听力文本

Big Sur's tribe of otters enjoys permanent residency.
大索尔的海獭族群享有永久居留权
Our obsession with their pelts in the 1700s
18世纪,人们沉迷于它们的毛皮
nearly wiped out the species.
以至于这个物种几乎灭绝
A small raft in Big Sur escaped the fur trade,
极少一部分逃离了大索尔的毛皮交易

and every otter alive here today is descended from those few survivors.
而且今天生存在这里的海獭都是少数幸存者的后裔
Sea otters have the densest fur ofany animal.
海獭拥有的毛皮是所有动物中最浓厚的
In a single inch, otters have more hairs
水獭身上一英寸长的毛发
than found on an entire human head.
比整个人类的头发还多。
They look cuddly...
它们看上去很可爱...
but both males and females are fierce.
但雄性和雌性之间的斗争很激烈
Some call them "kelp grizzlies."
有时称它们为"海藻灰熊"

视频及简介

加州大索尔海岸加州大瑟尔海岸也许是全世界最壮观的海陆交界处，这个美丽的地方充满了野性。无情的海浪隐藏了无休止的斗争，看似平静的草原却孕育了掠食动物，生与死同时在此上演。在神秘而残酷的大索尔海岸，最大胆、最勇敢的生物将存活下来。