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.
在东南亚的丛林 太阳落山了 Sunset over the jungles of Southeast Asia.
地球上其中一个最古老的雨林 And one of the oldest rain forests on the planet
将要经历一个奇妙的转变 is about to undergo an extraordinary transformation.
随着日暮降临 As dusk draws in. . .
白天活跃的动物歇息了 the day shift comes to an end.
但在热带 夜间活动的动物 But here in the tropics, more animals have turned to the night. . .
比地球上任何地方都多 than anywhere else on Earth.
它们的故事和这个神秘世界的秘密 一直是一个谜 Their stories and the secrets of this ghostly world have been a mystery. . .
直到现在 until now.
在一棵巨型绞杀无花果树 交错蜿蜒的树根深处 Deep in the twisted roots of a giant strangler fig tree. . .
在看不见的地方 hidden from view. . .
栖居着也许可称为 世界上最奇特的夜行生物 lives, perhaps, the most bizarre nighttime creature of all.
幽灵眼镜猴 The spectral tarsier.
这是一种体型极小的灵长类动物 几乎还没网球大 Tiny primates barely larger than a tennis ball.
这个紧密的眼镜猴家族三代同堂 This close-knit family is three generations together.
祖父母 The grandparents. . .
它们的成年孩子 their grown-up kids. . .
和两只小小的新成员 and two tiny new arrivals.
最小的是一只胆小的眼镜猴 只有两周大 The youngest, a timid two-week-old. . .
它仍需要母亲哺乳 still feeding on his mother's milk.
它有个年纪较大的表哥 And his older cousin, a toddler.
五周大的它刚学会行走 Five weeks old, just finding his feet.
迫不及待地想知道 眼镜猴的生活是怎么样的 Eager to discover exactly how tarsier life works.
保护两个幼崽平安度过接下来的漫漫长夜 Just keeping these two youngsters safe through the long night ahead. . .
将是一个骇人的挑战 will be a daunting challenge.
眼镜猴一家面临着严峻的挑战 The family have definitely got their work cut out.
每天晚上 眼镜猴的第一个任务 Each night, the tarsiers' first task. . .
是一种略特别的个人身体清理 is a bit of unusual personal grooming.
拽耳朵 Ear tugging.
看起来很疼 但这是猎食前的重要准备工作 It looks painful, but this is important preparation for hunting. . .
清理耳朵可提高它们灵敏的听觉 priming their ears to maximize their sensitive hearing.
每个家庭成员都有自己的独特清理方式 Each family member has its own unique way of doing it.
有的成员清理得格外彻底 Some more thorough than others.
接下来就是捕食时间 Next. . . it's time to hunt.
眼镜猴的夜间视力比人类强100倍 Tarsier night vision is a hundred times better than ours.
但是有了低光度摄像机 But now, low-light cameras. . .
我们能看到它们的夜间世界 can see their nocturnal world. . .
和它们眼中的一样清晰 as clearly as they do.
每个夜晚 眼镜猴必须吃下 相当于自身重量十分之一的昆虫 Each night, tarsiers must eat a tenth of their body weight in insects.
如果要为小猴哺乳 那就得多吃三分之一 One-third again if they're feeding a little one.
在舒适的树木之家上 From the safety of his home tree,
五周大的小猴看着大猴们外出捕食 the five-week-old watches on as the adults hunt.
几周后 它就得完全靠自己捕食了 In just a few weeks' time, he'll need to do it all for himself.
有许多要学习的东西 There's lots to learn.
它必须学会使用卫星锅状的耳朵 He must master his satellite-dish ears,
分别移动两侧耳朵 在黑暗中接收微小的声音 moving each one independently to pick up tiny sounds in the dark.
接下来是它有如大光圈镜头的眼睛 Next, his huge light-bucket eyes.
成年后 眼镜猴的一只眼睛就比大脑大 Once fully grown, each eye is bigger than a tarsier's brain.
它必须学会倾斜脑袋以判断距离 He must learn to tilt his head to judge distance.
