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In the south pacific, on the islands of New Zealand,
在南太平洋新西蘭的島上，
one highly intelligent creature has learned how to take advantage of the volatile nature of mountains.
一種智能極高的生物已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)怎么利用山上不穩(wěn)定的環(huán)境。
The kea, a species of parrot.
啄羊鸚鵡，鸚鵡的一種。
It's the only one of its family that can live above the snowline,
它是整個(gè)家族中唯一能夠在雪線以上生存的物種，
and the only one that actively looks... for meat.
而且是唯一主動(dòng)尋找肉食的品種。
The carcass of a mountain goat.
山羊的尸體。
This adult male kea has a razor-sharp beak... which is well suited for butchery.
這只成年的雄性啄羊鸚鵡有很鋒利的喙，很適合屠宰工作。
Flesh rich in calories will help him through the winter.
富含熱量的肉能幫助它度過(guò)冬天。
But he doesn't have it for himself for long.
但它并沒(méi)有獨(dú)享多久。
A gang of juvenile keas.
一幫青少年啄羊鸚鵡。
These younger keas shadow the older, more experienced adults,
這些年輕的啄羊鸚鵡跟著更有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的成年前輩，
to learn the tricks of mountain survival and where to find food.
來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)山里的生存技巧和去哪里尋找食物。
But while waiting their turn, there's time to play.
但在等待輪到它們吃的同時(shí)，還有時(shí)間能玩。
There's a benefit to this apparently carefree behaviour.
這些看起來(lái)無(wú)憂無(wú)慮的行為有它的好處。
It helps establish long-lasting relationships between the youngsters... and even defuses tension.
它幫助建立年輕鸚鵡之間的長(zhǎng)期關(guān)系，甚至能幫助解除緊張情勢(shì)。
So that when one kea finds a rare but substantial meal... it often willingly shares it.
所以當(dāng)一只啄羊鸚鵡發(fā)現(xiàn)稀少但數(shù)量大的食物，它通常會(huì)愿意分享。
And that is very important behaviour, particularly in winter, when food is so scarce.
這是很重要的行為，特別是在冬天，當(dāng)食物很稀少的時(shí)候。
