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1、太平洋上遍布着奇特的火山岛屿AcrossthePacificlieextraordinaryvolcanicislands.从著名的加拉帕戈斯群岛到微不足道的珊瑚岛FromthefamousGalapagosarchipelagotoobscuretinyatolls.这些赤道热门地区的海滨动物们独特又奇异Theseequatorialhotspotsharboranimalsthataretrulyuniqueandbizarre.有会游泳的爬行动物，不会飞翔的鸟类Reptilesthatswim.Birdsthatcantfly.移居而来的企鹅Displacedpenguins.翩翩起舞的
2、海鸟Dancingseabirds.和世上最大的陆地甲壳动物Andtheworldslargestlandcrustacean.赤道的秘密加拉帕戈斯赤道，一条横跨了Theequator.thelineoflatitudeH一个国家和四大洋的纬线thatcrosseselevencountriesandfouroceans.这里常年靠近太阳HeretheEarthremainsclosetotheSunallyearround,将昼夜划分成两等份dividingnightanddayintoequalhalves.坐落在赤道上的十二座火山岛Sittingontheequatorisagroupo
3、f20volcanicislands.一起组成了著名的加拉帕戈斯群岛ThesemakeupthefamousGalapagosarchipelago.在南美大♥陆♥以西1000公里处Six-hundredmileswestofcontinentalSouthAmerica.这些丰富的自然大熔炉theserichevolutionarymeltingpotsarestronglyinfluenced受三股洋流所影响bythreemajoroceancurrents.加拉帕戈斯虽然南美洲的洋流给这些岛屿Althoughtheislandsaredominatedbyco
4、ldwater带来了大量的寒冷海水duetotheHumboldtOceancurrentfromSouthAmerica.但这里的温度却由北下的季节性暖流所决定itstemperedbyaseasonalwarmercurrentfromthenorth.Eventually,thebooby,realizingthatthegameisup,dropsitsstick.但军舰鸟敏捷地捡回Buttheagilefrigatebirdjustswoopsitup.军舰鸟幸运地和鲤鸟在同一时间繁殖Luckilyfrigatesbreedatthesametimeasboobies,这让本属于鲤鸟
5、孩子的食物落入了军舰鸟的幼鸟口中soanyfooddestinedforboobychickscanbefedtotheirown.求偶时雄性军舰鸟会鼓起独特的喉袋Themalefrigateinflatesadistinctivethroatpouchduringcourtship.当雌性军舰鸟飞过时一大群雄性鸟会通过喉袋发出巨大击鼓声Asfemalesflyoverheadgroupofmalestrytoimpressthem来吸引雌性鸟withtheloudnessofthedrummingsoundemanatingfromtheirredpouch.最终如果鲤鸟平安无事军舰鸟也会得
6、以生存Intheend,iftheboobiesdowell,thefrigateswilltoo.这里不是理想的繁殖场所，况且军舰鸟只有一只后代Itsatoughplacetobreed,andfrigatesonlyrearonechick,而且雄性军舰鸟会在幼鸟长大前especiallysincethemaleleavestofindanotherfemale早早离开另组家庭wellbeforeit*sfullyfledged.军舰鸟的幼鸟需要哺育12个月比其他任何鸟类时间都长Thechicksarerearedfor12months,longerthananyotherbirdonea
7、rth.加拉帕戈斯海域的海鸟所得到的部分营养物质Someofthenutrientsthatprovidefortheseabirds是从很远的地方而来inthewatersoftheGalapagosoriginatefromaveryfar-offplace.向西八千公里外坐落着一个小型火山岛Fivethousandmileswest,sitsatinyvolcanicatoll.四周环绕着大量的珊瑚礁surroundedbyanimmenselyrichreef.那里的营养都来自岛上带着羽毛的动物Thenutrientsthatfeeditcomefromtheislandsfeathe
8、ryresidents.这里居住着红掌海鸟Itshometored-footedseabirds以及世上最大最可怕的地蟹andtheworldslargestandmostfearsomelandcrabs.加拉帕戈斯群岛的酸性生态系统ThearidecosystemoftheGalapagosisverydifferent与太平洋上其他赤道岛屿完全不同tootherequatorialislandsinthePacificOcean.但在往西几千公里之外的一座岛屿Butthereisoneisland,thousandsofmileswest,却由于赤道而产生了千丝万缕的联♥系
