures fear.
潜艇小队随时准备将任何它们认为值得付出努力的目标打下来 The submarine squad is ready to bring down any objective they deem worth the effort.
在这片海岸巡逻的虎鲸已经学会了利用巴尔德斯半岛提供的所有资源 The killer whales that patrol these shores have learned to exploit all resources offered by the Valdes Peninsula.
但不仅如此，为了利用季节性的机会，它们做了一件更不寻常的事， But more than that, to take advantage of seasonal opportunities, they do something even more extraordinary,
它们训练幼崽如何攻击海岸，甚至让自己搁浅 they train the young adults in their pod how to attack the shore and even run themselves aground.
这一策略并非没有风险 It's a tactic that's not without risk.
这当然需要巨大的努力， It certainly requires huge effort,
人们认为，只有这一科虎鲸采用了这种创新的捕猎技术 and it's thought that only this family of orcas employs such an innovative hunting technique.
从相对安全的旱地出发， From the relative safety of dry land,
一群羊驼观察虎鲸如何发动海岸攻击 a group of guanacos observes how the killer whales launch their coastal assault.
这种骆驼类动物，似乎并没有被海上的入侵过度扰乱 This species of camelid seems not to be overly perturbed by the seaborne invasion.
雄性羊驼和象海豹一样，有自己的后宫，负责监督和照顾一个大家庭 Male guanaco, like elephant seals, have their own harem and are responsible for supervising and caring for a large family.
事实上，它们24小时都在值班 In fact, they're on duty 24 hours a day.
这是一年中雄性氏族最虚弱的时节。雌象已经开始生产它们的幼崽 It's the most delicate time of year for the male's clan. Females have begun to give birth to their calves
所有这些都发生在同一时间，而且在它们出生的头几天，原驼幼崽，也就是小羊驼，非常脆弱 all at the same time, and for their first few days, the chulengos, the baby guanaco, are very vulnerable.
这群妈妈已经有了一个爱玩的新生儿幼儿园 This group of mothers already has a kindergarten of playful newborns.
很快，它们就会有另一个玩伴了 Soon, they will have another playmate.
一位年轻的母亲开始生产了 A young mother has started to give birth.
不到半小时，小羊驼就完全一动不动地躺在地上，毫无防备 Within half an hour, the chulengo is lying on the ground utterly still and defenceless.
但再过30分钟，它就能爬起来寻找它的妈妈和温暖、营养的乳汁 But after just 30 minutes more, it's able to get up and look for its mother and her cargo of warm, nutritious milk.
再过一小段时间，新生的羊驼就能在危险出现的情况下，奔跑并跟随群体 And in just a little while longer, the newborn guanaco will be able to run and follow the group, should danger arise.
在巴塔哥尼亚平原和山丘上，能够尽快地奔跑和自给自足 In the Patagonian plains and hills, to be able to run and be self-sufficient as soon as possible
是相当简单的生死攸关的问题。巴塔哥尼亚战区 is quite simply a matter of life and death. The Patagonian theatre of operations
位于南美洲大陆的南部，烈日炎炎 lies in the south of the Southern American continent under a blazing sun.
覆盖面积相当于法国和德国加起来的面积， Covering an area as extensive as France and Germany together,
巴塔哥尼亚是一个陌生的、未知的、不屈不挠的领土，受自己的规律管辖 Patagonia is a strange, unknown, and unyielding territory governed by its own laws.
它是地球上一些最奇特动物的家园， It's home to some of the most extraordinary fauna on the planet,
既适应了与世隔绝的环境，又适应了类似戈壁沙漠和亚利桑那沙漠寒冷干燥的气候 adapted both to isolation and the cold, dry climate similar to that of the Gobi and Arizona deserts.
风景似乎无穷无尽 The landscape seems infinite.
狂风拖着云穿过湛蓝的天空，几乎不让它们流出宝贵的水分 The violent wind drags clouds across a piercing blue sky, hardly ever letting them shed their precious load of water.
风吹过每一片叶子和每一丛灌木，就像一把刀，砍断了它们长得高大而骄傲的梦想， The wind blasts every blade and every bush and cuts down their dreams of growing tall and proud like a knife.
在巴塔哥尼亚，植物匍匐在地，长着荆棘和坚硬的叶子， In Patagonia, plants do better by crouching low, dressed in thorns and tough leaves,
远离寒冷干燥的空气，以及羊驼无情的牙齿 protected from the cold, dry air, and the relentless teeth of guanacos.
