Orca - the largest and most predatory of the dolphin family.
虎鯨是最大 也最具攻擊性的海豚科動物
Killer whales.
它們是殺人鯨
This pod of nine can only survive here by being opportunists.
這九只殺人鯨是因為懂得投機 才能在這里存活
Normally, young elephant seals are not on the menu.
小象海豹通常不是它們的獵物
They stay close to the shore, safe in the shallows of their nursery pool.
小象海豹都留在近岸處 安全的淺水養育池中
The pool is almost entirely cut off from the sea.
這片淺水池幾乎完全與大海隔絕
A narrow, shallow channel is the only access to the open water.
只有一條狹窄淺水道通往大海
But this pod of killer whales
但這群殺人鯨當中
contains a very special female.
有一只母鯨很特殊
She's easily identified by her calf, which is always close by.
從永遠緊跟在旁的幼鯨 就能輕易認出它
Every year she comes to the pool at the same time,
它每年都在同樣的時間 來到這片水池
when the seals first swim in the shallows.
也就是小象海豹 最早在淺水處游動的時候
She knows how to get them.
母殺人鯨知道怎么接近它們