The Baltic coastline. 波罗的海海岸线.
Primeval and wild. 原始的和野生的.
Some of its inhabitants come from the south, 一些居民来自南方,
others from the north of Europe. 其他人来自欧洲北部.
They all live on the Baltic Sea. 他们都住在波罗的海.
The islands offer breeding grounds for many kinds of seabird 这些岛屿为多种海鸟提供了繁殖地
and are islands of hope. 是希望之岛.
For other,almost extinct species. 对于其他几乎灭绝的物种.
The Curonian Spit in Lithuania. 立陶宛的克伦人吐痰.
The dunes,some over 70 meters tall 沙丘,有些超过70米高
are among the highest in Europe. 在欧洲是最高的.
Like a sickle made of sand 就像一把用沙子做成的镰刀
the spit separates the open Baltic Sea 海岬把开阔的波罗的海隔开
from the wide bay of the lagoon. 从环礁湖宽阔的海湾.
A natural dam,98 kilometers long, 一座98公里长的天然大坝,
at some points only 400 meters wide. 有些地方只有400米宽.
In the lagoon,the fresh water of the Nemunas River 在泻湖,内穆纳斯河的淡水
collects as in a shallow basin. 像在浅盆里一样聚集.
Three times bigger than Lake Constance 比康斯坦斯湖大三倍
but barely six meters deep. 但只有6米深.
It's spring. 现在是春天.
Young white-tailed eagles have discovered a dead fish. 年轻的白尾鹰发现了一条死鱼.
The birds still have their darker,adolescent plumage. 这些鸟的羽毛仍然较黑,还处于青春期.
After the long winter,the birds begrudge each other 漫长的冬天过后,鸟儿们互相怨恨
even the smallest tidbit. 哪怕是最小的花絮.
And bitter squabbles are the result. 结果就是激烈的争吵.
Their claws are as sharp as daggers 他们的爪子像匕首一样锋利
and can cause nasty cuts. 会造成严重的割伤.
To intimidate their opponents 恐吓对手
the birds spread their wings wide. 鸟儿张开翅膀.
Fighting eagles sometimes get so tangled up in each other 斗鹰有时会纠结在一起
that they can no longer disengage and both birds die. 它们再也不能脱离,两只鸟都会死.
It's clear who the victor is in this battle. 很明显谁是这场战斗的胜利者.
The Curonian Spit consists mainly of sand. 凝乳唾液主要由沙子组成.
In the early 17th century the dunes were thickly wooded. 17世纪早期,沙丘上树木茂密.
Later the trees were cleared. 后来树木被清除了.
Then the sand began to move. 然后沙子开始移动.
Baltic Sea winds drove the wandering dunes northwards 波罗的海的风把四处游荡的沙丘吹向北方
towards the lagoon,burying 14 villages. 朝着泻湖,埋葬了14个村庄.
Nothing and no one could hold back 没什么,也没人能阻止
the constantly shifting sands. 不断流动的沙子.
Planting beach grass didn't help. 种植沙滩草没用.
Not until 1870 when new trees were planted 直到1870年才种上新树
could the dunes be halted. 沙丘会不会停止.
By which time the fishing village of Nida 那时候尼达的渔村
right on the lagoon had already been moved twice. 就在礁湖上已经被移动了两次.
Today the Curonian pennants follow the breeze. 今天,Curonian旗随风飘扬.
Once they were attached to the masts of fishing boats. 曾经它们被固定在渔船的桅杆上.
Now they indicate the wind direction 现在它们指示风向
and the fisherman's home port. 渔夫的家乡港口.
60 kilometers further north 再往北60公里
are the endless sandy beaches of Latvia. 是拉脱维亚一望无际的沙滩.
Directly behind the coastal woods lies Lake Pape. 海岸树林的正后方是帕普湖.
The swampy former beach lake is in many places 沼泽的前海滩湖在许多地方
only 30 centimeters deep. 只有30厘米深.
Over time it would become ever more overgrown with reeds 随着时间的推移,它会变得越来越长满芦苇
and finally disappear. 最后消失了.
To prevent this, 为了防止这种情况,
large hoofed animals have been introduced 引进了大型有蹄动物
into the nature reserve to conserve the landscape. 进入自然保护区保护景观.
Heck cattle and Koniks, 该死的牛和科尼克,
descendants of Europe's last wild horses. 欧洲最后一匹野马的后代.
It is mainly the robust Koniks that keep the reeds down 主要是粗壮的konik使芦苇低垂
and dig up their roots in winter, 在冬天挖它们的根,
which grazing sheep would not be able to. 哪只放牧的羊不能.
In the meantime,large herds have formed 与此同时,大批牧群已经形成
that almost wild and do not need feeding. 那几乎是野生的,不需要喂养.
