夜 The night.
一个暗影重重的世界 那里藏着地球上超过一半的动物 A shadowy world that hides more than half the animals on our planet.
在过去的镜头中 我们只能匆匆一瞥动物的生活 Until now, cameras only offered a glimpse into their lives.
但凭借新一代科技 But with next-generation technology,
我们眼中的夜晚和白天一样清晰 we can see the night as clear as day.
有了比人类眼睛敏感100倍的摄像机 With cameras a hundred times more sensitive than the human eye. . .
我们终于能够捕捉到夜晚的美 we can now capture the beauty of night. . .
以全真色彩 in color.
怪谲的自然风光 Alien landscapes.
在黑夜里活跃的奇特生物 Strange creatures brought to life by the darkness.
前所未见的行为 Unseen behaviors.
现在我们能追踪动物的生活 Now we can follow the lives of animals
前往地球最后的荒野 in Earth's last true wilderness.
夜 The night.
夜色中的地球
在世界上最大的热带湿地 傍晚降临了 Evening is falling in the world's greatest tropical wetland.
巴西的潘塔纳尔湿地 Brazil's Pantanal.
南美洲最神秘大猫科动物的重要据点 A stronghold for South America's most secretive big cat. . .
美洲豹 the jaguar.
一只公豹正在享受温暖白日的仅剩时光 And enjoying the last warmth of the day is a male
它叫祖鲁 known as Juru.
六岁大 体重超过100公斤 At six years old and weighing over 100 kilos. . .
它是美洲大陆上体型最大 he's amongst the largest,
最强壮的大猫之一 most powerful big cats in the Americas.
这一片肥沃的河流地段 是它居住了两年的领地 This prime stretch of river has been his territory for two years.
但今晚祖鲁的统治地位岌岌可危 But tonight Juru's reign hangs in the balance.
它最近和敌对的公豹打斗 一只爪子严重受伤 In a recent fight with a rival male, he badly injured his paw.
它身体虚弱 饥肠辘辘 It's left him weak and hungry.
接下来的几天 它将面临前所未有的考验 The coming days and nights will test him more than ever before.
它需要打起精神守卫自己的河流 He'll need to summon the strength to defend his river.
但是在这个傍晚 它的首要任务是寻找食物 But this evening, his first priority is finding something to eat.
祖鲁在捕猎时必须出其不意 To hunt, Juru must have the element of surprise.
但在白天 But in daylight,
受伤的爪子让偷袭猎物变得不可能 his injured paw makes sneaking up on prey almost impossible.
一个巨獭家庭发现了它 A family of giant otters has spotted him.
在白天捕食看来是不可能了 It seems there's little chance for a meal in daylight.
但这里的美洲豹大多是夜行动物 But the jaguars here are largely nocturnal.
它们在晚上比白天要活跃一倍 They're twice as active at night.
祖鲁知道即将到来的黑夜 可能会为它带来好运 Juru knows the coming darkness may bring him success.
随着热带的太阳落下 As the tropical sun sets. . .
河流的景象变了 the river transforms.
在此之前 美洲豹在这些流域的夜生活 Until now, what jaguars got up to at night on these rivers. . .
一直是个谜 has been a mystery.
但凭借在月光下才能拍摄的摄像机 But with cameras that can film only by moonlight. . .
我们终于可以一窥它们的夜晚世界 we can now see their nighttime world. . .
以全真色彩 in color.
我们得以近距离观察祖鲁 Allowing us an intimate view into Juru's life.
同时也一睹夜里它的河流是什么景象 And giving us a window into the night on his river.
养伤数小时后 它最初的几步走得颇痛苦 After hours resting his injury, his first steps appear excruciating.
但它没有别的选择 But he's got no choice.
它必须尝试捕猎 He must try to hunt.
它的夜视力比人类灵敏六倍 His night vision, six times more sensitive than our own,
它发现一群水豚 picks out a group of capybara,
那是在河流栖居的巨型啮齿类动物 giant rodents that live on the river.
美洲豹是伏击型的捕猎者 Jaguars are ambush predators.