多刺的灌木丛是许多草原鸟类的完美避难所，它们在粗糙的树枝中躲避风和捕食者 The thorny scrubland is a perfect refuge for many steppe birds which take shelter from wind and predators among gnarled branches.
每个物种都有自己独特的生存策略，现在，一场真正的生存之战正在进行 Each species has its own particular survival strategy, and now, a real battle for existence is underway.
距离海滩几百米的地方，一切似乎都不受大洋大入侵的影响 A few hundred metres from the beaches, everything seems unaffected by the great oceanic invasion.
羊驼，不知疲倦、无声的徒步巡逻， The guanaco, with its tireless, silent foot patrols,
不损害生态系统，羊驼象所有的骆驼一样，擅长在恶劣的半沙漠环境中生存 does not harm the ecosystem. Guanacos, like all camels, are experts at surviving harsh, semi-desert conditions.
除了有一个雄性领导的亲密家庭群体外，被成年雄性驱逐的年轻雄性组成了小团队 Apart from close family groups with one male leader, young males expelled by adult males form small companies.
从很小的时候，它们就开始追逐和参与模拟冲突，以确立自己在等级制度中的地位 From when they're very young, they chase and engage in mock conflict to establish their place in the hierarchy.
这些羊驼群完全适应了巴塔哥尼亚的领土， These troops of guanacos are perfectly adapted to the Patagonian territories,
但它们一直是无情迫害的受害者 but they have been the victim of unrelenting persecution
伤亡数量令人难以置信 with incredible numbers of casualties.
两个多世纪前，羊驼的数量超过了 2000万 A little over two centuries ago, the guanaco population exceeded 20 million individuals.
现在，这个数字勉强达到 80万 Now, that number barely reaches 800,000.
看起来，它们正在输掉这场生存之战 It would seem that they are losing the battle of survival.
但羊驼是一种幸存者，并不是唯一在这个生态系统中发挥主导作用的大型食草动物 But the guanaco is a survivor and is not alone in its role as this ecosystem's dominant, large herbivore.
小鸵鸟，或达尔文的美洲鸵，伴随它作为巴塔哥尼亚的旗手 Choique, or Darwin's rhea, accompany it as Patagonian standard-bearer.
达尔文的美洲鸵是巴塔哥尼亚的地方鸟 Darwin's rheas are endemic to Patagonia.
它们的体重可达25公斤，它们与羊驼分享自己的冒险和不幸 They can weigh upward of 25 kilos and they share their adventures and misadventures with the guanaco.
和它们一样，它们完全适应了半沙漠的地形，而且，和当地的骆驼物种一样， Like them, they're perfectly adapted to the semi-desert terrain, and also, like the local camel species,
在原来的领地上已经被大量消耗殆尽 have been largely depleted in their original territory.
一小群鸵鸟缓慢地穿过它与羊驼共享的平原 A small flock of choiques makes its slow way across the plain it shares with the guanacos.
父亲从前线带领它的鸟群，对它所有的孩子负责 The father leads his troops from the front, taking responsibility for all of his children.
40天前，这只雄性开始孵化与它交配过的几只雌性产下的蛋 Forty days ago, this male began incubating eggs laid by several females he had mated with.
现在，它保护并教它的30只幼崽如何生存 Now, he protects and teaches his 30 youngsters how to survive.
不计后果地在羊驼和鸵鸟的腿之间穿梭， Recklessly scuttling in between the guanacos and choique's legs,
另一种只生活在巴塔哥尼亚大草原的生物… another creature that only inhabits these Patagonian steppes...
…大毛犰狳，这是它的真名 ...the big hairy armadillo, and that is its real name.
一种全地形的装甲车，在其所在的领土上扫搜 An all-terrain, armoured vehicle that mines the territory where it lives.
和所有的犰狳一样，它是一个知道如何找到对手致命的弱点的机会主义者 Like all armadillos, it's an opportunist who knows how to find its rival's Achilles heel.
它会抓住任何机会，不留任何俘虏 It will take any chance on offer and leaves no prisoners.
刺鼻的气味吸引了犰狳的注意， A pungent odour attracts the armadillo's attention,
它非凡的嗅觉引导它找到任何可能被认为是食物的东西，包括尸体 its extraordinary sense of smell guiding it to anything that might be considered food, including cadavers.
在这种情况下，它会用羊驼的残骸填满自己的胃 On this occasion, it fills its stomach with the remains of a guanaco.
它热情地投入到作为战场尸体处理单位的角色中 It engages enthusiastically in its role as battlefield corpse disposal unit.