Koniks are a primeval race of Polish ponies. 科尼克是一个原始的波兰小马种族.
At barely one meter 40 tall,they recall tarpans, 只有1米40高的塔潘,
an extinct race of European wild horses. 已灭绝的欧洲野马.
It's the end of May, 现在是五月底,
the foals are just three weeks old. 小马驹才三周大.
For them trials of strength are still a game. 对他们来说,力量的考验仍然是一场游戏.
For others they're for real. 对其他人来说,它们是真实的.
A stallion is flaming,picking up the scent of the mares. 一匹种马在燃烧,闻到母马的气味.
Soon after giving birth,they're ready to mate again. 分娩后不久,它们就准备再次交配.
Then the stallions become competitors. 然后种马就成了竞争者.
They beat on the ground with their hooves 他们用蹄子打在地上
to intimidate their rivals. 恐吓他们的对手.
The tension is transmitted to the herd. 这种紧张情绪被传递给牧群.
Some stallions still bear the scars 有些种马身上还有伤疤
of earlier confrontations. 以前的对抗.
If the warnings are ignored, 如果忽略警告,
the wild horses begin a grim battle. 野马开始了一场残酷的战斗.
One powerful kick can break bones. 一个有力的脚踢可以折断骨头.
The herd is getting restless. 牛群开始不安了.
The mare on heat is being hustled 这匹正在热身的母马正在被催促
and chased by several stallions simultaneously. 同时被几匹种马追赶.
All of which want to get as close as possible 他们都想尽可能靠近
so that they can father her next foal. 好让他们给她生下一匹小马驹.
The foal's fall looks dramatic. 小马驹的坠落看起来很戏剧性.
Fortunately,it's quickly on its feet again 幸运的是,它很快又站起来了
without getting caught under the flying hooves. 不会被抓在飞马蹄下.
For now,mare and foal are reunited. 现在,母马和小马驹团聚了.
Today,the Pape Nature Reserve has a population 如今,帕普自然保护区的人口
of over a hundred Koniks. 超过一百个科尼克.
Without them the open spaces 没有他们,就没有空地
with their orchids and meadow birds 带着兰花和草甸鸟
would soon be covered by woodlands. 很快就会被林地覆盖.
To the north,untouched sandy beaches 北面是未受影响的沙滩
extend along the Latvian coast. 沿着拉脱维亚海岸延伸.
Wild and uninhabited. 荒无人烟.
On the dunes and in the hinterland grow sparse pine woods. 沙丘上和腹地生长着稀疏的松林.
This is probably how it used to look on the Curonian Spit. 这可能是它过去在Curonian唾液上的样子.
Conifers and dense blueberry undergrowth in sandy earth, 沙地上的针叶树和蓝莓灌木丛,
low in nutrients. 营养素含量低.
The delicate flowers of the round-leaved wintergreen 圆叶冬青的娇嫩花朵
smell of lily-of-the-valley. 山谷里百合花的味道.
The sand carnation prefers dry areas. 康乃馨喜欢干燥的地方.
As does the greater butterfly-orchid. 大蝴蝶兰也是.
The woods beyond the dunes are home to European rollers. 沙丘那边的树林是欧洲旱獭的家园.
Once they were ruthlessly hunted for their plumage. 有一次它们被无情地猎杀以获取羽毛.
Today the roller is mostly to be found in Southern Europe. 如今,压路机主要出现在南欧.
In the breeding season,it prefers a warm dry environment, 在繁殖季节,它喜欢温暖干燥的环境,
like here in the woods on the Latvian coast. 就像在拉脱维亚海岸的树林里.
Mosses and Pixie Cups with their red fruit 苔藓和小精灵杯与它们的红色果实
thrive in the barren soil. 在贫瘠的土地上茁壮成长.
Every spring the crow sized rollers return 每年春天,乌鸦大小的滚筒都会回来
from East Africa to Latvia, 从东非到拉脱维亚,
their most northerly breeding ground. 它们最北的繁殖地.
With tumbling nosedives, 翻滚式俯冲,
the male roller marks the parameters of its territory. 阳辊标记其区域的参数.
Perhaps it was this behavior that gave the birds their name. 也许正是这种行为使这些鸟得名.
To cement their bonds, 为了巩固他们的关系,
the male gives his mate a wedding present of a cockchafer. 雄性给他的配偶一个金龟子的结婚礼物.
Rollers mainly eat large beetles,crickets and butterflies, 滚轴主要吃大甲虫、蟋蟀和蝴蝶,
which are becoming ever rarer in Europe. 在欧洲越来越少见.
One reason why these birds are also becoming more scarce. 这些鸟也变得越来越稀少的原因之一.
In the 1970s,the Baltic had a population 上世纪70年代,波罗的海的人口
of thousands of rollers. 成千上万的滚轴.
