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Males begin to serenade

雄企鹅开始唱小夜曲了

and if a female replies they pair up,

如果有一只雌企鹅响应 它们就会结成一对

posing like statues

做出像雕像一样的姿势

New couples quickly form a strong bond

新结合的企鹅很快有了强烈的感情

They seem oblivious to the noisy crowd around them

对周围的吵吵嚷嚷似乎听而不闻

To cement their relationship

为了确定它们的关系

the male steps out with his female

雄企鹅会和雌企鹅一起走出去

The brief courtship complete

短暂的求爱结束了

There isn't a moment to lose

下面要抓紧每一分钟时间

With so much pressure to perform

繁殖下一代的冲动

any male would struggle to stay on top

使雄企鹅在交配中始终保持最佳状态

Several weeks later

几周过去了

and it seems that most couplings were successful

它们的结合很成功

but producing the egg has taken its toll

雌企鹅却因为生蛋精疲力尽

The females no longer have the energy to incubate

所以没有力气孵蛋了

The male takes over

这个责任要由雄企鹅来承担

It's still minus 20 degrees centigrade,

现在的气温仍然是零下二十摄氏度

so the transfer must be done quickly

所以转交速度必须要快

or else the egg will freeze

否则蛋就会冻坏

With no bare rock to nest on the male tucks

没有裸露的岩石来放置

the egg into a special pouch

雄企鹅把蛋放在身体下一个特别的袋状物中

where he can keep it warm

让蛋保持温暖

It requires an extraordinary piece of teamwork

这需要有默契的合作方式

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