祖鲁必须距离猎物几米内才能成功伏击 Juru must get within meters of his prey to stand a chance.
但到了晚上 But now at night. . .
它有黑暗这个帮手 he has darkness on his side.
水豚看不见它 The capybara can't see him.
但我们的摄像机能看见 But our cameras can.
虽然它受伤了 Despite his injury. . .
它还是慢慢接近 he's closed the distance.
因为水豚在水中 祖鲁需要换个方式 With the capybara in the water, Juru needs a different approach. . .
这也让我们看见它令人惊叹的一面 and reveals something truly remarkable.
在晚上 这里的美洲豹是水下猎手 At night, jaguars here are aquatic hunters.
水缓解了它的伤痛 Relieved from the pain by the water,
祖鲁可以把河流当作追踪猎物的高速通道 Juru now uses the river as a stalking highway.
在我们跟拍祖鲁前 Until we followed Juru,
没有人知道美洲豹在夜晚 能像这样在河里捕猎 no one knew the extent to which jaguars stalked rivers like this at night.
它成功潜行到水豚附近 He's managed to creep up on the capybara.
但水豚很易受惊 But they're skittish.
也很警觉 And alert.
它被发现了 He's been rumbled.
今晚祖鲁就是不走运 It's just not Juru's night.
但它必须尽快进食 否则就没有力气继续称霸了 But he needs to eat soon to have the strength to continue to rule.
在祖鲁所在湿地边缘的草原上 In the savanna that borders Juru's wetlands. . .
黑夜让我们看到 南美最迷幻的灯光奇观之一 the night reveals one of South America's most mesmerizing light displays.
这些灯塔是叩头虫幼虫发光的结果 These beacons are produced by click beetle larvae
它们从白蚁丘上的藏身洞中爬出 emerging from their burrows in termite mounds.
每年有几个星期 For a few weeks a year. . .
最高能有3米的白蚁丘 each mound, some up to three meters tall. . .
一齐照亮夜空 lights up the night sky.
长翅膀的白蚁也在夜晚现身 The night also draws out winged termites
数量高达几百万只 它们在白蚁丘之间穿行 交配 that fly between the mounds to breed in their millions.
但对于白蚁而言 这些亮光是致命的 But for the termites, the lights are lethal.
它们被亮光吸引 就如飞蛾扑火 They're attracted to them like moths to a flame.
但这是个陷阱 But it's a trap.
发光的幼虫会猎食白蚁 The glowing grubs are termite hunters.
它们在黑漆漆的虫洞里以白蚁尸体为食 They'll feed on the corpses in the darkness of their burrows. . .
这是大自然最邪恶 in one of nature's most sinister,
但也最魔幻的午夜美餐 but magical midnight feasts.
回到河上 两个夜晚过去了 Back on the river, two nights have passed.
祖鲁仍没进食 Juru still hasn't eaten.
它从没这么虚弱过 He's weaker than ever. . .
现在还面临新的问题 and now faces a new problem.
在黑暗中 In the darkness. . .
它听见远处传来低吼声 可能来自敌对的公豹 he hears a distant roar that could be a rival male.
但夜拍摄像机让我们发现 But night cameras show. . .
那是一种更具诱惑的声音 it's something more enticing.
那是一只年轻母美洲豹 发出的交配鸣叫 它叫阿奎娥 It's the mating call of a young female jaguar called Ague.
它的呼唤是为了吸引配偶 She's calling to attract a partner
它似乎在跟随祖鲁和其他公豹的气味 and appears to be following the scent of Juru and other males
沿着河滩行走 that have passed along the beach.
它的发情期只有几周 She's only in heat for a matter of weeks.
所以希望今晚它的呼唤能得到应答 So hopes tonight her calls will be answered.
它发现黑暗中出现了一个身影 She spots something emerging from the dark. . .
但那并不是它所期待的 but it's definitely not what she was hoping for.
一只巴西貘 A Brazilian tapir. . .
南美最罕见的夜行动物之一 one of South America's rarest nocturnal creatures.
