纪录片《我们的地球》 第274期 壮丽山脉(19)（在线收听）

An adult female and her daughter.

一只成年雌雪豹和她的女儿。

She has devoted the last two years to raising her cub and very soon, it will be weaned.

雌雪豹花费了两年时间哺育幼崽，很快，幼崽就要断奶了。

For now, the cub is still entirely dependent on its mother.

目前，幼崽依旧完全依靠自己的母亲。

But staying together as long as this could cause problems.

但这样长时间的共处会引发问题。

The female is now in heat again,

雌雪豹此时又到了发情期，

and any male that smells her signature will know that.

雄雪豹只需闻到她的信号便会知晓。

From this moment on, her cub's life is at risk.

从此刻起，雌雪豹幼崽的生命陷入了危机。

Males kill cubs that are not their own.

雄雪豹会杀死非亲生的幼崽。

But the mother is now driven by an urge that she cannot control.

但雌雪豹此时正被体内无法控制的欲望驱使着。

She lets the males know exactly where she is.

她让雄雪豹知道了她的确切位置。

From up here, she can be heard for miles around.

从这片高地，她的声音可以传遍方圆数公里。