Now only 20 pairs breed in Latvia, 现在拉脱维亚只有20对,
anxiously monitored by ornithologists. 被鸟类学家急切地监视着.
The present has the desired effect. 礼物达到了预期的效果.
Unable to make their own nest holes, 不能自己做窝洞,
rollers depend on finding disused dwellings of other birds. 滚轴依赖于寻找其他鸟类的废弃住所.
Thanks to the rings fitted by ornithologists, 多亏了鸟类学家安装的戒指,
we know that the oldest Latvian roller 我们知道最古老的拉脱维亚人
has been nesting here for 27 years. 已经在这里筑巢27年了.
Slippery plastic foil is a barrier against predators 光滑的塑料薄膜是抵御捕食者的屏障
plundering the eggs. 掠夺鸡蛋.
Nesting boxes have been attached to the trees 树上已经挂上了巢箱
far enough apart to prevent pine martens 足够远的距离来防止松马氏体
from getting at them. 从他们那里得到的.
Latvian nature conservationists use every trick in the book 拉脱维亚自然保护主义者使用了书中的每一个技巧
to keep these colorful birds coming back. 为了让这些五颜六色的鸟回来.
Europe's largest species of cat 欧洲最大的猫科动物
also brings up its young here, 也把它的幼仔带到这里,
with a population of around 500 in Latvia. 拉脱维亚大约有500人口.
The lynx. 山猫.
About three weeks ago 大约三周前
a mother animal gave birth to her offspring 母兽生下她的后代
under a fallen tree. 在倒下的树下.
The cub was born with hair 幼崽生下来就有毛
but only opened its eyes a few days ago. 但几天前才睁开眼睛.
Now it wants to find out more about the outside world. 现在它想了解更多关于外部世界的情况.
Under the strict supervision of its mother of course, 当然,在母亲的严格监督下,
she will suckle her cub for 10 weeks. 她将哺乳她的幼崽10周.
Within a few days the young lynx will be eating meat 几天之内,小猞猁就会吃肉了
and at the age of six or seven months 六七个月大的时候
undertake its first attempts at hunting. 第一次尝试打猎.
Next year,cub and mother will go their separate ways. 明年,幼崽和妈妈将分道扬镳.
First steps to independence. 走向独立的第一步.
For the mother however,enough curiosity is enough. 然而,对母亲来说,足够的好奇心就足够了.
If a gentle nudge doesn't have the desired effect 如果轻轻一推没有达到预期效果
of getting the little one to go back, 让小家伙回去,
only a gentle bite in the neck area will help. 只有在颈部轻轻咬一下才会有帮助.
And at once,the cub goes in to carry me mode. 马上,幼崽就来抱我了.
Motionless,the cub hangs from its mother's mouth, 幼崽一动不动地挂在妈妈的嘴边,
allowing it to be transported painlessly. 让它被无痛地运送.
The best place for it at the moment 目前最好的地方
is deep inside the cozy den. 在舒适的小房间里.
Western Latvia which extends to the Baltic Sea 拉脱维亚西部,延伸到波罗的海
and the Bay of Riga is called Kurzeme. 里加湾被称为Kurzeme.
The coast is lined by dune woods and long sandy beaches, 海岸两旁是沙丘森林和长长的沙滩,
which are deserted even in the summer. 即使在夏天也是荒芜的.
Occasionally steep cliffs of clay up to 30 meters high 偶尔有高达30米的粘土峭壁
tower over the beach. 海滩上的塔.
In many places they are peppered with holes. 在许多地方,它们布满了洞.
Tunneled by sand martins. 沙马丁挖的隧道.
Europe's smallest species of swallow 欧洲最小的燕子种类
has just returned from Africa. 刚从非洲回来.
In pairs,the birds check if the old holes in the cliff face 两人一组,检查悬崖上的旧洞
are still suitable for nesting. 仍然适合筑巢.
Sand martins are gregarious birds 沙丁鸟是群居的鸟
and congregate in large flocks, 成群结队地聚集,
even away from breeding grounds. 即使远离繁殖地.
This colony is home to about 500 pairs. 这个殖民地大约有500对.
They're nesting tunnels all as long as a human arm, 它们筑巢的隧道和人类手臂一样长,
rising towards the end and opening out into a nesting area 向末端上升并向巢穴区开放
upholstered with grass and feathers. 用草和羽毛装饰的.
This pair has found a suitable hole. 这一对找到了一个合适的洞.
But they're too late. 但已经太迟了.
The nesting tube is already taken 嵌套管已被占用
and the occupants have no intention of giving it up. 而住户也无意放弃.
The other tubes also have crowns 其他的管子也有冠
of interested potential tenants. 感兴趣的潜在租户.
And those martins already in possession of a hole 那些马丁斯已经有洞了
should on no account leave their new home unguarded. 决不应该让他们的新家无人看管.