阿奎娥不知道应该袭击还是撤退 Ague doesn't know whether to attack or retreat.
对于巴西貘来说 还好 Luckily for the tapir,
阿奎娥仍在想着寻找配偶的事 Ague's still got her mind on finding a mate.
它的声声呼唤终于被注意到 And all her calling at last attracts attention.
不过 这只强壮的公豹不是祖鲁 But this powerful male isn't Juru.
它是入侵者 He's an intruder. . .
是祖鲁的威胁 a threat to Juru.
但它正是阿奎娥在找的 But just what Ague has been looking for.
大猫的求偶过程通常很吵闹 Big cat courtship is usually a raucous affair.
但观察它们的夜晚生活 我们发现这个过程也可能很温柔 But seeing into their nighttime world shows it can be far more gentle.
年轻的情侣并肩坐下 就像初次约会一样 The young couple sit together as if on a first date.
仅仅能接近对方 就已经很开心 Seemingly happy just to be close to one another.
今晚 河上不只有它们 And tonight they're not the only ones on the river
沉浸在爱意中 for whom love is in the air.
选择对的配偶需要一些时间 Choosing the right partner takes a bit of time.
在夜晚跟拍阿奎娥 Following Ague through the night
让我们发现交配的美洲豹 有着让人意想不到的温柔一面 reveals a surprisingly tender side to jaguar courtship
镜头第一次捕捉到这样的画面 filmed for the very first time.
阿奎娥找到另一半了 Ague has got her man.
但对于祖鲁来说 它正失去对河流的霸权 But for Juru, control of the river is slipping away.
两个晚上又过去了 它仍然踽踽独行 Two evenings later, he remains alone. . .
也还饿着肚子 and still hungry.
它已经一周没有进食 He hasn't eaten for a week
但要想守住这块黄金领地 它必须尽快觅食 but must do soon to keep hold of this prime territory.
两年来 这条河流属于它 In the two years this has been his river,
这是祖鲁从未遇过的艰难时刻 it's the hardest time Juru's ever faced.
但它还不打算放弃 But he's not about to give up yet.
它的爪子渐渐痊愈 His paw is healing.
随着日暮降临 饥饿感敦促它行动 As dusk draws in, hunger drives him on.
它的身体稍强壮了些 现在能在河中捕猎 Now stronger, he can hunt the river. . .
可以换一种方式了 in a different way.
它发现一只水豚在芦苇丛里藏身 He spots a capybara seeking shelter in the reeds.
但它不是附近唯一的猎手 But he's not the only hunter here.
一只巴拉圭凯门鳄 A yacare caiman.
身长2米 它也是一流的捕猎者 它也在觅食 Two meters long, and another top predator also on the prowl.
为了不惊动猎物 祖鲁必须慢慢行动 Juru must move slowly to avoid raising the alarm.
但今晚它的目标不是水豚 But tonight he's not after capybara.
对于饥饿的美洲豹而言 For a hungry jaguar,
另一个捕猎者也可以作为美餐 even other predators are on the menu.
凭借在所有大猫中最有力的下颚 它打赢了这场决斗 The most powerful jaws of all big cats finish the fight.
这顿丰盛的战利品能用几小时吃完 A prize like this will be devoured in hours. . .
但这足以让祖鲁维持数日体力 but will sustain Juru for days.
祖鲁终于恢复状态了 Juru is finally back on form.
又一个夜晚来临 As another night descends,
祖鲁继续在自己的王国巡视 Juru is back patrolling his realm.
在它统领河流的无数个夜晚里 Over the many moons he's ruled this river,
过去的一晚是最艰难的一晚 this last has been his toughest.
尽管如此 But against the odds,
祖鲁已经准备好 面对任何可能出现的新挑战 Juru is ready to face whatever new challenges may come his way.
看到它的夜生活后 Only by seeing into his world at night
我们终于能全面地了解巴西美洲豹 have we been able to tell the full story of Brazil's jaguars
前所未见的一面 in a way never possible before.
