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Just off the coast of Iceland, the North Atlantic is relatively shallow due to the volcanic ridge beneath.
在冰岛海岸附近，由于有海底的火山山脊，北大西洋水深相对较浅。
By early summer, the waters of Iceland are teeming with fish.
到了夏初，冰岛海域已经满是各种鱼类。
The abundance of food in the shallow seas attracts many other species of whale and dolphin, including humpbacks.
浅海区充足的食物吸引了很多其它种类的鲸和海豚，包括座头鲸。
Over fifteen hundred of them, and they're here to hunt.
来此捕食的座头鲸数量超过了一千五百只。
The humpbacks are highly intelligent, capable of working together using a sophisticated technique called bubble netting.
座头鲸是具有高度智慧的动物，它们能协同合作使用复杂的水泡网捕猎法进行捕猎。
They use their air bubbles to drive the fish to the surface where there's no escape.
它们制造气泡将鱼群驱赶到水面，鱼群在此无处可逃。
Incredibly, the humpback whales feed only in summer.
难以置信的是，座头鲸只在夏天觅食。
And to take advantage of these rich waters, these humpbacks have traveled over five thousand kilometers from the warm waters in the Equator where they give birth to their young.
而为了分享这片水域的饕餮盛宴，这些座头鲸长途旅行了超过五千公里，从温暖的赤道海域赶来它们生育后代的地方。
At birth, the calves have struggled to survive the cold waters that's surround Iceland.
初生的幼仔已经在冰岛周边海域寒冷的海水中艰难地存活下来。
The humpback whale is known for its long complex sound which can be heard over a hundred and fifty kilometers away, making them one of the loudest animals on the Planet.
座头鲸以它们长而复杂的叫声而著称，它们的叫声远隔一百五十多公里都能听得到，这使它们成为地球上声音最大的动物之一。
And despite growing to over thirty five thousand kilograms, the humpback is one of the most acrobatic of all whales.
而尽管体重可高达三万五千公斤以上，座头鲸却是所有鲸类中最具杂技天赋的成员之一。
