奇妙岛屿 14-英语听力

[00:00.00]More frog than parrot,
鸮鹉的声音不太像鹦鹉的鸣叫，更像蛙在鼓噪 [00:02.15]it can be heard up to three miles away.
它的叫声之大在三里外都能听见 [00:05.01]In a breeding season,
在繁殖的季节 [00:06.37]he will boom non-stop for eight hours every night for up to three months.
雄鸮鹉每晚能不停鸣叫八个小时，中间没有任何停歇，这种情况要持续三个月 [00:10.66]But a female will only respond if there are plenty of rimu seeds about.
而雌性只会回应周围有大量芮木泪柏种子的雄性 [00:15.18]So while these birds may nest in burrows like rabbits,
这种鸟儿像兔子一样打洞 [00:18.31]unfortunately,
可惜 [00:19.32]they don't breed like them.
它们的繁殖方式和兔子不一样 [00:21.31]And their numbers have dwindled dramatically.
它们的数量锐减，令人触目惊心 [00:23.30]Today,
如今 [00:24.01]fewer than a hundred kakapo survive and precious chicks receive a helping hand.
只有不到一百鸮鹉存活，人类为这种珍稀动物幼崽的成长提供了援助 [00:31.24]Captive rearing has helped raise the number of kakapo from just 51 in 1995
通过捕捉鸮鹉幼崽对它们进行精心饲养来确保鸮鹉的数量的增长。鸮鹉的数量从1995年的51只 [00:36.29]to the 91 birds alive today.
增长到如今的91只 [00:39.46]They used to number in the hundreds of thousands.
曾几何时，鸮鹉的数量众多，鼎盛时期有近十万只 [00:41.90]Today, their future is truly in our hands.
现在，他们的将来紧握在我们手中 [00:45.86]So is this now an empty forest Actually,
啊，这难道只是一座没有动物的空森林 [00:49.84]the trees are under attack like never before.
事实上树木受到了前所未有的摧残 [00:52.64]There's a menace lurking amongst the foliage.
在森里里威胁往往潜伏在树叶下 [00:55.51]During the day, it slumbers.
白天，它蛰伏着 [00:57.89]But under cover of darkness,
不过，在夜色的掩护下 [01:00.43]an invader is revealed.
侵略者现身了