This is my Monday morning locust-herding jazz hands. 这是我周一早上驱赶蝗虫跳的爵士手舞。 What? What's that? What? It's a wasp nest. 怎么了,那是什么?什么?这是黄蜂的蜂巢。 Soon, the crew find themselves surroun...
Finding animals in these vast empty landscapes was a persistent problem for the Deserts team. 在广阔空旷的沙漠中寻找动物是沙漠区摄制组一直面临的难题。 But surely this wouldn't be the case when they set out to film one of t...
And it's not alone on the top of the dunes. 然而它并非沙丘顶部唯一的访客。 Web-footed geckos use a similar trick. 蹼趾虎也采用了相似的办法。 Surely, few animals go to greater lengths to get a drink. 肯定少有动物跋涉更...
Darkling beetles race to the top of the dunes to reach the fog before it vanishes. 拟步甲狂奔至沙丘顶部,要赶在薄雾消失之前吸收水分。 Some of the Namib's dunes are 1,000 feet high, the tallest in the world. 纳米布的沙丘有...
Desert animals have developed remarkable strategies to make the most of the rare opportunities that come their way. 沙漠动物进化出了非凡的策略来充分利用难得的良机。 Although some deserts may not see rain for several years, 虽然...
Israel's Negev desert. 以色列的内盖夫沙漠。 Otonycteris, the desert long-eared bat, is on the hunt. 中东尖耳蝠,沙漠中的长耳蝙蝠,正在捕猎。 Most bats catch flying insects on the wing, 大多数蝙蝠在飞行中捕捉飞虫...
Termites. Not easy to catch when you're blind. 白蚁。双目失明自然不太好捉。 Far better to go into stealth mode. 最好还是切换成隐身模式。 Once below the sand, it can detect the slightest movement... 一旦潜入沙中,金毛鼹...
Dune grass, the only vegetation here, provides virtually none, 沙丘草是这里唯一的植物,近乎无荫可寻, but just an inch beneath the surface of the sand, it is several degrees cooler. 但仅仅是沙子表面下几厘米处,温度都...
Desert life is not only shaped by the scarcity of water, 沙漠中不仅水源稀缺, but also by the relentless power of the sun. 更有炎炎烈日的残酷炙烤。 The highest temperatures on Earth have all been recorded in its deserts. 地球上...
It's July in the deserts of Nevada in the western United States. 美国西部内华达州沙漠的七月。 The hottest time of the year. 这是一年中最炎热的时候。 Bands of wild horses, mustang, are converging on one of the last remaining...