Remarkable innovations have made amphibians and reptiles...
惊人的创意 让两栖类和爬虫类
a modern success story.
成为现代的成功范例
What is more, among their ranks is one reptile...
更令人佩服的是 其中有一种爬虫类
that is still an undisputed top land predator.
仍然是陆地上 数一数二的掠食动物
The Komodo dragon.
科摩多龙
They mostly hunt deer, which they ambush and easily overpower.
它们最主要的猎物是鹿 科摩多龙可轻易的伏击,制服它们
But in hard times, the dragons risk hunting something much bigger.
但年头不好的时候 科摩多龙会冒险卯上更大的猎物
Water buffalo, an animal ten times their size.
那就是体型为它们十倍的水牛
Until now, a dragon hunt has never been filmed.
这是第一次有人拍摄到 科摩多龙的狩猎过程
It's the dry season.
现在是旱季
A buffalo sleeps through the heat of the day...
一头水牛 在硕果仅存的水坑里打盹
in one of the last waterholes.
度过炎热的白昼
Dragons lurk around the margins.
一群科摩多龙在旁埋伏
The buffalo seems to view them as just an irritation, not a danger.
水牛只觉得它们烦人 并未警觉到危险
A serious mistake.
这可是大错特错