but just skims the horizon before rising again. 只是滑落在地平线上 再次升起
Unlike Antarctica, the Arctic can be reached by land-based predators, 与南极不同, 陆基的掠食动物也可以到达这里
which is why little auks have kept the ability to fly. 所以小海雀仍然需要保持飞行能力
This may be a glimpse of the unstable future faced by this magnificent creature. 这种巨大生物的前途很不乐观
As the ice disappears, seabirds return to the high Arctic. 冰融化的时候 海鸟返回到北冰洋
In some ways, these birds are the penguins of the north. 在一些人的眼里, 这些海雀是北极的企鹅
Each year, as the climate warms, the Arctic holds less ice. 每年的天气变暖时 北冰洋的冰就会减少
Without its solid platform, they can't hunt the seals they need in order to survive. 没有坚实的冰作为平台, 北极熊就不能猎捕它们赖以生存的海豹
but the ice that has supported him all winter is rapidly disintegrating. 但是在冬天能够支撑它的冰面现在正迅速地解体
Glacial melt waters pour from the land, mingling with the sea 融化了的冰川水从陆地上喷泻而出