Now they march like zombies towards the nearest tree, and start to climb. 现在它们如朝圣般向最近的树进军 并开始攀爬
it seems like any other summer's evening 这里的夏日傍晚和其他地方一样
Here in South America araucaria trees or monkey puzzles are like the conifers of the Taiga. 这是南美洲, 绰号叫“猴子谜”的南洋杉看上去和极地针叶林没什么两样
Like gladiators, the males square up for a battle. 如同角斗士,雄鸡们为战斗摆好了架势
Fish and krill stocks are declining so rapidly that spectacles like this may soon be part of history. 鱼和磷虾的产量正在迅速减少 象这样的景象可能很快将成为历史
Krill, shrimp like creatures. By weight they're the most abundant animals on the planet. A single swarm can contain two million tons of them 磷虾,一种小型虾类,如果按重量计算 他们是地球上最多量的动物,一群就可达200万吨
and, like terrestrial prairies, they support herds of grazers -- Dugongs. 像陆地上的大草原一样 这里也养育了大量的食草动物--儒艮
although they put out a few ribbon like leaves they produce very extended networks of fleshy stems, risomes, that are buried in the sand. 海草长出叶子状的带状物 以此延伸它们埋在沙子里的肉质根茎.
tiny colonial animals like minute sea anemones 一种象小海葵的有机生命群体