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Climate change: Polar bears face starvation threat as ice melts 氣候變化：北極海冰消融 北極熊面臨饑餓
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Climate change: Polar bears face starvation threat as ice melts 氣候變化：北極海冰消融 北極熊面臨饑餓
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A polar bear's view of the world.
這是一頭北極熊眼中的世界。
This remarkable footage was captured with collar cameras that scientists fitted to 20 polar bears during three summer weeks in Arctic Canada.
這段非同尋常的影像是用項(xiàng)圈攝像機(jī)捕捉到的，科學(xué)家們?cè)?20 頭北極熊的脖子上安裝了這種項(xiàng)圈攝像機(jī)，在加拿大北極地區(qū)夏季的三個(gè)星期時(shí)間間對(duì)它們進(jìn)行了密切觀察。
The bears foraged, swam and socialised.
鏡頭捕捉到這些北極熊覓食、游泳并與同伴嬉戲。
But what this glimpse into their lives during those summer months where there's no sea ice to hunt from and the polar bears spend their time inland is that they are unable to find enough to eat.
但影像發(fā)現(xiàn)在夏季幾個(gè)月中，沒(méi)有捕獵用的海冰作為掩護(hù)，北極熊只能在內(nèi)陸上生活，因此找不到足夠的食物來(lái)填飽肚子。
Dr Karyn Rode, United States Geological Survey
"The camera collars showed that bears exhibited a diversity of behaviours when they were summering on shore including some bears spending the entire time resting and other bears primarily being active and looking for food like berries and birds. But 19 of the 20 bears still lost weight."
卡琳·羅德博士? ? ?美國(guó)地質(zhì)調(diào)查局
“項(xiàng)圈攝像機(jī)捕捉到的畫(huà)面顯示，北極熊在岸上度夏期間表現(xiàn)出的行為各不相同，其中有一些北極熊一直在休息，而另一些北極熊則非?；钴S，總是積極地尋找漿果和捉鳥(niǎo)吃。但 20 頭熊中有 19 頭熊的體重仍有所下降?！?/p>
The research focused on one of the most southerly points in a polar bear's range – a part of the Arctic where temperatures are rising much more quickly than elsewhere. So, scientists say it's a snapshot of a warming future.
這項(xiàng)研究集中在北極熊分布范圍內(nèi)最南端的一個(gè)地方，這里屬于北極，氣溫上升的速度比其它地方要快得多。所以科學(xué)家們說(shuō)這個(gè)地方是未來(lái)氣候變暖的縮影。
This large male bear was lucky enough to stumble across a dead whale and gained weight during the study. The other 19 bears, though, lost about one kilogram every day.
這頭大公熊很幸運(yùn)，它偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)了一具鯨魚(yú)的尸體，因此在監(jiān)測(cè)期間它的體重有所增加。而剩下的 19 頭熊每天都會(huì)減少約一公斤體重。
These are predators that specialise in hunting on the sea ice. They use it as a platform to pounce on seals.
北極熊是海冰冰面上的掠食者。它們將海冰作為捕獵時(shí)的掩護(hù)來(lái)突襲海豹。
On land, there's just no food that contains as much fat as their favourite marine prey.
陸地上沒(méi)有任何食物像北極熊最?lèi)?ài)吃的海豹那樣富含油脂。
And as they face longer summers without that ice, scientists say they'll struggle to feed themselves.
科學(xué)家們表示，由于北極熊將面臨更漫長(zhǎng)的無(wú)冰夏季，它們將很難找到食物填飽肚子。
