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Killer whales have arrived from the south.
虎鯨從南方抵達。
Nine metres long, weighing nine tonnes. And renowned for their exceptional intelligence.
九米長，九噸重。以無與倫比的智力聞名。
This particular pack specialises in hunting bowhead whales.
這群鯨極其擅長獵捕弓頭鯨。
The bowheads retreat into the shallows.
弓頭鯨退到淺水處。
Where it will be harder for killer whales to launch an attack.
好讓虎鯨較難發動攻擊。
But the killers can swim much faster than the bowheads.
但虎鯨游得遠快于弓頭鯨。
The group tries to close ranks. But the killers attempt to separate them.
這群弓頭鯨試著團結一致。但虎鯨企圖分散它們。
They look for individual signs of weakness.
它們尋找各個軟弱的跡象。
In the shallows, the bowheads lash out with their seven-metre-wide tails.
在淺水處，弓頭鯨用七米寬的尾巴做出猛烈攻擊。
But in the confusion, some run aground. Others try to reach deeper water.
但在困惑之中，有些弓頭鯨游到了水面上。其他則試著游到深水處。
This youngster, half the size of an adult, is extremely vulnerable.
這只尺寸只有成年鯨一半的年輕弓頭鯨極度脆弱。
The killer whales take turns to ram into its sides, cracking its ribs so that it struggles to breathe.
虎鯨輪流朝它側邊撞擊，把它的肋骨撞裂，讓它難以呼吸。
Then they push the youngster down until, finally...It drowns.
然后把年輕弓頭鯨壓下去直到它溺斃。
The battle is over. It lasted an hour.
戰斗結束了。過程持續了一小時。
Yet now the killer whales eat only one part of their prey... the young bowhead's soft, fatty tongue.
然而虎鯨只吃了它們獵物的一部分--年輕弓頭鯨柔軟又肥厚的舌頭。
Today, more and more bowheads are falling prey to killer whales,
如今，越來越多弓頭鯨成為虎鯨的食物，
as the warming climate causes the protective barrier ofseaice to melt earlier each year.
因為氣候暖化造成海冰的保護圍欄一年比一年融化得更早。
