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Some trees are loaded with three tonnes of snow.
有的樹承受了三噸重的雪
It shuts out what little light there is at these latitudes,
雪擋住了本已不足的陽光
and that shortens the growing season still further
讓樹的生長期縮短
and limits how far north trees are able to grow.
限制了它們的生長能力
So, snow influences both the shapes of the trees
所以雪不僅影響樹的形狀
and the extent of this forest.
也影響這片森林的廣度
And it affects the animals, too.
當然雪也會影響動物
It helps to have friends
如果想在這個季節覓食
if you want to find food at this time of the year.
結伴而行是很好的選擇
Wolverines and ravens, a match made in the Taiga.
狼獾和烏鴉是針葉樹林里的好搭檔
It's the hardest time of the year to find food.
這是最難覓食的季節
But the wolverine knows that a raven's call
但狼獾知道烏鴉的叫聲
is as good as a dinner bell.
就是他們的開飯鈴
And the raven has just
而對烏鴉來說
recruited the best can opener in the forest.
狼獾是他們最好的開罐器
The moose carcass is frozen solid,
麋鹿的尸體被凍得很結實
but the wolverine has immensely powerful jaws,
但狼獾有強有力的下頜
well able to deal with frozen food.
最適合處理冰凍食物
The raven's bill is more suited to leftovers.
烏鴉更適合吃剩菜
