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Far to the west,

遥远的西方

in the Solomon Islands,

在所罗门群岛上

lives an animal that

生活着一种动物

depends on another characteristic of volcanoes for its survival

它们依靠着火山的另一种特征生存

Heat

热量

Meet the megapode,

冢雉

also known as the incubator bird

是一种需要孵化的鸟

Megapodes work hard to find the perfect spot to lay their egg

冢雉努力寻找好地方来放它们的蛋

And thanks to this island's volcanic springs,

多亏了岛上的火山温泉

that spot is just a foot or two below the sand,

就在沙子下的一两英尺处

where the temperature is an ideal 33 degrees

那里的温度是理想的33度

But some megapodes don't seem as keen to dig as others

但有些冢雉就不想 像其他“人”一样积极挖掘

and this can sometimes lead to fights

这样就会导致冲突

With the dispute,finally settled,

当胜负最终定下

the victor lays an egg and covers it with sand

胜者就会在里面产下蛋 然后用沙子覆盖

Parenting over,

为“人”父母的时间就结束了

the megapode leaves the time consuming job of incubation

冢雉把费神的孵蛋工作留给了

to the volcano

火山

While the megapode thrives on a volcano's heat,

冢雉靠火山的热量成长

back in Hawaii,

回到夏威夷

there's a creature that thrives on the exact opposite

那里有一种生物靠完全相反的东西成长

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