They have quite an advanced culture,

他們的文化相當先進。

they have quite an advanced communication methodology

他們有相當先進的溝通方法

and we can learn a lot about humans by looking at that culture.

而我們可以通過觀察這種文化來了解人類的很多情況。

Whales have their own dialects and they build communities

鯨魚有自己的方言，它們建立了社區。

which are centred around where they're from.

其中以他們的家鄉為中心。

So for whales, community and being connected to

所以，對於鯨魚來說，社區和連接到

the community with which they were born

同族

and live their entire lives together, is so important.

並共度一生，是如此重要。

For us, being able to know your identity

對我們來說，能夠知道你的身份

and hold it is so important as well.

並持有它也是如此重要。

Whales will pass down information from generation to generation

鯨魚會將資訊代代相傳。

through whale song. And similarly, we as humans,

通過鯨魚的歌聲。而同樣，作為人類的我們。

will share information through our stories -

將通過我們的故事分享資訊 -

often folk tales and nursery rhymes and fairy stories.

往往是民間故事和童謠、童話。

The males express themselves through sound, but the females

雄性動物通過聲音來表達自己，但雌性動物

have a form of physical expression

有形有色

through slapping their tails on the surface of the ocean.

通過在海面上拍打它們的尾巴。

It's just another way for them to communicate but physically.

這只是他們溝通的另一種方式，但身體上。

So we know that one group of humpback whales,

所以我們知道，有一群座頭鯨。

they'll be singing their song that they all prefer,

他們會唱他們的歌，他們都喜歡。

their number one hit, if you like,

他們的頭號殺手，如果你喜歡。

and it will change very slightly over time, as they sing it to each other,

而且會隨著時間的推移，他們互相唱的時候，會有很輕微的變化。

as the males sing during the breeding season,

因為雄鳥在繁殖季節唱歌。

but just very small changes.

但只是非常小的變化。

Now there might be another group, say the other side of Australia,

現在可能還有一個群體，比如說澳洲的另一邊。

and that group is singing an entirely different song

而那群人唱的是完全不同的歌

that's number one in their pop charts, if you like.

這是第一 在他們的流行榜，如果你喜歡。

And what happens is

而發生的事情是

occasionally one or two of the whales from the other side of Australia

偶爾會有一兩頭來自澳洲另一邊的鯨魚。

will be heard by the first bunch of whales

將會被第一群鯨魚聽到。

and something extraordinary occurs -

異常情況發生

that song that was number one for that first group of whales

那首歌是第一組鯨魚的第一首歌

it changes very quickly

瞬息萬變

and becomes exactly the same, practically,

並變得一模一樣，實際。

as the song that was the number one hit for the other bunch of whales

作為另一群鯨魚的第一主打歌。

on the other side of Australia.

在澳洲的另一邊。

This is a revolutionary song change.

這是一次革命性的換歌。

You can think of it almost as a total remix

你可以認為它幾乎是一個總的混音。

done by one bunch of whales on the other.

由一群鯨魚對另一群鯨魚所做。

During the summer months, they actually stay in the colder waters

在夏天的幾個月裡，它們其實是呆在比較冷的水域裡的

and they feed, that's their feeding ground.

而他們進食，那是他們的飼養場。

But then during the winter, they kind of go on holiday

但到了冬天，他們就會放假了

to these warmer tropical waters and that's their breeding ground,

到這些溫暖的熱帶水域，那是它們的繁殖地。

that's the breeding season for humpback whales -

那是座頭鯨的繁殖季節--。

sort of like a holiday.

有點像度假。

With all of the seriousness of what we can learn from these animals,

我們可以從這些動物身上學到很多嚴肅的東西。

it's so important to remember that

切記

actually, the pure joy of life is this wonderful added dimension

其實，純粹的生活樂趣就是這個奇妙的附加維度。

that we can't forget. It's so important to have fun.

我們不能忘記的。玩得開心很重要。

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謝謝你的觀看。

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很快就會再見到你。