动物王国的探索
The forest 森林
a secret place 是神秘的所在
whose inhabitants live clandestine lives 里面的居民的生活鲜为人知
How do innumerable organizms 这些多种多样大大小小的生物
large and small live together? 是如何在一起生活的呢？
Is everything really as it seems? 一切都像看上去那样吗？
Are our forests truley natural 我们的森林是真正的自然之所
or the result of man's intervention? 还是人类行为作用的结果呢？
Do they have anything in common with untouched wilderness? 它们和完全无人触及的环境有什么共同之处呢？
神话森林（上）- 动物乐园与树荫帝国 0
February 二月
ice and snow has transformed the trees 冰雪将树木装点成
into bizzare shapes 异样的形状
Only very slowly at first almost imperceptibly 冬天慢慢地退去
winter gives way 一开始的时候几乎察觉不到
Warm spring winds awake the forest from its topper 温暖的春季从地表开始唤醒森林
No more snow from heavy skies 从阴霾的天空中降下的不再是雪
but life-giving rain 而是带来生机的雨水
The first tentative rays of sunlight 几缕阳光试探性地
penetrate the interior of the forest 照进了森林的里面
After water 除了水之外
light and warmth are the basis of all life here 光线和温暖也是这里所有生命的基础
It's March 现在是三月
The first bird chorus 在落叶林和常绿林中
rises in both deciduous forest and ever-green woods 都开始响起了鸟儿的合唱
even if the turnout is small 虽然声音还有点儿小
Many voices are missing 很多迁徙的物种还没回来
as migratory species have not yet returned 林中的声音并不完整
On the ground floor of the forest 在森林中的地面上
the wild boar family is on the move 野猪一家在活动
These dark-skinned creatures are particularly keen 这些深色皮肤的动物非常擅长
to seek out a good sun-bathing opportunity 找到日光浴的机会
The wild boar piglets are born into a warm nest of twigs 在小树枝,落叶和干草做成的温暖的巢中
foliage and hay just a few days ago 小野猪们在几天前出生了
They are among the first babies of the spring 它们是春季里最早的宝宝之一
They learn from the adults what is best left alone 它们跟着大猪们学习什么不能碰
and above all what is one should do 更重要的是该做什么
And that is to feed on tender young grass shoots 那就是要以新嫩的草叶为食
At basement level a pregnant vixen in her den 在地下,一只怀孕的雌狐待巢穴里
She's not in the mood for visits from the male 它对雄狐的来访完全没有心情
If it is going to be like that he's off 要是这种款待雄狐可不想留下
Unlike the wild boar 和野猪不一样
the inhabitants of the nearby pool have no offspring yet 这里附近池塘里的居民还没有后代
Whilst Alpine newt is on the look for partner 阿尔卑斯欧螈正在寻找配偶
common frogs have already found someone to cling on to 青蛙们都已经紧紧地抱在了一起
Spawn is evidence of successful mating 这些蛙卵就是成功交配的证据
Liverwort covers damp areas of the pine forest floor 松林地面潮湿的地方覆盖着地钱
An elegant filigree of treads stretch upwards 藓丝交错着优雅地伸向上方
the dark heads containing millions of ripening spores 深色的头部里面有数百万孢子
It's better for the toad to make a hasty retreat 这只蟾蜍最好还是快点撤退
Wild boars will eat anything 野猪们可是碰到什么都吃
There's hardly a corner of the forest safe from their foraging snort 它们的鼻子拱来拱去森林里没什么角落它们吃不到
Piglet spend a lot of time playing 小猪们每天花很多时间在玩耍
and that gives them appetite 因此胃口很好
The supply is different from one tit to another 每个奶头的供应量并不相同
A hierarchy of piglets develops 小猪们因此形成了等级制度
massage techniques are required to bring the milk supply in 按摩技术能带来更多的奶水
Meanwhile the vixen sleeps the day away 与此同时,雌狐整天在睡觉
Her belly is large and stretched 它的腹部鼓胀得很大
