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Living on a remote mountain range in south central Yunnan
在云南中南部偏遠的山脈之中
is one of the few remaining wild gibbon populations in China.
居住著中國的珍稀動物野生長臂猿群
The black-crested gibbons of Wuliangshan.
無量山里的黑冠長臂猿
They areconfined tothese forest mountains,
他們活動范圍局限在這些山林之中
so remote and steep that few hunters ever come here.
如此偏遠而又陡峭的環境以至于少有獵人光顧
The Wuliangshan gibbons areunusual fortheir social structure.
對它們的社會結構來說無量山的長臂猿是如此的與眾不同
Most gibbons live in small family groups
大多數長臂猿生活在一個小家族之中
consisting of a mating pair and their offspring.
由交配的雙方和他們的后代所組成
But these gibbons exist in troops.
但是這些長臂猿也過著群居的生活
One male can have two or sometimes three females
一只雄性長臂猿能夠與兩只到三只的雌性交配
and all of these can have young.
而且這些雌性都能懷胎生子
Often even the juveniles stayin the community.
通常這些小長臂猿都生活在族群之中
BABY SQUEAKS
幼崽的吱吱聲
Rarely glimpsed,this baby may be only a day old.
驚鴻一瞥這只小長臂猿也許剛出生了一天
If it survives infancy,then it has a promising future
如果安全度過了嬰兒期它將擁有一個充滿希望的未來
in these few valleys with its close-knit family.
與它組織嚴密的家庭共同生活在宛如世外桃源的山谷中
GIBBON CALLS RING OUT
長臂猿的叫聲響起
Gibbon song once inspired the ancient poets of China,
長臂猿的歌聲曾經激發了中國的古代詩人的靈感
their glorious calls echoing far across the hills.
它們壯美的歌聲回蕩在崇山峻嶺之間譜寫了“兩岸猿聲啼不住”的輝煌篇章
