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Far to the west,
遥远的西方
in the Solomon Islands,
在所罗门群岛上
lives an animal that
生活着一种动物
depends on another characteristic of volcanoes for its survival
它们依靠着火山的另一种特征生存
Heat
热量
Meet the megapode,
冢雉
also known as the incubator bird
是一种需要孵化的鸟
Megapodes work hard to find the perfect spot to lay their egg
冢雉努力寻找好地方来放它们的蛋
And thanks to this island's volcanic springs,
多亏了岛上的火山温泉
that spot is just a foot or two below the sand,
就在沙子下的一两英尺处
where the temperature is an ideal 33 degrees
那里的温度是理想的33度
But some megapodes don't seem as keen to dig as others
但有些冢雉就不想 像其他“人”一样积极挖掘
and this can sometimes lead to fights
这样就会导致冲突
With the dispute,finally settled,
当胜负最终定下
the victor lays an egg and covers it with sand
胜者就会在里面产下蛋 然后用沙子覆盖
Parenting over,
为“人”父母的时间就结束了
the megapode leaves the time consuming job of incubation
冢雉把费神的孵蛋工作留给了
to the volcano
火山
While the megapode thrives on a volcano's heat,
冢雉靠火山的热量成长
back in Hawaii,
回到夏威夷
there's a creature that thrives on the exact opposite
那里有一种生物靠完全相反的东西成长
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