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Africa is almost completely surrounded by oceans.
非洲幾乎完全被海洋包圍著
Here on the east coast, there are animals
在這片東海岸 動物們已經
feeling the changing climate in a most surprising way.
感受到了氣候的驚人變化
This is a young female green turtle.
這是一只年輕的雌海龜
During her lifetime, she will travel thousands of miles
在她的一生中 她將在海洋里
through the ocean looking for food.
橫穿幾千英里去尋覓食物
Turtles return to the same beach which they hatched
海龜回到孵化它們的沙灘
to lay their own eggs.
產下海龜蛋
The eggs are buried in the sand
海龜蛋埋在沙礫中
and the hatchlings will emerge after about two months.
大概兩個月后幼龜破殼而出
But there's a strange thing about turtle eggs.
但海龜蛋有個奇怪的特點
And that is the temperature at which the eggs are kept
那就是海龜蛋所處地的溫度
will determine the sex of most of the hatchlings.
會決定大多數幼龜的性別
If the sand temperature is high, they will be female,
如果沙灘溫度高 就是雌龜
if it's low, they will be male.
溫度低 就是雄龜
So global warming could have a crucial effect on turtle populations.
因此全球變暖對海龜數量有著關鍵影響
And this young female may find it very difficult in years to come
這只年輕的雌龜在未來幾年
to find a male with which to mate.
將難以找到雄龜和她交配
