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Penguins have their own waterproof down survival suits.
企鵝有自己的防水生存套裝。
They replace their feathers each year in one short burst.
它們每年都會在短時間內更換羽毛。
Indeed, Kings completely replace every single feather.
的確，“列王”會更換每一根羽毛。
New feathers grow through underneath to push out the old and there is
lots of them.
新的羽毛從下面長出來，將許多舊羽毛推出去。
Penguin feathers are three to four times more densely packed than
those of the average flying bird.
企鵝羽毛的密度是普通飛鳥的三到四倍。
As spring takes the chill from the air, members of the colony display
different stages.
當春天從空氣中帶走寒意時，企鵝們呈現出不同的階段。
Some are changing feathers before they can go fishing; others are
already in their new suits and start a court.
有些企鵝在能捕魚前就開始換羽了；還有些企鵝早就換完羽開始捕食了。
Their brassy coats advertise their availability and interest.
企鵝黃銅色的羽毛表明了對食物的興趣。
Hungry chicks are only thinking about food, they follow any adult
returning from the sea with a belly full of fish.
饑餓的小企鵝只想著食物，它們跟著從海里回來的肚子里裝滿了魚的成年企鵝
。
They will soon gain the strength for their first voyage to sea.
小企鵝們很快成長起來，開始第一次出海航行。
We can safely leave the Kings to meet our second penguin stars.
我們可以安全地離開“列王”去見我們的第二個企鵝明星家族。
Over the picturesque Cobblers cove, warm winds are blowing ashore.
在風景如畫的考布勒斯灣，暖風正吹向岸邊。
And new arrivals are pop-singing from short trips to catch fish just
offshore.
新到的企鵝在短途旅行中唱著流行歌曲到近海捕魚。
Gentoo penguins, there is a high-speed approach.
巴布亞企鵝有一種效率極高的捕魚方式。
They snatch a breath every time they are out of the water.
他們每次從水里出來都要吸一口氣。
Our second penguin personality spots triangular white patch behind
the eye, a bright orange bill and a spatter of white on the back of
the head.
第二種企鵝的特征是眼睛后面有三角形白色斑點，喙呈亮橙色，后腦勺上有白
色斑點。
Gentoo actually means a pagan in Hindustan.
巴布亞企鵝在印度的意思是異教徒。
It's a mystery why this word applies to a bird.
這個詞為什么用在鳥身上是個謎。
Gentoos have a long climb ahead to their nesting colony.
巴布亞企鵝要走到筑巢區有很長的一段路。
A penguin walkway stretches off into the distance.
一條企鵝走道一直延伸到遠處。
In fact, these birds make their way a whole 500 yards uphill to reach
their sheltered spots.
事實上，這些鳥在爬坡500碼才能到達它們的庇護點。
Pygoscelis is their Latin family name.
阿德利企鵝是其拉丁類屬名。
It means brush-tailed.
意思是帚尾。
Gentoos sweep the ground with one of the longest tails of any of the
17 species of penguin.
巴布亞企鵝是17種企鵝中尾巴最長的一種。
Their living nest is as far as a mile from the coast.
他們的巢穴離海岸有一英里遠。
Of the three penguins on our safari, Gentoos construct the biggest
nests.
在我們游獵之旅碰到的三個企鵝家族中，巴布亞企鵝建造了最大的巢穴。
They can be almost 8 inches above the ground and 18 inches across.
巢穴離地面約8英寸，直徑約18英寸。
In Gentoo's society, there seems to be an awful lot of rivalry.
在巴布亞企鵝的社會中，似乎有很多的競爭。
They try to build their nests as big as possible.
他們試圖把巢筑得盡可能大。
The hard-working birds go up into the tussock grass to bring back
nesting materials.
辛勤工作的企鵝爬到草叢中帶回筑巢的材料。
The lazy ones simply steal construction materials from their
neighbors.
懶惰的企鵝只是從鄰居那里偷建筑材料。
This little thief is so house-proud, he's erected the biggest
residence in this suburb.
這個小蟊賊對自己的巢非常驕傲，并在這個郊區建造了最大的住宅。
When the neighbors return, the perpetrator looks like he is
pretending nothing suspicious is going on.
當鄰居們回來的時候，小蟊賊看起來像是在假裝沒有發生任何可疑的事情。