Foxes's gestation time is a good 50 days 狐狸的妊娠期是大概50天
The air temperature and the amount of light in the forest 森林里的气温和光照量
determine most of the events here 决定了这里的大部分事件
Some creatures can't get their light and warmth quickly enough 有些生物没法很快地得到充分的光照和温暖
and leaven collaborate to achieve their goal 它们就通过合作来克服困难
Wood ants are absorbing the sun's warmth 这些林蚁正在吸收阳光的温暖
A black carpet of insects warms up 这些昆虫铺成的黑地毯
more quickly than the surrounding surfaces 要比周围的表面温度升高得更快
When the ants absorb enough heat 这些蚂蚁吸收了足够的热量后
they speed into the nest 就迅速回到巢穴里
share their body heat 去分享它们的体热
and turn to the surface to fill up again 然后再回到外面继续吸热
A sort of solar energy heating system on six legs 这就是一种六条腿的太阳能加热系统
A jay is interested in the ants 一只松鸦对这些蚂蚁感兴趣
The bird is confronted by a defence barrage 这只鸟儿遭到的防御火力
in a form of thousands of tiny acid droplets 由千万点细小的酸液滴组成
the welcome spray for the jay 松鸦乐于接受这些喷洒
as the formic acid will rid him of parasites 里面的蚁酸能帮它去除寄生虫
The hazel bush is one of the first bushes to blossom in the spring 榛树是春季里最早开花的灌木之一
If the March sunshine warms the air to over 12 degrees Celsius 如果三月里的阳光让气温上升到摄氏12度以上
its catkins open 它的花序就会开放
The tiny female hazel nut flowers 榛树小小的雌花
stretch their feelers towards the pollen of the male flower 朝雄花的花粉伸展出它们的触须
A game of love that swings on the breeze 微风中摇曳着爱的游戏
Millions upon millions of pollen grains pervade the forest like a golden cloud 无数的花粉弥散在森林里就像是金色的云雾一般
Only a fraction reaches its destination 只有一小部分到达了目的地
The rest descends and serves as protein-rich food 其余的落下后就成了富含蛋白质的食物
for such creatures as the tadpole shrimp 成了像是蝌蚪形状的鲎虫
or the fairy shrimp 或是优雅的仰泳高手
an elegant back-stroke swimmer 丰年虫的盘中餐
For them the pool in spring provides ideal conditions 春季里的池塘为它们提供了理想的条件
These woodland shrimps are primitive creatures 这些林地小虫是很原始的生物
whose ancestors would've been present in the water 它们的祖先曾经就在
which gathered in the footprints of dinosaurs 恐龙脚印里的积水中生活过
Today they have other animals 今天它们的存在
such as wild boar to thank for their existence 要感谢像是野猪这样的动物
These bristly animals pay regular visits to ponds to wallow 这些满是硬毛的动物定期到池塘来打滚
The spring sunshine will quickly shrink the ponds 池塘在春季的阳光下迅速萎缩
meaning that shrimps and tadpoles 这意味着这些小虫和蝌蚪
are entering a race against time 是在跟时间赛跑
None of the adult shrimps will survive when their pond dries out 池塘干掉后没有成虫能够活下来
But their tiny eggs travel in the boar's hair 不过它们的卵就在野猪的毛里
and with a bit of luck land in the next hollow 运气好的话就会落在旁边的凹地
or unfortunately on a tree trunk 不过运气不好时也会被留在树干上
Now comes a rush of spring 现在春季正盛
Conifer tree's blossoming 针叶树开花了
The spruce flower is a highly ingenious piece of apparatus 云杉的花的设计及其精巧
Its serrate scales guard air around the cone in a spiral 它锯齿型鳞片螺旋分布不让风吹走松果里的花粉
So the female reproductive organs 这样云杉的雌性繁殖器官
can more easily trap pollen 就更容易捕获花粉
one of the many small wonders of the forest 这是森林中小小的奇迹之一
Once the sun has gone down at the end of the day 白天过去,太阳落下之后
the forest becomes a place of shadows 森林里就成了阴影之地
