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Powered by the strongest winds in the world,
受強勁氣流的推動
the current continues east until it hits the tip of South America, where it's driven northwards.
洋流將不停地向東移動，直到在南美末端遇阻，然后改道北上
Over 8,000 miles later, the cold current reaches the equator and a remote archipelago.
經過7000海里后，它將抵達赤道及一個遙遠的群島
The water has warmed up on the journey north,
洋流向北移動時逐漸變曖
but it's still cold and nutrient rich.
但它仍然是寒冷且富含營養的
This has allowed some animals to live here
這使一些通常不在赤道附近
which you wouldn't normally find this close to the equator. Sea lions.
生活的動物能夠來此棲息。海獅
Isolated on the Galapagos, they've been here so long they've become a separate species.
它們長久生活在加拉帕戈斯群島，已經形成了一個獨立的物種
When the surf's up, the sea lions spend hours just messing around in the waves.
漲潮的時候，海獅會花費數小時在浪中嬉戲
Surfing burns a lot of energy,
沖浪消耗大量體能
and they can only do it because these cold seas support vast numbers of fish.
這是因為寒冷的洋流帶來了豐富的魚群，給它們提供能量
