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Tiger sharks. A dozen sharks, each over three metres long,
虎鯊。十幾條身長超過三米的鯊魚
have crossed hundreds of miles of ocean to attend this annual feast.
游過數百公里來參加一年一度的盛宴
Uncannily, these fearsome predators
不可思議的是，這些可怕的掠食者
often arrive on the same day as the first chicks take to the air.
往往會在首批雛鳥試飛當天抵達
Nothing could've prepared these chicks for such an encounter.
雛鳥對此般劫難毫無防備
Yet, despite looking like sitting ducks, inexperienced sharks find them hard to sink their teeth into.
雖然雛鳥看上去毫無反抗之力，但缺少經驗的鯊魚仍然很難抓到它們
In an ocean where food is so hard to come by, the sharks can't afford to keep missing.
在食物絕非唾手可得的海洋里，鯊魚們必須努力提高命中率
They must quickly perfect their technique.
迅速提升捕食技巧
For these albatross chicks,
對于這些信天翁雛鳥而言
running the gauntlet of sharks may seem an impossible challenge,
想要鯊口脫險似乎是不可能的任務
but the vast majority make it to a life in the open ocean.
但絕大多數仍能逃出生天，飛往遠洋海域。
