BBC听力 | 海洋岛屿 12
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And with almost no competition from other native animals,
由于几乎没有其他本地动物的竞争
the crabs' huge size allows them
盗蟹的巨大体型
to make the most of another great coloniser
让它们能充分利用另一块大领地
Something found here in abundance.
在这里能找到许多椰肉
Coconuts are one of their favourite foods
这是它们最喜欢的食物
It's why they're also called "coconut crabs"
所以它们也叫椰子蟹
And they've been known to carry them
它们能带着椰子
As far as three miles back to a favourite den.
跑回三哩外的穴居里
Robber crabs are perhaps the only animals in the world
盗蟹或许是地球上唯一能
able to break into a coconut.
打破椰子的动物
The husk is ripped off by powerful pincers.
外壳被强力的钳子撕掉
Other legs drill through the germinating holes
其它腿钻通椰子自身的芽眼
on the seed itself until the nut finally cracks.
直到硬果最终破掉
The whole process can take several hours
整个过程可能要数小时
but the reward is a meal rich in protein.
奖赏是一顿富含蛋白质的美餐
Robber crabs may rule the land
盗蟹统治着陆地
But they're no masters of the sea.
却不是海洋的主人
An adult crab would drown in a few minutes
成年蟹能下水数分钟，
which raises the question
浮上来却是个问题
How did these monsters
这个怪物怎么到南太平洋的？
get to so many of the South Pacific's most isolated islands?
到达如此偏僻的岛屿？
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