这些遗骸是一只年轻的雌性羊驼，她在生下第一头幼崽时死亡 These remains are of a young guanaco female who died whilst giving birth to her first calf.
雌犰狳必须喂养自己和在附近等候的幼崽 The female armadillo must feed herself and her own youngsters waiting nearby.
毛犰狳是一种微型装甲移动单位，因此，需要燃料 The hairy armadillo is a miniature armoured mobile unit, and as such, needs fuel.
她太饿了，不能立即返回洞穴，敏锐的嗅觉把她带到了海滩 Too hungry to return immediately to her burrow, her keen sense of smell leads her to the beach.
在途中，她遇到了巴塔哥尼亚平原上其它独特的邻居 On her way, she comes across other unique neighbours of the Patagonian plains.
优雅的有羽冠的或守纪的 南美洲鸟从不脱下它们的战袍 Elegant crested or martineta tinamou never take off their battle fatigues.
为了过上它们喜欢的谨慎的生活， In order to lead the discreet life they prefer,
这些会走路的鸟伪装自己，与草原的颜色融为一体 these walking birds camouflage themselves to blend with the colours of the steppe.
它们漠不关心地注视着海洋入侵者的来来去去，不被注意地过着它们的日常生活 They watch the comings and goings of the marine invaders unconcerned and go about their daily routines unnoticed.
南美洲鸟完全适应了巴塔哥尼亚艰苦的生活 Tinamou are perfectly adapted to the tough Patagonian life.
在这里，它们找到了生存所需的所有种子和小果实 Here, they find all the seeds and small fruits they need to survive.
南部山区的南美洲鸟和天竺鼠共享很大一部分食物， Southern mountain cavies share a large part of their diet with the tinamous,
但这些小啮齿动物的敌人比鸟多得多 but these small rodents have many more enemies than the bird
由于体型的原因，成年的体长不超过20厘米 because of their size, adults measuring no more than 20 cm in length.
犰狳在前往海滩的途中，导致了一群匆忙奔向安全地带 The armadillo on its way to the beach leads to a hasty stampede towards safety.
但很快，天竺鼠的洞穴又出现了 But soon, the cavies re-emerge from their burrow.
即使是最年幼的孩子也会探出头来观察入侵的骚动 Even the youngest peek out to observe the commotion of the invasion.
天竺鼠是非常快速和敏捷的， Cavies are extremely quick and agile,
但即便如此，它们也必须非常小心地对付它们最害怕的敌人之一——穴鴞 but even so, they have to take great care with one of their most feared enemies, the burrowing owl.
在这片光秃秃的草原上，穴鴞数量众多 Burrowing owls are abundant in these bare steppes.
它们住在自己挖的小洞里，或者用犰狳遗弃的小洞 They live in small holes they either dig for themselves or use those abandoned by armadillos.
到了守望或寻找食物的时候，它们会使用开阔平原上为数不多的瞭望台之一 When it's time to keep watch or look for food, they use one of the few lookout posts the open plains offer.
从这些天然的瞭望塔上，它们观察着巴塔哥尼亚的生活， From these natural watchtowers, they survey life as it passes by in Patagonia,
比如犰狳向海滩的尖利前进 such as the edgy progress of the armadillo towards the beach.
在附近，天竺鼠爬到灌木丛顶部寻找食物。穴鴞像鸟儿一样看着， Close by, cavies climb to the tops of bushes to search for food. The owl looks on as birds,
一只眼睛时刻警惕着潜在的危险，喂它们的小鸡 one eye always kept out for potential danger, feed their chicks.
这些动物大部分都是穴鴞的食物，但现在，它们太警觉了，懒得去追捕它们 Most of these animals are part of the burrowing owl's diet, but right now, they're too alert to bother trying to hunt them.
然而，一只大蚱蜢是极好的零食 However, a large grasshopper makes an excellent snack.
对于猫头鹰雏鸟来说，任何一顿饭都很受欢迎 For owl chicks, any meal is well received.
这两只猫头鹰雏鸟都长得很快，很快就会从黑暗的巢穴中出来，寻找自己的食物 Both owl fledglings are growing fast and will soon emerge from their dark home in search of their own food.
春天是穴鴞对抗的季节， Spring is a time of confrontation for the burrowing owls,
至于巴塔哥尼亚东部边缘地区的其它居民 as for the rest of the region's inhabitants on Patagonia's eastern edge
是半沙漠草原和浩瀚的大西洋的交汇处 were semi-desert steppes and the giant Atlantic Ocean meet.
