With so few prey animals here, life for a hunter is particularly hard. 猎物是如此至少,捕猎对于它们来说是极端困难
To begin with the conifers are sparse 一开始松树比较稀疏
With luck, the calf will make the epic journey across the oceans from equator to pole 如果幸运的话 小座头鲸还要把从赤道到极地的史诗般旅程
With the retreating ice, rough weather and ferocious currents stir up these shallow seas. 随着冰雪的消退,暴烈的天气 和汹涌的洋流把这片浅海搅得天翻地覆
but they share these waters with a shark twice their size. 不过还有2倍于它的鲨鱼 在和它们一起分享这片水域
Within a few days they develop spots of pigment which, when they're adult, they will use to communicate with one another. 几天后它们长出一些色斑 等到成熟后,就可以用这些色斑来互相联系
and males still preoccupied with repelling rivals, the squid drop their guard. 雄鱿鱼则忙于击退竞争对手而放松了警惕
The sunflower starfish is a meter across, with an appetite for brittle stars. 向日葵海星长达1米 它喜欢吃蛇尾海星