但在混乱中，这群猫鼬分开了
But in the chaos, the group have become split up.
它们渴望找到彼此
They are desperate to find each other.
最后，克林奇遇到了她的一只幼崽
Eventually, Klinky comes across one of her pups.
这是小毛豆
It’s Squirt.
但他的弟弟小维尼失踪了
But his brother Weeny is missing.
克林奇发现了另一群人
Klinky spots another group.
它们是竞争对手吗?
Are they rivals?
她不太清楚
She doesn’t quite know whether
要么带着她衰落的家族去打仗，要么逃跑
to lead her diminished family into battle or to flee.
但当它们靠近时，
But as they come closer,
它们互相认识
they recognise each other.
是它们的家人
It’s the rest of their family.
小毛豆和小维尼团聚了
Squirt and Weeny are reunited.
功夫群人在十年来最严重的干旱中幸存了下来
The Kung Fu have survived the worst drought for ten years.
小毛豆和小维尼正在学习如何照顾自己……
Squirt and Weeny are learning how to look after themselves…
．．克林奇的家人都在她身边
..and Klinky has all her family around her.
当它们在日落时休息，
As they rest at sunset,
它们已经度过了最糟糕的时期
they are through the worst.
幼崽们已经顺利度过了最脆弱的阶段
The pups are now successfully through their most vulnerable stage.
再一次作为一个大团队，
And together again as a big group,
它们的处境比大多数人都好
they are better placed than most
为了在即将到来的任何挑战中生存下来
to survive whatever challenges are set to come their way.
今天，数百万人知道并喜爱这些猫鼬
Today, millions of people know and love these meerkats.
只有我……
Just me…
但它们成为超级巨星的唯一原因是它们的耐心
But their superstar status only came about because of the patience
蒂姆和他的团队的毅力
and perseverance of Tim and his team.
每次我离开一段时间后回到喀拉哈里沙漠，
Every time I come back to the Kalahari after a time away,
我总觉得这是一次神奇的经历
it always strikes me as a magical experience
被接纳到这样一群动物中间
to be accepted into the middle of a group of animals like this
这样你就能看到它们的正常行为，
so that you can watch them going about their normal behaviour,
它们的自然生活
their natural lives.
在这个距离上，
And at this distance,
你可以看到事情的发展
you can see things going on
就算你坐在100米外也看不见
that you’d never see if you were sitting 100 metres away.
在过去的20年里，他们的观察引导我们
During the past two decades, their observations have led us
来了解一些关于猫鼬的惊人真♥相♥
to understand some remarkable truths about meerkats.
不仅仅是它们如何合作，
Not just how they cooperate,
而是每个个体成员的个性
but the personality of each individual member.
在这种严酷而富有挑战性的环境中，
In this harsh and challenging environment,
个人是无法靠自己成功的
individuals cannot make it on their own.
对猫鼬来说，寻找足够的食物和抚养幼崽
For meerkats, finding enough to eat and raising pups
是很多人的工作
is the work of many.
因为猫鼬是终身伴侣，
And because meerkats mate for life,
它们的帮手是自己的孩子
their helpers are their own children.
孩子们正在帮助抚养它们的兄弟姐妹
The kids are helping to raise their full brothers and sisters.
家庭成员团结合作是有意义的
It makes sense for families tostick together and to cooperate.
因为在严酷的喀拉哈里沙漠
Because in the harsh Kalahari,
要么合作，要么死
it’s cooperate or die.
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