在这片南方共有领土上的丰饶时节，动物们情绪永远高涨 During this time of plenty in the shared territory in the south, spirits are permanently high.
新的援军不断抵达，随时准备宣示主权 New reinforcements constantly arrive, ready to stake a claim
并为它们那一小块领土而战 and fight for their small parcel of territory.
每年的这个时候，这里是地球上最可繁殖的、最炎热的地方之一 This is, at this time of year, one of the most fertile and febrile places on the planet.
然而，尽管侵略军的活动十分狂热， Yet despite the feverish activity of the invading forces,
巴塔哥尼亚也有僻静的港口和海湾，最大的舰队可以在那里找到喘息的机会 Patagonia also has secluded ports and bays where the largest fleets can find respite.
在先进的有守卫的护送下到达的鲸鱼会在安静安全的环境中避难，生产它们的幼崽 Whales arriving in advanced guarded convoys take refuge in a quiet and safe environment to give birth to their calves.
它们在这里呆了几个月，越来越强壮 They remain here for several months, growing stronger
然后开始前往冰冷的南极海域的漫长旅程 before beginning their long journey to the freezing Antarctic waters.
母子在两个世界之间的狭长陆地上玩耍和学习 Mothers and calves play and learn while manoeuvres take place on a narrow strip of land between two worlds.
大毛犰狳已经抵达海岸，希望能充分利用企鹅营地 The big hairy armadillo has arrived on the shore, hoping to make the most of the penguin camp.
成千上万的企鹅已经完成了它们的巢穴。有些企鹅会轮流孵蛋， Tens of thousands of penguins have finished their nests. Some couples take turns incubating,
用洪亮的声音问候对方 greeting each other with full-throated calls.
附近，其它窝里的雏鸟开始孵化 Nearby, chicks in other nests are beginning to hatch.
最高级的父母带着满载食物的货物从海上而来 The most advanced parents arrive from the sea with cargos of food.
它们耐心地为它们的后代提供糊状的、半消化的鱼，这有助于它们的雏鸟快速生长 They patiently provide their offspring with mushy, half-digested fish which helps their chicks grow quickly.
这是它们集体生活中最脆弱的时期，掠夺成性的敌人总是在聚居地周围徘徊 It's the most vulnerable time of their collective lives with marauding enemies always hanging around the colony.
这只需要一瞬，一次执行拙劣的换防，或者短暂的分心， It only takes an instant, a badly executed change of guard, or a momentary distraction,
失去它们辛辛苦苦争取来的一切 to lose everything they've fought so hard for.
海鸥既不浪费时间，也不浪费开口。它们像狙击手一样瞄准猎物 Gulls will waste neither time nor opening. Sniper-like, they hone in on their victims.
一个过于显眼且毫无防御能力的巢穴是给自己幼小的家庭带来食物的绝佳机会 A nest left too visible and defenceless is an excellent opportunity to bring food to their own young family.
犰狳也没有浪费她的机会 The armadillo does not waste her chance either.
鸟蛋是一顿美餐，她焦急地摆弄着它，试图打破它 An egg is a good meal, and she manoeuvres it anxiously, trying to break it.
她的壳的头板作用是把它压在灌木丛上，最后把它打碎 The head plate of her shell serves to crush it against the bush and finally crack it.
生存之战产生了大量的伤亡 The battle for survival produces a number of casualties
在企鹅营地，但大多数父母都能成功地抚养它们的孩子 in the penguin encampment, but most parents will succeed in bringing up their youngsters.
与此同时，下一波交错的入侵者即将登陆 Meanwhile, the next staggered waves of invaders are about to reach land.
成千上万只海狮现在栖息在海滩和岩石海岸上 Thousands of sea lions now install themselves on the beaches and rocky coasts.
每一支到达海岸的军队都有自己的战略和需求 Each army that arrives on the coast has its own strategies and its own needs.
雌海狮簇拥在一只雄海狮周围，这只雄海狮将在接下来的两个月里艰苦地捍卫自己的领地 Female sea lions crowd around a male who will spend the next two gruelling months defending his territory
并试图与它所有的后宫交媾 and trying to copulate with all of his harem.
成群的海狮聚集在海滩上，它们不停地活动， Hordes of sea lions throng the beaches with their incessant activity,
这让它们引起了虎鲸群的注意，寻找任何可以进食的开口 and this brings them to the attention of the pod of orcas, looking for any opening for a meal.
这些虎鲸以家庭群体生活，利用入侵者的到来 These orcas live in family groups that take advantage of the arrival of the invaders
在全年的间隔改变它们的饮食。每一种食物，每一道菜，都有它的时间 in intervals throughout the year to vary their diet. Each species, each dish, has its time.
