killer whales

There 's no better example of this than killer whales .

虎鲸就是最好的例子。

Like humans , killer whales have colonized a range of different habitats across the globe , occupying every ocean basin on the planet , with an empire that extends from pole to pole .

正如人类，虎鲸也聚居在全球许多不同的栖息地，占据着地球上的每一处海洋盆地，其王国从南极延伸至北极。

As one of the most habitats predators , killer whales may not fit the speculate of a cultured creature .

作为栖息地最多的掠食者之一，虎鲸可能不符合养殖生物的推测。

As such , different populations of killer whales have had to learn different hunting techniques in order to gain the upper hand over their local prey .

正因为如此，不同种群的虎鲸必须学习不同的捕猎技巧，以便在追捕当地猎物时占据上风。

to find and film the killer whales from the air .

他们要从空中寻找虎鲸并进行拍摄

Think of killer whales and police cars as examples .

可以参考杀手鲸和警车的样子。

the killer whales have not yet made a full-blown attack ,

虎鲸还没有火力全开发动攻击

Because they are top predators , killer whales may have long life spans .

因为虎鲸高居食物链顶端，它们的寿命一般会很长。

Killer whales are now a much more common sight in the Arctic .

现在在北极也常常可以见到虎鲸了

Killer whales have unique teeth which can grow up to four inches long .

虎鲸牙齿特殊，长达4英寸。

Killer whales can live in many sea environments including oceans , seas and coastal areas .

虎鲸可在不同水域生存，如海洋，或沿海地区。

Very little is known about Antarctic killer whales .

我们对虎鲸的所知有限

There 's also the question of how the killer whales might react to a person in the water .

虎鲸对水底的人会有什么反应也是另一个隐忧

killer whales snatch young elephant seals from their nursery pool .

虎鲸大口一张从海象的育儿池里抢走小海象

Killer whales . The ocean 's top predator .

虎鲸海洋的顶级捕食�

His aim is to get the cameras as close to the killer whales as possible without disturbing them .

他的目的是让摄像机尽可能靠近虎鲸而确保没有打扰它们。

The pods have a social hierarchy , but despite this , the killer whales also form bonds between one another .

虎鲸群居，具有社会等级，但除社群外，它们还会和其他虎鲸结对。

The killer whales have learnt to target elephant seal pups as they first venture into the water

虎鲸学到在小海象首度大胆跃入海中之时瞄准猎物

But newborn dolphins and killer whales can forgo sleeping for their entire first month .

而新生海豚和杀人鲸可以在他们出生后的第一个月里完全不睡觉。

And watch out for those leopard seals and them killer whales .

还有，小心斑海豹和虎鲸。

It was the killer whales of the Falklands , though ,

然而，是福克兰群岛的虎鲸

In 2009 , a group of false killer whales stranded themselves on a beach in South Africa .

2009年，一群拟虎鲸搁浅在南非的沙滩上。

When these were no longer available , the killer whales were forced to fish farther down the food chain .

当虎鲸不能再捕食它们的时候，它就被迫捕食处于更下一层的食物链（的生物）。

Despite their size and power , blue whales are occasionally attacked by sharks and killer whales .

尽管蓝鲸体型庞大，力大无穷，但它们仍会偶尔遭到鲨鱼或捕鲸手的袭击。

The medals are adorned with Native Canadian icons and designs of killer whales .

奖牌用加拿大本地的图标和鲸鱼的捕杀的象征而做装饰。

Can he escape the killer whales ?

最后，他能逃脱虎鲸的追杀么？

Killer whales will eat seals , porpoises , sea lions and even small whales and sharks .

但它们会捕食海豹、海豚、海狮甚至幼鲸和鲨鱼等。

Killer whales are considered to be at the top of their food chain because they have no predators except for humans .

除人类外，虎鲸别无天敌，因此它们被视为食物链顶端的动物。

But this pod of killer whales

但这群杀人鲸当中

Its blubber floated to the surface , and the killer whales were about to feed on it .

幼鲸的鲸脂浮上海面，而那些杀人鲸则打算以此果腹。