泛滥之谜 10-英语听力

[00:00.01]This is a fish, a lungfish. [00:02.70]It's been cocooned in mud and mucus underground for months [00:06.32]waiting for the waters to rise. [00:08.92]Primitive lungs allow it to breathe air as it searches for the nearest pool. [00:14.03]But reaching water doesn't mean safety. [00:17.65]The shoebill stork is a giant of the swamp, well over a metre tall. [00:22.68]Its bizarre beak is perfectly designed for feeding in muddy water [00:26.76]where prey is difficult to target. [00:28.76]A huge beak increases the chance of success. [00:32.03]It's surprising what a muddy pool can hide. [00:35.79]As the flood reaches its height, the Sudd has doubled in size. [00:40.70]Now covering 32,000 square kilometres [00:43.95]it's one of the world's biggest wetlands. [00:46.56]For a few months, this water world is left to nature. [00:50.46]For some, it's paradise.