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Only a large crocodile would be capable of inflicting such a horrific injury

只有巨鳄才能忍受如此可怕的伤口

The village chief confirmed

村长已证实

that attacks on both the villagers and their livestock were on the increase

村民和家畜的受袭击率都在增加

With displaced crocodiles now encroaching on villages,

如今，随着流浪鳄鱼渐渐进入村庄

there appeared to be a growing conflict

矛盾冲突也不断增加

To learn more about these problem crocodiles,

为了更好地了解这些问题鳄鱼

the team headed to the Solomons' capital,Honiara-

队伍动身去了所罗门的首都——霍尼亚拉

headquarters for the international peacekeeping force ——

国际维和部队总部

policing both the islanders and their crocodiles

管辖着岛民和鳄鱼

So the large crocodiles have good reason to be camera-shy

所以巨鳄怯镜有着很好的理由

Hunted down,only the wiliest crocs survive

追捕中，只有最狡猾的鳄鱼幸存下来

It seemed that the team's best chance was away from people

看起来队伍只有远离人群才能有机会

The peacekeepers had recommended the wild and mostly uninhabited coast of Guadalcanal

维护人员推荐了瓜达尔卡纳尔岛最原始和荒无人烟的海岸

On the tip-off of a large crocodile seen laying up on this lonely stretch of beach

但也警告，有一只巨鳄似乎就栖息在那儿孤独的海滨线上

Wade set up his camera hide one last time and the long wait began

韦德最后一次装配隐蔽好相机，开始了漫长的等待

Yet it was at dawn,

已是破晓时分

after a three-day vigil,

在三天的监视后

that an impressive, three-metre crocodile finally appeared

那只令人难忘的，三米长的鳄鱼，终于现身了

In the end,Wade only managed to record a few minutes of footage of these camera-shy giants

最终，韦德只拍到了这些怯镜巨鳄短短几分钟的镜头

But these images were proof of the existence of large saltwater crocodiles in the Solomons

但是这些影像证实了巨大咸水鳄存在于所罗门

- the last living legends in the South Pacific——

南太平洋上最后的当代传奇

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