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In the safety of their finished forest tree house, the Goldeneye ducklings at last made an appearance.
在森林樹上安全的窩里，鵲鴨幼雛終于露面了。
After 30 days, all of the eggs have hatched.
三十天之后，所有的蛋都孵化了。
The nest is now busy and crowded.
現在的巢里忙碌而擁擠。
Their mother is never far away.
媽媽一直在身邊。
What looks like a spring clean is a chance to re-ingest valuable nutrients on the calcium-rich egg shells.
這看上去好像春季的大掃除，而實際上是重新吸收寶貴的營養，因為蛋殼含豐富的鈣。
What their mother does next will present the ducklings with their first challenge.
下面媽媽要做的就是教它們迎接第一項挑戰。
Still just hours old, they are programmed to follow her anywhere.
小鴨們剛出生幾個小時，媽媽到哪兒，它們就本能地跟到哪兒。
It's all part of the plan.
全在計劃之中。
She's certainly not a careless mother.
它當然不是粗心的媽媽。
Like the Barnacle geese, she just need them to go with her to find food.
和黑雁一樣，它只是要讓孩子們跟它一起去找吃的。
But the nest is not quite empty.
可是巢里還未完全騰空。
No one waits for the straggler.
沒人等落伍者。
A little sustenance, and he takes the plunge.
補充了點營養，它終于跳了下去。
Against all odds, he catches up with the family.
盡管很難，它還是追上了家人。
For the ducklings, it's quite an adventure.
對小鴨子們來說，這算是很刺激的冒險呢。
Their first swim, and their first meal.
它們第一次游泳，第一次進食。
To satisfy their appetite for aquatic insects and pond vegetation, foraging and diving appear to come naturally.
為了滿足以水生昆蟲和植物為食的需求，覓食和潛水看來是與生俱來的本領。
