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Southeast of Hawaii,

夏威夷的东南部

straddling the equator,

跨过赤道

lie the Galapagos Islands

座落着加拉巴哥群岛

As on Hawaii,

在夏威夷

some of the volcanoes here are still very active

许多火山还是非常活跃

The coastline of Isabela - the largest island

伊莎贝拉的海岸线——最大的岛屿

- is covered in volcanic rock

被火山岩覆盖

Here a very different kind of animal can be found in the rocky tubes

在这里的岩石管里可以找到多种动物

The chicks of Galapagos penguins

加拉巴哥企鹅的幼雏

Without the lava tubes,

如果没有火山管

they wouldn't survive

它们将无法存活

Cool and sheltered,

阴凉而具有庇护性

the tubes are the perfect nursery,

这些管洞是完美的保育室

protecting the chicks from the unforgiving temperatures outside

使幼雏不被外面无情的温度伤害

Unforgiving if you're a penguin,that is

如果你是一只企鹅，这绝对是无情的温度

Adult Galapagos penguins only cope by doing something the chicks can't yet do

成年企鹅为幼雏还不能做的事忙碌着

They take a dip

它们去游泳

The adults plunge into cool waters

成年企鹅跳入寒冷的水中

that have travelled all the way from the Antarctic

几乎从南极洲旅行了所有地方

Who says penguins can't fly?

谁说企鹅不能飞呢？

There's lots of food here,

这里有丰富的食物

as schools of fish are drawn to the shelter of these rocky, volcanic shores

鱼群被海岸的火山岩庇护所吸引到一起

But while the parents are out fishing,

但是当爸爸妈妈出去捕鱼时

their chicks are home alone

它们的小宝宝就独自在家了

Back in the lava tube,

在熔岩管里的后面

there's something creeping around

有东西在偷偷摸摸地爬着

A Sally Lightfoot crab has penguin on its mind

一只莎莉飞毛腿蟹对企鹅念念不忘

It's dark,

漆黑一片

so the crab can't be sure exactly what it's up against

螃蟹不知道会面对什么

This time, it's taken on more than it can handle

是时候了，它抓紧时间下手

Had the encounter been just a few days earlier,

如果早几天前交战

the outcome might have been very different

结局可能就大不同了

Crabs are major predators of baby penguins

螃蟹是企鹅宝宝的天敌

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