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本影片片段來自《非洲》
This is the White Desert, in Egypt.
眼前是埃及境內的白沙漠
The landscape is littered with giant chalk pillars,
此處遍布著巨大的柱形白堊
carved by innumerable sandstorms.
是由長期的風沙侵蝕而成
This glaring white oven is lethally hot.
這些耀眼的白巖石極其炙熱
Food here is almost non-existent.
在這里根本無法找到食物
But there's a rare gift from a passing camel.
但路過此處的駱駝會留下珍貴的小禮物
The smell has lured dung beetles from miles around.
糞便的氣味能夠引來數英里外的蜣螂
For them, this is manna from heaven.
對他們來說 這就是天上掉下的餡餅
One dung ball could provide enough food
一個糞球足以供這只雌蜣螂
to last this female beetle the rest of her life.
享用一輩子了
But she has a problem.
但她面臨一個問題
To keep it fresh,
為了保持糞便的新鮮
she must bury it in moist ground.
她必須把糞球埋入潮濕的土壤中
And that's not easy to find.
那可不容易找到
The temperature has already risen ten degrees.
此時 溫度已上升了10度
This lizard avoids the roasting sand.
這只蜥蜴逃離了熾熱的沙地
Only 30 centimetres above the surface,
雖然離地面只有30厘米
it's significantly cooler.
但已經涼快多了
