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Isolated communities may evolve from millions of years in relative peace.
與世隔絕的動物群落可能在數(shù)百萬年內(nèi)演化出了相對穩(wěn)定的生態(tài)。
But, when new challenges arrive, they can struggle to cope.
但當新挑戰(zhàn)來襲，它們只能盡力去應對。
Of all the species that have become extinct in recent years, around 80% have been islanders.
近年來瀕于滅絕的物種之中，大約百分之八十是島嶼物種。
Our impact on the Earth is greater today than ever before.
人類對地球所造成的影響比以往任何時候都要深遠。
Yet some islands are so remote that few humans have even set foot on them.
然而有些島嶼是如此偏遠，以至于幾乎沒有人類踏足。
Zavodovski Island is one. It lies in the great Southern Ocean.
扎沃多夫斯基島就是一例。它地處南太平洋。
It's not only surrounded by the stormiest of seas, it is itself an active volcano.
不僅被最猛烈的海洋風暴所環(huán)繞，而且本身就是座活火山。
It's the last place on Earth you would choose to live.
這里是地球上你最不愿居住的地方。
Unless you're a chinstrap penguin.
除非你是一只南極帽帶企鵝。
There is plenty of food in these waters, but to exploit it, the penguins have to risk their lives.
這里的水域食物充足，但若想享用美食，這些企鵝得冒著生命危險。
