視頻出處:
本影片片段來自《非洲》
And a white-bellied female responds.
一位白腹蛙小姐做出了回應
They join together to mate.
一對愛侶開始交配
The loser will have to wait for the next storm before he sings again.
輸家恐怕要等到下場暴雨才能再次歌唱了
She lays her eggs on a blade of a long leaf.
母蛙將卵產在長葉植物的葉片上
And he, using his back legs, folds it over
公蛙用后腿將葉片折疊
and glues its two edges together, shutting the eggs inside.
再將葉子的兩端粘住 把卵包裹其中
This sealed nest is the safest place these leaf-folding frogs
那個密封的葉巢是大葉皺蛙為自己的后代
can find to protect their precious brood.
所能找到的最安全的孵化場所
Within days, the eggs are developing.
幾天之內 蛙卵便開始發育
The timing is perfect.
時間剛剛好
The rain washes away the glue and the tadpoles
大雨將葉子沖開 小蝌蚪們趁機
slip out of the leaves into the growing puddles below.
從葉片中滑進積滿雨水的水坑