【賓果20鳥類伴侶】
Birds: searching fo a soulmate
(賓果兒童自然科學第一輯 Go wild)
#動物#鳥類#求偶。

20 鳥類：尋找伴侶
●導(dǎo)讀頁
Love is in the air
All around the world,
couples fall in love.
People do it,
but so do swans and swallows.
Eagles and egrets pair up with a partner, too.
It is a beautiful thing!
愛彌漫在空氣中
全世界的伴侶都戀愛了。
人類如此，
天鵝和燕子也如此。
老鷹和白鷺也結(jié)成對。
真是件美好的事！
●扉頁
Are you ready to find out about bird partners?
你準備好了，來了解鳥類伴侶嗎？
Animal life | Birds mating
動物生活 | 鳥類求偶
原作者：Nopineopi
編寫者：Lisa Regan
插畫師：Park Hye-mi
標題：Birds: searching for a soulmate 鳥類：尋找伴侶
正文
●01
It is mating time, and so lots of birds are looking for a partner.
已是配對季節(jié)，所以很多鳥類都在尋找伴侶。
●04
The peacock fans out his tail to show off his beautiful feathers.
He struts up and down to display his colours and get attention from the females.
孔雀開屏了，炫耀他漂亮的羽毛。
他趾高氣揚地走來走去，展示身上的顏色，讓雌性注意到他。
●05
Male crimson pheasants have gorgeous feathers, too.
They also want to impress the females.
深紅色的雄性雉屬也有華麗的羽毛。
他們也想給異性留下深刻印象。
●06
Tip
Often, male birds are called the cock, and females are called the hen.
提示
通常，（在英語里面），雄性鳥類稱為 cock（成熟雄鳥）, 雌性鳥類稱為 hen（成熟雌鳥）。
●08
When male Mandarin ducks see a lovely lady duck on the lake,
they swim slowly towards her, showing off their colours.
Will they get her attention?
當雄鴛鴦在湖上遇到迷人的異性，他們就慢慢游向她，展示身上的顏色。
他們會得到她們的青睞嗎？
●09
‘Do you want to date?’
These red-crowned cranes dance in
beautiful patterns to attract a female.
“你想約會嗎？”
這些丹頂鶴用曼妙的舞姿去吸引雌性。
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If the female is impressed, they dance together as a happy couple.
如果雌性被吸引了，它們會一起跳舞，成為一對快樂的伴侶。
●12
A male egret gets special feathers at breeding time.
‘Wow, your feathers are fantastic!’
The feathers are so impressive that the female accepts the proposal.
雄白鷺在繁殖季節(jié)，會長出特殊的羽毛。
“哇，你的羽毛美極了！”
引人注目的羽毛讓雌白鷺接受了“求婚”。
Tip
Egrets only grow their special feathers when they are searching for a partner.
After that, they fall out.
提示
白鷺只會在求偶的時候長出特殊的羽毛。在那之后，羽毛會褪去。
●13
When male and female grebes meet and fall in love,
they swim around in circles, stare into each other’s eyes, and dance face to
face.
當雄性和雌性鷿鷈[pì tī]相遇并墜入愛河，
它們會在水上游成一個圈，相互凝視著對方的眼睛，面對面起舞。
●15
‘Cheep! Cheep!’
Male sparrows sing a beautiful song and stare longingly at their chosen mate.
“啾！啾！”雄麻雀唱著歡快的歌曲，渴盼地注視著自己挑選的伴侶。
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‘Don’t forget me! My song is one of the greatest!’
The skylark sings an amazing song to its beloved.
“不要忘了我！我唱的歌是最好聽的！”
云雀對著自己心愛的異性唱起了美妙的歌。
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Female skylarks listen for the best song.
They only stop flying for their favourite singer.
雌云雀聽著這首最好聽的歌曲。
她們只會為自己最愛的歌手駐足。
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Male little terns give gifts of small fish to the one they love.
The female tastes the gift, and if she approves she will join the male.
