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Males begin to serenade
雄企鹅开始唱小夜曲了
and if a female replies they pair up,
如果有一只雌企鹅响应 它们就会结成一对
posing like statues
做出像雕像一样的姿势
New couples quickly form a strong bond
新结合的企鹅很快有了强烈的感情
They seem oblivious to the noisy crowd around them
对周围的吵吵嚷嚷似乎听而不闻
To cement their relationship
为了确定它们的关系
the male steps out with his female
雄企鹅会和雌企鹅一起走出去
The brief courtship complete
短暂的求爱结束了
There isn't a moment to lose
下面要抓紧每一分钟时间
With so much pressure to perform
繁殖下一代的冲动
any male would struggle to stay on top
使雄企鹅在交配中始终保持最佳状态
Several weeks later
几周过去了
and it seems that most couplings were successful
它们的结合很成功
but producing the egg has taken its toll
雌企鹅却因为生蛋精疲力尽
The females no longer have the energy to incubate
所以没有力气孵蛋了
The male takes over
这个责任要由雄企鹅来承担
It's still minus 20 degrees centigrade,
现在的气温仍然是零下二十摄氏度
so the transfer must be done quickly
所以转交速度必须要快
or else the egg will freeze
否则蛋就会冻坏
With no bare rock to nest on the male tucks
没有裸露的岩石来放置
the egg into a special pouch
雄企鹅把蛋放在身体下一个特别的袋状物中
where he can keep it warm
让蛋保持温暖
It requires an extraordinary piece of teamwork
这需要有默契的合作方式
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