9、♥thatisstrangelyconnected,thankstotheequator.小帕尔米拉环礁地处夏威夷和美属萨摩亚之间夏威夷帕尔米拉环礁美属萨摩亚TinyPalmyraAtoll,situatedbetweenHawaiiandAmericanSamoa,人迹罕至是奇特动植物的乐土isdevoidofhumansandhometounusualcreaturesandplantlife.这里树木可高达30米Talltreesgrowhere,uptoahundredfeetinheight.由于土质原因Veryfewvolcanicislandsofthissizeh
10、avelargetrees这在相同大小的火山岛屿中非常罕见becauseofthepoorqualitysoil.这里也居住着一种巨型物种Thereisagiantcreatureheretoo,或者说其他动物的噩梦whichismorethestuffofnightmares.椰子蟹thecoconutcrab.雄性椰子蟹的腿展开可达1米能举起近30公斤的重物Themalecanliftasmuchas60poundswithlegsthatspanoverthreefeetwide.自然掉落的椰子新鲜多汁Accesstofresh,juicycoconutsthatfallnaturall
11、ytotheground.也让我们见识到这些陆地最大的螃蟹makesthemnotjustthelargestlandcrabsintheworld,同时也是陆地最大的无脊椎动物butthelargestlandinvertebrates.凭借超大的前螯，它们能使出超过300公斤的力量Withmassivefrontclaws,theycanexertover700poundsofforce,跟一只狮子的咬合力差不多almostasmuchasalionsjaw,在几乎独♥立♥的情况下strippingawaywhitefleshfromanopencoconut.
12、剥下鲜美的椰肉withalittlehelpfromtheirfriends.能爬树能砍树也让它们声名大躁Theyhaveevenbeenknowntoclimbtreesandcutthemdown.除了椰子Apartfromthecoconuts,这里没什么其他可吃的theresnotthatmuchtoeathere椰子蟹会吃掉它们找到的任何东西andcrabswillconsumeanythingthatcomestheirway.因为没有天敌Theythriveonthisuninhabitedisland它们自如生活在这座并不宜居的岛屿becausetheyhavenopredat
13、ors.但也并非一切平和Itrsnottotallypeacefulhere.椰子蟹之间也时常发生冲突Fightsbetweenthecrabsbreakoutfromtimetotime.椰子蟹可能统治着地面Thecrabsmayruletheforestfloor.但尖却是海鸟的地盘butthetreetopsaredominatedbyseabirds.多达一种鸟类在此筑巢Elevenspeciesvisitheretonest.这座岛是为数不多能让海鸟哺育后代的岛Thisislandisoneofonlyafewwhereseabirdscanraisetheiryoung.它们不能在
14、椰子上建巢Theycantbuildanestincoconutpalms,因为树枝不够粗壮whichhavenosubstantialbranches.树梢顶部一只雏鸟等待着Highinatree,achickwaits.这是鲤鸟的幼鸟Thisisaboobychick.这些帕尔米拉鲤鸟是近亲ThesePalmyraboobiesarearelatedspecies,它们拥有鲜红色的脚掌andhavebrightredfeet,在求偶时会更加鲜艳whichbecomesmoreintenseduringcourtship.它们有时栖息在海洋附近Theymaybeperchednexttoan
15、ocean,但没加拉帕戈斯鲤鸟那么走运butthewarmPacificherelacksthesmorgasbord这里太平洋温暖海水导致食物短缺theGalapagosboobieshavearoundthem.成年鲤鸟不得不花费大量时间Here,adultshavetospendmostoftheirtime出海捕鱼onfishingexpeditionsfarouttosea.它们的最爱是乌贼和飞鱼Theirfavoredfoodissquidandflyingfish但它们都不在礁石附近生活whichdontlivearoundthereef.事实上可供养活幼鸟的食物并不多Infac
16、t,theresonlyeverenoughfoodforapairtoraiseonechick.如果幼鸟夭折它的父母要等到第二年才会重新繁殖Ifachickdiesjtsparentswontbreedagainuntilnextyear.但是夭折的幼鸟很快会被吃掉Butthedeadboobychicksarequicklyrecycled.它们是椰子蟹的食物之一Theyreanalternativedietforthecoconutcrabs.大量的海鸟也用鸟粪Thepresenceoflargeseabirdsalsohelpsfertilize为松树带来了肥料thePisoniatreeswiththeirri