雄性小燕鷗會把小魚作為禮物送給他們愛的異性。
雌性燕鷗品嘗了禮物，如果她對這個禮物滿意，就會答應(yīng)雄性的求偶。
●22
Male ruddy kingfishers also present a gift to a female in the hope of winning
her love.
雄性赤翡翠同樣會送給雌性禮物，以求得對方的芳心。
●23
After mating, all of the birds lay eggs.
交配過后，所有鳥類都下了蛋。
●24
孔雀蛋 Peacock egg
雉屬蛋 Pheasant egg
鴛鴦蛋 Mandarin duck egg
丹頂鶴蛋 Crane egg
白鷺蛋 Egret egg
鷿鷈蛋 Crested grebe egg
麻雀蛋 Sparrow egg
云雀蛋 Skylark egg
小燕鷗蛋 Little tern egg
赤翡翠蛋 Rubby kingfisher egg
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Find out more!
了解更多！
Grooms searching for their brides
新郎找新娘
A male peacock shows off its tail feathers.一只雄孔雀炫耀他的尾羽。
Egrets also show off their plumage (fancy feathers). 白鷺同樣炫耀他們漂亮的羽毛。
Male pheasants hope their colours will attract a female. 雄性雉屬希望他們身上鮮艷的顏色能吸引雌性。
Male widowbirds have long tails. 雄性寡婦鳥有著長長的尾巴。
A frigatebird inflates the red pouch under its beak. 軍艦鳥鼓起喙下紅色的喉囊。
This sage grouse puffs up his chest to show off. 艾草榛雞脹起胸部來炫耀。
A bird of paradise shows off his glamorous tail feathers. 天堂鳥炫耀他美麗絕倫的尾羽。
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Bird facts
鳥類二三事
Talent show
When breeding season arrives, male birds show off their feathers, colours, and
talents such as dancing skills to win a female’s love. The females choose the
males that they think are attractive, healthy, and talented. It is an important
decision to make sure their babies are healthy and pretty.
選秀
繁殖季節(jié)來臨，雄性鳥類開始炫耀他們的羽毛、身上的色彩，和本身的天賦，如舞蹈技能，去贏得雌性的愛慕。
雌性會選擇她們認為最有吸引力的、健康的和最有天賦的雄性。為了確保她們的寶寶健康和漂亮，這是一項重要的
抉擇。
Crested grebe
When crested grebes meet, they gaze at each other and dance.
鷿鷈[pì tī] Crested grebe
當鷿鷈相遇，它們相互注視對方，然后舞蹈。
Blue-footed booby
A blue-footed booby cranes its neck and hops from foot to foot.
藍腳鰹[jiān]鳥 Blue-footed booby
藍腳鰹鳥伸長脖子，單腳交換蹦跳。
Crane
Cranes also show off their dancing skills.
丹頂鶴 Crane
丹頂鶴同樣炫耀它們的舞技。
Ostrich
Ostriches stretch out their neck during their mating dance.
鴕鳥 Ostrich
鴕鳥在跳求偶舞蹈時，會伸展脖子。
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Animal life | Birds mating
動物生活 | 鳥類求配偶
Breeding season
It isn’t only birds that find a mate. When breeding season comes, animals are
busy, too. Kangaroos and deer do battle over their chosen female.
繁殖季節(jié)
不僅僅鳥類會尋找伴侶。
繁殖季來臨時，動物們也很忙。
袋鼠和鹿都會因選取雌性而搏斗。
Water dating
Frogs croak out a song to their loved ones.
水上求偶
青蛙會對它們愛的對象呱呱叫著唱歌。
Say hello
Fiddler crabs wave their pincers to find a partner.
打招呼
招潮蟹揮舞它們的鉗子來尋找伴侶。
Daddy day-care
After mating, a female seahorse lays her eggs in a pouch on the front of the
male seahorse.
He looks after them until they hatch and become tiny baby seahorses.
老爸托兒所
在一起結(jié)合以后，雌海馬在雄海馬面前產(chǎn)下育兒袋里的卵。
海馬爸爸會照顧卵子直至孵化，變成小海馬寶寶。