populated by other forms 另一些生物开始出没
A world of strange and formidable noises 这里满是奇怪而恐怖的声音
Many animals' senses are much sharper than ours 很多动物的感官都比我们的发达得多
They are quite at home in the dark 它们对黑暗很适应
Deer for instance 比如说鹿就在
find their way in the darkest of nights 夜晚最黑的时候寻找道路
In deed some are far happier to make a saute then 实际上有些动物在那时候进食
than in the day light 要比在白天开心得多
Early April 四月初
Well hidden from prying eyes 另一个小小的奇迹
another small miracle is underway 躲开了窥探的目光,就要发生了
In her earth den beneath the roots of a tree 雌狐在它树根下的巢穴里
the vixen prepares for the birth of her cubs 准备要生小狐狸了
Shortly after mid-night the first cub enters the world 午夜后不久,第一只小狐狸来到了这个世界
In all seven pups are born 一共诞生了七只小狐狸
Blind and covered in thick dark brown fur 都没睁开眼睛身上盖着厚厚的棕色毛
the tiny beings weighing barely more than 100 grams 每个小家伙重量刚刚100克
go about the business of their first meal 正在努力吃它们的第一餐
The cubs will not leave the den for 4 weeks 四周内,小狐狸们不会离开巢穴
In spring it's all about reproduction 春季是繁殖的季节
even the many part chorus of bird song 这也是鸟儿们多部合唱的主题
Early flowering plants such as the anemone 像银莲花这样的早开花的植物
vie for pollinators 经常有成千上万朵
often in their thousands 开得遍野都是竞相争抢授粉者
A queen buff-tailed bumblebee searching for a place to nest 一个黄尾熊蜂（大黄蜂）的蜂后在寻找建巢的地方
A mouse nest with self-facing aspect 这只老鼠的巢穴有一面是自己布置的
seems to fit her requirements 看来很合它意
Enough to provoke a scene 这就足够引发争端
one of the many the forest sees every year 这样的场景每年在森林里都会大量出现
But the wood mouse is not going to give up her cozy nest that easily 这只林鼠可不想这么轻易就放弃它舒适的小窝
She's larger than the insect 它比这只昆虫大
but still shows respect 不过却也不敢造次
The squatter produces her sting 这擅自占地者亮出毒刺
and the house owner gives way 房主只好弃屋出逃
The pregnant wood mouse will have to find shelter else where 这只怀孕的林鼠只好在别的地方再找遮风避雨之所
Light still reaches the forest floor 光线还能照到林中的地面
stimulating the blossoming of more and more spring flowers 越来越多的鲜花竞相开放
Violets hepatica and many others 紫罗兰,雪割草和很多其它的花
seduce insects with their colors 靠颜色来吸引昆虫
Some plants draw attention to themselves by means of strong scents 有些植物则靠强烈的气味
such as wild garlic 比如说野蒜
Bushes and trees begin to blossom 灌丛和树木开始开花
such as this wild cherry 例如这野樱桃树
A symphony of shapes and scents 这是一曲形状和气味的交响乐
Squirrels still wear their winter coat 松鼠们还穿着冬天的大衣
Their tufted ears like paint brushes 它们的耳朵就像油画笔
Others trumpet their feelings throughout the forest 其它的动物也在森林里抒发情感
This is the buck of the roebuck 这是一只公狍子
signaling his territory 它先宣示领地
In light deciduous woodland 光线照进落叶林里
the corydalis can carpet whole areas 紫堇像地毯一样铺满了地面
Its pink and white flowers 它粉红和白色的花儿里面
are especially rich in nectar 有着很多的花蜜
a highly sought-after source of energy 这是很有吸引力的能量来源
Most visitors such as bumblebees and wool carder bees 多数来访者,例如熊蜂和袖黄斑蜂
do business on an exchange basis 是来进行交易的
They pollinate flowers 它们为花儿授粉
and use their long proboscis 同时用长长的口器
to claim the sweet reward 吸取这甜蜜的奖赏
Our buff-tailed bumblebee on the other hand is a thief 不过我们的黄尾熊蜂可是个小偷