Beyond the beach, 在海滩那边,
Kurzeme is characterized 库兹姆的特点是
by expansive meadows rich in species 在物种丰富的广阔草地上
along with the occasional farm. 还有偶尔的农场.
In mid-June when the cuckoo can be heard calling, 六月中旬,当杜鹃叫的时候,
the fields glow with the bright flowers of the Ragged-Robin 田野里绽放着衣衫褴褛的知更鸟鲜艳的花朵
and the field cow wheat. 还有地里的奶牛和小麦.
Marsh orchids are in bloom. 沼泽兰花盛开.
The meadows are inhabited by some impressive insects, 草地上住着一些令人印象深刻的昆虫,
like the rose gold beetle. 就像玫瑰金甲虫.
Without such colorful blooms and blossoms, 没有如此绚烂的花朵,
Latvia's most important festival of the year 拉脱维亚一年中最重要的节日
could not be celebrated. 无法庆祝.
Midsummer night. 仲夏夜.
The day before when the sun is at its highest, 前一天太阳最高的时候,
all over the country,flowers are picked. 全国各地都在采花.
According to legend, 根据传说,
the healing powers of grasses and flowers 草和花的治疗能力
collected on herb day are particularly effective. 在药草日采集尤其有效.
During the summer, 在夏天,
the anteater bird is active in the greenery. 食蚁鸟活跃在绿树丛中.
The wryneck,it's searching for ants wryneck,它在寻找蚂蚁
available here in abundance. 这里有很多.
It's six centimeter long sticky tongue 它有六厘米长的粘舌头
is ideal for fishing out insects and larvae. 非常适合捕虫子和幼虫.
Its chicks are almost fully fledged 它的雏鸟几乎完全成熟
and are waiting in an old fruit tree. 在一棵老果树里等待.
Wrynecks usually live in tree holes or old woodpecker nests. 小啄木鸟通常生活在树洞或老啄木鸟的巢穴里.
11 chicks are waiting to be fed. 11只小鸡正在等待喂食.
Every day the parents have to deliver 10,000 ant larvae 父母每天要接生1万只蚂蚁幼虫
to fill their hungry beaks. 填满它们饥饿的嘴.
The wryneck takes its name from its ability to turn its head wryneck的名字来源于它能转动头部的能力
more than 180 degrees, 超过180度,
which it does either when performing mating rituals 在进行交配仪式时
or when it feels threatened. 或者当它感到威胁的时候.
The meadows in Kurzeme are also home to elks. 库尔兹梅的草地也是麋鹿的家园.
In 1998,there were still 8,000 in Latvia, 1998年,拉脱维亚仍有8000人,
but their numbers are shrinking. 但他们的人数正在减少.
Winters in the Baltic are becoming warmer and shorter, 波罗的海的冬天越来越短越来越暖和,
meaning that plants are starting 意味着植物开始生长
to grow earlier in the year. 在一年中生长得更早.
And when they young elks eat their first herbs 当小麋鹿吃第一批草药时
they're no longer as nutritious. 它们不再那么有营养了.
Old greens aren't as easy to digest, 老青菜不容易消化,
with the result that the cubs grow more slowly 结果幼崽长得更慢
and have a harder time getting through the winter. 度过这个冬天更难.
This may be one reason that the elk population is falling. 这可能是麋鹿数量下降的原因之一.
It is midsummer. 现在是仲夏.
On farms all over the country 在全国各地的农场
flowers are being woven into garlands. 鲜花正被编织成花环.
Such headdresses are not only designed 这样的头饰不仅是设计的
to protect humans from evil, 为了保护人类免受邪恶之害,
animals and buildings are also decorated. 动物和建筑物也被装饰.
Some farmsteads offer shelter for particular animals. 有些农庄为某些动物提供庇护所.
A hoopoe has made its nest in a crack in a wall. 一只hoopoe在墙上的裂缝中筑巢.
Like the rollers,they live mainly on large insects 像滚轴一样,它们主要以大型昆虫为食
such as mole crickets. 比如鼹鼠蟋蟀.
The chicks are fed for 30 days in the nest, 小鸡在巢里被喂养30天,
then for another week outside 然后在外面再呆一个星期
before they leave the farmstead. 在他们离开农场之前.
The wooded dunes of Ziemupe, 齐穆佩的树林沙丘,
location of Latvia's most beautiful beaches. 拉脱维亚最美丽海滩的位置.
The shortest night of the year,the summer solstice begins. 一年中最短的夜晚,夏至开始.
The locals celebrate with singing and dancing on the beach. 当地人在海滩上载歌载舞庆祝.
Traditionally the men wear oak leaves in their hair. 传统上,男人们在头发上戴橡树叶子.
