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Southeast of Hawaii,
夏威夷的东南部
straddling the equator,
跨过赤道
lie the Galapagos Islands
座落着加拉巴哥群岛
As on Hawaii,
在夏威夷
some of the volcanoes here are still very active
许多火山还是非常活跃
The coastline of Isabela - the largest island
伊莎贝拉的海岸线——最大的岛屿
- is covered in volcanic rock
被火山岩覆盖
Here a very different kind of animal can be found in the rocky tubes
在这里的岩石管里可以找到多种动物
The chicks of Galapagos penguins
加拉巴哥企鹅的幼雏
Without the lava tubes,
如果没有火山管
they wouldn't survive
它们将无法存活
Cool and sheltered,
阴凉而具有庇护性
the tubes are the perfect nursery,
这些管洞是完美的保育室
protecting the chicks from the unforgiving temperatures outside
使幼雏不被外面无情的温度伤害
Unforgiving if you're a penguin,that is
如果你是一只企鹅，这绝对是无情的温度
Adult Galapagos penguins only cope by doing something the chicks can't yet do
成年企鹅为幼雏还不能做的事忙碌着
They take a dip
它们去游泳
The adults plunge into cool waters
成年企鹅跳入寒冷的水中
that have travelled all the way from the Antarctic
几乎从南极洲旅行了所有地方
Who says penguins can't fly?
谁说企鹅不能飞呢？
There's lots of food here,
这里有丰富的食物
as schools of fish are drawn to the shelter of these rocky, volcanic shores
鱼群被海岸的火山岩庇护所吸引到一起
But while the parents are out fishing,
但是当爸爸妈妈出去捕鱼时
their chicks are home alone
它们的小宝宝就独自在家了
Back in the lava tube,
在熔岩管里的后面
there's something creeping around
有东西在偷偷摸摸地爬着
A Sally Lightfoot crab has penguin on its mind
一只莎莉飞毛腿蟹对企鹅念念不忘
It's dark,
漆黑一片
so the crab can't be sure exactly what it's up against
螃蟹不知道会面对什么
This time, it's taken on more than it can handle
是时候了，它抓紧时间下手
Had the encounter been just a few days earlier,
如果早几天前交战
the outcome might have been very different
结局可能就大不同了
Crabs are major predators of baby penguins
螃蟹是企鹅宝宝的天敌
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