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Back in Iceland, in their beach side den, ten fox cubs still suckle on their exhausted mother.
冰島海岸邊的狐貍窩里，十只小狐貍仍在吮吸媽媽的乳汁，而媽媽已精疲力竭。
It's been nearly a week since her mate went missing.
她的伴侶失蹤將近一周了，
She's having to look after herself and her family alone.
不得不獨自照顧自己和孩子們。
Desperate to replenish her energy in order to provide enough milk for her cubs,
它急需補充體力才能讓孩子們有足夠的奶水，
She's forced to leave her litter and venture out.
它被迫離開幼崽，冒險出去。
Her passage to the landscape over the next few days is marked by tufts of her white winter fur.
這一路上，在幾天之內都會留下一簇簇它那白色的冬季軟毛。
The Arctic fox has the most insulating coat of all mammals.
北極狐的皮毛是哺乳動物中隔熱性最好的。
It's essential to endure winter temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius.
那是幫助它們忍受冬季攝氏零下五十度低溫的必需品。
But with temperatures rising, the coat becomes a nuisance.
但是現在氣溫正在回升，厚厚的外衣就成了累贅。
But darker summer coat helps keep her cool and blend in with the surroundings.
而顏色較深的夏裝不僅能使其涼爽，還能和周圍的環境相融。
But today she can't afford to worry about comfort or stealth.
但是今天，它顧不上是否舒服，也顧不上能不能隱秘。
It's food she's after.
它關心的是尋找食物。
In Iceland, seabirds are a staple of the fox's diet, but there are very few on the vixen's territory.
在冰島，狐貍的主要食物是海鳥，可是這只雌狐的地盤上卻沒有多少。
On the beach, the spring tide has been kind, delivering the meal she desperately needs.
海灘上，春季的潮水很慷慨，帶來了它急需的食物。
The fish will keep her and her cubs alive.
這塊魚肉能夠讓它和幼崽們活命。
But her feast will have to be cut short.
然而它的盛宴被迫打斷。
She needs to get back to her family, there's an intruder prowling her territory.
它必須回到孩子們身邊，有個入侵者正在它的領地內窺探。