虎鲸鳍的出现在聚集的海狮群中传播恐慌 A sighting of orca fins spreads panic through the amassed sea lions.
与此同时，巨大的象海豹又要离开海滩一年了 At the same time, the huge elephant seals are abandoning the beaches for another year.
一些雌性仍在给幼崽喂食营养丰富的母乳 Some females are still feeding their pups nutritious breast milk.
象海豹妈妈和幼崽之间的关系虽然短暂，但却很亲密 The relationship between elephant seal mothers and their young is brief but intense.
母乳喂养持续 20 - 30天 Breastfeeding lasts for between 20 and 30 days.
它们的乳汁非常丰富，在这么短的时间内，幼崽的体重会增加近70公斤，大约每天3.5公斤 Their milk is so rich that in that short time the pup will gain close to 70 kilos, about 3.5 kilos a day.
但三周后，母象海豹潜入大海，留下幼崽独自防御 But after three weeks, mother elephant seals dive into the sea, leaving their pups to their own defences.
幼崽们将在海滩上停留大约两个多月的时间，休息、睡觉、和士兵们玩耍 The cubs will stay on the beach for about two more months resting, sleeping, and playing with soldiers.
它们经常打架，模仿伟大的雄性 They often engage in fights, imitating those of the great male.
虎鲸在海象聚居地的四周警戒着 All around the elephant seal colonies, the orcas keep watch.
它们知道攻击这些大型动物的唯一好时机就是它们年幼的时候 They know the only good time to attack these massive animals is now when they're young.
虎鲸跟踪年幼的象海豹， The orcas stalk the young elephant seals,
等待着最理想的时机，去寻找第一个敢于下水的最勇敢的幼崽 waiting for the ideal time to hunt for the bravest youngsters who first dare to go into the water.
如果它们走得足够远，虎鲸就不会再给它们机会了， If they get far enough away, the orcas will not give them another chance,
但对于象海豹来说，即使是到水里也不一定总是必要的 but it's not always necessary for the elephant seal even to reach the water.
瓦尔德斯半岛虎鲸在将自己推进水面时，知道如何在陆上进行奇袭 The Valdes Peninsula orcas know how to hunt on land in surprise attacks as they propel themselves out of the water.
但在它们吃之前，是时候上一堂课了 But before they eat, it's time for a lesson.
象海豹不会立即被杀死。虎鲸群里的成年鲸会用它来教导幼崽 The elephant seal is not killed immediately. The adults in the group will use it to teach the calves in the pod.
这似乎很残忍，但虎鲸训练它们的后代捕捉和操纵象海豹幼崽 It may seem cruel, but the orcas train their offspring to catch and manipulate the elephant seal cub.
它们学会将它们淹没或让它们远离海岸，在水下追逐它们，然后再次捕获它们 They learn to submerge them or keep them away from the coast to chase them underwater and catch them again.
下一代虎鲸的生存，取决于这些课程是否得到很好的学习 The survival of the next generation of orcas depends on these lessons being well learned.
海象遭受了伤亡，但尽管它们可能输掉了这场战役， The elephant seals have suffered casualties, but although they may have lost this battle,
生存之战仍在继续 the war for survival goes on undinted.
在巴塔哥尼亚，一切似乎都是冲突的， In Patagonia, everything seems to be conflict,
但是，是什么让动物部队聚集在一起，数量如此庞大 but what brings animal troops together in such vast numbers
而在这样的争论中，实际上是与战争正好相反的，生育 and in such dispute is in fact the very opposite of war, procreation.
这是每个人都来组建家庭，看着孩子们长大的地方 This is the territory where everyone comes to start their families and watch their little ones grow.
它们蜂拥而至，只是为了继续它们生命的轮回， They come in a hurry and in huge numbers simply to continue the circle of their lives,
以产生新一代，或早或晚将取代它们 to produce new generations that will sooner or later replace them.
每年，成千上万的企鹅，成千上万的海狮和象海豹， Every year, hundreds of thousands of penguins, tens of thousands of sea lions and elephant seals,
数以百计的鲸鱼在这些海岸附近出生和长大， and hundreds of whales, are born and raised on and around these coasts,
这是一场动荡的冲突，其目的之一是在南美洲的这一极端创造生命，形成巴塔哥尼亚现象 a turbulent conflict whose one purpose is to create life throughout this extremity of South America in the phenomenon as Patagonia.
调整时间轴 校对 chenym