She bites off the spur of flower 它会咬破花的底部偷吃
without pollinating the plant 而不给花授粉
But there are some flowers in the forest who outsmart the insects 不过林中有的植物可比昆虫聪明
The early purple orchid mimics the flower of corydalis 强壮红门兰对紫堇进行拟态
Its flowers are tendrilses 它的花是一些触须
which take in the bumblebee 会裹住熊蜂
The pollen adheres to their heads 其花粉附着在熊蜂头上
and they leave without any nectar 它也吃不到花蜜
But other visitors are not so easily taken in 不过其它访客就没那么好骗
Wild boars simply eat the whole flower 野猪就会把花儿整个都吃掉
Tricks undone 伎俩没有效果
At the end of April leaves are unfurling 四月末,树叶开始舒展开
And within a few days the canopy closes over 几天内树冠就都合上了
Deciduous trees now claim most of the life-giving light for themselves 落叶林现在把赋予生命的阳光据为己有
The denser the forest the darker it becomes down on the ground 森林越密,地面就会越暗
Only a few animals and plants have adapted to this lack of sunlight 没几种动植物能适应这种少光的条件
Yet out forests were not always like this 但是我们的森林并非一直如此
Before man began to redesign Earth as he saw fit 远在人类开始按自己的意愿重新设计地球之前
woods were more open like parks 树林更为开放,就像公园
There was plenty of light throughout the year 树林里整年都有充分的光线
The landscape architects in those days 那时的地貌设计师们
were large herds of herbivores 是大群的食草动物
It's their phenomenal appetite 它们胃口奇大
that has much to do with shaping forests 对塑造森林有着很大作用
But over the last thirty thousand years 但在最近的三万年里
man has eradicated almost all larger mammals 人类差不多消灭了所有大型哺乳动物
Several members of the elephant family bison wild horses 很多种动物都消失了,包括几种大象
rhinoceros and giant deer disappeared 野牛,野马,犀牛和巨鹿
On the plains of central Europe 要不在中欧的平原上
it would otherwise be much like the Serengeti in Africa 会和非洲的塞伦盖提很相似
Evidence of large animals exists in the form of prehistoric cave drawings 在史前的岩穴壁画上有着这些大型动物存在过的证据
Our ancestors would have come across them 在最近的一次冰期末期
as they migrated northwards at the end of last ice age 我们的祖先在它们向北迁徙时与它们遭遇过
It's probable that most species were not afraid 这些动物当时很可能并不怕人
and therefore easy to kill 所以很容易被杀死
Some larger herbivores such as red-deer and elk 有些大型食草动物像是马鹿和麋鹿
survived in areas where they were allowed to 只生活在被保护的地区
But most species such as aurochs 多数物种,例如
forebear of today's domestic cattle 现代家牛的祖先原牛
disappeared for good 就永远消失了
Because leaves twig and bark form the diet of larger animals 因为大型动物主要吃叶子,细枝和树皮
they kept the spread of forests at bay 它们能让森林不会过分扩张
Yet trees and bushes are not entirely defenseless 但是树木和灌木并非没有抵抗之力
They developed bitter tasting constituents spikes and thorns 它们发展出苦涩的成分,尖枝和棘刺
So the dark forest with which we are familiar 我们熟悉的黑暗的森林
the habitat that is poor in terms of diversity 是生物多样性较低的栖息地
is in fact a product of mankind 这实际是人类行为的结果
Nonetheless it's populated with some fascinating flora and fauna 尽管如此,里面还是有很多迷人的动植物
the common arum for instance 海芋就是其中一种
Its flowers emit not a sweet perfume but something that smells of excrement 它的花散放出的不是甜蜜的香味而是排泄物的气味
And if that is not enough 而且不仅于此
an infrared camera reveals of the violet spike in the middle of the flower 红外线摄影机显示出它花中间的穗
