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The mating ritual of each species on Earth has certain, well, peculiarities.
地球上每一個物種它們的交配慣例中都存在某種怪癖。
As you might tell it from the name of the species itself, blue-footed boobies are no exception to this rule.
從這個物種的名字你就可以看出，藍(lán)腳鰹鳥也不例外。
Here in the Galapagos Islands, this pair of blue-footed boobies check each other out.
在加拉帕戈斯群島，這一對藍(lán)腳鰹鳥正在檢查這彼此。
Now, what is the most important quality the female looks for in a male: good looks? A steady income? Beachfront property?
那么在尋找另一半時，雌性最看重的是什么：長得帥？收入穩(wěn)定？海邊小別墅？
Well, those are important, but they pale in comparison to having blue feet.
那些都很重要，但是與擁有一雙藍(lán)色腳掌相比，以上這些可就相形見絀了。
Hence, this dance- the revelation of foot color, so that the female will not by mistake mate with a red-footed booby, or even a crab-footed booby.
因此，這種舞姿—揭露了腳掌的顏色，所以雌性不會把它們和紅腳鰹鳥或是蟹腳鰹鳥弄混。
Now, let's say though an iguana wanders into a booby land.
現(xiàn)在比如說，有只鬣蜥蜴在鰹鳥領(lǐng)地徘徊。
The boobies tend to breed where the marine iguana spend the night, so this iguana does have a reason to be here.
鰹鳥會海鬣蜥睡覺的地方繁育，所以鬣蜥蜴還是有理由呆在這里的。
Not that the boobies care. They force the poor iguana to run a gantlet of pecking beats.
這些鰹鳥并不在乎。它們會用嘴巴啄著可憐的鬣蜥蜴。
Hey, let me out of here, man! This is worse than a fraternity hazing.
啊，讓我出去！這比兄弟會受欺辱還糟糕。
The iguana finds its way out, which I guess in this case, you could say is the,er, booby prize- aha, sorry.
鬣蜥蜴發(fā)現(xiàn)逃生出路，這種情況下，我猜你或許會說這怕不是一個安慰獎吧。
