- The south polar skua is a formidable opportunist.
南极贼鸥是可怕的机会主义者
- But the skuas have not chanced upon the petrels, they've been waiting for them.
但是贼鸥碰到海燕并非机遇使然, 它们早就等着下手
- These birds do not need to go to the ocean for their food.
贼鸥不需要到海洋里捕食
- The skuas can survive further south than any other predator
与其他猛禽相比 贼鸥的厉害在于它能在地球的最南端生存
- by exploiting the petrels' desperate need for bare rock.
它们知道利用海燕必定寻找裸岩筑巢的弱点
- Even at the height of summer,
在南极洲 即使是盛夏
- less than three per cent of Antarctica is free of ice,
南极洲也只有不到3%的地方没有被冰封
来自《行星地球 第一季 第六集 Planet Earth S01E06 冰雪世界》第 49 行