reaches temperatures of 38 degrees Celsius 能够达到摄氏38度
And this together with the smell 这再加上那味道
attracts moth flies who are duped into thinking 吸引着蛾蚋它们被骗来
they have found a newly deposited dung of a herbivore 还以为自己找到了食草动物新鲜的粪便呢
Visitors to normal flowers can come and go as they please 寻常花朵的访客是来去自如的
Not so with the arum 可在海芋这里就不是了
It takes hostages 它会留下人质
trapping them first with its smooth walls 先是用光滑的四壁困住蛾蚋
and then hairs which prevent their escape 还有纤毛防止它们逃脱
The next day 第二天
male flower shed copious amount of pollen on the hostages 雄花向人质们洒下大量花粉
And then only do the hairs wither 只有等这些纤毛萎缩
and the previously slippery flower casing becomes rough 而且原先光滑的四壁变得粗糙后
after 4 days later the small prisoners are able to make their escape 也就是4天后这些小小的囚徒才能离开
by which time they are thoroughly encased in millions of pollen grains 那时候它们都已经被上百万花粉完全包裹住了
A herd of does is near 附近有一群母鹿
They are heavily pregnant expecting their young any day now 它们处于妊娠末期随时可能产下小鹿
Red-deer like almost all large forest animals 马鹿和几乎所有的大型森林动物一样
are naturally more active during the day than at night 正常在白天要比夜晚活跃
They only become nocturnal when hunted by man 只有在被人捕猎时才变成夜间动物
It's the same story for foxes 狐狸也是如此
The vixen has made a quick saute 雌狐去吃了顿快餐
In the den seven cubs await her return 七只小狐狸在等它回来
an insurance of safety warmth and milk 它是它们安全,温暖和奶水的保证
They've grown considerably 它们已经长大了许多
But they still can't see 但还是看不见
Their eyes will open at about two weeks of age 它们的眼睛在大概两周大时睁开
During spring bird-song in the tops of trees 整个春季,树上的鸟叫
last almost the entire day 几乎整天不断
The white stork manages to contribute a rattling bickering noise to the chorus 白鹳能为这部合唱贡献出咔嗒咔嗒的争吵般的声音
Before human settlements existed 在人类在附近定居之前
the white stork nested in sparse woodland 白鹳在稀疏的树林里建巢
where food was plentiful 那里食物丰富
and nesting places abounded in the nard branches 枝干间能搭窝的地方很多
As in any good marriage 如同任何美好姻缘一样
the stork couple do have some disputes about interior decoration 白鹳夫妇也会为内部装饰进行争执
With some light reaches the inner depth of the wood 一些光线照进树林的深处
there are a multitude of insects 有大量的昆虫开始活动
Because it is only here that they can expect to find nectar in abundance 因为只有在这里它们才能找到大量的花蜜
The buff-tailed bumblebee's domain in the form of a mouse nest 在老鼠窝里,黄尾熊蜂建立的巢穴
has increased impressively 增大了许多
More than thirty members are now engaged on building the nest 有三十多个成员正在建起墙壁
and erecting walls 构造它们的巢穴
All of which is overseen by the rather fat queen bee 这一切都在那胖胖的蜂后监控之下
The wax compartments of the nest 巢穴里蜡质的小室里
will be filled with shimmering gold honey 会被注满闪闪的金色蜂蜜
a store of strength and sustenance for the workers 这是让工蜂们保持体力的物质
Bees are amongst the most important of pollinators in the woods 蜜蜂是林中最重要的授粉者
When flying their body temperature rises 它们飞行的时候体温上升
which allows them to be out in the bout in colder weather 这让它们在较冷的天气下也能出来活动
and seek out nectar in shadier areas 并去较为阴暗的地方寻找花蜜
Their forays into deepest forest are often rewarded 它们去往森林深处的探险往往收获甚丰