While the women decorate themselves 当女人们装饰自己的时候
with garlands of flowers. 带着花环.
The celebrations continue on the beach until sunset 海滩上的庆祝活动一直持续到日落
thereafter in the farmsteads until the small hours. 此后在农庄里一直到小时候.
Sunrise over Cape Kolka in Latvia. 拉脱维亚科尔卡角日出.
The tip of the Cape is where the Baltic Sea 海角的顶端是波罗的海的所在地
meets the Bay of Riga. 与里加湾相遇.
30 kilometers further north lies Estonia, 再往北30公里是爱沙尼亚,
land of the 1521 islands. 1521群岛的陆地.
Most of them are minute 他们中的大多数人都很小
but still highly desirable resting places. 但仍然是非常理想的休息场所.
For Baltic grey seals for instance. 例如波罗的海灰海豹.
A hundred years ago there were more than 100,000 here. 一百年前这里有十万多人.
They were driven almost to extinction 他们几乎灭绝了
by fishermen worried about too much competition. 因为渔民担心竞争太激烈.
Adult grey seals need an average 成年灰海豹需要一个平均值
of 10 kilos of fish a day. 每天吃10公斤鱼.
Even fast fish like salmon or cod, 即使是像鲑鱼或鳕鱼这样的快鱼,
a no problem for the agile seals. 敏捷的海豹突击队没有问题.
Since no longer being hunted, 既然不再被猎杀,
they have lost their shyness 他们已经失去了羞怯
and their numbers have increased again. 他们的人数又增加了.
Nowadays,the northern Baltic is home 如今,北波罗的海是家
to more than 20,000 grey seals. 超过两万只灰海豹.
Occasionally,a few young seals 偶尔,一些年轻的海豹
even turn up on the German Coast 甚至出现在德国海岸
where they have long since ceased to be native. 他们早已不再是本地人了.
This seal in Estonia's Vilsandi National Park 这只海豹在爱沙尼亚的维尔桑迪国家公园
knows where it's going. 知道它要去哪里.
Far out to sea,there's an old wreck. 远在海上,有一艘旧沉船.
The perfect spot for grey seals. 灰海豹的最佳地点.
It combines a remote hunting ground 它结合了一个偏远的狩猎场
with a sun deck to chill. 带着遮阳板凉快.
But sadly,the wreck is no longer an inside tip. 但遗憾的是,沉船不再是一个内部提示.
In this way,the fishermen have created a place in the sun 就这样,渔民们在阳光下创造了一个地方
for their old rivals. 为了他们的老对手.
Island number 1522 in the Estonian Baltic Sea. 爱沙尼亚波罗的海1522号岛屿.
Two-thirds of the Vilsandi National Park lie in the sea 维尔桑迪国家公园的三分之二位于大海中
and consists of more than 150 islands and islets 由150多个岛屿组成
ideal for grey seals to sun themselves on. 是灰海豹晒太阳的理想选择.
Some are nesting places for colonies of birds. 有些是鸟群筑巢的地方.
For Caspian terns for example,the biggest in Europe, 比如里海燕鸥,欧洲最大的,
with a wingspan of almost one and a half meters. 翼展将近一米半.
The first chicks have already hatched 第一批雏鸟已经孵化了
and are now waiting impatiently for fresh fish. 现在正焦急地等待着新鲜的鱼.
Almost 60 pairs of terns nest on the island. 将近60对燕鸥在岛上筑巢.
The parents brood ultimately for about three weeks. 父母最终要孵卵三周左右.
Often,there's only about a meter of room between nests, 通常,鸟巢之间只有一米左右的空间,
which can lead to trouble with the neighbors. 这会给邻居带来麻烦.
The chicks only eat fish. 小鸡只吃鱼.
After several patient attempts, 经过几次耐心的尝试,
the fat morsel is finally delivered to the hungry offspring. 肥肉最终被送到饥饿的后代手中.
Living in a colony has its advantages. 住在殖民地有它的好处.
In times of danger all the birds take off at once 在危险的时候,所有的鸟都会立刻起飞
which puzzles predators and distracts them 使掠食者困惑和分心
from the chicks in the nests. 从巢里的小鸡那里.
This time however,it was a false alarm. 不过,这一次是虚惊一场.
The terns were confused by a passing swan. 燕鸥被一只经过的天鹅弄糊涂了.
In summer,the grey seals love to just lie around 夏天,灰海豹喜欢到处躺着
and doze in the sun. 在阳光下打瞌睡.
They've started molting 它们开始蜕皮了
because their skin cells are now suffused with blood 因为他们的皮肤细胞现在充满了血液
their coat itches. 他们的大衣发痒.
At this time of year the seals need the warmth of the sun. 每年的这个时候,海豹需要阳光的温暖.
If they had to spend all day in the water 如果他们要在水里呆一整天
because of the molt they would lose a lot of heat. 因为蜕皮,它们会失去很多热量.
