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It's a long way to travel, but for a short period, the tundra is the ideal place for a grazer.
北極的苔原雖然路途遙遠(yuǎn)，但仍有短短的一段時(shí)間是食草動物的天堂。
The grass grows vigorously during the short, intense summer
在這短暫夏日，草兒茁壯生長，
and there are fewer predators than further south.
而且這里的掠食動物比南方少多了
Here, geese can nest on the ground in relative safety.
在這里，雪雁可以比較放心地把巢筑在地上。
Nonetheless, this female must incubate her eggs for three weeks
然而，雌雪雁必須花三周的時(shí)間孵蛋，
and throughout this time she will be very vulnerable.
而在這三周里，它將變得易受攻擊。
An Arctic fox surveys the colony.
一頭北極狐在雪雁的領(lǐng)地附近逡巡。
She's been waiting for the geese all winter.
它已經(jīng)等了整整一個(gè)冬天。
Sneaking up unnoticed is impossible.
出其不意的偷襲很難奏效。
Perhaps fortune will favour the bold.
也許命運(yùn)之神會眷顧勇敢的動物。
The colony is well-defended. There are no easy pickings here.
雪雁的領(lǐng)地防御完善,很難讓狐貍輕松下手
She's driven away from every nest, but hunger compels her to continue.
這只狐貍四處碰壁，但在饑餓的驅(qū)使下始終不肯放棄努力。
There are more eggs here than she can possibly eat now. But the nesting season is short.
這里的蛋多得它根本吃不了。但是雪雁的繁殖季很短。
So she stashes much of her plunder for later in the year when all the geese have gone.
所以狐貍會把蛋藏起來，以作雪雁遷徙之后的食物之用。
