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PBS.新星.蝴蝶的神奇之旅

PBS.新星.蝴蝶的神奇之旅

主演:
Homero Aridjis 
备注:
正片
类型:
纪录 
导演:
Nick de Pencier 
别名:
更新:
21-11-01/年代:2009
地区:
美国
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《PBS.新星.蝴蝶的神奇之旅》内容简介
Thedocumentarydepictsmonarchbutterflies’greatandmysteriousmigration.Eachyear’sautumn,millionsofmonarchbutterfliesstarttheirincrediblesouthwardmigrationfromCanada,crossAmerica,toMexico.Theyflyabove2,000milestoarrivethemountainofMexico.....ThefilmopenswithcaterpillarsmunchingmilkweedinsouthernCanadainlatesummer.Sooneachcaterpillartransformsitselfintoasilkychrysalis.Roughly10dayslater,adelicatefour-wingedmonarchemerges.Then,atsomeunknownsignal,themonarchstaketotheaironatwo-month,2,000-mileflightoverfields,forests,cities,plains,openwater,deserts,andfinallymountainstocongregateinatiny,high-altituderegionofcentralMexicowherethey'veneverbeenbefore.Incredibly,theyarrivebythemillionsatthesametimeeachyear.Sheddinglightonthisnaturalwonderaresomeoftheworld'sleadingmonarchresearchers,includingLincolnBrowerofSweetBriarCollege,independentbiologistBillCalvert,andOrley"Chip"TayloroftheUniversityofKansas.Puttingthemonarchphenomenonintoperspective,Taylorsays,"You'vegotabutterflythat'soriginatinginToronto,orit'soriginatinginDetroit,Michigan,orit'scomingdownfromSt.PaulormaybeevenWinnipeg,andit'smovingsouth.SomehowitfindsitswaytoMexico.Couldyoudothaddd?"Nooneyetknowshowthebutterfliesdoit,butTaylor'sresearchrevealsthattheyareexpertnavigators.Inoneexperiment,hetransportedMexico-boundmonarchsfromKansastoWashington,DC,andthensetthemloose.Atfirst,theyflewsouthasiftheywerestillinKansas—acoursethatfromWashingtonwouldmissMexicoentirely.Butafterafewdays,theycorrectedtheirflightpath,asifsomeinbornGPSunithadalertedthemtothetruedirectionoftheirdestination.Inanothersequence,NOVAaccompaniescelebratedmonarchwatcherBillCalvertaroundbackcountryTexasashelooksforsignsofthemonarchmigration.Sureenough,theyshowupenmasseandontime,headingtowardtheSierraMadremountainsacrosstheborder—thelastlegoftheirflight.AndintheMexicanstateofMichoacán,NOVAjoinsmountainvillagersastheycelebratethearrivalofthemonarchsinthefirstweekofNovember.Thebutterflies'arrivalmarksthestartofacelebrationcalledtheDayoftheDead,sincethelocalpeoplehavetraditionallyassociatedthemonarchswiththereturningsoulsoftheirdepartedancestors.Unfortunately,illegalloggingintheMexicanbutterflysanctuariesthreatenstheuniquehabitatthatmonarchsdependonfortheirsurvival.Monarchsmaynotyetbeanendangeredspecies,buttheirannualmigrationisanendangeredphenomenonthatcoulddwindletoinsignificanceifthegiantfirsthattheyclingtoduringthewinterdisappear.Gonealsowouldbethecolorfulfestivalthatclosestheprogram—afireworksdisplaywelcomingthehardyflierstoMexico,withorangeburstsagainsttheblacksky,lookingalmostlikethebeautifulcloaksofthemonarchs..……