In the darkness, a little Roborovskis hamster emerges to search for food

在黑暗之中，有一隻老公公鼠出來尋找食物

They're the worlds smallest hamsters, the size of a ping pong ball

牠們是世界上最小的倉鼠品種之一，就跟個乒乓球差不多大

and they live in family groups of around 10.

牠們都是群居以十隻不等的數量同居的群居動物

Unlike the Kazaks, hamsters can't migrate to avoid the severity of winter.

不同於哈薩克人，老公公鼠無法遷徙躲避嚴冬

They have to prepare for difficult times by storing up provisions

牠們必須儲存糧食以為艱困的時期做準備

to spend the season underground

才能在地底下度過寒冬

Anyone who has kept a pet hamster, knows what an energetic little creature it can be.

任何有養過倉鼠的人都知道，這些小生物是多麼地精力充沛

In a single night, a hamster may cover the equivalent of four human marathons.

光是在一個夜晚之中，一隻倉鼠的運動量就相當於四趟人類的馬拉松

But foraging far and wide creates a problem. How to carry the harvest back to it's nest?

但牠們廣泛的覓食範圍衍生出了一個問題:他們要怎麼帶回找到的食物?

Here the hamsters famous flexible cheek pouches come in to play.

這時候就是倉鼠廣為人知的彈性頰囊袋發揮功能的時候了

They can be stuffed full of seeds for carrying back to the burrow.

這些頰囊袋可以裝滿種子以讓倉鼠帶回洞穴

Underground, the family have special food chambers to store the bounty.

在地底下，倉鼠家族會有個特別的食物庫以儲存牠們的收穫

This supply will have to last them through the lean and cold times ahead.

這些食物必須讓牠們度過即將到來的貧瘠與寒冷時光

Winter is on its way.

冬天就要來了