2007-11-29, Flying Devils - 空中的“魔鬼”（在线收听） |
| Here they are! Striated Caracaras, doing what they do best--scavenging. This is exactly the type of scene the National Geographic crew expected to catch on camera when they went to the frigid Falkland Islands. What they didn’t expect? Well, the birds are better known by another name--Johnny Rooks. Which is one of those old-time phrases for thieves, pillagers, and mischief-makers. These birds are also good at destroying things like, well, camp sites for instance. Besides simple vandalism, stealing food is a specialty. And once the rumour gets out that a free meal is available, the Johnny Rooks help themselves a feast. This thievery isn’t for a personal enrichment, this is havoc for the heck of it. And for that purpose, it doesn’t get any better than messing with toilet paper. So why was the crew here in the first place? To capture Johnny Rooks as they revealed their very own generation gap, actually more like a chasm. An adult Johnny Rook wades into a bunch of adolescents to take control of a rockhopper penguin carcass and teach these young punks a thing or two about who is in charge here. This adult looks like he’s gonna kick some tail feathers. And he does a thorough convincing job of it. After this thrashing, the adult discovers the young Johnny Rooks still don’t appear to realize who rules this roost. OK, his mate joins the fray. Together they show they mean business. This is a mean nasty take-no-prisoners battle. The adults win and celebrate with their raucous victory woo, and then enjoy the spoils of victory. The young Johnny Rooks get a one-way ticket to Palucvail. This is a harsh desolate island. And finding food here is no easy task. They scour the coastline for anything edible. One thing is certain, a penguin dinner with the folks is not in their future. |
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