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from the relentless battering of the southern ocean
使得躲避残酷的南极风浪冲击
In the depths something stirs
水下深处有东西在游动
Humpback whales
座头鲸
They have travelled over 5,000 miles to reach these waters
它们从五千里之外游到了这片水域
The whales are harvesting krill
它们是来吃磷虾的
shrimp-like creatures
长得像小虾的生物
that begin to swarm here as soon as the ice retreats
冰层刚刚融化之后大量地聚集到这里
Diving into the heart of the swarm
座头鲸会潜入到虾群的下方
teams of whales spiral round each other in close coordination
一头紧跟着一头形成包围圈
Now they turn
现在它们转过头
blasting air from their blowholes
用它们的气孔喷出空气
and ascend towards their prey
将猎物往上赶
The krill becomes concentrated
使磷虾集中到一起
as the spiralling net of bubbles draws inwards
伴随着螺旋上升的气泡形成内吸力
The team of whales work round the clock
座头鲸队们日夜不停地捕食
for the boom is short lived
因为这样的盛宴很短暂
Summer is already fading
夏天就要结束了
and the whales will soon be forced north as winter returns
在冬天前它们就不得不到北方去
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