Having fed the predators, the cicadas leave one final gift for the forest itself. 喂饱了掠食者后,蝉给森林留下了最后的礼物
Dormant throughout the winter, they now undergo one of the most magical transformations in the natural world. 从冬天苏醒后,它们开始了自然界最神奇的转变
No one knows why the creatures here are so small 没人知道为什么这里的动物这么小
One grove of redwoods in California 加利福尼亚的这块红杉林
This one is over a hundred meters high, the size of a thirty story building. 这颗超过100米的树有30层楼房那么高
not for one month as it does in the Taiga but for half the year. 不是北极的一个月,而是半年
For it's size, it's said that the animal can eat more in one sitting than any other 据说它每一餐的食量是同体型动物的一倍半
But one animal is so expert at survival in this frozen forest 不过有一种动物是在这个冰雪森林中生存的专家
One could live a lifetime in these woods 你可能在森林里呆一辈子
At the Taiga's northern extent the growing season can last for just one month a year. 在针叶林的北部区域 树木的一年内的生长时节只有1个月