In any dark and damp corner 在任何黑暗潮湿的角落里
there's always a special type of living thing 总会有中特别的生物
Plants and animals that are shy of the light 一些动植物不喜欢阳光
such as the fire salamander 比如说火蝾螈
prefer such places 就喜欢这样的地方
On the banks of a stream there's a thicket of horsetail 在溪流的岸上有一丛木贼
Once long before dinosaurs 在恐龙出现之前这种植物曾经
this plant would grow as high as trees 能长得像树木一样高大
in whose shadow they now thrive 现在它们只能在树荫下兴盛
The more open the wood the more animals choose to live there 树林越开放就有越多的动物在里面生活
Dead trees too play their part in the wealth of living organisms 死去的树木对于活的生命也有意义
providing food and shelter 能为它们提供食物和遮挡
The vixen has her hands full 雌狐现在忙不过来
After their first four weeks in the dark 小狐狸在黑暗中度过了四周后
her cubs are making more and more excursions outside 越来越多地去外面探索
They nonetheless always seem to end up 不过它们总是会
being transported home by their anxious mother 被担心的妈妈带回地穴里来
There's still milk their only food for the young ones 它还有奶,这是这些小家伙唯一的食物
now weighing just half a kilo 它们刚有半公斤重
But soon the vixen will be bringing them a change of diet 不过雌狐很快就会带它们改变饮食了
in the form of mice 它们将要去吃老鼠
Quadruplets in a soft warm nest 四胞胎待在柔软温暖的窝里
The wood mouse has also given birth 这只林鼠也已经产仔
With pregnancy just a three-week affair 它的妊娠期只有不到三周
it probably won't be the last time this year 这可能不会是它今年最后一窝
Whether plant or animal 无论是动物还是植物
the goal of every living thing is to procreate 每个生命的目的都是繁殖
The spruce cones have been maturing on the tree for two years 云杉的松果已经在树上挂了两年了
and now sends seeds from a mighty hight onto an uncertain journey 现在把种子从高处送去未知的旅途
Often the seedlings grow 树苗常常长在
on the mouldy remains of long fallen ancestors 久已死去的满是苔藓的先辈身上
which act as a natural fertilizer 那就成了它们的肥料
Whether they survive depends on how much light they will get 它们能否活下来要看能得到多少光照
For the young boar the warming rays of the Sun are no longer quite so vital 对于小野猪来说温暖的阳光已经不再那么重要了
They are now large and fat enough not to feel cold 它们现在够大也够胖就算是这样的清晨
even on a cool morning like this 也不再觉得寒冷了
Yet it would not do to live without some light 不过生活中一点儿阳光都没有可不行
In clearings there are far greater numbers of worms and beetle larvae 在空地上的蠕虫和甲虫的幼虫
than in the interior of the wood 要比森林里面多多了
The drove is on its legs all day 猪群整天都在移动
While not hunted wild boars are just like men 野猪在没被捕猎时和人很相似
active by day 主要白天活动
And in the evening they have the same problem with offspring 到了晚上它们也和人有一样的麻烦
who do not want to go to bed 小家伙们不想睡觉
Every species has certain hours at which it's disactive or at rest 每个物种都有一定时间并不活跃或是在休息
This is often a strategy which keeps them out of way of enemies or competitors 这通常是它们规避敌人或是竞争者的策略
The Capercaillie cocks begin their ritual about one hour before dawn 大松鸡在黎明前半个小时开始了它们的仪式
The first rays of the Sun turn their feathers gold and silver 第一缕阳光将它们的羽毛照得金灿灿,银晃晃的
The tops of the trees also harbor the goldcrest 金冠戴菊莺也在树顶上栖息
The major and minor of native birds 这一大一小两种鸟儿
share the uppermost story of the forest 分享这森林顶部的故事
