Jungles are the richest places on Earth
雨林是地球上自然資源最豐富的地區
because of one remarkable fact... they make their own weather.
個中原因令人驚奇,雨林能夠自己制造天氣。
Every day, water rises from the surface of the leaves as vapour.
每天水分都會從葉表蒸發,變成水蒸氣。
It's as if the trees breathe out clouds.
如同樹木在呼出云。
They gather over the forest until, finally... they burst.
水汽逐漸集結在森林上空,直到...匯成傾盆大雨。
Rain is the lifeblood of every jungle.
雨是雨林的命脈。
And all have to do their best to endure the daily downpour.
動物們每天都要經受暴雨的考驗。
In some jungles, like here in Brazil, it rains so much that,
有一些雨林,比如巴西的這里,由于降雨量特別大,
for part of the year, the trees are almost totally submerged.
一年中總有一段時間,樹木幾乎被完全淹沒。
The forest floor is 30 feet below the water's surface.
水面至林地表層深達九米。
This is a mysterious world, a place few people have ever explored.
這是一個神秘的世界,鮮少有人踏足。
We have much to discover about the animals for which this is home...
這里分布的許多動物都值得我們去探索,
including some you might never expect to find amongst trees.
有些物種你可能從未想過會在雨林里見到。