The rocks in the Vilsandi National Park 维尔桑迪国家公园的岩石
are thus highly sought after. 因此备受追捧.
The last warm rays at the end of the day 一天结束时最后的温暖光线
are particularly desirable. 尤其需要.
Those as yet without a rock 那些还没有岩石的
now try their luck with subterfuge. 现在用诡计试试他们的运气.
The current occupant can twist and turn as it likes. 现在的居住者可以随心所欲地旋转.
Its colleague in the water is so pushy, 它在水里的同僚很有进取心,
but at some point it simply gives in. 但在某个时刻,它只是屈服了.
Estonia,the land of islands. 爱沙尼亚,岛屿之地.
The 50-meter high Saare Lighthouse 50米高的萨尔灯塔
stands at the southernmost tip of Saaremaa, 站在萨雷马的最南端,
the biggest island in the country. 全国最大的岛屿.
Just 40,000 people live in an area the size of Luxembourg. 只有4万人居住在卢森堡那么大的地区.
The Panga Cliff with its 20-meter high escarpments. 盘加悬崖有20米高的悬崖.
An impressive wall of limestone 令人印象深刻的石灰岩墙
that stretches through the whole of northern Estonia 延伸到整个爱沙尼亚北部
and can be seen particularly well here. 在这里可以看得特别清楚.
The limey soil is perfect for rare plants. 石灰土非常适合种植稀有植物.
The oak woods at Loode are home 洛德的橡树林是家
to 14 different kinds of orchid. 14种兰花.
Lady's-slipper is especially abundant. 女士拖鞋特别丰富.
It can take 10 or even 15 years for an orchid to flower. 一株兰花要花上10年甚至15年.
The slipper like bloom is a trap for insects, 像拖鞋一样的花朵是昆虫的陷阱,
lured by scent and color,there's only one way out, 在气味和颜色的诱惑下,只有一条出路,
and when they find it 当他们找到的时候
the insects automatically pollinate the orchid. 昆虫会自动给兰花授粉.
Unspoiled habitat,pristine streams. 未受破坏的栖息地,原始的溪流.
At the end of the 1990s, 上世纪90年代末,
the neighboring island of Hiiumaa 邻近的希尤马岛
was the scene of a very special conservation project. 是一个非常特殊的保护项目的现场.
Here the European mink was given a chance of survival. 在这里,欧洲水貂获得了生存的机会.
There are now only about a thousand left in Europe 现在欧洲只剩下大约一千人了
after the animal had been hunted for centuries for its fur, 几个世纪以来,人们一直在猎取这种动物的皮毛,
its habitat cultivated by man and rivers straightened. 它的栖息地被人类开垦,河流变直.
There are unspoiled streams on Hiiumaa 希尤马有未受破坏的溪流
where the mink can hunt small rodents,fish and crustaceans. 在那里水貂可以捕食小型啮齿动物、鱼类和甲壳类动物.
Along the banks and crevices and among tree roots 沿着河岸、裂缝和树根
the mink dig out dens where they give birth. 水貂挖出它们产卵的巢穴.
The litter of five,six or sometimes as many as 10 babies 一窝五个、六个或有时多达十个婴儿
are tiny at birth. 一出生就很小.
Weighing less than 10 grams, 重量不到10克,
they only open their eyes after five weeks. 他们五周后才睁开眼睛.
European mink have been born on Hiiumaa 欧洲水貂出生在希尤马
is a major success. 是一个重大的成功.
American mink were farmed for years for their silky coats 美洲水貂被饲养了多年,以获得它们柔滑的皮毛
and escapees from the farms had driven out 从农场逃出来的人都被赶了出去
the weaker local mink. 当地较弱的水貂.
At the end of the 1990s, 上世纪90年代末,
nature conservationists caught all 自然保护主义者抓住了一切
the American mink on Hiiumaa 美国水貂
and reintroduced the European species 重新引进欧洲物种
which has been able to multiply ever since. 从那时起,它就可以成倍增长.
Autumn is approaching. 秋天快到了.
The elks arrived at their rotting grounds. 麋鹿到达了它们腐烂的地方.
For more than 500 years, 500多年来,
the lighthouse at Kopu on Hiiumaa 希尤马岛上的科普灯塔
has shown mariners the way along the tricky coastline. 已经向水手们展示了如何沿着复杂的海岸线前进.
The Bishop's Castle in Kuressaare on Saaremaa 萨雷马岛库雷萨雷的主教城堡
was built in 1381, 建于1381年,
and is one of the best-preserved 是保存最完好的
medieval citadels in the Baltic. 波罗的海中世纪的城堡.
On the mainland east of Tallinn 在塔林以东的大陆上
lies the Lahemaa National Park,the land of bays. 坐落着拉赫马国家公园,海湾之地.