Even the densest of forests has its suntrap 就算是最密的森林里也有阳光充足的地方
The canopies of our forests are like those in the tropics 我们森林里的树冠上就和那些热带地区的一样
not yet fully explored 仍未被充分探索
Yet the decisive factor for wild life 但是对于野生生物来说决定性的因素
is the amount of light which penetrates to the forest floor 是穿过树冠照到森林地面的光线量
By now the fox cubs' fur has taken on its well-known color 现在小狐狸们的皮毛已经是人们熟悉的颜色了
Soon it will be time for the young to explore the world outside their den 很快就要到这些小家伙们探索家外面世界的时候了
The young cub is carefully inspecting his strange neighbor 这只小狐狸正在小心地观察它的周围环境
It's mid-May 现在是五月中旬
In damp open woodland 在潮湿开放的林地里
the fruiting bodies of the morel are opening up 羊肚菌正在展开它们的子实体
At the foot of this small fungus 在这小小的真菌脚下
there are often small apertures 常有一些孔缝
in which tiny tenants are happy to take up residence 有些小房客很喜欢在这里居住
The semi-free morel can house a whole colony 它们在中空的羊肚菌里能住得下一群
Red ants use the hot damp greenhouse to raise their brood 大红蚁用这又热又潮的温室来孵育后代
Then one warm morning 之后,在一个温暖的早上
the semi-free morel fulfill its fate 这个羊肚菌完成了它的使命
Miriads of spores are released into the rays of the morning sun 大量的孢子被散放到早晨阳光光束里
For the morel too reproduction is a top priority 对于羊肚菌来说繁殖也是第一要务
Red ants are good at exploiting other organisms 大红蚁擅长利用其它生物
They also serve a purpose however 不过它们这么做也有作用
Strange shapes rise containing small balls 这些升起的奇怪东西里面包着小球
with white appendages 上面附着些白色东西
These are seed capsules of the sweet violet 这些是甜堇菜的种子囊
The contents magically attract the small six-legged creatures 这里面有的成分让这些六条腿的小东西着魔
The white appendages are a kind of sugar plum 白色的附着物是一种糖分
which ants carry towards their nest 蚂蚁会把它们搬到巢穴里
and so help to spread violet seeds throughout the wood 这样就帮助甜堇菜散布到森林各处
Three quarters of all woodland flowers use such tactics 七成半的林地花类都用相似的办法
to enroll ants in the dissemination process 让蚂蚁成为它们的散播工具
The small fox has discovered a new arrival 小狐狸发现了一个新到的
Black storks return from their habitat quite late 黒鹳从它们的栖息地回来得较晚
He's made first acquaintances however 它认识了第一个熟人
and soon brothers and sisters will follow 很快兄弟姐妹们就会步其后尘
Until they finally leave their den 在小狐狸最终离开巢穴之前
the fox cubs can play quite safely 它们能够安全地玩耍
and rehearse for more serious things to follow 并为日后更严肃的事情进行演练
It will be summer before the family disperses 这一家人要到夏天才会分开
and the cubs are force to cope alone 那时小狐狸们就必须得自己面对生存的挑战了
Outside a spring storm is brewing 外面正在酝酿着一场春季暴风雨
High time for all the forest creatures to take cover 这样的时候所有森林里的动物都在找地方躲避
For the smallest of them 对于它们中最小的
the rain which comes after weeks of dry weather 这场在几周干旱之后的甘霖
is not only a blessing 可不只是老天保佑
If the rain is light 如果只是小雨
it will not reach the forest floor 就不会到达森林的地面
Rain drops stay in the tops of trees and evaporate 雨滴会留在树顶上并被蒸发掉
Other inhabitants are pig happy 其它居民就和这猪一样开心
But not for long 不过这快乐并不长久
An infernal is about to disturb their world 一场回禄之灾将要打乱这个世界
Most of the larger animals can flee 大部分大动物都能逃走
But what of the others? 但是其它的呢？
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