潘塔纳尔 ,巴西
维多利亚睡莲上的绿鹭,潘塔纳尔 ,巴西 (© Gerald Corsi/Getty Images)
独自航行(Sailing alone)
在地球上最大的生物多样性保护区之一的巴西潘塔纳尔中部,有一个既不寻常又美丽的场景:一只条纹苍鹭栖息在一棵胜利睡莲上,它的圆形叶子直径可以超过3米,最多可容纳40公斤而不会下沉。苍鹭很小,但很聪明,它利用这片漂浮的叶子作为望塔狩猎。从那里,他一动不动,伪装成绿色和灰色,等待着发动进攻的完美时机。
原文:
In the central part of Pantanal, Brazil, one of the largest biodiversity conservation areas on Earth, there is an unusual yet beautiful scene: a striped heron perched on a Victory Water Lily, with circular leaves that can exceed 3 meters in diameter and hold up to 40 kilograms without sinking. The heron is small, but very clever. It uses this floating leaf as a watchtower for hunting. From there, he remained motionless, disguised as green and gray, waiting for the perfect moment to launch an attack.
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