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Megapodes work hard to find the perfect spot to lay their egg.
冢雉非常賣力地尋找產(chǎn)蛋的完美地點(diǎn)
And thanks to this island's volcanic springs, that spot is just a foot or two below the sand,
要感謝島上的火山噴泉，地點(diǎn)只在沙下1,2英尺
where the temperature is an ideal 33 degrees.
那里的溫度是理想的33度
But some megapodes don't seem as keen to dig as others... and this can sometimes lead to fights.
但有些似乎并不熱衷挖掘而是其它的...有時會導(dǎo)致沖突
With the dispute finally settled, the victor lays an egg and covers it with sand.
爭端終于平息，勝利者產(chǎn)下了蛋，然后用沙覆蓋。
Parenting over, the megapode leaves the time-consuming job of incubation to the volcano.
養(yǎng)育結(jié)束，冢雉把費(fèi)時的孵化工作留給了火山。
While the megapode thrives on a volcano's heat, back in Hawaii,
當(dāng)冢雉在火山高溫中興旺時，回到夏威夷，
there's a creature that thrives on the exact opposite.
這里的一個動物與興旺恰恰相反
This is Mauna Kea... a dormant volcano and Hawaii's tallest mountain.
莫納克亞山，一座休眠的火山，夏威夷最高的山。
Incredibly for a tropical island, its peak is covered with snow.
難以相信這是座熱帶島嶼，山頂覆蓋著雪。
Little can survive at such freezing heights.
很少能生存在如此寒冷的高度。