对于成年猴而言 这能帮助它们极精准地扑击 For the adults, this helps them pounce with pinpoint accuracy.
还有最后一课 And there's one final lesson.
在眼镜猴一家进餐时 At family mealtimes. . .
原则是先到… it's first come. . .
先得 first served.
眼镜猴一家该深入森林了 It's time for the family to venture deeper into the forest.
小猴子太小了 无法进行远距离旅行 The little ones are too small to travel far.
所以它们需要母亲带着它们 So they rely on their mothers to carry them. . .
方式是放在嘴里 in their mouths.
这可不容易 No easy task.
五分之一的眼镜猴宝宝 在出生一个月内丧命 One in five tarsier babies are lost in their first month.
所以对于两周大的小宝宝而言 So for the tiny two-week-old. . .
离开安全的树木之家 leaving the safety of the family tree. . .
是向前跨出了巨大的一步 is a giant step.
过去从未在森林这么深的地方 拍摄眼镜猴一家 Filming the family deeper in the forest than ever before. . .
我们终于能揭开秘密 看看眼镜猴如何保护幼崽安全度过夜晚 we can now see the secret way tarsiers keep their young safe through the night.
不是一只 Not just one. . .
而是两只眼镜猴宝宝 but two tarsier babies. . .
留在原地 藏在同一棵树上 left hidden in the same tree.
以往的镜头从未捕捉到 这样的迷你眼镜猴育儿所 A tiny tarsier nursery, never filmed before.
两个表兄弟互相关照 Two cousins watching each other's backs. . .
让成年猴腾出时间去捕食 leaving the adults free to hunt.
但在天黑后现身的 饥饿捕猎者不只有眼镜猴 But tarsiers aren't the only hungry predators to emerge after dark.
对于米纳草鸮来说 眼镜猴宝宝是美味大餐 For a Minahassa masked owl, a baby tarsier would make a tasty meal.
今晚会很漫长 It's going to be a long night ahead.
天刚黑的几个小时里 In the first hours of darkness. . .
并非所有生物都藏在暗影中 not everything is hiding in the shadows.
沿着河流 Along the waterways. . .
夜晚最美妙的奇观出现 树木也跟着活过来了 the trees come alive with one of the night's greatest wonders.
萤火虫 Fireflies.
最明亮的闪光来自寻找配偶的公萤火虫 The brightest flashes are males looking for love.
一眼看上去 它们似乎没什么章法 At first, they seem random.
每只萤火虫有自己的节奏 Each working to their own beat.
但是渐渐地 它们的节奏开始同步 But slowly, they synchronize.
以相同的节奏闪着荧光 黑暗里的每一棵树都成了灯塔 Flashing in unison, each tree becomes a beacon in the darkness.
用这场让人迷醉的表演吸引母萤火虫 Drawing in females with this hypnotic display.
当母萤火虫接近时 公萤火虫的闪光会变强 As a female approaches, the males' flashing intensifies.
镜头捕捉到的细节令人惊叹 Captured in astonishing detail. . .
我们能看到产生 这种魔法般生物光的化学反应 We can see the chemical reaction that creates this magical bioluminescence.
当满月升起 月光笼罩森林 As a full moon rises, light floods the forest.
这场炫目的表演结束了 And this dazzling display comes to an end.
对于眼镜猴来说 满月意味着危险 For the tarsiers, the full moon spells danger.
更多亮光意味着它们能去森林更深处探索 The extra light allows them to venture deeper into the forest
能比其他时间走得更远 than at any other time.
但它们越深入 But the further they go,
就越可能遇到捕猎者 the more likely they are to run into predators.
大胆冒险 Taking a chance. . .
这些爬树能手们 these tree-climbing specialists. . .
做出意想不到的举动 do something unexpected.
它们从安全的高枝上落下 They drop from the safety of the branches. . .
想突击地面的生物 to ambush creatures on the ground.
对于这些小灵长类动物而言 For these tiny primates,
森林的地面到处是美食 the forest floor is packed with treats.