The coast is marked by hundreds of rocks and boulders. 海岸上有成百上千的岩石和巨石.
Every year thousands of cranes stopover here. 每年都有成千上万的起重机停在这里.
The huge boulders of a shelter from wind and waves. 巨大的巨石可以用来躲避风浪.
Flying is a thirsty business 飞行是一项令人口渴的工作
as the seawater this far north contains scarcely any salt, 因为这遥远的北方海水几乎不含盐,
the cranes can drink it without qualms. 鹤可以毫无顾忌地喝.
The birds spend the night in knee-deep water. 鸟儿在齐膝深的水中过夜.
That way they're safe from predators 这样他们就不会受到捕食者的攻击
like foxes or wild boars. 像狐狸或野猪.
While some take an extended bath, 有些人洗了很长时间的澡,
others stick their necks out 其他人伸出脖子
to make sure the coast is clear. 确保海岸安全.
The more watchful eyes,the better. 眼睛越警惕越好.
If an eagle attacked for instance, 例如,如果一只老鹰攻击,
they would sound the alarm and close ranks. 他们会敲响警钟,团结一致.
Late comers join their fellow cranes 迟到的人加入他们的鹤群
until late in the night. 直到深夜.
As dawn breaks,the older and younger birds 黎明时分,年迈的鸟儿
gather their strength one more time 再次聚集他们的力量
and then take off together. 然后一起起飞.
Cranes are early risers. 起重机是早起的人.
The first birds leave before dawn 第一批鸟黎明前离开
and then give the signal for the others to follow. 然后发出信号让其他人跟着.
They have a long journey before them. 他们前面还有很长的路要走.
They're heading for the Bosphorus and then Egypt. 他们要去博斯普鲁斯海峡,然后去埃及.
Back to Latvia. 回到拉脱维亚.
In the Bay of Riga,far offshore, 在里加湾,远在近海,
stands the lighthouse of Cape Kolka. 科尔卡角灯塔耸立.
Where the open Baltic Sea meets the Bay of Riga 波罗的海与里加湾交汇处
lies the Slitere National Park. 位于斯莱特国家公园.
Here the brown more water of the Irbe 这里是伊尔贝褐色的水
flows into the Baltic Sea. 流入波罗的海.
The rivers sand banks changed their position 河流沙堤改变了位置
from year to year. 年复一年.
In late autumn,fish move up the Irbe to lay their eggs. 深秋时节,鱼会向上爬去产卵.
Brown trout. 褐鳟鱼.
While swimming upstream,they live on their reserves of fat. 在上游游泳时,它们靠储存的脂肪为生.
Related to the salmon, 与鲑鱼有关,
the fish cover up to 40 kilometers a day. 这种鱼一天能游40公里.
They're emaciated when they reached the spawning area. 当它们到达产卵区的时候就消瘦了.
The females dig a trench with their tail fins 雌性用它们的尾鳍挖沟
in which to lay their eggs, 产卵的地方,
closely followed by the males,who then fertilize the eggs. 紧随其后的是雄性,然后雄性使卵子受精.
In contrast to salmon, 与鲑鱼相比,
the fish do not die after performing their arduous trek 鱼在艰难跋涉后不会死去
but swim back to the sea to return again next year. 但游回大海明年再回来.
The bar-tailed godwits have come down 长着条尾巴的神灵们都下来了
from the northern tundra. 从北部苔原.
They use their long beaks to extract 它们用长长的喙来吸取食物
sandhoppers from the shore. 岸边的沙鼠.
One more rest then they'll fly south for the winter 再休息一下,他们就要飞往南方过冬了
and leave the Baltic coasts to the autumn storms 把波罗的海海岸留给秋天的风暴
which are already brewing. 已经在酝酿.
The water boils in gale force winds. 水在大风中沸腾.
Whatever is on the seabed is churned up by the waves, 海底的一切都被海浪搅动,
dislodging seaweed and crustaceans 去除海藻和甲壳类动物
much to the pleasure of the dunlins. 邓林一家非常高兴.
When the winds pick up they stir up the sediment 风一刮起来就把泥沙搅动起来
which is rich in amber. 富含琥珀.
On the morning after the storm,Ints Mednis, 在风暴过后的早晨,梅德尼斯,
head of the Pape Lake Nature Reserve 帕普湖自然保护区负责人
sets out to uphold an age-old tradition. 开始坚持一个古老的传统.
Using a landing net, 使用着陆网,
he fishes seaweed out of the drift-line 他从漂流线里捞海藻
in which he hopes his booty has also become trapped. 他希望自己的战利品也被困住了.
Ints is in luck. Ints很幸运.
Amber was once a valuable trading article 琥珀曾经是一种很有价值的贸易品
and stood for wealth and power. 代表财富和权力.
