In some ways these birds are the penguins of the north. They seek bare rock on which to lay their eggs and they look rather like penguins too. Unlike Antarctica, the Arctic can be reached by land-based predators which is why little auks have kept the ability to fly. They use scree slopes to protect their eggs, burrowing up to a metre beneath the rocks. At the height of summer the sun never sets but just skims the horizon before rising again. Migrants return to the Arctic from far and wide. They've come to make the most of the brief flush of food and to produce their young. Sandhill cranes have travelled all the way from New Mexico. | |
从某种意义上说,这种鸟是北极的企鹅,它们也在裸露的岩石上下蛋,而且它们的外形很像企鹅,和南极不同的是陆地食肉动物可以到达北极,所以 侏海雀没有失去,飞翔的本领,它们利用碎石坡来保护它们的蛋,把窝建在一米深的岩石下面。仲夏时节,太阳不会落下,它掠过地平线以后又重新升起,迁徙动物从四面八方远道而来,它们将充分利用这段食物丰富的短暂时光,并且繁育后代,沙丘鹤从远方的美洲赶来。 |
In some ways these birds are the penguins of the north. They seek bare rock on which to lay their eggs and they look rather like penguins too. Unlike Antarctica, the Arctic can be reached by landbased predators which is why little auks have kept the ability to fly. They use scree slopes to protect their eggs, burrowing up to a metre beneath the rocks. At the height of summer the sun never sets but just skims the horizon before rising again. Migrants return to the Arctic from far and wide. They' ve come to make the most of the brief flush of food and to produce their young. Sandhill cranes have travelled all the way from New Mexico. | |
cong mou zhong yi yi shang shuo, zhe zhong niao shi bei ji de qi e, ta men ye zai luo lu de yan shi shang xia dan, er qie ta men de wai xing hen xiang qi e, he nan ji bu tong de shi lu di shi rou dong wu ke yi dao da bei ji, suo yi zhu hai que mei you shi qu, fei xiang de ben ling, ta men li yong sui shi po lai bao hu ta men de dan, ba wo jian zai yi mi shen de yan shi xia mian. zhong xia shi jie, tai yang bu hui la xia, ta lue guo di ping xian yi hou you chong xin sheng qi, qian xi dong wu cong si mian ba fang yuan dao er lai, ta men jiang chong fen li yong zhe duan shi wu feng fu de duan zan shi guang, bing qie fan yu hou dai, sha qiu he cong yuan fang de mei zhou gan lai. |
In some ways these birds are the penguins of the north. They seek bare rock on which to lay their eggs and they look rather like penguins too. Unlike Antarctica, the Arctic can be reached by landbased predators which is why little auks have kept the ability to fly. They use scree slopes to protect their eggs, burrowing up to a metre beneath the rocks. At the height of summer the sun never sets but just skims the horizon before rising again. Migrants return to the Arctic from far and wide. They' ve come to make the most of the brief flush of food and to produce their young. Sandhill cranes have travelled all the way from New Mexico. | |
cóng mǒu zhǒng yì yì shàng shuō, zhè zhǒng niǎo shì běi jí de qǐ é, tā men yě zài luǒ lù de yán shí shàng xià dàn, ér qiě tā men de wài xíng hěn xiàng qǐ é, hé nán jí bù tóng de shì lù dì shí ròu dòng wù kě yǐ dào dá běi jí, suǒ yǐ zhū hǎi què méi yǒu shī qù, fēi xiáng de běn lǐng, tā men lì yòng suì shí pō lái bǎo hù tā men de dàn, bǎ wō jiàn zài yī mǐ shēn de yán shí xià miàn. zhòng xià shí jié, tài yáng bú huì là xià, tā lüè guò dì píng xiàn yǐ hòu yòu chóng xīn shēng qǐ, qiān xǐ dòng wù cóng sì miàn bā fāng yuǎn dào ér lái, tā men jiāng chōng fèn lì yòng zhè duàn shí wù fēng fù de duǎn zàn shí guāng, bìng qiě fán yù hòu dài, shā qiū hè cóng yuǎn fāng de měi zhōu gǎn lái. |