而在树枝高处 High above, hidden in the branches. . .
藏着两只眼镜猴宝宝 它们俯瞰着在地面觅食的家人 the two tarsier babies watch their family foraging below.
五周大的小猴 The five-week-old. . .
几乎能靠自己捕食了 is almost ready to start hunting for himself.
它仍在学习如何在森林里穿梭 He's still mastering how to move through the forest.
但它已经够大了 能够认出好吃的零食 But he is old enough to recognize a tasty snack when he sees one.
一顿口感丰富的美餐 A rich feast. . .
对于饥饿的小猴来说 诱惑太大了 too tempting for a hungry youngster.
但是在晚上 But at night. . .
要想捕食 必须身手敏捷 you've got to be quick to catch your prey.
一只巨大的苏拉威西塔兰托毒蛛 抢走了它的美餐 A giant Sulawesi tarantula takes this meal.
在危机四伏的森林里 In a forest full of dangers. . .
小猴子必须学会跳跃 it's time for the youngster to make one of his very first leaps. . .
才能回到母亲安全的怀抱 back to the protection of mum.
眼镜猴并非受益于满月的唯一动物 Tarsiers aren't the only animals taking advantage of the full moon.
在丛林的一个瀑布下 At a jungle waterfall. . .
两个敌人正在打量对方 two rivals are sizing each other up.
黑斑岩蛙占据了一处极佳的进食位置 A black-spotted rock frog has secured a prime feeding position.
但一群体型更大的沙巴溅蛙 也觊觎它的地盘 But a gang of bigger Sabah splash frogs are after his spot.
通常 一声尖锐的呼唤就能喝退它们 Normally, a sharp call would tell them to back off.
但在瀑布旁边 But next to a waterfall. . .
很难将声音传出去 it's hard to make yourself heard.
所以它们使用一种秘密信号 So they use a secret sign language.
它们向对方挥动蛙腿 They wave at each other.
脚趾间的白色皮肤 The white skin between their toes. . .
在月光下反射着光 这是一种警告 glinting in the moonlight, is a warning.
但更大的溅蛙有一个特别招数 But the bigger splash frog has a special move.
伸双腿大法 The double-legger.
岩蛙不退缩 The rock frog stands his ground.
双方都不退让 And when neither of them back down. . .
只有一个办法一分胜负 there's only one way to settle things.
这一次没有赢家 This time, there is no winner.
黑夜快到尽头了 The night is almost over.
在高高的树冠中 High in the canopy,
两周大的小猴等待母亲捕食归来 the tiny two-week-old waits for his mother to return from hunting.
在森林里独自等待 Being all alone in the forest. . .
是很吓人的 is a scary business.
一条网纹蟒 A reticulated python.
成年蛇太重了 无法爬到高高的树冠处 An adult snake would be too heavy to climb high into the canopy.
但这是一条幼蛇 But this is a juvenile. . .
攀爬技术高超 an excellent climber.
它此刻使用的肌肉 与缠绕猎物时使用的相同 With the same muscles it would use to strangle its prey. . .
它能借此爬到最细的树枝上 the snake can ascend the thinnest of branches.
不警觉的眼镜猴是完美的餐点 Any unsuspecting tarsier would make the perfect meal.
但这些社会性的灵长类动物 有一种聪明的方式保护家庭安全 But these social primates have a clever way to keep their family safe.
一旦发现入侵者 它们就发出警告声 The moment they spot an intruder, they sound an alarm.
三声急促的吱吱叫声 Three rapid squeaks. . .
意思是最高级别的危险 the call for the highest level of danger.
警告让成年猴聚集起来围攻蛇 The alarm brings the adults together to mob the snake.
从一个枝头跳到另一个枝头 Leaping from branch to branch,
它们创造一种围攻者众多的假象 they create the illusion of more attackers.
虽然有危险 It may be risky. . .
但今晚 but tonight. . .
这招成功了 it works.
危险消除后 Only once the danger has been seen off. . .
成年猴才会回来接幼崽 do the adults return to collect their youngsters.
