A seed that may have fallen only a few days ago, now bursts through the leaf litter. 几天前才落下的种子突然破土而出
but it has to happen if the forest is to remain healthy. 但若保持雨林的健康这种事情必须要发生.
The sudden blaze of sunlight will bring life to the forest floor. 太阳一瞬间的光辉也能给森林地表带来生命
A single hectare of rainforest may contain as many as 250 species of tree. That's nearly ten times the number that grow in Britain 一公顷雨林就可以容纳250种不同的树木 为英国的10倍
and the thirst for light triggers a race for a place in the sun. 对阳光的渴望引发了这场生长竞赛
The death of a forest giant is always sading 雨林中树木的死亡虽然令人伤感
New Guinea lies in a warm tropical belt that girdles our planet around the equator. 新几内亚岛地处热带,赤道从岛中穿过
Surprisingly only two percent of the sunlight filters down to the forest floor. 只有百分之二的阳光能够照射到雨林的地表上
Generations of choosy females have driven the evolution of these remarkable displays. 一代代追求异性的动力 促使他们进化出了不平凡的外表