纪录片《非洲》 第3期:喀拉哈里沙漠（3）（在线收听）

Winter.

冬天

Dawn temperatures can fall well below freezing.

清晨的气温往往远低于零度

And that's a problem for this drongo.

低温对这只卷尾燕来说是个大问题

It's too cold for his normal prey, flying insects.

他的猎物 飞行昆虫 不会在寒冬出动

But he has a plan.

但他有个妙计

The drongo is the Kalahari's greatest trickster.

卷尾燕是喀拉哈里最伟大的骗术师

And these are his victims.

眼前便是他的受害者

A family of meerkats, desert specialists.

一个狐獴小家族 他们是沙漠专家

After warming up in the morning sun,

在晨光下做完暖身运动后

the meerkats begin their search for breakfast.

狐獴们开始觅食早餐

The drongo can now begin his tricks.

此时 卷尾燕展开了他的骗局

But he must first win the confidence of his victims.

但他必须先赢得受害者的信任

He spots an eagle on the hunt, and sounds a warning,

他发现一只正在猎食的飞鹰 于是发出警报

one that sends the meerkats gratefully scurrying to safety.

狐獴们感激地涌向洞穴避险