黎明渐渐来临 As dawn approaches,
眼镜猴一家回到安全的树木之家 the family returns to the safety of the home tree.
六只成年猴 Six adults. . .
一只五周大的顽皮小猴子第一次尝试捕食 a mischievous five-week-old who tried hunting for the first time. . .
还有一只两周大的幼崽 and a tiny two-week-old. . .
它存活过第一个外出之夜 who survived one of his very first nights out. . .
在丛林深处 deep in the jungle.
（镜头下的黑夜）
为了拍摄眼镜猴的夜生活 To film the nocturnal lives of tarsiers. . .
《Earth at Night》团队 深入东南亚森林深处 the Earth at Night team traveled deep into the forests of Southeast Asia.
一支团队在地面上跟拍眼镜猴一家 While one crew followed the tarsier family on the ground. . .
攀爬专家蒂姆佛格 则负责在夜里的树冠中拍摄 specialist climber Tim Fogg was tasked with filming in the canopy at night.
树冠高达十层楼 Ten stories up.
在白天做这件事没什么问题 It's all very well doing this sort of thing in daylight,
你能看清一切 when you can see everything that's going on,
但我们想在晚上拍摄 but we're trying to take it on at night
（吊绳专家 蒂姆佛格）
这就有重重困难了 and that adds layers and layers of problems.
你显然要俯视 什么都看不见 You obviously look down. You can't see what's happening.
下面什么都没有 You're holding it down on nothing.
为了拍摄片头的绞杀无花果树 To get the opening shots of the strangler fig tree,
团队必须将低光度摄像机 装在稳定滑轮装置上 the team had to balance a low-light camera on a stabilized pulley system.
还是太重了 拿一些出来 That's still too heavy. Take some out.
哇 慢慢来 小心 好的 可以了 Whoa! Steady! Careful! Okay, that's it!
摄像装备装好了 With the rig ready to go. . .
蒂姆必须等待月亮升起 才有足够的光拍摄 Tim had to wait for the moon to rise to give enough light to film.
在地面上 On the ground,
摄像师马克佩恩吉尔拍摄眼镜猴时 cameraman Mark Payne-Gill prepared to film the tarsiers
准备使用经特别处理的镜头 这种镜头原本用于另一用途 with a specially adapted lens, built for a very different purpose.
这种镜头的一个很大的优点是… The great thing about this lens is that it's designed
（摄像师 马克佩恩吉尔）
…它原本是用来让天文学家 录下或拍摄夜空中很难看清的物体 for astronomers to film or photograph very faint objects in the night sky.
好的 All right.
这是我第一次使用这种镜头 This will be the first time I've ever had to run around a lens of this kind
说实话 以前从没用这个拍过 on any shoot, to be honest.
制作团队的目标是 The crew's aim,
捕捉到眼镜猴宝宝独自在丛林等待的画面 to capture the moment when a tarsier baby is left alone in the jungle.
他们拖着沉重的设备在森林中走了几公里 Having hauled the heavy kit many kilometers through the forest,
终于找到一处藏身点 they finally discovered a hiding place.
好的 找到了 这里不错 Okay, I got it. This is nice.
对 很棒 Yeah. It's great.
哇 Wow.
很难相信这个小家伙 一整夜独自待在树枝上 Hard to believe this little thing just stays there all night on its own
没有任何保护 with nothing to defend it.
等待妈妈在早上回来 And just wait for its mum to come back in the morning.
50米的高空中 夜空终于放晴了 Fifty meters up, the night skies eventually cleared,
满月出现了 revealing a full moon.
好的 来吧 Okay, here we go.
团队开始工作了 And the crew got to work.
对 很棒 谢谢 蒂姆 Yeah, that looks amazing. Thanks, Tim.
从树冠到森林的地面 From the canopy to the forest floor. . .
制作团队成功摄到 the team was able to document the secret lives. . .
丛林中最奇特夜行生物之一的秘密生活 of one of the jungle's strangest nocturnal creatures.