（镜头下的黑夜）
为了在巴西潘塔纳尔湿地拍摄美洲豹 To film jaguars in Brazil's Pantanal,
《Earth at Night》团队必须沿着水路 the Earth at Night team had to take to the water
使用安装特制夜拍摄像机的拍摄船 using filming boats armed with specialized night cameras.
团队在找的不是随便哪只美洲豹 The crew weren't searching for just any jaguar,
他们只想找到一只豹 祖鲁 but one cat in particular. Juru.
我们在找祖鲁 We're looking for Juru.
它消失在树林里了 We lost him into the forest,
（制片人 乔史蒂文斯）
我们觉得它可能会突然出现在某个河滩上 and we're thinking he may pop out onto one of these beaches
现在月光照亮了这些河滩 that have been lit up by the moonlight now.
真希望找到祖鲁 感觉像大海捞针 Really would like to find Juru. Feels like a needle in a haystack.
能在这里找到美洲豹是很幸运的 I mean, to find a jaguar is fortunate around here.
（摄像师 肖恩摩尔）
而找到我们的明星美洲豹就更难了 And to find a given jaguar that's our star, it's asking a lot.
团队有多年跟拍大猫的经验 The team's years of experience following and filming big cats
但此刻面临考验 was being put to the test.
向导十分了解这些大猫 The guides know these cats really well.
他们白天和它们相处好几个小时 They've spent hours with them during the day.
但从没在晚上做这件事 But no one's ever done this at night before.
所以大家都是第一次 So it's new for everybody.
祖鲁的领地占地达100平方公里 Juru's territory stretches for up to 100 square kilometers.
所以光是在晚上找到它已是一项成就 So just finding him at night was an achievement.
现在是凌晨4点15分 我们已经在这里待了12个小时 It's 4:15 in the morning. We've been out here for 12 hours.
我们找到它了 And we found him.
对 它突然…探出头来 Right, he's just. . . popped his head out.
四周看看 它不太警觉 似乎还是很困 Looking around, he's not that alert. He still looks quite sleepy.
找到祖鲁了 Having found Juru,
团队倚赖夜拍摄像机观察它的世界 the crew now relied on the night cameras to see into his world.
如果我抬头看河岸 我不可能看见那边有豹 If I glance up and look at the riverbank, there's no way I can see the cat there.
太黑了 这些摄像机真厉害 It's way too dark. These cameras are phenomenal.
利用新技术 团队可以跟随祖鲁 With this new approach, the team could follow Juru
捕捉它夜生活的秘密时刻 and capture the otherwise secret moments of his nocturnal story.
-看水中 左边一点 Look, in the water. A bit to the left.
水豚正接近美洲豹 The capybara is approaching the jaguar.
真奇妙 It's amazing.
但除了祖鲁外 But it wasn't just Juru
团队还遇到另一个惊喜 who would give the crew a surprising insight
让他们得以一窥月光下美洲豹的生活 into what jaguars get up to under moonlight.
那边的河滩上有另一只美洲豹 There's another jaguar on the beach over there.
就在正前方 12点钟方向 It's straight ahead, like, 12 o'clock.
那只美洲豹正接近我们 The jaguar's coming towards us.
团队遇到阿奎娥 The crew's encounter with Ague
它揭示了这种通常令人胆颤的捕猎者 还有温柔的一面 was about to reveal a softer side to this otherwise fearsome predator.
-哇 快看 Look at that.
真好 That's really nice.
人们从没见过这种行为 更别提拍下来了 This behavior has never been seen, let alone filmed before.
我们正在夜晚跟拍一对求偶的情侣 We are now following a courting couple into the night.
它们其实挺温柔的 真有意思 They're actually pretty tender with each other. It's interesting to see.
完全沉浸在爱河里 Total lovebirds.
我觉得这有助人们了解 I think the book on jaguar behavior
美洲豹的行为 is being written right here.
能够在夜晚跟拍祖鲁和其他美洲豹 Being able to follow Juru and the other jaguars at night
标志着全新的篇章 marks a whole new chapter in our understanding
我们对这些神秘的大猫有了新的理解 of these secretive big cats.