Antarctic minke whales.

小鬚鯨。

Their pointed heads and short dorsal fins give them speed and endurance.

尖尖的頭和短背鰭，讓他們同時有速度和持久力。

And they need both.

牠們兩個都需要。

There are other whales here, too.

這裏也有其他鯨魚。

Killers.

殺人鯨。

This is an extended family of mothers and their young.

這是個大家庭，有媽媽殺人鯨和孩子殺人鯨。

And a male with a huge dorsal fin almost two metres high.

其中有隻公的殺人鯨，巨大的背鰭高達近兩公尺。

A lone minke whale.

落單的小鬚鯨。

It's just what this group of killer whales are looking for.

正是這群殺人鯨在尋找的。

Working as a team, as they have done for decades, they fan out across the strait in search of their quarry.

幾十年來都一樣，牠們團隊合作，呈扇形在海峽散開，尋找獵物。

And they've found it!

找到了！

The minke races away, pursued by outriders on each flank.

小鬚鯨快速地游，兩側都被殺人鯨包夾。

Terrified, the minke heads for the shore.

小鬚鯨驚恐地往沿岸游。

It's so desperate to escape, it almost beaches itself.

牠絕望地想逃跑，差點都要擱淺了。

It makes a desperate break for freedom.

牠急於逃脫，想重獲自由。

Two hours and 20 miles later, the minke is still alive and swimming strongly.

經過兩小時，游了 20 哩，小鬚鯨仍然活著，並強健地游著。

Its only real defense is its endurance, but the killers work as a team, with fresh ones replacing the outriders in relays.

真正保護到牠的是持久力，但殺人鯨會團隊合作，接力式地由後面的殺人鯨補上前面的位置。

And as the minke tires, the battering and the biting begins.

在小鬚鯨漸漸疲累時，猛擊和啃咬就開始了。

Seabirds are attracted by the smell of fresh blood rising from the water.

海鳥被從水裡飄出的鮮血味吸引而來。

The killers try to flip the minke over.

殺人鯨試圖把小鬚鯨翻面。

If they can manage to keep its blowhole underwater, it will drown.

如果他們可以把小鬚鯨的氣孔維持在水面下，他就會溺死。

One forces the minke's whole body down below the surface.

其中一隻迫使小鬚鯨整隻在海面下。

And then, the final strike.

接著，最後一擊。

The team drag the minke under for the last time.

最後一次，殺人鯨團隊把小鬚鯨拖進海裡。

And the hunters, finally, can feed.

終於，獵人們能進食了。