纪录片《我们的地球》 第256期 壮丽山脉(01)（在线收听）

There are only a dozen peaks in the world that rise five miles high.

世界上超过八千米的山峰屈指可数。

All of them are here, in the Himalayas.

它们全部位于喜马拉雅地区。

Lethally cold, scoured by gales and blizzards,

在极端低温与暴风雪的洗礼下，

these mountains are among the most hostile places on Earth.

这些山脉成为地球上生存条件最苛刻的地区。

Yet, a few special animals manage to live here. Snow leopards.

然而，仍有动物能够生活在这里。雪豹。

Like all creatures of the high mountains,

与所有高山生物相同，

they have had to adapt both their body and their behaviour in order to survive.

为了生存他们必须从体型和行为上充分适应环境。

Life at extreme altitude has shaped some of the toughest animals on the planet.

极高海拔之上的生存塑造出了这个星球上最顽强的动物。