The Baltic gold was formed from the resin 波罗的海的黄金是由树脂形成的
that used to flow from prehistoric trees. 以前是从史前的树上流下来的.
The subtropical climate has been a thing of the past 亚热带气候已成为过去
for the last 40 million years. 在过去的四千万年里.
It's turned cold,winter has arrived. 天气变冷了,冬天到了.
Snow now covers the Baltic coast. 波罗的海沿岸现在积雪覆盖.
The woods beyond the dunes have new visitors from Russia. 沙丘后面的树林有新的俄罗斯游客.
When it gets too chilly over there 当那里太冷的时候
great grey owls migrate to the Baltic. 大灰猫头鹰迁徙到波罗的海.
From its vantage point 从它的有利位置
the owl can even hear mice scurrying about 猫头鹰甚至能听到老鼠在到处乱跑
under half a meter of snow. 在半米厚的雪下.
The striking garland of feathers concentrates sounds 羽毛的醒目花环使声音集中
and channels them to the owl's sensitive ears. 把它们传到猫头鹰敏感的耳朵.
The great grey owl hunts even by day. 大灰猫头鹰白天也会打猎.
It's soft fringed feathers enable it to fly almost silently. 它柔软的流苏羽毛使它几乎能无声地飞行.
Even if it's only to take up a better vantage point. 即使只是为了占据更好的有利位置.
From Cape Kolka in Latvia to the Estonian island world. 从拉脱维亚的科尔卡角到爱沙尼亚的岛屿世界.
The Baltic Sea is now freezing over almost completely. 波罗的海现在几乎完全结冰了.
February. 二月.
In many places, 在很多地方,
the sea has been replaced by stacks of packed ice. 大海被一堆堆堆的冰所取代.
Below lie the grey seals nurseries, 下面是灰海豹的托儿所,
sheltered from the icy wind. 躲避着冰冷的风.
Thanks to this trick, 多亏了这个把戏,
grey seals can give birth even in the Arctic Ocean. 即使在北冰洋,灰海豹也能生孩子.
Their presence in the Estonian Baltic 他们在爱沙尼亚波罗的海的存在
is the most southerly in the world. 是世界上最南风的.
The mother seal has been away hunting for hours. 海豹妈妈已经外出打猎好几个小时了.
Well camouflaged by its white fur, 被它的白色皮毛伪装得很好,
the pup waits for her return. 小狗等着它回来.
As soon as the mother pops her head out of the ice, 妈妈一把头从冰里伸出来,
the pup slithers off. 小狗溜走了.
It's hungry. 它饿了.
The mother seal is busy keeping her breathing hole open. 海豹妈妈正忙着打开呼吸孔.
Suddenly,the baby falls in. 突然,孩子掉了进去.
A potentially lethal situation. 可能致命的情况.
The pup's coat is not yet waterproof 小狗的外套还不防水
and it has also not yet eaten enough 而且它还没有吃饱
to provide a layer of insulating fat. 提供一层绝缘脂肪.
Fortunately,sufficiently strong 幸运的是,足够强大
to clamber out again by itself. 自己爬出来.
The mother uses her powerful claws to keep the hole open 母亲用她有力的爪子把洞打开
even though the surrounding ice 即使周围的冰
is more than two meters thick. 有两米多厚.
Due to global warming, 由于全球变暖,
in some years the ice on the Baltic Sea melts earlier. 在某些年份,波罗的海的冰融化得更早.
A dangerous development for the seals. 对海豹来说是危险的发展.
If the ice disappears too quickly, 如果冰消失得太快,
the pups will freeze to death in the icy water. 幼崽会在冰冷的水中冻死.
Mother seals suckle their young for five to eight weeks 海豹妈妈给它们的幼崽哺乳五到八周
with extremely nutritious milk. 加上营养丰富的牛奶.
The pups put on two kilos a day. 小狗们一天增重两公斤.
Their growth is a race against time. 他们的成长是与时间赛跑.
As soon as the ice melts, 冰一融化,
they'll have to look after themselves. 他们得照顾自己.
To the north of the island of Saaremaa, 在萨雷马岛的北部,
the Baltic stays ice-free. 波罗的海没有冰.
The cliffs and craggy bays of the coast, 海岸的悬崖和峭壁海湾,
the broad beaches and wooded dunes are blanketed in snow 宽阔的海滩和树木繁茂的沙丘被雪覆盖着
and will remain so until well into spring. 一直到春天.
In winter,a nursery for polar animals. 冬天,极地动物的托儿所.
In summer,a breeding ground for southern Europeans. 夏季,欧洲南部的一个繁殖地.
In all seasons, 在任何季节,
the coasts of the Baltic are a paradise for rare animals. 波罗的海沿岸是珍稀动物的天堂.