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Encompassing an extreme range of climates, Scandinavia is made up of five countries spanning much of the northern hemisphere.
斯堪的納維亞有多種極端氣候，它包含五個國家，覆蓋大部北半球。
It is home to a diverse array of animals uniquely adapted to life in this ice scarred region.
這里是多種動物的家園，只有它們能適應這冰雪雕琢的世界。
Large herds of reindeer are only seasonal visitors to the treeless expanse of tundra.
大批的馴鹿只是季節性地到訪這沒有樹木的廣闊苔原。
They cannot survive winter here, so every autumn they migrate south to the shelter of the forests.
因無法在這里過冬，所以每年秋季它們都要向南方的森林里遷徙。
It's a busy time for breeding males. Migration is at the same time as the rut.
對處于繁殖期的雄性來說這是一個繁忙的季節。遷徙和發情的時間重疊。
For more than three weeks, the males do nothing but fight and mate while keeping on the move.
有三個多星期，雄性在行進過程中只管爭斗和交配。
They live entirely off their fat reserves.
它們完全依靠體內存儲的脂肪生存。
The herds travel as much as 50 kilometers every day.
鹿群每天要行進五十公里。
They must leave before extreme conditions shut the door.
它們得在惡劣天氣到來之前離開。
Behind them, winter closes in fast.
它們身后，冬天迅速地逼近。
Temperatures plunge, often reaching minus 40 degrees Celsius.
溫度急轉直下，經常達到攝氏零下四十度。
Deep snows cover the land, and the sun disappears below the horizon for two months.
深深的積雪覆蓋大地，太陽將消失在地平線之下達兩個月之久。
The only break to winter darkness is celestial spectacle, the aurora borealis.
黑暗冬季里唯一的亮光就是這種天文奇觀，北極光。
